Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Shadow of Silence (7)
In fact, Zhang's death was not terrifying, and he didn't even have a look. It's just that after a long time, Rao has more or less corpses in the nine cold days, which makes the big guy's face ugly. Coupled with Xu Chu's unscrupulous autopsy, it further intensified the fear of others.
It was only with the girl with a delicate face, meticulously inspecting the corpse from head to foot, and methodically saying many discoveries, that Lao Qizuo and the others really believed that she was really capable.
When they arrived at the front hall, several people spontaneously sat down, only to listen to Xu Chu re-sort out the results of the autopsy.
"The deceased Zhang, it is very likely that he had a dispute with someone before his death, and then left a scar, and died of a serious injury in the heart. And the fatal wound was scalded with boiling water, so it created the illusion that he was injured after death. Xu Chu paused for a moment, glanced at the file in his hand, and continued, "According to the previous inspection, they found that the Zhang family was dressed like this, and it was not messy and there was no trace of struggle. ”
"And what does that mean?" Huang Dashan couldn't help but interrupt irritably when he saw Xu Chu's unhurried explanation.
It's not that he looks down on Xu Chu, but listening to such reasoning, he is anxious and really a little big. On weekdays, at most, he listened to the Diao people at the bottom say a few words, and then the fair handling of the major fifty boards, but when he encountered the case of the richest man in the county, it was still a homicide case, and if he was not careful, he would not be able to protect it, but he really couldn't help but think about it slowly with patience.
It's been all these days, and the Zhang family's life lawsuit hasn't been understood yet. Over there, Yu Fugui made a fuss again, and he had to make a false accusation from the old man Gao, if this was true, then there would be one less show talent in this county, and maybe this matter would have become a joke in several nearby counties.
As soon as he thought of this, he couldn't help but shudder. However, looking at the few people in the hall, which one looked more noble than himself, he had to suppress the irritability that surged in his heart and looked at Xu Chu.
Xiao Qinglang, who was sitting on the side, did not move, and when she saw Xu Chu's brows tightly locked, she knew that she was afraid that she had thought of something suspicious. Seeing Huang Dashan's breathless appearance, he explained in a deep voice, "Zhang's clothes are neat and clean, except for a few pieces of porcelain shards on his body, which is the most unreasonable. Generally speaking, when a person falls, he or she will reach out to grab something next to him in a hurry, or land his palm backwards to relieve the pain of the fall. However, several autopsy lists did not mention that Zhang's palms were worn, and the drawings did not show any movement of the tables and chairs next to him, and even the fruit bowl on the table near the vase was stable and unmoved. ”
"Moreover, the murderer used boiling water when treating his wounds, so it is impossible for him to boil boiling water from outside Yu's house and bring it to Zhang's room." Xu Chu's brows stretched slightly, and then Xiao Qinglang's words added, "Not to mention whether the murderer's rash entry into Yu's house will attract attention, just say that he can be easily found, and it is also difficult to get close to the Zhang family who is closed." ”
"So the murderer is either from the Yu family, and it won't be surprising if he's close to the Zhang family. Or maybe he has a helper at home......"
Now they don't have many clues, so naturally they can't easily draw conclusions. It stands to reason that Yu Fugui is extremely suspicious, and when he is in trouble, he asks to marry Zhang, and he is probably full of joy. But later I found out that she was not perfect, and she couldn't even give birth to children for herself, and she had a chance to develop again in the future, and she might not have a side mind between the left and the right.
But what she didn't understand was that if Yu Fugui really had two hearts, why did she have to spend so much effort and take such a risk to kill someone? You must know that there are seven rules, and only one of them can make Zhang and Zhang Xiucai speechless.
And besides Yu Fugui, who else will have the conditions to commit crimes?
In addition, the deceased was pressed under the base of his tongue with a copper coin, which was too hidden and was not found in several previous autopsies. Now regardless of the origin of this copper coin, let's just say that this copper coin is the so-called of the deceased himself, or is it deliberately done by the murderer? This is also something that Xu Chu can't figure out, if she was killed because the Zhang family discovered the truth of the fake case, then she is a woman who doesn't go out of the door, and her life is not better than that of a subordinate person on weekdays, how can she find out such a secret thing? You can even get physical evidence! But if the murderer did it, why did he do more?
Since he erased the traces of murder with boiling water, how could he leave a fake copper coin without three hundred taels of silver here?
"I have traveled to Jiangnan and heard that there is a custom of money in the local area. To put it bluntly, if the deceased had been a butcher before his death, then before he died, his family members should cover his hands with red cloth and pretend to break them, so as to prevent the livestock slaughtered by him from biting his hands in the underworld. In addition, a copper plate is placed in the mouth of the mourner, which is called oral money. I have never heard of this method being used on a woman who is fasting and reciting Buddha. Xiao Qinglang couldn't help but chuckle when he saw Xu Chu's appearance of wanting to hear the details, "There are also rumors in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, saying that after death, the soul needs to use a penny to buy Meng Po soup, if you don't have that penny, you can't buy Meng Po soup, and then you can't forget all kinds of previous lives, and finally you can't be reincarnated." ”
Xu Chu was surprised when he heard this: "Looking at the Zhang family's file, she is honest and virtuous, how can there be killing?" Saying this, her face changed suddenly, "The only person she has ever committed the crime of killing should be the unborn child." ”
If Xiao Qinglang hadn't acquiesced to her dissection, maybe she wouldn't be sure whether Zhang had secretly given birth to the child or secretly had an abortion. However, after the autopsy, her birth canal did not have full-term damage, on the contrary, it was consistent with the characteristics of post-induction.
In this way, the scope of the murderer can be roughly delineated. If it is the former, it should probably be someone who is even Zhang's past and related to the fetus. If the reason for the copper plate in her mouth is the latter, and she wants the deceased to be reincarnated, then it should probably be someone related to her, at least the two are not fierce enemies.
Xiao Qinglang naturally agreed with her speculation, and after thinking for a moment, he looked at Huang Dashan and asked, "After the incident, have you ever sent someone to inform you that you are too rich and noble to move the scene?" ”
"That's natural, although the official is not shrewd, but he also knows that if the murder case is not solved for a day, the scene cannot be destroyed." As soon as he talked about this, Huang Dashan immediately became energetic. In that way, there is also a bit of pride in inviting merit and reward.
A few people in this room checked the file again, and Huang Dashan slapped his head and said, "I almost forgot." ”
"The people below have said that the Zhang family had promised a family before, and it was a down-to-earth farmer. But later, it seemed that Zhang Xiucai was disgusted with poverty and love rich or something, so he withdrew from his family, and two months later, Zhang hurriedly married Yu Fugui. But that incident was not fierce, and the man moved his family, and after so many years, no one talked about it anymore. ”
As soon as his words fell, Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu suddenly looked at each other, and did not look away until they saw the clarity in each other's eyes. However, even if it was just a momentary glance, the corners of Xiao Qinglang's mouth inexplicably rose slightly. And Xu Chu's heart was also in a trance, and even in the end, she could only raise her hand and hold the teacup and pretend to drink tea, so as to suppress the burning on her face.
"I'm also bothering the adults to send someone to rummage through it, and look at the road guide records and household registration of that family." Xiao Qinglang looked at Huang Dashan with a slight bow, his tone was extremely light, but he didn't dare to delay in the slightest when it fell into Huang Dashan's ears.
"This official will give the order." After saying that, he got up and beckoned someone to go to work.
The reason why he said this was naturally not untargeted. If it is really as they guessed, the copper coin is related to the customs of Jiangnan or Jiangsu and Zhejiang, then there are only a few people who are directly related to that incident.
Although it is still impossible to confirm that the child in Zhang's womb is that person, it is also a suspicion, isn't it? After all, it is impossible for this woman who has made a lot of noise in this year to have a good reputation like Zhang's.
Although sometimes after the person is gone, others will always magnify her good points, choose to forget or avoid some bad places. But at least it also shows that Zhang is not a scorned person.
Xu Chu didn't say anything more, but frowned and pondered, and after thinking for a while, he stopped his thoughts on Zhang's past. If she wasn't killed for discovering a secret, then why? Who is it, is it really possible that it is someone outside the Yu family? However, what kind of person would be so powerful, not only knowing the secrets hidden by the Zhang family, but also being able to kill people and destroy the evidence of the crime unhurriedly, and avoid people's eyes or let the Yu family hide it for him?
You know, taking a person's life is not as simple as killing a chicken or a dog. Not to mention whether the subordinates of the Yu family have the psychological capacity to conceal the facts, it is said that once the East Window incident occurs, the person who shielded it will also be punished for the same crime.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but shake her head slightly, as if she couldn't figure it out. Moreover, although Yu Fugui was only a craftsman before, he could support his family, if he knew Zhang's past, how could he willingly marry Zhang? If he doesn't know...... How did the Zhang clan hide that, you must know that the difference between a woman and a girl cannot be explained clearly in a word.
As for what Huang Dashan said that Zhang Xiucai disliked the poverty of the peasant family, and then regretted not admitting his relatives, she really didn't think it was right. First, Yu Fugui's wages as a craftsman were also limited, and secondly, since the family could say that the family moved, the family moved, and even the house and yard were not nostalgic, which is enough to see that it is a wealthy farmer, even if it is not a rich person, it must be a well-off family.
So compared with the two, it is estimated that it is impossible to say that you like the poor and love the rich. But then again, what she thinks now is mostly subjective speculation, and if she wants to be sure, she still needs to check it before it is accurate.