Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1366

Such situations have occurred in every dynasty, and it's not particularly surprising that the Ming Dynasty has experienced one as well.

However, it's one thing for Michael to accept arson, but quite another to actually make the decision and decide to use this method.

So after Qian Jinguang finished speaking, Mai Zhide immediately asked:

“I admit that setting a fire would be better, but how would you set such a fire, and would setting a fire really destroy all the clues?”

"Of course!"

No sooner had Mai Zhide finished speaking than Qian Jinguang immediately picked up where he left off.

Seeing Mai Zhide's clearly disbelieving look, Qian Jinguang continued to explain to him.

"Brother Mai, you may not know this, but during my years in the Ministry of Works, although I didn't have any outstanding achievements, I did fulfill my duties to the best of my ability."

"I often spend time with the artisans below, and I have gained a lot over the years, including news related to mercury."

"And I can guarantee that once the fire starts, no one will be able to find a trace of mercury in the oil drums."

Upon hearing this, Mai Zhide's wavering heart immediately calmed down, and a glint of light appeared in his eyes.

"Brother Qian, please explain the matter of mercury in detail."

Seeing that Mai Zhide was no longer showing any resistance, Qian Jingguang breathed a sigh of relief and then explained:

"Actually, it's nothing serious. It's just that an accident made me discover that mercury dissipates when it comes into contact with fire."

"It's like pouring a glass of water onto a red-hot iron; over time, the water will turn into steam and gradually disappear."

"Everyone thinks that an overdose of mercury will cause death by poisoning, but almost no one knows that the smell of dissipating mercury is also highly toxic!"

Qian Jingguang suddenly laughed as he said this.

"I was lucky, really. I happened to be down on patrol that day and saw a craftsman accidentally spill mercury into the furnace."

"I was in a good mood that day, so I didn't scold the craftsman. I just told him to be careful and then left."

"Who would have thought that when I came the next day, I would hear that the craftsman had died, and no one knew how he died."

"After inquiring, I learned that the craftsman had not left the room for several hours after I left."

Upon hearing this, a hint of doubt flashed in Mai Zhide's eyes, and he immediately interrupted Qian Jinguang.

"Since you weren't there, how did you know that the craftsman died from mercury?"

"It's easy!"

Qian Jingguang responded with a smile, then turned and walked to the corner of the room, taking out a porcelain bottle from a wooden box.

He took the porcelain bottle back to Mai Zhide, casually placed it on the table, and then looked at Mai Zhide to explain:

"Because that incident made me a little suspicious, I specifically obtained some mercury and tested it myself after that."

"Of course, I wouldn't risk my life. I just found a room, prepared a stove and some mercury."

"Then I caught a few more animals and put them in the room. When I opened the room again, all the animals were dead."

After hearing Qian Jingguang's description, Mai Zhide had only one thought in his mind: this guy is really bold.

Even though they suspected that the mercury was poisonous, they still dared to try it. Weren't they afraid that they would accidentally be poisoned to death themselves?

There was another question he was curious about, so he asked it directly in front of Qian Jingguang.

"Since you knew that mercury had a toxic odor, why didn't you report it? That should count as a small achievement!"

After Mai Zhide finished speaking, Qian Jingguang showed a disdainful attitude and said nonchalantly:

"Why should I report it? It's just a worthless life. I can't be bothered to cause trouble for a mere craftsman."