He Chiu approached the bier. He removed the quilt and the piece of white silk that covered Ta-lang and scrutinized the corpse. He saw that Ta-lang's fingernails were blue, his lips purple, his face sallow and his eyes protruding. He was certain that Ta-lang had been poisoned to death, but Hsi-men Ch'ing had ordered him to keep silent, so he said nothing.
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