Opening the jars one by one, they were filled with metal fragments like this. At first glance, the quantity was really small. Cui Hantang took a look and felt that it was somewhat similar to the "Medicine Silver" in Taoist alchemy. He also remembered that "Zhu Tiyin" was mentioned in the summary of the case, and knew that there must be something fishy in it.
He called to Li Ziyu and said, "These earthen jars will be transported away in wooden boxes as they are."
Seeing that there was nothing left to discover in the secret room, Cui Hantang came out of the room. It was already bright outside and the red sun was rising in the east. He looked at his watch and saw that it was almost 7 o'clock in the morning. All the lights outside have been removed, and the police used daylight to begin a dragnet-style investigation of the entire cemetery. Lian Nishang was directing at the scene and saluted immediately when he saw him coming out.
"Chief——"
"Is there anything you can't eat? Have you discovered something new?" Cui Hantang felt so empty in his stomach that he almost spilled the beans. At the Yunsheng Temple in Lingao, Xiaoqian had already prepared a large bowl of spicy pork noodles. Although the chicken is really tasteless when cooked, the good thing is that the chili peppers are authentic, and the rapeseed oil is good. With various spices and a little sugar, it is still full of flavor.
Thinking of the taste of noodles, Cui Hantang swallowed hard, and his stomach made a thunderous sound involuntarily.
Lian Nishang felt awkward for a while, and Li Ziyu quickly took out an oil paper bag from his shoulder bag and handed it over:
"Chief, this is the walnut cake I brought. It is the famous local Zhangjia walnut cake. Please try a few pieces."
Cui Hantang didn't like eating this kind of crispy and sweet snacks, but at this time, his stomach was empty and everything tasted delicious. Fengjuan Canyun ate the whole package of walnut cakes, drank a few more sips of water, and patted the plums vigorously. Jade shoulders:
"Young man, you have a bright future!"
Li Ziyu almost got slapped by him and just said with a smile on his face: "It's all thanks to the Senate."
Lian Nishang looked down on this face and turned to look at the police searching. At this time, the police came to report that they had found new suspicious traces.
Cui Hantang and his party followed the police and turned around, only to see a large amount of charcoal ash piled up behind the house, almost as tall as half a person, mixed with unburned broken charcoal. On the floor of the shed where the coffins were stored in the backyard, there were still traces of charcoal that had been piled there.
The black carbon powder deposited on the ground is not only very dark in color, but also contaminates a considerable area. There must have been a lot of charcoal accumulated here.
Someone clearly used charcoal heavily here. But this is a righteous village where coffins are stored, not a human-incarnation factory - Liuhua Bridge is not far away - and besides, human-incarnation factories generally don't use charcoal.
Judging from the traces, these items are still very fresh and should have been used recently. Cui Hantang looked around and saw a dozen large city bricks randomly placed under a shed. There were numerous scorch marks on them. The soil on the ground was dry and cracked, as if something had been baked on the ground for a long time. When I looked up at the roof of the shed, I saw that it was not only blackened by smoke, but also had many charred black spots and holes. It was obviously burned by flying sparks.
Cui Hantang already understood a little bit, and immediately asked everyone to search carefully. After a while, someone discovered that there seemed to be traces of soil turning in the corner of the shed, and when they started digging, they unearthed something that looked like a large copper tripod.
"It's true!" Cui Hantang touched the outer surface of the bronze tripod, then opened a strange long vessel on it and looked at it. He already understood it clearly, and said, "It hasn't been long since this thing was buried. Native flower.”
"What is this?" Lian Nishang asked curiously.
"Alchemy furnace!" Cui Hantang uttered three words heavily, "This evil way! There are so many tricks to play!" He waved his hand, "Everyone search again! The bezoar and dog treasures here have not been taken out yet!"
During the subsequent search, it was discovered that a large number of alchemy materials were hidden in several coffins. Combined with the discovery of the alchemy furnace, Cui Hantang was sure that the demon must still be making alchemy here.
"This demon is quite versatile." Cui Hantang thought to himself.
Returning to the Political Security Bureau, Wu Zhiqi has been put into a special prison within the Political Security Bureau, which is dedicated to detaining "key criminals". As more and more cases have the shadow of political conspiracy, in order to ensure safety, all prisoners involved in the case have been transferred. When we arrived at this secret prison, all the guards were former naturalized citizens from Hainan.
"This case is really peanuts in the field, one by one, it seems like it will never be finished." Zhou Botao said with emotion as he looked at the evidence displayed in a room.
Wu Mu said: "I have a hunch that this witch Taoist priest may not be the real culprit behind the scenes. However, at least the Guandi Temple force is dead - they cannot clean up this relationship."
"The Guandi Temple people have been fish in the cauldron since we entered the city. It's just that we didn't have the strength to deal with them for a while." Mu Min said, "Now it's justified. It's a pity that we didn't find out the mastermind behind it."
"If you want to dig it out, you're afraid that you won't be able to find it out," Zhou Botao said with a smile, "It depends on how determined our Mr. Liu can be."
Cui Hantang said carelessly: "You guys, stop pretending to be so sad. If you have any questions about the evidence in this room, hurry up. I have to catch up on my sleep."
Clumsy things were placed on the floor, and small items collected from the secret room were placed all over the table. Most of them didn't know what they were, so Cui Hantang had to explain them one by one.
There is a dazzling array of things on the table. In addition to various medicines, ores, and talismans, there are also some things that cannot be explained. One bowl of lotus seeds is particularly eye-catching. Mu Min picked one up. Not only was the lotus seed large in size, it was also quite heavy to hold.
"Is this a lotus seed?"
"It's guaranteed to be fake." Cui Hantang said with a smile, "But these lotus seeds have magic, they can sprout and bloom in an instant."
Zhou Botao nodded and said: "I know, there are often such records in ancient books and notes."
Cui Hantang asked someone to fetch a small porcelain vat, took out a lotus seed, put it into the water vat, poured hot water into it, and closed the lid. After a while, the lid was opened, and several bright lotus flowers bloomed on the hot water. Even the elders were a little surprised. Mu Min asked: "How do you do this spell? It's fun to learn and play."
Cui Hantang smiled and said: "This is a bit troublesome. Let me explain it in detail." The secret is: first use extra-large lotus seeds to scoop out the lotus flesh in the center, leaving only a thin layer connected to the outside of the lotus seeds. . Then, after adding dye to Tongcao, small lotus flowers and small lotus leaves are made. Use green thread as the stem of the lotus. Tie them together tightly, and use small lead particles to stick to the lotus seeds at the other end of the thread. Then, glue the two halves of the lotus seed together. When performing "Instant Lotus Growth", the magician can place this special lotus in a bowl and a water tank. Add hot water and cover it. After a while, the hot water will dissolve the glue. The lotus seeds and Tongcao expand due to the absorption of hot water, so the Tongcao will surface, but the lotus seeds remain at the bottom of the bowl due to the action of the lead particles.
"Actually, you can use cold water, but hot water is faster." Cui Hantang said.
"What are these thin bags used for?"
Cui Hantang put on gloves and used a sharp knife to separate the adhesive parts of the film bag. Pour out the items inside and pull them out.
"This is made of human skin," Cui Hantang said with a hint of showoff. "Of course it has been dyed. The texture and color are the same as real skin. It is made into a pocket and stuck to the body. No matter how you search it, it will not be picked up. People discovered it. It is generally used to hide some light, thin, very valuable and confidential things close to the body."
There was a small yellow paper bag hidden in the pocket found under the ribs. When unfolded, there was an unknown gray powder inside, emitting a strange aroma. The paper containing the medicinal powder was also painted with talismans.
"I don't know what this is. But such a personal secret must be something that the demon will only use when it is in danger. I guess it is either poison or life-saving medicine."
After opening several other pockets, the contents were similar, nothing more than powders and flakes. As for the specific contents and their uses, only Yaodao himself knew. There was only a small, thin book in one pocket, only as big as two matchboxes. The paper was as thin as cicada wings, with tiny words densely written on it. Cui Hantang took a brief look at it and knew that it was a book about the "secret method" of Taoism. This "secret book" is a guy who eats in the evil way, so he naturally has to hide it close to his body.
"Are these pieces of silver?" Mu Min asked after seeing the contents of the jar.
"It has been sent for identification," a policeman said.
"No identification is needed," Cui Hantang shook his head, "I wasn't sure what this was at first. But since I dug out the alchemy furnace and several coffins full of arsenic, realgar, cinnabar and other things, I know - these It’s all medicinal silver.”
"Medicinal silver?"
"Yes, some people call it Miao silver or German silver. To be precise, it is arsenic-nickel copper."
"Miao silver and German silver are nickel-nickel copper, okay?" Zhou Botao corrected.
"Well, it's a type of cupronickel anyway. But it must be arsenic cupronickel - otherwise he wouldn't need those alchemy guys."
"Zhu Tiyin." Mu Min said, and several people nodded at the same time. Zhu Tiyin, who was extracted from Widow Wang's house in the murder of Wang DaNiao, has always been a mystery. Now that several cases are linked together, everyone feels a sense of enlightenment.
Cui Hantang muttered: "Are they really planning to make fake money?"
Wu Mu said: "It seems that Wang DaNiao's murder case is closely related to this case."
"Yes, the murder of the Wang family and his son has a lot to do with Wu Zhiqi and some stone man behind it." Mu Min said.
"Now that Wu Zhiqi is in our hands, we are not afraid that he will not speak." Wu Mu lightly knocked on the table, "Pry his mouth open, and many things will come to light. I suggest that Wu Zhiqi be interrogated immediately. !”
