Chapter 871: 871
He thought of the young county party secretary .
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Although the man was young, he had a deep and scheming mind that did not match his age . He must have already heard the news of his arrival . He also could transfer the helicopter . It now seemed the young man already known about the situation .
Everyone present was thinking about a lot of things .
In the biggest wooden building in the village…
“Master, there is something wrong with the insect building . A man ran out and was seen by the two outsiders in the valley . Moreover, Yang Guanfeng has already contacted outside people . ”
Miao Xihe received the information firsthand .
Whoosh! The helicopter rotor made a huge noise as it entered the valley . All the people in the stockade came out and looked at the helicopter that was slowly landing .
“Master, a helicopter has arrived from the outside . Is it allowed to land?”
“Let it land . Cooperate with their investigation and find someone to be the scapegoat for it,” Miao Xihe said .
“Yes, Master . ”
The people who arrived in the helicopter were police officers and forensic doctors from the nearby city . One of them was Yang Guanfeng’s former colleague . After getting off the helicopter, they immediately made preliminary contact with him to learn about the case . The coroner began to examine the body .
“This is?”
After seeing the body, he was very surprised . This was the first time he had encountered such a body, even after only doing a simple spot check .
“How is it going?”
“After the preliminary judgment, the cause of death is poisoning,” the coroner said . “There are a lot of wounds on the body, and there are traces of sharp tools cutting the skin . He has been tortured . Also, there are a large number of these unknown poisonous insects in his body . The specific results can only be known after a more in-depth autopsy . Also, the body needs to be treated to ensure it does not carry any infectious diseases . ”
“You are the expert regarding this matter, so you have the final say,” Yang Guanfeng said .
Just as they were discussing the man who had died, Miao Xihe arrived at the scene .
“Hello, Captain Yang . ”
“Hello, Chief Miao, there has been a murder in your stockade . I hope you can assist in the investigation . ”
“You can be rest assured about that, Captain Yang,” Miao Xihe said . “We will do our best to assist in the investigation and find out who the murderer is . He is also a threat in the valley . ”
“Who is this man?” Yang Guanfeng asked as he pointed to the body on the ground .
“I don’t know who this man is . He is not from the stockade . ” Miao Xihe said after taking a close look at the dead man’s face .
“He’s not from here?”
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“Correct,” Miao Xihe replied .
“Weren’t we told that there were not many outsiders who normally come here?”
“Few outsiders indeed come, but people are going out of the village,” Miao Xihe said . “I don’t have a complete grasp of some situations . ”
“Alright, please let me know immediately if you remember any information that could be of use, Chief Miao . ”
“Definitely . ”
“That’s good . ”
Following that, Yang Guanfeng launched the investigation . The dead man had left some marks on the road . They followed the marks and came to a wooden building in the corner of the stockade . The building was not small . It had two floors and looked old .
Previously, they had made several rounds in the village, but they had not been to this location . The path leading to the village was narrow and had several turns and a fence blocking it off .
“What is that smell?” When they got close to the wooden building, they could smell a medicinal scent .
“Mr . Miao, what is this place?” Yang Guanfeng pointed to the wooden building .
“This is the place in the village where people research herbs and develop medicine,” Miao Qingfeng replied .
“Medicine and herbs?”
“Yes, there are many people in our village who study herbs,” Miao Qingfeng said . “This wooden building has been in the village for a long time, at least 300 years!”
“With such a long history, why was it built in a place like this?”
“Some herbal medicines are very dangerous . The smell they emit is also dangerous . They might cause adverse effects to the human body, so we chose this remote location . ”
“May I go in and have a look?”
“Yes, but it might smell a little pungent . ”
“It’s not toxic to the human body, is it?”
“Since it’s your first time going in, it might be a little . At most, you’ll just be dizzy and nauseous . There won’t be a big problem . ”
“Let’s go in . ”
The door of the wooden building was locked .
“It is locked?”
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“Yes, I have the key . ” Miao Qingfeng took out a key .
“How many of these keys are there?” Yang Guanfeng asked .
“There are five in all . ”
“Who has them?”
“One is with me, and one is with the chief . The other three are with the village’s three old people who study herbs . They often come here . ”
Creak! The door of the wooden building opened . As expected, there was a pungent smell . As it was their first time there, they were unable to get used to the smell .
The furnishings in the wooden building were very old . There were wooden tables, chairs, and stools, as well as many special tools . They all looked ancient .
“Well, what’s this for?”
“It is a medicine roller for crushing herbs . ”
“And this?”
“For drying herbs . ”
Yang Guanfeng was curious about all the things he saw . He asked about everything .
“Well, there are a lot of things to learn from these!”
“That’s right . It has been passed down for hundreds of years, and there is a lot of knowledge in it . ”
“What about the second floor?”
“Let’s go up and have a look . ” Miao Qingfeng led the way and took them up to the second floor .
On the second floor, there were some books and bottles .
“What are those?” Yang Guanfeng pointed to the bottles .
“That is prepared medicine . Some of it can be used directly while others have to sit for some time . ”
“May I have a look?”
“Yes . ” Miao Qingfeng opened several bottles . Some of them were paste-like medicine, and some were pills .
“What’s the purpose of all these?”
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“Different drugs have different effects . Some can treat trauma, and some can nourish the five main internal organs . There are also some to improve blood flow and dredge stasis . ”
They wandered around the second floor and found nothing unusual . They went back down to the first floor . Yang Guanfeng didn’t leave hastily . Instead, he wandered around the first floor again .
“What’s the matter?”
“Are there only two floors here?”
“Haha, you are a criminal investigation expert indeed,” Miao Qingfeng said .
“There’s another level, but it’s underground . ”
“Underground?”
“Let’s go . We’ll go in the other direction . ”
They went outside and walked toward the back of the building . It turned out that there was a small house, which was also locked, behind the building .
“I do not have the key to this lock . Please wait for a moment . ” Miao Qingfeng left and came back after a while .
“Alright . ”
“How many keys are there for this?”
“There are three . The chief has one, and the other two are in the hands of two old men in the stockade . ”
“What’s in here?”
“Just go in and have a look . ”
They opened the door and pushed it open . As the entered, the smell inside was more unique and pungent . An inclined stone ladder led to the basement . They walked down the ladder and reached the bottom . It was an irregular stone cave about 322 square feet . There were many wooden shelves with bottles and cans on them . There were also some cages on the ground and a pool with water in one corner .
“What is in it?” the young man asked as he made a move to touch it .
“Do not touch it!” Miao Qingfeng hurriedly stopped him .
“What’s the matter?”
“There are poisonous snakes in it,” Miao Qingfeng said as he gently opened the lid of the jar . Looking inside, there was a 2-foot-long green snake inside .
“Poisonous snakes? Are they all in these jars?”
“They are not all snakes . There are scorpions, centipedes, and lizards as well,” Miao Qingfeng replied .
“Five poisons?”
“It’s a poison to them, and it’s also a good medicinal ingredient . Some medicines need them . ”
“What about the insects in the man?”
“To be honest, I have not seen them before . ”
“What about Chief Miao?”
“The chief should know about it . ”
“What is in this pool?” He pointed to the approximately 32-square-foot pool near the corner of the cave .
“That pool is connected to the underground river . There is a special kind of white fish in it, which has a nourishing effect . ” Miao Qingfeng came to the side of the pool and took a fishing net from the side . He quickly inserted it into the water and scooped around . Two white fish could be seen in the fishing net . They were a rare snow-white color and looked beautiful .
“Take it up . We can have a taste at noon . ”
“Thank you for your kindness, but no thank you,” Yang Guanfeng said with a wave of his hand .
There didn’t seem to be anything unusual in the cave . They looked around it carefully and left .
After coming out, they continued to search for clues . They soon came to the front of a bamboo building .
“What is this place?”
“A villager Miao Qingshan, lives here . He has a strange temperament . ”
“Strange temperament?”
“Yes, go in and have a look?”
“The clues have led us here!”
“Let’s go in and have a look . We’ll talk later!”
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