blue shirt oath

Chapter 252: The deceased was not from the Song Dynasty
In the prefectural city of Kaifeng, at the foot of the emperor, such a sensational and unresolved case occurred in the No. [-] Restaurant in the capital.

When this matter was reported to Kaifeng Mansion, Master Zhang, the magistrate of Kaifeng, who was nearly sixty years old, was so shocked that his upper and lower lips trembled for a long time.

Nowadays, the officials are all focused on praying for blessings and auspiciousness, and officials from all over the country do what they like, and each of them only reports good news and not bad news.

If there is no happiness, even if you lie to make it happy, you must also announce the good news.

But now, such a bloody and violent murder happened in Fanlou under his rule!

Mr. Zhang was deeply troubled, and his white beard trembled, as if he felt the anxiety of his master.

He stroked his beard and said slowly: "Nephew Gu Xian, can the identity of this headless dead man be confirmed now?"

"After the autopsy, you may be able to roughly draw the appearance of the deceased according to the bone age."

"Has no family member come to identify the body yet?"

"My lord, there is no head on the body. I can't confirm its identity for the time being. At present, no people have come to report to the officials."

"Cheng Dao, how long will it take to solve this case?"

Cheng Dao looked embarrassed: "My lord, the lower officials have ordered people to block Fanlou, and searched with Fanlou as the center, trying to find the head of the dead as soon as possible. As for how long it will take to find the real culprit—"

He looked at Gu Yi, who had lowered his eyebrows and thought, and showed a smile: "We have to rely on the famous case-solving hero, Gu Sanlang."

Although Cheng Dao had heard about the name of the Jiangnan Gu family's father and son who settled the case, he didn't take it seriously, thinking that it was just a way for scholars to gain fame.

If you really have the ability, why don't you take the right path, take part in the scientific examination, and make a nomination in front of the hall, instead of doing some crooked ways of judging the case and autopsy?

Therefore, Cheng Dao was very dissatisfied with Mr. Zhang's favoritism and stuffing Gu Yi into Kaifeng Mansion. Fortunately, although Gu Yi was invited by Mr. Zhang, he was in Kaifeng Mansion, and he was appreciated by Mr. Zhang. He is kind and doesn't argue with everyone. He is very plain.

So much so that Cheng Dao couldn't do anything if he wanted to trouble him.

In the past few months, the capital has been peaceful, and the Kaifeng government has dealt with trivial matters such as lost chickens and ducks. Today, there was a homicide case in Fan Lou, but Cheng Dao was not as terrified as Mr. Zhang was. Like a lively scene, he pushed the burden of investigating the case on Gu Yi.

Master Zhang heard his words, glanced at him calmly, and did not speak.

Gu Yidao: "Judge Cheng is absurd, students are just newborn calves, how can they compare to adults with experience."

"Hey, Gu Sanlang must never be modest and refuse. No one in Kaifeng knows that the Gu family in the south of the Yangtze River has always been famous for solving cases. Gu Tixing Gu adults have no dogs. The name of Sanlang has been heard by officials since he was a child. How can you be troubled by a headless murder case in this area?"

As expected of an old fritter in the officialdom, when it comes to talking about the scene, he is straightforward and comprehensive, which is unmatched by young people like Gu Yi.

Gu Yi didn't want to get entangled with him, so he turned his head and bowed to Mr. Zhang, "My lord, during the autopsy, the student found that the deceased was more than eight feet long, muscular, and had a tattoo on his shoulder."

As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket and presented it, "Fan Lou wished Miss to help, and drew the tattoo pattern, sir, please take a look."

What was drawn on the paper was a wolf howling at the moon.

Mr. Zhang looked at the pattern on the paper for a moment, then frowned: "What's so special about this tattoo?"

"The parents of the body, hair, skin, and skin, generally speaking, ordinary people in the Song Dynasty would not tattoo patterns on their bodies. The students guessed that this headless dead person was probably not from the Song Dynasty."

what?
Master Zhang was so shocked that he couldn't hold the light paper in his hand.

If you are not from the Song Dynasty, things will be even more troublesome!

(End of this chapter)