Shen Xitang rubbed her fingertips along the edge of the magnetic imaging box; the patterns on the bronze casing were identical to the indentations on the canal sluice gate.
Xiao Jingming leaned against the railing on the second floor of the embroidery pavilion. His shoulder wound had yet to heal, leading him to swap his official attire for dark-colored casual robes, though he still wore the Ministry of Works’ custom-made magnetic key at his waist.
"If you're clear-headed now, let’s talk business," she said, tossing a bloodstained secret letter onto the table. "Why did Li Chongyi kill the Wang family to silence them?"
Xiao Jingming used his sword scabbard to lift the edge of the letter. Under the dim candlelight, hidden patterns appeared where the ink had bled through: "When the coroner, Wang, examined the bodies, he found excessive amounts of sulfur crystal. This is precisely..."
Chapter 55