Duan Fei thought about it for a while, and finally agreed: "Okay, this official has been aroused, let's go to Shuntian Mansion to have a look, but Master Si must remember that before the case is clear, no matter who asks, you can only say that this official is invited to solve the case, and you can't tell any third party your guess!" ”

Si Gongcheng nodded and said, "I understand, this is a big matter, and I naturally won't tell anyone, otherwise there is no need to ask Lord Duan to retreat." ”

Duan Fei's mood became heavy, and he said, "Without further ado, let's rush to Shuntian Mansion, come here...... Go to the database and call Yang Sen to me, Shi Bin, Guo Wei, Hong Bang, Jiang Jun, you follow me to Shuntian Mansion, by the way, go and call Brother Shi and Master Xie together. ”

Everyone saw Duan Fei and Si Gongcheng's serious expressions, knowing that the situation was serious, they didn't dare to say anything, they went to find someone, and after a while, everyone rushed over, Duan Fei didn't explain to them, and with a calm face, he took a team of brocade guards, lined up with the officials of Shuntian Mansion brought by Si Gongcheng, and rushed to Shuntian Mansion side by side.

The two groups of people came beating the gong, and the pedestrians avoided one after another, and in a short time they came to the Yamen of Shuntianfu, which is located in the northeast of the Forbidden City.

Si Gongcheng took Duan Fei straight to the room without saying a word, and when he took the lead in entering the room without hesitation, Duan Fei suddenly trusted him two more points, and his heart became heavier and heavier.

Duan Fei turned around and said to everyone: "Yang Sen will go in with me, and the others will rest in place, Brother Shi, Master Xie, if you have any taboos, you can not go in, just listen outside." ”

Shi Yufeng smiled: "What is there to avoid?" Thank you, you said yes, right? ”

Xie Zhijun sighed and nodded silently, Duan Fei's mind was no longer on them, and after entering the room, his first sight fell on the only morgue in the empty room.

Si Gongcheng solemnly bypassed the morgue and stood on the other side, looking at Duan Fei, Duan Fei came to the morgue, Si Gongcheng said, "Lord Duan, please." ”

Duan Fei gently uncovered the white cloth covering the corpse, and a burned face appeared in front of his eyes, Duan Fei continued to uncover the white cloth, until he reached the waist of the corpse before letting go, the corpse was lying flat, there was no clothing on the body, although the skin had changed color, but it was still smooth as satin, Si Gongcheng said: "The deceased was found without an inch on his body, according to the analysis of the corpse spots, we suspect that he was stripped naked shortly after he died. ”

Duan Fei nodded and shouted, "Yang Sen, give me an autopsy!" ”

Yang Sen agreed, stepped forward, and began to carefully examine the autopsy, only to hear him continue to say: "The deceased's body has been stiff, and from the posture, it is basically in line with the situation of lying flat, but there are slight corpse spots on the inside of his left arm, left waist, and left leg, it can be seen that he was originally lying on his side and died on the ground, and his left hand was stretched forward and pressed by his head, the prefect was right, the deceased was indeed turned over shortly after his death, and it is estimated that he was looted of his belongings and clothes, because the deceased had not died long enough, and there was a fire around him, Therefore, the body is not stiff, and you can take off your clothes without twisting your arms. ”

Yang Sen paused, continued to observe the corpse and said: "There are scorch marks on the front of the left hand of the corpse, which confirms my suspicion, the deceased was lying on his side with his head pressed his arm underneath, so the front of his arm was scorched with the fire along with his face. ”

"The face of the deceased was badly burned, and the features of the deceased were unrecognizable, and there was a severe scorch mark on the left and right sides of the face, and there were ash-like remnants of vegetation and trees on it, and I suspect that someone had deliberately destroyed the deceased's face with burning wood, otherwise it would be excluded that such marks would have been left unless the deceased fell headlong on the fire, but in this case the deceased's hair would have been completely burned, so it can be ruled out."

Yang Sen lifted the white cloth, carefully looked at the corpse from top to bottom, and pinched the hip bone of the corpse, and then said: "Although the face of the deceased is unrecognizable, it can be concluded from the characteristics of his figure, hands and feet, bones, especially hip bones, that he is not yet eighteen years old, but ...... He's probably not a virgin anymore, and he still has a lot of experience in that......"

Everyone couldn't help but look over there after hearing Yang Sen's words, Yang Sen shrugged his shoulders and said: "Don't ask me how I judged it, in fact, I don't understand, it was all taught to me by my grandfather, Brother Shi, you don't have to be surprised, you will freeze into such a small one if you stand naked outside in the wind and snow for a while...... Well, there are two bruises on the deceased's chest, which seem to be fist marks, and there is another wound on his chest, like a sword and other sharp weapon scratches, but the marks are too shallow and not fatal, so it can not be analyzed, the deceased has ring-shaped bruises on his wrists and ankles, the lines are clear, and they should be left by something like hemp rope, the deceased was bound and detained before his death, and there are scratch marks on the back of his hand, which may have been left to break free from the binding, his fingernails are very neat, but they are full of mud, and he either crawled on the ground or climbed over the wall with his bare hands, He has deep wounds on his palms and arms, judging from the wound marks, it is obviously a defensive injury, Brother Shi, please help me turn him over. ”

Shi Yufeng and he worked together to turn the body over, Yang Sen counted the wounds on the back of the corpse, and said: "The deceased was stabbed six times in the back, and there were bruises caused by the beating of blunt objects such as sticks...... It is not too deep to be fatal, and the bruise is not fatal, and the deceased should have died for another reason. ”

"Then you will find out the real cause of death for me, when is the time of death?" Duan Fei said.

Yang Sen asked Shi Yufeng to help turn the body back, and said: "My lord, the time of death and the cause of death cannot be judged now, unless you ask me to conduct a thorough autopsy, I suspect that the deceased died of excessive bleeding, it can be seen from his skin color, but the deceased has no bloody clothes, and I have not seen the scene, so I can only judge it this way, if I can find a large amount of blood, it can prove that my judgment is correct, because the weather is too cold now, and the corpse is exposed without clothes, and it can freeze into ice lumps in less than an hour. It's really impossible to tell when you died. ”

No matter who the deceased was, it was impossible to conduct a thorough autopsy now, Duan Fei said to Si Gongcheng: "Master Si, did you find any evidence at the scene?" ”

Si Gongcheng said: "A lot of evidence was retrieved from the scene, but it has little to do with this case, it is all abandoned by some homeless people, and there is not much blood left where the deceased is lying, but there are a lot of blood stains left along the road, at the end of the bloodstains, we also found some blood stains, as well as traces left by the fight, but we searched the vicinity and did not find any murder weapons." ”

Duan Fei said: "Whether it is useful or not, please Lord Si take me to see the evidence, Yang Sen, you stay here to continue the autopsy, and confirm the cause of his death as soon as possible without destroying the body, in addition, is there any special point mark on his body?" If so, maybe we can confirm his identity sooner. ”

Janssen said: "I just saw a vermilion birthmark on his back, which looks like an orchid, growing on the right back of the waist, I don't know if it is useful." ”

Duan Fei said: "Okay, you continue to check, Master Si, please." ”

Si Gongcheng led everyone to the evidence room, pointed to the items on a long table and said, "These are the evidence collected at the scene of the crime. ”

Duan Fei walked over and took a closer look, only to see that there were many bits and pieces on the table, such as burnt charcoal, blood-stained soil, tattered cloth, etc., most of which really had nothing to do with the case, but after reading it carefully, Duan Fei had some ideas and asked, "Can Master Si send someone to check the beggar scoundrels near the scene?" It is very likely that the clothes on the deceased were stripped of by them, and if the deceased's body can be recovered, it will be of great help to confirm the identity of the deceased. ”

Si Gongcheng praised: "Lord Duan is really clever, I only thought of this idea last night, and I have sent officials to investigate the local rogue beggars, hoping to find something." ”

Duan Fei glanced at the evidence on the table again, confirmed that there was nothing special, and said, "Master Si, these evidence really have nothing to look at, let's go to the scene and take a look." ”

Si Gongcheng nodded, and everyone left Shuntian Mansion together and rushed towards Chaotian Palace.

The pedestrians on the street seem to have lost their former calmness, because the streets are full of brocade guards checking and washing away the atmosphere of the upcoming New Year.

Seeing such a scene, Si Gongcheng sighed meaningfully: "It's almost the New Year, it's not okay to go on like this......"

Duan Fei sighed lightly and said, "This official can't help it, I hope ...... Find His Royal Highness King Xingwang as soon as possible. ”

The eyes of the two suddenly intertwined, and then subconsciously twisted their faces away, Duan Fei began to be a little worried, because the figure of the corpse he saw in the yamen of Shuntian Mansion just now was indeed very similar to Xingwang Zhu Houxi, if it was really Xingwang who died, it would be troublesome.

The streets near Chaotian Palace are a bit chaotic, there are more workshops here, and the personnel come and go are complicated, which brings a lot of trouble to the investigation, the place where the body was found is a small cross street, and the two streets that cross are the main passages between the bamboo and wood factory and the west square of Chaotian Palace, the flow of people is in a hurry, the scene has long been destroyed, and the people who come and go trample on every inch of the street, because of the snow and mud, even the gray circle has been trodden, seeing this scene, Duan Fei's brows can't help frowning.

Si Gongcheng was also so angry that his face swelled, and he shouted angrily: "Come on, drive these Diao people away for me!" Where did Gong Peng and Liao Jing go? Get them both back! ”

The official of Shuntian Mansion was about to receive the order to drive people out, Duan Fei shouted: "No need, since Shuntian Mansion has already investigated the scene, there is no need to waste any more time, this official is here just to see the surrounding environment, Master Si, where was the body lying at that time, where did he come from?" ”

The officials of the Shuntian Mansion drove away the people who came and went, and Si Gongcheng came to the base of the wall near the intersection to the north, pointed to the traces of the fire that was trampled on the ground and said, "Lord Duan, the deceased was lying by the fire at that time, with his feet facing east, and he came from that side. ”