Age of Heroes, ten consecutive guarantees.

Chapter 896 Bloody Clothes Hanging High (6k4)

Because Huang Qiyun was too shy, Bai Yu was directly locked outside the door.

Even at night, he couldn't go back.

They could only find the leader of the gang, and the two continued drinking and toasting each other... In the middle, Jin Fugui also came, and the three of them began to chat, talking about everything under the sun.

"Brother Bai, you are really knowledgeable. Have you really been to Rome in the West?"

"Yes, I have been there."

"What's your impression?"

"Of course it's not as good as Daxia." Bai Yu shook his head: "Except for the capital, the other towns can only be described as dirty and messy..."

"How to say?"

"Men and women there are used to wearing high heels, raising their heels higher. Do you know why?"

"Why?" Jin Fugui asked curiously, "Is it because Westerners are short?"

"No, it's because there's shit on the ground." Bai Yu squinted: "And it's all over the ground."

The gun master paused, looked at the sausage in his hand, thought for a moment and put it down: "Why are you talking about this? Let's drink... I think the West is just a barbarian land, how can it be as vast and rich as China?"

In short, let's first despise the barbarians outside. Since ancient times, the countries on the land of China have never encountered powerful challengers except internal friction. This is also a traditional skill.

"By the way, Mr. Wu, aren't you going to pick someone up?" Jin Fugui said, "The Medical Saint may have already cured him."

"Finish this glass of wine and then I'll leave." The Wu family spear leader was about to stand up, but then he squatted down again. He covered his forehead and said, "Ouch, this wine... It's a bit intoxicating."

"You are a martial arts champion who has been canonized as a saint, and you are already drunk?" Bai Yu kicked his calf: "Are you pretending?"

But the gun master was already a little confused at this time, it really didn't seem like a fake.

Jin Fugui stroked the whiskers under his nose and said, "It is said in the martial arts world that the leader of the gun is addicted to alcohol. When he was young, he swallowed a wine worm alive. Since then, he gets drunk easily whenever he drinks. It seems that this is true. I'll ask my wife to make a bowl of sobering soup... If Brother Bai has nothing to do, maybe you can consider bringing him back?"

Bai Yu looked at the gun leader and nodded: "He looks like he needs to sleep all night. I might as well go pick someone up."

When he left the room, he attached a hidden camera behind the door to determine the specific situation in the room.

……

In front of the Medical Saint's residence in the attic, Bai Yu heard the sound of a bell as soon as he walked to the door.

Then a small boat floated out from the lotus pond, with one person sitting at the bow and one person standing at the stern.

Hou Molan sat at the bow and sprinkled bait. A redtail was rolling in the pond. She glanced at Bai Yu and said, "No registration today."

"I'm here to pick someone up." Bai Yu replied, "Has the Wu family's girl not been cured yet?"

"Once I'm cured, my father will naturally call me over." When Hou Molan spoke, the small boat had already docked at the shore.

Bai Yu looked at the figure rowing at the stern and asked, "I thought there were no servants in the villa."

"That's not a servant." Hou Molan said calmly: "That's a mechanical puppet."

"Puppet?" Bai Yu stared at the raincoat for a few seconds, spreading his soul perception, and asked curiously: "But why does the puppet have the breath of a living person?"

Hou Molan walked to the shore, threw the bag of bait in his hand onto the boat, and said calmly, "There are all kinds of people in the martial arts world. This puppet was made by the Gongshu family, a master of mechanical devices. At the beginning, the head of the Gongshu family fell ill and asked my father to treat him and save his life. This puppet was one of the gifts he left behind as a token of gratitude after he was cured."

"With it, there's no need to worry about the safety of me or my father."

"So, this puppet can be canonized?" Bai Yu raised his eyebrows. What kind of black technology is this? Is Gongshu's mechanism so domineering? Why has no one ever heard of it in later generations?

"I don't know much about it. No one knows the core secrets of these mechanical devices." Hou Molan said calmly: "As a doctor, I naturally can't take it apart to study it. You'd better not have any bad thoughts. It only obeys the orders of my father and me."

Bai Yu spread his hands and said insincerely, "I dare not."

The two soon ran out of topics to talk about.

Bai Yu asked several questions in succession, such as 'what is the origin of the blood poison', 'why does the medical saint refuse to see guests', etc. ... but without exception Hou Molan evaded the question or simply pretended not to hear.

She stood in the middle of the road, as if waiting for the end of the treatment, as cold as an emotionless robot.

Bai Yu, a person as bad as him, couldn't find any topic to talk about and could only stand aside and enjoy the cold wind.

At this time, Hou Molan suddenly asked a question, raising a question he had never thought about.

"Do you think the Medical Saint can cure all diseases?"

"Maybe, perhaps...not possible?" Bai Yu replied.

“But everyone who comes to Baicao Villa with hope believes that they can be cured.” Hou Molan looked at the entrance of the villa. “I have seen too many people like them. They put their last glimmer of hope and bet on this place. They spend a fortune to get a chance to see the doctor, but they never thought about what they would do if even their fathers are helpless.”

"Most people can't accept it, right? They deny, reject, and then get angry." Bai Yu said and then asked: "Is this the reason why the Medical Saint doesn't want to see people?"

"This is one of the reasons." Hou Molan narrated calmly: "My father once made a great wish to cure all diseases in the world. He was so proud and talented that he would never admit that there were diseases in the world that he could not cure. The more people he met, the more patients he saw, and the greater the pressure he was under. Whether it was the expectations from patients and their relatives, or the confidence in his own abilities or even arrogance, these would become poison once they encountered setbacks."

She started to talk a lot, but not too much. Those were the feelings that came from seeing things with one's own eyes.

"Don't be curious about your father's true appearance, and don't ask too many questions. Curiosity will not do you any good... And you should be thankful that your illness can be cured. It's better than those who are kept in the dark."

The hidden meaning of this sentence...is that someone is kept in the dark. Who could it be?
Bai Yu wanted to ask more, but Hou Molan was no longer willing to say more.

At this time, the bell rang, and she said calmly: "Father called me, the patient should be fine, you can take her back later, I won't see her off."

"Can I ask you one last, more personal question?" Bai Yu folded his arms and asked the figure from behind.

Hou Molan stopped and didn't look back: "You can ask, but I also have the right not to answer."

Bai Yu said, "I can tell you don't like your current life very much. Do you plan to leave, or just close the door and refuse visitors?"

"My father and I are doctors." Hou Molan said without turning his head, "And this world needs a medical saint who is admired by everyone."

She walked into the mansion.

After about a moment, a frail girl came out. She had changed her clothes and looked very thin. She was a little shy, and when she saw it was Bai Yu, she didn't dare to approach.

"Your name is Wu Susu, right? Wu Qiangkui is drunk." Bai Yu explained, "Let me take you back."

Wu Susu pursed her lips and gestured several times with her fingers.

Bai Yu looked at the white cloth wrapped around the man's neck and asked, "You can't speak?"

Wu Susu nodded, pointed to her throat, and then shook her head.

There was a wound on his neck, so he couldn't speak.

Bai Yu nodded, turned around and asked, "Do you want to catch up by yourself, or do you need me to carry you?"

Wu Susu followed immediately.

When he led Wu Susu back to the villa, he happened to meet Wu Qiangui who had just sobered up. He was waving the Shuohan spear and reeking of alcohol. When he saw Wu Susu, he immediately ran over and checked on her.

Hold the girl's wrist and input true energy.

The spear master said with a delighted look on his face: "It's all right, it's really all right, it's only been a day! You are worthy of being the medical saint, you can even cure such a tricky blood poison!"

"Congratulations to Wu Qiangkui." Jin Fugui immediately offered his compliments, and then said, "But she has just recovered from a long illness, so it's better to send her back home to have a good rest."

Wu Qiangkui nodded immediately, turned to Wu Susu, and said slowly: "Go back to your room and have a good sleep. Your uncle will take you home tomorrow."

Wu Susu nodded immediately and walked towards the room with her back to the crowd.

Bai Yu looked at the girl's back and said with some regret, "It's a pity that she can't speak. Why don't you let the Medical Saint heal her throat?"

Wu Qiangkui was in a good mood and replied casually, "There's nothing wrong with the child's throat... Her neck was cut and scratched during the bloody clothes case, so the wound was left and covered with white gauze. The blood poison broke out a few days ago and the wound split open."

"Then why can't she speak?"

"She can't hear." The Gun Master pointed to her ear and said, "She was born with a defect."

Bai Yu glanced sideways, his expression becoming serious.

"That's not right. Didn't you just talk to her?" Jin Fugui asked in confusion.

"Susu is a lip-reader. She can understand about 70% of what we say to her face." Wu Qiangkui pointed at his face and said, "That's why I spoke so slowly on purpose just now."

"I see." Jin Fugui no longer dwelled on this topic.

None of the three mentioned the matter any further.

The gun leader was in a good mood and invited a few people to continue drinking.

Jin Fugui asked his concubine to prepare some snacks to go with the wine.

"Master, we are running out of food."

"Then make two less dishes, and go get some ingredients from the cellar tomorrow."

I drank for more than half an hour.

The news that Wu Susu had cured her blood poison quickly spread.

Tonight, most people in Baicao Villa appeared to be very happy.

Even Yang Diaosi came to take a look, and after confirming that Wu Susu was indeed no different from an ordinary person, he hurried to report to the Ninth Princess.

So everyone slept soundly tonight.

……

That night, in the guest room.

Neither of the twins fell asleep.

One of them took out a candle from his arms, placed it on the candlestick and quietly lit it. The next moment, the two figures immediately disappeared from the spot.

To be precise, it was not disappearance but concealment, as if an invisible cloak covered the two of them, hiding all traces of their existence.

"We have already cured one patient. Tomorrow it will be our turn. I don't want the Medical Saint to find out anything... We have to speed up the process."

"We already dug up a lot yesterday, so we should be able to find it today."

"We must keep the noise down. There are saints all around us. We must not let the other party notice us."

"Okay, do you lack confidence in yourself or in your buddies? Let's get going!"

……

In the guest room.

Bai Yu was finally let in. As soon as he entered the guest room, he saw Huang Qiyun with a proud look on his face.

She probably had a good script in mind and made some mental preparations.

But just before he opened his mouth, he heard Bai Yu let out a light exclamation.

"Why do you look a little weird?"

Huang Qiyun looked down at her clothes and hair, rearranged them, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"The weird thing is..." Bai Yu came closer, picked up the girl's hair and sniffed it gently: "It's so cute." "!!!"

Five hundred years from now, these cheesy love words will be evaluated as "My life is smooth, but my fate is not smooth."

But five hundred years ago, it was considered quite fashionable.

As long as you lower the level of the times, earthy and greasy things can become fashionable and tasteful.

At least it was very effective on Huang Qiyun. It broke her defense in an instant, completely disrupting the opening remarks she had prepared for an hour or two and the courage she had worked so hard to muster. In the blink of an eye, she turned into a cute girl with a blushing face and her chin poking her chest.

No.

We can't be caught so easily.

She took a deep breath and mustered up her courage: "I have something to say."

Then when he raised his head, he saw Bai Yu covering himself with the quilt.

"Good night, I'm going to sleep, you should also go to bed early, baby."

"……Good night."

Still, he was easily controlled.

……

In another room.

"What's wrong, sir?"

"There are quite a lot of rats in the villa. As soon as I fell asleep, I could hear the sound of rats digging holes. It was really noisy."

"Master, please calm down."

"No, I'm really angry now!"

……

Room.

"Was she really cured by the Medical Saint?" the Ninth Princess asked excitedly.

"I saw it with my own eyes, so there can be no mistake." Yang Zheng was also very surprised: "She looked like she was about to die of illness, but I just tested her and she was extremely healthy."

"The Medical Saint has been lurking for so many years. It is very likely that he has found a way to remove the blood poison. This palace is saved." The Ninth Princess lowered her eyes and breathed rapidly: "Tomorrow, tomorrow it will definitely be possible..."

……

Silent all night.

The next morning, a sharp sound suddenly echoed inside Baicao Villa.

"Ah! Help! Someone's dead!"

Such a sharp sound naturally could not escape everyone's attention.

Bang Bang Bang!
The door was pushed open, and several figures rushed to the center of the courtyard and stopped.

Huang Qiyun, Yang Zheng and the Gun Leader surrounded the screaming woman first.

Jin Fugui hurriedly put on his coat and came over from his room, helping up the pale-faced concubine and the cook: "What's wrong with you? What did you see?"

"Master, there's a dead body! There's a dead body!" The cook pointed to the other side in horror: "I saw a body!"

"Where is the specific location?"

"It's over there, just keep going along the road..."

The three of them looked at each other and set off.

Before they arrived, they saw a man standing in the middle of the road. It was none other than Bai Yu.

"Brother Bai, when did you come?" Jin Fugui asked in surprise.

"I just got here. We can find the body by following your wife's footprints." Bai Yu said calmly: "But it's still shocking to see it. I didn't expect that the dead person would be her..."

The road was winding and led to a secluded place. Bai Yu was standing at the exit of the path, blocking the view of others.

After he stepped forward and cleared the way, the others saw the appearance of the corpse and gasped.

Yang Zheng turned his head and said, "Your Highness, please don't look at it!"

The Ninth Princess hesitated for a moment and nodded.

The corpse just stood there, with a bracket behind her supporting her body. Her white clothes were dyed bright red with blood, and her head was missing. The fatal wound was obviously the gap on her neck.

"This dress..." Jin Fugui was surprisingly brave and even dared to get closer to take a closer look. He said with an unpleasant expression, "Could it be..."

"Hou Molan." Bai Yu read out the name of the deceased.

The daughter of the Medical Saint actually died in Baicao Villa!
This is no small matter!
And the point doesn’t stop there!
"This is the bloody clothes case..." said the Wu family's spear chief in a deep voice.

"Wasn't the Blood-stained Clothes Case concluded several years ago? Don't talk nonsense!" Jin Fugui shuddered with fear.

"It's true. I won't make a mistake!" The Wu family spear leader stared at the corpse and said in a suppressed voice, "This is how my sister died. Her head was chopped off, her clothes were stained with blood, and her body was fixed on a wooden frame! Every detail matches!"

As he spoke, he looked towards Huang Qiyun.

At this time, Huang Qiyun had just recovered from the shock of the bloody clothes case.

She also felt the change in atmosphere, and while she remained silent, her five fingers formed claws under her sleeves.

Once attacked, she will definitely choose to fight back without hesitation!

"It's not certain yet." Bai Yu held Huang Qiyun's shoulders and protected her behind his back. He looked at the gun leader calmly: "Even if everything matches, it may be a copycat. If anyone present really wants to identify the murderer, you'd better have enough evidence, otherwise... please be careful!"

The gun master licked his teeth and said dully, "I just suspect it, but I have no evidence."

"Then shut up." Bai Yu said calmly, "You can't find the murderer anyway."

"Then can you do it, sir?" Yang Zheng asked.

"I can try." Bai Yu said calmly, "But this requires your cooperation."

"Okay, I'll cooperate with you." Yang Zheng took the initiative.

"I need to ask about your movements last night." Bai Yu looked around.

"Are you doubting us?" Jin Fugui pointed at himself.

"Yes." Bai Yu nodded: "I am not the only one who has doubts. Don't you all have doubts?"

"What if this is a killer or something?"

"If it was a killer, why would he leave the body in this state?" Bai Yu said calmly, "Especially when there were two survivors of the blood-stained clothes case at the scene."

"Then you can't doubt those of us present." Jin Fugui said dissatisfiedly: "We are all here to see a doctor, who would kill Hou Molan? Who would dare to do that?"

"I will refute your statement later. This is not the point now. The point is... this is Baicao Villa." Bai Yu said, "This is the secluded place of the Medical Saint. If an outsider breaks in, do you think the Medical Saint will not notice?"

"The Medical Saint is in seclusion with all his heart, and perhaps he might have overlooked something..." The Gun Leader said hesitantly.

"There is a consultation today." Bai Yu said firmly, "We would never fail to notice at any time... Besides, Miss Hou Molan is not without bodyguards. She was killed quietly in Baicao Villa. Isn't this weird?"

"So you suspect the murderer is inside Baicao Villa, not sneaking in from the outside." Yang Zheng nodded and said, "In fact, I have also heard that the designer of Baicao Villa is the famous escape master. Once the formation is activated, no one can sneak in here or force their way in. Even the slightest movement cannot be hidden from the person at the center of the formation."

"Then, then the only way is to ambush here in advance?" Jin Fugui continued.

"He was lying in ambush here. Why didn't he make a move earlier or later, but at this very moment?" Huang Qiyun thought this speculation was outrageous: "He could have made a move after we left!"

"I have another reason to infer that the murderer is among us, and that is the location where the body was found." Bai Yu walked in front of the body and turned back to ask: "Who was the first to discover the body?"

The cook raised her hands: "It's me, and...her."

Wu Susu also raised her hand, looking weak and pale.

"Susu too?" The Gun Master asked in surprise, "How did you see the body?"

"We got up in the morning to prepare breakfast. She saw that I was working alone, so she came to help me carry the ingredients. Then we met this on the way..." The cook didn't dare to look at the headless body at all: "I saw the bones of Miss Lan."

"So, what does this prove?" Jin Fugui was confused.

"This road is the only way to get the food, and the murderer knew this and deliberately placed the body here, waiting for people to notice and discover it." Bai Yu glanced at everyone and continued to infer: "The murderer did it on purpose. He did this to make us realize that Hou Molan was dead early in the morning."

"And Madam, you should still remember what you said last night, right?"

The cook asked carefully, "Did I say anything?"

"You said...there weren't enough ingredients."

"Oh, yes, I did." The cook nodded. "I cooked a lot of dishes yesterday. The ingredients were enough for two or three days. The master asked me to go to the cellar on the other side to get them..."

When she said this, she suddenly realized, "Yes, there is no need to get the ingredients."

Bai Yu took over the topic.

"Yes, that's right!"

"If it was an assassin from outside, how would he know that someone would pass by here in the morning?"

"It was because Jin Fugui's wife said so, and everyone present heard it and knew that she would go to get the food, so they placed the body here!"

"So the murderer who killed Hou Molan..."

"It must be among you!"

Really loud.

Although Bai Yu's inferences and conclusions were brilliant and convincing, these inferences and remarks brought the trust between the people, who originally had some potential for friendship, back to zero. The looks between them gradually became serious, and they even began to be wary of each other.

"Do you really have a way to find out the real murderer?" The Ninth Princess suddenly asked.

"Your Highness, I will do my best." Bai Yu responded calmly.

"Then I will grant you the power to investigate the case! As long as you can find the murderer... I will reward you!" The Ninth Princess said solemnly. Although she was young, she had an aura of nobleness that made people dare not look directly at her: "Don't let Miss Hou Molan... die in vain!"

Bai Yu clasped his fists.

Then he lowered his hands: "But before that, there is still a big problem..."

"How should we tell the Medical Saint that his daughter is dead?" The Ninth Princess paused and said, "Well... I will tell them, but it may take a while."

"No, that's not the question." Bai Yu looked towards the Medical Saint's attic: "Hou Molan is dead. There was such a big commotion just now, it's impossible for the Medical Saint to be unaware of it, but he is not making any movement now."

"What I'm worried about is that he knows the murderer is among us..."

At this moment, a powerful and suppressed voice sounded from the center of the lotus pond.

"Are you worried that I'll leave all of you here and kill you all to be done with it, huh?!"

(End of this chapter)