Zhan Xiaoxiao returned to Ma's house, and happened to meet Qiu Xiaoqiu, who was also about to enter the door, outside the door. Qiu Xiaoqiu didn't show a little luck, and this time it was almost fruitless. Wang San didn't know what to ask, and he didn't want to answer anything, Wang San's daughter-in-law, that is, the girl who was detained in Zhumadian back then, was a mute person who couldn't speak, so Qiu Xiaoqiu had to leave Wang San's blacksmith shop. However, Qiu Xiaoqiu didn't get nothing, and on the way back, he met an old woman who talked a lot, and after learning some things about Wang San's husband and wife from her, he immediately came back to report to his cousin Qin Tai.

Qin Tai listened to Zhan Xiaoxiao and Qiu Xiaoqiu's reports, and found that the two of them did not gain much. Now the only way is to conduct an autopsy, hoping to get some clues from the deceased Ma Yuelan. Qin Tai asked Qiu Xiaoqiu to observe the expressions and behaviors of everyone in the village, especially the outsiders who had only appeared in the village in the past few days. On the side, Qin Tai took his wife Zhan Xiaoxiao to see the village chief. It is not an easy task to perform an autopsy on the deceased, firstly, Qin Tai is not a person from the yamen who cannot demonstrate directly, and secondly, the autopsy needs to touch the body of the deceased, and under normal circumstances, it is not allowed without the consent of the deceased's family, especially when the deceased is a woman. Fortunately, Qin Tai has a small exhibition on his side, and there should be no big problems in the process of the autopsy. The biggest problem now is how to get everyone to agree to Zhan Xiaoxiao's autopsy for the deceased Ma Yuelan.

Qin Tai found the village chief and put forward his opinion to him, the deceased Ma Yuelan must have been killed by him. Since it is an unnatural death, it is necessary to report it to the yamen immediately, and at the same time protect the body of the deceased as much as possible. Although the people in the village have already asked someone to go to the yamen to report, it will take three days at the earliest, and if the officials are not willing to hurry, it may take five or six days. When they came, Ma Yuelan already stinked, how to write an autopsy and a report? The only way to see if there is an ice cellar or other way to store the corpses in the village is to make an autopsy report in advance. However, this kind of report is not only difficult to make, but also requires collective supervision by everyone to make a witness. Qin Tai hinted to the village chief that he and his wife knew a little bit about this and could do an autopsy for Ma Yuelan, but they needed the village chief's approval and the presence of witnesses.

The village chief believed in Qin Tai's character, and also saw that Qin Tai and the other three were capable people, so he agreed to do so. For the sake of fairness and openness, and for the sake of a good explanation for the people of the Yamen in the future, the village chief invited a few people with status here to watch and witness for Zhan Xiaoxiao. The largest shop in Zhumadian is Zhumadian, so the boss must be present, other village chiefs and two elderly people in the village are also present, and Ma Kui and his wife, as Ma Yuelan's family members, must also be present. Wang San was reluctant to come, but the village chief insisted that Wang San and his wife come to watch, on the grounds that Wang San was the ex-husband of the deceased Ma Yuelan, and it was necessary for Wang San to be present to watch. Everyone stood at the door of Ma Yuelan's room, Zhan Xiaoxiao was doing an autopsy in Ma Yuelan's room, with a translucent cloth in the middle, and the people outside could vaguely see what the people inside were doing. This is to supervise Zhan Xiaoxiao, and it is also to prove that Zhan Xiaoxiao is not lying.

Because three of the bystanders were older, and it was impossible for the others to stand still all the time, Ma Kui and his wife brought some stools and chairs for everyone to sit and watch. For the first time, Qin Tai saw Wang Kai, the owner of Zhuma Shop, Ma Yuelan's ex-husband, Wang San, the owner of the blacksmith shop, and others. Erya also came, but she did not take the stool given by Ma Kui and sat down, but used a handkerchief to protect her hand before taking the stool. Before she sat down, she spread out the handkerchief in her hand on the stool, and then sat down on it. The more others looked, the more uncomfortable they felt, and they avoided her and were unwilling to sit with her. Qin Tai is not surprised, and even understands this kind of woman's mentality. But at this time, Qin Tai discovered a phenomenon between the two of them.

Wang Kai, the owner of Zhumadian, watched Erya do this, neither expressing disgust nor sympathy, thinking that he knew very well that he would definitely do it. Others may not have noticed, Qin Tai happened to see Wang Kai doing it, and coincidentally used the hem of his clothes to cushion the stool, could it be that this Wang Kai also has a habit of cleanliness? There is also the current blacksmith shop proprietor, Qiu Xiaoqiu said that she is a mute, but Qin Tai always feels that there is something wrong. After she entered the door here, she almost lowered her head and didn't make eye contact with anyone, but she seemed to know very well who everyone around her was, and when Erya sat down, Qin Tai found that she glanced at Erya, just like that, Qin Tai was almost sure that this woman was not simple. Qin Tai didn't break it in person, he just secretly increased his attention.

Zhan Xiaoxiao seems to have returned to the era of assisting her husband Qin Tai a few years ago, she skillfully took the white vinegar prepared by Ma Kui's wife, and used it to disinfect and clean Ma Yuelan's corpse. Zhan Xiaoxiao asked Ma Kui's wife to put a brazier at the door of the house, and lit a spice mixed with wormwood, so that the smoke could not only purify the air, but also avoid contaminating the dead and sick qi of the deceased. If the deceased dies of illness, the sickness will be disseminated after death, and the person who comes into contact with it will become sick or even die. If the deceased dies unjustly or unnaturally, there will be a dead or corpse qi, which will also make the living uncomfortable or even die. Therefore, it needs to be smoked and disinfected, so that the harm can be reduced.

No one knew why, and even the most experienced village chief didn't know why. Qin Tai secretly observed that Er Ya was indifferent to these, and Wang San's wife glanced up and immediately lowered her head, but her nose kept retracting, which meant that she was trying to restrain herself from paying attention. Could it be that this woman understands these things? Wang Kai's behavior surprised Qin Tai the most, Wang Kai saw Zhan Xiaoxiao stepping over the brazier and entering with white vinegar in his hand, and couldn't help but stand up and say a word. There were almost no people who heard clearly, but Qiu Xiaoqiu and Qin Tai heard clearly, and Wang Kai said four words, "The law of autopsy".

The "law of autopsy" is not a person's name, much less a place name, but a term. The "Law of the Post-Mortem" is a branch of the "Record of Clearing Grievances", which mainly talks about how to conduct an autopsy, especially how to prepare for the autopsy. That is to say, those who have watched "The Record of Clearing Grievances" must know the "Law of Examination", and those who understand the "Law of Examination" may not have read all of "Records of Justice". Qin Tai demanded that the autopsy must abide by Song Ci's "Record of Clearing Grievances" and be as perfect as possible, so the "autopsy law" is fundamental. Not only does Zhan Xiaoxiao, Qiu Xiaoqiu is also a master. But outsiders don't necessarily understand, and most of the tricks are also half-understood, how can Wang Kai, the owner of Zhumadian, know?

Because of their low status, they can only be coarse in writing and ink, and they have no ability or energy to study the "Record of Clearing Grievances" or the "Law of Autopsy". Only a few departments such as the Criminal Department will let people systematically learn this kind of knowledge, and generally the yamen in various places will not strictly adhere to this method of autopsy. It is even less likely that the name of this method of post-mortem examination can be called. Wang Kai can call this term, which shows that Wang Kai is not a simple small shop owner.

After Qiu Xiaoqiu got Qin Tai's hint, he turned around and left the Ma family, he must have gone to inquire about Wang Kai's information. On this side, Qin Tai and Qiu Xiaoqiu secretly paid attention to everyone's expressions, and on the other side, Zhan Xiaoxiao started an autopsy on one person.

A young man from the village who was coarse and inky recorded his small words at the door, this was a necessary procedure, and it was also what Qin Tai and his wife insisted on. Zhan Xiaoxiao said the 1510 he saw inside, and then recorded it by this young man, and when someone doubts or has different opinions afterwards, you can ask everyone to review it together. Under such circumstances, the autopsy is relatively fair and open, and can withstand the inquiries of the people of the yamen and the inquiries of adults. After Ma Yuelan's death, except for the first batch of people who saw the body, no one else saw Ma Yuelan's face. After Ma Yuelan was carried to bed by her sister-in-law and others, she lay flat on the bed and covered her face with a white cloth.

Zhan Xiaoxiao gently lifted the white cloth on Ma Yuelan's face, and finally saw Ma Yuelan's death clearly. Zhan Xiaoxiao finally understood why Ma Kui's wife was so panicked, because Ma Yuelan's death was really a bit terrifying. Ma Yuelan is not very beautiful, but she is definitely not an ugly woman. But when Zhan Xiaoxiao saw her, even Zhan Xiaoxiao was taken aback. Ma Yuelan was almost bleeding, her eyes widened and her eyeballs almost fell off. His face turned blue and he didn't speak, and his tongue stuck out of his mouth unnaturally. If you were standing, you would definitely think that it was a hanged ghost. Zhan Xiaoxiao frowned, as if she understood some truth. The purpose of Ma Yuelan's death is to make everyone who sees it afraid, and even the pretendence does not dare to carefully examine Ma Yuelan's body. It seems that this murderer is very scheming, and hopes that people will dispose of Ma Yuelan's body as soon as possible. If it weren't for Qin Tai and the others, this Ma Yuelan would have been easily dealt with, and the case would have been closed.