"What did you say?" Pei Tan stared at Shen Xingwen.

  "But although there were signs of arousal, it wasn't really close to the girl, just a little reaction. In this desolate temple, it's impossible to have anything with girls."

  Shen Xingwen finished speaking and involuntarily raised his head, one hand still pressing on the corpse. He couldn't help but glance at the two people beside him, only to see that Jing Wanyu and Pei Tan's expressions seemed as if they hadn't understood. After a suspicious silence, this finally made him slowly say: "When we were examining the body earlier, didn't any of you notice this point?"

  Shen Zhen's expression suddenly... became subtle.

  Jing Wan'er lowered her head, seemingly indifferent, but the ear roots hidden in her hair had quietly changed temperature. Although she reacted a beat slower, her eyes also glanced at Pei Tan.

  Pei Tan's expression remained calm and indifferent, seemingly unaffected by Shen Xingwen's question, as if he hadn't heard it at all.

  Shen Xingwen's mouth corners rose slightly at this time, he thought of something and looked at Pei Tan again.

  Jing Wan'er is still a young girl and can be ignored, but Pei Gongzi is at the age where his yang energy is flourishing, how could he not understand this kind of thing?

  And looking at Shen Xingwen, "Is there anything else?" he asked Shen Xingwen.

  Shen Zhen made a sound as if he wanted to cover something up, and then cleared his throat.

  This is indeed the case with the common saying that it's darkest under the lamp, this Miss Jing has always claimed to be fearless of corpses, and in the five years she's been in the palace, she's handled more corpses than there are hairs on a cow.

  After all, it's a palace, so the little girl probably won't have the opportunity to see a "real" man's body for many years.

  But at the same time, Pei Tan's reaction was quite interesting...

  Shen Yu made a show of bowing his head to pretend to look at the corpse, "Shen thought that monks are also human beings after all, unlike the eunuchs in the palace who have had their roots cut off."

  It's only natural, without a care in the world. Looking at this young monk, he's also at that impulsive age."

  Hui Gen was only nineteen years old and had just reached the age of majority, he himself had been raised by Master Hsuan Lien since childhood and should have never had the opportunity to leave Ching Lung Temple.

  Shen Xingwen's words were so blunt that Jing Wanyu could only turn her head, "...Shen Zhan, do you take responsibility for your words?"

  Upon hearing her clear and melodious voice, Shen Xingwen looked at her with some surprise: "What does Miss Jing mean by 'responsible'? If it's about examining the corpse, I, Shen, will certainly take responsibility for every word."

  Shen Xingwen used his gloved hand to pry open Hui Gen's closed eyes.

  This is also the strangest thing, when Hui Gen discovered it, his eyes were closed, and he was calm, without any signs of sudden death.

  "The red blood vessels in his eyes also proved Shen's speculation that when a person is out of emotional control, their pupils will dilate. The little monk who saw him before he died, or the last eyewitness to see this little monk, must be suspicious."

  Even in the ice cellar, you can hear someone's heartbeat, I thought nothing else would be detected, but reality is always more surprising.

  Because Shen Xingwen suddenly stared at Jing Yuanyuan, his eyes were a bit too much for people to react.

  Jing Wan'er just now suddenly didn't dare look at Hui Gen's corpse, naturally it was because she knew the truth and also felt a bit unnatural.

  But unexpectedly, this expression made Shen Xingwen thoroughly misunderstand her. Shen Xingwen stared at her: "Shen Mou is too talkative, Jing young lady, you and the deceased... are probably not in a normal relationship, right?"

  Shen Xingwen suddenly became difficult, causing the atmosphere in the ice cellar to condense.

  Fortunately, Jing Wanyu was not scared, looking at Shen Xingwen: "What do you mean?"

  Shen Xingwen's expression was mysterious and subtle.

  Gradually, Jing Wanyu felt a sense of strangeness, and suddenly a glimpse flashed by. Pei Tan's eyes flickered with a faint light, and he said calmly: "Shen Zuo, you have something to say, don't hesitate. Wanyu didn't know Huigen beforehand."

  They are all people of Chang'an City, including Pei Tan. Huigen cannot leave the Qinglong Temple, and they also can't come in.

  Shen Xing said: "That's not what I meant."

  Pei Tan's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and Shen Xingwen seemed to be starting to suspect Jing Wanyan, but the next sentence left people confused.

  A faint smile was heard whispering in his ear: "Since he's a disciple of the abbot, he shouldn't have wasted all these years listening to scriptures in vain. Shen Mou ventured to guess... judging from this little monk's reaction, he must have encountered a woman."

  Shen Xingwen stared at Jing Yuane.

  "In the palace, you can't see any men with descendants, only eunuchs. It's just like in a temple, where it's also impossible to see women."

  Except for Jing Waner, she is the only woman who has appeared recently.

  Shen Xingwen thought about it and found it almost flawless.

  As soon as Jing Wanyi understood the hidden meaning in Shen Xingwen's words, her entire neck turned red with anger. "Shen Xingwen!"

  Shen Xingwen was stunned, but still looked at her.

  Pei took a deep breath and seemed to understand. The three of them each had their own thoughts, which was why they all misunderstood each other at the crucial moment.

  Shen Xingwen actually suspected that there was some private transaction between Jing Yuanyu and Hui Gen... Looking at Jing Yuanyu's face again, she couldn't help but turn red and white.

  Shen Xingwen still had an expression of being at a loss.

  Pei Tan's face sank: "Shen Wu, before the evidence is named, how can you make such an irresponsible guess?"

  Shen Xingwen glanced at Pei Tan, smiled slowly after a moment: "I, Shen, am only good at examining corpses, and deducing the case is not my forte, I just spoke nonsense earlier, please forgive me, sir...and don't blame Miss Jing either."

  This guy is so unguarded and admits his mistakes quickly, it's simply bewildering how to deal with him.

  On the other side, Shen Xingwen put away his tools, and his eyebrows seemed to have changed into a different face. Without saying a word, he picked up his slender knife with long fingers. The butcher's knife was actually the most terrifying, its cold light was colder than others, making it easier to cut into human organs and bones.

  Being misunderstood like this, Jing Wanyu found it hard to calm down, because the woman that Hui Gen saw was not her, but another existence of a woman.

  As Huigen was a disciple of Master Xuanyuan, he had been personally nurtured since childhood and wouldn't lack some composure, let alone have chaotic thoughts. Before his death, what did Huigen see that shouldn't make him...

  Shen Xingwen smiled faintly and said, "I hope Shen Mou has helped with your case a bit."

  I still remember that he said so recently, and wasn't the case that just passed also a big mess for the Temple of Justice?

  In fact, Shen Xingwen cannot be said to be "talking nonsense".

  "That's why, if the case can't be cracked, it won't just be a trouble for the Dalu Temple." Pei Tan glanced at Shen Xingwen, who hadn't stopped him earlier. It was not only because there was no reason to stop him, but also because he knew that sooner or later, in order to solve the case, Hui Gen's body would have to undergo a thorough autopsy.

  The current verification has indeed yielded unexpected results, but Shen Xingwen's behavior is still categorized as another code in Pei Tan's mind.

  Shen Xingwen took a closer look at Huiru's body, chuckled and pulled up the quilt to cover her again. "When people die, it's like a lamp going out," he said. "What you said, sir, Shen Mou doesn't quite agree with."

  A coroner is a person who performs autopsies on people. When holding a knife in one's hand, it's hard to say that one still believes in the Buddha.

  Especially since Shen Xingwen was young and had a scholarly appearance, he didn't have to become a mortician like others who were forced into it, usually being disdained by their families.

  He not only acted as if nothing had happened, but also looked utterly calm and composed.

  As the three prepared to leave the ice cave, they walked to the entrance and suddenly saw the two monks who were originally guarding it. Their faces turned pale as they rushed towards the inside of the ice cave, their knees thudding onto the ground as they slowly closed their eyes and began to chant Buddhist scriptures in a low voice.

  Jing Wan'er originally had no particular feeling, but at this moment, listening to the melancholic chanting voice, she stood still for a long time without moving her feet.

  At this moment, even Shen Yu's brush paused for a moment, his expression was unpredictable.

  ——

  The three of them returned to the front yard. This time Shen Xingwen was very calm and didn't say anything extra, he just found a room and went in to rest.

  Staring at his figure entering the house, Jing Wanyan said: "He came uninvited, what does milord think?"

  In the previous case, they didn't leave any evidence on Shen Xingwen, but this person's behavior and style haven't dispelled people's doubts, instead, it has raised even more suspicions.

  " At least he did an autopsy and didn't make a mistake."

  The atmosphere fell into an awkward silence after he finished speaking.

  Jing Wanyi's mind was a bit messy, but she still pretended to be calm: "To open Hui Gen's chest and abdomen, to provoke the monks in the temple, to stir up the relationship between Qinglong Temple and Daming Palace, this is one of the reasons that Wanyi can think of."

  But this reason is really too far-fetched and also because apart from this far-fetched reason, they couldn't find Shen Xingwen's fault for the time being.