RPAGF Chapter 205 Lotus Tower (31)
Chapter 205 Lotus Tower (31)
The children's shrill screams resounded through the sky, and the entire square was suddenly thrown into chaos.
"How could this happen?" Fang Duobing was stunned. He had never expected such a thing to happen.
"Phosphorus powder!" Li Xiangyi's voice was icy. "These children have been coated in phosphorus powder. The heat generated by striking the jade chime is enough to ignite them!"
"Phosphorus powder?" Qiao Wanwan exclaimed, "This... this is murder!"
"Help!" Fang Duobing reacted, shouted, and rushed forward.
"Wangfu! Wangfu!" Fang Duobing shouted excitedly as he looked at Wangfu who was safe and sound.
Wangfu also saw Fang Duobing. He stumbled over, hugged Fang Duobing and burst into tears.
"Master, I'm scared! I'm scared!"
"It's okay, it's okay." Fang Duobing hugged Wangfu tightly and comforted him.
"Everyone!" Li Xiangyi suddenly shouted, "These children were murdered! They were all covered in phosphorus powder."
The whole place erupted in an uproar as these words were spoken. Everyone was talking among themselves, and their gazes towards Wangfu became complicated.
"You're talking nonsense!" the elder presiding over the ceremony shouted angrily, "How could our Lingshan Sect do such a heinous thing?"
"Whether it's nonsense or not, we'll know once we investigate." Li Xiangyi said coldly, "Young Master Fang, you're the detective of Baichuan Court. I'll leave this matter to you!"
Fang Duobing took a deep breath and stood up.
He flashed the Baichuan Academy detective's token and shouted, "I am Fang Duobing, a Baichuan Academy detective! Now, I suspect that the Lingshan Sect's Child Recognition Conference is a conspiracy! I want to thoroughly investigate this matter and find out the truth!"
"Young Master Fang, you can't believe this kid's nonsense!" The elder was anxious.
"Our Lingshan Sect is a prestigious and upright sect, how could we do such a thing!"
"Whether it's nonsense or not, we'll know after we check it out." Fang Duobing said coldly.
"I now demand that everyone in the Lingshan Sect cooperate with my investigation! Give me one day, and I will uncover the truth and find the true spiritual child!"
"This..." The elder hesitated.
"What? You don't dare?" Fang Duobing pressed on. "Do you have something to hide?"
"Alright! We'll give you one day!" The elder gritted his teeth and said, "But if you can't find anything, don't blame us for being rude!"
"Don't worry, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer." Fang Duobing said.
Li Xiangyi stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes sweeping over the people of Lingshan Sect with determination. He slowly said, "Everyone, I know you have been looking for a spiritual child. I can help you."
Huiming, an elder of the Lingshan Sect, looked at him suspiciously and asked, "Who are you? What are your abilities?"
Li Xiangyi smiled slightly and said, "My name is Li Lianhua. Some people in the martial arts world may have heard of me and say that I can revive the dead."
There was a commotion in the crowd. It was obvious that the name "Li Lianhua" was still somewhat intimidating.
Huiming frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Mr. Li, how can you prove that you have such ability?"
Li Xiangyi pointed at the golden statue of Sect Leader Wang Qingshan and said, "Although Sect Leader Wang has passed away, his spirit may not have completely dissipated. I can use the resurrection technique to make Sect Leader Wang tell us who the spirit boy is."
Huiming exchanged glances with the elders, then nodded and said, "Okay, Mr. Li, we'll trust you this time. However, the resurrection technique is extremely dangerous, so please be careful."
Li Xiangyi said, "That's fine. However, I need a quiet place to cast a spell. Could you lend me the room where Sect Leader Wang lived?"
Huiming hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed: "Okay. Come, move the master's golden statue to his bedroom."
Fang Duobing looked unconvinced and said in a low voice, "Li Lianhua, what tricks are you playing? You're a charlatan. Can you bring back the dead? If you can, I'll tear my head off and let him kick it like a ball!"
Qiao Wanwan patted him gently on the back and said softly, "Young Master Fang, I know you don't believe this. But Huahua... although he doesn't know any resurrection techniques, he is very good at understanding people's hearts. I believe he must have discovered something, which is why he did this."
Fang Duobing was still unconvinced: "Try to guess people's minds? I think he's just a blind cat catching a dead mouse! Just wait and see, he'll definitely be exposed soon!"
Qiao Wanwan sighed and said, "Young Master Fang, can't you have a little confidence in Huahua? Although he sometimes doesn't make sense, he has never let us down."
Fang Duobing curled his lips and said, "I hope so."
Li Xiangyi and Qiao Wanwan stayed in the room, carefully examining every corner. He tapped gently on the wall, listening carefully for the echo. Suddenly, he discovered a secret compartment under the bed.
Opening the secret compartment, he found a copy of the Three Character Classic and an account book. Li Xiangyi opened the letter, glanced through it quickly, and his expression became solemn.
Li Xiangyi walked up to Wang Qingshan's golden statue and carefully observed every detail. He found a light layer of powder on the surface. With a light pinch of his fingers, the powder turned into a puff of green smoke and dissipated.
"This is..." Li Xiangyi's pupils shrank, "Turtle Breath Powder! Wang Qingshan used the Turtle Breath Technique to fake his death!"
He quickly calculated the time and found that ten days had passed since Wang Qingshan's "passing away".
"The Turtle Breathing Technique fakes death, and one must be awakened by someone familiar within three days, otherwise one will truly die. Ten days have passed, and I'm afraid Wang Qingshan has already..."
Li Xiangyi shook his head. "It seems that the ones who really killed Wang Qingshan were the three disciples around him and one of his housekeepers!"
Li Xiangyi found Fang Duobing and told him his discovery.
Fang Duobing was shocked after hearing this: "What? Wang Qingshan is faking his death? Doesn't that mean we still have a chance to save him?"
Li Xiangyi shook his head and said, "It's too late. More than ten days have passed."
"The most important thing now is to find the murderer. I need you to set up some traps in the room so that the whole room looks smokey at midnight, as if a ghost really appeared."
Fang Duobing patted his chest and said, "Leave it to me! I'm the best at this!"
Fang Duobing quickly set up various mechanisms in the room, and used some medicinal powders and clever light and shadow effects to make the whole room look spooky at midnight, as if there were really ghosts wandering around.
After setting up the mechanism, the two of them checked Wang Qingshan's body together.
Li Xiangyi pointed to the back of the corpse and said, "Look here, under the gold powder, there is a clear palm print."
Fang Duobing took a closer look and found that under the gold powder on the back of the corpse, there was a dark red palm print, and there were some tiny red dots around the palm print.
Li Xiangyi used a small knife to carefully scrape away the gold powder on the back of the corpse, revealing the purple skin underneath.
"This is..." Fang Duobing gasped, "Five Poison Palm! It's Xin Lei, the Thunder Hand of the Golden Mandarin Duck Alliance!"
Li Xiangyi nodded and said, "That's right. Wang Qingshan's Five Poison Palm is vicious and corrosive, and it's exactly Xin Lei's unique skill."
Fang Duobing carefully observed the palm print and said, "The red dots around it are probably traces of poisonous sand left behind by Xin Lei during his training. It seems Wang Qingshan was indeed killed by Xin Lei."
Li Xiangyi pondered for a moment and said, "Why did Xin Lei want to kill Wang Qingshan? Could he be colluding with Wang Qingshan's three disciples and the housekeeper?"
Fang Duobing said, "It seems that this is the only explanation now. We must find Xin Lei as soon as possible to find out the truth."