Her hanging heart still fell, and she couldn't believe it. Before she could cry out, she was forced to cover her lips with her hands. Her eyelashes trembled so much that tears fell. She didn't know how to breathe. Yuzhi desperately covered her lips with both hands, not daring to make a sound. Finally, with a thud, Yuzhi knelt down and sat on the ground. Without any warning, her legs trembled and she suddenly couldn't support the weight of her body and lost her balance.
"Sir, it's a corpse!"
The ice surface was chiseled open, and a corpse floated up. Everyone was shocked. Not only were the people surrounding them shocked, but even the constables were shocked. The corpse was Shi Changqing, whom they had been searching for a long time but could not find.
Instantly, the scene was in chaos, and discussions were everywhere.
When Duan Deran saw the constables fishing out the bodies from the pond, he was so frightened that he couldn't help but take a few steps back and almost fell to the ground. In the end, he leaned against a pillar at the side.
Yuzhi didn't dare to let go of her hand that was covering her mouth. She was afraid that once she let go, she would cry out loud. But she didn't know that even if she didn't let go, she would still cry very hard. Even the trembling between her fingers was caused by her uncontrollable emotions. How could she believe that the corpse that floated up from under the ice was her father?
The pale and emaciated face was abnormally terrifying under the daytime light. There was not a single trace of blood on it. It was terrifyingly white. Perhaps it was because it had been soaked in ice water for an unknown period of time. In short, the pores on the exposed skin were clearly open and countable. The nails on the tips of the fingers seemed to be dislocated. It was difficult to imagine how it would feel to touch this corpse.
"The imperial physician we've been looking for for so long actually found it here.”The red-robed constable looked at Shi Changqing, who had been fished out of the water, and was a little surprised. He felt numb just looking at him.
"The corpse should have sunk into the water before the surface of the water froze. After a person stops breathing, the corpse will sink to the bottom of the water for about a day. However, as the corpse gradually decays, more and more putrefaction bags will appear in the body. When the corpse is filled with putrefaction bags, it will gradually surface. Coincidentally, after a heavy snowfall, a layer of ice formed on the surface of the water, and the corpse floated under the ice, resulting in the phenomenon we saw just now.”The advisor explained in detail according to his theory.
"If that's the case, do you think he fell into the water?”The red-robed constable asked.
"No, it's definitely not a mistake!" The advisor said affirmatively. He looked up at the corpse again, just in time for the other constables to find a piece of white cloth to cover the entire corpse.
"Could it be homicide?" The red-clothed constable asked in surprise. If it wasn't a slip, then it must be murder.
" I can't deny it. If it was a slip, the corpse would have been different. Usually, drowning victims have a characteristic. Even the most beautiful face would have a pair of angry eyes, lips that were turned outwards, a fat head, big ears, and a ferocious face. But this one is different. Not only did it not, but it became thinner.”As the advisor spoke, he put on the spare gloves for the autopsy and squatted down beside the corpse. He lifted the white cloth and carefully examined the corpse. The red-clothed constable followed closely behind.
The surrounding onlookers were quickly sent away by the constable.
"The corpse has been soaked in ice water for a long time, so we can't tell the time of death. However, according to the livor mortis on the corpse, Lord Shi has been dead for six or seven days.”The advisor examined the skin on Shi Changqing's arm. To the expressionless advisor, who had dealt with corpses, it was a common occurrence. However, compared to ordinary people, it was a scene that made people do evil.
"If it's six or seven days, isn't that the time when Lord Shi disappeared?”
The advisor ignored the red-clothed constable and continued to examine the corpse. However, there was a wound on the neck of the corpse. The white flesh had been soaked until there were no blood vessels. The white blood vessels were clearly visible." There is a wound of five to six centimeters on the neck. Judging from the wound, it is neither deep nor shallow, but it is fatal. The weapon should be a sword. If it was a suicide, I would have hesitated when I cut my throat with the sword." The wound should be deep and shallow, but here, the wound is full of force. It's definitely a homicide." As he spoke, the advisor stood up and looked at the two people in the corridor. One was Yuzhi and the other was Duan Deran. He asked," Who are those two people?"”
"Oh, the woman is the deceased's daughter, Shi Yuzhi, and the man is the deceased's brother-in-law, Duan Deran.”The red-clothed constable said.
"Go and tell them about the situation and comfort them. Also, bring the corpse back to the yamen first.”The advisor said.
"Shouldn't we inform the family of the deceased when we bring the corpse back to the yamen?”
"Didn't I ask you to go over?"
"Sir, you're not going to dissect again, are you?”
That was her father. She should have run over, but why couldn't she move? It turned out that she didn't even have the courage to admit that he was her father.
Tears flowed down her cheeks and fell quietly. The pain in her heart was unimaginable, as if her soul had been pulled away…However, her heart was still trembling. How could she believe that the familiar figure she saw was the closest family member who had accompanied her for twenty years? Now, she was lying there forcefully.
The red-robed constable walked over and stopped beside Yuzhi. They were all human and had emotions. For the relatives of the deceased, he was used to seeing life and death scenes. He knew that their hearts were fragile, but he could not understand it. However, other than regret, what else could they have?
" It has been confirmed that the body found in the pond is your father…" Before the red-clothed constable could express his condolences, Yuzhi covered her ears and shouted crazily as if she was possessed," I don't want to hear it! Don't listen, it's not, you're talking nonsense!”
"He's your father, Shi Changqing. Haven't you been looking for him for a long time?”
"No, my father won't leave me. He hasn't done what he promised me!”Yuzhi desperately covered her ears, not wanting to hear anything.
"Don't you want to know how your father died? Your father was murdered. Don't you want to know who the murderer is?”The constable wanted to comfort her properly. After all, her father had died, but how could he comfort her with her stubborn thoughts?
Hearing this, Yu Zhi was stunned. She looked up at the constable, and her hands that were covering her ears slowly loosened." You, what did you say? She was killed?"”
Duan Deran, who was still in a state of shock, also woke up instantly. He muttered," Killed?”
"There is an injury on the neck. It was caused by a sharp weapon and was also a fatal blow. The murderer threw the body into the pond after killing him.”When the constable said this, he suddenly felt a little puzzled. He wanted to ask the advisor, but the advisor was standing on the opposite side. He was puzzled as to why the murderer did not dump the body in the wilderness after killing the person. Instead, he threw the body in this pond.
"Who, who would want to kill my father!" Yu Zhi suddenly stood up, giving the shop owner a fright. Her emotions changed so quickly.
"As for the murderer, we still have to investigate. However, your father was indeed killed. You are his daughter. Do you know if your father had any enemies? Maybe it was revenge."
" My father doesn't have any enemies," Yu Zhi said angrily with red eyes.
……
Yuzhi looked at that familiar face, but she felt that it was very unfamiliar. From the beginning to the end, she still could not believe that the person lying in front of her was her father. Her trembling hands did not dare to reach out to that face, afraid that she would touch the cold temperature and stiff body.
How could her father leave her?
Duan Deran walked over and sighed sadly, patting her shoulder to signal her not to be too sad. He should be able to think of that reason, but the idea was too bold. He didn't even dare to mention it. He could only suppress the gloominess in his heart.
The advisor walked over with a few constables." Old Master Duan!”
Duan Deran turned around to look at them. He wanted to ask what was the matter, but the advisor said," Please come with us to the yamen. Also, I want to carry Lord Shi's body back to the yamen for further investigation."”
"Why did you take my uncle away?”Yuzhi asked anxiously when she heard that her uncle was going to be taken to the yamen.
"Don't worry, Miss Shi. I just want to ask about the case.”After all, Shi Changqing had died in Duan Deran's courtyard, so Duan Deran was definitely involved.
"It's okay. Uncle will be back soon!”Duan Deran comforted her.
"But they still want to take my father away!"
"We just want to investigate the cause of your father's death.”The advisor said after hearing this.
"I want to go too!" Yu Zhi said.
In the yamen of Shaomen County.
"According to the two servants in Old Master Duan's residence, on the night Lord Shi disappeared, they heard something fall into the pond. Because it was snowing, they didn't go to see it.”The red-clothed constable said.
At this moment, he and the advisor were in the morgue, while the advisor was still examining Shi Changqing's body.
"Investigate everyone in the Duan residence that night!”The advisor said, his eyes never leaving the corpse.
"Sir, are you sure it has something to do with Old Master Duan?”
"I don't know, but he was found in his courtyard!”The advisor said," After checking, the deceased did not show any signs of struggle when he was alive. It should be a sneak attack from behind, or the murderer knew the deceased.”
"Who wants to kill the people in the palace?”
At this moment, a bailiff rushed in from outside and reported," Sir, the people from the Final Case Residence are here. They said that they are here to bring Sir Shi's body back to the Final Case Residence for investigation under the Emperor's orders."
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