The coroner and the concubine doctor pursue the murderer in the Dali Temple

Chu Yunxi checked and said, "Male, height 1.7 meters... er, 5 feet 1 inch..."

There was silence all around. Chu Yunxi belatedly realized that she had no assistant to help her record, so she looked up and said, "Excuse me, who can help me take notes?"

Several guards looked at Xiao Mubei together, who looked at Chu Yunxi for a while before saying, "Come on Zi Han."

"Yes, Your Highness." Zi Han responded and walked to the table where the confession was recorded and sat down.

Chu Yunxi lowered her head and continued to perform the autopsy. "The deceased is a male, five feet one inch tall. Time of death: about half an hour. Cause of death: poisoning..."

Xiao Mubei listened quietly. Bai Yu and Hei Mu looked at each other. How come this girl from the Chu family looks more professional than a coroner?

Everyone was confused, but now was obviously not the time to ask, so everyone just watched Chu Yunxi pull open the shirt of the corpse and examine it carefully.

"The deceased's lips were purple and his face was pale. He had hidden the poison in his teeth. It was a deadly poison that would kill anyone who got in touch with it. So he died very quickly. There was a lingering smell of herbs on his body, which meant he had lived in an environment with a lot of herbs for many years, such as a medicine store or a clinic..."

Zi Han paused and said, "Your Highness..."

Xiao Mubei raised his hand to stop Zi Han and signaled her to continue taking notes.

Chu Yunxi was not affected. She took the dead man's hand and examined it carefully. "The edges of the fingers are severely worn, which means that he has been doing rough work for many years. There is something between the fingers..."

Chu Yunxi took out a pointed tool, dug out a little from between her fingers, put it to her nose and sniffed it, "It's dragon bone powder, a commonly used medicinal material."

Chu Yunxi checked other parts of the corpse's body. Apart from the whipping marks, there was nothing special about it. She was about to take off the corpse's pants and check the lower body, but she hesitated when she thought of so many people watching.

After thinking for a while, she rolled up the corpse's trouser legs, checked his calf, and said, "The calf was fractured, and the bones are not completely aligned. Miss Zi Han, does he usually walk with a limp?"

Zi Han responded, "Yes girl."

Chu Yunxi clapped her hands and stood up, "Okay, I've basically finished the inspection."

Xiao Mubei nodded, "I didn't expect Miss Chu to be very experienced in autopsies. Did she learn this in elementary school?"

Chu Yunxi knew that Xiao Mubei was suspicious of her. After all, she was his fiancée. Even though he had never seen her, he had heard of her. The skills she had were definitely not something a lady from a wealthy family would learn.

She laughed, "That's not the case, but I'm studying medicine, and there's not much difference between seeing the living and the dead, Your Majesty, right?"

It was not her decision whether it was right or not. Xiao Mubei did not answer, but asked: "Zi Han, what do you think?"

"Your Highness, there must be an antidote wherever this person usually goes. I will search all the pharmacies and clinics in the capital and I will definitely find the antidote."

"Do you know the antidote?" Xiao Mubei said lightly.

"This..." Zi Han was speechless.

"Miss Zi Han, I wonder where this person was caught?" Chu Yunxi asked.

Zi Han said, "To answer the young lady's question, this man was caught in the woods five miles south of the city. It took our Purple Guards three days to catch him."

"We've been chasing him for three days," Chu Yunxi thought, "Your Majesty, I remember you said that this man was sent to you by the other party specifically to kill you."

"Yes."

"That's right. After this man's whereabouts were exposed, he must have met the person behind the scenes. He knew that he could not escape the pursuit of the Purple Guards, so he simply took advantage of the situation and sent the person to Miss Zi Han. If this can get rid of King Dingbei, then this man's sacrifice is worth it."

"You want to exchange such a rotten life for the prince's life? You are overestimating your own abilities." Bai Yu said angrily.

"Then according to your opinion, what should we do next?" Xiao Mubei looked at Chu Yunxi.

Chu Yunxi didn't know what he was thinking. He didn't show any emotion on his face, and she didn't know whether he really wanted to listen to her opinion or just wanted to test her.

She was unsure, so she had to continue according to her own ideas. "I think we should focus on searching the drugstores and clinics in the north of the city. In order to divert attention, the other party will definitely not send you people close to their lair, so this place should be in the opposite direction. But when searching, you should not alert the enemy, so as to prevent them from making preparations in advance and destroying the antidote. You can start with him first."

Chu Yunxi pointed at the corpse on the ground.

Zi Han was puzzled, "This person is dead, how can we start with him?"

"Although he is dead, he has lived. Since he is living, he will always have interactions with outsiders. He has obvious characteristics. We should first secretly find out which drugstore or clinic employee has a limp. Once we identify him, we can capture him in one fell swoop. The possibility of finding the antidote is very high."

Chu Yunxi looked at Xiao Mubei, and Xiao Mubei nodded, "Do as the girl says."

Zi Han responded and left, and Hei Mu exclaimed: "The girl is really amazing."

Nonsense, I am Master Sanjue! I also solved countless major cases for the Special Intelligence Medical Bureau, right?

Chu Yunxi was smug in her heart, but she said modestly, "It's just a random guess, it may not be correct."

"Whether it's right or not, we'll know soon." Xiao Mubei motioned Bai Yu to push him out of the prison, and said as he walked, "Miss Chu, you said, can you smell the antidote?"

"Correct."

"If Zi Han finds the other party's lair, I wonder if the young lady is willing to help me find the antidote? In return, the king is willing to pay the young lady a reward of one thousand taels."

Xiao Mubei's voice was flat, as if he was talking about something very ordinary, but Chu Yunxi opened her mouth wide. One thousand taels?

It seems that he really heard what she said to Bai Yu today. However, the temptation of one thousand taels is indeed very great. She is really short of money now!

"Deal." Chu Yunxi was stunned for a second, then agreed immediately, fearing that Xiao Mubei would go back on his word. Then she took two quick steps to catch up with Xiao Mubei, "Then if the prince's poison is cured, can I leave here?"

This was the second time she mentioned leaving. Xiao Mubei felt uncomfortable, and he didn't know why. He just said, "Do you really want to leave me?"

"I don't want to leave you, I want to leave the capital." Chu Yunxi was afraid that he would misunderstand, so she hurriedly explained: "I don't like living in fear all day long. Your father wants to kill me. I always feel unsafe in the capital."

Now she just wants to hide in a place far away from the emperor, or even go abroad, as long as she is safe.

"This whole world belongs to the king. If my father really wants to kill you, do you think you can escape? The safest place right now is my Dingbei Palace." Xiao Mubei looked up at Chu Yunxi and decided to confront her.