A female coroner arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Chapter 111 The Mu Residence is a Hidden Place of Filth (5)

Just then, I heard light footsteps behind me.

Mu Qingcheng suddenly turned around and saw Song Shuyu with his eyes covered by a cloth, being led in by Bai Zhizhi, who was using a wooden stick to pull him along.

This scene was utterly hilarious to Mu Qingcheng.

She said, "My lord, there's no need to rush. After Liu Xiao identifies the body, I will take the deceased out and cover him up before you come in."

Song Shuyu said firmly, "No, I won't feel at ease leaving you inside alone."

"Alright." Mu Qingcheng said helplessly, "Actually, if you are not afraid, there is no need to worry about the separation of men and women. They are already dead, and in the eyes of criminal investigators, there is no distinction between genders. For example, if I encounter a male corpse, I must approach the body to examine it, regardless of whether the body is clothed or not, and I may even have to remove the deceased's clothes to examine it."

Song Shuyu was speechless.

But he insisted, "You are a coroner, so follow the coroner's procedures. I don't want to see, so just leave your eyes covered."

Mu Qingcheng looked at Bai Zhizhi, who had a bitter expression on her face, and couldn't help but laugh, "Then I'll have to trouble Zhizhi."

Bai Zhizhi was speechless. If this corrupt official hadn't agreed to let her join the crime-solving team, she wouldn't have done such a shameful thing!

Mu Qingcheng described the furnishings of the place one by one, but she did not mention her suspicions about her mother.

Song Shuyu asked, "What's in those bottles and jars? Take one and let me smell it."

Mu Qingcheng pulled out several medicine stoppers in succession and picked them up one by one to examine them. "There are black pills, about the size of a little finger, and red pills about the size of beans. Hmm, this bottle contains liquid medicine. The smell is similar to..." She took a few sniffs and suddenly looked at the glass jar. "My lady, the smell of the liquid medicine is the same as the red water that soaked the girl's corpse!"

Song Shuyu reached out her hand. "Give it to me."

Mu Qingcheng placed the medicine at Song Shuyu's nose. He sniffed it a few times, his brows furrowed, and said, "I'm afraid we'll have to ask the imperial physician for help in identifying it."

"Yes, besides medicine bottles, there are many medicinal materials here, such as ginseng, deer antler, angelica, bird's nest, etc., including tools for grinding medicinal materials, molds for making medicine, etc., it has everything, just like a pharmacy."

"Is Li Mu making pharmaceuticals?"

"Yes."

"He's a compiler, so it's understandable that he's interested in pharmacology, but what's the purpose of him making medicine? Madam Li Mu is dead, and we've never heard of Li Mu or Li Yunyao being ill!"

Following Song Shuyu's train of thought, Mu Qingcheng suddenly thought of a possibility, "My lord, do you remember the strange things Liu Xiao told you? Liu's mother's face was covered in sores, and no medicine could cure it. Liu Pei begged Li Yunyao to find a solution. Li Yunyao angrily smashed her dressing case and scolded Liu Pei for being despicable and shameless, but not long after, Liu's mother's face miraculously healed. After that, a maid developed sores on her face, an old woman's face oozed pus, and Huang Yiyi's face was covered in painful and itchy rashes. No doctor could cure her, but later she also inexplicably healed!"

Song Shuyu's expression hardened. "You mean, Li Yunyao healed their faces? No, Li Yunyao got Li Mu to help heal them?"

"Considering these anomalies together, it is highly likely that this is the case!"

Looking at the hundreds of medicine bottles on the table, Mu Qingcheng made a bold deduction: "The pills made by Li Mu can heal facial injuries. In other words, they are beauty-preserving pills that can make women's skin more beautiful!"

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