The Delicate Lady Coroner Chapter 62: Sihexiang 02

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Chapter 62 Sihexiang 02

Yizhuang is in a remote place south of the capital. When Bo Ruoyou got off the carriage, he only saw a very old-looking house standing gloomily under the setting sun.

Hearing the commotion outside, an old man with gray hair walked out. He was not surprised to see Wu Xiang, but he didn't expect that there were two strangers coming today, and one of them was a beautiful girl.

"Xiao Wu, this is——"

"Uncle Kun, we are here to do an autopsy." Wu Xiang said and pointed at Bo Ruoyou, "This girl said she was coming to the Yamen to work as a widower."

The old man called Uncle Kun was dressed in simple clothes and his face was full of wrinkles. He raised his eyebrows at this moment and asked, "She is a liar? Where is Xiao Hu?"

Wu Xiang waved his hand, "Changqing reported illness today and came to the Yamen at home." After saying that, he turned to look at Bo Ruoyou, "Do you really dare to do an autopsy? We are already outside Yizhuang. If you want to regret it, you have to do it before I regretted it before I entered Yizhuang Gate."

Bo Ruoyou laughed, "If you really dare, please lead the way."

Wu Xiang was slightly surprised for a moment, and then walked into the Yizhuang. The gatekeeper of the Yizhuang, who was called Uncle Kun, looked at Bao Ruoyou up and down for a moment. There was also a look of surprise and doubt in his eyes. Bao Ruoyou nodded to him. , followed behind Wu Xiang.

Yizhuang is a very old house. After entering the door, all the screen walls and flower walls have been demolished, leaving only a small atrium. The atrium is paved with bluestone slabs and has many cracks. There are weeds growing under the far corner, facing the Next to the main hall is the main hall. The front door and pillars of the main hall are mottled in paint. Before you get closer, you can smell a faint scent of incense candles.

As soon as we entered the hall, we saw a set of old tables and chairs in the front hall. On the altar table in the middle against the wall was a small Buddha statue of an unknown deity. There was a light in the copper stove in front of the Buddha statue. The incense candle, and next to it are the incense candle handles that are left in a mess.

Although the utensils were all old, they were quite neat. Wu Xiang walked straight to the back hall without stopping, entered through the corner door, passed through a dimly lit corridor, and arrived at the place where the corpse was parked. In the back hall, as soon as he walked to the door, the faint rotten smell made Bao Ruoyou's expression perk up.

Wu Xiangda walked into the back hall, then stood still, looking at Bo Ruoyou at leisure.

Bo Ruoyou followed from behind and saw three corpses parked in the hall at a glance. A male corpse was placed in the coffin. The other two corpses were female corpses. The three corpses were covered with felts. Only the hands, feet and half of the head and face were exposed. Judging from the appearance of the body, it seemed that it had been dead for a few days.

Bao Ruoyou looked over with a normal expression, but when she looked back she saw Wu Xiang staring at her intently, she couldn't help but ask: "Which body to examine?"

Wu Xiang’s eyebrows raised again.

Ordinary people are scared when they see a dead person, let alone three at once. The corpses placed here are either because no one died in an accident, or they died due to a murder. Not only may they die The appearance was terrible, and he had been dead for many days. He looked really unsightly. I thought that Bao Ruoyou would be somewhat discolored, but she actually looked like she was used to it.

Wu Xiang couldn't help but look up and down at Bo Ruoyou, "You really know how to do an autopsy? You're just a little girl, why did you do such a job?"

Wu Xiang had put aside his doubts and became a little curious. Bo Ruoyou smiled and said: "Although the work is harder, it is not inferior to other professions. If others can do it, I can do it too."

A hint of appreciation flashed in Wu Xiang's eyes, but he didn't say much. He just pointed at the female corpse on the far left side of the hall and said, "The corpse you are asked to examine is the one that the Yamen is investigating recently."

With a thought in his heart, Bao Ruoyou walked to the coffin bed. It was already early February. Although the weather was still a little cold, it was much warmer than the first month. The corpse had become quite putrid in just three to five days, and this was the scene in front of him. A female corpse had been dead for at least six or seven days. Bo Ruoyou rolled up his sleeves and asked Uncle Liang to unpack the bag.

She took out a silk handkerchief to cover her mouth and nose, and took a styrax pill in her mouth. Then she took out the gauntlet that Huo Weilou gave her and put it on. She looked focused and calm, which gave people the impression that she was very good at this. feel.

Wu Xiang was holding her arms beside her, with a look of waiting and waiting. Uncle Kun came up from behind, approached him and said, "Where does this little girl come from?"

Wu Xiang raised his hand and dug his ears, "I didn't know that there was some recommendation document given to Mr. Sun. Mr. Sun was not in the government office today. I just came back from outside and saw her, a little girl. Come here to make a masterpiece, do you think it's weird or not..."

As he said that, Wu Xiang frowned and felt that Sun Zhao seemed to have asked about the visitors to the Yamen the day before yesterday. However, he had been running outside all day long in the past few days. Even if he heard about it once, he would never let it go. The thought flashed away in her mind, and Wu Xiang did not think about it deeply. She just continued to look at Bo Ruoyou. She had already walked to the coffin bed and lifted off the felt blanket covering the female body.

The clothes of the female corpse were quite neatly worn, but they were actually wearing a bright red dress. The deceased’s head and face were bruised and stained with rotten mildew, and the red dress was quite frightening, which made Bo Ruoyou's eyes trembled slightly.

However, her feeling of horror only lasted for a moment, and she quickly composed herself to examine the corpse. Bo Ruoyou first examined the deceased's head, face, and exposed neck and hands, and then went to untie the deceased's clothes. Wu Xiang looked confused. He stood there motionless, but the two cadres guarding the door who had followed him went to the front hall with some hesitation.

The clothes were untied, and the corruption in the belly of the deceased was even worse. A dark green corpse was accompanied by a branch-like blood vein network extending to the chest of the corpse and down to the inner thigh of the deceased. At a glance, tiny maggots and flies could be seen lingering on the deceased. .

Zheng Liangfei was a widower. Although he often followed Cheng Yunzhi and Bo Ruoyou in and out of Yizhuang, his endurance was not as strong as theirs. When he saw this scene at a glance, he felt like he was going blind, and he hurriedly took a few steps back to the door.

Bao Ruoyou didn't realize he was there, and just looked at the autopsy with a calm and focused expression. Seeing her like this, Wu Xiang lost five minutes of his earlier contempt, and his expression became serious.

Bo Ruoyou bent over and took a first look at the front of the body. There were not many **** injuries on the body, but there were a lot of scratches, especially on the wrists, shoulders, and left hip. And although the body was It started to rot, but the smell of the corpse was worse than she imagined. Bo Ruoyou couldn't help but feel a little confused...

At this time, she turned the body over with great effort. When she turned it over, her brows suddenly wrinkled.

It was not that there were no **** wounds on the corpse, but the **** wounds were on the back, which she had not seen earlier. The injured area was not one or two scars, but one. The corpse green covered the entire back of the corpse, and The middle part of the corpse's vest was even more rotten. At this moment, maggots were densely attached to the injured area. As Bo Ruoyou moved, the maggots even fell on the coffin bed.

She couldn't help but frowned and said, "Can I trouble Mr. Wu to bring me some water?"

Wu Xiang raised his eyebrows, thinking that he was actually instigating him, but when he saw Bo Ruoyou staring intently at the rotting place of the corpse, although he could not see his whole face, only the part exposed above the silk handkerchief Her cold eyes only made her look more serious.

Wu Xiang frowned and shouted outside, "Monkey, get some water -"

A clerk outside responded and quickly entered the door with a basin of water. Seeing Bo Ruoyou lying next to the rotting corpse, he felt that the scene was novel and weird for a moment. Next to the coffin bed, when he put the water and straightened up, he subconsciously glanced in the direction of the corpse.

"Ugh——"

The monkey covered his mouth and ran away, rolling and crawling. When Wu Xiang saw this, he wanted to give him a kick. He glanced at Bo Ruoyou again and secretly cursed: "Shame on you!"

Bo Ruoyou didn't have time to care about what he said. When the water came, he washed away all the maggots on the corpse. The clean water also washed away the rotten corpse, water and filth. This time, the wound was quite large. The corpse was exposed.

Bao Ruoyou frowned and looked up and down his back before straightening up.

Wu Xiang was not in a hurry to ask, let alone explain a word about the situation of the deceased, and waited for Bao Ruoyou to speak.

Bo Ruoyou pondered for a while: "The deceased was around seventeen years old. The time of death should be on the second day of February, that is, seven days ago. The cause of death was strangulation. The injury was on the neck. The most obvious ones were these two wounds. Choke marks connecting the left and right sides. The choke marks are semicircular and distributed on both sides of the throat. There are four obvious finger indentations on the left side, three on the right side, and two heavy marks on the throat, which are likely to come out when pressed by the thumb. , In addition, there are also pinch marks left by nails at the end of the finger marks."

"In addition to the strangulation marks, there was also subcutaneous bleeding where the clavicle and shoulder blade of the deceased were connected. The face of the deceased was slightly swollen and cyanotic. In addition to the long period of death, it was also due to the violent struggle of the deceased when he died. It caused congestion on the face. Not only that, there were small bleeding spots on the eye membranes and inside the mouth of the deceased. The tip of the tongue was more exposed. There were two bite wounds on it. There were also blood clots in the throat of the deceased. It should be that the murderer strangled the neck of the deceased. The heavy pressure on the throat caused injury and bleeding in the throat."

"In addition, the deceased had many abrasions on his hands and feet, mostly caused by struggling. There was also a bruise on the inner thigh, which was mostly caused by the murderer strangling him and suppressing him. In addition, there was a bruise on the back of the deceased's head. , there were many abrasions on the outer side of the left side, hip, and buttocks. In addition, there were bruises on the wrists. It seems that the deceased was beaten and dragged before his death."

"The serious injury on the back of the head was enough to make the deceased dizzy. It may have been the murderer's first blow. However... the scratches and bruises looked like injuries before death, but it may also have been caused by strangling the deceased before dragging him away. The person had just died. At that time, the blood was still flowing, and the scars left at this time were almost the same as those during life. Coupled with the decay of the body, it is not obvious now."

At this point, Bo Ruoyou said again: "The deceased was young, and the description is not bad. However, except for the scars mentioned just now, there are no other marks on the deceased's body, and there is no sign of being violated, but - —"

Bo Ruoyou stopped talking and pointed to the back of the deceased, "But the injury here of the deceased is really weird."

At this point, Wu Xiang no longer doubted Bo Ruoyou. He took a step forward and said, "It's really weird. When he found her, she had a serious injury on her back. I don't know what caused it."

Bo Ruoyou shook his head, "It wasn't a scratch."

Wu Xiang frowned and Bo Ruoyou said, "There are at least some superficial scratches on other parts of the deceased's back, but only here, the entire skin has been removed. Now the injury is obviously rotten and can no longer be seen. It was impossible to tell what kind of murder weapon was used based on the appearance of the wound, but the boundary of the wound was obvious, so it is absolutely impossible to say that it was done unintentionally."

This palm-sized wound has all the skin gone. If it was accidentally injured by some sharp object, the boundary would not be so clear. Bo Ruoyou said firmly: "This is where the murderer deliberately strangled the deceased. ”

"Deliberately peeling off a piece of human skin?" Wu Xiang couldn't help but say.

Bo Ruoyou frowned and looked at him, "Didn't you notice that the wounds were neat when you found the body?"

Wu Xiang shook his head, "The body was only discovered three days ago. It was already a little unsightly at that time. There was a **** wound on the back, and it looked a bit rotten. In addition, it was not a cause of death, so we did not examine it carefully. ."

Bo Ruoyou raised his eyebrows. It was indeed not a fatal injury, but such a strange place should not be ignored by anyone who works. "This place is very strange. If you haven't written it down before, Hu Captou will still go to the examination." Add one more thing."

Wu Xiang raised his eyebrows, "Where did you work before?"

Listening to what Bo Ruoyou said, Wu Xiang felt that she was very familiar with how Gu Zuo worked in the government, and even knew how to write a testimonial.

Bo Ruoyou said casually: "I did work for other yamen before, but it was just to help."

Seeing that she didn't go into details, Wu Xiang became curious again. This was the first time he had seen a woman marry a man in the world, and she said she had a letter of recommendation, so who was the person who recommended her?

Wu Xiang felt that there were a lot of doubts about Bo Ruoyou, but she was from a girl's family, and she was not acquainted with her now, so he really couldn't ask her in detail.

Seeing that he was silent, Bo Ruoyou said: "Captain Wu also saw me doing the autopsy, so he should believe that I am really a liar. When I meet Mr. Sun, I don't need to do the autopsy to prove it myself, right?"

After hearing this, Wu Xiang couldn't help but smile and rub his hands, "Well...it's my fault. This is the first time I've seen a woman commit suicide for a man. I didn't believe you earlier, but I believe it this time. I will tell you the truth when I see you, sir."

Bao Ruoyou held her lips, and when she looked at the corpse again, her smile faded, "Perhaps Mr. Wu can tell you about the identity of the deceased? How did this case happen? I saw something on the clothes of the deceased. It was muddy, and there was some muddy dirt on the body. I guess it was found outside?"

Wu Xiangben also felt a little embarrassed for having underestimated Bo Ruoyou earlier. When she asked about it, he said without reservation: "This girl's name is Feng Wodan. She is indeed seventeen years old. She lives in Yongkangfang in the west of the city. , on February 2nd, there was a release ceremony to worship the dragon and pray for rain by the Weiyang Lake in the west of the city. She went there at that time, but on the way, she and her maid got separated. The maid didn't even look for her at the gathering for half a day. She was found, and at dusk, she just returned to the city to report to her parents. Her parents were merchants and sent a few followers to look for her along the way to Weiyang Lake. They didn't find her until the next morning, so she came to report to the official."

"After the government heard about it, they also went to Weiyang Lake to look for it. The scenery around Weiyang Lake was beautiful, but it was unobstructed, and the residences were all private residences. I visited the area for a long time that day, but there was no trace. Three days after I got the news, someone reported the case and found her in the alley behind the Chenghuang Temple in the southeast of the city."

Wu Xiang sighed, "The alley was very deserted. No one passed by on weekdays. The person had been dead for a long time at that time, so naturally he couldn't be saved. So the case was treated as a murder case and reported to the government. In the past few days, We are investigating this case."

Bo Ruoyou's heart moved, "Is it because Hu Captou just asked me to go home early because a woman was attacked?"

Wu Xiang nodded, "That's true. When we brought her here earlier, our original widower had already checked that she was strangled to death, and it was not for sex. We could also see the injuries on her back. , but it has not been determined as a doubt point yet. When she was found, all the hairpin rings and bracelets on her body were there, so it was not a robbery. At the moment, we only classify the case as a vendetta, or an accidental encounter with a bad guy. As for the others The inside story is still being investigated——"

Bo Ruoyou nodded slightly. What Wu Xiang said was not much different from what she thought. It was just that she was injured on her back, but it was strange. "She was injured on her back, but her dress was not. There are damages, especially a piece of flesh that was removed from the injury, which is really weird."

Wu Xiang's eyes also darkened, "If you don't tell me, I haven't thought about it so deeply, but... what's the use of a woman's skin?"

Even though Wu Xiang was well-informed, he still felt a little chilly in his heart at this time, "Old Wu, I have seen quite a few cases. Those who seek revenge and those who do it for money and **** are not terrible. There are traces to follow, and the most shocking thing is that the murderer doesn’t know why he killed. In this case, the murderer wouldn’t kill for the piece of flesh on her body, right?”

Bo Ruoyou pondered for a moment, "Not necessarily."

Wu Xiang only felt his scalp numb, and Bo Ruoyou said, "I can't figure it out either. It's just that it would be preconceived to make a judgment early."

Wu Xiang nodded when he heard this, "What you said makes sense, but you don't have to think too much. In the past few days, the yamen has been going around and investigating, and sooner or later the murderer will be found. These are our affairs, so you don't have to worry about it. Your autopsy is now complete. I will tell Mr. Sun that it is already late now, so you should go back earlier. Mr. Sun will probably be at the Yamen tomorrow, so you can come to see him earlier."

The sun has already set in the sky, the last ray of light is about to dissipate, and it will soon be dark.

Bao Ruoyou tidied the corpses, washed her handguards, and then prepared to leave. But when she walked out, she looked at the other two corpses and said, "Why did they die?" —"

The corpse was covered with a felt blanket. Although the man and woman could be clearly identified, no more traces could be seen. Wu Xiang pointed at the male corpse and said, "This is a businessman who came from other places to do business. He died of a sudden illness. His friend who was traveling with him bought him a coffin, which will be sent south on the ship to his hometown in a few days and will be temporarily stored here."

After saying that, he looked at the other female corpse, "This was fished out of the river. The body was examined and found to have been drowned. No one has come to report the case and no one has claimed it, so we have left it here temporarily."

Bo Ruoyou frowned, why is there another female corpse?

Seeing her suspicious expression, Wu Xiang said: "This person probably slipped and fell into the water and died. He was not murdered." Wu Xiang laughed and said, "You really seem to be two things. You always want to know what others are doing. And died."

Wu Xiang said this, so she didn’t think much about it. At this time, Wu Xiang looked at her calmly and asked rather gently, "What did you say your name was?"

Bo Ruoyou couldn't laugh or cry, "My surname is Bo and my name is Ruoyou."

"Oh, Ruoyou, what a good name..." Wu Xiang praised him perfunctorily, and then asked, "You said you had a recommendation document, but you don't know who recommended you? I don't think you are like ordinary people. Little girl, your parents are officials? How can they bear to let you work as a slave?"

Wu Xiang changed her fierce look in the afternoon. Because she was much older than her, she asked a series of questions in an elder tone. Bo Ruoyou was a little funny, but still said: "My parents are not officials, and the person who recommended me... …It’s Marquis Wu Zhao.”

If you want to do an autopsy at the Yamen, you must meet Wu Xiang more face to face. Judging from his appearance, although he is a bit rough, he is a heroic person, so since he is asked, there is no need to hide it all the time.

However, when she finished speaking, Wu Xiang raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who are you talking about? Marquis Wu Zhao?"

Bao Ruoyou nodded and walked out while greeting Uncle Liang. Wu Xiang followed her, still with a look of disbelief on his face. Seeing that Bao Ruoyou was about to walk to the atrium, he He simply raised his hand to stop her.

Bo Ruoyou stopped and asked, "What's wrong?"

Wu Xiang frowned and looked her up and down, "You said you were recommended by Marquis Wu Zhao?"

At this moment, Uncle Kun and the other two cadres also came out. After hearing this, the expressions of several people changed slightly, and Bao Ruoyou sighed, knowing that the trouble would eventually be known to everyone.

"Yes, it was recommended by Marquis Wu Zhao." She answered honestly.

Wu Xiang looked at Bo Ruoyou, then looked at the two government officials aside, "Do you believe it?"

The two officials looked at each other for a moment, then shook their heads. Wu Xiang clapped his hands and said, "Yes, look, who would believe it? What's the relationship between you and Wu Zhaohou? How could he recommend a little girl like you?" Are you talking about the Marquis Wu Zhao that I know..."

Even though he was working in the capital, Wu Xiang felt that Marquis Wu Zhao was an unreachable figure. But he didn't expect that a little girl came today and said that she was recommended by Marquis Wu Zhao. He was really in trouble.

Bao Ruoyou was a little helpless, "Isn't there only one Wu Zhaohou?"

Wu Xiang had a look of disbelief on his face, but looking at it, Bo Ruoyou didn't look like a person talking nonsense. What's more, when the document was delivered to Sun Zhao, he had a way of knowing whether it was recommended by Marquis Wu Zhao or not. Reason lies.

"But...didn't you say...Wu Zhaohou is not a womanizer?" Wu Xiang's expression suddenly changed when she looked at Bao Ruoyou, "Could it be that...you..."

Bo Ruoyou smiled bitterly, "Brother Wu, it's not what you think." Seeing Wu Xiang still looking in disbelief, Bo Ruoyou could only say, "It's true, I have nothing to do with Wu Zhaohou, it's just ——"

At this point, Bo Ruoyou's words suddenly stopped, because she looked over Wu Xiang's shoulder and saw someone who should not be here anyway. She blinked, and for a moment she just thought she was seeing someone. Dazzled.

Who is that person wearing a black robe and standing at the gate of Yizhuang with a formidable presence if not Huo Weilou?

I have nothing to do with Wu Zhaohou.

Huo Weilou never expected that when he walked into Yizhuang, he would hear Bo Ruoyou talking to someone like this.