cleaned up the corpse, waited for a long time to obey Zhu Zhi's orders, and examined it from the beginning, until the back of his feet, and did not let go at all. Due to the intense burning of the fire, the corpse was almost no longer humanoid, and the weather was cold, frozen and hard as stone, and the autopsy was too complicated to do, and the cause of death and injuries could only be observed from the surface.

“…… The deceased was prone with ashes in his mouth, burned to death by fire, the exact time is unknown. There was a stab wound to the left forehead and four or five stab wounds to the chest, especially one through the chest. All longitudinal, deep into the bone, four inches long, one inch wide, concave between wounds, overflowing, suspected of being made by a sharp sword. The ground is hard, there are no traces of the murderer, the blood barriers are distributed in many places, the face, chest, abdomen and the front of the limbs are cracked and opened, and it can be seen that the body has not moved......"

In the Qin period, the procedure of the autopsy was sealed and diagnosed, "sealed" was sealed, "diagnosis" was investigation, and "style" was judicial norms. After the examination, a letter must be written, that is, an autopsy report, and the format and content of the report have specific requirements, but it is not necessary to write as you want. For example, the ground is hard and there are no traces of the murderer, not only the burning case is written like this, but also the hanging case, as long as it is not drowned, the case that occurs on the ground must have this sentence structure.

In view of the limitations of autopsy theory and testing tools, the experience of the person who did the work is the most important, the person sent by Gu Yun is the most powerful person in Qiantang, and the three generations of the family are engaged in the business of the work, so even a burned corpse beyond recognition, he can see many things that outsiders can't see at night.

For example, blood barriers, that is, corpse spots, will have chapped skin when severely burned, and if they are prone when they die, blood barriers are mostly distributed on the face, chest, abdomen, and front of the limbs. If it is supine, it is more common on the pillow, neck, back, waist, buttocks and the back of the limbs. Based on this, it can be judged whether it is the scene of the first crime and whether the body has been moved.

"If you have ashes in your mouth, you will be burned?" Zhu Rui was just curious, not suspicious.

"Back to Langjun, in the Three Kingdoms, there was a Wu man Zhang Ju, for the sake of the order, there was a * gang with others to kill her husband, and then set fire to the house, suing the official that her husband died in the fire. Zhang Ju takes two * pigs, one kills, one lives, takes the salary and burns it, there is ash in the mouth of the living, and there is no ash in the mouth of the killer. From this, it can be seen that this person was burned alive, not killed and thrown into the fire! ”

Zhu Ruiqi said: "What is your name, can your ancestors have a county?" Have you ever read history? "You must know that history books are not ordinary books, non-family gates are not passed on, ordinary Qi people have no resources in this area at all, and they can't find teachers who analyze and paraphrase. What's more, he is a lowly servant in his opinion, a little literate, but he doesn't read, and some of his experience is accumulated from the cases he has heard or personally experienced over the years, but he didn't expect this generation to be able to sort out the method of autopsy from ancient records, which is really beyond his expectations.

"The villain Deng Jia, a person from Qiantang, has been doing this for three generations, and has studied with his father for a few years. As for the means of such autopsies, they are all from the "Gantang Affair" written by his father. ”

As soon as he heard that it was not a historical record, but a family heirloom, Zhu Rui immediately lost interest, but Zhu Zhi, who had been observing the corpse, sighed, looked up at the pretend, and said: "Cover Gantang, don't cut down, summon the uncle." Your father is so learned! ”

Although Zhu Rui is not as knowledgeable as Zhu Cong, he has also read the Book of Poetry, and knows that Zhu Zhiyin is the verses in "The Book of Poetry, Zhaonan, Gantang", but he is good at reading and does not seek to understand much, and he does not know the deep meaning implied in it.

"Fourth uncle, taking the word Gantang as the title of the book, it is not easy to learn, right?"

"The branches of Gantang are tall, the leaves are round and the flowers are red, and they are often planted in front of the society, also known as the community wood. In the past, it was a place to listen to lawsuits and break prisons, and it was said that Zhaogong had decided the case under the Gantang tree, just and selfless, and people loved him very much, so they sang this Gantang poem as a commemoration. Zhu Zhi did not reprimand Zhu Rui for not learning and not knowing, to be the suzerain of the Zhu family, he did not need to learn to be rich and five cars, he praised Deng Jia twice, and said: "Your talent is enough to be the commander of a county, and if you work hard today, you will have the opportunity to have you." ”

Deng Jia was overjoyed, knelt down and thanked him, and then inspected it more and more carefully. He still had some doubts, and always felt that there was something wrong with this corpse, it didn't look like it had just been dead for a day or two, but it was too badly damaged by the fire to find tangible evidence to support this suspicion. If Zhu Zhi didn't promise him, he would be rigid if he had no desire, and he might even say the doubts in his heart, anyway, believe it or not. But now that I have a thought, I don't want to make extraneous branches, so I decided on it: the wound of a sharp blade in the body will be burned to death by fire!

At this moment, a trilogy found a silver square plaque from the thick ashes of the grass and trees, with no words on it, only a strange beast was drawn, with green skin and sharp claws, purple whiskers and red hair, so hideous!

"What is this?" Zhu Rui asked.

"The horn is on the nose, and the middle is a bow, which looks like a pig, and it should be the horn end mentioned by Sima Xiangru."

"Horn ends?"

Zhu Rui was a little crazy, and what he encountered today was almost beyond his cognition, and said, "What kind of disgust is the corner end?" ”

"The horn end is a white Ze beast, which likes to eat tigers and leopards, does not hurt people, and is mostly regarded as a spirit animal by the foolish people."

"Where did the spirit beast come from in the world?" Zhu Rui has always scoffed at ghosts and gods, and said: "But this beast is rare, can the fourth uncle find out the origin of this person from it?" ”

Zhu Zhi said with a smile: "I am not Sun Tianshi, I have supreme supernatural powers, and I know the things that are far away. With a single horn and a silver plaque, it is impossible to assert its origin in a short period of time. However, compared to yesterday's ignorance, we have found too many clues today, and I have a hunch that it will not be long before the mastermind behind the scenes will surface. ”

The autopsy found no other finds, and there was no use value, Zhu Rui wanted to frustrate the bones and ashes to relieve the hatred in his heart. Zhu Zhi stopped him, asked people to bury him on the spot, and gave a large reward to the guards who braved the bitter cold to guard the corpse shed. In just one day, Zhu's reputation in Qiantang County was so explosive that a long time later, there were still officials who missed the two days when they followed Zhu Zhi and earned extra money that they couldn't earn in a year.

Back at the county office, Zhu Li asked about the experience, Zhu Zhi said in 1510, and said: "It should be the thief who robbed Lingbo, he first hit the left with a few swords, especially the sword in the chest passed through the lungs, and then was burned by the fire and lost his face, and he couldn't identify the bottom line." As he spoke, he took out the silver plaque and handed it over, saying, "Third brother, you are well-informed, can you recognize this thing?" ”

Zhu Li rubbed it in his hand and said, "Horn end? ”

The third uncle actually recognized the horn, Zhu Rui couldn't hide the surprise in his eyes, he always thought that he was the most similar to Zhu Li, bold and rude, informal, very tired of reading, and he didn't know it until he encountered something.

"It's the horn end!"

Zhu Zhi didn't think it was different, his third brother was heavy on martial arts and light on literature, but when he was young, he traveled all over the world, visited famous mountains and rivers, heard and witnessed countless strange people and strange things, and the depth of the ravines in his chest was still above him.

"Although the horn end is a spirit animal, it is mostly raised by the husband of the mountain village as a guard, and it is no different from a dog, so it is rarely used as an auspicious or token." Zhu Li handed the card back to Zhu Zhi and said: "There are pros and cons, there are few people who use it, and it is difficult to check, but once it is found, it can be concluded." ”

Zhu Zhi nodded and said, "I think so too, so I'm going to set off immediately, rush back to Fuchun, and ask the second brother to visit the origin of Jiaoduan." ”

"Well, the second brother's friends are all over the world, three religions and nine streams, everything, it is better for him to come forward!"

At this moment, the maid came from the backyard and said that Zhu Lingbo had woken up and asked you to go over. The three of them walked out of the room, just in time to meet Gu Yun after finishing his official duties and going to see Zhu Lingbo together.

Zhu Lingbo's complexion improved a little, his face was no longer pale, and he let the maid fold a pillow behind him, half-sat up, his voice was still weak, but at least he heard it clearly, and said, "Father, have you found out the details of that thief?" ”

Zhu Li sat on the edge of the bed, holding her cold soft water, his tiger eyes were full of love and distress, and said: "It's still investigating, with the help of your fourth uncle, even a ghost who has been dead for ten years can find out his name and surname." You relax and recuperate, my father promised you that someone will have to pay a painful price for this matter, and I will breathe this evil breath for you! ”

"It's not a pity for my daughter alone, it's just that this gang of thieves went around robbing the girls of good families, and I don't know how many people's reputations and lives have been ruined, and my father caught the mastermind as soon as possible, so I might have ended all this earlier!"

"Lingbo, I promise, all the thieves involved in this matter, I will twist off their heads and give them to you to kick and play!"

If Zhu Rui had spoken like this in the past, Zhu Lingbo would definitely have turned his face, but after a catastrophe, he felt that the care of his relatives was the warmest affection in the world, and his eyes flashed with crystal tears, and he sobbed: "Sixth brother, I ...... I ......"

Zhu Rui is the most fond of Zhu Lingbo on weekdays, and he has been teased and talked back by her a lot, but he has always laughed at her temperament, this time he saw that the girl who has always been rude was so helpless, and her heart was about to break, and she comforted clumsily: "Be good, don't cry, don't cry!" ”

Finally waiting for Zhu Lingbo's mood to stabilize, Zhu Zhi asked, "Lingbo, think about it again, can you remember what the thief in the cellar said when he was angry?" ”

Zhu Lingbo said blankly: "Is it very important?" ”

"It's important!" Zhu Zhi's voice was very light, but in Zhu Lingbo's ears, it seemed to be a thousand weights, and said, "It may be more important than the plaque we found from the corpse!" ”

Zhu Lingbo closed his eyes, quietly recalled the early morning of that day, and said: "The thief came back from outside, and he was in a very bad mood, first he kicked over the plank with a curse, and then he slashed at the wall like crazy, and said something in his mouth...... What's going on? ”

She tried to think, "It seems that scolding who is a shameless dog, and there are traps, betrayals or something...... By the way, he mentioned a person's last name......"

Zhu Zhi and Zhu Li glanced at each other, looking for it, but the answer was on their side, and they immediately asked, "What surname?" ”

"Last name...... He said it so loudly that my ears were ringing...... What's the last name, I, why can't I remember......"

"Don't be in a hurry, think slowly, remove all the other voices in your head, just think about that person, he is venting, scolding, hitting the stone wall, what did he say?"

He said, he said...... surnamed Wei, you hurt me, I will not take revenge, and I will not be a man...... I remember, he said the surname Wei! ”

Zhu Li frowned and looked at Zhu Zhi, Zhu Zhi was also shocked and inexplicable, Zhu Rui's eyes swelled, and he said viciously: "Wei? Will Ji Wei's? ”