The mind-reading coroner drove the court crazy

"I don't understand what the Marquis is saying."

Nie Kangshun forced himself to remain calm, and while speaking, he cast a meaningful look at Ge Shu, "Brother Ge, did you tell me that I came to see you last night?"

Just as Ge Shu was about to speak, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his shoulder, as if stabbed by something sharp.

He couldn't help but cry out in surprise, and then he started cursing at Nie Kangshun: "You son of a bitch, you actually hurt me! You follow Yan Xiao around like a dog all day long, being ordered around by him. Don't think I can't see that you wish he were dead! Did you push Yan Xiao into the water?"

Before he could finish his words, Ge Shu had already rushed to Nie Kangshun and punched him in the face.

"boom!"

Nie Kangshun fell to the ground and blood gushed out of his nose instantly.

He wiped his face, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, and he rushed forward to fight back without giving in.

The two men immediately started fighting, punching and kicking each other, tables and chairs overturned, and the scene was in chaos.

The captain looked at Liang Hongkai and asked if he needed to stop him, but Qin Miaoxi gently waved her hand to stop him.

She looked at the two men fighting with satisfaction and explained in a low voice, "It's good to let him vent. He's got a lot of resentment in his stomach, and maybe he can come up with something useful."

Liang Hongkai understood and signaled the yamen runners to stay calm.

Qin Miaoxi whispered an instruction to Zi Yan, who nodded, turned and walked out of the guest room.

The only sounds in the room were the dull thud of fists and feet clashing, and the heavy breathing of the two men.

At this moment, Nie Kangshun suddenly grabbed Ge Shu's collar and slammed him against the wall.

Ge Shu felt pain, but took the opportunity to kick Nie Kangshun on the knee.

Nie Kangshun staggered backward, knocking over the table and smashing the teacup on it to pieces.

"You little bastard!"

Ge Shu panted, pointed at Nie Kangshun's nose and cursed, "Do you think I don't know? Before Yan Xiao came to Qingyuan Academy, you were the top student in the academy. Ever since he came, you've never been in the top class again, and you've always been ranked behind him. Not only am I jealous of him, you're even more jealous of him. You wish..."

Before he could finish his words, Nie Kangshun suddenly jumped up and punched Ge Shu in the abdomen.

Ge Shu groaned, but held Nie Kangshun's wrist tightly. "Why, did I say the dog was desperate? My Lord, I have caught him. He must have killed Yan Xiao."

Nie Kangshun's face turned pale, and he struggled to break free: "You're talking nonsense! I..."

"What are you?"

Ge Shu grabbed his wrist tightly, "Do you dare to say that you are not jealous of Yan Xiao? Do you dare to say that you don't hate him for stealing your limelight?"

Nie Kangshun's face turned pale, and he glared at Ge Shu fiercely. Then he turned to look at Liang Hongkai, and his voice was filled with anxiety and grievance: "Sir, I have nothing to do with this case. Please take this scoundrel away!"

Before Liang Hongkai could speak, Qin Miaoxi suddenly chuckled. Her laughter was crisp but tinged with sarcasm. "Interesting, really interesting."

She walked slowly to Nie Kangshun, staring at him with a sharp gaze: "Do you think that if you avoid the waiter and quietly come to see Ge Shu at Chou time, no one will know?"

She shook her head, her tone lamenting, "Your mistake was using the drug. Even though you knocked Ge Shu unconscious, you also left evidence behind."

Nie Kangshun's face suddenly changed, and a few drops of cold sweat ran down his forehead.

Qin Miaoxi took a deep breath and said, "The air in this room isn't very good. Do you smell anything?"

Liang Hongkai shook his head like a rattle, but smelled nothing.

Qin Miaoxi looked up at the sky in silence, her tone filled with helplessness: "This 'Drunken Dream Powder' is a rare item! Nie Kangshun, don't you think so?"

"Madam Hou, what are you talking about? What is Zuimengsan?"

"Drunken Dream Powder is colorless and odorless, but it has a drawback—the drug's effects linger for a long time, making it easy to attract...moths."

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a faint buzzing sound coming from outside the window.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Zi Yan holding an open sack. A dozen moths were flapping their wings and flying towards the house, as if attracted by something.

Liang Hongkai frowned and subconsciously waved his hands, trying to drive away the moths. However, the moths flew a few times as if they had smelled something delicious, and flew towards Nie Kangshun, soon surrounding him.

Qin Miaoxi chuckled and pointed at Nie Kangshun's sleeves. "Mr. Nie, look! Is it because you've been exposed to too much 'Drunken Dream Powder' that you're so attractive to moths?"

Nie Kangshun's face suddenly changed, and he subconsciously tried to drive them away with his hands. However, his action attracted more moths, which landed on him tightly and could not be driven away.

Everyone in the room was stunned. Even Ge Shu forgot his anger and stared at the scene blankly.

Nie Kangshun angrily asked: "What did you do to me?"

Qin Miaoxi said slowly, "It's not what I did to you, but what you did yourself. Sir Liang, I think there must be some Drunken Dream Powder in Master Nie's guest room. Just take the moth to his room and check, and you'll know if it's him."

Nie Kangshun's face turned from white to blue, then from blue to red, and finally turned pale.

Liang Hongkai also figured out some of the clues. Although he didn't know how Qin Miaoxi knew that Nie Kangshun went to see Ge Shu at midnight, nor did he know why she concluded that it was Zuimengsan that made Ge Shu unconscious, he cooperated very well and waved his hand to signal the yamen runners to search Nie Kangshun's room.

"Stop! You have no right to enter my room at will!"

Nie Kangshun couldn't help but shout out the door, his voice a little panicked, "Shopkeeper! I'm a guest of your Shanhailou. Aren't you supposed to protect your privacy?"

Qin Miaoxi looked at him in shock, then turned to Zi Yan and whispered, "What kind of status do students have these days? Are they so arrogant? They're actually trying to stop the Dali Temple from handling a case. He should really go and tell the Emperor about this!"

Zi Yan looked at Nie Kangshun seriously with a stern face and said calmly, "Maybe there's something wrong with his brain."

Qin Miaoxi: "..."

She held her forehead helplessly. This girl was really good at killing the conversation. How could she respond?

The bailiff quickly took the moth out to search, and returned soon with an oil-paper bag in his hand.

"Sir, this was found in Nie Kangshun's room." The bailiff presented the oil-paper package.

Liang Hongkai took the oil paper bag and opened it carefully. Inside was a small handful of light yellow powder.

Qin Miaoxi leaned in and sniffed, her lips curled up slightly. "It's indeed 'Drunken Dream Powder'. Master Nie, you may not know that there aren't many places in the capital where you can buy this medicine. Coincidentally, I happen to know the owner of one of these pharmacies, and he remembers every buyer very clearly."

She paused and looked at Nie Kangshun meaningfully: "Should we ask the shopkeeper to come and identify who bought this bottle of Zuimengsan?"

Nie Kangshun's face turned pale instantly, his lips trembled slightly, but he couldn't utter a word.

After a while, he pursed his cracked lips and gave a helpless smile, "Madam Hou, you misunderstood. Since I came to Jingzhao, I often suffer from insomnia. This Zuimeng Powder is used by me."

Qin Miaoxi glanced at him and said, "I seem to have forgotten to mention it just now. People who have taken Zuimeng Powder..."

Nie Kangshun suddenly interrupted him, "Madam Hou, I didn't go to see Brother Ge during my early hours. I was still studying at that time, and the waiter can also testify for me."

The waiter was already stunned by this wave of ups and downs. It took him a long time to react and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, Master Nie did order a bowl of clear soup noodles at midnight, and I brought it in."

Nie Kangshun said proudly, "Madam Hou, can you prove my innocence now?"

Qin Miaoxi nodded and said seriously, "Zi Yan, bring the Crane's Beak Red and give it to Master Nie."

She smiled and said, "There's a drug in Zuimeng Powder that can detoxify Hedinghong. I'm curious if Master Nie really uses the Zuimeng Powder he bought for himself."

Nie Kangshun: "..."

How could this not be a routine move? Seeing Zi Yan approaching with the small bottle, he gritted his teeth and said nothing.

Zi Yan had no sense of sympathy for women. She pinched his chin with one hand, pushed open the lid with the other, and stuffed the porcelain bottle into his mouth.

Feeling liquid flowing into his throat, he shouted in horror: "I have never used Zuimengsan before. Quick! Help me detoxify."