Cure the cold-faced general by solving crimes

Chapter 54 You are a good candidate for a job

The mortuary is in the northwest corner of Tongshan Mansion Office. It is lined with green trees and there are several burning charcoal braziers at the door of the room.

Before Sun Chang entered the door, he poured a bottle of vinegar on the charcoal fire, and then entered the room with a basin.

Jiang Xihe took a deep breath and followed Sun Chang in.

Upon entering, a body covered with white cloth under the window was placed on a long iron bed.

There were many gauze bags placed around the corpse. Jiang Xihe had read a book on autopsy, which said: Place pepper soaked in acetic acid next to the corpse, which can not only dispel the smell of the corpse, but also prevent the corpse from decaying.

Sun Chang turned around to look at Jiang Xihe and asked with concern, "Can you bear it?"

Jiang Xihe endured the discomfort of rolling up and down, tightly covering his mouth and nose, and nodded.

Sun Chang placed the charcoal basin next to the iron bed and slowly lifted the white cloth covering the body.

The deceased was a woman in her thirties, with swollen cheeks and dirt leaking from her mouth and nose. Jiang Xihe's pale and twisted face caught her eye.

Jiang Xihe couldn't bear it anymore. The food she just ate came back to her mouth. She rushed out and leaned against the big tree in the courtyard to vomit.

So embarrassing.

But apart from the pungent smell of the mortuary, what shocked Jiang Xihe the most was the bloodless face of the deceased.

This is what the body looked like.

Sun Chang walked up to Jiang Xihe with a sandbag and handed it to her, "An autopsy is not as simple as imagined. The deceased died in different ways and the appearance is different. This is not something a little girl can do. You can come here. It's already great. I heard you are a lawyer, so you should go back."

Jiang Xihe vomited so much that tears came out. Pei Zhizhao was right, the place was disgusting, the smell was bad, and the corpses were terrifying. But when she looked up at the dense bushes, she saw a magpie flying up and down. , so unhappy.

Jiang Xihe thought of an old saying and raised his head to see joy.

"Master Sun, look at the magpies flying over. I don't want to give up."

Sun Chang laughed.

"It's okay, I'll just take it easy. I was a little surprised when I saw the corpse for the first time, which made the master laugh." Jiang Xihe tried to calm down and make himself look less embarrassed.

How could Sun Chang laugh at her and comforted her, "To put it bluntly, except for the policemen on errands, there are no more than ten people who enter this courtyard on weekdays."

Jiang Xihe finally understood the difficulty of this profession.

Sun Chang said, "But since you can show up here, I think dealing with dead people is not so disgusting."

Sun Chang handed the sandbag in his hand to Jiang Xihe, "This is a medicine bag soaked in ginger and garlic. We are good partners. Since you still want to go in, let's smell it."

Jiang Xihe put the sandbag under his nose and took a deep breath. The pungent smell rushed straight to his forehead, and Jiang Xihe shed tears.

Not wanting Sun Chang to see his embarrassment, Jiang Xihe turned around and walked towards the east side of the yard, "Master Sun, I'll take it easy first, you get busy first."

Sun Chang nodded understandingly, "I'll burn a few more charcoal pots to remove the smell."

Jiang Xihe watched Sun Chang leave and lowered his eyes.

She remembered what Pei Zhizhao had asked her at the beginning, whether she could persist? Can you accept being a widower?

Jiang Xihe's idea at first was very simple. After reading the book, she didn't think that the job of being a widow was very complicated. But after looking at the corpse, she realized that this was not a job that could be done just by reading a book and knowing a little bit about it. But she wanted to do it.

She was fascinated by what was written in the book when she first read it. Why could she tell the way the deceased was killed just from the wounds? Why can the time of death of the deceased be determined from the body surface?

The knowledge here shocked Jiang Xihe and also inspired her.

She remembered that the title page of a book read: For the Dead. (Borrowing) At that time, she was so moved by this sentence that her heart surged.

Jiang Xihe looked at the mortuary from a distance. Sun Chang's figure appeared in the window from time to time. Jiang Xihe took a deep breath, she didn't want to give up.

Entering the mortuary again, Sun Chang smiled kindly at Jiang Xihe, "What do you think?"

"It's nothing." Jiang Xihe mustered up the courage to look at the body lying quietly on the iron bed. "I think she was wronged. We should find out the truth and give the deceased an explanation."

After thinking about it this way, Jiang Xihe felt that everything was acceptable and the corpse was not that scary.

"Master Sun, I want to learn from you, but please don't dislike me." Jiang Xihe's eyes were firm. Since she wanted to do something, she must persevere.

Sun Chang nodded approvingly, "The art of writing has been passed down by word of mouth. I have been trying to find someone to teach me what I have learned over the years, but unfortunately no one has learned it. The people who came to help before left after working for a few days. , If Miss Jiang is really serious about learning, I will try my best."

Jiang Xihe took out a small porcelain bottle of shochu from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Sun Chang, "Master, I would like to pay my respects to my disciple first. This is the best plum shochu in Ping'an County. Master, please accept it first. There is also a large pot in the carriage. I'll meet you later." Send it to the master again."

The smile on Sun Chang's face deepened. He had already wanted to teach Jiang Xihe. He took the shochu and felt even happier, "Look at you, you have thought of all this, you are a thoughtful person."

Jiang Xihe smiled lightly and said, "My father loved drinking the most when he was alive. Only when he was happy was he willing to teach me all kinds of life principles. I think the master is the same."

Sun Chang laughed loudly, opened the cap of the porcelain bottle, and the aroma of wine overflowed. He raised his neck and took a sip, and narrowed his eyes happily, "I am happy to accept you as my apprentice, but after drinking, I have to strictly demand you. Don't cry when you do."

Jiang Xihe shook his head, "Master, please believe me. Since I want to do it, I will do my best."

Sun Chang stuffed the wine bottle into his arms. Seeing Jiang Xihe's soothing expression, he slowly put away his smile and said, "Then let's get started."

Sun Chang walked to the corpse, nodded at it and said, "The deceased is the most important. We, as brothers, must uphold the idea of ​​entrusting our lives to each other and cannot disrespect the corpse."

Jiang Xihe understood and darkened his face.

Sun Changyu continued earnestly, "Miss Jiang, if you have done a crime, you must maintain a sense of reverence for life and not lie. A word of our crime has directly affected the direction of the county master's investigation. We cannot jump to conclusions without being very sure." , study hard, connect books with reality, there are countless ways for the dead to be killed, and only by continuous learning can you avoid making mistakes."

For the first time, Jiang Xihe realized the heavy responsibility of being a coworker.

"I remembered."

Sun Chang said, "First come and see the deceased. This is an unowned body sent from Ping'an County half a month ago. The autopsy result is that he died of suffocation. Can you tell me first, what are the autopsy findings of death by suffocation?"

Jiang Xihe was glad that she was well prepared. She pointed at the neck of the deceased and said softly, "Suffocation refers to the cessation of breathing due to external force. There are no bruises on the deceased, which means that the mouth and nose are more likely to be covered. There are several other possibilities. , the murderer used foreign objects or his hands to inflict violence on the deceased."

Sun Chang stared at Jiang Xihe for a long time in surprise, and nodded sharply in approval, "Okay, okay!" After saying "good" three times in a row, Jiang Xihe actually saw tears shining in his eyes.

Jiang Xihe tentatively shouted, "Master?"

Sun Chang said happily, "I'm surprised, but also very pleased. You are a good material for making work. Come on, let's continue..."

(End of this chapter)