Daxuanti criminal officer

Chapter 30 What's in the Coffin?

After parting from Huo Anu, Xu Zun went straight home and started a new day's arrangement.

Before entering the mountain, he had already greeted the housekeeper Xiaoqi in advance, saying that he would stay at the Yamen for business all night, so that he didn't have to wait.

After returning home, Xu Zun took a shower and changed clothes, had a simple breakfast, and then went to work in the county office again.

Although he stayed up all night and walked many mountain roads, Xu Zun didn't feel sleepy.After all, the case has reached a critical moment, and he must devote all his energy.

Originally, after Xu Zun arrived at the county government office, he wanted to ask about the jade pendant in detail.

Unexpectedly, when he entered the inner hall, he saw everyone sitting around a certain person, listening to what that person said.

This person was wearing plain clothes, his temples were white, and he was not young.

"Hey? Luo Xiancheng! Are you back?"

Xu Zun recognized at a glance that this person was Cheng Luo Wanwan of Xinye County, but he did not expect him to come back early.

"Oh, Jiying, you are here!" Luo Wanwan nodded to Xu Zun, but did not exchange greetings, but continued to say to everyone, "There is indeed nothing in the iron coffin. I was there when the coffin was opened. It can be seen more clearly!"

"Oh?" Qiu Yongnian wondered, "Is there really nothing?"

"At that time, the county guard, the governor, and the officials of the criminal department were all there. I, with a humble position, naturally couldn't force myself to the front," Luo Wanwan said, "However, it is clear at a glance whether there is anything in there!"

But seeing Luo Wanwan travels and dusty, showing a tired look, it is obvious that he rushed back to Xinye County overnight.

"Hmm... Everyone!" He said with a serious face, "I think everyone can understand my difficulties. In the iron coffin case, Master Liu and I survived. We were only demerited but not dismissed. Already a fluke.

"Thus, for the past two years, we have avoided talking about this matter, keeping it secret, because we are afraid that our words will make mistakes and cause disaster.

"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it..." Luo Wanwan cried with grief from his heart, and cried bitterly, "Master Liu unexpectedly suffered a terrible disaster!

"Ugh!

"Such a good man, who has worked hard for Xinye County all his life, and is so old, why was he killed?

"This iron coffin... really haunts us!"

"Lord Luo," Qiu Yongnian hurriedly advised, "Don't be too sad, we are also deeply saddened by Master Liu's matter, but what we are more worried about now is your old safety!"

"Yes, yes, yes..." Everyone comforted.

"Hey!" Luo Wanwan wiped away his tears and said, "I understand that the reappearance of the iron coffin is not accidental, this matter not only involves me, but also concerns the fate of our entire Xinye county government!
"In the future, officials at all levels will come to Xinye County one after another to investigate the case," Luo Wanwan said, "We must make preparations early. If we still ask questions in front of officials at all levels I don't know, I'm afraid, our end will only be worse than the previous elders!"

When Luo Wanwan said this, everyone present showed signs of worry.

"Lord Luo," Zhao Yu, the head arrester, asked at this time, "We have been thoroughly investigating this case day and night, but we really need to know the details of the iron coffin case back then!"

"Yes, Master Liu has been killed," Qiu Yongnian echoed, "Now you are the only person who understands the case back then! Tell us quickly, what happened back then?"

"Good! Good!" Luo Wanwan nodded and said, "However, if you understand it, it really doesn't count! Because the case came in a hurry back then, and before we could respond, someone from above had already arrived!
"After they arrived, they immediately sealed off the scene, took away the iron coffin and the corpse, and left us nothing to investigate, but still wanted us to solve the case. Obviously, they wanted us to take the blame!"

"So..." Zhao Yu couldn't help being disappointed, "You, like me, don't know anything anymore?"

"It can be said that," Luo Wanwan nodded, "During the blockade, let alone me, even the county magistrate, and even the magistrate have no qualifications to understand the case at all!"

Tut tut...

After hearing this, everyone smacked their lips, obviously everyone was very depressed.

"Alas," who knows, Luo Wanwan sighed and said to everyone, "I have nothing to shy away from now!

"Let's tell the truth to everyone. Although I didn't touch the core of the case back then, I can roughly understand something. I just told you all today. Let's brainstorm and see if it can help solve the case, right?"

Damn bear!

Xu Zun scolded in his heart, this old man still has time to play tricks?

Of course, Xu Zun reckoned that he might not be the only one scolding the sissy bear in his heart, but Zhao Butou was already blushing to help luck.

"Lord Luo, tell me quickly," County Magistrate Qiu urged impatiently, "We will listen with all our ears!"

"Well, back then..." Luo Wanwan turned his thoughts to two years ago, and narrated the past, "Iron coffins suddenly appeared from Zhangqiao, and 37 corpses died under the bridge!
"The deceased was dressed in sackcloth and filial piety, paper money was sprinkled in the river, and the river was stained red with blood. It was shocking, weird and terrifying!

"Because...at that time there was no one from above, I went to the scene once with the county magistrate and county lieutenant.

"I am not very good at criminal cases, and I have never encountered such a big case in my life. At that time, I was stupid and at a loss!
"However, thinking about it later, I can still vaguely see some clues through those corpses," Luo Wanwan recalled with his eyes closed, "Among the 37 corpses, there are no old, weak, women or children. It's a strong man!"

Oh?
Hearing this, Xu Zun instinctively realized something.

"Although those people are dressed in sackcloth and filial piety, they look like mourners, but how could they all be strong men?" Luo Wanwan analyzed, "This is obviously unreasonable!"

"Oh?" Zhao Yu said to himself, "At the beginning, I only saw it from a distance, it seems... there really are no women and children!"

"Thirty-seven people were bloody and bloody, and their death conditions were terrible!" Luo Wanwan continued, "But I can see that most of them died from hacking with knives and axes, and even suffered arrow wounds. They should have been shot to death by arrows!"

"Oh?" Qiu Yongnian asked, "Did...were any weapons found at the scene?"

"No!" Luo Wanwan replied, "I don't see any weapons, and even the arrow wounds on the corpse are just blood holes torn open, probably taken away by the murderer, right?"

"It sounds like..." Zhao Yu analyzed, "These 37 people may not be funerals, but more like guards!"

"Yes, that's what I thought at the beginning," Luo Wanwan said, "To kill these 37 people, the murderer must not be an idle person, and he definitely came prepared and carefully planned!"

"So..." Qiu Yongnian judged, "It's not that there is nothing in the coffin, but the things inside have been snatched away by the murderer!"

"That's right," Zhao Yu was curious, "What would be in there?"

"Hmm..." Luo Wanwan frowned slightly and said, "Back then, I overheard people from the Governor's Mansion talking about this matter.

"They said, in fact, there is nothing in the iron coffin!"

"Ah?" Everyone became more and more puzzled, and hurriedly asked, "Then what is there?"

"There... um..." Luo Wanwan said with a little embarrassment, "There is feces and urine..."

(End of this chapter)