“Died of poisoning?”
Everyone was stunned. Rosie scoffed, “If they died of poisoning, wouldn’t the forensic doctors find it? Are they, with decades of experience, worse than you?”
Director Hao also said, “Chen Xiao, generally people who die of poisoning have purple and black lips, and then other parts of the body will show similar symptoms. Some may have wide-open eyes, clenched fists, or their bodies bent at the waist and legs. But none of these thirteen corpses show any of these symptoms!”
Chen Xiao smiled slightly, “Director Hao, you also said that these are general situations… If it were just a general situation, you wouldn’t have come to find me, would you?”
“Uh, this…”
Director Hao was taken aback by his words and was speechless.
Rosie frowned, “Uncle Hao, don’t listen to his nonsense. I really don’t know what you were thinking, hiring someone like him to the hospital!”
“Xixi, that’s enough!”
Director Hao glared at Rosie again. Although Chen Xiao’s claim that the deceased died of poisoning was not convincing, he had witnessed Chen Xiao’s superb medical skills firsthand.
At this moment, Song Zijian asked, “Dr. Chen, do you have any way to prove that they died of poisoning… Oh, please don’t misunderstand, I’m not questioning you, I just need it for the report.”
Song Zijian was indeed questioning Chen Xiao, but being the seasoned veteran he was, he wouldn’t say it out loud like Rosie.
If Chen Xiao couldn’t prove it, it would naturally mean he was just talking nonsense.
Chen Xiao, naturally aware of Song Zijian’s thoughts, smiled playfully and asked, “Team Leader Song, do you have a lighter?”
“Yes… but what do you need a lighter for? This isn’t a good place to smoke.”
Team Leader Song was clearly a habitual smoker, so he naturally carried a lighter with him.
Chen Xiao didn’t answer the question. After taking the lighter, he lit it and began to scorch the corpses.
Everyone was immediately horrified.
“Chen Xiao, what are you doing?”
“Are you crazy!”
“Stop it quickly!”
Chen Xiao smiled faintly and said, “Why are you all so surprised? Didn’t you want me to prove it to you? I’m proving it now!”
“Nonsense, you’re not proving anything, you’re just messing around… Hey? What is this?”
Rosie, who had been gesticulating wildly at Chen Xiao, suddenly froze mid-sentence.
Under the scorching heat of the lighter, the skin of the corpses began to turn a terrifying purplish-black.
“What… what’s going on?”
Song Zijian asked, dumbfounded.
Under normal circumstances, if a person died of poisoning, their body would exhibit this color within a few hours of death. However, these thirteen corpses had been dead for over twenty-four hours. Their bodies had been pale white all along, so why were they suddenly turning purplish-black?
“I understand!”
Director Hao slapped his forehead. “These people did indeed die of poisoning, and not just any ordinary poison!”
“Ah? Uncle Hao, what kind of poison did they ingest?”
Rosie asked with great curiosity.
Director Hao exclaimed excitedly, “It’s cold poison! It must be Yan Du! It’s recorded in ancient books, I’ve seen it!”
Director Hao had an insatiable passion for ancient texts, especially those related to medicine. While his medical skills might not be the absolute best, his knowledge was definitely among the top nationwide.
“Yan Du? What is that… *gag*…”
Rosie, halfway through her question, suddenly smelled a foul odor, like that of a dead rat.
It made her gag and nearly vomit on the spot.
And the smell was coming from the area that had just been scorched by the lighter.
“It’s miasma! Everyone, get out quickly!”
Chen Xiao waved his arm, covered his mouth and nose first, and then ran towards the outside.
Seeing this, the others also stumbled out.
After getting outside, Rosie asked with a face full of terror, “What exactly is going on?”
Director Hao explained, “This Yan Du is a type of miasma, but it’s much more potent than ordinary miasma. Under normal environmental conditions, it becomes inactive due to insufficient temperature. It only activates and becomes apparent in high-temperature environments…”
Everyone now understood. It was Chen Xiao’s scorching of the corpses with the lighter that had activated the Yan Du within their bodies.
“So that’s how… *gag*…”
As Rosie spoke, she suddenly gagged again.
Song Zijian beside her suddenly pointed at Rosie in alarm, “Director Hao, quickly look, what’s happening to Xixi?”
Director Hao took a closer look and immediately cried out in alarm.
“Oh no, Xixi has been infected by Yan Du!”
At this moment, Rosie’s face had turned a roasted-pig reddish color, and the color was deepening.
“What should we do, Uncle Hao? Am I going to die…”
Rosie herself felt extremely unwell, her breathing becoming increasingly difficult, her consciousness gradually becoming muddled. In her panic, tears began to fall.
However, facing this Yan Du, which was only recorded in ancient books, Director Hao was helpless.
“Quickly to the emergency room!”
Seeing Rosie’s face growing worse, he feared she wouldn’t even make it to the emergency room before her life was extinguished.
Just then, Chen Xiao suddenly grabbed Rosie’s small face, pried open her mouth, and quickly stuffed a Qingxin Pill into it.
Then, he pushed her jaw, and the Qingxin Pill slid into her stomach. Only then did Chen Xiao release his hand.
“You, what did you do to me?”
Rosie, inexplicably having something shoved into her mouth, was furious and yelled at Chen Xiao.
“I’m saving your life. The situation was critical, and I didn’t have time to explain.”
Chen Xiao said calmly.
“You’re saving my life?”
Rosie was slightly taken aback.
Song Zijian suddenly pointed at Rosie and said, “Hey? Xixi, your complexion seems to have returned to normal…”
Director Hao looked and was overjoyed, “It’s true, Chen Xiao, what did you give Xixi?”
“A Qingxin Pill, for detoxification.”
Chen Xiao said calmly.
After going to Ice Fire Island, Chen Xiao had refined quite a few Qingxin Pills and still had some leftover.
Director Hao’s eyes widened upon hearing this, “Qingxin Pill? Where did you get such a precious item, kid… Wait, you didn’t refine it yourself, did you?”
As far as Director Hao knew, the Qingxin Pill was specifically used for detoxification, but it was extremely rare. Only cultivators and alchemists knew how to refine it, and it couldn’t be bought on the market at all. He never expected Chen Xiao to carry such a treasure with him!
Chen Xiao nodded slightly, “I just refined some casually, I didn’t expect it to be useful today.”
Director Hao was greatly shocked. As expected of Chen Xiao, he always provided unexpected surprises!