After coming out of the restaurant, Yan Shi went to the two families where the accident happened before to have a look. It was rumored that Du Taoist disappeared in public, but one thing was overlooked. People have disappeared, not without a trace. There was a thin layer of black stains where the disappeared man stood, similar to the ashes at the bottom of a pot.
"It is rumored that there is a medicine called Corpse Transformation Water, a little bit of it can kill people invisible without leaving any trace." Jiang Qingyue said on the way back.
Although these people all reported that they were missing, everyone knew that this person was dead and could not come back. However, this method of death is really weird, which is also the result that Jiang Qingyue found from searching through ancient books in the past few days.
Yan Shi asked, "You mean these three people all died from the corpse water?"
Jiang Qingyue replied: "Looking at the traces, it should be, but it is said that the production process of this medicine is very troublesome and very vicious. It has been resisted by many decent people in the world, and it has disappeared as early as a hundred years ago."
Hua Ling grabbed Yan Shi's arm and shrank towards him: "Brother, I'm afraid."
Yan Shi patted him reassuringly, and continued: "Maybe it hasn't disappeared, but few people know about it. If anyone finds out who still has this medicine, it must be related to the murderer."
"That's right," Jiang Qingyue said again, "but this medicine is extremely difficult to make, and the cost is very high, so it's not something ordinary people can make. Besides, the cults that possessed this medicine in the past have all been destroyed. It is said that there is no such thing as the Shifang Palace."
"Is that the very powerful Ten Square Palace?" Jin Geer asked.
Jiang Qingyue said: "Shifang Palace is a rivers and lakes organization established five years ago. It has spread all over the country in just a few years. It is involved in almost all industries, and its development speed is staggering. It is said that Shifang Palace The Lord is both good and evil, his whereabouts are erratic, he often shows people with a mask, and no one has ever seen his true face. I heard that the court sent people to see him, but he was kicked out and stripped naked."
Hua Ling was a little curious: "How dare he offend the court? Isn't he afraid of being retaliated?"
"At the beginning, Shifang Palace was just a humble sect, and the court didn't notice it," Jiang Qingyue continued, "When the court noticed, it had developed to a level that cannot be underestimated. The disciples of Shifang Palace Everyone knows martial arts and is loyal to the palace master, so it is not easy to deal with. Besides, it also paid a lot of taxes for the court, so the court just turned a blind eye to it."
When Jin Geer heard this, his face immediately became angry: "I don't care what he is, as long as my brother's death is related to them, I will definitely not spare them." From the beginning, Jin Geer thought that Da Li was just missing, After following Yan Shi for a day, he has also accepted the fact that Da Li is dead.
Yan Shi said: "There must be people from the Shifang Palace in this imperial city, and we must send someone to investigate. But if it was really done by the people from the Shifang Palace, why did they go to such lengths to kill these three people? One cook, one A carpenter, and a blower, what is the connection here?"
"It is said that the corpse-transforming water has strong medicinal properties, and people will disappear in an instant after it is applied," Jiang Qingyue expressed her doubts, "But several people who reported to the officials said that these three people told them before they died. Speaking of which, how did the corpse water get on them?"
There is a tree in front of Jin Ge'er's house, which can be explained as the murderer sprinkled the corpse water on Da Li from the tree, but the other two people's homes did not have the conditions to commit such a crime.
As it was getting dark, Yan Shi decided to go back home, so Jin Geer went home first.
Dayuan can't help supper, so the night in the imperial city is very lively.
Hua Ling's eyes rolled around, looking at this and that, swallowing from time to time. I don't know if it's because he swallowed too loudly, but Yan Shi actually bought him a lot of food, Hua Ling was so happy that he couldn't even speak, and just held the things in his arms and kept laughing silly.
"Do you feel that there are very few people today?" It's summer now, and it's the season suitable for supper. In the past, there were people rubbing shoulders on this street, but today it looks deserted.
As soon as Yan Shi said this, he and Jiang Qingyue looked at each other, and said in unison: "Could it be related to the disappearance case?"
Yan Shi asked the stall owner casually, and it was true.
"I heard that those few people disappeared at night. Now everyone is afraid that they will be the next one. It doesn't mean that they all go home early before the sun sets. There are few people doing business in this night market. If I can’t come out, I won’t come out. I’m also afraid, but I can only bite the bullet and come out. There’s no way, I still have to support my family, but look at the current business, if it continues like this, I have to find another way out. The three Young master, I advise you to go home early, the imperial city is not clean at night..."
Hua Ling immediately shrank back to Yan Shi's side, crossed his arms and looked back and forth: "Brother, let's go home soon."
"Don't be afraid, there are no ghosts in this world." Yan Shi comforted him.
"But… "
"Don't you believe me?"
"I believe it, I believe it," Hua Lingsheng was afraid that Yan Shi would get angry, so he nodded quickly, "I believe anything my brother says."
"I know why the murderer killed those three people." After hearing what the stall owner said just now, Yan Shi said suddenly.
"The murder is to keep the people in the imperial city from coming out at night," Jiang Qingyue also said with a clear expression, "so that he can do other things in the imperial city, those three people were just chosen by him at random. Just bad luck."
"Exactly." Yan Shi was overjoyed at first, but then a little worried, "This case must be solved as soon as possible, otherwise something big will happen."
Just as I was talking about this, I heard a commotion from the crowd behind, screaming, running, and the sound of tables and benches falling to the ground.
"Go and have a look." Yan Shi made a prompt decision.
"What happened?" Jiang Qingyue grabbed a person and asked casually.
The man was trembling with fright, pointing not far away: "Just now, someone suddenly, suddenly disappeared! He disappeared right under everyone's eyes!"
Yan Shi held Hua Ling's hand tightly: "Don't be afraid."
The shorter the time to reach the scene of the crime, the more clues you will get.
The people in the night market were so frightened that they all ran away in an instant.
Yan Shi had already seen the thin layer of black ash not far away, and when he was about to walk forward, he suddenly saw a man walking towards that place. At this time, people were eager to get as far away as possible, why did this man Are you still going there? There must be something weird.
"Stop!" Yan Shi yelled, and instead of stopping, the man walked in the opposite direction. Seeing this, Yan Shi immediately handed Hualing to Jiang Qingyue, and started chasing the man with lightness kung fu on tiptoe.