Not far away, tiny fireflies rose, dotting the night sky like stars. It was truly a beautiful sight.
Two palace maids were standing in the middle, looking at the fireflies with smiles in their eyes. One took out a bag while the other held a fine net for catching butterflies and began to capture the fireflies.
Looking at the scene before her, Liu Rumei suddenly had a flash of inspiration. Her face immediately lit up with ecstasy. She turned to Mo Litian beside her and said, "I think I know how he did it!"
Hearing this, Mo Litian's eyes were full of confusion. "How did he do it?"
Liu Rumei took Mo Litian to the cold palace, the crime scene of Captain Xiao.
She turned to Mo Litian beside her and said, "Do you still remember the glowing powder I found here last time?"
Mo Litian nodded. "Of course I remember."
"Many people said they saw a ghost at the crime scene, a skeleton."
Mo Litian frowned. "Is the powder related to the skeleton?"
Liu Rumei curled her lips into a smile. "Your Highness, how about we conduct an experiment?"
Mo Litian nodded without hesitation. "Miss Liu, just tell me."
Liu Rumei glanced at the palace maids and guards following behind and said coldly, "Extinguish all the candles in your hands!"
Everyone was full of confusion, but they didn't say much. They immediately extinguished the candles in their hands.
Suddenly, everyone around was plunged into darkness. The cool night wind blew, bringing a bone - chilling coldness, making everyone feel a chill down their spines.
After getting used to the dark environment, Liu Rumei's calm voice slowly rang out. "Your Highness, do you think a person can be seen if they wear a black robe?"
All Mo Litian could see was darkness, with no trace of light. "What do you mean, Miss Liu?"
"The powder can glow in the dark. What if someone smeared it on themselves and painted themselves to look like a skeleton?"
Mo Litian's eyes instantly lit up. On the night Captain Xiao had the accident, it was a dark and windy night, and many guards didn't have candles in their hands. If the murderer smeared the powder on themselves, in the darkness and with the fear, no one would notice anything else. In this way, they would become the ghost in people's mouths.
Immediately, he ordered the palace maids behind him to light the candles. When the surroundings were lit up again.
Mo Litian took a step forward and said with a smile, "It's indeed possible! But how did the marks on the tree come about?"
Liu Rumei smiled and ordered someone to fetch some ropes and tie them according to the marks on the tree.
Mo Litian's eyes were full of confusion. Could it be that someone had set a trap here long ago?
Seeing that both ends were ready, Liu Rumei's smile deepened. She stepped forward and pressed the straight rope in the middle into the small pit.
Looking at what was happening before him, Mo Litian suddenly understood. "That rope must be the murderer's weapon. It's not easy to be noticed and is extremely sharp!"
The murderer calculated the time, set up the trap here early, and then pretended to be a ghost, scaring Captain Xiao into fleeing in a hurry and falling into the trap!
Such a delicate calculation was really amazing! As for the part that disappeared, the murderer could show up again and take it away after scaring everyone away.
Liu Rumei said with a faint smile, "So we just need to figure out what that weapon is! If I'm not wrong, Doctor Xu was dismembered in front of everyone in the same way!"
Mo Litian nodded in admiration. "Indeed, but Zilanxuan is different from here. I think when Doctor Xu died, the murderer was also at the scene! And close to the mechanism!"
Before, he didn't understand what the mechanism was for. Now he understood. It must have been for quickly retrieving the weapon after Doctor Xu's death.
In this case, the weapon must be thin and strong. Even in the daytime, it would be hard to notice!
If not, then everyone in the room in Zilanxuan that day was an accomplice!
Thinking of this, a cold light flashed in Mo Litian's eyes. Now it was certain that this case was related to the people in Zilanxuan!
A cold light also flashed in Liu Rumei's eyes. Obviously, she also thought of this.
Now that she thought about it, the person who pretended to be Eunuch Xu that day must have been Doctor Song Chang'an!
"I think Song Chang'an may be hiding in Zilanxuan." It seemed that the mechanism she found last time had made Song Chang'an uneasy, which was why he had acted in a hurry and set a fire, turning Zilanxuan into ruins!
Mo Litian fell into deep thought. The weapon must be extraordinary! He wondered how Song Chang'an had obtained it!
After thinking for a moment, Liu Rumei turned and walked towards Zilanxuan. "If I'm right, there must be a secret passage in Zilanxuan. I don't believe I can't find a single clue!"
Mo Litian curled his lips into a smile and followed Liu Rumei's steps. Although the room in Zilanxuan had been eroded by the fire, it wasn't completely destroyed. There were still some remnants.
As for Suiyu Xuan, it was probably a bait! It was a pity that all this had been ruined by Liu Rumei!
Presumably, Song Chang'an was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan at this moment!
After a while, the two of them were standing in the courtyard of Zilanxuan. Concubine Zhang still lived in the Queen's palace, so this place was empty.
Liu Rumei stepped into the ruins without hesitation and inspected the surrounding situation.
Finally, her gaze fell on the charred pillar. She stepped forward and knocked in the direction where she remembered the mark was. Soon, the charred outer skin cracked, revealing the hollow inner core. Inside the inner core was an iron rod!
"Sure enough! The murderer must have hidden the weapon in it!" The mechanism must have been for retrieving the weapon!
At this time, Mo Litian was standing not far away, looking at the broken ruins. He said coldly, "Move this aside!"
The guards behind him immediately stepped forward. After a while, an open space appeared in front of the two of them.
Looking at the burned area, Mo Litian curled his lips into a sneer. "Sure enough, a cunning rabbit has three burrows! This person seems to have been staying by Concubine Zhang's side!"
Liu Rumei also smiled. "Being able to deceive the eunuch from a distance, it seems that Song Chang'an knows some ingenious tricks!"
Mo Litian said coldly, "This person dared to commit a crime under my nose. He is truly unforgivable!"
However, for now, it was just their speculation. There was no evidence at all.
"I think we need to ask King Guo'an for help!"
Liu Rumei also nodded silently. Maybe Mo Li Di would know what the weapon was...
The next day, at dawn, the morning glow slowly appeared.
Mo Yun looked at Liu Rumei in front of him and said coldly, "The seven - day period is up. Do you have anything to say?"