Forensic Medicine Qu Xiaoshui

Chapter 236 Handicraft Murder Case (15)

Unskilled use of gelatin can be overcome through repeated practice. Jiang Jianqing is not the kind of person who will cherish himself.

Qu Xiaoshui could feel his good intentions to train Li Yitai well.

Li Yitai seemed to be in distress, and swallowed the words again.

"Li Yitai, please tell me, this may be the last chance to prove Master's innocence." Qu Xiaoshui looked at him seriously and said.

"Isn't my master the murderer?" Li Yitai opened his eyes wide in surprise.

He fixedly looked at Qu Xiaoshui, wanting to know the exact answer from her.

"I'm not sure yet, but your answer is really important." Qu Xiaoshui said.

Li Yitai hesitated and lowered his head. He put the brush back into the washer, and wrapped the wooden block with rice paper.

As if he had made up his mind, there was some pleading in his unruly eyes at this moment: "Please remove the suspicion for my master, I will tell you everything I know."

Qu Xiaoshui did not avoid his gaze, but nodded vigorously.

"The master didn't let me use gelatin, probably because of Uncle Cong Li." Li Yitai said.

"Uncle Cong Li?" Qu Xiaoshui murmured the strange name.

"Yes." Li Yitai nodded.

"Uncle Cong Li is a craftsman here. He was originally a cultural relic restorer, and he was my master's brother." Li Yitai took out the photo in the drawer and pointed it to Qu Xiaoshui.

This is really unexpected news.

When I went to the temple to meet Li Yitai that day, Qu Xiaoshui also passed by the craftsman who was busy working, but he never thought that he was also a restorer.

"He used to be a very famous cultural relic restorer in the industry." Li Yitai said.

"Ever?" Qu Xiaoshui grasped the key words in his words.

"Yes," Li Yitai said.

"You should know that gelatin needs to be heated before use, and then mixed with some other substances before it can be used as an adhesive for bonding wood?" Li Yitai said, taking out a piece of honey-colored gelatin from the box.

"Many years ago, before I became a master, restorers used open flames when heating gelatin." Li Yitai said.

At that time, electric heating was not as widely used as it is now, so both Cong Li and Jiang Jianqing used small stoves to heat gelatin.

"I also heard this from my master. That night, after Uncle Cong Li put the gelatin on the stove to heat it, he forgot to close the window. When he went to fetch the water, the wind blew in, and some tools and rice paper on the shelf were blown away. Blow it down, and if you are not careful, the studio will catch fire."

He played with the piece of gelatin in his hand: "The gelatin burned very fast, and the small fire quickly brewed into a big fire."

"When Uncle Cong Li came back after pouring the water, the house was already full of flames." He put the gelatin back into the box and sealed it carefully.

"In order to rescue the cultural relics in the studio, Uncle Cong Li repeatedly entered and exited the fire scene, but when he was taking the last wood carving, in order to protect the wood carving, he was hit by the falling ceiling and hit his arm."

Qu Xiaoshui could imagine how much risk Cong Li had taken at that critical moment, shuttling through the burning studio.

"The work of restoring cultural relics is very delicate, and there are thousands of miles of loss. Since then, Uncle Cong Li can no longer be a restorer."

After his arm was injured, Cong Li's hand was no longer so stable, and sometimes he would convulse unconsciously and couldn't control it at all.

Therefore, no matter how much he loves this job, he can no longer be a restorer.

"At the cost of your own life, do you want to go into the fire to rescue the wood carving?" Qu Xiaoshui couldn't tell whether it was worth it or not.

Which is more precious, a cultural relic or a skilled hand who can restore many cultural relics in the future?
However, people always have some pursuits that are higher than their own lives.

Some people understand it, and some people don't.

"Yes." Li Yitai nodded.

"So, does Master Jiang think that he is also responsible for what happened?" Qu Xiaoshui asked.

"Well. My master regretted leaving Uncle Cong Li alone in the studio at that time. They usually come and go together." Li Yitai said.

"But that period of time was quite special. Master's parents introduced him to a blind date. Uncle Cong Li felt that there was not much work and it was okay to be alone in the studio, so he let him go."

As a result, Jiang Jianqing's departure led to an ending that no one wanted to see.

"So, the master never allowed me to stay in the studio by myself, nor allowed me to use gelatin myself." Li Yitai was both helpless and distressed.

"It is to prevent the same accident from happening again, so you are forbidden to use gelatin!" Qu Xiaoshui sighed.

She could understand Jiang Jianqing's remorse.

To become a qualified cultural relic restorer requires years of hard work.

As a result, an accident caused his brother to ruin the bright future of the restorer.

That is a regret that there is no way to make up for it.

"But no matter what, I am very grateful to Master."

He looked at Qu Xiaoshui, and the originally cold and hard cheek lines softened.

"Thank you?" Qu Xiaoshui chewed on the word.

"You should know, I used to be a habitual thief." Li Yitai didn't hide his past.

Qu Xiaoshui nodded.

"At that time, I gave up on myself. Although it was for living, I also stole many times." He saw the disapproval in Qu Xiaoshui's eyes, and smiled bitterly: "I'm not making excuses for myself."

"At that time, because I was arrested many times, no shop was willing to hire me. I had no education, no work experience, and no family. If I didn't continue to steal, I couldn't survive." Li Yitai said.

"Even if I am such a terrible person, I met someone who is willing to tolerate my past one day." When Li Yitai said this, he put away all his sharpness, and even the air around him became warmer.

Qu Xiaoshui knew that the person he was talking about was Jiang Jianqing.

"That day, I heard from the guy who was drinking that there was a valuable wood carving in the master's studio, so I sneaked into the studio by myself while it was dark." Thinking about myself back then, It's also really badass.

"When I came in, there was no one in the studio, and the wood sculpture was placed on the shelf, and I saw it at a glance."

"However, it was placed with it at the time and there were also Buddha statues sent by the temple for restoration."

Speaking of this, Li Yitai showed nostalgic look on his face: "I didn't believe in gods and Buddhas at first. But at that time, when I looked at the lifelike Buddha statue, I felt that when I looked at it, It's looking at me too."

"For some reason, I couldn't move my feet at all, and I couldn't continue to attack at all, so I stood in front of the shelf stupidly, looking at the Buddha statue that was not my goal."

　Little angels, please continue to give me strength! !

　　I will continue to work hard!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)