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

Chapter 518 Cause of Death

Chu Yunxi smiled and said, "Sure, Bai Yu, you know a lot now. I only said one sentence and you guessed that he was controlled by someone. Not bad."

Bai Yu felt a little embarrassed by her praise and said, "After following the prince and princess for so long, if I still haven't made any progress, then I am really stupid."

Chu Yunxi walked around the corpse twice, and did not answer Bai Yu's question. Instead, she muttered to herself, "No, there must be traces left on his body. Where did he miss?"

After looking up and down the corpse for a long time, Chu Yunxi suddenly said, "Bai Yu, take a razor and shave off all his hair."

Bai Yu was stunned for a moment, "The family members..."

Chu Yunxi thought of the woman whose belly was bigger than hers that she had just met at the gate of Dali Temple. Her face was pale and her eyes were red and swollen. It was obvious that she had a deep love with Li Ruixian. She said, "She will understand."

Bai Yu said nothing more, went out to find a razor, and shaved off all the hair of the corpse. After shaving, Chu Yunxi looked at the pinholes on the top of the head and breathed a sigh of relief, "Finally found it."

When they walked out of the morgue, the sun had already set. Chu Yunxi had been doing the examination for the entire afternoon, while Xiao Mubei and Li Jinghong sat in the courtyard drinking tea and waiting.

Chu Yunxi came out and washed her hands first, then picked up the cup in front of Xiao Mubei and drank it all, then she said, "We found out the cause of death. The murderer used a poison needle to paralyze Li Ruixian's nerves, and then used some means to control him, making him act according to the murderer's instructions. Li Shaoqing, have you recorded the names of all the people who were at the scene that day?"

Li Jinghong took out the list and said, "I have recorded everything and asked for confessions from everyone. It's all here."

"Okay, let me take a look." Chu Yunxi took the list and started looking at it.

Xiao Mubei poured another cup of tea and placed it in front of Chu Yunxi before saying, "So, the murderer should have been at the scene that day. Let's see who Li Ruixian met alone before he stabbed himself to death."

Chu Yunxi was looking through the roster while Li Jinghong was talking about what he had found out. "Li Ruixian went to the Wan residence with Lord Lin Shize, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, that day. After arriving, he sat at the same table with his colleagues from the Hanlin Academy. According to the people at the same table with him, at first everyone was sitting and waiting to chat, and no one noticed anything unusual about Li Ruixian. Later, when General Wan and the daughter of the Qin family were getting married, everyone went over to join in the fun. Since there were so many people, no one noticed whether he had left or not. Anyway, they made a lot of noise for a long time, until the ceremony was over and the bride was sent to the bridal chamber, and then everyone returned to their seats. At this time, Li Ruixian was also there, but something seemed to be wrong. He had been sitting there and didn't say much. Lord Lin secretly asked him what was wrong, but Li Ruixian ignored him. He must have been numb by then, right?"

The roster recorded the testimonies of more than 130 people who were in the Wan Mansion that day, including Wan's servants and guests. Before Li Ruixian committed suicide, no one had seen him go anywhere alone. Chu Yunxi frowned. There were so many people in the Wan Mansion that day, it was impossible that no one saw him. Li Ruixian must have been ambushed after entering the Wan Mansion, there was no doubt about it, otherwise something unusual would have been noticed when he entered the door and presented gifts. According to Wan Jinghao, the eldest son of General Wan and the current head of the Wan family who was greeting guests at the door, Li Ruixian was very normal when he arrived at the door and presented the gift. He also greeted him and presented the gift. After entering the door, he was still talking and laughing with Lord Lin.

The accident should have happened when the newlyweds were getting married.

"How long will the wedding ceremony take in total?" Chu Yunxi returned the list to Li Jinghong.

Li Jinghong thought for a moment and said, "According to the guests' memories, from the time they left their seats to watch the ceremony to the time they returned to their seats, it took about half an hour. This is not a short time, and it is enough time to do anything."

"Does Li Ruixian have any conflicts with anyone in the Hanlin Academy?"

"No," Li Jinghong put away the list. "We asked everyone who went to the Hanlin Academy that day, and they all said that Li Ruixian was a gentle and humble person, and had a very harmonious relationship with all his colleagues, and there was no conflict."

It seems that Li Shaoqing has done all the work he should have done, but he has no clue, so he is so anxious. Judging from the current investigation, it seems that he really has no idea where to start.

The sky gradually darkened, and the small courtyard of the morgue seemed to be filled with a chilly air. Chu Yunxi stood up and said, "Let's go. We will go to the Wan Mansion to check it out tomorrow. We also need to go to the Hanlin Academy. It's getting late today, so let's stop here first."

Chu Yunxi obviously saw Li Jinghong breathe a sigh of relief, and fled to the gate of the courtyard to wait for Chu Yunxi and Xiao Mubei to come out. Chu Yunxi laughed, it seemed that Li Shaoqing was very uncomfortable staying in this small courtyard of the morgue. Yes, thinking about the various corpses of innocent deaths placed just across the wall almost every day, it was really impossible for a normal person to stay there. It was Li Shaoqing's job, and he had been trained well.

After returning to Dingbei Palace, Han Zhener prepared some nourishing meals and sent them over. Fortunately, after Chu Yunxi told her once, she no longer stewed various soups for Chu Yunxi, but instead put effort into her diet, making nourishing meals for her in different ways. Fortunately, she had good cooking skills and the dishes were delicious, so Chu Yunxi looked forward to it every day.

But thinking about the case today, Chu Yunxi had lost her appetite. Chu Yuanxi also came with Han Zhener. Seeing that Chu Yunxi was eating intermittently, he asked with some concern: "Yunxi, are you feeling unwell?"

Chu Yunxi was stunned for a moment before she said, "Ah, I'm not feeling uncomfortable. I'm just thinking about the case."

"Another case?" Chu Yuanxi looked at her bulging belly and said unhappily, "Your belly is so big, and you're still going out to investigate a case. Is there no one else in the Dali Temple?"

Xiao Mubei coughed, not knowing how to respond. Chu Yunxi smiled and said, "Brother, don't you know that your sister is a detective from the Dali Temple? Li Shaoqing came to me because he couldn't solve the case. This is a sign of trust in me. Besides, I can eat, sleep and run now. If I lie at home every day, I will feel bored."

Chu Yuanxi couldn't argue with her, and after hearing her talk about the case that couldn't be investigated, he became curious, so he asked, "What case is so difficult to investigate?"

Chu Yunxi told her eldest brother and sister-in-law about the case, and then said, "Now Li Shaoqing has asked everyone, but no one knows who the deceased met before the accident. No one in the Hanlin Academy has a conflict with the deceased. The most critical question is what method the murderer used to make the deceased obey his instructions and stab himself to death. As far as I know, there is no other way to do this except hypnosis."