Revelation of the Way of Heaven

The group followed Hu Xiaoxi to the body of Abbot Ruzhen and looked at the only wound on his body.

It was a tiny wound, like the eye of a needle, with a slight redness around it. If you didn't look closely, you might mistake it for a mosquito bite.

"Based on the current situation, this wound is the fatal one, but when I pressed the muscles around the wound, I didn't feel any lumps, which means the murder weapon is very likely not inside the body. In addition, there was no bleeding around the wound, which is puzzling." Hu Xiaoxi told Wang Zhilong her autopsy results in detail.

After hearing Hu Xiaoxi's explanation, the reception room immediately fell silent. According to her, the abbot was assassinated by a hidden weapon, but since all five of them were in the room at the time, no one else had a chance to make a move unless they were inside the room.

Thinking of this, Qin Xiaochuan immediately shook his head. Impossible, this is absolutely impossible. Even if the person in the room did it, it would be impossible to hide it from other people's eyes.

As for the forensic doctor's question about not being able to find the murder weapon, it is easy to understand, because he had seen Mo Yu use this method in the "Dark Night" base. It involves using spiritual power to make ice into tiny ice needles. When the ice needles are shot into the human body, they naturally melt away. Moreover, because the ice needles are frozen, no blood flows out of the wound.

This means that the murderer's spiritual power level is at least level 6 and that they are capable of using ice-type skills. Therefore, the only people with the opportunity to commit the crime are Han Kexin and Zhou Bin.

Could it really be them? His thoughts circled back to the starting point, but Qin Xiaochuan believed it was definitely not them. There must be someone else who committed the crime in a way they couldn't even imagine. The key question now was: how did the murderer commit the crime right under their noses?

Qin Xiaochuan carefully recalled the events of the case. The abbot had been feeling unwell before his death. What could be the reason for this? Could it be unrelated to the case? However, the monks of Changsheng Temple had said that the abbot never even had a cold or cough, and he was perfectly normal during morning prayers. Yet, he suddenly felt unwell when he saw them. He simply couldn't believe it was a coincidence.

But what is the connection between this and the abbot's death?

Just as he was racking his brains but couldn't come up with a reasonable answer, he suddenly noticed that Wang Zhilong was looking at them with a suspicious gaze.

"Oh no," he thought, "it seems we've been identified as the murderer."

Sure enough, just as he was thinking this, Wang Zhilong said to them, "Although I don't believe you are the murderers, judging from the current situation, you are the most suspicious people. So you should come with me to the police station first, and then let us investigate you thoroughly. I promise I will do my best to clear your names."

"We don't have time to go to the police station with you," Han Kexin said coldly.

Qin Xiaochuan noticed a slight change in Wang Zhilong's expression, perhaps out of consideration for their strength, which is why the other party didn't react strongly.

"But given the current situation, only after you come with us to the police station can we prove that you are indeed not involved in this case." He was slowly maneuvering with Han Kexin.

"No need!" Han Kexin decisively refused. "I have a way to solve this case here too."

As soon as she said this, everyone in the reception room changed color at the same time, but their expressions were different. Some were pleasantly surprised, some were astonished, some were disbelieving, and of course, some couldn't stand her aloof personality.

"Oh, really? Then I'd like to hear what Miss Han has to say." Wang Zhilong's words indicated that he did not believe Han Kexin's words and thought she was just trying to find some excuses to defend herself.

Han Kexin didn't answer Wang Zhilong's question, but instead asked Huiming, who was standing at the door, "Monk, did you notice anything unusual about the abbot after you finished your morning prayers this morning?"

Whether intimidated by Han Kexin's imposing presence or frightened by her icy demeanor, Huiming answered Han Kexin's question without hesitation, "No, nothing's wrong."

"Think about it again. Have you noticed when the abbot is feeling unwell?"

Huiming's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he said, "Now that you mention it, I do remember. When we finished our morning prayers this morning, Uncle Ruxiang told the abbot that you wanted to see him, and the abbot said he would see you after breakfast. Right after he said that, he suddenly couldn't help but groan in pain, and he clutched his chest with his hand. His complexion was also not very good."

Huiming frowned as he recalled the events of the morning, saying, "But it was only for a very short time. After a short while, he was back to normal. Uncle Ruxiang even asked him what was wrong and whether he should see you later, but the abbot shook his head and said it was nothing, and told me to go and wake you up. Uncle Ruxiang was right next to the abbot at the time, so he should know better than I do."

"Oh, yes, the abbot said he was just bitten by some kind of insect and it was nothing serious, so we didn't take it seriously."

Ru Xiang seemed to be deep in thought, so he was noticeably slow to respond to Hui Ming's words. This made Qin Xiaochuan feel that something was wrong with him. Moreover, Ru Xiang was always present whenever Hui Ming was telling a story. Was this just a coincidence?

After listening to the two people's accounts, Han Kexin asked the forensic doctor Hu Xiaoxi, "Forensic doctor, if a potent poison is applied directly to the heart, can you still see signs of poisoning?"

"If that's the case, the poisoned person will die suddenly because the poisoning is too rapid, and the toxic blood cannot flow to other parts of the body, so there will be no visible signs of poisoning unless an autopsy is performed on the body to see signs of poisoning near the heart," Hu Xiaoxi explained in detail.

Upon hearing Hu Xiaoxi's words, Qin Xiaochuan immediately felt as if he had found a key point, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what that key point was. The current clues seemed to be just one step away from revealing the truth, and only by breaking through that layer could things become clear.

But how do we break through this barrier?

Sudden death, ice needles, poison, and persistent pain—there must be a connection between them. What exactly is it? At this moment, he felt his head was about to explode. Just a tiny bit more, he told himself, just a tiny bit more, that tiny bit was…

Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed into his mind, and all the clues suddenly connected, resolving all the doubts.

He finally knew how the murderer killed the abbot, and he also knew who the real murderer was.

Qin Xiaochuan gave Han Kexin a sincere look of admiration, while the latter recounted the truth of the case to everyone: "Actually, everyone can already guess how the abbot died. The murderer had frozen some kind of potent poison in an ice needle beforehand and then shot it into the abbot's heart. So at first, the abbot just felt a little uncomfortable and thought he had been bitten by an insect."

At this point, Han Kexin sighed and continued, "But as time went by, the ice needles melted inside the abbot's body, and the venom inside would flow directly to his heart, causing the abbot to die suddenly."

She paused again, then continued, "In that case, the one who shot the ice needle into the abbot's body was naturally you—Ruxiang—who was standing next to the abbot at the time." Han Kexin suddenly pointed at Ruxiang, her voice as cold as a hellish spring.