Daxuanti criminal officer

Chapter 18 The Weird Iron Coffin

"One, two, three—go!"

The yamen servants shouted uniform slogans, and every time they shouted "go", they pushed the heavy iron coffin lid hard together.

Squeak, squeak...

The iron coffin lid made harsh friction sounds, and the coffin lid was being opened bit by bit.

At this moment, everyone's hearts are in their throats, and no one knows what will appear in this coffin?
Xu Zun and Qiu Yongnian moved closer, staring intently at the inside of the coffin.

Zhao Yu and several of the most skilled detectives all pulled out their sabers, pretending to be facing a formidable enemy, for fear that some monsters might appear inside.

"This...this is..."

When the coffin lid was pushed away by a corner, Xu Zun was the first to see a gray robe appearing inside, and there seemed to be a person lying inside! ! !

The yamen servants lost their rhythm when they saw something inside. Instead of pushing the iron coffin lid, two of them staggered.

"Quick!" Qiu Yongnian urged, "Please work harder and remove the entire coffin board! Hurry up!"

"Yes Yes!"

The yamen servants frightenedly agreed, then adjusted their slogans and pushed the coffin lid again.

Finally, most of the coffin lid was pushed open, Xu Zun and others could already see clearly what was inside.

But I saw a person wearing a gray Taoist robe lying flat inside, who turned out to be a Taoist priest! ! !
Boom!
With a loud noise, the heavy coffin lid was finally pushed to the ground, shaking the entire stone bridge.

"Wow……"

Looking at the Taoist priest lying in the coffin, everyone was surprised and confused.

The painting style of iron coffin + Taoist priest is really weird, which makes people feel chills all over.

But I saw the Taoist priest in the coffin lying flat in the iron coffin, with his hands folded on his abdomen, and a handful of floating dust in his hands.

This person has a long and messy beard, wears a Hunyuan scarf, and wears Shifang shoes. He is definitely dressed as a standard Taoist priest.

However, his face was ferocious and his mouth was wide open, as if he had encountered something extremely terrifying.

gollum...

Xu Zun swallowed, feeling that his materialistic beliefs were slightly shaken, this fact is too weird!

"Why...how is he an old Taoist?" Zhao Yu's eyes widened, his face was in disbelief, "Is this a failure in crossing the tribulation?"

"You...you..." Qiu Yongnian tremblingly asked everyone, "Do you know this Taoist priest? He... who is he?"

All the yamen servants looked at each other and shook their heads.

"I don't have a Taoist temple in Xinye County," Zhao Yu murmured, "Where do Taoist priests come from?"

"Oh, what should I do?" Qiu Yongnian asked Xu Zun anxiously, "What happened to our Xinye County? Did we offend someone? Sigh..."

While speaking, Qiu Yongnian looked up at the sky, as if he suspected that it was not "people" who offended Xinye County!
"Jiying, such a big incident happened, do we have to report it to the sheriff immediately?" Qiu Yongnian asked Xu Zun in a daze.

"Don't worry!" Xu Zun looked around and said, "Lord Qiu, don't forget that there were still 37 corpses in the iron coffin case last time! We have to search the surrounding area before we talk about it!"

"Yes, yes, yes, yes," County Magistrate Qiu hurriedly ordered to Zhao Yu, "Captain Zhao, send your men to look around and see if there is anything else going on?"

"Yes!"

Zhao Yu didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately arranged for people to check the situation in all directions.

"Jiying!" Magistrate Qiu said to Xu Zun again, "This is so weird! I think... um..."

Before he finished speaking, he stopped immediately.

Because, when he saw Xu Zun carefully observing the Taoist priest's body, he seemed to have found something?
Xu Zun found that the Taoist priest's Taoist robe was patched and there were holes in some places. It seemed that his financial situation was not very good.

Look at the floating dust, which still has oil stains on it, and it has a strong smell of fireworks.

In addition, the Taoist priest was thin and thin, and he looked like he couldn't get enough to eat.

Also, there is a scar on his left cheek, which seems to have been burned by something...

In order to take a closer look, Xu Zun almost buried his face in the coffin, and even lowered his hands, making all the yamen servants stunned.

"Ji...Jiying!" Magistrate Qiu's eyeballs almost flashed to the ground, and hurriedly reminded, "Be careful!"

County magistrate Qiu's reminder was intriguing, as if the Taoist priest could suddenly jump up and grab Xu Zun's neck.

But Xu Zun knew very well that this Taoist priest's body was stiff and cold, and he was absolutely dead.

If it can still be violent, then it's really a hell!

Originally, Xu Zun wanted to investigate the cause of the Taoist priest's death, but who knows, just as he bent down, he suddenly discovered a problem.

Hey?
He found that the Taoist priest lay flat in the coffin, but it was relatively shallow, and there seemed to be a lot of space between his body and the bottom of the coffin.

This is……

He hurriedly withdrew his body and checked the outside of the coffin, and he saw something strange at a glance.

The corpse was only located in the upper middle of the iron coffin, and there was definitely still a lot of space under the corpse.

"Come!" Xu Zun waved to the servants, "Bring this man out to me!"

"What?" The servants almost fell to the ground, "Bring it out?"

"Yes!" Xu Zun pointed to the bottom of the iron coffin and said, "Look, there is still a lot of space below, maybe there is something inside!"

This……

All the yamen servants looked at each other in blank dismay, trembling with fear.

"Hey? That's right!" Zhao Yu saw the way, and hurriedly greeted the yamen servants and said, "There shouldn't be any funeral objects! Are you going to get rich?"

Xu Zun's forehead was covered with black lines, he didn't expect this guy to want to get rich.

"Is there anything else?" County Magistrate Qiu urged, "Move the corpse away quickly, and see what else is underneath?"

Under the order of County Magistrate Qiu, the servants had no choice but to go to carry the corpse with Xu Zun.

The corpse smelled a little bit, but it wasn't heavy. Several people lifted it out of the iron coffin lightly.

After the corpse was removed, Xu Zun checked again, and found that there was an iron partition inside, and there was a handle on the partition!

When I knocked it with my hand, it made a hollow sound, and it was obvious that the bottom was hollow.

"Come on!" Xu Zun grabbed the handle and said to everyone, "Move it away!"

"Master Xu, Master Xu," at this moment, Zhao Yu approached and reminded, "Let us do it! Don't have any traps below, it won't hurt to hurt you!"

"Yes, yes, everyone, be careful!" Qiu Yongnian also echoed.

Xu Zun had no choice but to let go, Zhao Yu and all the yamen servants rushed forward, several people worked hard together, and quickly lifted the iron plate out of the coffin.

"what!!?"

"what……"

Before the iron plate was placed firmly, Xu Zun and Qiu Yongnian exclaimed in unison!
Because, they saw an even more incredible scene from the bottom of the coffin!
Zhao Yu and the others quickly put the iron plate away, and then all looked into the coffin. After seeing it, they also exclaimed again and again, and even a few people were so frightened that they knelt on the ground!

"Why... how could it be like this?" Qiu Yongnian also felt top-heavy for a while, and leaned against the iron coffin, so he didn't collapse.

But seeing another corpse at the bottom of the iron coffin!
It was an old man in a green official uniform, and it was Liu Zhang, the director of Xinye County! ! !
(End of this chapter)