“Suicide?”

Chen Mobai looked at the person who came with an expression that said, “Are you kidding me?”

“Yes, it seems that he went astray in his cultivation, his divine sense reversed and burst his head, the initial scene matches these characteristics.”

Two forensic doctors wearing white coats and masks stood beside Chen Mobai, one of them, a woman, said seriously.

“I’m Yin Lin, and this is my assistant, Xin Kangfu. The dead cannot be revived. Please accept my condolences…”

The female forensic doctor was comforting Chen Mobai when the voice of the middle-aged law enforcement cultivator leading the team sounded.

“As unrelated personnel, please leave the scene.”

After confirming the accuracy of the files handed over by his subordinates, he immediately arranged for personnel to take Qing Nv and Chen Mobai out.

“Teacher, no, this is all fake, it’s impossible…”

Qing Nv’s emotions seemed to be on the verge of collapse. It seemed that she had a deep relationship with Gu Changfeng. She struggled to rush towards the headless body lying in the courtyard.

“Bind!”

The middle-aged cultivator raised his right hand and formed a seal. A binding spell was immediately cast, and an invisible binding force kept her in place.

“If you destroy the scene, you will be held accountable.”

He seemed to be well-intentioned as well. After Qing Nv stopped moving, he released his spell and then gestured to Chen Mobai to take Qing Nv away.

“There are too many doubts about this matter. Let’s leave first and find a way to investigate on our own.”

Chen Mobai walked to Qing Nv’s side. She stood there blankly, looking at Gu Changfeng, who was covered with a white cloth again. Tears kept falling uncontrollably, wetting her school uniform.

“Let’s go.”

Seeing the law enforcement cultivators approaching, Chen Mobai hesitated for a moment, held Qing Nv’s hand, and turned to lead her away. At this moment, she seemed to still be in a daze and let him take her out of the pharmacy.

“Oh, little brother, what a coincidence to meet you here.”

At the entrance of the pharmacy, Chen Mobai heard someone greet him. He looked up and saw Lan Haitian.

“Are you a law enforcement cultivator?”

Chen Mobai saw the law enforcement cultivators guarding outside letting him in and thought he was also an investigator.

“In a way, yes.”

Lan Haitian nodded lightly.

The Zhengfa Hall controls all the armed forces of the Immortal Gate. When necessary, even the law enforcement officers are under their jurisdiction.

Chen Mobai didn’t say much. After all, he wasn’t familiar with Lan Haitian. After greeting him, he led Qing Nv past him and left.

“Mr. Lan, you’re here.”

Inside the pharmacy, the middle-aged cultivator who heard the commotion came out and saw Lan Haitian, showing a respectful expression.

“Do you have any preliminary results?”

“Yes, the forensic doctor believes that he died due to going astray in his cultivation.”

“Went astray in cultivation!” Lan Haitian frowned when he heard this and walked to the body, lifting the white cloth. “What evidence is there?”

“Yin Lin, this is Mr. Lan from the Zhengfa Hall. He has some questions for you.”

The middle-aged cultivator immediately called the professional over. The female forensic doctor nodded and began to explain her judgment.

“Three years ago, there was a similar body over at the Wangwu Cave. My teacher dissected it, and the result was that he died from practicing forbidden techniques. His divine sense exceeded the limit that the Purple Mansion could contain, causing his head to burst.”

Yin Lin handed the printed materials prepared by her assistant to Lan Haitian, but he directly shook his head and refused.

“I handled that body three years ago.”

“Ah!”

Yin Lin didn’t expect this. She thought Lan Haitian didn’t trust her judgment.

“I wrote the final summary and filing report for that case. I know better than you the cause of his death.”

Because he knew, Lan Haitian became even more excited.

“Interesting. I thought it was just a simple old case, but now it seems to be connected to a series of earlier cases.”

Muttering to himself, Lan Haitian covered the white cloth again and stood up.

“Mr. Lan, does that mean the cause of death may not be going astray in cultivation? Should we perform an autopsy with professional equipment and issue a determination report?”

Yin Lin sensed the disharmony and reviewed the preliminary autopsy report. She found several suspicious points that she hadn’t paid attention to before and suddenly became interested in Chen Mobai, who had just claimed it was a murder.

This guy is also suspicious!

“What about the background investigation report?”

At this moment, Lan Haitian asked the leading law enforcement cultivator, whose name was Yin Zhu. He was an experienced investigator and had already prepared it. As soon as he was asked, he immediately handed it over.

“Gu Changfeng, 167 years old, a second-rank alchemist, originally from Huayang Cave, settled in Danxia City eighteen years ago.”

“He lived in the Baoping Pharmacy for fifteen years, earning resources for cultivation through alchemy. Three years ago, he rented this courtyard and opened the Changqing Pharmacy.”

“He usually had a female apprentice who worked part-time at the pharmacy, but this morning, he expelled her from the premises.”

Hearing this, Lan Haitian interrupted.

“This is suspicious. Did you investigate further?”

“Because the forensic doctor preliminarily determined that he died from going astray in cultivation, and she also came just now and seemed genuinely unaware, I think it’s not necessary to waste precious police resources.”

After hearing this, Lan Haitian glanced at Yin Zhu, who had a slight sweat on his forehead. Just as he was about to wipe it off, Lan Haitian spoke again.

“The cause of death is indeed unrelated to her.”

After saying this, Lan Haitian exchanged numbers with Yin Zhu and asked him to send all the information in electronic format.

“You can close the case normally. Don’t mind me.”

“So, is it concluded as suicide or homicide?”

“That depends on the determination report issued by the forensic doctor.”

After hearing Yin Zhu’s words, Lan Haitian smiled ambiguously and left the scene.

“It’s rare to see someone faster than you.”

Walking into an alley, Lan Haitian suddenly stopped and looked at the white-suited man blocking his way.

“Oh, it seems like you know something from what you said?”

“After all, I also had a position in the Zhengfa Hall, so I know a little about the inside story.” The man in the white suit spoke and then asked intentionally or unintentionally, “But since Gu Changfeng protected his disciple by expelling her before he died, it means there must be a clue on her. What are you going to do next?”

“Don’t you think this behavior is too obvious?”

Lan Haitian said again.

“Are you suggesting that Gu Changfeng deliberately used his own death to divert our attention to his disciple?”

“Maybe he didn’t expect to die himself.”

“Is he really related to the Purple Cloud Palace?”

Lan Haitian didn’t answer anymore. He walked up to the man in the white suit, who hesitated for a moment before stepping aside and letting him pass through the alley.