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Chapter 652 Mysterious Powder

He took the initiative to come to the government office and told the official in charge of the case that he could help solve the case. Seeing that he was dressed strangely and spoke absurdly, the official wanted to drive him away, but seeing that he looked firm and did not seem to be joking, he half-believed and half-doubtedly asked him to participate in the investigation. Chu Tian came to the scene of the murder and quickly discovered some details that were overlooked by the government with his professional vision. The shape and angle of the deceased's wound did not seem to be caused by human power, but more like some special equipment. He carefully checked the surrounding environment and found some strange powder in a hidden corner. Chu Tian relied on his memory to judge that this might be the powder of some rare herb, which might be closely related to the case. Lin Yue also heard about the bizarre murder in Chang'an City in the palace. Out of curiosity as a doctor, she decided to leave the palace to assist in the investigation. In the government office, Lin Yue met Chu Tian. Although the two came from different eras, their persistence and keen insight into the case allowed them to quickly establish trust. Lin Yue used her medical knowledge to conduct a more in-depth analysis of the wounds of the deceased. She judged that these wounds were caused by an extremely sharp and serrated weapon, which coincided with Chu Tian's previous inference. As the investigation deepened, they found that these murders seemed to be related to a conspiracy in the palace. The clues gradually pointed to a mysterious figure who had a prominent position in the palace and secretly controlled a force. At this time, although the crown prince Li Chengqian and the king of Qi Li You had fallen, the power struggle in the court had not subsided, and the forces of all parties were still ready to move. Chu Tian and Lin Yue's investigation attracted the attention of the mysterious figure. In order to stop them from continuing to investigate, the mysterious figure sent people to assassinate them. One night, Chu Tian and Lin Yue were suddenly attacked by a group of men in black on their way back to the clinic. The men in black were highly skilled in martial arts and fierce. Chu Tian fought a desperate battle with the men in black with modern fighting skills, while Lin Yue looked for opportunities to fight back. After Su Yu learned the news, he immediately came to support with the guards of the clinic. After a fierce battle, they finally repelled the black-clad men, but they were all injured to varying degrees. Despite the danger, Chu Tian and Lin Yue did not give up. They continued to investigate and found that the mysterious figure attempted to use these murders to create chaos in order to gain greater benefits in the power struggle in the court. The mysterious figure planned to implement a bigger conspiracy at a major palace celebration to be held soon. Once successful, the entire Chang'an City will be in crisis. Time was running out, and Chu Tian and Lin Yue raced against time to collect evidence. They started with the mysterious powder and found the source of the powder through Lin Yue's understanding of herbs. Following this clue, they gradually uncovered the identity of the mysterious figure-it turned out to be an uncle of the current emperor. This uncle was ambitious and attempted to usurp the throne. On the eve of the celebration, Chu Tian and Lin Yue presented the results of the investigation to the emperor. After the emperor learned the truth, he was furious and immediately ordered the news to be blocked. He also secretly deployed troops to prepare to crush the uncle's conspiracy at the celebration.

On the 28th, a bizarre murder occurred in Chang'an City, instantly breaking the peace of the city. The deceased was a prestigious scholar who was found dead in his own study. His death was miserable, with wounds of varying depths all over his body. The fatal wound was on his neck, and the wounds were neat, obviously caused by a sharp weapon. The scene was in a mess, with books scattered all over the floor, but the money and precious calligraphy and paintings were not touched at all. After receiving the report, the prefect of Jingzhao immediately led the detectives to the scene, including Chu Tian. Arriving at the scene of the crime, Chu Tian quickly got into the state with his professional qualities. He carefully observed the wound of the deceased, squatted down, and gently gestured the shape of the wound with his hands, judging that the murder weapon should be a thin-bladed long knife. Then, he began to investigate the scene and found that in addition to the footprints of the deceased, there was another group of strange footprints. This group of footprints had a large step spacing, deep footprints, and obvious outward eight characteristics. It is speculated that the murderer is a tall man who is used to practicing martial arts. In the corner of the study, Chu Tian found a jade pendant with a unique pattern. The material of the jade pendant was ordinary, but it was finely carved and the pattern style had never been seen before. With these clues, Chu Tian inferred that the murderer knew the great scholar and was very familiar with the layout of the study. It was likely that the murderer was killed out of revenge. He stated his views to the prefect and proposed to start with the interpersonal relationships of the great scholar, especially those who had academic disputes or personal grudges with him. In the following days, Chu Tian and the detectives visited and investigated everywhere. They learned that the great scholar had recently had a fierce conflict with a young scholar named Sun Wen in academic views. The two quarreled many times at the gathering of literati and scholars, and even almost fought. Everyone also heard that Sun Wen was tall and had practiced martial arts since childhood, which matched the characteristics of the footprints at the scene. Chu Tian and the detectives immediately went to Sun Wen's residence. Faced with questioning, Sun Wen looked flustered, his words were evasive, and he refused to admit that he was related to the death of the great scholar. With years of interrogation experience, Chu Tian concluded that Sun Wen was a serious suspect. Under his relentless questioning, Sun Wen finally broke down and confessed the crime. It turned out that Sun Wen lost face in the academic world because his academic views were refuted by the great scholar. He was resentful and sneaked into the study of the great scholar that night and killed him with a knife. The successful solution of this case made Chu Tian famous in Jingzhao Prefecture. The prefectural governor valued him more and more, and the people of Chang'an also praised him. However, before Chu Tian could breathe a sigh of relief, a more difficult case came. Several cases of missing girls occurred in Chang'an City. The missing were all young, beautiful and well-off women. These cases caused panic among the people and people talked about them in the streets. Jingzhao Prefecture was under great pressure, and the prefectural governor ordered Chu Tian to solve the case as soon as possible. Chu Tian and the detectives began to conduct an in-depth investigation of the case. They found that these girls had appeared in the prosperous streets of Chang'an before they disappeared, and the last time they were seen, they were accompanied by a mysterious man in a black robe with a hunched body. But the mysterious man was extremely cautious. Whenever he appeared, he deliberately avoided the crowd and was difficult to track. Chu Tian changed the direction of the investigation and started from the living habits and social circles of the missing girls. After a lot of visits, he found that one of the missing girls had frequent dealings with a businessman named Liu Fu. Liu Fu ran a silk shop in Chang'an. He was kind and seemed to have nothing to do with the case. But Chu Tian did not let go of this clue and continued to investigate Liu Fu's whereabouts and business dealings. Finally, Chu Tian discovered that Liu Fu's silk shop had frequent carriages from other places entering and leaving recently. These carriages entered the city late at night and left in a hurry the next morning. Their behavior was very suspicious. He decided to secretly monitor Liu Fu's shop. On a dark and windy night, Chu Tian and the detectives saw a carriage slowly driving into Liu Fu's shop.