Song Nian stepped forward, glanced at Chu He, snorted disdainfully, and then said: "Lord Prefect, the lower officials think that the deceased should be autopsied first to determine the cause of death and the murder weapon, and then the murderer can be traced." ”

The prefect frowned, but after glancing at Chu He next to him, he could only cough: "This ...... Master Song, the body was on the ground, and the deceased was stabbed in the chest, apparently pierced through the heart and died. ”

Song Nian said lightly: "Lord Prefect, the lower officials think that this may not be the case, only the autopsy can be determined." ”

"Well, go, shout." The prefect could only let the official shout out.

Soon after, the old man came running out of breath.

"Go, hurry up and do an autopsy to confirm the cause of death." The prefect said impatiently.

"Yes, sir." The old man ran to the corpse and began to flip it.

Song Nian squatted aside without a ladylike taste, and looked at the old man seriously to inspect the corpse.

After a while, the old man stood up and said, "My lord, this corpse was stabbed in the chest, and there were no other wounds on the whole body, so it can be concluded that the cause of death was a knife in the chest, and the murder weapon was this sharp knife, but this corpse ......."

"Okay, needless to say, since it has been determined that the cause of death is a knife in the chest, master, I will write it down in its entirety and enter it into the file." The prefect said impatiently.

Song Nian said loudly: "Lord Prefect, the lower officials think that this person's death was not because of a knife in the chest. ”

The prefect frowned: "Master Song, this post-mortem is the most senior in my Jiuyuan Mansion, can't you even believe him?" Could it be that the official should go to Beijing to invite someone to conduct an autopsy? ”

Song Nian smiled faintly and said, "Lord Prefect, it's not that I can't believe this servant, it's just that ...... You should let the servant finish talking. ”

"What's so special about you?" The prefect said with annoyance.

"My lord, this corpse, it stands to reason that he was stabbed in the chest, and he died on the spot, and his skin color should be similar to that of the usual deceased, but this person has blue skin...... It's like ...... It's like ......," the old man frowned.

"What's it like? Say it quickly! "The prefect is displeased.

"It's like hanging yourself, or strangulation." The old man said honestly.

"Hanging? Strangled? Can there be traces of ropes? "This prefect is not a straw bag, the sea has been up and down for so many years, and there have been many cases.

"There is no ......," said the old man again and again, "That's why my subordinates feel strange." ”

"Since that's the case......" The prefect originally thought that since this was the case, the cause of death would still be a knife in the chest, but he saw the smile on the corner of Song Nian's mouth, so he temporarily changed his words: "Master Song, do you know why the corpse is black?" ”

Song Nian smiled: "Lord Hui, my opinion is the same as that of the pretend, this corpse is black, and it is indeed very similar to hanging/lee. So Xia Guan made a bold guess...... This person died of not being able to breathe. ”

Hanging, strangulation, in fact, are all dying of lack of oxygen. Because of the lack of oxygen, the skin is bluish-purple or gray or black.

"Died of not being able to breathe? What does this mean? The prefect frowned.

Song Nian said with a smile: "Xia Guan thinks that this butcher was chasing the beggar at that time, and when he chased him in front of Xia Guan, his face was snow-white, he was panting, his forehead was sweating, and he was obviously physically exhausted. But after he took the money, he did not rest in place, but continued to chase the beggar...... As a result, the heart is unable to bear it, resulting in poor breathing, so it ...... Died of palpitations. ”

Song Nian originally wanted to say that the fat man's cardiopulmonary function was too weak, and he exercised a lot in a short period of time, which directly led to hypoxic shock and death. But it's a pity that there is no such rhetoric in this era, and it can only be said that he died of heart palpitations.

"Death from heart palpitations...... The old man suddenly realized, and hurriedly said to the prefect: "My lord, the little old man has indeed seen many people who died of heart palpitations, and some of them have blue skin like this. Moreover, many people who die with heart palpitations do have many abnormal movements before they die......"

The prefect frowned: "Based on this alone, it is difficult for this official to be trusted." ”

Song Nian smiled and said, "Lord Prefect, Xiaguan still has two pieces of evidence that can prove that this person died of heart palpitations." ”

"Oh, tell me about it?" The prefect became interested.

"You see, this sharp knife, after inserting it into the chest, has a horizontal cut." Song Nian pointed to the handle of the knife that was deeply submerged in the butcher's chest: "This kind of sharp knife, after stabbing in, no one will repeatedly shake the handle from side to side, but will immediately dodge, forcing the deceased to fight back before he dies." ”

"So what?" The prefect didn't understand what Song Nian wanted to say.

Song Nian smiled: "My lord." If you look at it, the second piece of evidence is...... The dirt on the handle of the knife and the clothes. ”

"This dirt?" He was stunned: "This lord, what's wrong with this soil?" ”

Song Nian smiled and said: "Lord Prefect, the lower officials have the courage to guess that this person died of heart palpitations, and as for this sharp knife, it was this person who took this beggar, you see, there are still scratches on his right hand." But unexpectedly, chasing and grabbing the knife injured his heart and lungs, making him die of palpitations, the sharp knife was just in his hand before he died, and when this person fell to the ground, he directly pressed the blade of the knife and stabbed it into the chest. Therefore, there was a lot of dirt on the handle of the knife and on the clothes. ”

The prefect frowned: "There is some truth in what he said, but it is too coincidental." ”

"So, my lord, the best way is to untie the corpse and see if the knife has pierced the heart. If it is not pierced in the heart, it is a heart palpitation and death. ”

"What? On top of this hall, under the watchful eyes of the people, the corpse will be dissolved? The prefect couldn't sit still a little and glanced at the Chu River.

Chu He said lightly: "I heard that the border land is brave, and you should not be afraid of these." ”

The prefect gritted his teeth: "The autopsy over there, the ......"

Song Nian smiled and said, "Why do you need to do anything, I'll come." ”

Then, she unfolded her small parcel that she would never leave.

A set of dazzling and strange knives made the prefect shudder.

"Then, Lord Prefect, I'll go." Song Nian had the scalpel in his hand, and suddenly his body was filled with inexhaustible energy, restlessness, restlessness.

"You...... You...... Okay, open, open ......" The prefect was speechless for a while.

Moments later, outside the lobby, the crowd of onlookers was in an uproar.

This delicate female official really untied the butcher......

"You, and you, come here, put this corpse up." Song Nian unceremoniously commanded the officials to set up the dismantled corpse and show it to everyone.

"Look, this knife, stabbed here, what about this heart, here, you can see it very clearly, right? Didn't stab me in the heart? Therefore, he was not killed by someone, but died of his own heart palpitations. ”

The people around nodded their heads again and again.