After understanding this, we can only conclude that the deceased was dragged here from the river, and that his clothes must have been changed, and they have not been fully changed, and his underwear, underwear, and shoes have not been changed.

Between suicide and murder, Hu Xiu felt that the latter was more likely. When this normal person sees a floating corpse in the water, he will either treat it as if he didn't see it, and if he has a conscience, he will report it to the official.

Except for the murderer, he will think about disguising the body in order to get rid of his own suspicion. Again, it is likely that an acquaintance committed the crime, otherwise how would the murderer know where the deceased's home was?

He also carried the deceased all the way back and placed it in front of his desk. has the strength to carry the deceased all the way, and it also shows that the murderer is very strong, he should be a man, and his strength and endurance must be good.

Knowing this, Hu Xiu rearranged the corpse, and from the corpse and the surroundings of the corpse, he could only see this.

After a while, the medicine boy finally came over with a few yamen histories. It also happened that Shi Dali and Shi Dajin were among them, and the Xin Dutou he had seen before were among them.

As soon as he saw Hu Xiu here, he stepped forward and saluted with a smile.

"Xiaguan, I've seen Master Hu."

"No need to be polite, the deceased is Doctor Zhang..."

"No, no, my lord, the deceased's name is Zhang Chengyuan, I heard that he used to be an abandoned baby, and he was raised by the people of Shifu. After learning some simple medical methods in Shifu, and also having some insights into medical skills, he can be regarded as a person from half Shifu. ”

Hu Xiu scratched his head for a while, and he also knew that the original name of this miracle doctor was Zhang Chengyuan. This Xin Dutou does have some abilities, and it is not a straw bag that doesn't know anything. It seems that it's not all about flattery, and this iron also needs to be hard, right?

"People still seem to be drowned."

Du Tou turned around a few times, took a cursory look, and came to the conclusion that Hu Xiu had come to after looking at it for a long time.

"How do you know?"

"Look, my lord, there is a large puddle of water on the floor under the deceased, and his face is a little pale. It should have been soaked in water for a short time, and the lips of the mouth were blue, and it was drowned at first glance. ”

Xin Dutou said quite proudly.

"That's right."

Hu Xiu touched his chin and nodded slightly, this experienced person, looking at the corpse, you can see a rough cause of death at a glance.

"My lord probably saw that he was drowned, so do you want to handle this case yourself, or do you want to do it together?"

"Let's do it together."

He is not withdrawn, like the owner of his predecessor, he likes to handle cases alone. There are many of them, and their prestige among the people is great, and they can save a lot of trouble.

"Since we are together, can you tell me what you saw when you entered the house? We also need to understand the basic situation, don't we? ”

Although Xin Du's head posture is low, his speech is neither humble nor arrogant.

"I broke down the door, and before I came, the room was a completely confined space, with all the doors and windows locked, and the wooden deadbolts of the wooden doors were bolted from the inside.

There were no footprints in the house, and it was likely that the murderer had disguised the body and cleaned all the marks left behind, and these are the ones that can be seen now.

This is a typical case of a closed room homicide, and the murderer should be an acquaintance with the deceased, or someone who was familiar with the deceased. Otherwise, it would be impossible to accurately transport the body back to his home after killing someone outdoors. ”

Xin Dutou nodded again and again, as if he had an idea.

"Shi Dajin, Shi Dali, move the body back to the yamen, hand it over to the servant, and see what the cause of death is."

"Don't call these two brothers, let them follow, and let the other Xiao Shi move."

Hu Xiu has a good image of the two brothers, and they still have a friendship with alcohol. As soon as I came up, I asked someone to move the body back, which always felt a little excessive.

"Then the two of you come over and move the corpse back to the yamen."

Xin Du's head pointed to the exception of the two small histories, the two put down the stretcher they were carrying, the body was carried up, and everyone went down to the second floor together. saw a wooden bolt that had broken a slag due to Hu Xiu's huge strength, and Hu Xiu casually pulled it down.

But he didn't expect Bala to come up with something other than wood, an iron hook. But he did not make a loud noise, and took out a handkerchief from the placket of his clothes, which had been given to him by his servant, on which his nosebleed had been washed away.

(If you have forgotten the specific plot, please refer to chapters 4 and 5 of the novel)

When people don't pay attention to him, he gently wraps the broken sawdust, I have to say, this wooden bolt is big, but it is very light, so many sawdust, but there is a feeling of lightness in the hand, and I don't know what kind of wood it is.

Thinking of Yan Yun's face in his mind, he suddenly asked:

"Medicine boy, do you know who is close to your husband, who has been followed recently, and who has had some excessive disputes with him?

"There are not many people close to me, and my husband doesn't like to talk to others. The only people who can talk to him are me, his two apprentices and his son Zhang Qishen. But Mr. is very good to others, and he does not make enemies with others, so naturally no one will follow him.

As for the dispute, the two apprentices who had scolded him recently, but they didn't quarrel. But a few days ago, his son came to Jishitang, and as soon as he came, he asked Mr. Zhang for money, and the two of them had a big quarrel. ”

"Got into a quarrel over money?"

The logic doesn't seem to make a lot of sense, and the son asks his dad for some money. Even if his father doesn't give it, he won't quarrel.

"If it's just because of business, or if there is no money for other things, Mr. Zhang will naturally give it. But his son Zhang Qishen is a gambler, and in the last few months, he suddenly became addicted to gambling and lost a lot of money in his family. ”

"Oh~ that's the case, then do you know where this body is now?"

"Usually at this time, people should be in Wanli Fang."

"Okay, Yan Yun, you can follow those little histories to the yamen first, make a confession and leave."

Seeing that the medicine boy and Xiao Shi who carried the corpse walked away, he looked down along the door axis and smiled slightly, Hu Xiu already knew how the murderer managed to throw the corpse in a closed secret room.

"Did you find something?"

Xin Dutou asked.

"I found out that the murderer was a way to throw the body out of the secret room, a very simple method, you see if the gap at the wooden door shaft is very big."

"It's a big gap, so what?"

Xindu Touzi stared carefully, but he didn't see anything strange.

"Look at this."

"It's just a very fine scratch."

"Take a closer look at what type of scratch this is."

"It's like a scratch from the friction of the thread, and there are some fine fluff on it."

"I'll show you this again."

Hu Xiu opened his palm, a small iron hook, in the center of the hand.

"The murderer's secret room method is actually very simple, I have seen and touched it, and the wood used for the wooden bolt is very soft and light.

The iron hook easily poked into the wood and then grabbed the thin line that had been tied to the hook and passed through the gap in the shaft of the wooden door.

Then by using it to pull the thin line, the wooden bolt is completely pulled in to achieve the purpose of closing the wooden bolt, and finally the fishing line is pulled hard, which realizes the perfect secret room. ”

"So where are we going now?"

Xin Dutou asked.

"Let's go to Wanlifang first to see if that Zhang Qi is there, if there is no result, then go to the yamen and ask you how you look at the corpse."

By the way, you are doing an autopsy, do you have to dissect the corpse when you see it? ”

"It's not all autopsies, accidental death, or old death, family members report the case for various reasons, it is not necessary. But this is a homicide case, and if you get the body, you naturally need to dissect it. ”

……

Xuanwu Street, Wanli Fang is full of people, and Wanli Fang is the largest casino in Ping'an City. There were already many gamblers who gambled here all night last night, and the air was filled with the smell of sweat.

Ordinary people in this place are estimated to be difficult to stay in for a second, but these gamblers turn a blind eye. Playing odds and evens, dice, pai gow, horse hanging, and four-door square treasures, you can have almost anything you want to play here.

"Big big!"

A young man, slapping the table angrily, stared at the dealer in front of him, but not at people, but at the treasure box in the dealer's hand.

"Open!"

"Oops~"

The young man looked at the points in the box and slapped his thigh fiercely.

"Point back, point back, and lose again. I really don't believe in this evil. I've lost all night, can I still lose? ”

Seeing that the silver he pressed was won away, and before he could stop it, he took out the silver again, and he still had to gamble. At this time, his eyes were already full of bloodshots, and he was enchanted, and people like him abound in casinos.

But just as he took out the money and continued to gamble, the casino suddenly fell silent.

I saw a few officials and came in with a son-in-law, and there are really a few people in the gambling house who have seen the world.

Hey, hey~ This is not a simple official errand and a son-in-law, the one walking next to the son-in-law is Xin Dutou, who has just taken office. Recently, I was given the board by the emperor, and recently it has been mixed up.

That son-in-law is even more remarkable, it is Hu Feiwei, the only son of King Hu Yan, who is a prince, not the son of those famous and powerless princes.

Recently, there have been rumors in the market that in a few years, the King of Han will pass on the throne to him, and the status of this emperor is so high.

But why did these two come to the gambling house? I heard that Hu Xiu's temperament has always been very cold, and he never forms gangs, why did he take a few bad men into the gambling house with a swagger today.

"Zhang Qishen, where is Zhang Qishen?"

Hu Xiu smelled the unpleasant smell in Wanli Fang, frowned, and shouted a few times loudly, in order to find someone, he had to suffer this sin first.

"Hey~ The poor master is looking for you."

In the crowd, one of them elbowed the young man next to him. Hu Xiu's eyes were sharp, and when he saw this small action, he stepped forward, and the gamblers also got out of the way.

"You're Zhang Qishen?"

"It's me, what's the matter with me looking for me?"

Zhang Qishen replied only resignedly, he was the young man who had just pointed his back.

"Your father is dead, are you still in the mood to gamble here?"

"What~ that old immortal died? Don't lie to me, master, he came to arrest me last night, why did he die? ”

Hey~ This person, he wants you to change your ways, but he scolded him for not dying.

"To be dead is to be dead, how can there be so many reasons?"

"Impossible... There's no way he's going to die, you're kidding, aren't you? ”

Hu Xiu didn't respond, just looked at him lightly.

"Such as... If he dies, then who will pay back the money I owe, I'm still young, and I still have a lot of years to go. ”

When Zhang Qishen heard that it was true, as if he was stunned, he grabbed Hu Xiu's sleeve. Then he kept shaking his head like self-denial, squatting down little by little, as if he was going to be humbled into the dust.

"What kind of money is not money, Zhang Qishen, what happened yesterday? Tell me clearly. ”

Hu Xiu was confused when he heard it, this figure was stupid, talking confused. What to say, his father is dead, who will pay the money he owes? What is this all about? What about the duty of a son of man?

The more I think about it, the more uncomfortable I feel, this guy now has to pretend to be a grandson with him, squatting on the ground and pretending to be stupid with him. Well, then I kicked him up and kicked him to the ground.

……

PS: The ancient work is equivalent to the current forensic medicine.

The treasure box refers to the traditional box used to shake the dice and guess the points.