Chang 'an City, Judge Hall.
Rather than calling it the Judge Hall, it was actually more like a yamen.
It was just that Lin Xiu's place looked a little more high-end than the capital capital prefecture or the yamen in other places.
Early in the morning, Lin Xiu accompanied his sister and was having breakfast at the back of the yamen.
At this moment, the system's emotionless notification sounded in his ear.
[Case triggered: Hejian Mystery Case!]
The host must investigate the case within 24 hours!
[Mission Reward: Primordial Spirit Leaving the Body]
Lin Xiu was stunned. Hejian Mystery Case?
Could it be that another case was about to happen?
The system would not predict the case in advance, but only when the case was discovered or someone came to report it.
Only then would the mission be triggered.
Lin Xiu put down his chopsticks.”
"Brother, could it be that another case is about to happen?”Lin Rongrong frowned in confusion.
Lin Xiu smiled and stood up to speak.
Cheng Chumo ran in in a panic and shouted,"Brother Lin…Brother Lin, something bad has happened again!”
Seeing his hurried appearance, Lin Xiu did not have any surprise, as if he already knew this long ago.
Lin Rongrong, on the other hand, was shocked.
"What is it?" Lin Xiu asked.
"Another case has happened at the moat. This morning, several corpses were fished out of the river. The capital prefecture has already gone over and sent someone to report!”Cheng Chumo said.
"The moat?" Lin Xiu muttered silently.
No wonder the case just now was called the Hejian Mystery Case. It turned out that it happened in the moat.
Without another word, Lin Xiu turned around and walked straight to the front office.
He ordered Zhao Sheng, Meng Lang, and the other two to bring all the bailiffs from the Judge Hall and head straight for the moat outside the city.
Before long, Lin Xiu and the rest rode their horses to the city gate.
From afar, he could see that there were many commoners gathered around the moat to watch the show.
The bailiffs from the Jingzhao government office were maintaining order here.
On the riverbank, four corpses lay side by side.
Their bodies were covered with straw mats, and a thick stench soared into the sky.
A coroner was doing a simple examination of the corpses with his head lowered.
Governor Tang Kai stood to the side with a frown, covering his mouth and nose with his hand.
"What happened?" Lin Xiu walked over.
When Tang Kai heard this, he quickly went forward and bowed,"Lord Marquis, this morning, someone found a corpse in the moat. After salvaging it, they found three more!”
"Oh? Could it be suicide? It was not unusual for someone to jump into the moat. If they found the corpse, they would just return it to the family!”Lin Xiu said.
However, just as he finished speaking, the coroner who had been squatting beside the corpse quickly stood up.
"No, these corpses didn't commit suicide!”
"Hmm?" Lin Xiu was startled because it was actually a woman's voice.
Sure enough, when the coroner turned around, it was indeed a woman.
A coroner was similar to a forensic doctor in the future.
However, they were not civil servants who ate the country's rice bowl. Instead, they were supported by the local yamen and government.
Under normal circumstances, in ancient times.
The coroner was usually a man, especially a respectable elder.
He had never heard of a coroner being a woman.
When Lin Xiu saw this, a surprised expression appeared on his face as he asked,""You mean these people didn't commit suicide? What was going on? Could it be that you found some clues?”
The coroner smiled and nodded." Lord Marquis, these people did not die on the same day. And without exception, there are no injuries on their bodies!"”
"Well, if it's like what you said, it's not suicide. So what?”Lin Xiu asked.
"That's the problem. Although they didn't die on the same day, the expressions on their faces were exactly the same!”the female coroner said.
As soon as she finished speaking, she turned around and removed the straw mats covering the corpses.
Instantly, one after another, bodies that were soaked until they were bloated and pale appeared in front of Lin Xiu.
Tang Kai retched and quickly turned around.
Lin Xiu frowned.
Sure enough, just as the coroner had said, the faces of these corpses were all wearing strange smiles.
This was indeed a little strange.
They did not commit suicide on the same day, which meant that they had made an agreement.
There were no injuries on their bodies, which meant that they were not forced or abused when they were alive.
Murder could be ruled out.
Then, there was only one suspicious point.
They all jumped into the river with a smile on their faces…Everyone knew that people could end their lives by committing suicide.
They often felt that the road ahead was vast and there was nothing to live for.
They were either desperate or had already died.
If it was a suicide, most of the faces would show pain and despair.
Why was he smiling?
Could it be freedom?
Lin Xiu frowned. He hated that system. It had to be after this case was solved.
Only then could he obtain the Essence Soul Leaving Body skill.
Otherwise, he really wanted to go straight to the underworld and find their souls to ask them what had happened.
"In your opinion, why did they die?”Lin Xiu asked.
"This…I can't judge for now!”The female coroner shook her head.
Lin Xiu turned around and looked at Tang Kai who was retching beside him.
"Lord Tang, this case is quite strange. Send someone to bring these corpses back to the yamen and put them on hold for the time being. Also, send someone to investigate their identities, put up portraits and notices, and look for their relatives. At the same time, see if anyone has reported them missing recently.”Lin Xiu said.
Tang Kai didn't dare to be negligent and quickly nodded.
Just as he was about to give the order, he suddenly thought of something.
"Lord Marquis, these, these corpses, which yamen should we send them to?”Tang Kai asked.
"Trash, of course I'll send him to your capital prefecture. Don't forget, your capital prefecture is the local government office!”Lin Xiu said with his eyes wide open.
Tang Kai's face was full of bitterness.
He thought to himself that these corpses were emitting a foul smell.
How could anyone live in the capital prefecture?
However, he did not dare to refute Lin Xiu's words. He could only grit his teeth and nod with tears in his eyes.
"What are you all standing there for? Take these corpses away and bring them back to the capital prefecture!”Tang Kai ordered.
"Yes, sir!"
A few bailiffs agreed and hurried forward.
However, at this moment.
Lin Xiu saw from afar that there seemed to be a black cat hiding in a remote place not far away, secretly sizing them up.
With a thought, he quickly walked towards the black cat.
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