Chapter 15: Eating and Waiting to Die
Xie Jinlan once again dictated the results of his inspection.
Master Chen's face straightened and hurriedly recorded it.
Xie Jinlan continued the movements of his hand and asked casually: "Lin Yanzuo took out the sackcloth crumbs from the deceased's mouth and nose, but they were stored in the county government as evidence?" β
Master Chen nodded slightly: "Yes!" My lord! β
Xie Jinlan let out a light "um", and then said:
"There was a small amount of mud in the mouth and nose of the deceased, and there were no other foreign bodies. It was initially determined that the deceased was suffocated to death by covering his mouth and nose with a sackcloth and then buried in the soil. There is no discrepancy between the cause of death and the results of Lin Chengzuo's examination. β
When the nail of Li Bao'er's right hand was checked, Xie Jinlan paused slightly, then took the white handkerchief placed aside, and gently scraped out the foreign object between his fingers.
Master Chen's face was shocked: in the autopsy transcript submitted by Lin Yan, there was no record of anything wrong here!
After carefully putting away the veil, Xie Jinlan continued to check.
No other abnormalities were detected on the front of the deceased.
Turning over the corpse gently, Xie Jinlan took a closer look at the corpse spots on the deceased's back. He raised his hand and pressed it, testing the stiffness of the corpse. And then the road:
"Depending on how far the spots are spreading, and how stiff the corpse is. It is preliminarily speculated that the time of death was more than half a month.
However, some time ago, it was rainy and the temperature was cold. The temperature here in Yizhuang is also on the low side. It can therefore be inferred that the deceased died for at least more than 20 days. β
Subsequently, Xie Jinlan carefully inspected the clothes Li Baoer was wearing, and when he saw the oil stains on the collar, he couldn't help but get closer and smell it.
But after a long time, the smell has long since dissipated. Therefore, Xie Jinlan did not find anything in the clothes.
After the record was completed, Master Chen saw that Xie Jinlan had already completed the inspection, and couldn't help asking: "In this way, it is very likely that Li Baoer was killed at home, and then buried under the jujube tree by the murderer nearby?" β
After Xie Jinlan dressed the deceased and covered it with a white cloth, he nodded with a solemn expression: "This is the greatest possibility, but other possibilities cannot be ruled out!" β
It wasn't until she left Yizhuang that Ruan Yezhen breathed a sigh of relief.
Master Chen made a big salute to Xie Jinlan, with a guilty face:
"My lord, Xia Guan has always thought that the adult is a son who does not do his job, so he has a lot of dissatisfaction with the adult in his heart.
But now it seems that the lower officials have too deep a misunderstanding of adults. In the past, the lower officials often slandered the adults, and asked the adults to punish them! β
Xie Jinlan laughed loudly:
"Master Chen, you didn't misunderstand this official. Since he was a child, he has been determined to be a rich and noble idler who is idle.
Although the county order of Lin'an County is not in the official's plan, this does not prevent the official from continuing to be a person who eats and waits for death. β
can say this so confidently, except for Xie Jinlan in this world, I am afraid it will be difficult to find a second one.
Master Chen couldn't help but open his lips slightly, and looked at Xie Jinlan's back as he turned around and left.
It wasn't until Xie Jinlan walked away that Master Chen came back to his senses and chased after him quickly, panting slightly: "Xia Guan believes that the Lord will definitely be a good official who asks for the people's life!" β
Mr. Chen did not believe that a person who treated the deceased so seriously and cautiously at the time of the autopsy could really be as cynical as he appeared.
Xie Jinlan smiled undeniably: "It's up to you to guess." β
At this time, Ruan Yezhen, whose expression had returned to normal, also opened her mouth quite seriously: "Xie Jinlan, I also believe that you are a good person!" β
Xie Jinlan still ignored her existence, took out the neatly folded white handkerchief from his sleeve, and handed it to Master Chen at his side: "Go and check, there is something here." β
Master Chen took it carefully: "Yes!" My lord! β
Xie Jinlan seemed to remember something, and commanded again: "Go and carefully check the alibi of those three people." Whether they were seen all the time during that time. β
Master Chen bowed slightly: "Yes!" My lord! β
It wasn't until Master Chen's figure disappeared around the corner that Xie Jinlan turned around and walked in the direction of the county office.
Along the way, Ruan Yezhen looked at Xie Jinlan without saying anything.
Xie Jinlan didn't seem to notice anything.
In the end, Ruan Yezhen couldn't help but open her mouth: "Xie Jinlan, why do you want to deceive the boss lady like that?" β
Xie Jinlan glanced at Ruan Yezhen lightly: "I only promised to help the girl find out the real culprit, as for the rest, I don't seem to have the need to inform the girl." β
Ruan Yezhen glanced at Xie Jinlan carefully, and then asked a little worriedly: "Xie Jinlan, are you angry?" β
This is also the first time she has threatened someone, and she still feels a little unreasonable: "I'm sorry, I really didn't do it right." But even if I'm sorry, I still won't regret it. β
Xie Jinlan glanced at Ruan Yezhen meaninglessly, but said no more.
As soon as he entered the inner courtyard of the county government, Mo Yan greeted him with a smile: "My lord, lunch has been prepared." β
Xie Jinlan nodded lightly and said, "To prepare hot water, the official must bathe and change clothes first." β
Although Mo Yan was surprised, he still smiled and responded.
When Mo Yan turned around, Xie Jinlan seemed to think of something, and opened his mouth to call him: "Go and prepare a set of your clothes for me." β
Mo Yan looked at Xie Jinlan with some embarrassment: "My lord, Mo Yan's clothes, you shouldn't be able to wear them." β
Xie Jinlan paused slightly, and then said, "Then you can go out of the house and buy a set that your official can wear." β
"Yes, sir!" Mo Yan responded with a smile, and then left quickly.
When Xie Jinlan walked to the ear room, all the items needed for bathing had been prepared.
Outside the ear room, although Ruan Yezhen was full of doubts, she didn't dare to ask Xie Jinlan anything more.
Anyway, when the truth comes out, she should be able to know the reason......
Seeing Mo Yan walking briskly from a distance with a set of clothes worn by ordinary people in his hand, Ruan Yezhen was a little surprised.
She never thought that this little guy named Mo Yan looked unreliable with a smile on weekdays, and his hands and feet were so sharp!
But after thinking about it, Ruan Yezhen felt that her thoughts were a little narrow.
You canβt judge a book by its cover!
Just like Xie Jinlan, who would have thought that he would actually perform an autopsy! The movements are still so skillful!
Mo Yan raised his hand and knocked on the door, and said, "My lord, can Mo Yan come in?" β
"Enter." Xie Jinlan's somewhat careless voice came from inside.
Not long after Mo Yan entered, he exited the room empty-handed. Then he gently closed the door and waited patiently outside the door.
There was a "squeak" and the door was pulled open from within.
Looking at Xie Jinlan, who was wearing a light gray linen dress, Mo Yan greeted him with a smile: "Do you want to eat?" β