※ Yixiang'er and a group of other criminals, grateful for the result of crying, committed the heinous felony of trying to plot to delete the publication and plot against injustice, and they can also get the forgiveness of the criminal officer, not only spared their families, but also saved their lives, which is simply unheard of, and these people are all grateful to Du Wenhao.

Du Wenhao asked Lin Qingdai: "How do you feel about my handling of this matter this time?" ”

"Very good, you are getting more and more like an official. However, I think you should report the handling of this case to the court, so that the people above know that you are doing something, and not playing around. Including the training of doctors from all over the country along the way, and the consultation of difficult cases, you should report to the imperial court in time. ”

"Well, it's right to ask for more instructions and report more, so that there will be an excuse to shirk problems in the future. But who will write this recital? I don't know how to write these ancient texts. ”

"I won't, you should invite a master, you have now achieved the position of a criminal officer, and you can be regarded as a high-ranking official in the imperial court; You can't underestimate it, even if you do a big thing, if you don't write it well, you can't show your merits, the court and the emperor don't know, from the perspective of being an official, it's in vain? ”

What you said is very reasonable, it's not just a matter of twists and turns, I also have a headache when I mention a little prison, I'm okay to solve the case or something, but I'm a little confused about the verdict, I'm not familiar with "Song Criminal Rule". ”

"So, you have to find a master as soon as possible." Lin Qingdai thought about it, and suddenly her eyes lit up: "Otherwise, please ask the emperor's father-in-law Ning to help you find and recommend one, he is by the emperor's side all day, and he must know who wrote the fold well."

He also often meets with the emperor and ministers, and he should know the people around the ministers very well. ”

"That's a good idea!" Du Wenhao praised, "I will write a letter immediately and send it to Father-in-law Ning urgently." Ask him to help you find it! ”

Du Wenhao immediately wrote a letter and urgently reported it to Father-in-law Ning with military information.

In the past few days, Yamen Zhukuai and Minzhuang searched everywhere for possible places to hide rubble. After Huang Zhizhou survived, he personally supervised the search work day and night.

It's been raining all the time, and it's raining a lot, and it's getting cooler soon after autumn. Du Wenhao didn't want to go out to play, so he consulted with other doctors in Hengzhou to diagnose incurable diseases, and occasionally went to Yamen to mention prisons.

Finally, on this day, Huang Zhizhou took Captain Sun and rushed to the Hengzhou Inn to report to Du Wenhao that there was a major situation. In a hidden col more than ten miles away from Hengzhou City, buried broken corpses appeared!

Du Wenhao was overjoyed. With Li Pu, Lin Qingdai and others, they hurriedly followed Huang Zhizhou and them, and rode out of the city in the rain to this mountain pass.

Hong Catcher and Catcher have already gathered around, and the current burial site is in the low-lying col of this small hillside. Wrapped in several pieces of oilcloth paper. Only one of them was opened. It's a white Sensen's arm.

Du Wenhao asked Hong Zhutou: "How did you appear at this scene?" ”

Hong Zhutou grinned and clenched his fists a little proudly and said: "Returning to the punishment lord, we have searched this area several times, but there is no appearance, this place is very hidden, and it is relatively close to the city." I just thought. If I were the murderer, this place would be a relatively good place to bury the body, so it rained for the past two days, and I didn't give up, and I led people to search in the rain. I'm just here in this low-level land, there is almost no standing water in the place, there are some in other places, I am very strange, look closely, now this grass grows differently from other places, it seems to be a little messy, some of the grass is still dead. I ordered it to be dug up, and when I dug it down about three or four feet, I found the broken corpses. ”

Du Wenhao praised: "Very smart! The newly excavated soil is softer and more absorbent of water, and the backfilled turf is certainly not the same as the one that grows naturally. You're very careful, and you're a headcatcher. ”

"Thank you for your compliment, if it weren't for the guidance of the Punishment, we wouldn't know how this case would have been solved."

At this time, the rain had stopped, and Du Wenhao first carefully observed the arm in the bag of unwrapped oilcloth paper, especially the broken part. The bone cut of the fracture is very rough, and he pointed to Hong Zhutou and said, "Look, what kind of tool does this look like?" ”

Hong Zhutou pinched his nose and squatted down to take a closer look: "Well, it's a bit like a saw." Generally, knife cuts are not so rough. ”

"yes. And the parts that the lower saw cuts are very selective. It can be seen that this person has a certain understanding of the structure of the human body. Du Wenhao carefully unpacked another bag, which was a thigh, and there was nothing else. Then the rest of the package was unwrapped, and the rest of the torso and limbs were found, including the head.

Since the corpse is buried deep in the ground, the degree of ** is much slower than that of exposure to the air, and it is recognizable from the appearance that it is a middle-aged male corpse. However, since a month has passed, the skull has still entered the stage of high **, showing the appearance of **giant, and it is impossible to distinguish.

Du Wenhao first asked Hong Zhutou to send someone to talk to Mrs. Han, and they invited them to identify the body. Then he looked around and said: "There are no clothes on the deceased, under normal circumstances, when the murderer conceals the body, he will dispose of the clothes together, such as burning or concealing them, so these traces may appear nearby, everyone pull the net and search carefully!" ”

All the catchers and people lined up for a dragnet search.

It was not far from the city, and soon, Mrs. Han and her sisters came nervously.

The corpse has been **, and it can't be identified from its appearance, but after all, it is the person next to the pillow, and after Mrs. Han carefully identified it, she howled and cried. While crying, she said that this was her husband Han's shopkeeper. Du Wenhao asked her what basis she had, and she said that from the physical appearance, the small old scars on the thighs of the corpse, the loose head and the black mole, you can conclude that the deceased is her husband?

While they were weeping, Hong Zhutou hurried over and reported that there was a small trace of fire not far from here. Underneath a few large rocks, most of the clothes were burned.

Du Wenhao and the others hurried over, and most of the clothes extracted from under the corpse had been burned, but the broken parts were still recognizable, which was completely consistent with the clothes that Mrs. Han said that the shopkeeper Han was wearing before he disappeared.

From this, it is concluded that the deceased is the shopkeeper Han of Hengshan Xianyun Inn.

Du Wenhao carefully studied the appearance of the corpse and wanted to find out the cause of death, but in addition to the broken wounds of the deceased, there were no obvious traces of external injuries on the body surface, and although there were broken wounds on the neck and neck, there were no strangulation marks common to mechanical asphyxiation in the corresponding parts? However, this does not rule out that the death was not due to mechanical asphyxiation, because some mechanical deaths do not have such traces. It must be strangled with a soft towel, or covered with a quilt, etc.

He also examined the deceased's face and found that there were no bruises and mucosal bleeding spots that are common for asphyxiation. Of course, this is not absolutely certain that it is not a death of asphyxiation. He decided to take a closer dissection and look at the internal organs to see if there were any signs of asphyxia. Find the ultimate cause of death.

Du Wenhao called Huang Zhizhou, Sun Xianwei, and Hong Zhutou aside to study the case. These three people have little experience in detection, and they lack systematic detection knowledge, and it is simply too difficult for Du Wenhao to let them put forward reasonable detection opinions. It's up to you to make up your own mind.

So the case analysis meeting became Du Wenhao's one-man investigation and deployment meeting.

The characterization of the case is very simple, the dismemberment case is almost certainly homicide, this is a criminal case, and the case must be opened and investigated.

Du Wenhao had basically thought about the direction of the investigation, and he instructed Hong to lead the arrest to conduct a thorough investigation of the surrounding villages to see if there were any suspicious people. Let the county lieutenant Sun lead people to investigate and interrogate all the shops in the city that sell receipts, and see if there are any suspicious people who bought saws during the deceased's disappearance. And looking for the source of the oilcloth paper?

After the deployment, Du Wenhao asked the body to be wrapped and transported back to the Yamen alkaline room, and he had to conduct a detailed autopsy himself.

After returning to the city, Du Wenhao asked Soap Li to find a few large tables and put them in the open space in front of Ling's room, which was well lit and ventilated, so that the pieces could be put on the table and begin to inspect them one by one?

Examination of the limbs is carried out quickly, with a focus on the head and trunk. After the scalp was uncovered from the skull, there was no hematoma or skull fracture under the scalp, and it was preliminarily concluded that there was no head injury.

The torso was a whole piece, and he cut open the throat with a knife, and after examination, the laryngeal bone was intact. There are no existing fractures.

The chest and abdomen of the torso of the corpse were dissected with a knife, the internal organs were basically intact, the degree of liquefaction was not serious, and after careful examination, there was no external force damage to the internal organs, and there were no serious lesions.

He further searched for evidence of signs of mechanical asphyxiation death in the internal organs, such as subserosal hemorrhage, emphysema and pulmonary edema, and sputum and blood in the right heart and internal organs, but disappointingly, none of these signs appeared, thus completely ruling out the possibility of mechanical death.

This is strange, excluding external injuries and death, so how did the shopkeeper Han die?

Is it poisoning?

In ancient times, poisoning was almost always caused through the esophagus, and the focus was of course on the gastrointestinal contents. And the means of testing, under the conditions of ancient times, he could not think of a more suitable means than biological experiments. The evidentiary requirements under ancient conditions were not as stringent as those of modern judicial systems.

He asked Sooli to buy a pig back, extracted the contents of the deceased's gastrointestinal tract, stirred it in pig feed and gave it to the pigs.

Huang Zhizhou and others accompanied the observation, Du Wenhao had already explained the purpose of the experiment to them, and everyone was patiently waiting for the results.

The pig snorted and shook its head, and soon fell to the ground unsteadily, and its hands and feet twitched twice before it was motionless.

Huang Zhizhou exclaimed: "Sure enough, someone poisoned and killed the shopkeeper Han."

Du Wenhao looked at the pig on the ground, shook his head and said, "Don't jump to conclusions so early. The pig is not dead yet".

"Huh?" Huang Zhizhou took a closer look, and sure enough, although the fat pig was lying motionless on the ground, his stomach was still rising and falling, and his nose was still breathing in.

Huang Zhizhou was very surprised: "What's wrong with this food?" Lying motionless on the ground, but not dead. ”

Du Wenhao didn't speak, touched his chin, and his face was very gloomy.

I waited for almost half an hour, and the pig was still like this.

Du Wenhao said in a deep voice: "Bring a bowl of salt water!" ”

The salt water was delivered quickly, and after Du Wenhao poured it into the pig, after a cup of tea, the pig actually started to move again, and after a while, he turned over and lay on the ground, supported the ground with two feet, and after a few efforts, he got up and turned around a few times, "It's okay again."

Everyone present was dumbfounded. Somehow, they looked at Du Wenhao together.

Du Wenhao's face was ugly, and he said in a deep voice: "Shopkeeper Han was not poisoned, but was poured with numb* drunk medicine, and then died alive with a broken neck and a corpse!" ”

Everyone was stunned, and Huang Zhizhou stammered: "My lord, this" is this numb* drunk medicine, is it the kind of medicine used by adults for surgery? ”

"Yes". Du Wenhao smiled bitterly and slapped his head: "The murderer doesn't know where he got my numb* drunk drug?" Alas. The thing I'm most worried about is the factory, and I didn't expect to cry so fast! Many kinds of hemp* drunken drugs. If you throw it off, you will fall asleep in the second moment, and you will not wake up at all, and if you fall into the hands of thieves, you can use it to do evil. It's a double-edged sword.

"Adult's numb* drunken medicine can only be purchased by doctors, could it be that the murderer is a practitioner of medicine?"

"There is a complete possibility of this, and the parts of the body are also very particular, indicating that the murderer has a certain knowledge of anatomy, which also confirms this speculation. It's a pity that I, a person who practices medicine in the Great Song Dynasty, does not need to register in the yamen. As long as it can cure the disease and the patient believes it, he can practice medicine. Murderers can also call themselves healers and buy numb* drunk drugs from me, or they can buy them from our identified agent dealers! We couldn't identify them, and we didn't think much about the serious consequences at the time." Du Wenhao sighed: "Alas! It seems that the strict medical practice system is imminent! ”

Huang Zhizhou said: "Yes, quack doctors kill people, there are too many to mention, and it is true that they should be strictly investigated before they can practice medicine." ”

Du Wenhao nodded: "This matter must be put on the agenda, but it can't be done overnight, it has to be done step by step." Let's talk about it later, it's important to solve the case first?.

Huang Zhizhou asked with a smile: "Do you already have a way?" ”

"It's clear. Although I had sold a lot of hemp* drunk drugs in other states and counties before coming to Hengzhou, the murderer generally did not buy medicine from another state to kill people in Hengshan, so it is likely that the murderer bought the hemp* drunk drugs in Hengshan. What we need to do is to investigate all the people who buy hemp* drunk drugs! ”

"Do adults have registration with the person who purchased it?"

"Yes! Fortunately, I had this concern in advance, so everyone who buys anesthesia* drunk medicine, including those from agent dealers, must provide a letter of guarantee issued by the village or street to prove his true identity. ”

Huang Zhizhou applauded: "It's better to sentence the adults with foresight, the murderer is like a turtle in an urn, and his arrest is just around the corner."

Du Wenhao smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It's not that simple, Hengzhou registered to buy hemp* drunk medicine, plus agents and dealers for sale, there are hundreds of people, scattered in all four miles and eight townships, it is very difficult to investigate, and it is easy to startle snakes." In addition, after these doctors buy back the hemp* drunken drugs, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not sell them to others

Huang Zhizhou nodded and said, "Yes, if that's the case, then it's going to be difficult;."

Du Wenhao was not anxious in his heart, he still had a killer steel. That's fingerprint comparison!

Judging from the broken bones in the patio of Aunt Tan's backyard, Aunt Tan's house should be the place where the shopkeeper Han was killed and the corpse was crushed, that is to say, the person who killed the shopkeeper Han was likely to be the one who killed Aunt Tan! Therefore, the fingerprints extracted from the silk scarf in Aunt Tan's throat should have been left by the murderer who killed Han's shopkeeper. Since it has been determined that the person who bought the numb* drunk drug is suspected of committing a crime, it is only necessary to extract the fingerprints of all the buyers for comparison, and it is possible to suspect the murderer!

Du Wenhao waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "If it's difficult, you have to do it!" You first make an excuse and extract the fingerprints of all the people who bought the numb* drunken medicine to me

"Yes!" Huang Zhizhou agreed, thought about it for a while, and asked cautiously, "What does the Punishment Master want these people's fingerprints for?" ”

Du Wenhao glanced at him, he didn't want to compare fingerprints with this detection technology now, because no one would believe it if he said it, on the other hand, it might make future criminals vigilant and adopt corresponding strategies to affect the future cracking of cases.

Huang Zhizhou was glared at by Du Wenhao, and he was frightened, and hurriedly smiled: "I am presumptuous, please forgive me." This arranges for fingerprinting and screening. ”

"When you do an investigation, you don't need to do it all, let's check the purchaser first. Judging from the progress of the corpse, the time of the death of the shopkeeper Han was roughly within a few days after his disappearance. Therefore, the scope of the investigation is first focused on the purchasers within five days after the disappearance of the shopkeeper. Buyers before and after this will not be checked for the time being. ”

"Okay, Zhuo Zhi will arrange it."

"Wait! Remember, the investigation should be done secretly, not directly called for inquiry. It is best to send someone to pretend to be a bell doctor and talk to these people about buying hemp* drunken medicine. Because when selling hemp* drunken drugs, I especially emphasized that the hemp* drunken drugs can only be used by the doctor himself, and it is strictly forbidden to resell them to others, so as long as the person who sells them without authorization is suspected of committing a crime! Then investigate the whereabouts of these people in those days. Take the clues

Huang Zhizhou praised from the bottom of his heart: "The sentencing lord is a real expert in solving cases, no wonder the emperor has appointed you to be sentenced to various prisons."

Du Wenhao ignored his sycophants and said: "Murder and dismemberment of corpses, the case is serious, and the case must be solved as soon as possible."

"Yes! Personally supervise and solve the case, and the murderer must be brought to justice as soon as possible! ”

The next morning, Hong Zhutou hurriedly came to report, saying that when he was visiting and investigating in a small village near the burial site, an old peasant woman reacted that in the days when Han's shopkeeper disappeared, there were a few people who had gone into their yard to steal things, and she heard a dog barking in the house, and when she chased them out, those people had already run away. She counted her things, and the two hoes that had been placed in the yard were missing.

Du Wenhao hurriedly asked the old woman if she could see the appearance of those people clearly, and Hong Zhutou said that she didn't see it clearly, but the back of one of them was a bit like a carpenter surnamed Zhao in Tongluo Village. They immediately rushed to Tongluo Village to arrest Carpenter Zhao, and learned that Carpenter Zhao had left the village more than half a month ago, and their family did not know where he had gone.