After listening to Ji Yunshu's words,
Lord Zhuo was left speechless!
Everyone in the court was dumbstruck.
What this bone, what that bone, all that 'knowledge'.
Although everyone still had their doubts, the scholar's words were clear and logical, and didn't seem like he was spouting nonsense.
Lord Zhuo stared blankly for a while, then opened his trembling lips and said, "What you said … is only your side of the story. How can this official believe you?"
Haha!
Ji Yunshu really wanted to roll her eyes at him.
But she still maintained her patience and said, "If Zhuo daren doesn't believe me, you can find a few coroner and have them do a double check. Any experienced coroner would be able to confirm what I just said."
She dared to say this, so it was clear that she was very confident in what she just said. A moment later, Lord Zhuo swallowed, his eyes swiveling as he said, "Even if what you say is true, the birthmark on the finger we dug out from the yellow soil indicates that the deceased is Wang Jun. If this skeleton was pieced together from the bones of a man and a woman, then who is the woman? Fierce?
Why did the hand confuse the public? What was the reason? What was the motive for the murder? "
A series of questions were thrown at Ji Yunshu. Ji Yunshu said, "Lord Zhuo has asked so many questions at once, and this humble one can't answer them right now. What I can tell Lord Zhuo is that skeletons that have just been skinned are usually pale gray or blood-red in color. But this woman's wrist and collarbone are greenish-gray in color.
Even though it's stained with blood, the bones aren't blood-red. "
"What do you mean?"
"It means that this woman's skeleton has been buried in the ground for at least two years."
"Huh!"
Everyone was astonished.
Buried in the ground for two years?
Lord Zhuo's jaw almost dropped. He asked, "Is that true?"
"Lord Zhuo will know once you find someone to examine it."
"Then … who is this woman?"
This was the question that everyone present was curious about.
Aside from Wang Jun. Who was this woman?
Ji Yunshu got up from the ground, folded the handkerchief in her hand, and put it into her sleeve. "How many days do I need to confirm the identity of the deceased woman? As for the identity of the male victim, we can't determine that he's Wang Jun just because of a finger. We also need time to confirm it. "
Lord Zhuo continued to ask, "Do you have any way to be sure? It's already a pile of bones. "
In the face of suspicion, Ji Yunshu indifferently replied, "Bone Painting!"
Painted Bones?
That was a new word.
Hu Yiren was stunned when he heard that.
Before Lord Zhuo could say anything else.
Just then —
Li Cheng, who was watching the show, clapped his hands and cheered, "Wonderful, truly wonderful!"
The voice sounded very abrupt in the court.
He walked in front of Ji Yunshu and asked, "Little Gongzi, what do you do? How do you know so much about human bones? "
Ji Yunshu glanced at him, lowered her eyes, and replied modestly, "I've only been an orthopedic doctor for a few years."
"Doctor? What I admire the most are doctors who save the dying and heal the injured, and I admire you even more. "
"Crown Prince overpraises me."
"You're flattering me." Li Cheng smiled. "You just said that you can use the method of drawing bones to know who the skeleton is? That painted bone … what is it? "
This was a lot to explain.
He couldn't explain it clearly in a short time!
Ji Yunshu organized her words and told him concisely, "It's based on the structure and size of the skeleton, drawing the deceased's appearance when they were alive."
"There's such a skill in this world?" Li Cheng acted like a little fan.
Ji Yunshu told him, "The world is big and full of wonders."
"Good! Since you have the ability to find out who the deceased is, I'll leave this case to you. Take it as a way to clear the name of you and your companions. "
As soon as he finished speaking, Lord Zhuo hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him, "Crown Prince Cheng, this person isn't from the yamen. You can't give this case to her!"
Li Cheng immediately glared at him. "Lord Zhuo, you heard it too. There's definitely something wrong with this skeleton, but you didn't ask about it and decided to close the case. It's clear that you, as a magistrate, are inferior to someone who isn't from the yamen. If we hand this case over to you, wouldn't it become an unjust case?"
"Crown Prince Cheng …" "Alright, don't waste your breath in front of me. Anyway, I've decided to hand this case over to this young master. You just need to cooperate with whatever she needs. I'll be staying in Yiwu for a period of time. I plan to be the chief judge until the case is over. If you dare to play any dirty tricks,
If you dare to play dirty, I'll skin you alive. "
Ah!
Lord Zhuo was terrified.
He was speechless.
He could only agree!
As for Song Zhi, he was fine for the time being. However, he was still the biggest suspect, so he could only be locked up in prison until the case was solved.
Before he was taken away, he bowed to Ji Yunshu.
As a token of gratitude.
In order to solve the case as soon as possible, Ji Yunshu had Lord Zhuo bring over the documents related to the case for her to see. She also instructed him to investigate Wang Jun.
Lord Zhuo did as he was told.
He was also puzzled. How could this young master be so familiar with the yamen's procedures? He was even more knowledgeable than a county magistrate like him.
Could it be that this person was an official?
On the other side, Li Cheng was a person who loved to make friends. He pulled Jing Rong aside and asked, "You're from the Great Lin. What are you doing in Huyi?"
Jing Rong's expression was cold. "Business!"
"What do you do?"
"Silk."
"Silk is good!" Li Cheng said.
Jing Rong felt that this person was indeed harmless.
Li Cheng couldn't stop himself and began to talk about his glorious deeds to Jing Rong.
Because Jing Rong had to wait for Ji Yunshu to finish reading the documents, he could only sit and listen to Li Cheng's' nonsense '.
… …
In a restaurant.
News of what happened in the yamen quickly spread.
The people in the restaurant were talking about it.
"Did you hear? Something big happened in the yamen just now! "A bearded man said.
His words immediately aroused everyone's curiosity, and they all crowded around him.
The people of Yiwu loved to chat about interesting things during their leisure time. Whenever something trivial happened, it would immediately spread. They would only stop talking about it after the novelty of the event had died down.
Everyone asked, "What's the big thing?"
The bearded man drank a mouthful of tea, then grabbed a peanut and poured it into his mouth. Only then did he say to everyone, "Haven't you heard about it?"
"What is it?"
"Tell us!"
"Hurry up."
Everyone urged him to hurry up.
The bearded man narrowed his eyes and cleared his throat. Then, he said, "Do you know about the murder case found in the Zhao Family's opera house?"
"I know!"
"Then do you know what's so strange about that skeleton?"
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