Age: My Small World

"This is not ordinary poison..."

Yang Jun raised an eyebrow. If he hadn't seen this kind of poison once before, he wouldn't have known about it.

"Oh?"

Sun also became interested, as long as it wasn't an unnatural death, he was afraid of that kind of thing.

But if it's man-made, then all he's left with is excitement.

Meeting the gazes of Sun Buyong and Wei Ye, Yang Jun uttered a slight smirk:

"This stuff is called potassium cyanide. Most people would never know how to extract it, or even how it's made. So it must have been someone who knew about it who did it."

Yang Jun looked again at the other two corpses that had been pulled out, and sure enough, they looked the same.

Potassium cyanide often disappears completely within half a month after killing someone, and cannot be detected even with professional equipment.

Yang Jun was so certain because the person who poisoned him was careless and actually left some physical evidence behind.

There was a tiny, almost imperceptible particle on the collar of the first corpse.

If Yang Jun hadn't used his perception to thoroughly examine every trace of the deceased, he probably wouldn't have been certain that it was a poisoning incident.

This chemical is not easily soluble in water and only reacts when it comes into contact with weak acidic substances.

Fortunately, the people at the base made excellent coffins for the three deceased and ensured that the space inside was dry, which is why the poison has survived to this day.

With Yang Jun's ability to discern the truth, the truth was finally revealed.

"Potassium cyanide?" Sun Buyong and Wei Ye exchanged a glance, realizing that neither of them knew what this substance was.

"You don't need to worry about it. This is a drug produced in the West, which can also be considered a poison. The murderer is probably someone who has been abroad."

"What? Foreign methods of killing? That's truly vicious."

Sun clenched his fist tightly.

He then looked at Yang Jun and asked, "Shall we go and interrogate the suspect now?"

The clues have been found; now all that's left is to find the suspect.

There aren't many suspects at this base, since very few have even been abroad once.

"No rush. Perhaps the other side is making contact and sending the poison in from outside. If that happens, we'll alert them."

This does not rule out a second possibility.

"That's true. Perhaps foreign spies are used to using their own poisons, so they still use the same old methods here."

"But it really works."

Potassium cyanide, if ingested even just one gram, is enough to cause acute sudden death in a strong adult man within minutes, making it extremely difficult to prevent.

"Now what?"

Since they couldn't arrest and interrogate people first, and Sun didn't know the nature of this type of poison, they couldn't even find any evidence, so they were completely at a loss.

"First, find the physical evidence, then have Director Qi investigate who the three victims had contact with before, including their meals and drinks. It's best to find out everything so that the investigation can be conducted openly and honestly."

Sun's eyes lit up after hearing this: "You mean to lure the snake out of its hole?"

"Hehe, that's right. Since we can't find where the snake is hiding, can't we just let it come out on its own?"

Sun was about to put down his hoe to go find Qi Changyu when Yang Jun stopped him again.

"Don't rush. You can't do things halfway. It would be best to bury the body back first."

"Oh, I almost forgot." Sun patted his head.

Yang Jun was somewhat helpless. How could they forget that? A pile of dismembered corpses here is quite frightening.

When they returned to the base, Qi Changyu took them to his office. "How did it go?"

Qi Changyu rubbed his hands together, somewhat worried that it wouldn't be effective.

Yang Jun gave him a reassuring look: "It's confirmed. All three victims were poisoned to death."

"What?!" Qi Changyu slammed his fist on the table and stood up, barely managing to utter a curse.

Three lives were lost here for no reason. How could he not be furious?
After a while, Qi Changyu gradually calmed down and his expression returned to normal.

"Are you sure?"

He confirmed with Yang Jun again.

"I still have a small amount of poison left by the murderer, but it may be necessary to have an expert examine it."

"Good, good, it would be even better if there was evidence."

Qi Changyu couldn't wait to have him take it out.

Then Yang Jun handed him the collar of the shirt.

"This is where the poison is preserved; you can only see it with a microscope."

Qi Changyu nodded: "No problem, we happen to have professional equipment here, I'll have a professional operate it."

"Alright, you guys go and rest first. I'll let you know when I have any news."

As the three were saying goodbye and leaving, he added, "Remember, make sure to check the doors and windows before you go to bed tonight."

The two people from the frontier city died here. If anything happens to these three people from the capital, Qi Changyu will probably have to be replaced.

"Ok, no problem."

Although it's said to be night, it's actually still daylight, just a little earlier.

"Let's go get something to eat first, and then go back inside to analyze the case," Yang Jun suggested.

Sun Yongbu and Wei Ye naturally did not refute, and immediately nodded in agreement.

As they walked back to their room, a figure appeared halfway there.

"These three comrades look unfamiliar. Are they from our base?"

A middle-aged man who looked like a young man was looking them over in the middle of the road, seemingly pondering something.

Sun glanced at Yang Jun and, after receiving a shake of the head in response, waved his hand in disappointment.

"We just arrived yesterday, it's normal that you don't recognize us, comrade."

"You came yesterday? Then why aren't you participating in the training? You look so weak and limp. Are you some kind of pampered brat? If so, we don't welcome you."

Upon hearing this, Yang Jun's smile vanished instantly, replaced by a serious expression.

While the man in front of him was still rambling on, he didn't notice that his lips had turned slightly purple and there were some dark marks on his cheeks.

This thing looks like dark circles under the eyes, but it's actually a sign of poisoning.

In other words, the murderer was incredibly audacious, committing this crime despite knowing that someone was coming to investigate.

Yang Jun's gaze now focused on the man's heart, and then he shook his head.

It's no use. The poison has already reached his heart; making him drink the spiritual water now would be pointless and a waste.
Sure enough, as time passed, after only half a minute, the man began to have difficulty breathing.

His words caught in his throat again, but seeing this scene, he was also quite frightened, his eyes filled with terror.

Unfortunately, the next second, he was no longer terrified.

His legs barely extended before his body stiffened. (End of Chapter)