Before Zhuang Zhong published his forensic science books to the public, and he repeatedly solved strange cases, he was quite famous. When the officials of Luzhou learned that Zhuang Zhong had become the criminal judge of Luzhou, they had always been curious about this young but outstanding legendary figure. But Zhuang Zhong proved with his practical actions that he really has real talents and real learning. People who originally had other thoughts are really convinced, and they dare not take other actions.
No matter how solemnly Zhuang Zhong refused to show his favor, many people still didn't believe it from the bottom of their hearts, but when they saw that Zhuang Zhong was talented, they were sure that Zhuang Zhong's actions were not fake.
The officials in the Criminal Division are basically older than Zhuang Zhong, and their attitude was a bit arrogant at the beginning, but Zhuang Zhong is really young, and his face is very tender. To put it bluntly, he looks like a little boy. People of this way. In addition, Zhuang Zhong is the son of Wen Yuanhou. Wen Yuanhou is a well-known person in the court who climbed up by relying on his appearance. He has some talents and learning, but he is not as popular as the world. Quite a few of them have read Zhuang Zhong's post-mortem autopsy. Although they think it is wonderful, they also think that it cannot be Zhuang Zhuang's work. There are a lot of tricks in the officialdom, and taking credit is a necessary skill to climb up.
But it didn't take long to convince Zhuang Zhong, and there were many people present who were dedicated to doing things, so they no longer held their own status and humbly asked for advice, especially Wu Fei next door. by his side.
"So the cut marks after death are different from the cut marks in life?" Wu Fei's eyes were bright, especially in the gloomy morgue.
Solemnly affirmed: "When a living person is hacked to death by the blade, the skin and flesh will be constricted by the blade, and blood clots will form, which is blood stasis; if it is cut after death, the skin and flesh will remain the same because there is no life reaction after death, and the blood will not flow. Blood stasis. Injuries formed long after death, especially after the formation of rigor mortis, the wound opening is very small, and the wound margin does not shrink. The same is true for fractures. The wounds before death will leave traces of congestion, and vice versa.
If you look at the wound skin of the deceased, it can be seen that these wounds were done during his lifetime, but the skin on this side is not rolled in and there is no trace of congestion, so it can be seen that it was created after death, so it can be seen that the old man is lying. If you don't believe me, you can test it with poultry, and you will know whether what I said is true or not. "
Wu Fei hurriedly said, "There's no way what your lord said could be false."
Zhuang Zhong shook his head and said, "Everyone makes mistakes, so don't blindly listen to them. If you have any doubts, you have to verify them. Only in this way can you keep improving."
Hearing this, Wu Fei was even more convinced of Zhuang Zhong. Only with such seriousness can he have the current ability.
When Zhuang Zhong returned home, the brazier was already placed at the door, and Tao Bao was already waiting inside with a basin of water and wicker in his hand. Seeing Zhuang Zhong, he quickly greeted him with a smile, "My lord, step carefully over the brazier, and all the bad luck in this body will be gone."
No matter how you encounter a dead person in Dayou, it is always bad luck. Sprinkling yourself with willow branches across the brazier is a custom here to avoid bad luck. What Zhuang Zhong met was someone who died in vain. As a loyal servant, Tao Bao naturally attached great importance to it.
Zhuang Zhong laughed, he didn't believe this, but he also appreciated the other party's kindness, anyway, it didn't take much trouble, it would be nice to have some psychological comfort.
"If this continues, the willow branches in Luzhou will be bald by you."
Tao Bao didn't take it seriously, "If you can ward off evil spirits, my lord, it's their honor to be bald."
"Your mouth is getting better at talking."
After Zhuang Zhong washed his hands, he walked into the house, but Tao Bao followed behind him, hesitant to speak.
"Is there something wrong?"
Tao Bao hesitated for a moment before saying: "My lord, we all know that you are an expert at solving crimes. There is something wrong with the little wife's family. Do you have time to solve it? It won't take too much time for you, but I think it's a bit strange. I just wanted to ask."
Although Tao Bao is quick-spoken, capable and clever, his wife, Huang Niangzi, is different. She is very honest, and always keeps her head down when she doesn't talk much. Because she is a young woman, she usually does not approach Zhuang Zhuang. Zhuang Zhuang only has the impression of being honest and quick in her hands and feet. Those who can be selected to work with him are those with clean family backgrounds who don't have those dirty things, and Tao Bao is not that ignorant, since he asked him to work, I'm afraid the matter is not trivial.
"Oh? What's the matter, let's hear it."
Tao Bao swallowed his saliva, lost his usual vigor, and said rather awkwardly: "My lord, that's the thing. The little mother-in-law is an orphan. She was sold as a maidservant since she was a child. The previous master was a rich man. He is a very good person and often does good deeds, so everyone calls him Jiang Dashan. Although Jiang Dashan is the master, the little housewife is pitiful and young. In addition, he had no children at the time, and he always raised the little housewife as a daughter. The young woman married the young man, and she gave a lot of dowry. When the young woman got married, she also followed the ceremony of marrying a daughter. During the New Year and holidays, the young man would go back with the woman to visit his old man, but The last time I went back, it had been dead for quite a while."
Speaking of this, Tao Bao was indignant, with anger on his face. That rich man Jiang Huai is kind-hearted, and Tao Bao once worked for him. Even though they are servants, no one knows that his mother-in-law and Jiang Huai love each other like father and daughter, but no one notifies Jiang Huai of his death, and if he doesn't go back, he may never know. For this reason, Huang Niangzi cried to death, feeling that she was ashamed of Jiang Huai, who was like her adoptive father. However, their identities are awkward, and they can't question Jiang Huai's wife Wu, after all, they are just like father and daughter in terms of affection.
Tao Bao couldn't help saying a few more words, and only after he finished speaking did he remember how he could tell Zhuang Zhong about such a private matter, wasting time for nothing, and quickly explained: "I'm careless, please forgive me, I'm really upset about this matter. The strange thing is that Jiang Dashan's body has not been found yet, and his death was unclear at the time. Everyone said that his life was over. My lord, I have been by your side for a while, the more I think about it, the more I feel that something is wrong. There is something hidden."
The death of Jiang Dashan was very strange and coincidental. It has been rumored in the local area for a long time, and it has become a rare event. It turned out that Jiang Dashan suddenly went crazy and jumped into the river to die. He was fine a moment ago, but for some reason, he suddenly lost control and became crazy. Several friends who were drinking at his home at that time watched him jump into the river and died. They still don't know why, and the body has never been found.
Zhuang Zhuang was puzzled, "Did he go crazy and jump into the river to die? Has there ever been a crazy person in his family, or what happened in his family that made him unable to think about it?"
Tao Bao shook his head, "Not at all. Although Jiang Dashan is not a wealthy man, he does have a small amount of property. He lives quite well in the local area. He is friendly and has many friends. The only thing that goes wrong is probably the loss of his wife and children in his early years. Later, she married another one, which is the current Wu family, and she had a son last year, living a happy life."
Zhuang Zhong frowned slightly, "This man's death is indeed strange, but he reported it to the official?"
"Everyone saw that he jumped into the river to die by himself, so..."
Tao Bao scratched his head embarrassingly. Although Dayou has a strong culture of litigation, ordinary people are still unwilling to be involved in lawsuits. Unless it is a murder crime, they will not go to the government.
"And everyone said that it was his death, so no one would report to the officials. Although the young woman is as close as a father and daughter to Jiang Dashan, she has not officially recognized him after all. Besides, everyone thinks so. If we go I’m afraid that some people will think about it.” Tao Bao sighed deeply, “Then Wu has been on guard against us, because he is afraid that we will use the identity of the adopted daughter to fight for something. But after all, the little mother-in-law couldn’t bear it after all. Seeing relatives die inexplicably, that's why I came to ask the adults if there is something hidden in it."
"You said that everyone said it was his fate. Why do you say that?"
"It's a small matter, and I've heard people say that Jiang Dashan met a fortune teller when he went out before his death. The fortune teller was so skilled that he predicted his birth date and many private things during his lifetime. Jiang Dashan The good man was very convinced by this, and even paid a lot of money to let the fortune teller tell his fortune for him. But he never thought that he would not live for a month. At first, everyone thought that the fortune teller deliberately blackmailed people. It's not like there is such a thing, it is to count you in a catastrophe, and then give him money to help resolve it. But this fortune teller has disappeared, and it doesn't seem like it would be a scam.
Jiang Dashan has always been worried about this matter. In order to break the curse, he invites a bunch of old friends to drink at home every day, and let people accompany him. This kind of life lasted for a month, and there was nothing wrong with it all the time, but I didn't expect that on the last day of the day when I asked the fortune teller, Mr. Jiang Dashan suddenly fell into the river that night, and no one could stop him. "
Zhuang Zhong frowned, "Who is that fortune teller?"
Tao Bao shook his head, "I don't know, Jiang Dashan looked for him before, but he couldn't find anyone, which makes people feel that this fortune teller has a lot of background. Everyone said that he is a fairy descending from the earth, let Jiang Dashan get ready to ascend to heaven, otherwise Why can’t even find the body, it must have become a fairy.”
The more Zhuang Zhong listened, the more something was wrong, "Did you really look for it carefully? But did you go downstream to salvage it?"
"I found it. As soon as Jiang Dashan fell into the water, someone jumped down to look for it. Jiang Dashan is very popular. Everyone knew that something happened to him. Many people ran to the river to look for him all night without sleep. I couldn't find anything. I searched for several days, but I couldn't find anything."
The inexplicable madness, and the fact that the body could not be found after throwing himself into the river is suspicious. No matter how you look at it, there is a lot to say here.
Zhuang Zhong didn't delay any longer, "Go and clean up, we'll go and check what happened right now!"