Chapter 409, Investigating the Corpse

The light-illuminating stone hung from the ceiling, illuminating the faces of several people.

The whole room was deadly quiet.

Even the guards who kept talking were stunned at this moment, looking at the coffin in the middle in disbelief.

McIntosh is dead!

The old barrel leader who controlled all the workers in the port and had countless lovers just lay there quietly.

Wearing the most familiar clothes, with flower petals scattered around.

Wu Heng observed the guards, and from their unbelievable expressions, they just learned that they were dead.

"When did it happen?" Wu Heng asked.

The bald man sighed softly and said, "The day after the attack, the leader really couldn't hold on, so we prepared a coffin."

Wu Heng looked at the corpse, "What was the cause of death?"

"Snake venom."

Snake venom?

"No medicine was used?"

The research and development of medicines in this world has reached a very exaggerated level.

Even the zombie virus can develop an antidote, and snake venom can take the other party's life?

And he is a professional of a high level.

He is also more resistant to abnormal conditions.

"I took the potion and invited a famous alchemist on the island, but it still didn't work." The bald man said helplessly.

"It's solved, but the person can still lie in the coffin?" The guard leader snorted coldly, "Why didn't you say that 'McIntosh' was dead before."

The bald man replied, "Old Barrel also has many enemies. Once the news of the leader's death spreads, it is likely that someone will take some action."

The guard leader nodded, and was quite satisfied with this answer.

He walked straight into the room and looked around the body.

Then, he took off his protective gloves, sniffed the breath, and then lifted the clothes of the corpse, put his hand in, and held it at the heart.

The bald man was shocked and wanted to stop it, but he still held it.

He looked to the side.

Not long after, the commander took out his hand, "She is really dead."

From the tone of his voice, the guards didn't quite believe that this woman would die.

The leader of the guard took out a handkerchief, wiped his hands and walked back, "McIntosh and I have a good relationship. I feel bad that my old friend is dead. If you have any ideas, just say it directly."

The bald man clenched his hands, looked at the people present, and said solemnly: "The poisonous snake that appeared in the corpse must have been done by someone. If you can help us find the murderer, the old barrel is willing to take out 200 gold as a reward."

Everyone present was shocked.

This old barrel is really rich.

Killing a pirate only earns a few hundred silver.

If you find the murderer on the island, you can get 200 gold.

If the team led by Wu Heng can find the murderer, everyone can get gold coins.

It can also be seen that the people of the old barrel are really angry.

The same is true for the guards. After the surprise, there is a kind of enthusiasm.

The guard leader coughed lightly, "Tell us everything that happened, and be more careful. Can you find out who killed McIntosh? Your intelligence is equally important."

The bald man was silent for a while, and then he told the story of the port.

The cause was that two work teams had a dispute over the goods, which gradually escalated and caused chaos, affecting the normal transportation of the port.

McIntosh took people over, and after mediation, when he checked the dead workers in the chaos, the bodies exploded and the poisonous snake bit "McIntosh".

Even if he took the medicine quickly.

After returning, the symptoms still did not disappear, and he died in the tavern.

The leader continued to ask, "Who do you suspect?"

"The people of Black Crow Nest have a grudge against us, and the Sea Dog Gang also wants to grab the port business. The death of the leader will benefit them the most."

The leader nodded, "Wait, I'll find out for you."

After that, he waved his hand and took the guards away directly.

...

After the guards left, the whole room became much quieter.

Wu Heng led a few people to approach the coffin and looked at the state of the body from a close distance.

It can be confirmed that there are no obvious signs of life.

The somewhat arrogant female boss just lay stiffly in the coffin.

After looking around, he asked, "Why didn't you do an autopsy?"

"The leader's race has a tradition that the body must be kept intact after death. Before she died, she also told us that we can investigate the murderer in any way, but we can't destroy her body." The bald man followed and explained.

"Ask the body? It's a necromancer who asks questions about the body."

The bald man shook his head and said that it was not possible.

After all, it was not the body of a wanted criminal, so it was a bit unreasonable to insist on asking questions about the body.

Wu Heng glanced at the other party, turned his head and said, "Kavina, check the body."

Kavina stepped forward, untied the clothes of the body, and began to check.

The several men present walked to a position not far away.

Continue to ask some questions.

The bald man was also very cooperative, answering whatever was asked, and occasionally adding some supplements.

Not long after, Kavina came back, "There are obvious signs of snake bites, and no other fatal injuries were found on the body."

Wu Heng nodded and looked at the bald man again.

"What about the bodies of those people with poisonous snakes in their bodies?"

The bald man said: "I was afraid that they might carry some toxins, so I had them taken to the wasteland behind and buried them. If you need to check, I'll have someone take you there."

"Okay, arrange someone!"

The few of them walked back up together.

The bald man said a few words to the two equally strong men.

The two came over and saluted.

Wu Heng said: "Let's go, take us to the port first."

The two nodded.

Take them out together, prepare a carriage, and go directly to the port.

...

At the port.

The two pointed out the location at the time and talked about some of the situation at the scene.

Because the death of 'McIntosh' was not announced to the outside world, the entire port was still operating normally.

There was no talk of protecting the scene, and even bloodstains could not be found.

After a brief inspection, they continued to the burial site.

Outside the city, there was an undeveloped wasteland.

Two strong men and team members dug out the bodies with shovels.

The straw mat was opened, revealing three bodies with rotten intestines.

In the soil on the side, some dead black poisonous snakes as thick as little fingers could be seen.

"Sir, these three bodies, their stomachs exploded like balloons at that time, and these poisonous snakes just rushed out, and soon these snakes died on their own." One person said.

Wu Heng nodded, motioned a few people to step back a few steps, and released [Talk to the Dead] to the first one.

The lying body suddenly sat up and looked over here.

The two people in the tavern were startled, retreated in panic, and stood in the distance watching.

Wu Heng asked the corpse directly, "Why did you fight before you died?"

The corpse replied, "They stole our job and fought without a good negotiation."

Wu Heng asked again, "Someone has pre-embedded a spell in your body. Who did it?"

"I don't know!"

"Before you died, did you have any contact with unfamiliar people?"

"No."

"Did you find anything suspicious at the scene, anyone trying to get close to you?"

"No."

"In your opinion, who might have killed 'McIntosh' that day?"

"The people of Black Crow's Nest have a big feud with them."

After five questions, the corpse lay back on its back.

From the first corpse.

No clues were found.

There was no breakthrough on my side, and the corpse was also clueless.

As for the mention of Black Crow's Nest, it was just a personal guess and could not be regarded as evidence pointing to the target.

...

Continue to look at the second corpse and release [Talk to the Dead].

Then, the corpse sat up.

"Before you died, did you find any suspicious people trying to get close to you."

"No!"

"......."

After five questions in a row, the corpse still did not provide any useful information.

All attention was focused on the fight.

Then the third corpse sat up.

This corpse was dressed differently, and looked a bit like the person in charge.

"Before you died, did you find any suspicious people trying to get close to you."

The corpse was silent for a while, and then slowly spoke.

"That morning, a dwarf came looking for work. He asked for less money, so I agreed to follow him."