"Sir, there is a mountain behind Shuijing Temple. I heard that there are many vegetables and fruit trees planted on the mountain, including watermelons."

"The mountain is the best place to bury the body. Captain Zhang and his men found nothing in the back mountain?" Wang Yugui asked again.

County Magistrate Hai frowned slightly. “Hey, Captain Zhang and his men searched the back mountain several times, but they didn’t find anything unusual on the surface!”

"On the surface?" Wang Yugui had doubts.

Captain Liu said: "Yes, we are only conducting a surface search now, and have not dug deep yet."

"Hey, we have to find something suspicious before we start digging. If we dig rashly, it would be ok if we find bones, but if there is nothing, wouldn't that alert the enemy?"

"For no reason, Shuijing Temple was completely dug up. How can the nuns agree without an explanation?"

"Yes, right now, this county has temporarily closed the Shuijing Temple due to the poisoning of Mr. Zhang San."

"If the case of Mr. Zhang San is announced and Shuijing Temple is still sealed, I'm afraid that Master Nianshan and the wealthy families in the city will have something to say," County Magistrate Hai also frowned and said

Wang Yugui frowned after hearing this and said, "Sir, however, the people in the city are now discussing the case of Mr. Zhang San."

"We also urgently need you to announce the results of the trial so as to calm the people!"

"Yes, our county will issue a notice to announce this case the day after tomorrow at the latest." County Magistrate Hai nodded.

He stood up and took two steps, then sighed, "That's why the county is so anxious."

"Now that Master Nianshan has returned, it will be difficult for our people to enter the nunnery to search again!"

"Besides, we have already searched the nunnery for a few days. The nuns in the nunnery may have noticed something. The longer we delay, the more difficult it will be to investigate!"

Wang Yugui was also worried about County Magistrate Hai and the others after hearing this. His mind raced, trying to think of a solution. Suddenly, an idea struck him: "Sir, I have an idea!"

"Oh, tell me about it!" After hearing this, County Magistrate Hai stopped and looked at Wang Yugui.

Captain Liu also turned around and stared at Wang Yugui. Wang Yugui said, "Sir, you might as well let Nianshan return to the nunnery. Shuijing Nunnery has also been unsealed."

"Let everything seem to return to calm, then we can send someone to pretend to be a bad guy, climb over the wall and break into the nunnery in the middle of the night, and cooperate with the insiders and the outsiders, then we can know whether what Li Qing, the rapist, said is true, right?"

After saying this, Wang Yugui added with great pride: "This is called letting the tiger return to the mountain and luring the snake out of its hole!"

After hearing this, County Magistrate Hai and Captain Liu looked at each other and laughed.

Captain Liu laughed: "Master Wang, do you think the Lord has not thought of this trick of going undercover to find out the truth?"

"Oh, Your Excellency has already thought of it?" Wang Yugui also laughed after hearing this.

Captain Liu said, "Hey, Painter Xiao Wang, have you forgotten that Li Qing said that those thieves who climbed over the wall into the nunnery never came back?"

"Those thieves have probably been killed by the nuns without anyone noticing!"

"If we send someone to climb over the wall and break into the nunnery in the middle of the night, not only will we not get a response, but we will also die in vain."

"Ah, this... oh, it's my negligence." Wang Yugui smiled awkwardly after hearing this.

County Magistrate Hai sighed and said, "Alas, Li Qing is so skilled in Qinggong that I dare not enter Shuijing Temple to inquire again."

"We can't find anyone in the government office who is better at Qinggong than him, so how can we go into the nunnery to investigate?"

County Magistrate Hai said, and took two more steps: "When I interrogated Jingyin, Jingchen, and Jingxin, I asked them if they heard any noise at night."

"All three of them said they didn't hear anything. Isn't that strange?"

"Sir, these three are also nuns in the nunnery. It is possible that they helped the nunnery to lie." Wang Yugui hurriedly said

Captain Liu said, "The madam often stays at Shuijing Temple. She also said that she slept well and didn't hear any noise at night."

"Oh, that's strange. Could it be that the lecherous thief Li Qing is deliberately confusing us?" Wang Yugui frowned.

Captain Liu said, "Based on my many years of experience investigating cases, it doesn't seem like that!"

"What Li Qing said was so detailed that it didn't seem like it was made up."

County Magistrate Hai listened to their discussion without saying anything. He walked back and forth twice, then suddenly stopped and said with a smile, "Okay, you don't have to make random guesses here."

"Let's go to Shuijing Temple again with Benxian!"

As he said that, he looked at Wang Yugui and said, "Master Painter Wang, this county just happens to have another task that needs you to complete at Shuijing Temple!"

"Oh, OK, I will listen to your instructions. What do you want me to do?" Wang Yugui stood up and agreed.

County Magistrate Hai smiled and said, "Let's talk about it after we go to the nunnery!"

……

In the suburbs, at Shuijing Temple, near the wall.

County Magistrate Hai led everyone to observe at the wall. Captain Liu pointed at the magical flowers and said, "Sir, these magical flowers are actually poisonous flowers that can poison people."

"I'll have them all razed to the ground, lest they remain and cause more trouble!"

"Hey, Captain Liu, you are wrong." County Magistrate Hai looked at the beautiful flowers and smiled.

Then he said slowly: "People have evil intentions and use this flower to harm others. It is the fault of the people, not the flower!"

"Everything in the world has its own reason for existence. This sacred flower is not the only poisonous flower. If people have evil intentions, they can find other flowers and plants without this flower."

"Arsenic is poisonous, but it can also be used as medicine. Let's see how it is used!"

"This flower is very strange. Keep it. It may have some magical uses, but we just don't know it yet."

At this point, County Magistrate Hai turned to look at Wang Yugui and said, "Master Wang, you have seen this flower in a book. Do you know what other wonderful uses this flower has?"

After listening to what County Magistrate Hai said, Wang Yugui was deeply impressed. One should not underestimate the talents of the imperial examinations in ancient times. County Magistrate Hai was smart and had a broader vision than ordinary people.

"Sir, most poisonous substances also have the effect of detoxification. As the old saying goes, fight poison with poison!" Wang Yugui hurriedly replied.

He added: "I seem to have seen that this magical flower can also be used to detoxify, but I can't remember how to use it specifically!"

"Sir, I don't know any medical skills, so I dare not speak nonsense."

Wang Yugui really couldn't remember the specific medicinal value of oleander, he only remembered that it probably had medicinal value. Alas, it's a pity that there was no Baidu to ask in ancient times.

"That's fine. Let Doctor Wang pick some and study them carefully." Magistrate Hai nodded.

He pointed at the magical flowers and said, "Master Wang, please paint these flowers for us."

"The flowers, leaves and branches must all be painted clearly. Draw a few more. This county will report them to the court and also keep them in the county government records!"

"Okay, sir, I understand." Wang Yugui nodded in agreement.

I thought to myself: Mr. Hai is such a thoughtful person, and he is so considerate.

County Magistrate Hai said, waving his hand: "We have seen enough of what is ahead, let's go to the back mountain and take a look!"

When Wang Yugui heard that they were going to the back mountain, he was a little excited because he had never been there before.

……

A group of people followed County Magistrate Hai to the back mountain.

Wang Yugui looked up and saw, wow, what a huge mountain!

Compared with the hill behind Dacheng Temple, it is not inferior at all, and is even more spacious.

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