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Chapter 293: Don’t Touch the Fox’s Tail (20)

The next day.

When the time came to face these tragically dead bodies, Shi Qi felt depressed.

Not scared, just sad.

She must give an explanation to these young lives.

This garden in the back hills has been uninhabited for a long time, but a faint smell of decay still wafts from it.

Shi Qi stood in front of the gate, made sure there were no outsiders around, calmed himself, and pushed open the tattered wooden door.

As soon as the wooden door was opened, the smell of decay became stronger.

Shi Qi saw the neatly arranged corpses and subconsciously became suspicious.

The surrounding grass and trees were neatly trimmed, and the ground was clean and tidy. It was just a little strange that it didn't rain yesterday, but the ground was so wet, as if it had been washed by water yesterday.

Could it be that the young master who was cleaning the temple had cleaned up the scene?

"Someone was here yesterday. Most likely the murderer is trying to cover up something. This smell is a bit complicated... I always feel that it is very familiar."

"The Buddha's presence is so strong here that I can't show up. Please take a look at the details yourself. If you don't understand, ask me."

"But... try not to disturb my rest, sir. Remember to make me a roast chicken when you get back later."

Shi Qi's jade bracelet trembled slightly, and a sound that deserved a beating was heard.

Since the contract was signed, Shi Qi no longer knew who was the master and who was the dog...

Well, she is an innocent person.

Shi Qi looked around and found nothing unusual, so he walked towards the corpse.

Looking directly at these corpses from a close distance allows one to more intuitively feel the torture and tragedy that the deceased endured during their lifetime.

These people had faces twisted in pain. Some had faces so swollen with rotten flesh that their features could no longer be seen. Some even had intact eyeballs dug out trembling next to their eye sockets... Some had exposed bones and clotted blood, which was particularly creepy.

The same thing is that their chest cavities are empty, and the murderer's target is obvious: the heart.

There is no such thing as anesthesia here. The pain that goes straight to the heart can make people die.

And the reason they go to so much trouble to torture them is to keep their hearts fresher when they are taken out?

Shi Qi was shocked by his own perverted thoughts, but it was not impossible.

"Hmm~ You guessed half of it. The most perfect heart is usually the one that carries the happy emotions of humans. When fox demons try to steal people's hearts, they usually do so when the other person is happiest and happiest. So they often use charm to make people happy, and then take advantage of them when they are not prepared."

"Tsk tsk, but this kind of fox demon who likes to enjoy struggling and painful hearts... is not the first time I have seen it. It reminds me of... an old friend, sadly... I feel that his aura is a little familiar, hehe~"

"I'm sorry, my lord. I was thinking of the sad past and said something wrong. It's all your fault. I think I need another braised chicken to make it better." The jade bracelet shook, and another voice came, very gentle.

Shi Qi's mouth twitched, and he repeatedly told himself not to get angry.

Can't go against fate...

"You mean, there is a fox demon who is secretly colluding with people in the temple to commit crimes?" Shi Qi asked.

"Hmm~"

A picture suddenly popped up in Shi Qi's mind.

The scene of Huikong meeting the man in black that day.

She felt strange at the time because the man in black was so agile and quick, unlike an ordinary person.

And thinking back to the day when she unsealed Xiang Ling, Huikong became familiar with the fox demon...

Some of them are terrifying when you think about it.

These people were not of high status. She had checked and found out that they were newly recruited little nuns who had no parents and no positions. One of them was even the woman who had worked in the laundry room with her before.

The one who can control the orders and dispatch these people at will seems to be... only Huikong.

The answer was obvious, but it was useless to rely solely on her words without physical evidence or clues.

"She is a smart person. She must have cleared up all the clues last night. This matter cannot be rushed. I need to first investigate the movements of these deceased persons and the people they contacted before their disappearance or death, and find some evidence." Shi Qi stood up and tried to breathe some fresh air.

"You've worked in the prison department before, but you don't even know the most basic investigation." A fox whispered.

Shi Qi paused and said calmly: "What did you say? Say it again?"

I have to say, the fox is right.

Originally, she was not an investigator, she was usually the one who committed murder and arson... ahem.

"Ahem... What I mean is that even if you are looking for other evidence, you should not give up the crime scene easily. This may not be the crime scene, but there will always be some missed clues and details. If the murderer can handle the clues once, there may be a second and third time. If you leave today, you may not have any clues next time you come back."

"But I don't mean to blame you. I'm just reminding you that you might as well go and look through the corpse." Xiang Ling added.

It's really strange, why does he care whether this little nun's self-esteem is hurt...

Shi Qi blinked slightly, nodded, and his thoughts became clearer.

It sounds like a very powerful analysis indeed.

"What you said makes sense. I'll give you an extra meal tonight with a portion of peach." Shi Qi said softly.

"Well, why not?"

The search took most of the day inside and outside the yard, and finally before sunset, Shi Qi found two key clues among the pile of corpses.

Huikong’s monk’s hat, and…the perfumed powder that was scraped from the corpse’s fingernails during the struggle!

Most likely, the murderer lost his hat in a hurry due to blurred vision at night. As long as the owner of the powder is found, the case can basically be closed.

"Oh, it's really... I'm a little sick." Sweat dripped down Shi Qi's forehead. He wrapped his monk's hat and took out some perfume powder, panting.

I'll report this to the nun later. This place needs to be cordoned off and strictly guarded.

"Well, let me make a deal first. You must wash your hands clean when you make roast chicken for me later, my lord~" The jade bracelet shook a little, and this time it actually lit up.

Shi Qi thought of his particularly weak body recently, and twitched his lips slightly: "Um... have you recovered some of your magic power recently?"

The fox was stunned, then smiled sweetly while sitting in the jade bracelet: "Of course, it seems that it is good for you to eat more, so that I can absorb more essence. Don't worry, follow the food I told you to replenish your qi and blood, and you don't have to worry about your body collapsing. I have studied this for hundreds of years and know how to cause the least harm to the human body."

Shi Qi: Really? Thank you.

"What are you thanking me for? Between a master and a servant, you are so polite, sir~ hehe."

Shi Qi: "..."

……

Prime Minister's House.

Su Yi drank a cup of tea and asked the servant absentmindedly.

"I asked you to invite the Taoist priest. It's been so many days, why is there still no news?"

"Your Majesty, news just came this morning that the Taoist still needs to rest. The earliest he can return to the capital... will take at least seven days." The servant lowered his head and said tremblingly.

Su Yi put the cup down fiercely, letting the water droplets fall out: "Seven days? I see, you can leave first."

"Yes."

Su Yi's eyes dimmed and his fingers tapped on the table intermittently, not knowing what he was thinking.