The Delicate Lady Coroner Chapter 32: Two-color Lotus 04

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Chapter 32 Two Color Lotus 04

Bao Ruoyou finally chose a corpse knife with an extremely thin blade, as big as a willow leaf.

Everyone was wondering if she was going to open the skull with this thing, when they saw her walking to the north of the coffin bed, using the autopsy knife to lightly and accurately cut open the corpse's scalp. The next moment, she cut open the back of the deceased's head. A small piece of scalp lifted up.

"Ugh——"

Wu Yu's face turned pale, and he couldn't help retching. Seeing Huo Weilou frowning and looking over, Wu Yu covered her mouth, bowed her eyes apologetically, turned around and walked out the door.

After he went out, he gasped for air. Eunuch Fu looked at him with a smile, "Master Wu, aren't you used to this?"

Wu Yu was still retching and smiled bitterly when he heard this. At this time, there was another person beside him. When he looked up, it was Yue Mingquan. Yue Mingquan frowned and gasped hissingly. Eunuch Fu and Wu Yu looked at him. He raised his hand and touched the top of his hair, and said in a rough voice: "I **** feel like the skin of my head has been ripped off——"

Listening to what he said, Wu Yu couldn't help but feel numb.

Yue Mingquan looked at Eunuch Fu and whispered: "Where did the Marquis find such a person?"

Eunuch Fu smiled and said: "I found it from Qingzhou."

Everyone knew that Huo Weilou came from Qingzhou. Yue Mingquan heard what Eunuch Fu said and wanted to ask more questions. But thinking of Huo Weilou's temper and the calm look on his face when Bo Ruoyou scalped people with a knife, his heart suddenly suddenly felt. No further questions were asked.

At this moment, a "ding-ding-ding" knocking sound came from the house.

Yue Mingquan and Wu Yu looked at each other, then turned around and looked in. At this sight, Wu Yu quickly shrank back. Yue Mingquan's mouth twitched, and he turned around and stood outside the door.

In front of the coffin bed, Bao Ruoyou held a knife in his left hand and put the tip of the knife against the skull. He held a small iron hammer in his right hand and was tapping the handle of the knife with the hammer to pry open the deceased's skull.

The sound of "ding ding ding" was clear and loud, shaking everyone's hearts again and again. Not to mention Wu Yu and others, even Huo Weilou was a little surprised. He had seen autopsies and craniotomies. See you for the first time.

If a living person has his head opened, he will undoubtedly die, but for the deceased, whenever the head is injured, the injury is obvious. Many people can tell whether it is a fatal injury by touching the bones. Last time at the Anqing Marquis Mansion, Zheng Wenchen He died after falling from a building and breaking his forehead. That time, Bo Ruoyou did not open his head.

His eyes fell on Bo Ruoyou's face, and he saw that her eyebrows were still frowning, and there was a fine layer of crystal sweat on her forehead from bending down for a long time, and her bright eyes were slightly squinted, as if there were any clues. Nothing can escape her eyes.

Those hands with long and beautiful knuckles were very stable in holding the knife and hammer. Although the sound of beating was clear and clear, the force actually landed on the tip of the knife was extremely delicate. Huo Weilou squinted his eyes and realized From Bao Ruoyou's body, I can see a certain sense of perfection and pleasure, as if what she has in hand is not a terrifying corpse head, but a piece of exquisite jade with flowing blue color.

Bao Ruoyou's expression was solemn and his eyes were focused. He could not even detect Huo Weilou's seemingly real and compelling gaze. In her eyes, only the scalp was purple and blue, and she could still see the purplish red underneath. The head of the branch-like bloodline network, the tip of the knife was stuck in the bone seam. Every blow was deeper. Her body was always half-tilted, but the angle of the knife tip was changed several times. After two sticks of incense, a piece of The complete skull was removed by her.

You can't see anything when the skull is glued to the head, but once it is removed, you can see the obvious cracks on it, and the fractures on both sides are uneven, and even half of it is split into two layers, which is as thin as a ghost. She held the skull and examined it for a moment, put it aside, and then looked at the brain cavity under the skull. She didn't know what she saw. She pondered for two moments, then took the skull back and pressed it up again. Then he covered the raised scalp, and in an instant, only the initial cut was visible on the skull.

The injury on the forehead is very similar to Zheng Wenchen’s previous injury. Bo Ruoyou was not careless this time and cut the area open to see that the injury was close to the temple and the bones were also seriously fractured. Logically speaking, such bone fractures It would cause the blood vessels in the meninges to rupture, thus forming blood vessel knots, but Bo Ruoyou only found a tiny hemorrhage here.

She frowned and stood up to check the other injuries on the deceased.

The deceased had been dead for many days, and there were occasional mildew spots on the body. Because it had been soaked in water, even after being rescued, the water stains on the clothes accumulated on the back and other places, causing the body's back, buttocks and thighs to rot. What's more, insect eggs were visible on it at this time. At first, except for the wounds and surrounding bruises, there were no other obvious scars on the surface of the corpse. But when Bo Ruoyou used white vinegar, the scars under the surface of the corpse slowly began to appear. It emerged, especially on the back, abdomen, and arms, there were several obvious purple-black marks.

Bo Ruoyou checked it carefully, then exhaled and straightened up. She looked at Huo Weilou and said, "Master Marquis, the civilian girl has finished the test."

Huo Weilou nodded, "What was the cause of death?"

Bo Ruoyou said in a calm voice: "There are many injuries on the body of the deceased. The external injuries are from six to seven. Injuries can be seen on the forehead, chest, left side of the abdomen, and the left arm and thigh. Although it looks like blood, it is not a fatal injury. The fatal injury is at the back of the deceased's skull." Bao Ruoyou stood next to the deceased's head and pointed at the injury.

“The skull of the deceased was fractured, causing the skull parietal bones to fracture in a concave shape. The outer plate bones were less fractured than the inner plate bones, because the inner plate bones were thinner and more fragile. After the two side plate bones were shattered and sunken, the parietal bones were fractured. The blood vessels under the skull were ruptured, resulting in extensive intracranial hemorrhage. Just now, the policemen examined and found that there were indeed quite a lot of blood stains between the pial meridians in the brain of the deceased."

As he said that, Bo Ruoyou pointed to the injury on the forehead of the deceased: "The injury here on the deceased could have been enough to cause death, but the amount of bleeding here was very small, and only a little blood overflow remained between the veins. Therefore, it was not fatal. place."

After a pause, Bo Ruoyou looked at Wang Qingfu who was still at the door and seemed to hesitate.

Huo Weilou said: "But it doesn't matter."

Bao Ruoyou then said: "This situation was caused by the deceased's brain being injured successively, causing massive bleeding and even death, and then the forehead was injured again. At this moment, the deceased had short pulse and breathlessness, and the blood The flow is slow, so even if the blood veins on the forehead near the temple are broken at this time, only a small amount of blood will flow out."

"The same situation occurred in several other external injuries of the deceased."

Bo Ruoyou walked to the left side of the coffin bed and said, "The wounds on the chest, abdomen, arms and legs of the deceased were wide and rough, and there were large and small bruises and abrasions around the wounds. Under the wounds, There were also fractures in the bones. The folk girl guessed that the wounds were mostly caused by cuts with rough but hard sharp objects, while the bruises and bone fractures were caused by falling from a high place and impacting."

"That is to say, these injuries were caused by Mr. Feng falling from the cliff at the back of the mountain. When he fell from the cliff, Mr. Feng had already been severely injured on the back of his head. He was injured first, and when he just died, he was injured. The man threw him off the cliff of the back mountain."

Yue Mingquan had previously said that Feng Lun had slipped and fell off the cliff, but now Bo Ruoyou concluded that Feng Lun's death was Tie Zhengzheng's murder.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became slightly tense.

Huo Weilou's voice also became colder, "What other clues are there?"

Huo Weilou had just observed Bo Ruoyou carefully. He saw every change in her expression, and naturally knew that Bo Ruoyou discovered more than that. Sure enough, Bo Ruoyou continued: "It rained that night. At the beginning of the first watch, it rained for at least an hour and a half. At first, the girl saw that the deceased's clothes were very wrinkled, and she thought that the deceased fell off the cliff before it started to rain. However, after examining the wounds, the girl found that this was not the case."

“The clothes, hair, and shoes of the deceased were all stained with mud, but there were no mud stains in the several external wounds, especially on the forehead, chest and abdomen of the deceased. According to the wound marks and The arrangement of the clothes was most likely caused by falling from a height and falling into a pile of rocks and being cut by the stone tips. The deceased's clothes, the robes on the chest and other places were all wet with water, so the clothes were stained The blood stains on the clothes became lighter, but the blood stains on the neck and shoulders of the deceased's robe did not fade."

"The deceased was lying on his face after falling, and it happened to be touched by the accumulated water on the ground after the rain, which wetted the robe next to the ground. If he fell before it rained, then he would The robe on the neck, shoulders and back will also be wet by the rain, so there will be no difference in blood stains on the robe."

Lu Ke was listening, and when he saw Bo Ruoyou finish speaking, he immediately said: "Master Hou, what she said is true. The place where Mr. Feng fell was a depression. There were indeed many rocks during the period. We found Feng When he was an adult, Lord Feng's back was dry, but the rain had stopped for a long time, and his subordinates thought it was because the clothes had dried on their own, but they didn't expect that Lord Feng had never been exposed to rain."

Lu Ke's words confirmed what Bo Ruoyou said was true, but Bo Ruoyou shook his head, "No, the blood stains can only prove that Mr. Feng fell off the cliff after the rain stopped, and that he was not exposed to the rain for a long time after being injured. , does not mean that he has not been exposed to rain."

Bo Ruoyou pointed to the robe on the side, "The robe that the deceased wore that day was made of fine Jiangnan silk. If these silk items are not ironed properly after being exposed to water, they will definitely have many spots. Folds, Lord Marquis, please take a look. There are already wrinkles on the deceased's robe, the hem and the back of the robe, etc. This shows that when it rained that night, Mr. Feng was exposed to the rain."

Huo Weilou stared, "In other words, Feng Lun was not in his monastery when it rained that night, and he was most likely killed in an argument with someone when it rained. The rain stopped when the murderer pushed him off the cliff. ”

Bo Ruoyou nodded, "That's right. In addition to the fatal injuries on the back of the head, the deceased also had many bruises on his body. The woman speculated that they were left when she was arguing and pushing with others... and the deceased's shoes There were a lot of mud stains on the shoes. The village girl just checked and found that the mud stains were mostly dark brown, and there were also a small amount of vegetation decay. I wonder if there are pine trees or old bamboo forests in this temple?"

Lu Ke said hurriedly: "There is a bamboo forest on the cliff of the back mountain."

There happens to be a bamboo forest on the cliff of the back mountain...

Huo Weilou asked: "When did you find out that he was not in his monastery that night? Was there anything unusual before and after?"

Lu Ke said: "That night, it started to rain as soon as I arrived at the foot of the mountain. When I arrived at the temple, it was almost halfway through the first watch. At that time, several adults came to greet me, but they did not see Master Feng. The subordinate came on behalf of the Marquis, and planned to discuss with several adults what to do about the discovery of the skeleton that night. When Master Feng did not show up, he ordered someone to invite him. Master Feng was no longer in the monastery at that time. So the subordinate said that the night was already dark. In the evening, we discussed it again the next day, and you all left. During this time, we sat together for about two sticks of incense. Then Master Jingming came down with his subordinates, and his subordinates took over the place. The guard here checked the physical evidence before going back to rest. When I went back, the rain had just stopped, and there was nothing unusual except that Mr. Feng was not in his monastery."

Lu Ke met Wu Yu and three others halfway through the first watch. The four of them stayed together for two incense sticks, and then dispersed. It was almost the second watch. If Master Feng had not been killed when everyone dispersed, , then the crime occurred after that.

Huo Weilou turned to look at Wang Qingfu, "Where did you go after you dispersed?"

Wang Qingfu said hurriedly, "Xiaguan and Brother Wu went back to the monastery together and never went out again. Brother Wu can bear witness to me."

Wu Yu hurriedly walked in, "Yes, Lord Marquis, we can testify against each other."

Yue Mingquan came in one step later and said in a rough voice: "Master Marquis, Xiaguan also returned to his monastery. It was still raining and it was late, so Xiaguan took a rest by himself."

Huo Wei said: "Is there any witness?"

Yue Mingquan's expression changed slightly, "This... there is no witness, but Xiaguan really didn't go out that night..."

Huo Weilou stared at him for a moment, and Yue Mingquan smiled bitterly, "When Xiaguan was an official in Luozhou, he got along very well with Lord Feng and there was no disagreement. Later, Xiaguan went to Zhenxi Army, and Lord Feng was promoted to Beijing. , and there has been almost no contact. It is impossible for Xiaguan to harm Mr. Feng, and what happened back then, Xiaguan also did his duty well..."

After a pause, Yue Mingquan said: "In addition to us, there are many monks in the temple, especially a few disciples of Master Jingkong. If they blame Master Jingkong's accident on us, they might do harm to others."

Huo Weilou looked at Yue Mingquan calmly, "The skeleton has not yet been determined to be Master Jingkong."

The autopsy revealed a lot. The adults who had doubts just now all restrained their expressions at this moment. They just wanted to get rid of the suspicion as soon as possible. When they thought that so many cases were discovered by Bo Ruoyou, they looked at her with solemn eyes. A few points.

It was really getting late at this time, Lin Huai hesitated and said: "Master Hou, do you want a bone examination tonight?"

The skeleton is in the main hall. According to Huo Weilou's temperament, it will not waste time, but... Lin Huai glanced at Bo Ruoyou and saw that she was taking off her gauntlets and packing her utensils. He hesitated a little. This girl had a smile on her face. I can't hide my fatigue, and I don't know if I can endure it.

"We will test again tomorrow." After Huo Weilou finished speaking, he looked at Yue Mingquan with solemn eyes, "You all have high positions and are here to trace the past events. It is best to recover the relics, but now Mr. Feng His death may be related to you. In the next few days, you will be acting under the supervision of the Embroidered Clothes Envoy."

Yue Mingquan and others did not dare to be disrespectful, and hurriedly clasped their fists in response.

Huo Weilou said, "That's it for tonight. I will ask you a lot of details tomorrow, so please step aside."

The three of them bowed hurriedly, turned around and retreated.

Huo Weilou ordered Lu Ke: "Send someone to keep an eye on them."

Lu Ke responded and made arrangements since he left. Over here, Bo Ruoyou was cleaning his hands, and Lin Huai said: "Master Hou, please rest, I'm quite tired from all the way here."

Huo Weilou nodded, "Where is Master Jingming?"

Jingming has been waiting outside. When he entered the house, Huo Weilou said: "These days, the disciples in the temple must not move around."

Jingming hurriedly said: "Master Hou, don't worry, since Mr. Feng's accident, all classes in the temple have been suspended."

Huo Weilou hummed, looked at the room again, turned around and walked out. Bo Ruoyou followed him naturally when he saw this. When he walked out of the door, Jingming led the way: "Master Hou's Zen Garden and Mr. Lin Very close, but this female donor——"

Huo Weilou asked, "Is there a wing room in the Zen courtyard?"

Jingming nodded and Huo Weilou said: "She can live in the same courtyard as me."

Jingming hurriedly responded, and Lin Huai looked a little thoughtful when he heard it. Although the two of them lived in the same hospital, they had separate rooms, which showed that it was different from what they thought.

The group of people walked out of the courtyard and headed to the prepared Zen courtyard under the leadership of Jingming.

There are many temples in Famen Temple, which stretch up the mountain. Although they are not clearly visible in the night, you can still make out some distant silhouettes when you look up. There are Buddhas everywhere in the temple. The fragrance is fragrant, and you can occasionally hear the sound of the wooden fish being practiced by the monks in the monastery, but it is quite peaceful and peaceful. If it weren't for the bones hidden inside the Buddha statue, and a murder case had just occurred in the temple, Bo Ruoyou would have wanted to enter the temple to worship.

The further they walked towards the Zen monastery, the further away they were from the Buddhist temple. Just as Bo Ruoyou looked back, suddenly, outside a courtyard in front of him, there was a young man standing outside holding a night lamp.

Bo Ruoyou felt strange, but saw that Huo Weilou did not stop, "Lin Zhao is here too."

Lin Huai said with a smile: "Years ago, your Majesty ordered him to compile the Tripitaka. This time, half of the Buddhist classics in the temple were to be transported to Xiangguo Temple in the capital. I was afraid that something would go wrong, so I asked him, who knows a lot, to do it."

The young man was in his late teens, dressed in a green shirt, handsome and elegant. When he saw the crowd, he walked up quickly, smiled and saluted Huo Weilou with a fist, "Greetings to the Marquis."

His attitude was clear, unlike Wu Yu and others who were a little afraid of Huo Weilou. When Huo Weilou saw him, he also said in a relaxed tone, "It's rare for you and your son to come together on errands this time."

Lin Zhao said with a smile: "My father has warned me that this errand will not go wrong. Is the Marquis going to have a rest?" As soon as he said this, Lin Zhao saw Bo Ruoyou behind Huo Weilou. His face changed slightly, "This..."

Huo Weilou said quietly: "It's the newly found work of this prince." After saying that, he didn't say much, "It's already late, I have to go and rest."

Lin Huai coughed slightly and said: "Master Hou, you have been working hard all the way. Don't waste your time." He pulled Lin Zhao away and said, "Master Hou, please——"

Huo Weilou nodded and walked away again. Bo Ruoyou followed Huo Weilou and left. Lin Zhao looked at Bo Ruoyou in shock and didn't move his eyes. Lin Huai nodded in annoyance at Lin Zhao. , first sent Huo Weilou to the Zen Temple and then came back.

This courtyard is where his father and son live temporarily. When Lin Huai came back, Lin Zhao had come to his senses and asked: "Father, that woman belongs to the Marquis..."

Lin Huai smiled bitterly, "That's the literal meaning of Lord Marquis, and it's his new work."

Lin Zhaoqin hissed, "She looks only fifteen or sixteen years old. Is she a widower? Is the woman a widower?"

Lin Huai said as he entered the door: "It's a Wu Zuo, or a very powerful Wu Zuo." He sighed, "I didn't believe it at first, but think about it, is it possible for someone who can be taken by the Marquis to be with him? Will it be useless?"

Lin Zhao thought of Bao Ruoyou's appearance and shook his head, "It really doesn't look like him."

……

"I was the young master of Lin Shilang just now. He was a Jinshi in high school two years ago and is now working as an editor at the Hanlin Academy. I didn't expect that His Majesty would send Buddhist classics to Xiangguo Temple. No wonder Master Jingming looked wrong just now."

After entering the courtyard, Master Jingming had already left, so Eunuch Fu started talking.

Bao Ruoyou looked suddenly surprised, thinking that the Lin family's father and son came to Luozhou together on business, which seemed like a coincidence.

The Zen courtyard prepared for Huo Wei Tower is very large, with three upper rooms, and counting the left and right wing rooms, there are more than ten rooms. Although each room is simple, in a place of Buddhism, you can't ask for much.

Huo Weilou pointed to the first room on the left, "You live here."

This room is next to the upper room. Bo Ruoyou hurriedly responded. After traveling all day, everyone was very tired. Seeing no instructions, Bo Ruoyou went to rest. In the upper room, Eunuch Fu said with a smile: " The Marquis should have praised Youyou a lot today. At the beginning of today, several adults did not believe that Youyou was really a fake, and then they were all speechless."

Huo Weilou was noncommittal, but there was a look of satisfaction on his face.

At this time, Lu Ke came in from the outside, "Master Marquis, everything has been arranged. We were short of manpower before, but now we have enough manpower. There are guards everywhere, and the three adults are also under surveillance."

Huo Weilou asked: "On the day you came, did they have any abnormalities for three days?"

Lu Ke thought for a moment and shook his head, "I can't see anything out of the ordinary. I've only seen Mr. Wu and Mr. Wang. General Yue has never met them before. When we met them in a hurry that day, I couldn't tell anything."

Huo Weilou asked again: "When Master Feng's body was found at the foot of the mountain that day, what happened to the three of them?"

Lu Ke thought for a while, "All three of them looked sad, but...the three of them agreed from the beginning that Mr. Feng fell off the cliff and died. But it would be fine if it was daytime. It rained the night before, and In the dead of night, it makes no sense for Mr. Feng to go to the back mountain alone to visit the bamboo forest. Based on this alone, there are many doubts about Mr. Feng’s death."

Huo Weilou's eyes were deep and long. Wu Yu and Wang Qingfu were officials in the capital. When he was in the capital, they often saw each other. However, one of them was in the Ministry of Rites and the other was in Taichang Temple, which was not under his jurisdiction. He was not very familiar with Lin Huai. In comparison, he knew Lin Huai better. Although he had met Yue Mingquan a few times when he returned to Beijing to report on his work, he was even more unfamiliar.

Added Feng Lun, these four people were originally trying to investigate old cases, but Feng Lun died first before starting to investigate. This further proves that there is a mystery behind the loss of the relics and the disappearance of Jing Kong.

It’s just that cases that happened ten years ago are really difficult to investigate.

This thought passed by in a flash, but when he thought of Bao Ruoyou's expression during the autopsy today, Huo Weilou's heart was not very solemn, as if Bao Ruoyou was here and the case would eventually be solved.

The night was already dark, and Huo Weilou soon took a rest. He always had a light sleep, but this night, perhaps because he was too tired, he slept very deeply. And just before dawn, he actually made a Weird dreams.

In his dream, the rising sun was like a fire, and a clear and gentle voice whispered in his ear - one lamp spreads to all the lamps, and eventually all the lamps are bright. This is the wish of the Marquis.

Huo Weilou woke up with a start.