She and Xiao Qinglang didn't show the slightest sound, and after glancing at the environment of the courtyard, they walked straight to the house.

There were a few people guarding the door, and their faces were very bad. Inside the threshold, there was a maid with an embarrassed appearance and disheveled hair, kneeling on the ground and sobbing quietly, but she didn't know whether she was overly frightened or trembling because of fear.

Xu Chu glanced at her, and it was not surprising that it was indeed Xiang'er.

"Childe, girl, as soon as I found out that Aunt Liu had an accident today, I asked Xiang'er to come and wait, just waiting for the two to come and ask." Steward Song saw them stop in front of Xiang'er, and hurriedly explained, "Originally, I wanted someone to put Aunt Liu down, but when the adults came, they found that Aunt Liu had been dead for a long time, so they didn't let anyone untie Bai Aya. ”

Xu Chu believed what he said. Even if Song Derong is a fake official, his behavior can be regarded as somewhat capable, not a puppet without achievements. Therefore, he is indeed somewhat credible when he sees whether Aunt Liu is dead.

At this time, Aunt Liu was still hanging in the air, and there was a round stool that had been kicked down on the ground, and there were no mud stains all around. There are only a few inconspicuous water marks, which are so thin that they are absent, and the shape and texture are strange.

Xu Chu glanced at Xiao Qinglang, and then Xiao Qinglang turned around and explained to Wei Guang.

Wei Guang got the order, Wei Yi jumped on the beam of the house with all his strength, and after a while, he jumped down and replied: "Childe, the frieze beam at the hanger is dusty and scattered, and there are traces of struggle. ”

At this time, Li Yanzuo also hurried over. Originally, he wanted to ask Xu Chu some questions, but when he was about to leave the yamen, he was summoned by Lord Song.

When he knew that the Song family had been murdered again, and Miss Chu had already entered the house to check it first, he rushed over without saying a word. You must know that when he inspected Aunt Yang's body yesterday, he learned a lot from Xu Chu.

Whether it was autopsy or autopsy techniques, the young Miss Chu was above herself. In fact, in his selfish heart, he felt that by watching her autopsy one more time, he would always be able to steal more things.

When Xu Chu saw the visitor, he didn't take it seriously, but raised his head and said, "Seniors, let's take a look." Now, it has been determined that the white silk on the beam of the house has traces of movement, which should be left by the struggle. ”

Li Cheng nodded, and after a little thought, he said, "Fill out the autopsy form for the girl, and ask the girl to examine the body." ”

It is a matter of human life, Xu Chu did not be polite and shirked. Originally, the Song family was the entry point for her and Xiao Qinglang to open the gap in Jinzhou City, but now that she has a life, it happens to be an opportunity, so she naturally will not hand over the autopsy to others for the so-called modesty.

She nodded as a matter of what she said, but after walking towards the corpse, she didn't let Aunt Liu go down for the first time. Instead, he squatted down and straightened the round stool that had fallen to the ground, but saw that the round stool was more than a foot above the feet of the deceased.

Then, she asked people to find a wooden stick, and stepped forward and knocked on the white silk hanging from Aunt Liu. The white silk was tense, and there was nothing unusual.

After such repeated observations, she waved her hand to put Aunt Liu down.

However, even though the body was placed on the table, she was still not in a hurry to examine it, but took the white silk in her hand and fiddled with it repeatedly. After a moment's pause, she spoke, "Strange, why is the white silk stained with kerosene, and there are purple colors?" ”

The waiter who was waiting on the side heard this, looked at the white silk, and said casually: "Maybe it was used in a nearby place, and then it was stained with filth." ”

Xu Chu nodded when he heard this, studied it for a while, and finally put this doubt in his heart.

"Inspection, the deceased, Aunt Liu, Chinese New Year's Eve, is four feet seven inches long. The face is pale and colorless, the eyes are closed, the lips are purple and black, and the teeth are slightly open. As she spoke, she gently pried the deceased's teeth with the tweezers in her hand, and then continued, "The lips began to wrinkle, and the tongue was pressed against the gaps, not exposed. ”

Generally speaking, this is the case if the white silk is above the throat. On the other hand, if it is under the throat, then the tip of the tongue will mostly show two or three points of the tooth.

As she spoke, she described the deceased's clothing, then stripped off her clothes and removed all the clothing and jewelry. The moment her hand touched the deceased's clothes, Xu Chu couldn't help but be stunned, and in order to confirm, she even groped repeatedly.

How can it be so wet? Even if it's a pan tide, it's not like that.

She frowned slightly, and said in a condensed voice: "The deceased's clothes are complete, his hair is neat, and there is no sign of tearing and fighting. The clothes are damp and have a faint fragrance. ”

As for what the fragrance was, she always felt a little familiar, but she couldn't remember it for a while. However, this taste is quite elegant, not like a rouge fragrance. Since she couldn't think of it, she simply didn't bother with it, and put her clothes aside neatly.

The corpse was considered complete, with no other injuries on the surface of the body except for the throat on the throat.

As she spoke, she reached out and opened the deceased's eyelids, and the cornea was slightly cloudy.

Now, whether it is the corpse spots, the strangulation marks on the neck and throat, or the situation at the scene, it is true that the deceased was not killed and pretended to hang himself.

At this point, the autopsy was basically conclusive. She stood up and pointed to the corpse and said, "The thumbs of both hands are clenched, and the toes are drooping. Cadaver spots are found on the lower extremities, lower abdomen, and distal upper abdomen in patches. And there is only one strangulation mark on the neck, and it is obvious that its direction is deep on the side of the force, and the two sides are gradually shallow, and finally there is a hollow, which is a self-hanging feature. It's just that, the strange thing is that although the strangulation marks under the neck of the deceased are correct, the knot is in the direction of the right side of the neck. ”

Xiao Qinglang swept over the corpse and saw that its characteristics were indeed as Xu Chu said, and after a little thought, he said: "In a few cases where people die by hanging themselves like this, because people struggle and move in knots. This phenomenon, although rare, is normal. ”

On the side, Li Yan heard what he said, and nodded in agreement.

Although Xu Chu also knew that the self-hanged person would have a knot buckle that was rarely seen on the side of the neck, but the appearance on Aunt Liu made Xu Chu have to be cautious. She kept this matter in mind for the time being, and after seeing Li Yanzuo finish recording it on the autopsy sheet, she continued: "The time of death was about five hours ago, that is, around the time of the child. ”

"It's time again." Xiao Qinglang frowned slightly when he heard this.

Xu Chu nodded, looked at the color of the corpse spots on the corpse, and was silent.

A moment later, she suddenly took a plain cloth and wiped it on the deceased's lower body.

The faces of the onlookers changed, and their faces became weird. Especially after she unfolded Subu, everyone's expressions were even more dumbfounded.

On the plain cloth, there was a yellowish stain, even if you stepped forward to check, it was not difficult to guess the origin. So, Steward Song, who saw it most clearly, and the two subordinates directly covered their mouths and ran out of the door. Xu is the last person moved a little slower, and when he heard the gagging sound of the two people outside, he threw up directly on the threshold.

And although Xiao Qinglang's expression remained unchanged, a pair of thin lips were also tightly pursed, and it could be seen that he was also slightly uncomfortable. Even, even Li Yanzuo's face changed a little, and he quietly looked away.

"There is feces on the lower body, but the clothes are clean and tidy, and it can be presumed that the deceased changed his clothes before he died."

Just as Xu Chu's words fell, Song Derong strode in. His face was solemn and his expression was extremely ugly.

"I heard from someone that Aunt Liu really hanged herself, could it be that she really committed suicide in fear of sin?"

Xu Chu glanced at him, looked around, and found that one of the subordinates who was originally guarding the door had long since disappeared, and immediately knew in his heart. However, she didn't care about Song Derong's attitude. Only frowned and swept over the corpse again, and said in a condensed voice: "It's self-hanging, but it's not suicide in fear of sin, and I can't make a conclusion." ”

"How?" Song Derong asked coldly. It can be seen that he is slightly angry with Xu Chu because of Aunt Liu's death. "Now, now that you have her confession, and you conclude that she hanged herself, isn't it clear enough?"

After speaking, he turned his head to look at Li Chengzuo, frowned and asked, "Li Baizuo, this official invited you to come to the autopsy together, and you can tell me your opinion." ”

Li Yanzuo was suddenly named, and his heart was excited, he could see that Lord Song wanted to rush to the case. Compared with Xu Chu, he is a person who has lived for most of his life, especially as a lowly servant, he must know how to observe words and feelings.

However, at this time, he was a little embarrassed, and after a pause, he arched his hand and said, "My lord, I have reached the same conclusion as Miss Chu. Aunt Liu did hang herself. ”

Xu Chu looked at Song Derong and didn't give him a chance to speak again, his voice became colder, and he said in a tone without ups and downs: "Although it is self-hanging, it is not fake." However, the body spots on the deceased's body were bright red, and it was clear that the deceased had shown signs of carbon monoxide poisoning before he died. ”

"What do you mean?"

Although Xu Chu didn't know why Song Derong, who still wanted them to solve the case with all her heart, would change her mind in the blink of an eye, but at this time, she couldn't care so much.

"In general, corpse spots will be purplish-red. Only coal smoke poisoning causes the corpse spots to turn bright red or cherry red. ”

The so-called carbon monoxide poisoning can probably be understood as coal flue gas poisoning. Early manifestations include headache, dizziness, palpitations, nausea, vomiting, weakness of the limbs, and even brief fainting. After a little longer, they will collapse or fall into a coma. In addition, the skin and mucous membranes have a cherry red color characteristic of gas poisoning. Until the most severe cases, it can cause incontinence, unresponsiveness, cold limbs, decreased blood pressure, shortness of breath, and finally death. ”

And Aunt Liu's corpse spots are obviously colored, which is enough to conclude that she was poisoned before her death. And the lower body had leaked filth, which shows that she was deeply poisoned at that time. Even if it is not fatal, it will be slaughtered because it is unable to move. ”

When it comes to making a line, it generally depends on the depth of qualifications. After all, the older the worker, the more corpses will be examined and the more experience will be gained. These things can only be learned by experience, which cannot be learned by talent alone.

However, this unwritten law of partial birth does not work at all in Xu Chu.

If Li Yanzuo only felt the joy of stealing a teacher yesterday, then now with Xu Chu's words, his eyes almost did not dare to stagger at every corpse feature in her mouth.

When she told the reason why the corpse was bright red, Li Yanzuo's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly kept it in her heart. It turns out that after coal smoke poisons people, the corpse spots will take on different colors.