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Xu Chu quickly took off the clothes on the first corpse. Because it had been a month, even if there was ice cream, the corpse had already showed signs of decay. But Xu Chu did not care, she carefully inspected the corpse's heart and the other parts, confirming that there were no foreign objects or injuries, and then began to judge: "The man who was dead, was around 52 years old, was seven feet tall, and had a fatal wound on his neck, I presume he died from excessive blood loss …"

Although it was still his original conclusion, compared to the coroner from before, Xu Chu was much more meticulous in his inspection; he didn't even miss the hair on his body that had been stained. On the contrary, the few people who had led her here, upon seeing her turn the corpse over, started to feel uneasy as they saw the blood-red liquid flowing out of the corpse's mouth and nose.

While speaking, Xu Chu had already started to inspect the second corpse. This one didn't look like much. The wooden stick that went through her chest was a fatal injury. She had carefully examined all the other traces, but she couldn't find any trace of them.

After considering the wounds on his back and the differences on his face, she was no longer in a hurry to examine the next corpse. Instead, she untied the clothes on his body and started pressing down on his abdomen. Abdominal swelling is a sign of drowning … However, there was also another situation that seemed to be able to cause choking and bloating.

"Bang, bang, bang …" When he heard the noise, Xu Chu looked to coroner and said slowly, "Your abdomen swelled empty and you did not drown yourself, but rather, someone used a piece of paper as a mask to pretend you were drowning."

"Why is that?"

"Those who truly drown, struggle and breathe in large amounts of water. It's like when saving a drowning person, doctors often press down on their chest and abdomen. And those who die by sticking to wet paper cannot inhale the water. " Xu Chu looked at the confused coroner and explained, "Also, in the water like the moat, there will be a lot of algae silt, but the dead person only has some silt in their mouth and nose, and no algae inhale. Although the murderer thought that the drowning man would have a bloated stomach and would deliberately push the sand into the mouth and nose of the dead person, he did not realize that the sand he breathed in would not become a lump. Moreover, the person who truly drowned would probably inhale the algae. "

Hearing that, the coroner's eyes lit up, and quickly repeated it in his heart. Upon careful consideration, it was indeed like that.

In fact, when the corpses were first discovered, they might have been discovered in greater detail. Unfortunately, it had been too long since their bones had been exposed, so many methods of inspection were unable to be used.

Seeing that coroner was enlightened, Xu Chu then turned to look at the last corpse, which was also burnt to the point that it was unrecognizable.

"The deceased man, unknown age, height unknown, skin split like a cut, limb flexors shortened, joints bent, a fist shaped." As he said that, Xu Chu took out a small sharp knife from the Toolbox's mouth and carefully parted the adherent lips of the corpse. Then, he used a small pair of tweezers that was wrapped in cotton to wipe the corpse's nose and mouth. There is soot and soot at the snout and throat, and the tracheobronchial area is temporarily unknown. "

Seeing Xu Chu bending over and close to the corpse's mouth, wiping and wiping from the inside, Master Sun's and the others' stomachs started to churn. Seeing Xu Chu being serious, no one dared to speak up easily.

Even so, when Xu Chu slowly cut open the chest of the corpse, those few people still could not help but stagger out of the ice cellar. After that, there were a series of sick sounds, as well as the sound of footsteps hesitating as to whether or not she should come in again.

However, Master Sun's few movements did not affect Xu Chu at all. She glanced at the pale faced coroner who was forcefully holding on to his records and asked: "Senior, do you want to hide for a bit?"

"Lady Xu need not delay any further. The coroner laughed bitterly in response.

Hearing that, Xu Chu nodded her head, then lowered her eyes and continued working. The small triangle-shaped knife sliced through the chest of the dead man, but there was no blood, so even though it looked terrifying, there was nothing like a bloody forest.

Time slowly passed. Xu Chu finished inspecting the victim's heart and lungs, and also checked his stomach and a few areas on his trachea.

"The deceased must have eaten fish, shrimp, rice and drank wine." Just as Xu Chu undid her stomach, she smelled a strong smell of fermentation. After looking carefully, she could see that there were still fish and prawns inside. According to the state of digestion, the last meal was about two hours away from the time of the deceased's death. "

It was easier to confirm the time of death. After all, compared to the change caused by the ice on the body, the time displayed by the food residue in the stomach was much more accurate.

"Eh? How could this be? " Just as Xu Chu was certain of the cause of death and was about to sew up the corpse, she suddenly saw that the atrium of the deceased seemed to be different from normal people's. "Hmmm?" Immediately, the movements of her hands slowed down. "Remember, there is a gap in the heart of the deceased, suspected of being a patient with a heart attack."

Strange, the deceased was not poisoned, but why was he burned alive and not able to escape? What on earth made him so frightened that he would rather hide in the carriage and watch it catch fire? There was also the curfew. Ever since the first three deaths, Yunzhou City already had patrols, so how could the dead avoid them?

After the autopsy, Xu Chu carefully covered the corpses, her heart filled with all kinds of suspicions. She turned her head and wanted to talk to the senior who had recorded everything. When she turned her head, she was stunned.

In the dim firelight, Xiao Qinglang who was dressed in the embroidered robe was holding onto a brush that was stained with ink, with one hand holding onto the record of the autopsy order, writing something down. He was still dressed in the same moon-white robe, clean and expensive.

Xu Chu's gaze moved slightly, and she saw a faint yellow light enveloping his tall and straight figure, causing her entire body to feel an indescribable warmth. At this time, he was so focused on transcribing that she did not hear Xu Chu's words for a long time. Only then did she raise her head, frowning in suspicion.

The four eyes met, causing Xu Chu's heart to thump uncontrollably. His eyes turned cold and detached from her gaze, as she was truly beautiful to the extreme.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Qinglang raised his eyebrows, and waited until he could clearly see the paleness of Xu Chu's lips, before taking the lead and saying, "Let's go out first.

Towards this sudden concern of his, Xu Chu did not think too much into it. However, he still could not help but praise Xiao Qinglang, this prince, for showing such kindness to his subordinates. No wonder Wei Guang was so proud and aloof, and was willing to stay by his side for his use.

After exiting the ice room, they went straight to the pavilion. At this moment, someone brought in a cup of hot tea. As for the County Magistrate and a few coroner s, naturally they did not enter the Warm Pavilion.

"Wei Guang, get someone to send hot soup over." After sitting down, Xiao Qinglang quietly looked at Xu Chu. His jade-like hand slightly curled as he touched the teacup and felt that the tea was just warm, then he gave a command to the darkness.

The desk was filled with all the files of the dead that had just been transferred from the Ministry of Revenue, as well as the records sent by the magistrate court. They were arranged according to the sequence of events.

"How was the test?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, the first victim has died from a sharp weapon cutting his neck, and there is nothing abnormal about his death. The second victim had died from a wooden stick piercing his chest, but nothing had changed. However, the third victim, Li Jin, and the last two, Wu Song, were not in their right places. " Xu Chu also calmed himself down, he took a deep breath of the hot air in the house and continued, "Li Jin, who should have died in the water, was actually tortured to death by someone, and then thrown into the river. As for the fourth position … We'll have to wait for this humble woman to see the file before we can be certain about the details. "