In the early morning, a sudden fog enveloped the entire Lecheng, and the streets were hazy. Many people stayed at home and did not go out, and even the ships in the port were mostly stopped.

At this moment, several fast horses broke through the thick fog, passed through the city gate, and rushed straight in the direction of the county office.

It is located on the outskirts of the city, and there are no residents around. The house is a little old, but it's still sheltered from the elements. Under the eaves, the dilapidated signboard is crumbling, and it may fall down the next moment.

"My lord, this is it."

"Zhao Ning, you go with me to have a look."

"Yes, sir."

Pushing open the creaking wooden door of Yizhuang, there are several simple wooden beds. This is usually used to secure the coffin, or to place the body.

On top of the wooden plank, there was only a thin coffin, and the corpse was placed in it.

A young man in a dark robe stepped forward to lift the lid of the coffin. At this moment, I heard someone shouting outside the door, "Who are you?" How did it appear here! ”

When the two of them heard this, they turned their heads one after another.

I saw a man walk in behind the open door.

But when I saw this person, he was wearing a crimson official robe, a dark hood, and two thin bands of the same color hanging down from his hat, hanging down from his chest. A black belt is worn at the waist, and a pair of thin-soled black official boots are underfooted. It was a young man, slightly thin, with a snow-white complexion, a handsome face, a slight cold color between his eyebrows, and a red lip pursed, a little serious.

As soon as this person entered the door, he clenched the strange long knife at his waist and looked vigilant: "Who, report your name!" ”

Looking at the young man again, there were clearly two men wearing black robes and black gauze on their heads. A young man with a handsome face and a smile on the corners of his lips. Looking at the other person next to him, he was tall, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, an ordinary face, but a pair of light brown pupils were unexpectedly cold. These emotionless eyes stared at the boy tightly, as if anger was brewing silently.

In all fairness, all three of them present can be regarded as first-class. But he was born with a tense look, and if he didn't agree with each other, he would meet each other.

Zhao Ning glanced at the chief head catcher beside him, who was a little angry because he was disturbed, sighed silently, and explained to the young man: "We are from six doors, and we are here for this case this time. ”

The young man's movements were gone, only a pair of slightly delicate eyebrows and frowns, "Bring the waist card." ”

Zhao Ning hurriedly took out a copper waist card from his arms and handed it to the young man, which was engraved upright: six doors, three words.

The young man did this before he withdrew his long knife and said, "I am the catcher of Lecheng." ”

This young man is Qian Ye, and this case happened in her jurisdiction, so naturally she took care of the corpse and supervised the progress of the case. Just now, she just went home and changed into her official uniform, and saw that there were two more strangers in this Yizhuang.

Shangguan Mingxin glanced at the young man named Qianye lightly and sneered coldly.

Qian Ye disagreed, and only said: "Since it is a person from the six doors of the capital, this method of handling the case must naturally not be ordinary." For this reason, Qianye waited and waited, and asked the two of them to return Lecheng to a peaceful place as soon as possible. With that, he clenched his fists and bowed, and then turned and left.

Zhao Ning was not surprised when he saw her leave. "Why didn't 'he' stay around?"

Shangguan Ming said coldly: "Naturally, there is a person to take care of. ”

"Huh?"

After Qian Ye went out, he said to Zhao Zhutou, who didn't know that he had just appeared: "The adults of the six doors are handling the case inside, and please take care of the head catcher." Ah Ye still has to patrol the streets, so he will take the first step. ”

Without waiting for Zhao Zhutou to react, he took the lead and took a big stride and walked towards the post.

Zhao Zhutou, who was left in place, wanted to cry without tears, he originally led the two adults from the capital to this Yizhuang, and thought that the rest of the matter would be handed over to Ah Ye, but where did he think that this kid would leave first. He's really afraid of corpses!

Shangguan Mingxin and Zhao Ning only briefly looked at the corpse, and then returned to the post house with Zhao Ning. Among the entourage, there is a capable person who is good at insecting corpses, known as Dr. Zhou. Not only is the corpse investigation great, but even the medical skills are also first-class.

Along the way, they were in a hurry, and several people were slightly tired, so they politely refused the reception banquet prepared by the county magistrate, and went to rest separately.

When night fell on the land, a few fires swayed on the dark path. When you look at it from a distance, you will be shocked, thinking that you have seen the ghost fire.

People have long been accustomed to this kind of scene of inquest of corpses at night. Just wait for this case to be over and go back early.

A group of five people slowly approached the gate of Yizhuang, led by the cold Shangguan Mingxin.

There are no lights and candles in Yizhuang, and in this dark night, it is even more terrifying. I vaguely felt that even the wind around me was getting colder and colder. It's just that several people don't seem to feel the same about this situation.

"Squeak-squeak-"

The painful sound of the old wooden door was especially clear in the night. As soon as I opened the door, I immediately poured out the strange smell that is unique to this Yizhuang. Yizhuang has been old for a long time, and although it is cleaned from time to time, it still has a rancid smell.

The moonlight was not bright, hiding in the dark clouds, with only a few faint rays of light, covering everything in a dark color. The shadows of the trees are heavy, and when the breeze passes, the vague shadows of the trees on the ground seem to be dancing their teeth and claws, setting off the eerie and terrifying scenery of this Yizhuang.

Dr. Zhou carried the tools of the corpse investigation, and at this time took out a small packet of cut ginger slices from his arms and handed it to several people in front of him. A few people tacitly took it, held it under their tongues, and then walked in.

The county government of Lecheng is so small that it has not even prepared a decent morgue, and the body of this victim is resting here, and it can only be said that I don't know whether it is ignorance or fearlessness. If the murderer wanted to destroy the body, how could this little Yizhuang stop it.

Dr. Zhou has not seen a corpse a lot, and it is not the first time to go to the morgue in the middle of the night, but it is also the first time to see such a dilapidated Yizhuang. A few people around him used to light the lamps and candles they carried, and the room suddenly became much brighter.

In the center was the thin coffin that he had seen during the day, and Zhao Ning nodded at Dr. Zhou Zhou, signaling that it was time to start.

Dr. Zhou was already wearing a thick cloth robe at the moment, his hair was wrapped in a headscarf, he was wearing a mask, and his hands were covered with a special hand cover. "Open the coffin."

"Yes." Two young men stepped forward to open the lid.

"Click!!"

In the quiet space, there was a sudden sound that seemed to be chewing food. Although a few people are well-informed, they still can't help but be surprised.

"Who's making trouble!" Zhao Ning grabbed his sword and said angrily.

However, when his voice fell, there was a sudden silence.

The crowd waited for a while before the lid of the coffin was opened and the body moved to a wooden board covered with a white cloth on the side.

The air burned with the strange smell of special incense, and a man had already taken out a booklet, took out pen and ink, and prepared to describe the process of Dr. Zhou's inquest.

Dr. Zhou quickly untied the clothes on the corpse, and saw the swollen and white corpse that had been soaked. Because it is soaked in water, it slows down the process of decay of the corpse, otherwise it will still decay quickly even in this spring. Only then did he notice that the coffin was a little cold, and the tentacles were slightly wet, as if ice cubes had been placed under the corpse. I don't know who did it, but it did a great job.

It had been more than two days since he died, and purple-red spots had appeared all over the body, and the body had softened.

The clothes on the corpse were cleaned up, and it could be seen that the deceased was slightly emaciated, with shoulder blades and abdomen, and bones could be seen.

It was a pity that he was in his twenties, and his life had just begun, but he was suddenly killed.

"The deceased was about 20 years old, more than 7 feet tall, and had no obvious injuries on his body, and the neck wound was suspected to be fatal. The time of death should be determined by the time of death six days ago. It was also noted that the deceased lacked a pair of eyeballs, which was suspected to have been caused by a fish bite. ”

Doctor Zhou's gaze continued to inspect the deceased before he said, "Go and get the tools." ”

The sharp knife sliced open the abdomen of the deceased, and a foul smell gushed out, along with the intestines that had begun to decompose. Although it was soaked in water overnight and kept safe, it was inevitable that the corpse would decompose.

However, after Dr. Zhou's knife was cut down, a cry of pain suddenly came from the corpse.

A sharp knife slashed through the belly of the deceased, and a foul smell came to his face.

In the quiet Yizhuang, there was a sudden sound that made people sweat coldly.