C16

It was ten days after they arrived at Hushan County. Mu Chengfang had already changed into men's attire. After all, if she dressed like a woman and appeared in the county, not only would it not help her in any way, it would also bring her a lot of inconvenience on the road.

The Mother Dong took some silver taels to stay at the inn. Mu Chengfang left her alone and decided to take a walk around the streets, casually going to take a look at the county magistrate's office in Hushan County.

"Sir, is there something you need?"

The constable scratched his head and said puzzledly: "Uncle Gong, if there are no corona, do you want me to help you see it when the time comes? Furthermore... He looks about my age. "

Uncle Gong glared at him, and then turned his gaze back to Mu Chengfang.

If one looked carefully, there was a hint of wisdom in her eyes. Her bearing was also rather calm, and her dressing did not appear to be that of someone living in poverty. Since that was the case, why would she come here to become a corona?

"Young master, the yamen is not a place for you to play. Please leave."

Mu Chengfang was just about to move her lips, when another young constable suddenly appeared at the door. His eyes swept across the place and landed on Uncle Gong's body, "Uncle Gong, quick! "Quickly go and report to my lord, there was a fire last night at a household in the west of the county. Today, someone discovered the fire and brought the corpse here!"

When Uncle Gong heard about this, he immediately became more alert and went to do his own emergency.

The constable looked at Mu Chengfang and said embarrassedly: "Sorry brother, I still have things to do."

After saying that, he left.

Mu Chengfang did not plan to leave. In the modern world, she would still be learning how to become a coroner. Even in the ancient times, she would not give up so easily. Thus, she followed him.

Once Uncle Gong went out, he asked sternly, "Where is he?"

The older constable, who was the first to leak the news, quickly said: "We are currently at the memorial hall, waiting for Sir and Uncle Gong to come take a look."

"Alright, I'll go first." Then, he turned to the constable who led Mu Chengfang in before, and said seriously: "A Yuan, go report this to Master, tell him that I'm going to the memorial hall first."

"Alright."

The three of them acted separately, each of them nervous.

Mu Chengfang followed him.

Uncle Gong also did not say anything. Right now, he was in charge of urgent matters, so he did not care about Mu Chengfang.

The memorial hall happened to be in the west side of the county. As soon as he entered, he felt waves of threatening Yin Qi, as if a chill could be felt from the soles of his feet.

There were a few pieces of white cloth in front of the gate, and a few coffins were scattered inside. Some of them were left on the ground, covered with white cloth.

The smell of a rotten corpse came over him, Mu Chengfang could not help but pinch his nose.

"You can't bear all this pain, and you want to become a corona?" Uncle Gong said in a low voice as he walked in front of the corpses.

He specifically took a glance at the corpses covered in cloth. There were a few charred corpses. It was most likely the house where the fire had taken place.

Uncle Gong flipped it open and took a look.

Mu Chengfang went forward and probed casually: "The sideburns of the corpse are not red and swollen, it does not look like it was burned to death."

Uncle Gong looked at her, and took out a small knife from his waist: "Your analysis is really arbitrary, if you really want to confirm it, then you will need to think of other ways."

As he spoke, he pointed the knife at the dead man's throat.

Mu Chengfang became anxious and hurriedly said, "Stop."

Wouldn't that destroy the body? However, for a medical examiner, a corpse was the best evidence. Mu Chengfang only thought this, and in the moment of desperation, she stopped them with her words.

However, Uncle Gong turned a deaf ear as he cut open the throat of the dead man. He took out his knife and looked at the light carefully, and found that there was no smoke or dust.

Mu Chengfang knew about this method, but in the modern world, most of it used instruments.

Right at this time, A Yuan walked in and said embarrassedly: "Uncle Gong, I'm sorry. I heard that the Lord is going to receive an important guest, so he can't come. "

"What kind of honored guest is more important than human life?" Uncle Gong was clearly dissatisfied, "Fine, go and report to the lord, this fire was not an accident, someone deliberately murdered him."

"Murder?" A Yuan was a little shocked, but he still prepared to turn around and report. He didn't expect that at this time, the county magistrate would arrive.

"Uncle Gong, I'm sorry I came late."

The man who had entered the memorial hall had a refined appearance and was dressed in plain clothes. He actually looked somewhat shabby. And behind him, was …

Mu Chengfang took a deep breath and silently prayed for Sun Jin not to recognize him.

He was not sure if Sun Jin would expose her womanly identity.

Ji Mulang took two steps, as if he had just remembered that Sun Jin was behind him. He smiled apologetically and said, "Sorry about that, Master Sun. I might have urgent matters to attend to, but I'm afraid I won't have time to accompany you."

Sun Jin shook his head, he did not mind at all: "Even so, I am an idle person, so I can only walk around by myself."

Ji Mulang nodded, no longer sending him off.

Sun Jin's position was not low, but Ji Mulang's attitude made Mu Chengfang slightly admire him.

Looks like this should be the Hushan County's county magistrate for officials.

Only after Sun Jin left did Mu Chengfang truly heave a sigh of relief.

But the strange thing was, why was he here?

"Uncle Gong, how are you now?" Ji Mulang walked over to Uncle Gong's side and asked.

"The dead did not die in the fire." Uncle Gong shook his head, feeling helpless. Next, he looked at the corpses in other locations. Some of them were decapitated, while some merely shook their heads after looking at them.

About five corpses, all men.

Ji Mulang did not come empty-handed. He brought a book with him. After checking it, he said, "This dead person is named Zhou from the west side of the county, right? "But I remember that his family doesn't have much money. How could they be murdered and set on fire?"

The Uncle Gong did not say anything and looked over the five corpses again.

Mu Chengfang took a step forward and respectfully made a formation: "Master, this lowly one is ignorant. The deceased's hands were clenched into a fist, her waist and legs were twisted, she should have died from poison."

Mu Chengfang pointed to the body, and just as she said, it was still in that condition.

The degree to which the body was burned was not great, but it somewhat masked the signs of purplish black caused by the poisoning.

Ji Mulang nodded approvingly.

"This is..."

Uncle Gong glanced at Mu Chengfang. It was unknown if it was because he was unwilling, but he said a little stiffly, "This Young Master is here to apply for the position of corona."

Ji Mo Lang nodded, and looked at Mu Chengfang with an even more praising expression: "Such a talent should be kept."

Uncle Gong replied: "Yes."

After they returned to the yamen, the matter of them being corona was finally settled. Just that, Mu Chengfang was still worried about the few corpses of Yi Zhuang. When she returned to the tavern, she found a teahouse to drink some tea.

As soon as he sat down, he heard a shout that sounded like it came from a storyteller.

I, Wang Weide, am the one who asked the entire Regional Academy for information, am I lying to you? How is that possible? " The way he spoke carried a bit of ruthlessness, this person was very confident.

"The empress has been missing for so many years, how could you possibly have news of her? If I say so, then just boast." Another man snorted.

Wang Weide slapped the table: "If I say I know, then I know. If you don't believe me, you can also go and find me. However, if I want to know this, I have to give him the silver. "Using money to settle matters is a rule of the martial arts world."

With that, the sound of silver falling to the ground could be heard.

Mu Chengfang's line of sight followed her. Someone directly knocked down a gold ingot on the table, and that person was exactly Sun Jin.

Mu Chengfang felt that she was really unlucky, and quickly poured a pot of tea for herself, and started to drink.

If he stood up and left now, he might attract more attention.

Sun Jin said: "I really want to know if what you said is true. "Well, this is the deposit. I will reward you handsomely after this is over."

When Wang Weide saw the gold, his eyes stared wide open. All of his previous viciousness vanished like smoke in thin air, "Yes yes yes, only some clues have to be confirmed. Young master, where do you live? Why don't I bring the item over to you tomorrow? "

Sun Jin replied: "I will stay at Hushan County's County Magistrate Hall. Tomorrow morning, send me the things you want as soon as possible."

"Yes, yes, yes, I will handle it immediately!"

Mu Chengfang took a deep breath.

This is the same rhythm under the same roof.

When Mu Chengfang returned to the tavern, she started to pack up. Since she had already become a corona, it would be more convenient for her to live in the county magistrate court.

Seeing that, Mother Dong thought that she had done something wrong: "Young miss, did I do something wrong?"