As soon as the matter arrived at Ren Xiaozhuo, it immediately became simple, and she didn't even ask why she wanted to solve the case, and recommended Song Yang to the Criminal Department.

Song Yang's luck was good, Master Shangshu Du of the Criminal Department was sitting in the armillary instrument prison at that time...... Not long ago, there was a big case of a fire in Kuitang, and now there is a case of hiding the corpse in the feng shui array, the pressure on Lord Du is self-evident, if this case can't be solved, he will be done.

However, for Song Yang, Lord Du didn't pay too much attention to it, but just hindered the princess's face and called Song Yang closer.

Master Du is old, as a member, but he was born with a bitter gourd face, without any prestige at all, and looked at Song Yang twice: "Listen to Her Royal Highness the princess, can you solve the case?" He spoke in a very soft voice, if it weren't for Song Yang's ear strength, he would almost not be able to hear what he was saying, and this person seemed lifeless when he spoke, without any fresh feeling.

Song Yang responded truthfully: "I am a man who has some insights into the autopsy, and I hope to help some." ”

Master Du smiled, not seeing joy or contempt, but felt that Song Yang's answer was not too interesting: "There is no corpse, just a skeleton, you can see it if you want." After speaking, he raised his voice slightly, but still seemed weak: "Tang ham." ”

"The lower official is here." A slightly chubby middle-aged errand officer grabbed a few steps and bowed to Shang Shu.

Shang Shu nodded and said to Song Yang: "Just tell him anything about it, be careful and careful, don't let the princess recommend you." With that, he waved them to stand down.

'Tang Ham''s real name is Tang Huotai, but Du Shangshu occasionally brings out some local accents when he speaks, and the name Tang Huotai becomes 'Tang Ham' when he falls into his mouth, and over time this has also become Tang's nickname in the Criminal Department.

Tang Ham is an official worshipper of Wailang, his grade is not high, but he has served in the Criminal Department for many years, and he is familiar with him.

Song Yang did not go to investigate the scene and read the confession, there are countless capable members of the Criminal Department in Beijing, Song Yang did not think that he would be smarter than others in the investigation of the case, he just went straight to the point and proposed to see the corpse, Tang Ham happily agreed, and led Song Yang away.

The bones had already been taken out of the feng shui array, and they are now sealed in the mortuary directly under the jurisdiction of the Criminal Department.

All that was left was bones and a few hairs...... Song Yang circled around the remains, did not identify them as carefully as Tang Ham imagined, only looked at them roughly, and then stretched out his hand to point to the skull skeleton: "Can I take it away?" ”

Tang Ham was taken aback: "Where to take it?" Do what? ”

"Take it back to the inn and take a closer look... I'll return it in two days at most, and I'll probably have a conclusion at that time. "As for what kind of 'conclusion' it is, Song Yang didn't say much.

Tang Ham was a little hesitant, the case was sensational, and the bones had become the top priority, how could others take it? But after thinking about it, Song Yang was recommended by the princess, and Shangshu personally allowed him to solve the case, he was an errand runner to help, he couldn't be hypocritical, and it had nothing to do with him if something really happened, so he nodded.

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At dinnertime, Song Yang returned to the post house with a round package, and Xiao Jiu also bought all the things he ordered: clay, soft rulers, hard rulers, cinnabar red pens, paste...... Song Yang finally ate something, lit a few more candles on the table, and took out the skeleton with enough light, Xiao Jiu didn't know what was in the package at first, and when Song Yang started to work, she knew that her son-in-law actually brought such a terrible 'thing', ouch exclaimed, and took a few steps back.

Song Yang smiled at her: "If you are afraid, go and squeeze Xiao Qi to sleep, you don't have to stay here to take care of it." ”

Xiao Jiu gritted his teeth and shook his head, Childe left the maid and fled? She didn't have that in her mind. Song Yang didn't persuade much, calmed down, and began to concentrate on studying the skull in front of him, sometimes carefully measuring with a soft and hard ruler, sometimes reaching out to repeatedly grope in various positions such as the cheeks, cheeks, and forehead of the skeleton, and sometimes he would get up and wash his hands clean, and go out to find other people in the inn.

The more Xiao Jiu looked, the more curious he became, and he also followed behind the master, Song Yang had nothing else to do to find someone, and after a few polite words, he reached out to touch the face of the person, the second fool, Uncle Qu, and other people who were familiar with him on Chinese New Year's Eve.

I really studied it for a while, until the moon was in the middle of the sky, Song Yang began to stir the clay, and seeing that now Xiao Jiu finally understood what he wanted to do, he asked tentatively: "Childe wants to, wants to restore the appearance of this skeleton?" Song Yang nodded absentmindedly, he touched the faces of others, just to find similar bone proportions, to refer to the thickness of fat and muscle tissue. Xiao Jiu was surprised and excited, and praised in his mouth: "Is this okay?" My son-in-law has fairy means! ”

Song Yang replied casually: "I have seen my colleagues do it before, and it is the first time I have done it myself." After saying that, he couldn't help laughing at himself when he remembered that there was no word 'colleague' in this life, and he had never had a 'colleague' in this life.

Xiao Jiu sat closer with courage, and couldn't hide his happiness between his eyebrows: "If Childe can restore the portrait, this case will not be far from being solved... When the time comes, it will be famous all over the world! ”

Song Yang shook his head and said, "I'm content to have one or two percent of the similarity." "Even if it is a former 'colleague' to do it, in the end, if there is a forty percent similarity, it is already a good result, Song Yang only relies on his memory, the first time to do this kind of thing, and he is lucky to restore two percent.

Xiao Jiu frowned, her facial features moved, and there were a few shallow folds on her small nose: "One or two percent... Is that useful, no one will know him by then. ”

"So there's another key point, which must be firmly grasped." Song Yang smiled, didn't explain anything more, and continued to be busy......

Early the next morning, according to Song Yang's instructions, Xiao Jiu went out with the silver, and invited back a few craftsmen who kneaded clay figures and a painter who was good at portraits.

It's just a slumpy appearance, the shape of the head, and the facial features have not yet been pinched, and at first glance it is impossible to tell where the front is and where the back of the head is.

The positioning and placement of the facial features in the next place is the real top priority, and those artists have no concept of this, so Song Yang picked up the ruler again...... With his eyebrows furrowed slightly and his expression focused, Song Yang carefully measured it while carefully outlining it with a cinnabar red pen, taking a few steps back from time to time to take a look at the vista.

After a long time, Song Yang positioned the deceased's facial features one by one, Xiao Jiu was not afraid now, looking at Song Yang had something to do, she was full of curiosity, and when the master was finally busy, she hurriedly held a cup of fragrant tea with her beautiful little hand: "Son, you have worked hard... But Xiao Jiu doesn't understand, on what basis do you put the position of his facial features? ”

Song Yang took the tea and drank it all, followed by a breath of turbidity: "Three courts and five eyes, the golden section." ”

Xiao Jiu blinked, even more incomprehensible

After that, I asked the clay sculptor to take action to shape the facial features, and when I got to this point, the progress was much faster. Is it single or double eyelids? Is it lion's nose or rosacea? Is it thin or thick lips...... Even if they have great ability, they can't even think of distinguishing the details of their facial features from a skeleton, and what the clay sculptors have to do is only to pinch out a corresponding and decent 'organ' in Song Yang's 'designated' position.

Soon, a head was formed, as Song Yang said, on the whole, it was luck to have one or two looks like one.

The mason stepped down and the painter went into battle, but as long as Song Yang used his head as a reference, what he painted was not a lifeless portrait... All these things were busy until noon the next day, Song Yang thanked the masters, washed and wrapped the skull, and rushed directly to the criminal department with the painted portrait, and said bluntly after finding Tang Ham: "Issue a notice according to this portrait." ”

Tang Ham was surprised: "You painted a portrait of the bitter master?" This... How is it drawn? ”

Song Yang didn't explain much, but said: "It may not look like it, but it's better than nothing, if it is announced, maybe someone will be able to recognize it." ”

Tang Ham nodded while opening the scroll and looking down, just one glance at him gasped, and his expression became crying and laughing: "Mr. Song, isn't it inappropriate to be afraid of this?" ”

Song Yang smiled a little embarrassed: "This... It can't be helped, it has to be this way! ”

In the portrait, the bitter lord grinned and showed a mouthful of jagged teeth, rejoicing......

This is the portrait of the bitter lord, and if he can be sure, he will put up a post at the gates of the city and distribute it everywhere to find those who know him. Regardless of the importance of this case, every move of the Criminal Department is watched by the government and the opposition, and this portrait alone will definitely cause a sensation in the capital once it is released.

In the past, the pictures released by the Criminal Department, whether it was a wanted bandit or a corpse recognition document, were all plain and upright, but this time, a portrait of a laughing dead ghost and bitter master.