Chapter 55: Is someone demonstrating?

After Qi Xu made sure he had regained his balance, he raised his hand and patted Jiang Hongyi's shoulder, "I'm fine."

In fact, she was already very happy in her heart. This feeling of being pushed on the back meant that the talisman she gave to Zou Yaojie was successfully used.

"Jiang Hongyi, I need to meditate for half an hour."

Jiang Hongyi knew the purpose of her meditation, nodded to indicate that he understood, closed the door gently, and began to practice counter-grappling techniques in the yard.

Ever since he knew Qi Xu's true ability, he always had a sense of crisis, vaguely feeling that Qi Xu was actually more powerful than himself.

The more he wanted to practice the moves, the more powerful they became. Each move made a whirring sound, which made the little wolf cub on the ground huddle in Xue Niang's fur, watching him practice with one eye.

After entering into meditation, Qi Xu did not immediately try to sense where that person was. Instead, he first concentrated his mind to eliminate his own breath, and then explored the specific location of that person.

Her current realm is not high enough, she can only detect that the man is currently on the boat, and the sound of waves is all around.

That's right. It is estimated that Zou Yaojie successfully used up the talisman paper when his brothers were about to go out to sea.

However, there was one thing her mental power noticed: the deadly aura on that person was somewhat similar to that of the person who came to buy wild boar meat in the morning. As to whether they were the same person, it remained to be verified.

After finding the problem, Qi Xu's mental power did not stay there for long, but was withdrawn to start improving his own mental power.

When Qi Xu finished meditating and opened the door to get some water to wash up, he found that Jiang Hongyi had already prepared a kettle of hot water and cold water at the door.

She gave Jiang Hongyi a meaningful look, and their eyes met.

Qi Xu swallowed awkwardly, "How long have you been waiting outside? Come in and wash up."

Jiang Hongyi didn't say anything. He carried the thermos and cold water bucket into the house, added warm water, and asked her to wash up first.

This action made Qi Xu inexplicably feel that he had some gentlemanly demeanor. Originally, it was probably because this aloof gentleman was too aloof that he ignored this side of him.

The two of them tacitly agreed not to communicate with each other until they went to bed. They had been using both their brains and their bodies all day long, and they fell asleep in a few breaths as soon as they covered themselves with the quilt.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

"Bang, bang, bang!"

"Captain Jiang, something happened!"

It was just dawn when there was a sudden knock on the courtyard door. Jiang Hongyi wanted to wake up Qi Xu first, so he turned over and quickly folded the bedding and put it back in the closet to remove any traces of Qi Xu sleeping on the floor before opening the door.

"Luo Jingfeng? What's going on? What happened?"

"Captain Jiang, something happened in the camp. Someone disappeared without a trace. We only discovered it this morning when our roommates woke us up."

"Gone? It's too sudden. Jiang Hongyi, wait for me a moment and I'll go with you."

Qi Xu heard this crucial sentence just as he lifted the door curtain. After saying that, he went back to the house, washed up briefly, and went to the camp with Jiang Hongyi.

Although there are family quarters, they are only for people with families to live in, and the rest of the singles can only live in the military dormitories.

Generally, there are four to six people living in a dormitory. They have morning exercises and the sound of horns in the morning.

When the two arrived at the dormitory where the incident occurred, Qi Xu sensitively sensed the unusual atmosphere in the dormitory.

Next to the deceased were doctors and nurses who were called in urgently. After an examination, they could only conclude that the patient died of suffocation and there was nothing else unusual.

Qi Xu immediately thought of what Jiang Hongyi told her yesterday when the former battalion commander also pretended to be so stubborn.

Is someone demonstrating?

She took two steps forward and checked the deceased's pulse, aorta and eyeballs to confirm that there was no chance of recovery.

Qi Xu seemed to have thought of something again. He took two steps back and stood beside Jiang Hongyi. He secretly tugged at the corner of his clothes from behind and signaled with his eyes for him to order the others to go out.

"There's something fishy about this. Go call the medical examiner over and check if there's anything missing."

After Jiang Hongyi found an excuse to send everyone away, Qi Xu closed the door without avoiding him and continued to make hand seals and chant incantations on the spot.

"The true spirit descended from the sky, and the footsteps of the guard protected the body. He traveled through all ten palaces, capturing souls and spirits non-stop. The three souls were captured and returned to the body, and the seven spirits were retrieved to the divine palace."

"Hurry up and return as ordered!"

The dead man lying on the bed was covered in golden light that suddenly disappeared, making Qi Xu's face look solemn.

"Jiang Hongyi, this man died an unnatural death. His soul was suddenly taken away, causing him to suffocate and die."

"You mean he has no soul?"

Jiang Hongyi knew that she had this ability, but it was the first time he saw her perform magic in her original appearance, which made him trust her even more.

"Captain Jiang, we've invited the medical examiner over."

The young soldier knocked on the door and entered, followed by the forensic doctor's assistant carrying a stretcher.

"Let's check here for any external injuries first."

Jiang Hongyi did not ask the forensic doctor to move the body away immediately, but asked the forensic doctor to examine it under his nose.

Because Qi Xu was a woman, she went outside to avoid suspicion.

When I went out, I found that the layout of the dormitory was not right. The windows at the end of the corridors on both sides exuded a gloomy atmosphere that was imperceptible to others.

She quickly ran to the window and looked down. Coincidentally, there was an old locust tree planted outside the window. The eerie atmosphere was emitted by the old locust tree.

After learning the truth, Qi Xu quickly ran to the window on the other side and looked out.

Just as she guessed, there was also an old locust tree on the other side.

The locust tree is not only lush and leafy, but some of its branches can even block out a large part of the sunlight for the dormitory building.

"Qi Xu?"

While she was still thinking, she heard Jiang Hongyi calling her and quickly walked back to the dormitory.

"Captain Jiang, based on my superficial examination, there's nothing wrong with your entire body. Only your face is slightly swollen, probably from staying up late last night."

The forensic doctor finished his assessment, which gave Qi Xu another layer of consideration. "I'd like to ask if this comrade drank any alcohol or water last night?"

"Yes, yes, Sister Jiang, he tossed and turned in the middle of the night and couldn't fall asleep. Finally, he had no choice but to go to the bathroom to wash his hair and face, and drank two sips of water from the tap before he fell asleep."

"Where is the bathroom?"

The young comrade who was speaking walked in front, and Jiang Hongyi and his group followed behind.

When he arrived at the bathroom, Qi Xu turned on the faucet and smelled it, and a strong stench hit his nose.

"You used to drink water from the tap?"

"No, no, we usually use this faucet for washing and laundry, and we use thermoses for drinking water."

The young comrade waved his hand and explained, "He suddenly drank tap water yesterday. I guess it was because he couldn't sleep and was feeling irritated, and wanted to use the cold water to calm himself down."

"Forensic doctor, take some samples of the water from the tap and test it to see if there's any problem with the water quality."

Jiang Hongyi frowned and turned to give instructions to the forensic doctor.

"I also want to ask if he behaved in any unusual way before you went to bed last night, or if he didn't go with you."