There is a god in the sky

Chapter 221 The Mummified Corpse Case 14

The principle of firing porcelain is very simple, but if a corpse is put into a furnace, it will be burned until there are no bones left.

Therefore, there could not be any corpses in this kiln.

"What do you want to do?" Shen Lan asked.

She assumed that Shen Qing must know the principle behind it and that she brought Liu Xianyang here to replicate the previous victim.

Shen Qing was completely bewildered by the question. "I originally planned to kill him and dump the body here. The murderer would take care of it when he saw it, so I didn't need to do anything."

This seems to be the case.

The person inside the sack stirred and let out a muffled whimper.

Shen Lan pulled her cousin aside and whispered to him, "Are you really going to kill him?"

Shen Qing's eyes flashed with a fierce light. "If I don't kill him, I'll be the one who dies."

He brought Liu Xianyang out tonight with no intention of letting him go back alive.

Ever since the murder occurred, Liu Xianyang has required him to be vigilant even while sleeping. He wouldn't believe that if the murderer had taken him away unharmed.

Besides, he's been beaten for so many years, he has to get his revenge!

"Okay!" Shen Lan said only one word.

She opened the door to the furnace, and a wave of heat hit her.

She jumped back quickly and kicked the sack on the ground into the sack.

Shen Qing hadn't even reacted when she closed the door again.

"This……"

Shen Lan grabbed him, "Come on, let's get out of here!"

She felt a nameless anxiety.

Perhaps it's because he just killed someone.

Perhaps it was because of his own indifference and numbness towards killing.

She was becoming unlike herself, which terrified her.

When she killed Tong Juntao last time, she felt disgusted and uncomfortable, but she didn't feel that way this time.

Just as the two were about to return, a cluster of flames suddenly ignited from the ground and quickly spread, enveloping them.

Shen Lancai noticed that someone had sprinkled gunpowder on the ground and poured oil on it at some point.

In the firelight, she saw a figure standing in the cave watching them.

When did this person appear? How long have they been hiding here? And how many conversations did they overhear?

Shen Lan was completely unaware of this.

The high ring of fire couldn't stop Shen Lan. She led Shen Qing and jumped out of the ring of fire. Seeing that the person turned and ran away, the two hurriedly chased after him.

Something the size of a fist was thrown at them.

Shen Lan pulled Shen Qing away, and the thing exploded behind them, filling the cave with smoke.

They can't see anything anymore.

Not knowing if there was any poison in the smoke, Shen Lan took out two pills from her purse and took one for each of them.

Following the path she remembered, Shen Lan called out loudly, "Sun Wei, I know it's you, I see you!"

There was no sound in the cave except for her echo; after a long while, a sound finally came from inside.

"I never expected that you would discover this secret base. Now that you've seen it, you won't be leaving here!"

Shen Lan continued talking to him as she walked toward the sound.

Although Sun Wei didn't answer her much, she could tell where she was from the echoes.

"Sun Wei, why did you kill Qian An? Wasn't he your roommate?"

"You wouldn't kill someone just because you dislike them, would you? What deep-seated hatred do you have for them?"

"And Gao Dounan, how did you bring his body back to the academy? And why did you hide it in the wardrobe? Weren't you afraid no one would find out?"

Sun Wei couldn't help but retort, "I brought his body back to the academy, but I didn't hide it."

He just wanted to present the body to the public, so why would he hide it in the wardrobe?

"Impossible, right? Besides you, who else could know that the mummified corpse was Gao Dounan?"

Shen Lan never expected that, besides the murderer, there were other people involved in this case.

What was that person's purpose?

"I won't allow you to waste your breath. You know too much, and you must die here today!"

Sun Wei pressed something, and Shen Lan only heard the sound of a mechanism being activated.

The sound was dry and unpleasant, like a rusty kitchen knife being sharpened on a whetstone.

"Oh no, a sneak attack!"

The first arrow came flying straight at Shen Qing's face, but Shen Lan reacted quickly and blocked it with her knife.

But in the next instant, more and more arrows were shot at them, and they could no longer see anything in front of them.

Once the hidden arrows come into view, it's unlikely you can block them all.

Shen Lan yelled, "Get down!"

She realized that the arrows were all fired horizontally, and that lying on the ground might be the best way to avoid them.

However, she was a step too slow, and both she and Shen Qing were hit by arrows.

"Lan'er, are you alright?" Shen Qing called out anxiously.

"It's okay, how about you?" Shen Lan touched her bleeding arm.

Fortunately, no bones were broken, but it's unclear whether the arrowhead is rusty. If she gets tetanus, she will surely die.

Shen Qing looked down at the arrow that had pierced his stomach, sweating profusely from the pain, and lay on his side on the ground.

"I'm fine too..."

Shen Lan sensed the restraint in his voice and moved toward him with difficulty.

They were so focused on the light ahead as they passed through the cave that they didn't notice the hidden wonders within.

Seeing the arrow stuck in his stomach, Shen Lan pulled him backward.

Although the cave was filled with smoke, the smoke dissipated at the cave entrance.

They'll be safe once they get out.

Shen Qing grabbed her hand and said, "Lan'er, go kill him first! We can't let him get away."

They killed someone, and the son of the Vice Minister of Revenue. If this gets out, both of them will be killed.

He thought that bringing the person here would ensure everything was safe, but he didn't expect Sun Wei to arrive earlier than usual.

Moreover, he had made preparations in advance, using both smoke and hidden attacks; this was not something that could be arranged in a day or two.

This shows that he had been preparing for the murder for some time.

Shen Lan instructed, "Okay, but you need to step back and wait for me at the furnace."

The two began to climb, one in front of the other.

Shen Lan was unaware of the situation ahead and didn't dare to climb too fast.

She figured the smoke would dissipate soon, and it wouldn't buy her much time.

She didn't hear Sun Wei leave, so he must still be hiding in the cave.

"Sun Wei, how about we have a good talk?"

I'm not an official, catching the murderer is none of my business, and whether you live or die is none of my concern.

"How about we each compromise and sit down to discuss this?"

Sun Wei's ruthless voice came from not far away, "What do we have to negotiate? Didn't you come here to investigate the case?"

He didn't see the murder! Shen Lan thought to herself.

This is a good thing, but Shen Lan didn't feel fortunate.

“We came here late at night not to investigate a case, but because my brother had something to say to me, which is why we found this hidden cave.”

We didn't realize this cave was already occupied; we should have gone somewhere else.

"Ha! You think I'd believe that? How could you have found such a hidden place if you hadn't come here with me before?"

"Perhaps... I have a special talent?"

"Stop talking nonsense, you're just stalling for time."

Shen Lan was not discouraged even though she had been exposed; she had basically pinpointed Sun Wei's location.