But …
Ji Yunshu poured a bucket of cold water on him. "We still don't know if this wine bottle has anything to do with the case. Maybe it's just a bottle."
It was just a bottle!
Failing to show off was like being slapped in the face.
Tang Si, who was sitting in the distance and rubbing her knees, burst into laughter. She did not forget to make a sarcastic remark, "Serves you right. It's clearly not some people's play, but you just had to find a sense of existence."
Mo Ruo was furious!
He was speechless.
Crazy girl, sooner or later, you will die in my hands.
Ji Yunshu said, "The most important thing right now is this messy skeleton." She instructed Lang Po, "Brother Lang, can I trouble you to find a few people to pick up these bones using cloth? Don't purposely remove the dust and weeds on them. Just carry them over and place them on a large table."
"Yes!"
"Also, take this wine bottle with you. It might be useful."
"Yes!"
He ordered his men to carefully pick up the pile of bones and move it to the backyard of the Academy.
The students of the academy didn't dare to stay here any longer and followed them to the backyard.
Ji Yunshu had yet to leave. She stared at the well for a long time.
This was a hundred-year-old well!
The edge of the well towered and was made of polished stone. On the edge of the well, there was a circle of retro patterns that looked like intricately carved vines and branches. On the mouth of the well, there were eight round objects that protruded from each other at equal distances.
There were eight protruding round objects, and one of them had a darker color!
Apart from that, he didn't find anything strange about the well.
She searched the surroundings again, but there was nothing unusual.
Jing Rong strolled over and followed her gaze. He looked around the room.
He asked, "But what did you discover?"
She shook her head and muttered, "A few trees, a well, and a bunch of weeds."
He didn't understand what she meant!
Jing Rong did not interrupt her train of thought. With a wave of his hand, an imperial bodyguard came over. He ordered, "Secretly guard this place. Before the truth comes to light, don't let anyone near."
"Yes!"
Uh-huh!
Ji Yunshu was very satisfied with his answer.
If this kid stayed with him for another half a year, he would probably be able to finish his apprenticeship.
After waiting for a while, they didn't find anything else, so they went to the backyard.
In the backyard.
Everyone from the Academy had gathered.
They were all elegant and weak scholars. They had probably never seen a dead person in their lives, let alone a skeleton that had appeared in the Academy's well. Naturally, they were anxious and broke out in a cold sweat.
Each of them stared at the skeleton on the table with fear in their eyes! He was curious.
When Ji Yunshu arrived, she was already holding a pair of white gloves. She put them on and silently walked to the skeleton. Just as she was about to start fiddling with it …
"What do you want to do?" someone asked.
Ji Yunshu indifferently spat out these two words.
"Autopsy!"
Autopsy?
"Why are you doing an autopsy? We've already sent people to inform the yamen, and they'll bring the culprits over. You said that the bones are fragile and you didn't want us to move them, but you moved them yourself. What if you ruin the evidence? "
"Yeah!"
Someone stepped forward to stop them.
Jing Rong moved quickly and blocked their way. "If you want to find out the truth as soon as possible, you'd better behave. Apart from her, no one is allowed to touch the skeleton."
"We want to, but what if something happens to the skeleton and it affects the yamen's case …"
Interrupted!
"I'll say it again. If you want to find out the truth, you'd better behave. Patience is what I lack the most."
Jing Rong's eyes faintly reflected a fierce and oppressive sharpness.
It made people uncontrollably timid!
The few people swallowed and didn't dare to retort.
Teacher Yu, supported by someone, stepped forward with his slightly hunched back. He raised his hand and slapped the forehead of one of them. "Are you trying to rebel? Do you think I'm dead? Why don't I give the Academy to you? "
"Teacher …"
"Little bastards, get lost. Don't be an eyesore and delay Teacher Ji's work."
As the saying goes, a teacher for a day is a father for life.
The few people could only say, "Yes, we will listen to Teacher."
Without another word, they silently retreated.
Jing Rong saw that Teacher Yu's health was not good, so he ordered someone to fetch a pear blossom chair for him to rest.
Ji Yunshu had already started fiddling with the skeleton. She carefully pieced the scattered bones together bit by bit. She placed two ribs symmetrically, then a small phalanx, then she carefully placed it together. Then, she carefully placed it together, then …
She moved it around as if she was holding a toy.
The onlookers were terrified!
After about the time it took to burn a stick of incense, the originally scattered bones had returned to their original position.
An intact skeleton was placed neatly on the long table.
Everyone was dumbfounded. Even if they were to look at the skeleton drawing in the book, they might not be able to do it as accurately as Ji Yunshu.
Could it be that this person was a master?
But those small arms and legs didn't seem like it!
Ji Yunshu said, "The deceased was six feet tall. Based on the pelvis and laryngeal bones, he was a male of about 18 or 19 years old. He has been dead for a year. The color of this skeleton is greenish-gray, which is obviously caused by the complete loss of organic matter in the bones. However, a human body is soaked in water. Due to the lack of oxygen and limited dissolved oxygen, the speed of decomposition is relatively slow. Moreover, there are several big trees planted beside the well at the back of the mountain. The terrain is shady and cool, so the rate of decomposition is even slower. There are no corrosive agents in the water. Even if the body had completely decomposed, the organic matter in the skeleton would not have been lost so quickly in a year."
Ji Yunshu frowned slightly.
What was a corrosive agent?
What was organic matter?
No one could understand those so-called professional terms.
Teacher Yu asked, "Teacher, what do you mean?"
Ji Yunshu said slowly, "There is only one possibility for a corpse soaked in water for a year to lose all the organic matter in the bones. That is, the deceased was injured before he died and his flesh bled. Then, he was thrown into the well and his wound became infected. The blood was damaged and coagulated, no longer flowing. Therefore, even if the corpse was soaked in water and the surroundings were shady, the speed of decomposition would be faster than in the south in July or August. This is also why the organic matter in the bones would be completely lost within a year, resulting in the greenish-gray color of the bones."
"The deceased was injured?"
"That's right!"
"How can you tell?"
It was very simple!
She said, "There should be camphor juice and white vinegar in the Academy, right? Please bring them over and bring some white paper. "
Soon, someone brought the three items over.
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