Chen Chaoyan turned around and said to one of the officials, "Can you trouble the little brother to go out and borrow a lamp?" ”

The official was naturally unwilling, he was secretly sent by Lord Zhou to supervise her. But her attitude was sincere and polite, and he could not refuse. After a few awkward seconds, he still went out and brought an oil lamp.

"Thank you." Chen Chaoyan smiled at him and lifted the oil lamp.

In the less bright light of the oil lamp, spotted hemorrhage was seen in the cadaveric eyelid bulb conjugating membrane. Peeling back the jaw joint, which has not yet formed a mortis, it can be seen that there is no obvious dust adhesion on the inner wall of the deceased's mouth or under the tongue.

All these phenomena show that the deceased was burned after death, which is not in line with the theory of suicide in fear of sin.

Chen Chaoyan did not have tools, so he naturally could not perform an autopsy or conduct a further examination.

Standing up with the oil lamp, she looked around again.

The furnishings of the room were simple, with only a bed, a dresser, and a wardrobe, all of which had been burned to the point and were all covered with a large amount of ash. But Chen Chaoyan still saw a few clothes at the end of the bed that had not been burned out.

A green skirt, a flesh-colored silk, and a pair of narrow trousers.

The skirt is satin, the silk is fine yarn, and the narrow trousers are fine cotton.

Chen Chaoyan took the half-destroyed and half-dirty clothes and looked at Wu's corpse thoughtfully. These clothes are obviously what she wears during the day, so when she dies, she will only wear underwear?

What kind of person or thing made her hurry to open the door without even wearing a coat?

With the clothes, Chen Chaoyan returned to the corpse again, and asked sincerely: "Can you trouble the two little brothers to help me turn the corpse over?" ”

After glancing at each other, the two officials reluctantly grabbed the corpse's hands and legs and rudely turned the corpse over.

The piece of clothing on the back of the corpse against the spine is still there!

Chen Chaoyan quickly took out a handkerchief and carefully picked up the clothes.

Bai Li wore a yellowish cotton undershirt, which confirmed the speculation that Wu did only wear underwear to open the door before his death.

Now it just needs to be proved that she opened the door for someone or something.

Glancing at the torn clothes on his wrists, Chen Chaoyan walked to the dresser again.

The surface of the dresser has been charred, and the contents are basically destroyed, but fortunately, the drawers are still left, and the contents inside are basically unaffected.

After Chen Chaoyan flipped it carefully, he wrapped a golden hairpin, three silver hairpins and a silver bracelet in a handkerchief, and walked out of Wu's bedroom under the disdainful gaze of the two officials.

Wen Xing is still inquiring about the situation with the villagers.

Chen Chaoyan took off the handkerchief that covered his face and walked towards her.

"Miss Wen Xing, I want to ask you for a favor," Chen Chaoyan handed her the handkerchief wrapped in gold hairpins, silver hairpins, and silver bracelets, "Please find a way to help me check where these pieces of jewelry were bought, when they were bought, and who bought them." In addition, this skirt and silk should also be checked. ”

Wen Xing quickly took the handkerchief and clothes, and asked, "Miss Chen finished checking so quickly?" ”

"Wu Qiang's side hasn't checked yet." Chen Chaoyan said and picked up the handkerchief again to cover his face, nodded at her, and walked into Wu Qiang's bedroom.

Wu Qiang's bedroom is the same size as Wu's, and the burndown is not much different. It's just that compared to the simplicity of Wu's bedroom, although Wu Qiang's bedroom has been burned to ashes, it is also visible to the naked eye.

After a general glance, Chen Chaoyan's gaze fell on Wu Qiang's corpse.

Wu Qiang's body lay seven or eight steps from the door and four or five steps from the bed. The corpse is also carbonized, and it is also in the shape of a fist. The ashes covered with the corpse are spectacular. Judging from its thickness, it is not like it was caused by fire fighting, but more like it was artificially piled up.

Chen Chaoyan walked around the corpse, and after confirming that the ashes were formed by burning on the corpse, he removed the ashes and began a body surface examination.

Wu Qiang's clothes and hair were also all burned, combined with the speculation that Wu only wore underwear to open the door, Chen Chaoyan looked back at the bed.

The bed has burned and collapsed, and most of the quilts and clothes piled up on the bed have been burned to ashes, with occasional remnants, and there is not much identification value.

Chen Chaoyan turned his head and refocused his gaze on the corpse. The corpse's physical features were the same as Wu's, except for an extra dagger-like wound on the left chest. The location is between the third and fourth ribs. This position is very likely to hurt the heart.

Unfortunately, there are no tools to dissect and see the specific injury. But it can be concluded that Wu Qiang was also burned after his death, rather than committing suicide in fear of crime.

Chen Chaoyan got up, took two steps back, and was about to speak, when the two officials stepped forward with a tacit understanding and turned Wu Qiang's body over.

"Thank you." After sincerely thanking him, Chen Chaoyan looked at the corpse.

To be precise, it was the handkerchief that was exposed after looking at the corpse and turning it over.

Wu Qiang is wide and fat, and a large part of the clothes on his back have been preserved. Thanks to this, the handkerchief pressed under his body was also preserved almost intact.

The handkerchief is flowing yellow and is an excellent silk fabric.

The corner of the handkerchief is embroidered with a cluster of green bamboo, but there is no Song character.

Chen Chaoyan doesn't know how to needle, but compared with the cotton handkerchief in his hand, the green bamboo of the two handkerchiefs can't be seen from the bright side.

Thoughtfully putting away the silk handkerchief, Chen Chaoyan looked at Wu Qiang's corpse again.

Wu Qiang is also wearing underwear.

In other words, before the crime, he and Wu had already slept.

Judging from the degree of burn and ash at the two central sites, the fire was large and fierce, and the temperature in the center could reach almost 400 to 500 degrees Celsius.

At this temperature, it takes at least an hour to burn the body to the level of carbonization in front of you.

Judging from the surrounding temperature and the occasional splash of sparks, the fire was extinguished for almost half an hour.

And now it's ...... Chen Chaoyan raised his eyes and asked the official opposite, "What time is it?" ”

The official casually glanced outside: "It's just past the third watch." ”

Three watches, that is, from eleven o'clock in the evening to one o'clock in the morning. Just after the third watch, it was just after eleven o'clock.

After Chen Chaoyan finished the calculation, he asked again: "When was the fire extinguished?" ”

Just as the official on the opposite side was about to answer, another official pulled him by the hand and mocked: "Don't you know how to investigate the case, you can't find out this?" ”

"I just know how to investigate cases, not fortune telling." Chen Chaoyan originally wanted to make a joke and ease his hostility. But looking at his gloomy expression, it is clear that the relief failed.

Chen Chaoyan didn't know how to explain, so he simply didn't explain. Picking up the lamp and looking around, to make sure that nothing was missing, he carried the lamp out of Wu Qiang's bedroom.

Wen Xing, who was not far away, walked over quickly, and after being scared and couldn't help but look curiously in the direction of the bedroom, he asked, "Have you finished checking everything?" ”

Chen Chaoyan said 'um', "After the corpse table is checked, the others will have to borrow tools before they can continue." ”

"What tools?" Wen Xing asked.

Chen Chaoyan replied: "The autopsy tool that was made." ”

Autopsy?!

Wen Xing's face changed in fear.

Chen Chaoyan suppressed the smile at the corner of his mouth, and quietly changed the topic: "What about you, are you done asking?" ”

"That's it!" Wen Xing immediately said, "The first to find out about the water here was ...... Hey, Mother Song gave you this handkerchief too? ”

Halfway through the words, Wen Xing saw the silk handkerchief in her hand, took it in surprise, and after looking at it twice, she said suspiciously: "It is indeed Mother Song's handkerchief, how could she give you this handkerchief?" ”

Chen Chaoyan glanced at the handkerchief, "Mother Song is ......"

"Mother Song just gave your mother-in-law a handkerchief." Wen Xing hurriedly said.

The mother-in-law who gave her a handkerchief was also in the Song Mansion, and was called by Mrs. Song to call someone to arrest the mother-in-law of the Wu family's mother and son.

Calculate the time......