Chapter XXVII: Post-mortem

The closer to the corpse, the stronger the unpleasant smell of burnt, the master covered his nostrils with his sleeves, trying to filter the smell, but found that to no avail, the stomach was no longer able to bear such a smell, and began to churn, making the master nauseate again and again, and had no choice but to leave the morgue.

Wu Ji, who has been solving cases for many years, has long been used to approaching the charred corpse like black charcoal, carefully looking for useful clues.

"Is there any other physical evidence besides the waist card?" Wu regret asked.

"Lord Hui, there are still a lot of belongings." The official of the Nine Gates Admiral's Mansion replied.

"Anything else?" Wu regret then asked.

"Back to my lord, there is no other useful physical evidence. Yesterday afternoon, Xu San outside the city came to report the case in a panic, and when the small one arrived at the scene, all the ashes did not feel any heat, and it was concluded that the victim had been dead for at least half a day. It snowed overnight the day before, but by the afternoon the snow had melted away, leaving no useful traces on the ground, so there was no guarantee that it would not be the first scene. The little official replied.

"Why is that corpse missing a leg?" Wu regret asked.

"The body was like this, and no other leg or any traces of burnt ashes were found at the scene." The clerk replied.

"Experienced corpses?" Wu regretted that there were traces of dissection on the corpse and asked.

"Tested? A neat and deep sharp knife was found on the victim's throat, and there was no ash in the lungs, so it was concluded that the throat was cut and burned after death, and no poison was detected in the abdomen. The little official replied.

Wu Cheng listened and looked at his throat carefully, and suddenly felt that the murderer's technique was powerful, with Zhu Jiu's martial arts, he could cut his throat with one move, it must be a first-class master, and there were very few people in his heart who could have such abilities in the searcher martial arts, but these people would not harm the innocent.

After thinking to no avail, he turned to other parts, but failed to find valuable evidence from the corpse. He walked out of the morgue, and when he saw that Childe was still vomiting, he stepped forward and said, "How can Childe determine that Zhu Jiu is among the dead with only a waist card?" ”

"Zhu Jiu was sent out by me before dawn yesterday to send someone, and I asked him to use his belongings. The timing coincides, and the person he wants to send only has one leg. The master said.

"The murderer's martial arts are higher than Zhu Jiu, even me, and he cut his throat with one move, and he did it so cleanly, even if he didn't burn the scene, it was difficult to find traces of the murderer, and the charred corpse was obviously covering up the identity of the deceased. Then why is it so inconsiderate and didn't take away the waist card? It is possible that this is done for the purpose of dropping the pack. Wu regret said.

"You mean, there is no Zhu Jiu in the corpse, but someone else?" The young master was surprised.

"This is not to be ruled out, unless there is other, more conclusive evidence." Wu said regretfully.

"The whole yard ate the same dish in the afternoon the day before yesterday, dried bamboo shoots and bacon, and at dinner, Zhu Jiu sat next to me, and I saw him eat a lot of dried bamboo shoots, and it is estimated that the dried bamboo shoots have not been digested. There was another body that should have suffered a broken leg. These can all be verified by dissection. The master said.

Wu Ji secretly admired this childhood confidant, who now has dementia, and his argument is also logical.

"Childe has a point." Wu regretted words, then got up and came to the morgue and greeted the little officials who had just communicated.

"Is there any autopsy results for the food in the corpse's belly?" Wu regret asked.

"In one corpse, there are some bamboo shoots, and the other corpse has an empty stomach, which should have not eaten for a long time." The clerk replied.

Wu Cheng and Xiao Ye both heard about it, and they could conclude that Zhu Jiu was among the dead.

"I also have to bother the official to check whether the lower leg of the corpse with only one leg left is broken." Wu said regretfully.

"Why is that?" The little official asked puzzled.

"Confirm the identity of the deceased." Wu regretted replied.

"Let's go." The little official seemed to understand, and replied that he would turn around and return to the morgue late.

It didn't take long for him to come out and say, "It's a broken bone, and it's an old one." ”

It can be concluded that the deceased are Zhu Jiu and Xiaobai, and the murderer burned the body in order to cover up the identity of the deceased, but why did he leave a waist card for entering and leaving. The young master thought hard, and didn't know why for a while. Since the identity of the corpse has been determined, it is necessary to report to the official, and the master and Wu regret were led to the first floor to make a record.

When asked about the identity of the deceased, Xiao Ye suddenly understood that what the murderer did was just to let Xiao Ye know that Xiao Bai was dead. And the murderer knows me and Xiaobai well, except for Zigui who recognizes my true identity, the world recognizes me as Xiaobai, is it Zigui?

"The one with the whole body among the dead is Zhu Jiu, and the other person is ......." The master hesitated to tell the truth. Even if you say it, it's almost impossible for anyone to believe it.

"The other person is Zhu Jiu's old family who fled here, who is it, I haven't asked carefully." The young master finally chose to conceal it, and he understood that he could only live if he answered according to the murderer's intentions.

After making the record, since the deceased was related to the family of the foreign affairs personnel, the Admiral of Jiumen handed it over to the Supervision Yuan for processing.

Out of the Nine Gates Admiral's Mansion, Wu Ji and Xiao Ye hurried back to the deep courtyard. Zhu Jiu's death made Wu regret feel pressure, if the assassin came to assassinate Xiaobai, he would have no chance of winning.

In addition to being frightened, Xiao Ye has more calmness in his heart, which has Xiaobai's determination and his own unconscious plans, as if the real Xiaobai's soul was injected into his body.

"Xiaobai is dead, who am I?" After Xiao Ye confirmed Xiaobai's death, on the way back, a voice asked from time to time in his head. It wasn't until he returned to the main hall that Yanli came to him to write in large characters.

Xiao Ye happily allowed it, and in the past three or four months, only Yanli can give him some comfort, but since Xiaobai appeared, Yanli is not only comfort, but also has more expectations, but I can't tell whether this expectation comes from Xiaobai or himself. Now that I know that Xiaobai is dead, the big expectations in my heart have become even stronger. Xiaobai read it in his heart, and didn't hear the question of etiquette.

"Daddy, is it uncomfortable?" Yan Li asked again.

Xiaobai came back to his senses at this time.

"No, I'm wondering if Yanli will still not be able to write the word "Chang" when he grows up. Xiao Bai glanced at the crooked words written on the paper and said.

"Hehe, how can Daddy, isn't this written?" Yan Li pouted as if he was not convinced.

"It's not a 'day' word here, but a 'mouth' word." The master corrected.

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Later, the Supervision Institute sent Zhu Jiu and Xiaobai's cremated ashes and the property to the deep courtyard, and the master asked Zhu Jiu and Xiaobai's ashes and the property to be sent back to Dongsheng Kingdom, bury Zhu Jiu and Xiaobai, and use the property that is enough for the family of three to squander for a lifetime to support Zhu Jiu's family.

Wu regret has been worried for the past few days, he has not figured out that the murderer burned the corpse without the need to burn the corpse, and deliberately left a waist card, and he didn't understand why the murderer with such a high level of martial arts would poison Zhu Jiu and a person who fled, and he was even more afraid that the murderer would come to the deep courtyard to assassinate Gongzi Xiaobai.

He thought of Master Ran, at present, only Master Ran can oppose this person, and only Master can teach Xiaobai to use the strong internal force in his body. So the letter was sent to Jiangyuan in a hurry, and then asked someone to find Master Ran.

After another half a month, the taste of late spring is getting stronger and stronger, the catkins in the sky fly into every place in Jiangyang, even the mouse holes are not let go, the days of the errand are particularly hard, every half an hour there is a husband to remind everyone to be careful of the candles, for fear that the flammable catkins will cause a fire.

The master was accompanied by words and courtesies, and after a few comfortable days, the affairs of Zhu Jiu and Xiaobai no longer lingered, and the mood gradually improved.

Weng Zhu, who has not been here for many days, has come again, but today's outfit is more capable, and it can be seen that she is losing weight.