Longevity begins with a dog

Chapter 44 The Death of Aunt Ma
From this day on, Fu Yuanlong returned to the county government, occupied the inner hall as before, and never left again.

Based on this, Xu Chong guessed that during the half month that Fu Yuanlong disappeared, he was probably secretly looking for the fragments of the cave.

Since I came back now, it should be that I failed to get any clues in the past half a month, my patience was exhausted, and I finally gave up.

It's ridiculous.

He said that he couldn't find Taipingdao for more than ten years, and he couldn't find it himself.

The results of it?
It's not like Baba went looking for it.

Xu Chong was disdainful in his heart, and he didn't provoke Fu Yuanlong, he stayed in the Dianshi Yamen and waited for the 'abnormal situation' that Wuxie said.

to be frank.

At first, he didn't think anything unusual would happen in the county town.

Even if the fragments of the cave are really in Canglong, so what?

There has been no disturbance for more than [-] years, but when the two forces focus on it, there will be a reaction?

How can there be such a coincidence.

Therefore, Xu Chong didn't take this matter to heart.

However, only in the past three days, something went wrong in the county seat.

To be precise, it is a human problem.

……

……

"sure?"

Xu Chong closed his eyes, raised his hand and pinched the space between his eyebrows.

"Okay, brother Wu Zuo has already rushed over."

Zhao Liu replied.

An old woman flashed in his mind, Xu Chong opened his eyes, "Let's go and have a look."

The two stopped talking, left the yamen, and went straight to Baiyang Lane.

When we arrived, the courtyard at the end of the alley was already full of people.

There are neighbors, and there are gangsters.

"Master Xu is here, get out of the way, get out of the way!"

Soon someone spotted Xu Chong and yelled for the crowd to get out of the way.

Xu Chong didn't exchange greetings with these people, and walked in directly.

Then the pupils shrank sharply.

There is an extremely thin body on the ground.

How thin is it?

The patched coarse cloth clothes were not that big, but they still couldn't hold up much, as if they were a lot too big, hanging loosely together.

This is Aunt Ma, Aunt Ma who has shrunk a lot.

Yes, shrink.

Aunt Ma curled up, only her face, neck, hands and feet were exposed.

Without exception, there is only a piece of dry skin left in these parts, clinging to the bones.

"grown ups."

Wu Zuo stood up and bowed to Xu Chong.

"Say."

Xu Chong spit out a word.

"Yes."

Wu Zuo nodded, and looked at the corpse with horror: "The little autopsy has been carried out in the past ten years, and I have never encountered such a strange situation."

"There are no wounds on the surface of the corpse. Except for the human skin and skeleton, all the internal organs and muscles are completely shriveled and shrunk. There is not even a drop of blood, as if it has been air-dried, so that it is impossible to judge the time of death."

"And the deceased's body curled up abnormally and his fists were clenched tightly, which must have been caused by the great pain he suffered before death, which shows that the death was not instantaneous."

It really is a mummy...

Xu Chong nodded, "What do you think?"

"You can conclude that this is definitely not homicide."

Wu Zuo pretended to be calm, but his voice was still visibly trembling, "I have never heard of any method of killing that can cause such a death."

No one killed him, so how did he die?

The onlookers rioted.

Whispering, ghosts in various rumors were brought out.

"Who found it?"

Xu Chong asked.

"Yes, it's me!"

An old woman squeezed out from the crowd, with a look of shock on her face: "Master Xu, I don't live in Baiyang Lane, but I often go out with Sister Ma in the vegetable market. I didn't see her yesterday, and I didn't see her today, so I came here to have a look, who knows... ..."

"I see, you go back to the Yamen first."

Xu Chong said something to Wu Zuo, turned to face the crowd, and said loudly: "Everyone needn't panic, you should work, you should eat and drink."

"I will find out the cause of Aunt Ma's death as soon as possible and give everyone an explanation."

"In addition, if there are any new clues, report them to the Yamen immediately."

Xu Chong's words seemed to have an astonishing magic power, which instantly reassured the neighbors who were still anxious and considering whether to move out.

"Okay, we believe adults."

"Don't be too tired, my lord."

"Go away..."

After the crowd dispersed, Xu Chong took one last look at the small tile-roofed house, turned and left.

"Take the corpse and follow me back to the Yamen."

"Yes."

Zhao Liu suppressed the fear in his heart, wrapped Aunt Ma in sackcloth, and followed behind.

Xu Chong was thinking while walking.

The mummy...was it caused by the fragment of the cave?

No, it could be human too.

Ordinary people don't have this method, and it doesn't mean warriors don't either.

Don't forget, Canglong County suddenly had more than a hundred warriors.

"Try it first..."

Xu Chong had an idea, turned his feet and changed direction.

Two hundred steps away in this direction, there was a blood-clothed guard, Xiaoqi, walking aimlessly.

Xu Chong led Zhao Liu closer, and when there were still about ten steps left, he pretended to see Xiaoqi suddenly, and trotted forward.

"My subordinate Xu Chong, I have met my lord."

Xu Chong clasped his fists in salute.

Xiaoqi is from the seventh rank, so it is not abrupt to claim to be a lower official.

"Uh...you are, Master Xu?"

Xiao Qi was stunned for a moment, then the scene at the gate of the county government office rang out, and a smile immediately appeared on his face: "Where did Master Xu come from?"

The adults of Baihu are all close to this classic history, so it is always right to be polite on the surface.

So it hit Xu Chong's heart.

"Hey, a life was lost."

Xu Chong sighed, seemed dissatisfied and seemed helpless, and said: "I don't know who did it, turned people into mummies, and couldn't even find out how long they were dead... Sigh, I have a headache, and I don't know how to explain it to Mr. Fu .”

Was worried about this.

Xiao Qi understood in seconds, and said with a chuckle: "Don't worry, Master Baihu is so blue-eyed to you, why would you blame you for this kind of thing?"

"Oh? Don't lie to me, my lord."

Xu Chong revealed a look of surprise.

"Trust me, just find a place to bury the body, as long as it is written in the case file that he died of illness."

Xiao Qi looked at Xu Chong meaningfully.

"This...Xiaoguan, thank you for your advice."

Xu Chong thought for a while, then thanked him again and again.

"Small things."

Xiao Qi patted Xu Chong on the shoulder and walked past him.

Xu Chong maintained the posture of clasping his hands, and the smile on his face disappeared bit by bit.

The formation of mummy is not so simple.

At least for himself, there is absolutely no way to turn a living person into a mummy.

As for Xiaoqi, a mere blood-clothed guard, when he heard the word mummy, no matter whether it was his eyes, expression, or tone, he was not surprised at all.

This made him suspect that Aunt Ma's death had something to do with Xue Yiwei.

Xu Chong slowly stood up straight, and looked back at the back of that little flag.

There was a question he couldn't figure out.

Blood Yiwei has been here for more than half a month, if something must be done with human life, why wait until now?
Or... Aunt Ma was not the first to die like this, but the first to be discovered?
"My lord, are you still taking it back to the Yamen?"

Zhao Liu whispered in his ear.

"Bury Liu Er next to him, there are many open spaces in the woods."

Xu Chong stretched out his right hand from the sleeve of his robe, and handed Zhao Liu an ingot of five taels of silver, "Take the rest, don't come to the yamen for a few days, go check out the old and the weak living alone in the county, and see what they are doing. Is there such a strange death among them?"

"This...thanks, sir."

Zhao Liu hesitated for a moment and took it.

He has been with Xu Chong for so long, although his salary and status have increased, but he does not earn as much as before. If the five taels of silver is just to bury one person, he can still make a lot of money, and he has no way to refuse.

(End of this chapter)