Chapter 45 Verse 35

  35、

  In the small woods of the Medical College, Feng Jing was staring foolishly at Wu Xiaoqian.

  There is too much weirdness about this girl.

  The small woods where the case took place have been cordoned off, with police tape surrounding the area and prohibiting anyone from entering. But she somehow managed to walk in casually. Why didn't the police officers at the perimeter stop her? Did they really not notice her coming in?

  Besides, as a criminal police officer, Feng Jing has professional vigilance towards people close to her. However, Wu Xiaoqian walked right up to her side without being detected.

  Her gait was very strange, as if she wasn't stepping on solid ground, but floating, lightly and gently, without making a sound.

  Xie Chun died so miserably, ordinary girls didn't even dare to look, but she was carefree, not putting it in her heart at all, not afraid or panicked.

  "Are you Xiaoqian Wu?"

  In Feng Jing's impression, Miao people are usually rough and wild. The Wu Xiaoqian in front of her is pure and quiet, slightly weak and sickly. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, Feng Jing really wouldn't have believed that the legendary Miao sorceress would look like this.

  "This is the only one, there are no branches." Wu Xiaoxian liked watching Feng Jing's silly appearance.

  "Uh..." Feng Jing was somewhat at a loss for words, "Mm, you, this..."

  Wu Xiaoqian smiled: "Are you wondering if I killed this dead person on the ground?"

  Feng Jing's eyes widened in surprise, she didn't expect Wu Xiaoqian to speak so directly: "You didn't kill him, did you?"

  Wu Xiaoqian glanced at Xiao Qiang and Dong Xiaowen, who were walking over, and restrained her smile. After a moment of thought, she said: "You are all experienced criminal police officers and forensic doctors, and you have encountered various types of cases and come into contact with all sorts of criminals. So, I believe that you can distinguish between what I say is true or false. I just want to emphasize a few points: Firstly, the deceased was indeed killed by gu poisoning, and I do know a thing or two about gu poison. However, there are countless types of gu poison. The deceased's skull has been emptied, and if I'm not mistaken, she should have died from the most toxic type of gu poison, Jin Can Du. But what I know is actually a more ordinary type of snake gu. Secondly, this morning, I did indeed enter the small woods and sensed that the deceased was hiding and spying on me. However, I didn't use gu poison on her. A gu woman, if she wants to harm someone, has many methods at her disposal, none of which would allow the victim to show any signs or let others see anything. Thirdly, I had no motive to murder the deceased. I don't even know the deceased, and as for her boyfriend, we've only met once. Take a look at me, then take a look at the deceased. Not to mention that I'm not interested in her boyfriend, but even if I really wanted to steal him away from her, it would be easy enough to do so without needing to kill her. Fourthly, I heard that five female students died mysteriously at the medical college this morning, with some of them having unclear causes of death. Is this merely a coincidence?"

  Xiao Qiang, who had been silent all along, suddenly asked: "If it's not a coincidence, what is the reason?"

  "Sorry, this is your police's job, it seems not my turn to answer. I came to explain only because I don't want to be misunderstood as a murder suspect."

  After finishing speaking, she smiled and waved at Feng Jing, then turned around and left lightly.

  Outside the small woods, the sunlight is still dazzling.

  Wu Xiaoxian's pale face flushed with a few strands of red under the scorching sun.

  She didn't tell the police everything.

  Jin Can, it was probably her who brought it. The green lunch box is a family heirloom called "Du Lu", which can emit a strange fragrance to lure poisonous creatures. The weaker and more foolish the poison, the easier it is to be lured. Jin Can, however, is the most toxic and intelligent of all poisons. Therefore, it was able to resist Du Lu's temptation until Wu Xiaoxian left before appearing and devouring Xie Yuchun's brain.

  She also didn't know whether Xie Yuchun's death was an accident or a carefully planned murder.

  Her mother had once warned her to be careful of the legendary Moon God tribe, whose Gu poison was said to have far surpassed the level of Miaojiang's Gu technique. Many years ago, the Miao people's Gu masters had a feud with the Moon God tribe's Gu poison priests. Almost all Miao Gu masters who encountered the Gu poison priests were killed. It was said that the Gu poison priests used the Golden Silkworm Gu, which had long been lost in Miaojiang. Fortunately, more than 60 years ago, there was internal strife within the Moon God tribe, and several major priests died or were injured, causing many of their skills to be lost, including the Gu poison.

  After being admitted to Nanjiang Medical College, she unexpectedly heard about the 441 female dormitory and learned that Xue Yu had reappeared in the world. Originally, she wanted to obtain the treasure of the Moon God tribe and the Gu technique through Fang Yuan. So, she deliberately moved into the 441 female dormitory to get close to Fang Yuan. However, she never expected that the extremely difficult-to-cultivate Golden Silkworm Gu had now appeared in the medical college.

  Wu Xiaoqian sighed, smoothed out her hair, and suddenly thought of someone.

  Five minutes later, Wu Xiaoqian walked into the gym inside the Medical College.

  Inside the gym, a tall and muscular boy was practicing volleyball in his sleeveless shirt and sports shorts. He tossed the ball high into the air, jumped up high, and spiked it down with his fist. The series of movements were smooth and beautiful, with muscles that had a clear outline and texture.

  The one who is practicing ball is Chu Yuancheng.

  There hasn't been a game recently, and it's almost noon. The gym without air conditioning is hot and steamy, like a steamer. The entire gym is empty, with only Chuyicheng practicing alone.

  Wu Xiaoqian didn't say a word and chose a well-ventilated seat in the front row to sit down quietly and appreciate.

  After spiking all the volleyballs around him, Chu Yucheng started picking up the balls. It was then that he saw Wu Xiaoxian, forcing a smile but not saying anything.

  He was clearly down in the dumps.

  "Hey!" Wu Xiaoqian walked up to him and said, "I'm deeply sorry about what happened to your friend. You should take care of yourself and don't be too heartbroken."

  "Hmm." Chu Yuancheng's mind was elsewhere, the volleyball flew up, and he slammed it down heavily, but missed. His eyes were red, filled with bloodshot, as if he had cried a lot.

  "Have the police talked to you?"

  "It's all right." Chu Yuancheng casually put on his sports clothes and said, "I'm fine, don't worry about me."

  "It's nothing," Wu Xiaoqian said hesitantly. "Just now, I heard something related to your friend's death."

  "Oh? What's up?"

  "I inadvertently overheard the conversation of two detectives, they said that your friend died from gu poisoning, and it was the most toxic golden gu." Wu Xiaoxian said while observing Chu Yucheng's reaction.

  Chu Yuancheng's body trembled slightly, muttering to himself: "Gu poison? Golden Silkworm Gu? Impossible."

  "Think carefully, have you met or offended any strange people recently?"

  Chu Yu Cheng furrowed his brow, his eyes flickering uncertainly as he slowly recalled.

  After about five or six minutes, Chu Yuancheng raised his head, and his eyes sparkled. Perhaps due to the bloodshot, his eyes sparkled with a hint of eeriness, flickering with a faint red light.

  "Last night, around 10 o'clock, I and Xiaochun were eating boiled water at a store near the school gate. Xiaochun loves to eat boiled water, spicy flavor, the spicier the better. The owner is an old lady, skilled in cooking, with many customers inside, mostly young people. After finishing, I went to pay the bill, but found that the bill was not correct, it was expensive beyond reason. Some of the boiled water we didn't even eat were included on our bill. It turned out that when we were eating boiled water, there was also a couple at the same table, who left without paying after finishing their meal, and the whole bill was added to ours. I politely told the old lady that we didn't know that couple, but she didn't believe me, saying that we came in together, sat at the same table, laughed and talked, how could we not know each other? It's clear you're trying to take advantage of me. I felt sorry for her and was willing to pay a bit more to settle it. But Xiaochun disagreed, saying that paying a little more money is no big deal, but we can't let people cheat us, and she argued with the old lady until her face turned red, refusing to pay any extra money. In the end, Xiaochun only paid what we should have paid and pulled me away. As we were leaving, the old lady cursed at Xiaochun, wishing her a terrible death, saying that tomorrow she would die without a whole body. Then, she muttered some strange words, repeating them over and over, with an extremely vicious look in her eyes, a terrifying expression, it made my hair stand on end, my body was chilled."

  "Wu Xiaoxian asked: 'Do you still remember that strange language she spoke?'"

  Chu Yuancheng tried to recite a few words, intermittently.

  Wu Xiaoqian took over and continued reading.

  Chu Yuancheng stared at Wu Xiaoxian in shock.

  Wu Xiaoqian sighed and said: "This is a dialect in Miao language, it's an incantation when descending into the underworld."

  "Are you saying Xiaochun was put under a spell by that old woman?"

  "I don't know. In fact, Gu poison is very mysterious and most Miao people don't understand it either. That old woman might be bluffing or maybe she really knows a bit."

  "Do you understand Hmong?"

  I am a Hmong-Han mixed-blood.

  At this time, the door of the gym was opened and two boys wearing sportswear walked in. One of them was holding a plastic bag in his hand.

  "Yongcheng, this is the lunch we brought for you."

  The lunchbox was opened, and the dishes were pretty good - stir-fried beef, braised pork, scallion fried eggs. The aroma filled the gymnasium.

  "Huh, who are you?"

  Wu Xiaoqian smiled and said: "I am a friend of Rui City. Okay, I won't disturb you, I'll leave first."

  "Wait!" Chu Yucheng called out to Wu Xiaoxian, seemingly wanting to say something more.

  He glanced at his two teammates and whispered: "Tonight, are you free?"

  "I don't know. Do you have something?"

  "I want you to accompany me to find that old woman."

  "Why do I have to go with you?"

  "I think you are a Miao person and understand the Miao language. Maybe if you go, there will be unexpected effects."

  "Really!" Wu Xiaoqian thought for a moment and smiled, "Okay, I'll go with you. At 8 o'clock tonight, come to the entrance of the girls' dormitory and wait for me."

  "Great, I'll definitely arrive early, no see no scatter."

  Wu Xiaoqian blinked, gazing at Chu Yucheng, and suddenly felt a sense of familiarity: as if she had known Chu Yucheng many years ago, her heart inexplicably racing.