Final Chapter of the Extraordinary Records of the Civil Investigation Bureau.

Summary

The passage describes a mysterious incident at a well containing "corpse oil" where experts were dragged underwater. Wu Ren Di (actually Yang Xiao impersonating him) rescues a biochemical expert who was poisoned by the corpse water. The expert is disoriented but saved through a specific treatment. Yang Xiao explains the dangerous nature of corpse water, which can rapidly decompose a body if swallowed. The group suspects something unusual is pushing the Shi Waters up from below, and they plan to investigate the source, with tensions rising between the characters about who should explore the well.

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