Volume 2: The Case of the Red Lotus in the Ancient Temple Chapter 44: The Cause of Death and the Woman
"Old Xing, can you who have practiced martial arts control it to such a fine level?" Duan Ming looked at Xing Qianqiu.
"It's possible." Xing Qianqiu pondered slightly: "But it also requires a lot of training."
"If so, this person must be a habitual criminal." Duan Ming nodded: "Old Xing, you will send someone to investigate later to see if there have been any such cases around here in recent years."
"Okay." Xing Qianqiu nodded.
"Then let's put aside the possibility of the thorax first." Duan Ming said, "Then the only thing left now is the mouth and nose."
"Usually, mechanical suffocation that affects the mouth and nose involves covering the mouth and nose to suffocate the person to death."
"However, this method of killing often damages a person's nose and mouth, causing nose fractures and oral bleeding. However, neither of these two points were reflected in Mingli's corpse."
"So, Mingli didn't die from the mouth and nose?" Xing Qianqiu said solemnly.
"Not necessarily. Just like the problem of the chest, martial arts practitioners like you can also do it if you have received professional training." Duan Ming thought slightly: "In addition, there is another possibility."
"What?" Xing Qianqiu frowned slightly.
"Poisoning!" Duan Ming said: "Some poisons can cause paralysis of a person's respiratory center, causing people to suffocate to death. Using poison can also explain why Mingli died silently, and no one around him noticed it."
"But..." Xing Qianqiu thought for a while: "Mingli and those monks have always been in the same place, and they have the same food and clothing. How did they get poisoned?"
Xing Qianqiu didn't bother to study words like "respiratory center paralysis" in detail. After all, Duan Ming could always come up with some unheard words, as long as he could understand them.
"This is also a point of doubt." Duan Ming nodded: "There are only a few methods of poisoning-poisoning in food, poisoning in the air, and applying poison on objects."
"But there were no signs of poisoning on Mingli's skin, so he probably didn't die from exposure to poison. And they ate the same food, and the tableware was random. It's impossible that only Mingli was poisoned and nothing happened to others."
"Of course, if the murderer's purpose was to kill people randomly, and Mingli just happened to die, it would make sense. But we cannot think along this line of thinking."
"As for the poison in the air, Mingli died while sleeping. So if the air is poisoned, it is impossible to kill Mingli alone without harming others."
"In this case, there is only one possibility, and that is targeted poisoning." Duan Ming pondered.
"Targeted poisoning?" Xing Qianqiu frowned.
"It's just some things that may not cause any problems to other people, but are highly toxic to people who suffer from certain diseases." Duan Ming said.
"I do know that some people can't stand pollen. Once they smell pollen, they will not only get red pimples all over their body, but may also have difficulty breathing." Xing Qianqiu nodded.
"This is called an allergic reaction." Duan Ming nodded: "If a similar method is used, then Mingli can be killed without anyone knowing. However, there is also a problem here.
, that is what underlying disease Mingri himself must suffer from.”
"Besides, this cannot explain why there is a red lotus pattern on Akari's chest."
"Let's determine the cause of death first." Xing Qianqiu said solemnly: "I will send someone to check carefully to see if Mingli has any special behavior in the past. Well, yes, he is allergic!"
"Okay." Duan Ming took a deep breath: "Actually, there is still one biggest doubt. Mingli's nails are not damaged, and there are no signs of restraint on her body. This means that Mingli did not struggle when she died."
"But people who die of suffocation will be in great pain before death, and it is impossible not to struggle."
"This means that Mingli should have been in a coma before his death."
"The exact cause of the coma needs to be carefully investigated."
"I understand." Xing Qianqiu nodded: "The monks who live with him are the most likely to kill people and are also the most convenient. I will investigate them bit by bit first."
"Okay." Duan Ming nodded: "You go ahead and I will check carefully."
"Well, here comes Mr. Duan." Xing Qianqiu said, turned around and left the morgue.
After Xing Qianqiu left, Duan Ming took a deep breath. Some things were not completely uncheckable, but needed more inspection.
Duan Ming then took out the tools for dissection, bowed slightly to Mingli's corpse, and then began to dissect.
When Duan Ming finished his work, the sky had darkened. Duan Ming stretched himself, packed everything, turned around and left the morgue.
Just when Duan Ming was about to return to his room, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure from the corner of his eye.
With a frown, Duan Ming followed quietly.
The figure moved very quickly, and Duan Ming followed closely behind.
Soon, Duan Ming and the figure left the north courtyard together and came to the deserted south courtyard.
The figure walked into the south courtyard, looked around and found no one, so he took off the hat on his head.
Under the moonlight, her long black hair hangs down, reflecting soft light under the embellishment of the moonlight.
Duan Ming's pupils shrank slightly, but in just a moment Duan Ming understood that this person must be the "female Bodhisattva" mentioned by the young monk Mingde.
Thinking rapidly in his mind, Duan Ming carefully stepped back and planned to leave here.
However, as soon as he took two steps back, Duan Ming was startled and hurriedly rushed forward.
"Bang!" Accompanied by a crisp sound, a gleaming weapon struck the place where he just stood.
Duan Ming rolled over and climbed up, looking at the person standing behind him just now.
I saw this man wearing black night clothes, only revealing a pair of eyes flashing with murderous intent.
"Help!" Duan Ming opened his mouth and shouted without any hesitation, and at the same time he ran out quickly.
The woman and the man in black were stunned for a moment when they saw Duan Ming's performance, and then hurriedly chased after him.
Duan Ming's speed was not very fast, but he was as slippery as a loach. Duan Ming dodged several attacks from the man in black.
Looking at Duan Ming, who was about to run out of the south courtyard area, the man in black had a murderous look in his eyes, and with a shake of his arm, a small flying knife appeared in his hand.
"No!" The woman yelled when she saw this, but it was already too late.
The man in black shook his arm, and the flying knife flew towards Duan Ming's back, and in the blink of an eye it was about to pierce Duan Ming's back.
At this moment, Duan Ming had no time to dodge! This chapter has been completed!
