The autopsy is continuing.
Three pits were dug, the one on the far right was burned, and the other two were ready for steaming the bones.
As Di Jin began to stroll, the eyes of all the relatives anxiously followed his steps, and finally they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Because Di Jin still chose a grave with no relatives.
The tombstone was not erected. It was supposed to be a wooden sign, but it was probably blown by the wind and rain and disappeared somewhere, turning it into an unnamed grave.
Fortunately, all the dead servants and maids were buried together, otherwise it would be difficult to identify them.
"Dig the earth! Open the coffin!"
Once raw and twice cooked, the second skeleton was dug out and steamed, covered with a red oil umbrella.
This time, the blood on the neck was very light and almost invisible. However, there were also signs of blood on the leg bone of the right leg.
Di Jin observed carefully and found that it was indeed a female corpse, but he did not specify the gender of the other party. He asked: "Among the servants of the Liu family, are there any injuries to the three inches above the right leg of the knee?"
There was silence for a moment, and the three people shouted almost in unison: "Yes!" "Yes!" "It's the young lady of the Han family!"
Di Jin waved to them and asked them to come out: "Speak one by one!"
The three of them were a little scared, and the last one said the most clearly: "It sounds like Han Youniang, who works as a maid with my sister. She is pretty, and should have a higher monthly salary than my sister, but because she was raped in her early years, A horse kicked his leg, not really, but the injury was quite serious. Later on, I couldn't walk fast, and I started to limp a little when I walked fast..."
Di Jin sighed softly: "It seems that this unnamed grave belongs to the young lady of the Han family. Let's erect her tombstone!"
Seeing the yamen officer coming forward and erecting a simple wooden sign first, and preparing to erect a tombstone behind to mark his identity, everyone suddenly woke up from a dream and exclaimed in surprise.
Everyone really didn't understand the blood shadow before. What happened before and after life was at best unclear. But now that the maid's injury and identity have been verified, the look in Di Jin's eyes is different: "I'm buried three years ago." You're over 10 years old, can you still detect the injuries you sustained during your lifetime?" "Mother, this is amazing!" "Wen Quxing has come down to earth!"
Not to mention what the autopsy has to do with Wen Quxing, this authority has been completely established, and everyone in the Imperial College has become quiet. Zhang Zongshun already felt that he could not get off the stage after he had been spoken against softly and not hard. At this time, his face was even more expressionless. Totally dark.
Only Chen Yaozi's eyes moved slightly and he stroked his beard and said, "Shi Lin, who did you learn this skill from?"
If it's anything else, you can figure it out by yourself, but this method of opening a coffin and examining bones is better not to figure it out yourself. It would be a big deal to be labeled as a tomb robber.
After all, Chen Yaozi was an older man, and he had many ups and downs in his career. Considering Zhou Xiang, Di Jin never thought that he would be slandered as having robbed a tomb because of his exposure, but he had already thought of how to explain it. This bone-examination method: "I learned this bone-examination method from a criminal record that I recently obtained, and I have benefited a lot!"
Chen Yaozi felt relieved: "That's it!"
Lu Andao, who was next to him, was surprised. What he had obtained recently was Yuan Hongjing's criminal records, but he had also read that book carefully and remembered very clearly that there was no such method of autopsy and bone examination in it...
But naturally Lu Andao would not come forward to refute Di Jin, but just thought about why the other party said that.
On the contrary, the atmosphere in the Imperial College came to life again, and they started talking: "No wonder, it turned out that he was learning other people's methods..." "He must be an official in Bingzhou. There are many famous criminal talents in Bingzhou where Di Jieyuan is located!" " Hey! There are no Jinshi in Hedong, so why should we specialize in writing? Haha!"
Di Jin ignored him and continued walking, finally looking at a tomb, but this time someone stopped him first: "You can't... you can't open my father's coffin..."
Di Jin arrived here after the monks of Daxiangguo Temple performed the ritual. Otherwise, he would have recognized this person as the dutiful son who first fell to the ground and said that he would step over his body if he wanted to open the coffin.
Compared with the initial cry and yelling, the man's tone was much weaker. He was obviously shocked by the methods of the man in front of him, and said in a pleading tone: "Di Jieyuan! You are a literary star from the sky who has come down to earth! Poor, poor little one. , don’t open my father’s coffin and disturb his peace!”
Di Jin looked at him: "What's your name?"
The man whispered: "My surname is Lu, and I am the eldest son in the family."
Di Jin said: "Lu Dalang, after three years, the Kaifeng government office can still try its best to investigate and handle this case. It is because of the empress dowager's sage and the wise ministers. The longer any case is delayed, the slimmer the hope of solving it. If you do this this time, If you block it, then the truth of this case may never come to light again. Rather than having the coffin opened, do you hope that your father’s body will never be buried intact?”
Wang Boyang added coldly from the side, and he said it very directly: "Compared to opening the coffin for an autopsy, you let your father die without a complete body. This is really unfilial!"
Lu Dalang's face turned pale, he hesitated to speak, and finally slowly backed away.
"Open the coffin!"
Di Jin waved his hand.
The five operatives stepped forward again, again skillfully operating, but everyone was so tired that sweat formed on their foreheads.
This kind of meticulous autopsy is naturally physical work, and it requires absolute concentration. Examining a few bones is actually the limit.
Chen Yaozi looked on and immediately understood why only three pits were dug, and three pits were dug at the beginning. This would actually give him hope for his work, and he couldn't help but nodded secretly.
With such meticulous attention to detail, Di Jieyuan's talent is not limited to Xing Ming!
As for why the third skeleton was chosen to be one with relatives present, it is also obvious.
As long as one breakthrough is made, for example, Lu Dalang gave up and asked the Yamen to open the coffin for the autopsy, other relatives would choose to give in instead of coming again next time. In that case, they would default to opening the coffin that no one cares about, making the autopsy process incomplete.
It can be said that today's autopsy was very successful.
The only thing to worry about is that a total of thirty-five people died in this massacre. If all thirty-five corpses were examined according to the Red Umbrella bone examination method, it would take a lot of time, and the news would be difficult to conceal...
While Chen Yaozi was thinking about this, he suddenly heard the sound of gasping air, and then he saw the people around him change their colors: "What's going on?" "Why is there so much blood on this corpse?"
Under the cover of the red umbrella, traces of light red were revealed one after another.
"One...two...three..."
"Eight pieces! How come there are eight pieces of blood shadow?"
While counting, someone screamed again: "Not at the neck! Not at the neck!"
Yes, there were eight spots of blood all over his body, which meant that the person had been injured many times. However, there was no blood at all on the neck, which meant that the person's neck was cut off after death.
Everyone in the Kaifeng government office suddenly became excited and gathered around him. Then the government officials began to drive away the crowd to prevent irrelevant people from approaching. The students from the Imperial College were even pushed aside.
Compared to the screaming and pushing outside, Di Jin's eyes fell on the ribs on the left chest, which is located right where the heart is, showing a light red color, and in the middle of the ribs, there is a small defect visible to the naked eye. crack.
He made a stabbing motion, compared the angle, and nodded slightly: "This person's fatal injury should be the knife in the chest."
Chen Yaozi said in a deep voice: "Shi Lin, please explain more clearly!"
Di Jin said: "Please take a look at Zhige. The cracks on this bone are flat. They are definitely not caused by chewing, but are marks left by being scratched by a sharp weapon. Combined with the angle of the penetration, it is obviously the chest rib of the deceased before he was alive. He was stabbed directly into the center of the room by a sharp weapon. Such an injury is absolutely fatal!"
Chen Yaozi narrowed his eyes: "But there is no blood on this man's neck. In other words, he was pierced through the chest and died, and his head was cut off after death?"
Di Jin nodded: "Yes! This is the special corpse I am looking for. Such a key discovery is the real clue to solving the case!"
Just as he was talking, Lu Dalang screamed from beside him: "Impossible! Impossible! How could my father have suffered so many injuries?"
Di Jin looked at him: "Are you sure that your father never suffered any of these injuries during his lifetime?"
Lu Dalang said: "Of course! Of course! My father is just a servant. He has been working for wealthy families all year round. He never gets angry with others, let alone fights. How could he suffer so many injuries! This is wrong! It's wrong!"
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Di Jin said: "The method of bone examination and blood shadow can't be wrong. So have you ever thought about another possibility, that this body is not your father's?"
Lu Dalang froze suddenly, and after a moment he said in a trembling voice: "This...isn't my father's body?"
Di Jin said: "Did you carefully identify the body three years ago?"
Lu Dalang was confused. After thinking about it for a while, he started to think. After thinking for a while, he said with a sad face: "No... I don't recognize it! How can I recognize him even if he has no head? But I recognize what my father was wearing. It was clearly him when he was buried. !”
Di Jin concluded: "That is to say, you only looked at the clothes and did not confirm that it was your father's body through certain characteristics of the body's torso? So as long as someone takes off your father's clothes and puts them on someone else, you will also be able to identify them. Can’t come out anymore…”
"ah--!!"
Lu Dalang couldn't deny it and shouted anxiously: "I have been worshiping him for three years, going to the grave every year to make offerings, but in the end, it turns out that it's not my father at all?"
When the news came out and other relatives confirmed what had happened, they exploded!
"Please Di Jieyuan, do an autopsy for my brother!" "My father also wants to do an autopsy!!"
They were not allowed to conduct autopsies before, but now they are rushing to conduct autopsies.
Who can bear the thought that the coffins of their loved ones may contain the bodies of others?
Di Jin said loudly: "We have been exhausted from today's work. The autopsy has come to an end. Come back tomorrow and the Kaifeng government will decide the case clearly. We will never let your relatives be falsely identified!"
The relatives were dragged down crying, but this time they did not dare to disobey at all, because the Kaifeng government office could decide the order of the autopsy. If they were put in the back row, no one knew when it would be their turn. .
When the relatives of the deceased were appeased, the Imperial College students were driven aside in despair. Even Wang Yaochen, Han Qi, and Wen Yanbo were implicated and were classified as unwelcome.
Only the Kaifeng government office who had settled the case was left in the scene, and he looked at the corpse that had just been examined, showing excitement.
Chen Yaozi said: "If this skeleton is not Lu Dalang's father, but was replaced by another person, does it mean that other bones may also have been replaced?"
Di Jin said: "It may be very big."
Lu Andao looked at Xue Yin: "This person has so many injured parts. He must be a violent and ruthless person. Is the destruction of the Sun family related to this person?"
Di Jin said: "Maybe not small."
Wang Boyang said sincerely: "Di Jieyuan's method really opened our eyes. Such a mysterious case is actually as you said, and there is a new turning point!"
Di Jin finally waited for these words: "You guys are so complimentary. In fact, the breakthrough this time is thanks to one person!"
Chen Yaozi asked curiously: "Who?"
Di Jin said: "It is Yuan Gang and Yuan Hongjing who were appointed as Kaifeng government officials!"
"It's him?"
Except for Lu Andao, Chen Yaozi and Wang Boyang were all startled: "Could it be that Shi Lin has seen the missing Yuan Tuiguan?"
Di Jin shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity that I didn't meet Yuan Tuiguan. It was given by Tuiguan Lu, and I saw what he left behind, a record of criminal names..."
Lu An knew clearly that it was time for him to come forward and explain: "The official, when he saw that Di Jieyuan was extremely talented in the field of criminal names, he gave him the criminal records given by his friend Yuan Hongjing in the past!"
Di Jin continued: "In the case of the Sun family massacre, because all the heads disappeared, people were given the opportunity to change the bodies and conceal their identities. However, this could deceive others, but it could not deceive Official Yuan who carefully inspected the scene. After all, You can swap the bodies, but you can’t cover up the ill-fitting clothes.”
"That's right!" Chen Yaozi agreed, but after looking at the cemetery, he frowned and sighed: "It's a pity that we didn't continue the investigation back then. Now it has been three years since the body was buried. Even the coffin is not damaged and all the clothes are not damaged." It’s all rotten, and there is no direct evidence.”
"That's why we have the method of testing bones and blood!"
Di Jin straightened out the logic completely: "This method is what Yuan Tuiguan left us with the key to solving this unsolved mystery. Even if the clothes are burned and the bones are damaged, the truth can be revealed among the bones and will not be completely buried. !”
"well said!"
Chen Yaozi clapped his hands in admiration, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that it is possible that Yuan Tuiguan was framed by thieves, and he got the infamy of burning the case files for nothing. What happened back then must be investigated to the bottom of it!"
Wang Boyang showed even more resentment: "The murderer is so bold, no matter who he is, he will be found out and his name will be cleared for my Kaifeng government office!"
As a promotion official, if Yuan Hongjing really accepts benefits and burns the case files, it will not look good on the Kaifeng government office. It can be said that he will lose both sides. Now that he can clear his bad reputation, both publicly and privately, everyone is willing.
Di Jin said: "I wonder where the family of Yuan Tuiguan is now?"
Chen Yaoziquan had known about Kaifeng Mansion for less than a year, so naturally he didn't know about it. Wang Boyang didn't care about such things either, but they all looked at Lu Andao.
Lu Andao's eyes turned red. After all, he could not hide his excitement: "Xia Guan and Yuan Hongjing are old acquaintances and know where his family lives. They have lived a very hard life these years!"
According to official rules, the last sentence should not be said. After all, the government made a hasty judgment back then. However, Lu Andao was indeed too excited, and Chen Yaozi did not care about it: "When the case is settled, I will go to him in person." Visit me at home and clear the name of this loyal promoter!"
Lu Andao was very excited: "Yes!"
Chen Yaozi also personally told the government officials not to relax in the past few days, and even the cemetery must be strictly guarded. He then stepped forward to calm the family members' emotions, mounted their horses and led the crowd to leave.
Lu Andao walked behind, came to Di Jin, and thanked him sincerely: "Thank you, Shi Lin!"
He knew very well that Yuan Hongjing did not invent the method of bone examination and blood shadow examination at all. It must be his handiwork. However, he humbly gave up this reputation just to wash away his grievances. This kindness was too great.
Di Jin was not humble and accepted the gift.
In fact, his considerations did not stop there.
He already had Yuan Hongjing's transcript of the family extermination case in his hand, but he could not take it out because this official was responsible for the infamy of burning the case files. No one would believe a notorious person, so the first step was to It is to wash away Yuan Hongjing's bad name, so that the subsequent evidence can be trusted by others.
Therefore, Di Jin entrusted Yuan Hongjing with the red umbrella bone examination method that he could not explain the origin of. This killed two birds with one stone, not only reversed the reputation of this good official, but also obtained tangible evidence, allowing the case to proceed smoothly.
There was no need to elaborate on these with Lu Andao. The two exchanged a few words in low voices. Di Jin turned his eyes and landed on another person in the government team, walking towards him.
This time the coffin was opened and the autopsy was conducted, the commotion was huge. Since so many students from the Imperial College came to watch, some people might have received the news and couldn't help but come.
Such as the murderer.
Therefore, this scene could be used to arouse suspicion, but Di Jin knew that as the center, receiving attention from all parties, it was not convenient for observing others, so he simply concentrated on commanding, examining the corpses and bones, and left the observation to another person.
Gongsun Ce changed into less showy clothes. Although he still looked handsome, he remained silent in the team hiding in the Kaifeng government office. Most people's attention was on the autopsy field, and indeed no one noticed him.
From the beginning to the end, Gongsun Ce was observing everyone. At this time, he passed by Di Jin and whispered: "There are three people with strange expressions. One of them left in the middle. I have noted down his appearance and clothes. He looks like an idle man. The two of them had just left. The old man in the north, who seemed to be an elder from a powerful family, was riding in a carriage. The tall and thin man in the west had cold eyes, and seemed to be a man from the world..."
Di Jin nodded imperceptibly and came to the tall horse he rented.
There were many people in the Kaifeng government office, and Wu Jing would not appear on such an occasion. The person leading the horse was his junior brother Wu Zhao, who had slender limbs and agile eyes. Di Jin gave him the pseudonym Qian Geer and screened out the suspicious targets. Notice: "Don't alert the enemy, find out where you are going!"
"yes!"
Brother Qian took the order and disappeared without a trace. When he reappeared, all his fellow apprentices were already dispatched, keeping an eye on the target from a distance and followed him quietly.
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