Cui Xiao opened the mouth of the burnt corpse, wrapped a stick in some cotton and stretched it in. He twisted it a few times in the throat of the burnt corpse and took it out. He saw that some black and gray objects were obviously stuck to the cotton.
This was the twelfth corpse she examined today. Without exception, the mouth and nose of the corpse were filled with soot and charcoal dust.
This is the simplest way to determine whether the deceased in the fire was burned before death or burned after death.
If the deceased was burned to death and struggled to breathe, soot and carbon dust deposits could be seen on the surface of the mouth, nose, and respiratory mucosa. If one is thrown into a fire after death, there will be no such phenomenon.
This is Dieshui County, Pingxin Embroidery Workshop.
A heavy rain finally extinguished the fire that had been burning for a day and night.
The scene was in chaos, and there were cries and screams outside the scorched ruins. Some people were trying to rush in, but they were grabbed tightly by the people around them for fear that they would not be able to get away. The pain of losing a loved one is heartbreaking.
The fire in Pingxin Embroidery Workshop was very strange. It was caught off guard late at night and suddenly spread to the sky. No one survived.
A dozen county government officials shuttled back and forth among the newly extinguished ruins, looking for survivors or corpses and carrying them to the yard.
Among the men of the same color, Cui Xiao was the only woman who squatted beside the corpse without changing her expression.
The corpse is very scary. Although everyone knows that the dead cannot move, we are still afraid that he will jump up. Not to mention the horrific death of this body.
But Cui Xiao showed no fear and looked calm.
She had seen more corpses in her previous life and this life than she had eaten.
Cui Xiao turned out to be a modern forensic doctor who had an accident in a car accident. For some reason, he did not disappear. Instead, he came to this era and possessed the body of a girl who accidentally fell into the water and died just now.
The soul is attached to a strange body, and countless memories come flooding back.
I never expected that I could be a professional counterpart through soul piercing, but this girl's father turned out to be a liar.
When a colleague meets a colleague, tears well up in his eyes.
So Cui Xiao simply stayed and continued his old profession while fulfilling his filial piety for his savior.
Twelve corpses have been discovered so far, and in the entire embroidery workshop, there are more than 30 people including the owner and the embroiderer servants.
There seemed to be someone else outside, making a lot of noise, but it didn't affect her. When she is working, she will not be easily disturbed.
Cui Xiao was concentrating on examining the corpse in front of him, and did not notice that a burned beam above his head was crumbling.
There was a heart-breaking squeaking sound, and the beam was overwhelmed by the weight, and it suddenly crashed down, facing Cui Xiao's position.
When Cui Xiao heard something was wrong, he raised his head and his expression suddenly changed. Just as he was about to duck aside, someone shouted to be careful, and a figure from outside the door came in.
Then Cui Xiao was hugged and rolled two meters away.
It's a pity that the house is so big, unlike the open space in the wild where you can roll unscrupulously. Before the rolling stopped, the two of them hit the wall together and stopped with a bang.
Hard braking works well, but is a bit useless.
Cui Xiao's shoulder was a little numb after being hit. She opened her eyes in shock and realized that the person who saved her was not the yamen officer she worked with outside, but a young man she had never seen before.
This man made Cui Xiao lose his mind for a moment. He was so good-looking.
Even in the midst of the charred ruins, he still looked handsome with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes. He looked down from above. At this moment, Cui Xiao thought of a line.
My hero will ride on colorful clouds and descend from the sky in times of crisis, that's about it.
But he was not from the Yamen. Cui Xiao had never seen such a good-looking man in Dieshui County for more than half a year.
But there seemed to be something wrong with the man. He frowned slightly and seemed to be looking at her carefully. Then, the man said: "Girl, have we met before?"
What kind of routine is this? Has this old-fashioned pick-up line been used by people in this era?
"No." Cui Xiao said without hesitation.
Indeed not. She has been in Dieshui County since this era and has never left. If she had ever seen a man with such a face, she would never forget it.
Next to the wall is a staircase leading to the second floor. The staircase has been burned to pieces, and some of the broken frames that were left were already crumbling, but they collapsed completely after they hit it like this.
The stairs collapsed in an instant and did not crush them, but the stair partition overturned and something on it hit the man on the back.
It wasn't heavy, but it still made the man sink.
A soft, black, long-shaped thing hung from the thing, hanging around the man's neck.
Connected to the long strip, another dark thing was almost close to the man's face.
The atmosphere suddenly became strange.
Cui Xiao saw clearly what it was, and his expression changed slightly.
The man's gaze on his back was naturally not as convenient as Cui Xiao's. He was stunned for a moment before he realized what he was doing, and his expression changed drastically.
The man's whole body stiffened at this moment. Although he didn't jump up immediately, Cui Xiao seemed to see his clenched back molars.
He didn't even faint. Cui Xiao praised him in his heart, he was a warrior.
At this time, people outside also followed, and there were many people in disorder.
"grown ups."
"grown ups!"
The chaotic sounds of the crowd stopped for an instant, and there was deathly silence.
What did they see?
Cao Hanyu, the magistrate of Dieshui County, felt his eyes go dark. He saw the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Step Chief Beibu, who had come from the capital and was ordered to investigate the theft of tribute embroidery. He was lying with the yamen's widower in his arms. on the ground.
On Master Bu's back, there was a charred corpse that had been burned to charcoal.
The burnt corpse lowered his arms and head, hugging Bu Changbei, cheek by jowl.
Cao Hanyu was also a very old man. He couldn't stand such an exciting scene and felt a heart attack. Then he tremblingly said: "Quickly, help Mr. Bu up quickly."
Without his words, Bu Changbei's men had already rushed over.
The charred corpse was a bit scary, but everyone present had seen the world. Everyone hurriedly took down the charred corpse and placed it on the ground. The victim was not trash, and the deceased was a big man, so it was not suitable to be too rough.
Bu Changbei stood up, being a gentleman, and helped Cui Xiao up.
Cao Hanyu finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly came over.
"Cui Wuzuo." Cao Hanyu said, "What's going on?"
Cui Xiao heard Cao Hanyu calling Lord Bu just now. Although he didn't know which Lord it was, from Cao Hanyu's tone, he must have a higher official position than the county magistrate. Seeing how well-dressed he is, could he be from the capital?
"Sir." Cui Xiao quickly explained: "The roof beam fell just now and almost hit me. Thanks to Master Bu for pushing me away."
Cao Hanyu breathed a sigh of relief: "Then why don't you thank me sir?"
Cui Xiao saluted Bu Changbei, lowered his head and said, "Thank you, sir, for saving my life."
