Chapter 1 The Poisoning

"Dead from poisoning?"

Everyone was stunned. Luo Qian curled her lip, unimpressed. "If they died from poisoning, wouldn't the forensic doctor have detected it? Are you saying you're better than a seasoned forensic doctor with decades of experience?"

Dean Hao added, "Chen Xiao, generally, people who die from poisoning will have purple or black lips, followed by similar discoloration in other parts of the body. Some may have wide eyes, clenched fists, or contorted limbs. But these thirteen bodies don't show any of those symptoms!"

Chen Xiao smiled faintly. "Dean Hao, you said it yourself, those are just general symptoms... If it were just a general case, you wouldn't have needed to come to me, would you?"

"Uh, that..."

Dean Hao was momentarily speechless.

Luo Qian frowned. "Uncle Hao, don't listen to his nonsense. I don't know what you were thinking, hiring this kind of person for the hospital!"

"Qianqian, be polite!"

Dean Hao glared at Luo Qian. Although he wasn't convinced by Chen Xiao's claim that the deceased died from poisoning, he had personally witnessed Chen Xiao's remarkable medical skills.

At this moment, Song Zijian asked, "Dr. Chen, I wonder if you have any way to prove that they died from poisoning... Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm not questioning you, I just need it for the report."

Of course, Song Zijian was questioning Chen Xiao, but as a seasoned veteran, he wouldn't say it to his face like Luo Qian.

If Chen Xiao couldn't prove it, then it would naturally show that he was just talking nonsense.

Chen Xiao naturally knew what Song Zijian was thinking. He smiled playfully and asked, "Team Leader Song, do you have a lighter?"

"Yes, I do... But what do you need a lighter for? This isn't a good place to smoke."

Team Leader Song was clearly a long-time smoker and naturally carried a lighter with him.

Chen Xiao didn't answer the question. After taking the lighter, he lit it and started heating the bodies.

Everyone was shocked.

"Chen Xiao, what are you doing?"

"Are you crazy!"

"Stop it!"

Chen Xiao smiled slightly and said calmly, "Why are you all so surprised? Didn't you want me to prove it to you? I'm just proving it!"

"Nonsense, this is not proving anything, you are just messing around... Eh? What is this?"

Luo Qian was waving her arms at Chen Xiao, but she suddenly stopped mid-sentence.

Under the flame of the lighter, the skin of the corpse suddenly began to turn a terrifying purplish-black color.

"This... what's going on?"

Song Zijian asked in astonishment.

Normally, if a person died from poisoning, their body would turn this color within a few hours after death. But so far, these thirteen bodies had been dead for more than twenty-four hours, and their bodies had always been pale white. How could they suddenly turn purplish-black now?

"I understand!"

Dean Hao slapped his forehead. "These people did die from poisoning, and it's not just any ordinary poison!"

"Ah? Uncle Hao, what kind of poison did they contract?"

Luo Qian asked curiously.

Dean Hao said excitedly, "It's cold poison! It must be *yan du* (inflammation poison)! It's recorded in ancient books. I've seen it before!"

Dean Hao liked ancient books, especially those related to medicine, to the point where he couldn't put them down. Therefore, his medical skills might not be that great, but in terms of knowledge, he was definitely among the best in the country.

"Yan du? What's that... Ugh..."

Luo Qian asked halfway through her sentence, when she suddenly smelled a foul odor, like a dead rat.

It made her want to vomit on the spot.

The smell came from the area that had just been heated with the lighter.

"It's miasma! Everyone, get out of here quickly!"

Chen Xiao waved his arm, first covering his mouth and nose, and then ran outside.

The others also quickly followed him out in a panic.

After running out, Luo Qian asked with a look of horror, "What exactly is going on?"

Dean Hao explained, "This *yan du* is a type of miasma, but this poison is much more powerful than ordinary miasma. It will be deactivated under normal environmental temperatures. It will only be activated and appear in a high-temperature environment..."

Everyone now understood that Chen Xiao had just used a lighter to heat the corpse, activating the *yan du* inside the body.

"So that's how it... Ugh..."

Luo Qian was talking when she suddenly started retching again.

Song Zijian next to her suddenly pointed at Luo Qian in alarm, "Dean Hao, look quickly, what's wrong with Qianqian?"

Dean Hao took a closer look and immediately exclaimed, "Not good, Qianqian has been infected by the *yan du*!"

At this time, Luo Qian's face was as red as a roasted pig, and the color was constantly deepening.

"What to do, Uncle Hao, am I going to die..."

Luo Qian herself felt very uncomfortable. Her breathing was becoming more and more difficult, and her consciousness was gradually becoming blurred. She was so flustered that tears fell directly.

However, facing this *yan du*, which was only recorded in ancient books, Dean Hao was also helpless.

"Quick, to the emergency room!"

Seeing Luo Qian's face getting worse and worse, he was afraid that she would die before she could even make it to the emergency room.

At this moment, Chen Xiao suddenly pinched Luo Qian's face, pried open her mouth, and quickly stuffed a Qingxin Dan (Heart-Clearing Pill) into her mouth.

Then he pushed her jaw, and the Qingxin Dan slid into her stomach. Only then did Chen Xiao let go.

"What, what did you do to me?"

Luo Qian was inexplicably stuffed with something she didn't know what it was, and she was immediately furious, shouting at Chen Xiao.

"I'm saving your life. The situation is critical, I don't have time to explain to you."

Chen Xiao said calmly.

"You're saving my life?"

Luo Qian was slightly stunned.

Song Zijian suddenly pointed at Luo Qian and said, "Eh? Qianqian, your face, seems to be back to normal..."

Dean Hao took a look and was overjoyed. "That's right, Chen Xiao, what did you give Qianqian to eat?"

"Qingxin Dan, for detoxification."

Chen Xiao said calmly.

When he went to Icefire Island, Chen Xiao refined a lot of Qingxin Dans, and he still had a lot left over.

Dean Hao's eyes widened when he heard this. "Qingxin Dan? Where did you get this kind of good stuff... Wait, you didn't refine it yourself, did you?"

As far as Dean Hao knew, this Qingxin Dan was specially used for detoxification, but this thing was extremely precious. Only some cultivator alchemists knew the method of refining it, and it could not be bought on the market at all. He didn't expect Chen Xiao to carry this treasure with him!

Chen Xiao nodded slightly. "I just refined some casually. I didn't expect it would come in handy today."

Dean Hao was shocked. As expected of Chen Xiao, he always gave people unexpected surprises!