Chapter 73

Regarding the possibility that Qin Yunchu might have contracted a venereal disease, Gu Qiancheng was not at all pleased to hear the news. She only felt relieved, relieved that she had not married Qin Yunchu; otherwise, she would have truly cried...

In this world, what could be more terrifying than marrying a scumbag with a venereal disease?

Cough, cough...

It's important to focus on the task at hand, and personal matters can be dealt with at home.

Gu Qiancheng continued her work, stating the test results one by one, and finally concluded: "Preliminary judgment: the deceased died from internal bleeding in the brain. There is a slight blood mark on the top of the head, and further reasons need to be determined through an autopsy."

"Autopsy?" Qin Jiyi frowned, wondering if it meant what he thought it did.

"Yes, I need to open her brain. Additionally, I need to check her respiratory and digestive tracts to see if she inhaled any sedative smoke or ingested food that caused her to fall into a deep sleep." These things cannot be seen from the surface; I need to verify them further.

"Can you do it?" Qin Jiyi did not doubt Gu Qiancheng's courage, but he was unsure if a young girl like her could actually do it.

Gu Qiancheng had never dealt with such things before. No matter how smart she was, she would need practical experience to dare to make the first cut, right?

"I can try." Gu Qiancheng could not give a definite answer because this world lacked the professional instruments she was used to. She did not know how much information the most primitive examination methods could provide.

"Your Highness, the body can be taken away now." Gu Qiancheng covered the deceased with a thin blanket.

This was the basic respect for the deceased.

Qin Jiyi immediately had someone come in to carry the body back to the morgue of the Six Gates.

After being burned once, Qin Jiyi had built a morgue at the Six Gates. All bodies related to cases involving the Six Gates would be stored there.

After the body was moved, Gu Qiancheng knelt by the bed and carefully examined the marks on the pillow...

Fortunately, although Qin Yunchu had played wildly last night, leaving marks all over the sheets, the pillow had escaped unscathed, free from any contamination.

Gu Qiancheng searched but found nothing, so she set the pillow aside: "Your Highness, everything in the room needs to be taken back, including these things on the bed."

"Alright." Qin Jiyi did not object to this and quickly had the people from the Six Gates come in to pack up the items. Each item Gu Qiancheng had examined was carefully wrapped and placed in a box.

After Gu Qiancheng finished collecting the deceased's belongings, she began to examine the surroundings of the large bed, paying particular attention to the headboard.

"Your Highness, come and look here." Gu Qiancheng knelt by the headboard and pointed to a spot that would be at the height of a person's head when lying in bed.

"There is a new mark here." The headboard was made of wood and very sturdy, but it was carved with floral patterns and had many hollow areas. The mark Gu Qiancheng found was in one of these hollow areas.

"This position is exactly at the top of the head." Qin Jiyi knelt beside Gu Qiancheng, compared the height, and immediately understood what she meant.

"But, what was the weapon?" This was the key point. Twelve people had died, and they still had not found the weapon.

"From the mark, the weapon should be something sharp like a needle, and it should be inside the deceased's head." Gu Qiancheng made an initial judgment.

"The coroner found a blood spot on the top of one of the deceased's heads, similar to the wound you just saw." Qin Jiyi recalled the case file he had seen and mentioned this point.

"Has there been further verification?" Gu Qiancheng was almost certain about the cause of death.

"No, the coroner proposed opening the skull, but the deceased's family did not allow it." Qin Jiyi shook his head, a hint of regret in his voice.

If they had conducted a further examination at the time, perhaps no one else would have died.

"What a pity..." Gu Qiancheng also knew that some families were very stubborn, firmly believing that damaging the body would prevent the deceased from reincarnating. They would not accept an autopsy, even if it meant not finding the real culprit.

"This time, you can proceed." Qin Jiyi stood up and looked back, noticing a water stain about half a meter from the headboard.

Gu Qiancheng also came over: "The weapon was installed here, probably something like ice, which has now melted."

"Indeed, the murder was carried out without a trace." Qin Jiyi had almost made a judgment. Now, the task was to catch the murderer.

"Everyone in the Spring Intention Pavilion is a suspect. Seal the building." Qin Jiyi clapped his hands, summoning his subordinates to get the necessary documents from the government.

Sealing the building was not something he could do with just a word; it required official documents from the government. However, getting those documents was just a matter of Qin Jiyi's word.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, you can't do this. If you seal the building, what will the girls in our pavilion eat?" The madam, upon hearing the news, rushed over and blocked Qin Jiyi's path, crying and pleading, looking very pitiful...

Gu Qiancheng looked up at the sky in silence: Why did women always use this tactic? Her grandmother did, Lady Gu and Qianxue did, and now even the madam of the brothel did. It was really... annoying.

"Get lost." Qin Jiyi did not even bother to say another word. A glance from him, and a guard came forward to drag the madam away.

With no one blocking his path, Qin Jiyi continued walking, but the madam was not giving up. She cried and shouted, "Your Highness, Your Highness... even if you don't consider the monks, you should consider the Buddha. Our Spring Intention Pavilion may be small, but it is well-known in the capital. If you seal the building, how will we survive?"

These words hinted that the Spring Intention Pavilion had a powerful backer.

To be able to run such a place in the capital, it was impossible not to have a backer. But would Qin Jiyi be afraid?

Qin Jiyi did not even slow his steps, walking straight down the stairs with Gu Qiancheng to the back door: "Shall we go to the palace, or back to the Gu residence?"

"Can we perform the autopsy now?" Gu Qiancheng asked.

If there was official business, she would go; otherwise, she would return home.

"No, I need to submit a report for approval." The government had its procedures. Since he was in charge of the Six Gates, he had to follow the process.

"Then let's go back to the Gu residence." Why would she go to the Six Gates?

"Alright." Qin Jiyi did not say much but got into the carriage with Gu Qiancheng.

Was he going to send her back?

Gu Qiancheng looked puzzled but was smart enough not to ask more.

Being overly sentimental was not a good thing...

The carriage moved slowly, and the two of them sat in silence. Gu Qiancheng turned her head to look out the window, but after a while, she found it boring and turned back, only to meet Qin Jiyi's deep gaze...

"Uh..." For a moment, Gu Qiancheng was stunned, but she quickly turned away, pretending she had seen nothing.

Qin Jiyi also acted as if nothing had happened, calmly retracting his gaze.

The two continued in silence. Before, it did not seem strange, but at this moment, Gu Qiancheng felt the silence was a bit awkward.

The atmosphere in the carriage made her feel uneasy, so Gu Qiancheng forced herself to break the silence: "Who is the backer of the Spring Intention Pavilion?"

"Will Yunchu have a venereal disease?"

Unexpectedly, Qin Jiyi also spoke at the same time...

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