The mind-reading coroner drove the court crazy

On that day, Lu Qingchen and his team indeed received a lot of information. Not only did they find out the names of several people, but they also knew their family situations clearly.

To sum up, the old lady's family is prosperous but poor, and she left home two years ago.

Qin Miaoxi murmured softly, "The skeletons died a year and a half ago. Although there are many mosquitoes in the summer, the underground is cold and damp, which is not conducive to the decay of corpses. Therefore, it can be inferred that they were killed half a year after leaving home."

Lu Qingchen nodded and continued to ask: "Why did they leave?"

"I don't know. They haven't told anyone, not even the children at home."

"Were they beaten before they left?"

"Of course not. Our village is the most harmonious one. There has never been any fighting or quarreling."

"What about their children?"

"That goes without saying. They are all filial children. Even if they don't eat it themselves, they will give it to the old lady!"

Lu Qingchen hadn't expected this to happen. Suddenly, a strange feeling filled his heart. "Why didn't their children even look for the elderly after they passed away?"

"Who said they didn't look for it? But they didn't find it! The whole family depends on the little money they earn from working, and they can't keep looking for it."

Suddenly, a young woman came forward and said mysteriously, "What you said is wrong. I heard that since these old ladies left, these families can actually grow things in their fields."

“They’re the only ones who can grow it?”

The woman thought for a moment and replied, "It's not just them. There's another family too. The villagers say they're blessed with good fortune, otherwise they wouldn't be able to grow anything on the sloping land. But I think those old ladies were probably buried in the ground as fertilizer. They were found dead in the fields."

Something flashed through Qin Miaoxi's mind, and she asked anxiously, "Have the old people here ever chewed tree bark?"

"Of course I have. Years ago, the village was so poor that we couldn't even afford to eat. How could we survive without chewing tree bark? Back then, everyone, young and old, would chew it."

"Your village was doing fine before, is it really because you offended the Earth God?"

"I heard that this curse has nothing to do with the Earth God. Someone has offended the spirits." The woman looked around and made sure no one was around before whispering in their ears, "I've seen spirits appear before."

Qin Miaoxi and Lu Qingchen were dumbfounded. "Have you seen it?"

"Yes, it was five years ago. I went to the back village that day and accidentally dropped my wallet there. When I went back to get it, I saw ghost lights floating in the forest on the back mountain."

The woman said with lingering fear, "I was so frightened that I slipped and fell on a rock and passed out. When I woke up, I saw the forest was surrounded by a fiery red light, illuminating half the sky, but the light disappeared in the blink of an eye."

"Why are you so sure it's a spirit and not a ghost?"

The woman hurriedly explained, "Of course I won't admit my mistake. Ever since the red light appeared that night, Zhou Dashan immediately brought back the silver, and soon the land in the village could grow crops. Ghosts won't care whether we live or die."

"Five years ago again." Qin Miaoxi muttered to herself with her eyes wandering, "What on earth happened five years ago?"

"Nothing happened! Our lives have only gotten better in the past two years."

Although the woman said no, they always felt that she had overlooked the details, so they began to ask more people about what happened five years ago.

But without exception, no one could explain why.

Lu Qingchen found the village chief again. He had vomited so much that he couldn't stand up and was leaning sickly on a stone bench.

"Village Chief, did anything strange happen in the village five years ago?"

"Five years ago?" The village chief thought for a moment and shook his head. "We were very poor then. All the young men in the village had gone out to work. Only a few old people remained in the village, and nothing strange happened."

Afterwards, Lu Qingchen continued, "Do you know why there are traps in this cemetery? What are they used for?"

The village chief rinsed his mouth and said vaguely, "I don't know. Villagers rarely come here. We only come here to worship, and we didn't find the trap you mentioned."

Lu Qingchen scolded angrily, "You don't know anything about this question. I don't know how you became the village chief."

The village chief smiled bitterly and said, "I don't want to be the village chief either. Our village is too poor. We have to pay a lot to get things that others can easily get. It's a hard life!"

Qin Miaoxi frowned and took his words to heart.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but the fog is about to dissipate.

Lu Qingchen picked up the black snakes again and asked, "Do you know these snakes? Do they often appear around the village?"

The village chief was horrified and shook his head: "No, I have never seen this kind of snake."

He suddenly covered his mouth and vomited again. Lu Qingchen didn't dare to continue asking, so the investigation and questioning ended here.

Qin Miaoxi walked side by side with him, "What do you think?"

Lu Qingchen glanced at the village chief out of the corner of his eye and said, "I think there's something wrong with that guy. He doesn't even dare to look me in the eye."

"Why not?"

Qin Miaoxi hinted at something and muttered, "Are you feeling guilty or are you afraid to face it?"

The voice was too soft, so Lu Qingchen moved closer, almost sticking to her side, "What did you say?"

Qin Miaoxi didn't notice anything, "Nothing."

Lu Qingchen pouted in dissatisfaction. Why is this woman still hiding secrets?

"What should we do now?"

"Take it one step at a time, or die halfway."

Qin Miaoxi was joking, with a barely perceptible smile in her eyes.

Before leaving, he asked the village chief for a yellow book, which recorded the information of everyone in the village.

As she was about to leave the village, Qin Miaoxi noticed a dilapidated thatched house. The house was very strange. The surrounding courtyards were all adjacent to each other, but this house was the only one in a remote place.

"Whose house is that?"

"Oh! That's the home of a fool. He had a high fever when he was young and his brain was damaged. Later he became a village guard."

"Where is he? Why don't I see such a person?"

"He died more than ten years ago, and no one lives in that house."

Lu Qingchen clicked his tongue twice. "No one has lived in it for more than ten years, but the house is well preserved."

"The village only repairs it every few years, but there are usually stray cats and dogs in it."

Lu Qingchen said "oh" and curiously moved closer to find out what was going on, but was pulled back by Qin Miaoxi.

"Don't go there."

"what happened?"

Qin Miaoxi said coldly, "There's a plant called Cattail purpurea growing in the corner of that house. Its seeds are fuzzy and easily get on people and animals. There are thorns at the end of the seeds. If they pierce the skin, they can cause people to faint within a cup of tea. If they're not treated in time, they can become unable to breathe and suffocate to death."

Lu Qingchen took a breath, "So powerful?"

Qin Miaoxi nodded: "Well, this thing looks dangerous, but it is not safe at all."

Lu Qingchen: "..."

Seeing her about to leave, Lu Qingchen followed closely behind her, "Where are you going?"

"Watch a show."

"Do you like watching plays? What kind of plays do you like?"

If that's the case, he could consider buying a theater troupe so that she can watch whatever show she likes.

Qin Miaoxi had an ambiguous smile on her lips.

“There are so many plays I’ve seen, but they’re not on stage.”