“Su County Magistrate has made such a great contribution, his promotion is just around the corner! Just around the corner!”
Su Wu Ming smiled and waved his hand, pointing to Zheng Qing who was standing aside:
“Yuan County Magistrate is exaggerating, if it wasn't for Zheng Censor's financial and physical contributions, how could the case be solved so easily? It was just a stroke of luck.”
Yuan Lai bowed, but when he saw Zheng Qing, there was a fleeting look of confusion in his eyes.
“Don’t worry, I will petition the court tomorrow for rewards for both of you!”
“No need, after all, as officials of the court, these are our duties. By the way, what brings Yuan County Magistrate here?”
Yuan Lai apologized:
“Su County Magistrate, I have something important to discuss with you, please come with me.”
Zheng Qing smiled:
“In that case, I'll go check the bodies.”
Su Wu Ming followed Yuan Lai to a room nearby, the latter sighed:
“The Jinwu Guard has arrested tea vendors, and they have arrested so many that the Jinwu Prison can’t hold them, what should we do?”
Su Wu Ming was taken aback:
“Are you asking me?”
“Yes, you’ve been with Di Gong for many years, you have more experience than me.” Yuan Lai said.
“Release them.”
Su Wu Ming probed.
“Release them?” Yuan Lai was puzzled.
“Yes, the Jinwu Guard is overstepping their authority in this matter. Besides, the Jinwu Prison is not small, the main criminals related to this case should not be sent to our Chang’an County.” Su Wu Ming explained.
Yuan Lai nodded: “Yes, yes, yes, but I heard that General Lu, who arrested them, is the Crown Prince’s man, won’t this offend the Crown Prince?”
Su Wu Ming remained impassive:
“I heard that the Princess is also drinking Chang’an Red Tea, if Chang’an County makes a big deal out of it, I’m afraid it will offend the Princess.”
Yuan Lai suddenly understood:
“Thank you for reminding me, Su County Magistrate, I know what to do.”
After sending Yuan Lai off, Su Wu Ming was surprised to find that Zheng Qing was constantly pressing down on the corpses.
“What is Censor Zheng doing?”
Zheng Qing pointed to the corpses:
“I think I know why they killed the brides.”
Su Wu Ming asked curiously:
“Oh? Please enlighten me, Censor Zheng.”
“Su County Magistrate, have you ever thought why these brides were masked after their deaths?” Zheng Qing asked.
“Perhaps it's the killers’ preference?” Su Wu Ming found it strange.
“Common people believe that one’s body and hair are bestowed by parents, and there are records in books that only those with physical defects who dare not face their dead parents with their true appearance will wear masks at the time of burial.” Zheng Qing said seriously.
Su Wu Ming’s heart skipped a beat.
“Censor Zheng means?”
He looked at the corpses, and a guess formed in his heart.
Zheng Qing squatted down, put on gloves and pressed on the faces and bodies of the corpses.
When he pressed on the chests, the scent that prevented the corpses from rotting became particularly strong.
This shocked everyone present!
Zheng Qing looked up and asked:
“Is there a female coroner in Chang’an County?”
The constables and others all shook their heads.
Although the coroner’s responsibility is important, their status is not high, especially since they are considered to have been in contact with the dead for a long time, carrying yin energy, even their houses are built in remote places, and even the doors are made of black wood.
Male coroners are scarce resources, and they are hereditary, female coroners are even rarer!
After discussing, they carried a few corpses to the morgue.
“Excuse me.”
Su Wu Ming said softly, and then used scissors to cut open the clothes of the corpses.
When they saw the hideous wounds across the dead women’s abdomens, both of them couldn’t help but step back.
The other few corpses were the same, their internal organs were gone!
Su Wu Ming took a few steps back in fright.
“This… how could this be?”
Even though Zheng Qing already knew about this and had prepared himself mentally, he was still shocked when he saw it.
Especially the bright color and hollow body, the blood was coagulated, and under the glaze like paste, the ribs were clearly visible.
The visual impact of this scene was strong!
Zheng Qing felt his stomach churning, and he ran to the side to vomit.
He felt that he couldn't face the internal organs of cows, sheep, pigs and dogs in the future!
Su Wu Ming, however, was much calmer, after all, he was a coroner, and he had seen many scenes when he was apprenticed to Di Ren Jie.
Zheng Qing calmed down, deliberately asked:
“Su County Magistrate, aren’t you afraid of blood?”
“Where did Censor Zheng get this idea? To be honest, I suspected there was something wrong with the Chang’an Red Tea, so I made an excuse not to drink it.
I suspect that there are prohibited items in this Chang’an Red Tea!”
Su Wu Ming explained.
Zheng Qing curiously made an “oh” sound.
“Is that so? This is strange, I drank Pei Shi Lang’s red tea that day, and I felt light and buoyant, as if I were floating.”
Zheng Qing decided to follow his lead.
Su Wu Ming hurriedly said:
“Censor Zheng, you must not continue drinking that tea! Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable!”
His eyes were full of genuine concern, obviously not treating him as an outsider.
Zheng Qing was curious:
“Did you go to the Pei Mansion to meet Pei Gong today because of this?”
Su Wu Ming nodded:
“That’s right.”
Zheng Qing shook his head in his heart, this old fox still didn’t fully trust him.
According to the original timeline, Su Wu Ming went to Pei Mansion to not only point out the dangers of Chang’an Red Tea, but also learned from the side that Xi Jun had met with Lu Ling Feng!
But since he was in this world, naturally many things had to change.
He didn’t dwell on the matter, but looked at the corpses in front of him:
“Su County Magistrate, although I have a little knowledge of the coroner's skills, I still don’t know much about this, do you know why those thieves need the women’s hearts and lungs?”
Su Wu Ming shook his head:
“This subordinate doesn't know, but perhaps my master Di Gong's memoirs might have some records.”
“Then I'll trouble Su County Magistrate, I'll go and look around, perhaps some strange people might have heard about the criminals’ skills.”
Zheng Qing left the morgue.
Su Wu Ming narrowed his eyes and looked at Zheng Qing's departing back, as if he was thinking about something.
The old servant Su Qian came over, looked at Zheng Qing’s back with some fear, and then asked:
“What was County Magistrate doing?”
“Nothing, I just got an incredible clue… By the way, this Censor Zheng is really extraordinary!”
Su Wu Ming sighed, if Zheng Qing hadn’t noticed the anomalies in these corpses, they would have taken much longer to investigate!
“This Censor Zheng is very scary, he doesn’t look like a good person!” Su Qian said in a low voice.
Su Wu Ming laughed:
“Hey, you can’t judge a book by its cover.
Censor Zheng is a very reliable person, I feel very reassured working with him.”
Su Qian nodded.
…
Pei Mansion——
Xi Jun was sketching, although it was only a few strokes, the scenery of the landscape painting was very impressive.
Vivid and lifelike, it made people feel like they were there.
…
The second update for today is here!
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