However, due to being carefully interrogated back and forth for most of the night, Jiang Tian, who was somewhat sleep-deprived, was woken up again in a kind of wake-up mood. It was already three o'clock in the morning. Guo Feng, who was responsible for shaking him awake, made him wake up completely with his first words:
"It's not good, something happened to the corpse of Jiang Sheng's beast."
Immediately, he followed the other party to the hall where the beast was mortued and dissected last night; however, the strong rotten smell that hit his face was like sediment that had been soaked in the sewer for countless years. Being dug out again makes people smell bad, and makes people change their color.
In front of Zhou Zuodu, Zheng Jinwu and Haigong, who had already arrived in advance, the military medical officer with gray hair who was in charge of dissecting the beast last night had a wan face. The prime minister explained in a muffled voice:
"I stared at it all night, and after three rounds of changes of hands, I couldn't see anything strange. During this time, I'm afraid not even a mosquito or fly fell..."
"Who would have known that it would suddenly start to stink at dawn, with sewage flowing from the inside out and shriveled up; even the organs that were taken out..."
"Yes, that was the situation at that time. We can all bear witness to Dr. Bai's righteousness."
Another military officer with a sharp and capable look in his movements, wearing a leather bean and a red robe, said in a deep voice:
"If it weren't for me and the other three families, all of whom were present to prove each other, the Za family would have been suspicious, but someone had done something in the middle."
However, the slightly wealthy eunuch Hai Gong said something in public with unknown meaning:
At this time, Jiang Tian had already passed through the completely opened door, and could vaguely see the chopping board inside that was specially used for dissection. The corpse of the ferocious beast as big as a mountain of meat was gone; instead, there was only a pile of red and black bodies that looked like mud. There are traces of flowing water everywhere.
But his peek was spotted by Guo Chongtao in the crowd. He hurriedly whispered a few words to Zhou Bangyan, and then he saw Zhou Bangyan, who had a solemn face, immediately turned his head, waved to Jiang Tian angrily and asked:
"Jiang was born at the right time. Thanks to the insights you put forward last night, but I wonder if you have any ideas or advice about the current situation?"
"When I return to Zuodu, I can't really talk about seeing him. I just need to see it with my own eyes before I can respond."
Jiang Tian was not convinced and replied:
Soon after, Jiang Tao covered his mouth and nose with a vinegar-soaked white cloth and covered most of his body, leaving only a pair of eyes. Accompanied (monitored) by several relevant people, he stepped into the stench again. In the rich hall.
He quickly stopped two steps away from the smelly chopping board; then, he began to use a hanging lamp that stretched out to look around the chopping board carefully; but he never touched it. Dirt flowing to the ground.
Then, a birdcage used to detect air cleanliness was brought in; after confirming that there was no deadly gas. Immediately afterwards, Jiang Tian opened the birdcage without hesitation, took out the bird and threw it on the dirt.
I saw the sparrow that was stained with many stains. After struggling for a long time, it still fluttered its wings with all its strength and flew up, walking around on the ground and jumping away. At this point, Jiang Tian could also confirm that these residues did not contain any strong toxic ingredients.
But it was still necessary to prevent potential viruses or bacterial infections; therefore, he next had several large baskets of quicklime and charcoal brought in from the outside, and after spreading them thickly around the chopping board, they weakened somewhat. Separate the stench in the air.
Next, he got fire tongs, stove hooks and other items from outside, and began to pull and rummage hard on the sticky, red-black and greasy residue; then, he picked out a few more Take the residue and put it in a sealed box prepared by someone else.
When he turned around and walked out, dripping with sweat from his busy work, he couldn't help but glance at the top of his head. At this time, the crowd surrounding the outside was all focused on him in silence; waiting for some seemingly obvious answer.
Immediately after he took off his burqa and face covering, along with pliers and other items, and threw them into the fire cage rising by the side; his first sentence was to ask the white man who had been on duty all night. Medical correction:
"When the beast corpse mutated, was it when the first ray of sunlight entered the room in the morning?"
"It seems...that's right!"
However, Bai Yizheng squirmed with some uncertainty and said: However, when Hai Gong heard this sentence, his face became more and more confused, and he snorted meaningfully:
"Do you not remember, or do you dare not remember?"
"That's not the point now, right?"
At this time, it was Zheng Jinwu who spoke up to smooth things over:
"Since Jiang Sheng seems to have discovered something, how about you please clear up our doubts as soon as possible?"
"That's fine!"
However, Jiang Tian looked at Guo Chongtao face to face, and after receiving the signal and confirmation, he waved his hand to have the sampling boxes put up with tools;
"Let me show you a trick."
Then, he opened the sealed box with his own hands, and the fishy smell spread again; several pieces of bloody and blackened bones were revealed.
However, facing his pretentiousness, Zheng Jinwu smacked his lips in dissatisfaction; while Hai Gong raised his eyebrows with a slight sneer; only Zhou Bangyan remained at ease, and Guo Chongtao beside him , but it was inevitable that he would become slightly anxious, and he was about to say something.
Suddenly, a sudden change occurred. Under the illumination of the sky, the blackened bone fragments suddenly moved, causing an uproar and shock. Then, like asphalt melted by the hot summer sun, it began to curl, deform, and dissolve, and finally turned into a puddle of sticky semi-solid/jelly amidst the evaporating stench.
"One piece of good news, one piece of bad news."
Jiang Tian then continued to talk to himself:
"The good news is that this ferocious beast cannot move during the day; at least it cannot appear in broad daylight; otherwise, just ordinary sunlight can cause it to be injured or even killed. Therefore, it only moves at night and The reason for the attack and hunting was found.”
"In this way, as long as the corresponding activity radius is determined, there is a high probability of finding the corresponding nest. In addition, daytime transfer and transportation are difficult to achieve by itself, so specially modified ones are also needed. Load vehicle and cover identity.”
"That's bad news."
Guo Chongtao couldn't help but ask:
"Since this kind of thing is suspected to have a limited range of movement and is easily damaged by sunlight; the other party dares to throw it out on the street to commit murder, even at the risk of it falling into the hands of the authorities; that means there are at least more. Backhand and the certainty of blocking the pursuit.”
Jiang Tian continued:
"Based on my personal opinion, if you noble officials can't step up your efforts, I'm afraid you won't be able to catch up with the opponent's progress in destroying his tracks."
At this time, an official with a feather in his hair rushed out and presented a brief letter to Zhou Bangyan, the Zuo Ducha who was present. Then he turned the letter to Showed it to Zheng Jinwu and Haigongdao:
"Last night, people who went to the Forbidden Garden to investigate reported that the envoy of the Beijuan Garden under the director of the Neiyuan hanged himself in the official residence."
"What!"
This time, it was Hai Gong's turn to look ugly. You must know that the position of the Director of the Neiyuan itself is not high or low, but it is the eunuch of the Palace Province/Internal Affairs Supervisor of the Third Inner Supervisor, the Central Supervisor of the Palace, the Secretary Supervisor, and the bachelors and imperial guards of various palaces. It is an internal minister of the emperor. of qualifications.
Zhong Shaojing, who was the director of the Neiyuan at that time, mobilized hundreds of craftsmen and slaves in the Neiyuan, and cooperated with the personal followers of Li Longji, who was still the King of Linzi at the time, to launch a palace coup against Empress Wei and Shangguan Wan'er's party. Wang/Ruizhong Li Dan promoted the throne to God.
Therefore, when the Emperor Ming came to power, he felt deeply the importance of the position of director of the Neiyuan, and even divided his powers into four supervisors: East, West, South, and North. The original director of the inner garden has basically become an aristocratic position that does not involve practical work and is purely used to provide good care for the elderly in the domain.
However, when the envoy of the North Prison Garden who was in charge of the general affairs of the Imperial Garden committed suicide, all the relationships and troubles would directly or indirectly point to the emperor's inner court status. Even the Youyintai Sect's zhuanzhuo and the internal visitors' supervisors, represented by Haigong himself, have to avoid suspicion because of this.
