The Delicate Lady Coroner Chapter 39: Bicolor Lotus 11

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Chapter 39 Two Color Lotus 11

After fastening the lock, Huo Weilou let her go, glanced at her injured hand, handed her only the remaining gauntlet, and said in a solemn voice: "This thing is from Xiliang The national tribute is woven with copper and silver wires. It is soft and fits the hand, and can insulate against water and heat. If you wear it for post-mortem examinations in the future, you will be less exposed to corpse poison."

Bo Ruoyou naturally saw that this thing was a gauntlet at first sight, but she had never seen anything valuable. She had followed Cheng Yunzhi to do autopsies since she was a child. In a small place like Qingshan County, it was a leather gauntlet. Hands are rare, Cheng Yunzhi doesn't care about these, and she doesn't care about these details when she comes and goes. It's just that occasionally there are too rotten corpses, and she always has to suffer some hardships on her hands.

Bao Ruoyou is wearing it in one hand and holding it in the other, with a dazed look on his face. This thing is cold to the touch, but extremely soft and not made of copper or silver. The inside is lined with a layer of soft but extremely tough fur. Five fingers Clearly, light and thin, it is indeed more practical than the deerskin gauntlets I brought for Ming Guilan the day before yesterday.

But she didn't expect that Huo Weilou would reward him with this thing. It was a tribute.

"Master Hou——"

Huo Weilou had already expected her to look like this. How could she have seen such a good thing when she grew up in Qingshan County? So he raised his brows and said in an unquestionable tone: "Since I've given it to you, just keep it." After a pause, he said: "Although my Majesty is strict, I always reward people based on their merits. You are not the first to receive a reward from me." person."

Bo Ruoyou hesitated for a moment, "I dare not give it to you as a gift from the Marquis, but this thing is a tribute, and a daughter of the people should not deserve this thing due to her merits..."

Huo Weilou stared, "This case will definitely be solved."

Bo Ruoyou pursed his lips slightly and said softly: "Even if the case is solved, the women will not be rewarded with tribute."

Huo Weilou looked at her disapprovingly for a moment, then looked away and said softly, "You do know your identity." After that, he added, "After this case, when I still have use for you, you If you feel that this thing is inappropriate, it will always be of use to you in the future."

Seeing that Bo Ruoyou seemed to have something to say, Huo Weilou narrowed his eyes and his voice became dangerous, "No one can refuse what I have given you."

Bo Ruoyou narrowed his eyes and quickly made a choice, "Thank you, Lord Marquis."

Huo Weilou was satisfied, and saw that although her eyebrows were lowered, her beautiful eyebrows were furrowed, as if she was unwilling to receive his reward, so he waved his hand impatiently, "Just step back."

Bo Ruoyou blessed Fu Shen, then turned around and went out. As soon as she went out, she saw Eunuch Fu guarding the door. He saw she was holding a gauntlet in her hand, with a smile on her face, "Don't be afraid of Youyou, Hou. Whenever you give a reward, you can take it. If anyone in our family or the embroidery envoys who follow us has merit, the Marquis will also reward him with gold, silver, jade, precious weapons, etc."

So that's it...

Bo Ruoyou felt relieved, "That's it. If it's like that, the daughter of the people will do her best to run errands for the Marquis."

Eunuch Fu couldn't help laughing when he heard the words. At this time, Huo Qinghong and Ming Guilan arrived late, and they both saw the gauntlet in Bao Ruoyou's hand. Huo Qinghong said: "Hey ...This thing looks familiar."

Ming Guilan is well-informed and "is a tribute from Xiliang Kingdom."

Huo Qinghong raised his eyebrows and looked at Bao Ruoyou with a deep look. Bao Ruoyou was so frightened by his look that he returned to his room after retiring.

Huo Qinghong pushed Ming Guilan into the upper room and said as soon as he entered the door: "Brother, why did you give her the tribute from Xiliang Kingdom?"

Eunuch Fu said with a smile: "Youyou worked **** your errands. It's not surprising that the Marquis gave you something. The prince didn't see it. Youyou's hands were very cold earlier. They were stained with corpse water and were red and swollen. It's quite pitiful."

After saying this, Eunuch Fu suddenly raised his brows, "Speaking of which, although Lord Marquis was generous in giving gifts in the past, he was never so considerate. Lord Marquis, you can't be..."

Before Huo Weilou spoke, Huo Qinghong said: "Father, where are you thinking? If my eldest brother wants to get a beauty, does he still need to use such methods? He gave the order, who doesn't want to be beside him? Human? I think this little girl is quite scheming."

Eunuch Fu burst out laughing when he heard this, "How do you say this, Your Majesty?"

Huo Qinghong squinted his eyes and said righteously: "I was originally wondering how my eldest brother could suddenly choose a woman to take with him, but now it seems that she is quite capable. She first used a trick to offend you. Lianxi, then resorted to a hard-to-get trick to pretend that she was just running errands for the eldest brother, and finally, she used a honey trap to make the eldest brother treat her differently!"

Huo Qinghong clicked her tongue and said, "Wonderful, my eldest brother hates flatterers the most, but she found another way, wonderful!"

Huo Weilou looked over and said, "Since you are so good at calculation, how about I recommend you to enter Dali Temple?"

Huo Qinghong's enigmatic expression changed, and he immediately smiled apologetically, "Brother, it's no wonder that she is a delicate little beauty, but she committed adultery and followed him to Luozhou to investigate the case. It's really strange Weird, after thinking about it, I think she just has some plot against my eldest brother..."

Huo Weilou said, "There are so many people in the world who have designs on me, so what can she rely on?"

Huo Weilou's power is overwhelming. Some people seek his power, some seek his influence. Everyone, men and women, wants to climb up with him. But if he is so easy to talk to, he will not be nicknamed the Jade Faced King of Hell.

Huo Qinghong said: "Reliance? Isn't it obvious? Of course she relies on her face. Don't you think she is beautiful?"

Huo Weilou frowned, "What's so beautiful about her?"

Everyone in the room was stunned. They didn’t expect him to ask such a question. Ming Guilan laughed out loud and said, "Master Marquis, it turns out that you are gifted in everything else, but you are only slightly better at appreciating beauty." Some of them... some of them are unique."

Huo Qinghong chuckled, "Brother, although you don't think she is beautiful, you must not underestimate women. Women in this world really have too many tricks. Those with lower ranks will show weakness. The wise one pretends to be uninterested in you, but inadvertently teases you. When you are attracted to her, she is still very innocent and pretends she doesn't know anything. She really seduces you and you are convinced by her. When the time comes, At this time, you will give her whatever she wants, and in the end no one will be left deceived."

Huo Qinghong sighed as if he had experienced many vicissitudes of life, "Brother, I understand this very well. Most of my money was cheated by those little goblins last year. I regret it. I regret it very much now."

Huo Weilou narrowed his eyes and said, "Did you spend the entire last year hanging out in the brothel?"

Huo Qinghong's expression changed, he coughed and said, "No, no, no, I'm just giving you an example... Anyway, brother, don't take it lightly!"

Eunuch Fu couldn't laugh or cry, "Your Majesty, this old servant also thought this way earlier. It was really impossible for a little girl to come to Luozhou with us alone. Maybe she really had some plans for our Marquis, but later Youyou was willing Now that I’m here, the old slave doesn’t think so anymore. She came here with the Marquis because she wanted something.”

Huo Qinghong's eyes widened, "Look! Look at what I said, she clearly said she wanted something. What if after the case is finished, she says she wants to follow her brother in the future? Or, What if she simply wants to be the one next to the eldest brother?" At this point, Huo Qinghong stood up straight and said, "She doesn't want to be the wife of Marquis Wu Zhao, right?"

Huo Weilou had a headache, "She's not that bold. Look what you've been thinking about all day long."

Huo Qinghong sat down again and said calmly: "This...isn't this a warning for the eldest brother? The eldest brother has a high position and is worthy of being a daughter of a well-matched family..."

"Shut up." Huo Weilou couldn't bear to listen to his nonsense. "After returning to Beijing this time, it's time for you to gain experience in the court."

Huo Qinghong suddenly pursed his lips, "Brother..."

Huo Weilou raised his hand, and Huo Qinghong had to swallow his words of begging for mercy. Seeing this, Ming Guilan hurriedly changed the topic: "I heard what Miss Bo is looking for in the Scripture Library?"

Speaking of the case, Huo Weilou looked serious, "I was originally looking for records about the relics, but by mistake, I discovered that a Buddhist scripture that recorded the five-fold treasure letter was lost. Now it has been found that it was found ten years ago. Someone bought the Buddhist scriptures, which may be related to the theft of the relics."

Ming Guilan said: "Just now I read two books that recorded Buddhist secret medicines, and they mentioned relics. It was said that Buddhist rumors say that if a person can hold relics in his mouth after death, he will be protected from decay for thousands of years. In addition, , there are rumors among the people that the relics can cure all diseases and prolong life. The most exaggerated claim is that the relics can bring the dead back to life, but there is no evidence for these."

Ming Guilan was a doctor, so he had naturally heard many of these rumors. Huo Weilou pondered for a moment: "It is extremely difficult to just investigate why the murderer stole the relics. At the moment, we can only start with the deaths of Jingkong and Feng Lun. Back then, Jingkong had After knowing that someone bought the Buddhist scriptures, they went to find the officials who were left behind to investigate. However, after one night, Jingkong disappeared, and the few remaining people never mentioned that someone bought the Buddhist scriptures. This made it more certain that there was someone among them. It’s related to the death of Jing Kong.”

Ming Guilan thought for a while, "This time Feng Lun died. Did he discover the murderer, or... was he also one of the insiders?"

What Ming Guilan said was something Huo Weilou had never thought of before. If the person who knew the truth was not one person, but two or more people, and the matter was covered up back then, and now the insiders had internal strife and Feng Lun was killed. It's not impossible.

It is difficult for Huo Weilou to make a conclusion, "This possibility needs to be verified. Feng Lun is the chief official and is familiar with Jingkong. Jingkong was indeed the most likely to find him back then. If he is one of the insiders, it would explain Pass."

It's just that there may be too many, and the case becomes more complicated and confusing.

Huo Weilou took out the painting to look at it again, and asked Eunuch Fu to come over, "You were there back then. Take a look and see if you can recall anything unusual."

Eunuch Fu unfolded the drawing, "Jingming's drawing was very detailed. I couldn't remember it clearly. But after seeing this picture, I immediately recalled it. But as the three adults said, the scene was only when it rained that day." There was some confusion. At other times, everyone hardly moved their positions. But when it rained, there were guards in the corridors around the ceremony platform, so it was impossible for them to disappear in front of everyone."

"When we were preparing for the grand ceremony, Feng Lun and Yue Mingquan were in Luozhou and were the first to arrive, followed by Wu Yu. Wu Yu and Wang Qingfu were both officials in the capital. Although Wu Yu was a civil servant, he had some skills."

Huo Weilou looked at the painting outlined with ink lines and murmured, and then said: "On the night Feng Lun died, Wu Yu and Wang Qingfu could testify against each other, but Yue Mingquan had no one to testify."

Ming Guilan said: "Miss Bo said that Mr. Feng had many bruises on his body and had had disputes and fights in his life."

Huo Weilou nodded, "The person who killed Feng Lun did have some skills, and the way he was murdered in fear was cruel. If the murderer is the same person, then this person is not only good at skills, but also knows a lot about human bones, and he also has a lot of ambition. So awesome."

After ordinary people kill people, most of them will be in a panic. But they will murder the people in Jingkong. They will not only dismember them, but also hide the body parts in the Buddha statue. Huo Weilou frowned, "There is no news from Jizhou yet?"

Gong Fu said fairly: "It has only been two days since our people arrived. I'm afraid it will take some time to find the craftsmen from back then."

Huo Weilou looked dim, "I went to check on Qing's family to see if there was anything unusual about the events from ten years ago."

Eunuch Fu responded quickly.

The night fell. It rained during the day and it was extremely cold at night. Without being summoned, Bo Ruoyou stayed in the wing. The case was found here. The cause of Feng Lun's death, the place where he was killed, and the murder weapon were all found. It was found out that although the place where Jingkong was killed has been determined, the cause of death and the murder weapon are still difficult to determine. The murderer's motives may be related to the theft of the relics, but how the relics were stolen in the first place has not yet been solved. Bo Ruoyou's heart His thoughts were tangled, and in a blink of an eye he saw the rare gauntlet.

The swelling on the injured area on the back of her hand had subsided, leaving only a patch of black and blue, so she carefully put on the gauntlet that she had not worn in the afternoon, moved her knuckles, and the anxiety in her heart suddenly disappeared.

Putting away the gauntlet, Bo Ruoyou went to the couch to rest, and soon began to breathe heavily.

When Huo Weilou got up early the next morning, Bo Ruoyou was already waiting outside. Seeing her so early every day, Huo Weilou felt a little pity in his heart for no reason, "There is no need for an autopsy, why are you like this?" Morning?"

Bo Ruoyou said: "The civilian girl wants to use the method of steaming bones to examine the corpse of Master Jingkong again."

"The method of steaming bones?" Huo Weilou raised his eyebrows.

Bo Ruoyou nodded: "This method was taught by my adoptive father, and I don't hide it from the Marquis. Previously, the daughter of the people only saw that her adoptive father had used it, and she had not tried it yet."

Huo Weilou looked at Bo Ruoyou for a moment and said, "Just try."

Bo Ruoyou felt relieved. Soon, Huo Weilou led a group of people to the morgue. When they arrived in front of the yard, they saw that Wu Yu and Wang Qingfu had already arrived. Seeing Huo Weilou coming, the two of them came forward together. Come and salute.

Wu Yu said: "The two lower officials were afraid that the Marquis would be summoned, so they came here early today to wait for us."

Huo Weilou glanced at the two of them and saw wet marks on the hem of Wang Qingfu's clothes. Wang Qingfu smiled bitterly and said, "I haven't washed my clothes in the past few days. When I changed my clothes after being caught in the rain yesterday, I found that the clothes were all dirty, so I hurriedly washed them." I bought two pieces. Brother Wu is in a hurry today, so I have no choice but to wear clothes that are not fully dry..."

Wu Yu laughed and said: "Brother Wang has many servants in the capital. This time His Majesty ordered us to be simple and simple. We are not used to it."

Wang Qingfu sighed, "I shouldn't have been lazy when I saw Brother Wu doing laundry that day."

The two of them were very familiar with each other, and their words had a somewhat homely meaning. But Bo Ruoyou frowned slightly when he heard this, "When did Mr. Wu do the laundry?"

Wu Yu said: "I have been doing laundry every day these days, I am used to it."

Bo Ruoyou didn't ask any more questions. Huo Wei said: "We need to examine the corpse again. There are no questions for the time being. You can go back and rest."

Wu Yu refused to leave, "Then we will wait here."

Huo Weilou entered the courtyard, and Bo Ruoyou said: "First of all, the daughter of the people will wash the bones and ask the Marquis to send someone to dig a cellar outside the temple. The cellar should be five feet long, three feet wide and two feet deep. Burn charcoal and firewood in it until the inner wall of the cellar becomes red."

Although he didn't know whether Bo Ruoyou's method was effective, Huo Weilou still sent people to dig the cellar. In the courtyard, Bo Ruoyou washed the bones first, and then asked people to fetch two liters of wine and five liters of vinegar, and then carried the bones. Let's go to the cellar together.

The cellar excavated by the embroidered clothes envoy is on the **** beside the birch forest. At this moment, the open fire in the cellar is blazing, and the cellar has been burned red. Bo Ruoyou ordered the embroidered clothes envoy to take out the charcoal and other materials, and then add vinegar and wine. He poured it inside, took advantage of the heat to put the empty bones in, and then had the door of the cellar sealed.

"It will take two hours to steam the bones." After saying that, Bo Ruoyou raised his eyes and looked at the sky, "The weather is sunny today, I guess it won't rain."

Fu Gong said fairly, "That's not necessarily true. The weather looked good yesterday, but then it suddenly started raining."

Bo Ruoyou could only sigh, "I just hope it doesn't rain."

Wu Yu and Wang Qingfu also followed. Seeing that Bao Ruoyou's method was strange, they both looked suspicious. Bao Ruoyou stood aside and leaned forward to touch the cellar door. Seeing that it was hot when he touched it, he used the The wet soil sealed the cave entrance tightly. "When the temperature in the cellar dissipates, the bones can be taken out. It will take a long time. The Marquis and the two adults can go back to the temple and wait."

Huo Weilou nodded, and the embroidered clothes envoy put away the wine jar and other items on the side, leaving Eunuch Fu and the two embroidered clothes envoys to accompany Bao Ruoyou outside, and the others returned to the yard together.

Bao Ruoyou didn't know if this method was useful, and his heart was always hanging. After waiting like this for two hours, he asked the embroiderer to open the cellar. The temperature of the previously red cellar was now gone, leaving only a few After a while, she and the two embroiderers took out the bones and placed them on the carpet, and then ordered the embroiderers to go back to the temple to get the oil umbrella.

When the Embroidered Clothes Envoy came back, he saw Huo Weilou coming with him. Ming Guilan and Huo Qinghong were also there. They probably thought that this method had never been heard of before, and they were both quite curious. Huo Qinghong As soon as he came, he asked, "Is this method useful? Where did you learn it?"

Huo Weilou could only feel his noise, "Shut up."

Huo Qinghong touched his nose, took a half step back and said nothing.

While holding an umbrella and hitting the corpse, Bo Ruoyou still explained: "It was taught by my adoptive father. Whether it is useful remains to be seen——"

As soon as she said this, Bo Ruoyou frowned. Once she concentrated on the autopsy, her expression became quite condensed. Huo Qinghong still had many questions, but she didn't dare to ask any more. You half knelt on the felt blanket, holding a piece of cotton wool in his hand, and gently wiped it on the bones. After the candle that was made of skin and flesh was baked, it fell off at the touch. Soon, Bo Ruoyou found a few threads seeping into the bones. The faint shadow of blood inside.

After a while, Bo Ruoyou straightened up and said, "May I ask, Mr. Hou, if a person practices martial arts for many years, is there a similar martial arts routine, and when attacking the opponent, the injuries to the opponent will be similar?"

Huo Weilou knew that Bo Ruoyou had discovered something, and he also said in a deep voice, "Of course, martial arts in the world are ever-changing. Even Buddhism has many methods. Firstly, it is limited by the number of martial arts methods. Secondly, Everyone has his own habits, and when attacking his opponent, he naturally has a habitual way of playing."

The fighting methods are similar, and the wounds left are naturally quite similar. Bo Ruoyou's eyes light up slightly, "Master Hou, although Master Jingkong has been killed for ten years, apart from the stab wound here, there are also There were a lot of bruises after suffering a serious injury. This serious injury left slight bone cracks on his bones. These bone cracks were no longer visible after many years, but after being steamed and grilled, they were aged. The traces of the years were exposed, and the girl discovered that the blood halo on Master Jingkong’s bones matched the wounds left on Master Feng’s body. The murderer ten years ago and the murderer of Master Feng were probably the same person.”

The fog cleared up a layer, and the case became much clearer. However, Bo Ruoyou said: "But - the murderer first used fists and kicks, and finally used a sharp weapon. This is a bit strange. It is the same as the death of Mr. Feng. If the murderer Why should we fight with him when he has a sharp weapon as a murder weapon..."

If you want to kill someone, you naturally want a quick decision. Being entangled with fists and feet can easily lead to variables. If you have a weapon, why not just attack each other with a sharp weapon? Huo Weilou narrowed his eyes and asked, "What if there were two people back then?"

"One person fights with fists and feet, and the other person kills him with a sharp weapon, or, after the net is restrained, he kills him with a sharp weapon."

Bo Ruoyou's eyes shone slightly, "It is indeed possible."

"If there were two murderers back then, and Mr. Feng was one of them, then Mr. Feng could only be the one who used sharp weapons for them. After many years, the old things suddenly came to light, and the two of them had internal strife, or the other person was worried, so Kill him and silence him. But if Mr. Feng has nothing to do with this matter, then there are still two people who are at large."

Huo Weilou ordered: "Send Yue Mingquan and the others here, and I will interrogate them one by one."

The place of interrogation is still in the morgue, and the empty corpses have also been moved back. In front of the two remains, if the murderer is really among them, it will be more shocking.

Huo Weilou had only conducted routine inquiries earlier, but this time he was interrogating alone. Wu Yu and the others were all veterans. Seeing this, he knew that Huo Weilou had obtained new clues and was even more suspicious of the three of them.

The first person to be called in was Yue Mingquan, Wu Yu and Wang Qingfu were waiting outside, Ming Guilan and Huo Qinghong were also standing aside bored, and Bo Ruoyou was also waiting outside after placing the corpse.

Huo Qinghong thought of what he said yesterday, and suddenly wanted to give Bo Ruoyou a try without fear of death. He walked forward with a smile and shouted in a voice that he thought was affectionate: "Youyou——"

Bao Ruoyou raised his eyebrows, opened his beautiful eyes slightly, and looked at Huo Qinghong in confusion.

Huo Qinghong stepped forward and asked, "What do you think I am thinking in my heart?"

Bao Ruoyou was a little helpless, "A civilian girl doesn't know."

Huo Qinghong glanced at the paper money runes placed aside in the room, "It seems that I have to show it to the Buddha so that you can understand what I mean-"

I saw Huo Qinghong enter the door. He first lit the incense candle with everyone on his back, then picked up a piece of scripture talisman paper left over from the previous memorial ceremony and burned it. Then, he grabbed the remaining ashes in the palm of his hand. , he clasped his hands together, bowed in the direction of the Main Hall, and said: "Buddha, Buddha, please appear, let Youyou see my heart, I fell in love with her at first sight."

Bao Ruoyou looked at Huo Qinghong with a puzzled expression, but Huo Qinghong walked up to Bao Ruoyou with a smile. He unfolded his hands holding the paper ashes, and then gently shook the ashes. blow.

Bo Ruoyou never took it seriously, but at this moment, something strange happened. The word "you" appeared on Huo Qinghong's clean palm for some reason, one on his left hand and one on his right hand. , is actually her name!

Bao Ruoyou looked at Huo Qinghong in surprise, and Huo Qinghong said with a smile: "Youyou, do you believe me?"

Bao Ruoyou's surprise was clearly written on his face. Huo Qinghong was very proud, but what surprised Bao Ruoyou was, "I didn't expect that the prince would do such simple tricks. You know the truth."

The corner of Huo Qinghong's lips twitched, and he was laughing as if he were crying.