When Wu's father heard from the yamen servant that the new county magistrate was going to open the coffin for an autopsy, he jumped up from his chair, unable to find the look of despair before.
"What? My lord wants an autopsy?! What's the point of an autopsy when they're all bones?"
The yamen servant didn't talk much, he just said that this was the order of the county magistrate, and he just came to bring a letter. An autopsy requires immediate family members to be present. Unless it is an unnamed corpse, the autopsy must go through this process.
"Isn't the case closed? The adulteress is about to be executed, so why is there an autopsy?" Father Wu secretly stuffed a piece of silver into the yamen servant while talking.
The yamen servant retracted his hand into his sleeve, weighed the weight in his hand, and then opened his mouth to tell about Zhuang Zhong's interrogation in prison today, and Zhenniang's retraction of the confession.
"Your Excellency feels that there is something strange in the case, so the case needs to be re-judged."
Father Wu knew from a few words from the yamen servant that the new county magistrate had doubts about the case, and he was probably the one who contributed to the flames, which is why this happened. Moreover, the yamen servant also mentioned the conflict between the county magistrate and the county captain He in prison, which made Father Wu have various thoughts in his heart.
Is this the new official's three fires to prove himself after taking office, or is he trying to make an excuse to get some benefits? There are a lot of articles in this, if you don't understand it, it is very likely that he will become cannon fodder! He had also heard of the conflict between county lieutenant He and the county magistrate. As soon as the new county magistrate came, He Xianwei gave a big blow, but the new county magistrate not only did not fall behind, but also pulled back a sentence.
Father Wu's heart was beating violently, his forehead was full of it, and he kept chanting something, walking back and forth in the room.
The servant waited impatiently, and urged: "Please hurry up, Mr. Wu, your lord is already waiting in front of the grave. If the Wu family is not present at noon, we will directly open the coffin for an autopsy and don't wait any longer."
Father Wu had no choice but to rush forward, and at this time, all the Wu clan members he sent out to invite rushed over. What Zhuang Zhong saw was a crowd of people, all of them looked solemn, and they almost didn't have weapons in their hands.
The mountain breeze was gentle, and he stood solemnly in front of Wu Baosheng's grave, with his hands behind his back, and his expression was indifferent.
While the yamen servant beside him quietly guarded Zhuang Zhong, Master Tong took a step forward, "Are you Wu Ming, the father of Wu Baosheng?"
Wu's father cupped his hands, "I'm right here."
Master Tong nodded, then turned his head and ordered, "Wu Baosheng's relatives have arrived, open the coffin for an autopsy!"
As soon as the words fell, the yamen servant who had been waiting by the side with a shovel started to do it.
Father Wu was in a hurry, and hurried forward but was stopped by Master Tong, "You can just wait aside, you don't need to do it yourself, so as not to damage the scene."
Father Wu was annoyed, and he yelled with a childish solemnity on his face, "Sir, you can rest in peace, why do you deliberately make things difficult for my son and the entire Wu family! My son has died enough, please don't let me go!" Disturb his peace again, and give us poor people a way to survive."
As he said that, he knelt down unexpectedly, and so did the members of the Wu clan who came with him, they knelt down and begged solemnly to raise their hands high.
At this moment, Zhuang Zhong turned around and said with the air of a superior: "Zhou Zhenniang reversed her confession and said that Wu Baosheng was not killed by her. In order to seek justice, this county magistrate must redefine the case. This is not only for Zhou's sake. Shi Zhenniang is even more seeking the truth for Wu Baosheng. Otherwise, if the death is unclear, you will not only connive at the real criminal, but also make your son feel unwilling after death and cannot be reincarnated."
"Isn't this case closed before? It was judged by the county captain himself, so it's not counted now! Isn't this nonsense?" A white-haired old man among the Wu clan said indignantly, this person is Wu Clan head, after listening to him, the others echoed.
"The adulteress is about to be executed. This is a dog jumping over the wall in a hurry. How can Baosheng's safety be disturbed by this? This is a crime!"
"That's right, if nothing can be found out, wouldn't it be a waste of time to make that whore feel proud before she dies!"
"Without this reason, how can we dig it out after death? If we can't protect it, won't anyone dig it if they want in the future? Is there any king's law!"
I don't know who was yelling in the crowd, and the Wu clan protested loudly, and many people went around to stop the yamen servants from moving. There are many people from the Wu clan, at least forty or fifty people, but there are only a dozen or so yamen servants. Although the officials are greater than the people, but in some places where the folk customs are strong, the clan power there is not weaker than the government. It's just that most of them will not be arrogant because of this. At most, they will suppress the power of local officials and will not provoke anything. Otherwise, they will confront the entire government.
The members of the Wu clan saw that Zhuang Zhong was only a teenager with a tender face, he must be a spoiled and impulsive boy, and he dared not do anything if he was frightened, so he dared to act like this. What's more, digging people's graves, wherever they are placed, is their responsibility!
But despite this, even though he was trying to stop him, he didn't dare to be cruel, and he didn't even dare to touch a single hair of Zhuang Zhuang, otherwise it would be really unclear when the time came. They knew that the new county magistrate was the son of Lord Hou.
But before they snatched the hoe, the ground was trembling, and the well-trained black cavalry came on horseback, and the leader in front was called by King Si Zhao.
The situation in Yunzhou has always been complicated, and it is not uncommon for the county magistrate to overwhelm the local gentry. This is one of the reasons why the Wu clan dared to be so arrogant. But King Sizhao was different. He held the military power and led the formidable black cavalry. In addition, he was favored by the emperor. Unless he wanted to rebel, he had no choice but to bow down to Feng Huan.
In this way, the members of the Wu clan did not dare to move any more, and they all stepped forward to salute, lowering their heads and not daring to look directly. Under such momentum, everyone couldn't help trembling, and secretly sighed in their hearts that they really deserved to be called the Black Cavalry. Although they had heard of it before, they had never seen it and didn't have much experience. Now, after seeing it, they realize how different it is from the previous border soldiers. gap. But he couldn't help muttering in his heart, why did King Sizhao come here.
Feng Huan jumped off his horse and walked straight towards Zhuangzhuang, and the Wu clan gave way one after another.
"But who is disobedient?" Feng Huan supported the sword by his waist, his sharp gaze swept across the Wu clan, and he paused on Wu's father.
If it weren't for the support of his clansmen, Wu's father would have collapsed to the ground.
Zhuang Zhong smiled, noncommittal, "Why are you here?"
"I heard that you were going to open the coffin for an autopsy, so I came over to have a look, lest some people bully you as a frail scholar." Feng Huan said sonorously and forcefully, which made the Wu clan tremble with fright.
The Wu family did have some power in Mei County. The family was quite large, but they were nothing more than local gentry. There were no officials in the court, and they were not enough in front of King Sizhao.
"Excuse me. There is a law in the court that if the investigating government has the right to open the coffin for an autopsy, those who obstruct it will be sentenced to the same crime. The Wu family understands the righteousness and will not obstruct it."
As soon as the solemn words were finished, the head of the Wu family repeatedly said yes, and the other clan members dared not refute, they just wished they could disappear now. Although there was news that the new county magistrate had a good relationship with King Si Zhao, no one expected it to be so good! After all, although civil servants and military generals could not be said to be antagonistic in the past, they definitely would not have such a good relationship. And the black cavalry guarding the frontier, who would have thought that such a trivial matter would intervene.
However, it can also be seen how close the relationship between Zhuang Zhong and King Si Zhao is, otherwise King Si Zhao would not have gone through this experience.
With Feng Huan guarding here, the coffin was quickly dug out, and there was a skeleton lying inside. Some yamen servants wanted to take out the bones, but they were stopped solemnly.
Zhuang Zhong put on the prepared clothes and gloves, looked into the coffin, and was speechless.
"When we found this body, were there only bones left?" Zhuang Zhong looked at Father Wu.
Father Wu was pushed forward by the yamen servants, he wiped his sweat and nodded and said: "Yes, that prostitute never told where my son was killed by her, so the body was never found, and when it was found, it was already It's been two years."
"So, how can you tell that this skeleton is your son Wu Baosheng."
Father Wu bowed his head and replied: "He has a jade pendant that my son wears with him. That jade pendant has been with me since he was a child, and my son's name is engraved on it."
"Based on these alone, you can conclude that this skeleton is your son? Is there no other reason?" Zhuang Zhong asked with a slight frown.
Father Wu wiped the sweat off his forehead, "This, this is enough proof."
Zhuang Zhong shook his head and sighed, "It's too hasty to do so, this skeleton is not your son at all."
Father Wu raised his head abruptly, and couldn't hide the excitement and nervousness on his face, "How is it possible! He must be my son, otherwise how could there be my son's jade pendant! It must be him, who else could have it. Yes That whore threw her body into the wilderness, if it wasn't for a chance encounter, my son wouldn't be able to rest in the ground now."
Zhuang Zhong was slightly surprised in his heart, why Father Wu behaved so strangely. Although it was unavoidable to be excited at first, he couldn't believe it, but it seemed that his excitement was not because he couldn't be sure whether it was his son himself, but something else.
At this time, the head of the Wu clan also said: "This skeleton can't see the appearance of a person at all, sir, you have never seen Baosheng before, sir, could it be that you are mistaken?"
Zhuang Zhong didn't answer in a hurry, but carefully moved the skeleton to the prepared board, checked it before saying: "This person is a woman, how could it be your son. Unless your son is actually a woman, and It's over fifty."
Everyone was amazed, everyone looked unbelievable, if it wasn't for Feng Huan guarding the side, I'm afraid there would be an uproar by now.
Father Wu stared wide-eyed, opened his mouth for a long time but did not make a sound, and the patriarch asked, "How did your lord know this?"
Zhuang Zhong pointed to the bones and said: "There are several ways to identify the gender of the bones, one of which is to look at the pelvis. The man's pelvis is thick overall, with obvious muscle spines and thick bones. The entrance of the pelvis is heart-shaped in its longitudinal diameter larger than its transverse diameter. The pelvic cavity is high and narrow, funnel-shaped. The pelvic outlet is narrow and the ischial spines are developed. The female pelvis is overall slender, the muscle spines are not obvious, and the bones are light. The transverse diameter of the pelvic entrance is larger than the longitudinal diameter, and it is oval. The pelvic cavity is shallow and wide, showing Cylindrical with broad pelvic outlet.
Moreover, the front and bottom of the hip bone ear is deep and wide, with irregular edges and uneven grooves at the bottom. This phenomenon is caused by bone resorption during pregnancy, and there is a delivery scar on the dorsal and medial edge of the pubic symphysis. It shows that the woman had given birth before her death. "
Zhuang Zhong spoke eloquently, although many technical terms made people stunned, but this did not prevent Zhuang Zhong from shocking the people present.
This new county magistrate is really amazing! Although Mei County also has Wuzuo, how can there be such skills. He just came here to collect the corpses, and he still has to kill pigs to earn money on weekdays. It's not like the skeleton of the new county magistrate can see so many ways.
Someone couldn't help asking curiously, "How did your lord know that this person is around fifty years old?"
Zhuang Zhong glanced at Father Wu and smiled slightly, "The pubic symphysis is here." He pointed to that part and continued: "From about fourteen years old, the shape of the face will appear with age. A strong regularity can be found, and the age of the bone can be inferred from its appearance. The bone of the female joint began to loosen at the age of forty-five, while the bone of this skeleton was obviously loose at the joint, and the joint edge was gradually damaged, and the crest-shaped The tapering of the lateral margins suggests that he must be at least fifty years old. And his pubic bone is not charred, suggesting that the man is under sixty."
In order to let others see clearly, Zhuang Zhong handed the magnifying glass in his hand to Father Wu, but Father Wu stood there in a daze, sweating one by one, he didn't know what he was thinking, and didn't notice Zhuang Zhong's movements at all.
Seeing this, the patriarch quickly picked it up. He didn't want to offend the new county magistrate. Those words just now sounded very powerful, but in fact, he saw that the pubic symphysis was nothing special at all, just like other bones. But when I looked at it with a magnifying glass, I was shocked. It was the first time I saw such a rare thing after living such an old age. The ant on the ground was as big as a scorpion!
"This, this... this is a fetish!"
The new county magistrate has such a fetish, and now the patriarch completely trusts and even worships Zhuang Zhong. With such a treasure in hand, it’s no wonder that he dared to come here to be a county magistrate at a young age, and he dared to open the coffin for an autopsy so boldly not long after he came here.
The patriarch firmly believed in Du Zhuangzhuang, and the others were even more convinced. Besides, with Feng Huan by his side, no one would dare to question it.
"If it weren't for your lord's ability, my Wu family would have ruined the Wu family's feng shui because of this outsider who doesn't know where!" The patriarch sighed.
"Yeah, no wonder our Wu family has become poorer and poorer in the past two years. It must be because of the bad Feng Shui of this bone that came from nowhere."
"My lord is wise!"
The members of the Wu clan knelt down and bowed down one after another. There was no atmosphere of threatening a fight just now, only submission remained.
"Speaking of which, this corpse is not Wu Baosheng, so who could it be?"
"That's right, and Baosheng's dead body is unknown, so wouldn't it be impossible to convict the adulteress?"
"Didn't you just listen to what your lord said just now, if that s...
The people present had different opinions, only Wu's father was completely out of the situation, and everyone thought he was stimulated. Wu's father had been worried because he couldn't find the bones before. Wu Baosheng was the only son in the family, and Wu's father always cherished him very much. After finally finding it, it turned out to be a fake, which was indeed too exciting.
Zhuang Zhong and Feng Huan glanced at each other, and they immediately understood what the other was thinking - there was something wrong with Father Wu.
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PS: The forensic identification part is copied from "Forensic Anthropology", and only a small part of it was picked. I don't know if a real forensic doctor can be sure after passing this thing. Anyway, the book contains various coefficients and various parts, and many of the contents are very rigorous (mathematical scum I feel dizzy when I see it). Let’s have fun watching the professional part, as long as you know there is such a thing, don’t really use the superficial knowledge in the article to make an appraisal...