Ever since the martial arts university was kicked in the heart by Ximen Qing, they had been bedridden. After a few days, they simply passed away.
When someone died, the yamen sent someone to check the corpse for the record.
Xi Men Qing was worried that the death of Wu Da would be blamed on him, so he went to find the coroner, He Jiu.
The coroner was also a forensic doctor in ancient times. He was responsible for examining the corpse and finding out the cause of death.
There were already workers who had taken care of the corpses. They went ahead and waited at the martial arts university. He Jiu only arrived in the evening. When he reached the alley of Purple Stone Street, he saw someone waiting for him.
It was Ximen Qing.
"Where is Ninth Brother planning to go in such a hurry?" Ximen Qing asked.”
He Jiu stopped and replied,"I'm going to collect the corpse of Wu Dalang, who bought the baked cakes."”
"Let's talk in private."”
He waited for He Jiu to come to a small tavern around the corner. They entered a private room and closed the door. There were only the two of them inside.
Ximen Qing said,"Ninth Brother, please sit."”
He Jiu quickly said,"Who am I? How dare I sit with you?"”
After a while, Ximen Qing asked him to sit, so he had no choice but to sit.
Xi Men Qing called the bartender over and placed the dishes on the table. He then boiled some good old wine and poured He Jiu a glass.
At this point, He Jiu was puzzled and thought,"This Ximen Qing has never drank with me before, how could he have such an attitude today? I'm afraid there's something fishy about this cup of wine.”
After the two of them drank a few cups of wine, Xi Men Qing took out two ingots of snow silver from his sleeve. There were a total of ten taels. He placed them in front of He Jiu and said,"Old Jiu, don't think it's too little.”
He Jiu waved his hand." I've never done anything for you before. How dare I accept your money?" If you need help with anything, please say it. I dare not refuse.”
"It's nothing," said Ximen Qing. Later, when you go to the Martial Arts Master to collect his corpse, you must be thorough. Cover the corpse with a quilt and just put it in the coffin. Don't let any other accidents happen.”
He Jiu said," I was wondering what it was. It's just a small matter. What's so important about it? How dare you accept the money from a big official?"”
Ximen Qing said,"If you refuse to accept it, it means that you're not willing to help me."”
Xi Men Qing had countless connections with the government. He Jiu had always been afraid of his power.
The two of them drank a few more glasses of wine before they went downstairs and walked out of the shop. Before they left, Ximen Qing instructed,"Old Jiu, you must remember my words in your heart. Don't let it leak out. I still have silver to thank you for another day."
He Jiu pocketed the silver and arrived at the martial arts university's house. As soon as he arrived, he asked the waiter who handled the corpse,"What kind of illness did this martial arts university have?”
The waiter said,"It is said that he died of illness."”
He Jiu entered the door and walked to the memorial hall to see Wu Da's corpse. He pulled off the white cloth covering his body and looked carefully. Wu Da's face was like dust and his body was already cold.
There was a huge bruise on his chest. The color had turned purple-black.
He Jiu reached out and touched it. He could feel that the heart of the martial arts university had caved in, and his ribs were slightly dented.
From this, it was obvious that he had suffered external injuries. His heart meridian had been severely injured and he had died. It was not because of the so-called heart disease.
He Jiu remembered someone saying a few days ago that the martial arts university was kicked in the heart by Ximen Qing and was bedridden ever since.
From the looks of it, Ximen Qing's kick had probably hit the martial arts university's heart on the spot, causing problems in his heart meridian. He had only been living for the past few days, but he still died in the end.
If He Jiu had reported the truth, Ximen Qing would have been charged with murder. However, he had already accepted Ximen Qing's money and was afraid of his power, so he wrote a fake autopsy document and reported it to the yamen, saying that the martial arts university had indeed died of mental illness.
He Jiu was found by Lu Yuanfei today. When Lu Yuanfei saw He Jiu, he pulled his sleeve and said,""He Lao Jiu, let's have a drink together.”
"Seventh Master Lu, what are you doing?"
He Jiu was pulled to the tavern, and the two of them sat down. Lu Yuanfei didn't waste any time talking to him and went straight to the point,""How did martial arts universities die?"
He Jiu was stunned for a moment before he smiled and said,""What are you asking, Seventh Master? Martial Arts University died because of a heart disease. The yamen has already decided on this matter, and the neighbors all know about it.”
Lu Yuanfei shook his head and said," I don't think so. There must be some inside story. Tell me, how much did Ximen Qing give you?"”
He Jiu's face stiffened, and he quickly covered it up, saying,""When did Ximen Qing give me money? Seventh Master is really good at guessing.”
However, his expression had already fallen into Lu Yuanfei's eyes.
Lu Yuanfei knew very well that He Jiu must have accepted Ximen Qing's money. In order to cover up the cause of death at the martial arts university, Ximen Qing must have given He Jiu a lot of hush money to keep He Jiu from telling the truth.
To Lu Yuanfei, this was a great opportunity to trick Ximen Qing. As long as he could find a way to make He Jiu reveal the truth, then Ximen Qing's silver would naturally go down the drain.
He hadn't " taken care " of Ximen Qing for quite some time, so he felt that it was time to put it on the agenda.
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