As soon as these words came out, when the questioning official looked at the man named Zhang Bing again, his eyes subconsciously brought scrutiny and suspicion.

Seeing this, Zhang Bing's face turned pale, and he hurriedly argued, "Although I hate the Zhu family, I don't really want to watch a human life burned to death under my nose." Besides, who doesn't know that my grandfather and my father's wish is to buy the Zhu family's house, and then build a front and back yard with my house in two? Didn't I hear that Zhu San was going to sell the house, so I came to talk to him, who knew that he was drunk, and he hadn't walked far before he heard someone shouting that he was on fire."

As he spoke, he took a sip and said with a sad expression, "Tell me, what's the matter, I haven't asked about the matter, but I encountered this kind of bad luck, and I'm afraid that I can't count on buying this real estate title deed."

Zhang Bing's words made the man who had just opened his mouth to question feel relatable, and it was obvious that he also felt that although Zhang Bing hated the Zhu family, he would not die without help.

As soon as these words fell, Sikong Han, who was passing by, suddenly stopped and looked over. He glanced at Zhang Bing, frowned and asked, "You mean, before the Zhu family caught fire, you were here?" ”

Zhang Bing was suddenly questioned by an adult in official uniform, he was stunned for a moment, then nodded a little restrainedly, and said, "Back to the adult, the grass people have indeed come, and the grass people have just left for a while, and the Zhu family is on fire." ”

After he said this, he suddenly came back to his senses, as if he was pulling suspicion on himself. Immediately, he hurriedly added, "When the grass people came, they happened to see Peng Xing, who lived in the alley next door, and he came out of the Zhu family's main house by himself. ”

Sikong Han raised his eyebrows, "Oh? ”

Zhang Bing thought about it carefully, and continued with some hesitation, "I don't know if it's the illusion of the grass people, I felt that Peng Xing's demeanor was a little flustered, and he even dragged the grass people out of the Zhu family." ”

"It was precisely because I heard him say that Zhu San had fallen asleep because he was drunk, and he didn't know who he was sleeping, so the grass people didn't wait any longer and left."

"In other words, you didn't see with your own eyes whether Zhu San was drunk and asleep, right?"

Zhang Bing nodded, thought for a while, and said, "Peng Xing and Zhu San have a very good relationship, so the grass people believe his words." ”

Sikong Han was just about to say something more, when he saw the man who was checking the body in the side room coming in a hurry.

When he saw him, he handed over the autopsy sheet after his luggage and said, "My lord, the little one has already completed the examination of the body." ”

Sikong Han flipped through the autopsy list, and after a long time, he said, "Since the inquest found that the body had external injuries, how can we not confirm whether the external injuries were caused before death or left after death, and what is the murder weapon and whether it is fatal?" After speaking, he returned the autopsy sheet to Yu Zuo, and said tightly to his eyebrows, "Go, re-examine." The three law divisions have issued a post-mortem sheet written by Lord Xu, the female lady of Dali Temple, and you should re-examine it according to Lord Xu's method, and then fill in the contents of the autopsy form completely. ”

He was embarrassed by Sikong Han in public, and his face was naturally a little ugly. However, he also knew that according to his identity, he really did not have the ability to argue with the adults of the Criminal Department, and besides, he did not find out what Lord Sikong asked just now.

It's not that he did this on purpose, but because he had a grudge against Xu Chu in his heart, he was a woman, so when outsiders were envious of Xu Chu, he always sneered at women as officials. Later, because she was born as a servant with herself, she was able to occupy a high position at a young age, but she was still a lowly worker, and then she became more and more jealous of that person so much that she turned a blind eye to the various autopsy skills and methods issued by the Three Law Divisions.

Today, he came to conduct an autopsy, and after a while, he suddenly saw someone from the Criminal Department, and then Lord Sikong, the servant of the Criminal Department, came to inquire about the case in person. At that time, he also felt that this was probably a good opportunity for him to soar into the sky, but he didn't expect that in the end, it was actually planted in the hands of the female temple of the chicken Si Chen.

Thinking of this, his face turned pale, and his heart became more and more unpleasant.

Sikong Han didn't care about his thoughts, and only waved his hand to let him continue to check the body. Subsequently, Sikong Han asked the officials who were questioning him to come back and forth to the nearby neighbors for questioning.

Just when Sikong Han was a little anxious, Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu also arrived.

Yaoyao saw Xiao Qinglang and others coming, he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "Lord Wang, Xia Guan has seen it himself, and the place where the fire broke out should be in the room where Zhu San slept." It's just strange that Zhu San's body was found on the kang, but there was no sign of struggling and escaping."

When Xiao Qinglang heard this, he frowned and asked, "Can you let the corpse be checked?" ”

"I have already checked, and Qian Qian of the Criminal Department determined that Zhu San was burned alive. In addition, Zhu San's body had many external injuries, and his skull was damaged by heavy blows, so he suspected that he was burned to death after being knocked unconscious. ”

Although there are examiners in the Three Law Divisions, the inquisitors will not easily come to the autopsy for the cases received by the Criminal Department and Jing Zhaoyin. Only the corpses of the yamen that cannot be examined will be handed over to the inspectors of the three law divisions for inquest.

After all, there are not a few cases near the capital, and if they all have to be inspected by the three law divisions, then some important cases will not be able to be checked by people.

Just when Sikong Han reported the case, Xu Chu had already opened the toolbox, took out a mask and gloves and put them on. She didn't say much, but walked straight to the corpse that had not yet been moved.

"Where's the autopsy?" Xu Chu glanced at Qian Qizuo, who was still checking the corpse, and turned his head to ask the scribe who was recording on the side.

Although the scribe is not Xiao Qinglang's confidant, he is on an errand in the yamen, and he has some eyesight. Although he hadn't seen Xu Chu, just seeing that he came with King Jing'an, and when he came up, he opened the autopsy toolbox he was carrying, coupled with the look that Lord Sikong was accustomed to, he guessed that the woman in front of him must be Lord Xu Chuxu, the first female official in the capital today, without asking.

Therefore, he didn't dare to hesitate immediately, hurriedly bowed his hand, and then handed the autopsy form he had just filled out to Xu Chu.

Xu Chu took the autopsy sheet, and after checking it slightly, his face suddenly darkened a little, and there was a little more disapproval between his eyebrows.

"Dare to ask Qian Qizuo, how do you determine that the dead were burned alive?"

Qian Qizuo originally thought that Xu Chu was checking the autopsy list, which was an extra move, but now that he was suddenly named, he felt a little inexplicable. He frowned, and said with some impatience, "The deceased has soot from his mouth and nose, and his fists are clenched in a fist-like posture, so he was obviously burned alive." ”

"Then how do you conclude that the deceased was hit hard before his death, and was beaten unconscious and then set on fire?"

"Isn't this clear, Lord Xu wouldn't have asked knowingly. The corpse had a severe fracture in its skull and obvious traumatic wounds on its skin. Qian Qizuo was obviously a little indifferent to Xu Chu's question, and even said that there was a faint disdain in his voice.

But this is not unexpected, after all, in a society where men are inferior to women, it is enough for women to show up to investigate cases. What's more, Xu Chu is still a woman, even if she is an official, she still often conducts autopsies in person. Therefore, it is not uncommon to meet someone who belittles her.

Xu Chuhun didn't care about his attitude, and only said in a serious and cold tone, "Who told you that the deceased's hands were in a fist-like posture and that there was soot in his mouth and nose was enough to determine that he was burned alive to death?" And who told you that the burned corpse had wounds on the surface of the body and a broken head because it had been hit hard? Isn't it too child's play to draw conclusions based on this! ”

Qian Qizuo was stunned by Xu Chu's sudden questioning, looked at Xu Chu a little inexplicably, and said in a rough voice, "Ancient books are all recorded like this, and the small autopsy has never made a mistake for more than 20 years, could it be that Lord Xu has other views, or wants to overturn the judgments of his predecessors?" ”

Xu Chu glanced at him obliquely, and saw that Xiao Qinglang, Sikong Han and the others had all looked over, and then said solemnly, "The corpses in the fire will show a fist-like posture, mostly because after the muscles are overburned, muscle contractures occur. The muscles are spasmodic and contracted, but the bones are not shortened, which is why the limbs curl up along the joints. Normally, whether it is a living person or a dead corpse, its muscles will contracture when exposed to fire, so Qian Yanzuo's statement is not credible. ”

"As for the soot in the mouth and nose, although it is a feature of being burned alive, in many cases I have experienced, there will be people who deliberately rub the soot into the mouth and nose of the deceased to confuse the public."

Xu Chu said as he approached the corpse, then lifted the hem of his official uniform and squatted down. She didn't investigate the situation of the corpse, and said directly, "Besides, your so-called skull fracture and corpse trauma, if I guess correctly, the skull fracture should be accompanied by an epidural hematoma." Moreover, the trauma on the surface of the corpse should be cracked in the direction of the skin grain, and it is a regular crack, am I wrong? ”

Qian Qianzuo, who was originally full of disdain, gradually became serious in his heart after listening to Xu Chu's words at this time.

His eyes hadn't left her since Xu Chu appeared, so he was pretty sure she hadn't examined the corpse when she said this. Moreover, there was no detailed description of the injuries on the body on the autopsy sheet that he had asked the scribe to fill out

Thinking of this, the dissatisfaction on Qian Yanzuo's face gradually subsided, but his expression was still not kind.

"Since Lord Xu has seen the lesson, why don't you explain where the trauma of the corpse and the damage to the skull come from?"