First Wife of Zhu Family

Chapter 327
"The face of the deceased was terrified, and there was a blunt wound on the left side of his forehead... According to the footprints left at the scene and the rags on the barbs of weeds, it can be seen that the deceased was very panicked at the time, and he was killed in panic. The weeds scratched the skirt...the death should have been extremely frightened, and the possibility of suicide can basically be ruled out."

Song Zixun nodded lightly, "Death time."

"Judging from the stiffness and spots on the corpse, the time of death should be between the third watch and the fourth watch at night... This is also roughly consistent with the time when the servants heard the screams."

Song Zixun nodded slightly, "Did the murder weapon be found at the scene?"

"There was a broken tile with blood on the side of the corpse. It is preliminarily judged that the wound on the head of the deceased was caused by the tile... The subordinates have just gone up to investigate. The palm print, the subordinate suspects that the cat stepped on the tiles last night and just hit the head of the deceased... Right now, I am doing an autopsy on the deceased."

While speaking, Song Zixun had already paced to Xiaohong's body, bent down and lifted the white cloth from her face - a hideous and frightening face appeared in front of him and Yuanwai Huo.

Huo Yuanwai shuddered violently, and took a step back palely.

Song Zixun pointed to the wound on Xiaohong's head, and said calmly, "Is this the reason for the death of the deceased?"

Wu Zuo happened to have finished the inspection, and saluted him, "Reporting to my lord, judging from the wound and the amount of bleeding, as well as the force and location of the tile hitting the person, they are not fatal enough, and there are no other obvious wounds on the deceased. The real cause of death is— —" He paused for a moment, glanced at Yuanwai Huo who was looking pale behind Song Zixun, and said respectfully, "I still need to wait for my subordinates to open the body before doing further examination."

After the words were finished, Yuanwai Huo, who was already pale, trembled with fright and almost couldn't stand up.

Song Zixun nodded, and calmly covered the corpse with a white cloth, "This is a serious matter. Even if we want to disembowel the corpse for an autopsy, we must first obtain the consent of the relatives of the deceased..." He paused, then turned to ask Huo Yuanwai, "The deceased died in the mountains. Do you have any relatives in Yin County?"

Huo Yuanwai was still in a daze. He heard Song Zixun's question suddenly, and it took him a while to react. He shook his head and said, "She escaped from the flood in her hometown...there is no one at home."

Song Zixun nodded, "Since that's the case, it's the same if Huo Yuanwai decides."

Huo Yuanwai frowned hesitantly, and said with a pale face, "Do you have to disembowel... This man is dead, if there is no whole body left..."

Song Zixun said calmly, "Whether to conduct an autopsy is naturally up to Mr. Huo." As he spoke, he wiped his hands slowly with a handkerchief, "But I heard that there was an autopsy in this yard earlier. There are rumors of ghosts, and now there is another murder case... As long as this case is not solved for a day, the rumors outside will be clamored..." He looked at Huo Yuanwai indifferently, "Does Huo Yuanwai want to see such a thing happen? ?”

Member Huo's face froze.

Song Zixun continued to speak slowly, "Still, Yuanwai Huo actually doesn't care about the truth of the matter at all, he just wants to calm things down as soon as possible..."

"How?" Huo Yuanwai hurriedly said, "If Huo really only wanted to calm things down, he wouldn't have asked someone to report to the Yamen." He hesitated for a moment, "Since only an autopsy can find out the cause of death... then Just cut it open. I also hope that the lord can bring the murderer to justice as soon as possible, comfort the spirit of the deceased in heaven, and return my Huo family to innocence and peace."

Song Zixun nodded and said, "Naturally." And because it was his first time encountering a murder case, he was not ashamed to ask Wu Zuo a few questions about anatomy.

Seeing this, Song Zixun couldn't help but kindly reminded, "If Mr. Huo has something to do, you might as well go and do it. I still need to investigate in this yard."

Huo Yuanwai originally wanted to hold on, but his stomach was already in turmoil, and staying a little longer would be suffering, so he said kindly, "In this case, then Huo will go to the study to deal with some affairs..."

Song Zixun nodded and said, "If there is a need in the future, I will have to ask you a few questions..."

"Huo understands."

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"Ahead is my wife's yard..." Xiao Ju said timidly.

Du Rongzhi nodded with a smile, and was about to walk towards the yard, but was discouraged by Qing He, "Young Madam, didn't you just listen to what she said? That yard is a bit unlucky..."

"What are you afraid of?" Du Rongzhi said disapprovingly, "Even if there really is a ghost, if there is a wrongdoer and a debtor, and we don't know her before, she won't have the trouble to harm us... Besides, the young master is inside now, he himself Will protect us well."

Qing He pursed her lips and tried to persuade her again, but Du Rongzhi said in an unquestionable tone, "If you are afraid, you will all wait here... I will definitely go in."

"Then...that servant..." Xiaoju Qiqi Ai said.

Du Rongzhi said generously, "If you want to stay, you can stay." Looking at Yuanyuan and Qinghe, "What about you?"

The two looked at each other, and said in resignation, "The servant girl will accompany the young lady in."

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Weeds grew on the steps, and the paint on the half-opened door was already peeling off... Following the movement of Du Rongzhi pushing the door, there was a creaking sound.

Song Zixun stood in the yard with his hands behind his back, looked up at the eaves of the porch, heard footsteps and didn't look over, he just asked lightly, "Are you here?"

Yuan Yuan and Qing He hurriedly bowed to salute.

Du Rongzhi walked up to him, slightly surprised, "You knew I would come?" As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance around the yard, "Where are the others?"

"Sent away." Song Zixun turned his face sideways, smiled lightly and reached out to her, "Let's go, I'll take you in to have a look."

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There are cobwebs everywhere - a canopy bed, a dressing table, a corner cabinet, a round table and a few stools... constitute all the furnishings in the room.If Du Rongzhi hadn't already known that this was the residence of the hostess of the Huo family, it would have been difficult for her to associate such a simple, almost crude place with the exquisite and luxurious Huo Mansion.

"Childhood sweethearts, husband and wife are deeply in love..." Du Rongzhi twitched the corners of her lips mockingly.

Song Zixun glanced around playfully, and agreed, "This Huo family... seems to be different from what everyone said."

Du Rongzhi turned her head, "How did that girl die?"

"There was a wound on the head, but it was not fatal, and there was no other trauma on the body." Song Zixun said, "The real cause of death will not be known until I conduct a further autopsy."

Du Rongzhi was silent for a while.

"Perhaps," a strange smile suddenly appeared on the corner of her mouth, "It's really a murderous soul."

(End of this chapter)