bayedsolid Chapter 383 Don't be suspicious, I brought a book!
Chapter 383 Don't be suspicious, I brought a book!
Fortunately, Lin Lezhi anticipated that Xiao Yihuo, with his keen and suspicious nature, would definitely ask questions, but he couldn't reveal that he knew from another world, so he made preparations in advance.
“I think you probably didn’t want your friends to get involved in this, so after asking Qingchuan that day, I asked Ziheng to find me some books about snakes, insects, birds, beasts, and coroners. I told him I had nothing to do and wanted to pass the time and improve my skills.”
Lin Lezhi took out two books from the bundle he had brought and handed them to Xiao Yihuo, saying, "Here, these are the books."
To make it easier to look up the information, Lin Lezhi tucked a leaf into the book and opened it directly in front of Xiao Yihuo. He spoke clearly and methodically, saying, "This coroner's book records that snake venom, certain poisons, hanging, and drowning can all cause suffocation, resulting in wide-open eyes, bluish-purple skin, bleeding on the posterior pharyngeal wall, and hemorrhages below the conjunctiva of the eyes."
Lin Lezhi opened another book and continued, "In this book about snakes, insects, birds and beasts, the section on snakes records that after being bitten by a snake, the blood in a person's body will exhibit two states. One is that the blood will coagulate. The other is that the color of the blood will become lighter, just like the blood in this bamboo tube."
Lin Lezhi flipped through the coroner's book again, his fingertips turning the pages, making a rustling sound as the pages moved.
"Under normal circumstances, human blood will still separate into layers after standing. However, in cases where the death was not caused by snake venom, the upper part of the blood will generally be pale yellow after separation, unlike the clear upper part in this tube, which is pale pink and pale red."
After saying that, Lin Lezhi looked at Xiao Yihuo with certainty in his eyes and said, "Therefore, the poison that killed the soldiers and Yan Jingyi must have contained snake venom."
After Lin Lezhi finished speaking concisely, Xiao Yihuo looked at Lin Lezhi's face, seemingly stunned, and was speechless for a moment.
Lin Lezhi thought that Xiao Yihuo might be a little confused and unable to understand because he had suddenly received so much information. He paused for a moment before continuing with his speculation.
"At the time, I deduced from Yan Jingyi's death that his head had been cut off after he died, which was correct. But I was wrong about one thing. I thought that Shi Peng cut off Yan Jingyi's head in order to cover up the true cause of Yan Jingyi's death. Now I think that's not the case."
Lin Lezhi's eyes narrowed and darkened as he said, "Now that I think about it, Shi Peng did indeed try to cover up Yan Jingyi's true cause of death, but it wasn't hanging. He was trying to cover up the wound on his neck to save his own life."
"Save your life?"
"That's right. If my deduction is correct, when Shi Peng was preparing to kill Yan Jingyi that day, he may have discovered the real cause of Yan Jingyi's death, and the murderer who killed Yan Jingyi was very likely hiding not far away. In order to save his own life and to complete his own plan, he could only pretend not to know anything, pretend to strangle Yan Jingyi, and then cut off Yan Jingyi's head to take the blame for the murder on himself."
Lin Lezhi said with a hint of helplessness in his eyes, "After all, for him, his original intention was to kill Yan Jingyi and his group to avenge his friend Cao An, so he chose to take the blame. As for the person who originally killed Yan Jingyi, seeing this, he felt that he would not be exposed and could frame someone else to clear his name, so he did not choose to take action."
“But…” Lin Lezhi’s eyes wavered slightly as he said, “Although this does not conflict with Shi Peng’s final actions, Shi Peng must have realized that there might be other hidden reasons behind this. So, after beheading Yan Jingyi, he put away this poisoned needle. He was prepared to die, knowing that he would never be able to reveal the truth hidden behind it. Therefore, before he died, he placed this silver needle in a bamboo tube and asked me to take it away.”
“At first, I didn’t know why he wanted me to take this bamboo. Because the bamboo had been pierced by the narrow knife in the trap, the internal nodes had been hollowed out. In terms of weight, it was just the weight of a hollow bamboo. But then, I examined the bamboo tube carefully and found that there were marks on the back of the tube that had been cut open. After opening it, the poison needle inside fell out.”
"In order to carry this item with me, I broke the original bamboo tube before leaving, keeping only the small section containing the poison needle."
Although Lin Lezhi spoke calmly and with a hint of certainty when recounting his deductions, Xiao Yihuo's brows remained furrowed as he looked at the poisoned needle lying askew in the bamboo dish, and a trace of lingering fear even appeared on his face.
Lin Lezhi spoke lightly, but the poisoned needle had been lodged in his body all along. Even now, it still caused such a strong reaction upon contact with his blood.
Clearly, the needle must have been coated with a very potent poison.
Lin Lezhi continued, "I also thought that Yan Jingyi might have died from poisoning, but I didn't dare to make a conclusion based on this poisoned needle alone. After all, not all poisons can cause suffocation. It wasn't until that day, when I found that almost all the soldiers were bleeding from their seven orifices and suffocating, and when I thought about Yan Jingyi's death, that I connected the two cases together."
Lin Lezhi looked at the two small bamboo dishes and said with certainty, "Now that we have this result, we can be even more certain."
Slow down.
Xiao Yihuo's eyes were filled with doubt as he spoke, "At most, this only proves that the poison that Yan Jingyi and the other soldiers were poisoned with was mixed with snake venom. How can we conclude that I... my mother also died from this poison? Is the claim that the Bone Lotus Flower can cure part of the poison in my body... insufficient evidence?"
"A life of fleeting pleasures."
"A life of fleeting pleasures?"
"Do you remember what color the remains of He Yuqing's family were?"
Xiao Yihuo pondered for a moment and said, "His bones are black."
Lin Lezhi took a deep breath, her eyes showing some hesitation, but she still chose to speak: "You said that you found out that you and your mother were poisoned by the Floating Life Intoxication. Your mother worships Buddha every day, and her body suffers from the Floating Life Intoxication day after day."
His eyes darkened as he said, "The incense made from datura seeds can only induce drowsiness and hallucinations; it's impossible for it to turn bones black, nor can snake venom. Unless, the incense contains metals like iron, lead, or mercury. If consumed in excess, the body will suffer long-term erosion, affecting the meridians and causing bones to turn black."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yihuo's eyes narrowed sharply, his expression turbulent.
Lin Lezhi's eyes were filled with heartache as she spoke in as gentle a voice as possible: "I know this is hard for you to accept, and it will take time to heal. Besides, we don't have any solid evidence right now. With the remains of the soldiers returning home, we're afraid it's not good for us to investigate further, as it could implicate innocent people. But if we can find a way to see your mother's remains in the future, then we'll know everything."