A man, a lamp and a sandalwood box
"Human corpses can lie, but bones can't."
As soon as she finished speaking, Ji Yunshu had already pried open the man's lower jaw from top to bottom. The crisp sound of burnt skin was heard as it fell to the ground.
"The hyoid bone is twisted and coiled up. There are obvious fractures on the coronoid process, too. Someone hit the mandible with a heavy object."
Then, he turned the man's head slightly and pressed the back of the man's neck.
"The back of their necks have traces of being hammered by a round sharp weapon. The tips of their bones are broken, and there is a lot of blood. Although the time of death cannot be determined due to the burning of their skin and flesh, the bones in their teeth are still there. They should have died yesterday, but the fire happened four hours ago. Obviously, these five people were carried to the house after they died and died without any struggle."
Jing Rong was curious and wanted to continue listening to her.
Ji Yunshu walked to the second corpse and pinched its throat.
"A normal person's laryngeal bone is soft on the top and soft on the bottom, and hard in the middle, but this corpse's laryngeal bone is the same as the first one, soft in the middle and hard on the top and bottom. In such a situation, there is only one possibility, and that is that they were poisoned to death, which is why they did not struggle in the fire."
"Poisoned?"
Jing Rong's eyes darkened.
Ji Yunshu furrowed her pretty brows as she tried to figure it out. "The bones of these five people are very strange. They should all be martial artists. It would be very difficult to kill them all at the same time. Both sides must have fought before, which is why their bones were damaged. The other side must have lost and chose to poison them. Since they wanted to poison them, they must have used their mouths, which is why their laryngeal bones are so abnormal. If we want to investigate, we have to start from the food they ate, or … the place they stayed, such as an inn."
"What else did you see?"
Ji Yunshu shook her head. She stood up, took off her white gloves, and dusted off the black dust on the hem of her clothes.
"Aren't you a coroner?"
This man's questions were as numerous as the stars in the sky!
"I'm just a painter. I only know a little about bones. What we examine is the bones. The coroner opens the chest and examines the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys, and brain. The two are completely different. If Young Master wants to find something else, you can send the body to the coroner for an autopsy. If not, then forget it."
She didn't have the habit of forcing others. Whether this murder case was investigated or not, it had nothing to do with her.
Jing Rong's judgmental gaze fell on Ji Yunshu.
There was actually such a character hidden in the tiny Jinjiang City!
Since the scholar had said so much, if he were to burn the corpse, it would be unreasonable for him to do so.
What's more, his subordinates were poisoned to death. He was eager to know the truth behind this.
Could it be... related to the capital?
He was afraid that his return to the capital would be delayed again!
"Lang Po, have these five corpses sent to the coroner for examination. Report to me as soon as there is a result."
"Yes."
The burly man called Lang Po immediately ordered his men to carry the body away.
Jing Rong looked at Ji Yunshu. "How should I address this young master?"
Ji Yunshu's expression was indifferent. As usual, she was serious and reserved.
"I'm just a little painter, I won't tell you my name. It's getting late, I still have to go home and take care of my bedridden father. Farewell."
My bedridden father?
The corner of Ji Shuhan's eyes twitched.
At this moment, Ji Yunshu had already picked up her lantern and sandalwood box. She walked to the magistrate's side and spoke in a low voice.
"Today, I went to work twice, worked overtime for six hours, soaked a pair of shoes, and ruined a pair of white gloves. Next month's salary will be increased by ten taels."
'This meticulous calculation! She really knows how to live her life!'
The magistrate pinched his fingers and rolled his eyes as he calculated. The Zhou family gave him forty taels, the imperial court allocated seventy taels, and the murder case in the eastern suburbs was twenty taels. His monthly salary was forty-five taels. After deducting the miscellaneous expenses, he still had sixty taels left.
'Oh, it's still enough!
This was what it meant to be meticulous and meticulous!
"This official will increase your salary by fifteen taels. The weather is cold, so buy a thermos." The magistrate beamed. This ancestor, he had to serve her well.
Ji Yunshu's expression was cold. She didn't reply and walked away. She went deeper into the darkness. Only the lantern faintly trembled with an orange halo.
One person, one lantern, and one sandalwood box. It was quite a beautiful scene.
Behind her, Jing Rong's face revealed a thought-provoking expression. Although that scholar was thin and looked weak, he was actually a person with a weak body.
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