A female coroner arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Chapter 127 The Truth Revealed to the World (13)

Madam Liu smiled and said, "Miss Mu didn't say anything else. But after seeing the Second Young Master today, Miss Mu was very concerned about him. She not only treated his wounds, but also personally helped him change his clothes, wash his face, clean his hands, and style his hair. Only after settling the Second Young Master into bed and falling asleep did Miss Mu leave the main courtyard and return to the South Prison."

Upon hearing this, Song Shuyu was overjoyed. He looked down at his clean undergarments, then touched his face and hair, and asked Liu Mama in disbelief, "She really did so much for me?"

Mother Liu nodded.

Song Shuyu's negative mood subsided somewhat, but he still instructed, "If I relapse in the future, you are not allowed to hire Counselor Mu again!"

Madam Liu asked in bewilderment, "Second Young Master, I don't understand. Judging from Miss Mu's behavior today, it is of great benefit to your recovery. Why do you refuse?"

Song Shuyu did not answer.

Madam Liu had no choice but to agree, while telling a white lie, "These dinners were prepared by Miss Mu for the Second Young Master. They are all medicinal dishes to nourish external injuries. Please have a few bites, Second Young Master!"

Song Shuyu's eyes lit up, like lightning flashing across the window.

That night, Bai Zhizhi stayed with Mu Qingcheng in the side room of the yamen.

The autumn rain fell all night, and Mu Qingcheng dreamed all night long.

In my dream, many bizarre and fantastical scenes appeared: a banquet with flowing water and wine cups, a garden where many children played, a mass grave with corpses, a little girl with pigtails, and a handsome young man holding a puppy in his arms.

……

Early the next morning.

September 19th, the third day after the emperor set a deadline for solving the case.

When Mu Qingcheng heard the summons and rushed to the front hall of the government office, the judge was talking to Song Shuyu. She paused as she entered and involuntarily looked at Song Shuyu.

He was clearly back to normal today, though his face was still pale, perhaps because of his injuries.

As if sensing her gaze, he lowered his eyes and suddenly looked at her across the distance, but she immediately lowered her head, hurriedly stepped forward, and respectfully bowed: "This humble servant greets Your Excellency!"

Her demeanor and tone no longer carried the familiarity of the past; instead, they carried a subtle distance.

Song Shuyu was stunned.

He stared at her blankly, his eyes filled with hurt. He had already prepared himself for her to dislike him, but he still held onto a sliver of hope because of Liu's mother's comfort.

But reality did not grant him his wish.

"No gift."

Song Shuyu's voice was a little hoarse. After he finished speaking, he immediately turned his face away and pretended to continue speaking to the chief physician, saying, "You have all worked so hard, day and night, conducting these tests." The chief physician, with dark circles under his eyes, looked extremely excited. "Lord Song, the author of this ancient medical book is truly a genius in the medical field! If he hadn't gone mad from practicing medicine on living people, he would surely have benefited countless people and been remembered for generations!"

"Medical classics?" Upon hearing this, Mu Qingcheng immediately asked, "Has the Imperial Physician found the prescription?"

Song Shuyu handed a thin, yellowed medical book to Mu Qingcheng.

The judge then explained, "We checked all the books on the bookshelf, and can you believe it? We actually found this ancient medical classic, which is only a dozen pages long, hidden in the title page of the Tao Te Ching!"

Mu Qingcheng couldn't help but sneer, "Since you're using living people to make medicine and harming their lives, why are you afraid of moral condemnation? It's utterly ironic!"

"This shows that even the most wicked person fears the condemnation of their conscience." The judge sighed, then continued, "Based on our analysis of the pill's ingredients and comparison with records in ancient medical texts, we've determined that those black pills are called 'Muscle-Regenerating Pills.' Their effects are extremely wide-ranging; they can treat skin ulcers, abscesses, and cuts from sharp blades caused by any reason, possessing the miraculous effect of removing necrotic tissue and promoting tissue regeneration! If a normal person consumes it, it can make their skin fair, firm, and radiant, maintaining their youthful appearance and preserving their natural beauty forever!"

"As for the red pills, they are not actually medicine, but blood rouge. When crushed and made into a paste, they are applied to a woman's lips, making her stunningly beautiful and captivating a man's heart. If this woman kisses her, the man will fall in love with her. Therefore, this pill is called the 'Love-Generating Pill.' Of course, making this pill requires an important ingredient, which is a woman's heart's blood!"

"My heart's blood!"

Mu Qingcheng was startled and suddenly realized, "No wonder those three women were stabbed in the heart with a sharp weapon and died from their blood vessels. It turns out the murderer wanted to take their heart blood!"

After saying that, she presented the autopsy report to Song Shuyu, saying, "Please take a look, sir!"

Song Shuyu glanced through the document, his brows furrowing deeply. He said, "Judge, the murderer tried the 'Muscle Regeneration Pill' on all three victims, and judging from the results, it was successful. What about the 'Love Regeneration Pill'? Was it successful?"

"It must have failed." The judge pondered, "The key ingredient for the 'Love-Generating Pill' is heart's blood. Only if the woman is still alive after the heart's blood is taken can it be applied to her lips to entice the man she admires to develop feelings of love. But the result is obvious: all three women who tried the drug died, and there was no chance to verify its efficacy."

"What about those medicinal liquids? How are they recorded in ancient medical texts?" Mu Qingcheng asked as she flipped through the ancient books.

The judge's face showed doubt. "It's strange. There's no record of this medicinal liquid in ancient books, but its ingredients are partially the same as those of the 'Muscle Regeneration Pill' and the 'Love Regeneration Pill.' You could say it's a combination of these two pills." At this point, the judge's tone became more intrigued. "It seems that the murderer had a sudden inspiration during the pill-making process and wanted to see what kind of medicinal effect the fusion would produce, so he put the dead body into the medicinal liquid."

Song Shuyu said, “I can understand the ‘Muscle Regeneration Pill’ because it treats physiological ailments, but how could the ‘Love-Generating Pill’ possibly work? How can the human heart be controlled by a drug mixed with heart’s blood? Human emotions are the most complex thing. If love and hate could be reversed by a kiss of blood-red rouge, wouldn’t that be absurd?”

The judge nodded in agreement, "Your Excellency is right. The medical techniques and elixirs recorded in this ancient medical book are simply beyond the comprehension of normal people. I have a feeling that the 'Muscle Regeneration Pill' must also have adverse reactions, but they are not recorded..."

"wrong!"

Just then, Mu Qingcheng suddenly exclaimed, "This ancient medical book is missing a page!"

The judge was taken aback. "What?"

Mu Qingcheng pointed to the pages that recorded the "Muscle Regeneration Pill" and the "Love Enhancement Pill" and said, "Please look, Your Excellency, there are traces of torn pages in the book!"

The judge hurriedly picked up the ancient medical book, brought it close to the seam, and examined it carefully. After a moment, his face showed surprise: "There really are missing pages! That means that the two kinds of pills that the murderer made were made according to incomplete prescriptions, which is why there were mistakes?"

(End of this chapter)