Soon the cake was sent to Chu Xi, he picked it up and first put it next to his nose and smelled it, the taste was indeed quite special, very sweet, and then it was sent directly into his mouth.

The taste was indeed beyond his imagination, he had never thought of food before, it could be made like this, it seemed that Shen Lian did have a lot of wonderful ideas.

After chewing it in my mouth a few times, I swallowed it into my stomach, and there was a feeling that I couldn't get enough of it.

However, Chu Xike didn't go directly to ask for it like Master Zhang, because he knew very well that since this thing was made by Shen Lian, it was not impossible for him to eat it in the future, and it was a big deal to lower his face and owe her a favor, and it was okay for her to help make it herself.

Shen Lian was naturally very happy about everyone's love, but Old Man Wang was still disappointed that he didn't taste it, after all, he made it for him with his own hands.

So she turned her head sideways and said to the old man Wang who was standing beside her, "I'll make you a more delicate cake tonight, after all, this is your birthday, you must eat the cake, and I will try to make a little more so that all the people of the Wang family can also taste the deliciousness of this cake." ”

A few days after Mr. Wang's birthday, another incident happened.

A peasant woman named Xiaojuan came to the government to report to the official, saying that her husband couldn't think of it, so he set fire to his house, and when she found it, the fire was already very big, and there was no way to go in to save people, so she could only watch her husband be burned to death.

When such a case happened again, Chu Xi naturally notified Shen Lian as soon as possible.

After learning about it, she immediately rushed over directly with Yin Chen.

There, they met Xiaojuan, the reporting officer, and briefly listened to her account, and there was nothing wrong with it.

"Has your husband behaved in any unusual way before, or has he said anything pessimistic or shown signs of this?" After being asked, Xiaojuan nodded and replied, "It is true that there is, because he doesn't want to go out to work as a coolie, and the recent harvest of the dealer has not been good, and he said that it is better to be alive than dead." ”

Although there is nothing strange about this, and everything sounds very reasonable, in the spirit of conscientious work, Shen Lian still insists on an autopsy.

After all, sometimes the human mouth can lie, but the corpse does not.

After Chu Xi sent someone to bring the body back, Shen Lian took a white cloth mask and gloves specially designed to contact the autopsy, and began to examine it seriously.

During the process of her careful examination of the corpse, Xiaojuan stayed inside and did not leave.

His eyes have been staring at Shen Lian tightly, watching her next every move.

Being stared at like this, Shen Lian was a little unnatural, she didn't like to be at work, someone was staring at her all the time.

"Please go out first, and I'll tell you the results when I'm done examining the body."

After hesitating for a moment, Xiaojuan nodded and walked out directly, and when she walked to the door, she also glanced at her husband's corpse, revealing a trace of strangeness in her eyes.

And Shen Lian didn't notice all this, but continued to stare at the corpse and examine it carefully.

After making sure that Xiaojuan was out, Yin Chen, who had been standing silently next to him, held his chin incomprehensibly, his eyes full of confusion.

"Do you find anything a little strange?"

"What?" Shen Lian naturally asked.

"I just think this peasant woman is a little strange, her husband died, her mood didn't improve so quickly, she cried like a tearful person when she reported to the official, but now you look at her, how can she look a little sad, as if she is relieved."

Hearing this, Shen Lian stopped what she was doing, and carefully recalled the peasant woman's expression and demeanor just now, it seemed that this was really the case.

After Yin Chen and Shen Lian stayed together for a long time, they also had a keen vigilance in this regard.

After the autopsy was over, Shen Lian sighed, took off her gloves, looked at Yin Chen, and said solemnly, "Sure enough, it's a little strange, this person was not burned to death." ”

"How did you die?"

"There was a visible wound on his chest, even if it had been burned by the fire, but it still left marks, and I found no ashes in his nasal cavity, so I can conclude that he was not burned to death by fire, or rather, he did not commit suicide, but was killed by someone and burned with fire to cover up the real cause of his death."

After walking out of the autopsy room, Shen Lian directly told the prefect Chu Xi about the result, and before he could speak, Xiao Juan, who was standing at the bottom of the hall, began to argue.

"How is this possible? I had seen him burned to death inside, and my neighbors had heard it, so it was impossible for him to be killed! ”

"Are you sure that your neighbors around you heard him crying for help inside?" Shen Lian looked at her very seriously and asked solemnly, wanting to make sure how she would answer.

After being asked like this, Juanzi's voice instantly became smaller, "This...... I can't be sure of this, I guess it was heard. ”

The ambiguous answer was a void at first glance, which made Shen Lian even more affirm the doubts in his heart.

"If this person is burned alive, then there must be a lot of dust and soot in his nasal cavity, because people need to breathe, but if they die in the first place, then there will be no such traces."

This sounds incredible, after all, in ancient times when science and technology were relatively backward, everyone naturally didn't dare to believe it.

As the prefect, Chu Xi, although he didn't dare to claim how profound his knowledge was, at least he could be said to be a reader of poetry and books, and he felt a little unbelievable about everything Shen Lian said.

Knowing that she has a strong ability to solve cases, she is still a little hesitant to be so sure.

"Could there be a mistake or something? After all, human life is a matter of heaven, and there is no room for any sloppiness! Seeing that the prefect was skeptical about this matter, this made Xiaojuan's attitude even more arrogant.

"That's right, it's too much for you to want to wronged a person like this with a sentence of white teeth, right? Even if you're a fool, there's still no reason to do so, and besides, I just lost my husband, how sad I feel, do you know? Faced with her deliberately pretending to be weak, pretending to be aggrieved here, Shen Lian sneered directly, she has never shown mercy to such a person.

If a girl pretended to be a white lotus in front of her for no reason, although she was a little disgusted in her heart, she would not say much.

But now it's different, this is a matter of human life, and there is no room for the slightest sloppiness, which must be taken seriously, and no one wants to take advantage of the loophole.

"Are you sad? I didn't see any sadness on your face just now. ”

In the face of Shen Lian's constant pressure, Xiaojuan really had no choice but to cry recklessly.

Seeing her crying like this in the public court, Chu Xi was also a little embarrassed, if it spread like this, it would not be a good thing for their reputation.

"If you think so, you have to prove it, otherwise, how can you prove that your words are right? We'll have to at least get the evidence to prove it! Xiaojuan also laughed wildly, "Yes, come up with evidence, otherwise why did you wronged me like this?" "She got Shen Lian and didn't have any evidence at all, even if she really had any real skills, it was impossible to burn a few more people to prove it, right? So now she feels that this prefect is her talisman, and she doesn't have any worries, not even a trace of panic.

Seeing that she really didn't shed tears when she didn't see the coffin, and was still rampant here, Shen Lian chuckled.

"Okay, since I want to prove it, then I'll prove it to you, but this peasant woman can't let go, she must be imprisoned first, otherwise she will take the opportunity to escape."

Hearing this, Xiaojuan was unhappy.

"I'm not a prisoner, why are you locking me up, is this how you become an official?" At this time, Yin Chen sneered, "It's okay, it's okay to leave you alone, I'll follow you, don't think about going anywhere." ”