The Delicate Lady Coroner Chapter 102: Fifth update to 14

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Chapter 102 Chapter 5 update 14

Bo Ruoyou's ears felt hot when he heard this, and he turned around and glared at Huo Weilou with disapproval, which made Huo Weilou laugh. There was something meaningful in his eyes, which made Bo Ruoyou feel very excited. After a jump, he was stunned.

She turned around with some sadness, feeling that she had never seen Huo Weilou smile like this before. He was a very handsome man, but he kept his face cold every day and kept strangers away, but he didn't know when he showed his face. It's also quite touching.

When Wu Xiang looked at Huo Weilou in the water, he saw a smile on his face. Others were startled and quickly raised his hands to rub his eyes. When he looked again, he saw that Huo Weilou was so serious again. With a solemn look, he sighed, thinking that he was really haunted by water ghosts. Although this Wu Zhaohou was ten and three years old, Sun Zhao was in awe of him. He was so good, how could Wu Zhaohou do this to them? Subordinates show their faces.

He shook his head and dived into the water again. After a while, he took out a bunch of bones. Bo Ruoyou randomly took a few bones and looked at them. His expression suddenly became serious, "These bones are of both men and women, most of them are adult men and women." , but there are also children."

She turned to look at the Zhang brothers lying on the ground. After hearing her words, there was no trace of fear or guilt on the man's face. He just stared at the branches above his head with half-open eyes covered in blood. , looking insensitive.

Her expression became colder. She first rubbed the seal characters on the stone statue, and then cleaned the bones. Seeing that there were too many bones, she said: "Captain, these bones will take some time to be tested. It is not convenient here, so I just I’m afraid I’ll take it back to a farm to see.”

Wu Xiang rowed to the shore and touched the water on his face. "Let's go back to Zhang's house. His house is more spacious at least. There are too many bones and so many people died this time." , I have to go back to Beijing and inform Mr. Sun, I will first——"

"I will send someone back to Beijing." Huo Weilou saw that there were not enough government officials, so he spoke in time.

Wu Xiang felt even more grateful and thanked him again and again. Huo Weilou ordered an attendant from the Hou Mansion, and the man left the place quickly.

Wu Xiang said again: "Let's not fish it out yet. Clean up these bones and bring them back to Zhang's house. You can examine them slowly and then fish them out again."

Bo Ruoyou agreed, Wu Xiang called someone out, cleaned the silt and sphagnum, and sent them to the Zhang family together. Thinking that Granny Zhang was still under guard, Wu Xiang frowned, "Those People should not be in a hurry to interrogate them. A single arrest will drain their energy. They can wait until there are enough people to interrogate."

Huo Weilou also ordered the servants of the Hou Mansion to help. In this way, a pile of bones were carried back to Zhang's house in just one trip. After the bones were placed, Bo Ruoyou ordered Zhou Liang to bring the autopsy box from the carriage. Xiang wiped his sweat and said, "Then I'll leave one person to help you, and the others will go to the pool to salvage the corpses——"

Bo Ruoyou said hurriedly: "There is no need to keep people, staying will not help." Then he glanced at Huo Weilou, "Master Hou will not leave for a while, and I have no worries about his safety. I will arrest him." Feel free to go."

Wu Xiang's body was still dripping with water, and he didn't care. "Well, I'll take the Zhang family's second son to the Wu family's custody first, and other people in the village will also be detained for questioning. This will save you the trouble of running away."

Wu Xiang could not wait to break one of the several yamen into two or three and use it. Seeing that there was Huo Weilou here, Bao Ruoyou felt something was strange, but he left the Zhang family anxiously to get people's bones. .

As soon as he left, only Huo Weilou and Bo Ruoyou were left in the Zhang family. Zhou Liang and other attendants were waiting outside. The two of them became quiet. Looking at the bones piled together on the ground, Bo Ruoyou looked solemn. , roll up your sleeves and get ready for a big fight.

There were so many bones mixed together that even Huo Weilou had a headache looking at them, "How to test this?"

Bo Ruoyou said as usual: "It mainly depends on how many people are dead, and then determine whether they are male or female, and how old they are. If they died of trauma, it is best to detect the fatal injuries and the murder weapon. But if they were strangled to death, Or if there are no traces left on the bones, then nothing can be detected."

It is not easy to just judge how many people have died, but it is even more time-consuming to check each place for injuries and which bones belong to which corpse. Huo Weilou's phoenix eyes deepened slightly. , when he was about to say something, he saw that Bao Ruoyou had already begun to lean forward to pick up the skull and put it aside. Her expression was calm, her beautiful eyebrows were slightly frowned, and her solemn look made him swallow his encouraging words.

Above tolerance, she can always devote herself to it without any extra words.

Huo Weilou stood aside and watched. The pile of white bones with a sense of horror was turning into a human form in her delicate hands. He watched her carefully touch and explore each section of the bones. After a while, he had simply pieced together several bones. From these humanoid figures, one can roughly tell the height of the body before death. Among them, the two extremely short skeletons are shocking.

After piecing together five or six human figures, Bao Ruoyou straightened up and wiped the sweat from her forehead. Only then did she remember that there was someone beside her. She quickly turned around and saw Huo Weilou sitting beside her. For a long time, no sound was uttered.

Seeing her looking over, Huo Weilou stood up and squatted down beside her, "Have a rest?"

She didn’t expect that he would squat next to her. The distance suddenly closed, and his breath seemed to fall on her. His deep brows, and the outline carved by a knife and ax were right in front of her eyes, which was different from the ordinary pressure. People were cold and solemn. At this moment, his eyes were filled with concern, and concern was hidden in his eyes. A sweet spring overflowed in her heart like the spring breeze turned into rain.

Bao Ruoyou laughed and said, "I'm not tired. Mr. Marquis, can you help me record the details of the bones?"

Huo Weilou didn't say anything, but first raised his hand to caress her forehead. His rough fingertips brushed against her brow, and his fingertips were stained with a touch of moisture. There seemed to be some pity in his eyes, but he didn't say anything. He stood up and searched for the side rooms on both sides. Soon, he found a piece of rough writing and ink paper. Bo Ruoyou exhaled, marked a few bones and began to discuss.

"The first skeleton is that of an adult man. The skeleton is five feet long, and the body should be about five feet two inches. There are two injuries left on the bones, one is the forearm tibia, and the second is under the left rib. The second rib, most of the fatal injuries were in the ribs. Judging from the aging of the bones and the marks on the pubic bone, the deceased should have been between thirty and thirty-five years old when he died."

"The second is the skeleton of a girl. The skeleton is three feet and two inches long, and the body should be about three feet and four inches. No obvious wounds were found on the skeleton. The leg bones and right upper arm bones are missing. The humerus and ulna are missing. Look, he must be around ten years old. The cause of death is unknown. It is presumed to be non-traumatic death——"

If it is not caused by trauma, it may be strangled, suffocated and drowned. After Bo Ruoyou finished speaking, he marked it again, and then turned to the next skeleton. After piecing together a rough skeleton in front of him, he finished recording the remaining skeletons. But it’s hard to decide where to belong.

Huo Weilou put the paper aside, and then Bo Ruoyou stood up and said, "There are old and young among these skeletons, most of them are the people in the village at the time. There were only a dozen of them in the group. How did they harm this person?" As many people as possible?"

Huo Weilou stared, "It is not impossible if the people here are unprepared. Two years ago, Qinzhou bandits looted a town at night. Although they were a gang of gangsters, they could have scouted in advance and acted at night to attack ruthlessly. It's spicy, but in just one night, many people were murdered."

A chill ran down Bo Ruoyou's spine. He turned around and saw that the sun was above the zenith and it was almost noon. Bo Ruoyou thought that no one had eaten today, so he asked Zhou Liang to find some food at Zhang's house. Mi Lai prepared some lunch, and Huo Weilou asked the servants of the Hou Mansion to help. When Wu Xiang returned with another skeleton, the smell of rice was already in the kitchen.

Everyone had a hasty lunch. Bo Ruoyou also wanted to return to Beijing as soon as possible, so he raced against time to examine the bones. When it was dusk, he pieced together several complete human bodies from the remaining skeletons. The only good thing was that The skeletons fell into the pool, and most of the skulls were intact. The number of the deceased could be determined based on the skulls. Wu Xiang and others fished out many fine bones such as finger bones and teeth, but most of them were difficult to determine who belonged to them. Fortunately, the impact was very small. Many skeletons also generally indicate the cause of death.

Bao Ruoyou remembered all the details and then said: "Any injuries must be the knife marks we found in the empty house. Judging from the marks left on the bones, it was also a sharp blade. , and there are traces of fractures caused by blunt force blows. In addition, there is also a skeleton that is quite special. It entered the water recently."

Bao Ruoyou pointed to the skeleton on the south side of the ground and said: "This is it. This should be the skeleton we found in the cellar. Unlike other skeletons that have been soaked in water for many years, this one There is wax left by dry rot on the surface of the skeleton, the color is also caused by weathering, and there are traces of moss. It seems that one of them was afraid that we would search the house, so he stole the corpse and threw it into the pool."

The place set up as an altar is hidden in the mountain stream. If you don't search the mountain, it will be difficult to find. It is naturally safer than leaving the bones in the cellar. At this point, Wu Xiang suddenly said: "The thieves that day It was not the Zhang brothers who took away the body, but the son of Granny Zhang."

Bao Ruoyou didn’t know about this yet and was surprised when he heard it, “Has he returned to the village?”

Wu Xiang nodded, frowned and said: "Yes, I just ordered Hou Yang to go get the person. I searched around the village but didn't find this person. I'm afraid he has escaped. This will be a bit difficult. The sky was so dark last night. It was dark, and I couldn’t even see his face clearly.”

Bao Ruoyou never expected that Zhang Yu's father had quietly returned to the village. At this time, Wu Xiang said again: "In addition, we found a few young women's clothes at Old Man Wu's house. Let them bring them over later. See if you saw it that day."

Bo Ruoyou's heart tightened, "There are only a dozen or so corpses found right now. There must have been more than these people in this village at the time. Also, Zhang Yu's mother has disappeared and was probably killed, but she has not been found yet. corpse."

If Zhang Yu's mother is killed, it will only happen within ten days. Wu Xiang nodded, "We will search the mountain tomorrow and we will definitely find her!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Hou Yang came in and said, "Master Hou, arrest the head, Master Sun is here!"

After hearing the words, everyone went out and saw Sun Zhao arriving with more than ten or twenty government officials. The group was very loud and powerful. Sun Zhao's horse stopped at the entrance of the courtyard, and he immediately turned over and stepped up. He came to salute Huo Weilou and said, "Greetings to the Marquis. Why did the Marquis come here in person? If the subordinate knew, he should have followed the Marquis."

Sun Zhao was a little uneasy. Huo Weilou went to the Yamen to transfer the files that day, but later he did not say that he would come to look for it in person, and the case was far from being taken over by the Chief Envoy, so he never thought that he was still waiting. Wu Xiang sent people back to Beijing, but the people he didn't expect to wait turned out to be people from Huo Weilou, which made him a little panicked. When he heard that many people had died in the village, he immediately brought people over in person.

Huo Weilou looked as usual: "I am not here for the case. You don't have to be nervous. Now that I'm here, I'll arrange the manpower early. After we get here, we can go back to Beijing to hear the case and finalize the case."

Sun Zhao rolled his eyes, responded repeatedly, nodded to Bo Ruoyou, and then pulled Wu Xiang aside. Before asking about the case, he had to ask Wu Xiang how Huo Weilou came, and Wu Xiang He scratched his head and said, "The Marquis said that he came here for personal matters. After he came, he helped a little and didn't interfere too much."

Sun Zhao was startled and looked back, only to see Huo Weilou talking to Bo Ruoyou, with no intention of intervening in the case. There was a hint of realization in his eyes, and he smiled enigmatically, "That's all. , It doesn’t matter, just tell me about the case in detail.”

Wu Xiang gave a brief report. After hearing this, Sun Zhao immediately mobilized new manpower to search the mountains and fish out the bones. When he heard that the suspect was imprisoned elsewhere, he immediately confessed to Huo Weilou and went to Wu's house to see Granny Zhang et al.

Bo Ruoyou was a little worried when he saw that Sun Zhao was also acting resolutely, "The Zhang family has a child, who is only six or seven years old. He should have nothing to do with the case. I don't know how to deal with him this time?"

It is indeed an innocent child, and Bo Ruoyou is particularly sympathetic to children, so he is even more worried. Huo Weilou comforted him: "Since he is innocent, he will not be implicated. Sun Zhao will take care of it, so you don't have to worry. ”

Bao Ruoyou was quite convinced of Huo Weilou when it came to official matters, but now that he had different feelings for him, it was easier to be appeased by him. She responded and went to count the remaining bones. When it got dark, Most of the skeletons in the pool were fished out, and Bo Ruoyou found two more people. In this way, the bone examination came to an end.

She had been tired for two days and barely slept last night. The tiredness was obvious on her face. Wu Xiang, not to mention Huo Weilou, felt quite guilty and ordered her to rest at Zhang's house. , and because the search of the mountain was fruitless, Sun Zhao and Wu Xiang wanted to interrogate Granny Zhang and several others tonight. Around Hai hour, the Zhang brothers who escaped were captured by the Yamen and the guards of the Hou Mansion.

After learning about this, Bo Ruoyou felt relieved. If one more person was caught, there would be more possibility of confessing truthfully. And as long as one of them opens his mouth, the truth of that year will come to light. .

Huo Weilou said he would not intervene in the case, but he ignored it. Even though he knew that Sun Zhao and Wu Xiang had gone to interrogate the suspect, he did not ask any more questions. He only accompanied Bo Ruoyou to count the remaining corpses and record them in the case, and waited for the count to be completed. Remember, it was already midnight. As a widow, Bao Ruoyou had done everything she could do, and only then did she feel very tired.

Uncle Liang prepared some simple meals for everyone to eat. Bo Ruoyou couldn't help but feel sleepy. Huo Weilou looked helpless and led her into the main room. It had rained here before. Zhang Yu's parents lived here, and Zhang Yu's mother might have died here, but for Bo Ruoyou and Huo Weilou, such a taboo was negligible.

Huo Weilou closed the door and said, "There is no need for a bone examination. It's time to rest."

Bao Ruoyou really wanted to find a place to relax for a while, but Huo Wei Tower was still here, so she hesitated, "Where can Mr. Hou rest? I can only make do with it tonight. Mr. Hou will return to Beijing early tomorrow morning." ."

Huo Wei's expression remained unchanged, "How dare you sleep elsewhere if I go?"

Bao Ruoyou wanted to say more, but he took her hand and led her towards the bed. There was some unquestionable power about him. Bao Ruoyou looked like he was hesitant to speak. Huo Weilou said angrily: "I I won’t sleep with you."

Bo Ruoyou's heart relaxed slightly when he heard this. Huo Weilou pulled the chair aside and Hengdao immediately sat on the bedside. Seeing Bo Ruoyou standing beside the bed motionless, he said helplessly: "I'm afraid I won't do anything to you." What can't you do?"

Bao Ruoyou just sat down. At this time, Huo Weilou suddenly said: "How did you rest these past two nights?"

Bao Ruoyou said honestly: "I squeezed in the private room outside to rest."

Huo Weilou's expression suddenly changed. Bo Ruoyou felt bad and immediately explained, "They don't trust me to rest alone in a place, and the place is not big. The government officials are lying on the spot, so I will There is nothing rude about taking a light nap on the couch to rest your mind."

Huo Weilou raised his brows slightly, but he was still unhappy in his heart, so he remained silent for a moment. Bo Ruoyou saw his sullen face, and softened his voice for a moment, "Master Hou, don't be angry, there is nothing you can do about it. , you also know by now that everyone in this village is ruthless, so this is just in case."

Huo Weilou's eyes darkened, "I pity you for suffering so much."

Bo Ruoyou felt a little sad in his heart when he heard this, but he forced himself to show off his face and said, "Master Hou is also working hard outside, so what does it mean for me to do this?"

Huo Weilou was helpless again, "I am a man and you are a woman, how can we compare?"

Bao Ruoyou blinked, "What about women? It turns out that the Marquis was pitying women, so he said that women were not allowed to get involved in official business?"

These words were words of vengeance and teasing. Huo Weilou smiled bitterly when he heard this, and couldn't help but leaned forward and held her hand, "I really didn't believe that you were good at autopsy at first. But later on, if you hadn't been flexible and did your job well, I would have I won’t take you to Luozhou either.”

Bo Ruoyou understood very well, "I know what the Marquis was thinking. The Marquis appreciated my autopsy skills at that time."

Huo Weilou looked at her, inexplicably feeling that this statement was not suitable. He pondered for a moment, "It was like this at first. Later on when I went to Luozhou, I saw you supporting yourself, and I couldn't bear it. Before you, I never No one has ever ridden my horse."

Bo Ruoyou wanted to laugh in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, "Is this the reason why the Marquis lifted up my skirt?"

Huo Weilou frowned for a moment, as if recalling the situation at that time, "I can tell where you were injured at a glance by your appearance at that time. There are men around me. If someone is injured and does not need my care, just let me There is no need to worry about taking care of you."

Bao Ruoyou felt that Huo Weilou was very talkative at this moment, and couldn't help but whisper: "The Marquis acted at that time because he really regarded me as a man. After all this, I thought that the Marquis treated me as follows: It’s average.”

Huo Weilou stared, with some eagerness in his eyes, tightened his knuckles, and held her hands in his palms with some care, "I really don't want you to know so quickly. If you hadn't been attacked that day, I'm afraid I We will be on board for a few more days, and it can be seen that your injuries are extremely serious, and you are almost on the verge of life and death. I can't bear it for a moment. If I had told you earlier and protected you more clearly and thoroughly, such a disaster would not have happened."

Bao Ruoyou's heart beat faster, and his eyes were soft and shiny, like stars falling into a bright lake, "But...but the Marquis's words only surprised me. Such words of entrustment, I...I don't I dare to believe it."

Huo Weilou tightened his grip, and his eyes were more serious than ever before, "You must trust me, just like you trust me when it comes to tolerance. I have no idea about marriage, but if I make up my mind, I will never retreat and regret it.”

Seeing that she looked a little moved, he added: "I clearly know what I want. It is talent and character. And I want a stable and unshakable friendship more than you do."

Bao Ruoyou moved her lips, but her mind was caught by him, and his words echoed in her ears. His words were low, but every word was solemn, and they hit her heart without a doubt, making her limbs Bai Gu gave birth to an uncontrollable tremor.

This was not the first time Huo Weilou said these words, but before, she was only surprised and shocked. She respected and feared him in her heart, and weighed a lot. How could she dare to agree with what he said? If he was just a little bit stronger, she would only She was afraid that she would have to run away, but now she was in a calm state of mind. When she heard such frank and clear words again, she felt that these were exactly what Huo Weilou should say.

How could a man as upright as he be so hesitant and cowardly above love? And what he said, the solid and unshakable friendship, was just like his indestructible appearance in her heart, which made her heart move uncontrollably.

Bao Ruoyou swallowed hard, "Master Hou——"

Before she could continue speaking, he held her hand tighter and said, "I know you don't quite understand what you're thinking. It's not a big deal. I just want you to know what I'm thinking. I'm not I am only ambiguous with you, and I don’t want you to be afraid or hesitant.”

Bo Ruoyou's heartstrings trembled slightly when she heard that, Huo Weilou glanced at the light green under her eyes, stood up and took off her shoes, and asked her to lie on the bed, "Go to sleep, I won't leave here."

Bao Ruoyou's cheeks were flushed. He wanted to say something, but he felt that his heart was fluctuating. He didn't know where to start. However, he thought the bedding on the bed was dirty, so he took off his outer robe and put it on her body. He saw her eyes. Looking at him clearly in black and white, he leaned down and said, "If you don't sleep again, I won't allow you to sleep."

Bao Ruoyou was startled and hurriedly closed his eyes. Huo Weilou straightened up and looked at her for a moment. He turned and leaned on the bedside without returning to the chair. Although Bo Ruoyou was lying with his eyes closed, he felt When she arrived at Huo Wei Tower, she was within easy reach. This small bed was almost enveloped by his breath, and she felt at ease in her heart.

Huo Weilou's shadow fell on her, blocking the dim light in the distance. She was thinking about what Huo Weilou had just said, but within a moment, sleepiness pulled her into darkness.

Her breathing was long and slow. Huo Weilou leaned against the bedside, feeling at ease. The dim light in the distance was getting darker and darker, but he had no intention of lighting it up again until the last glimmer of light dimmed. , the whole room was plunged into darkness, and he was still blocking her side like a mountain without moving at all.