As a sweetheart in the palm of your hand

Chapter 23

In this way, the four of them walked quickly to the mass grave in two fronts and two backs.After getting off the bridge, Fang Wu's brows frowned automatically. This mass grave is low-lying and has been attacked by water all year round. The ground is full of mud and rocks.

Fang Wu supported Ji Xuan and stepped in, maybe even she didn't notice that the shoes under her feet had lost their original color.

The only sound in the air was the screeching of soles stepping on stones, and no one knew what the other party was thinking.

About a cup of tea after walking inside, Fang Wu saw the corpse.

A huge horse lay across the corpse, so that only two bare feet were exposed from the corpse.

These two feet clearly told everyone that the corpse had nothing to do with the government.

The corpses placed in mass graves by the government have a wristband embedded in the bone on the ankle, which can be seen at a glance, but this corpse does not.

Even if it was only a dozen steps away from the place where the government put the corpse, it would not have been dropped by the government.

Several yamen servants moved the horse away, Ji Xuan squatted on the ground, and began to check the corpse.

"Is this rotten leaf?" Fang Wu asked while watching Ji Xuan squatting on the ground, taking off one piece of clothing from the corpse.

Fang Wu's voice was not loud, she didn't know if Ji Xuan was thinking about something at this moment.

Saying that, Fang Wu moved his eyes away from the corpse, and went to look at Ji Xuan.

He was half kneeling on the ground with a serious expression, and that side face made people want to look at him uncontrollably.

He was wearing a pair of nylon gloves, and his movements were slow and delicate. When he heard Fang Wu's question, he just hummed with his nose.

Bai An and Zhang Xuan were talking about something not far away, but they couldn't hear clearly from a distance, probably because they wanted to give Ji Xuan a quiet environment.

"Master, this is a bit strange. There is no village nearby. How could there be rotten leaves? Could it be brought along on the way to transport the corpse?" Seeing that Ji Xuan didn't mind her interruption, Fang Wu said this. The sentence followed and asked quickly.

"It's probably brought out from the soil of Zhouxue County. This soil is commonly used by the people in the county to grow vegetables." Zhang Xuan also walked over at this time, glanced at the leaf and said,
"This corpse was raised out of the soil. It probably died of tuberculosis for about half a month." Ji Xuan nodded, stood up and said with unclear emotion.

"Are you sure? It's not murder?" Zhang Xuan asked back, looking very anxious, as if he was looking for another job.

"If you don't like to believe me, go find Wuzuo yourself." Ji Xuan retorted sharply.At this time, is it time to doubt his skills?

Zhang Xuan saw that Ji Xuan was about to put down the pick, and hurriedly said: "Believe, believe, I will definitely believe what you say."

"I'm not planning to leave. It's the corpse that died of illness. The yamen has a rule that no autopsy can be performed without the consent of the family members. We can only further determine the cause of death." Ji Xuan knew that Zhang Xuan had misunderstood him. Someone.

His tone was very cold, and he took two steps back after putting the bloody silk cloth on the tweezers into the box and handing it to Zhang Xuan.

Fang Wu followed the voice and looked over. He was wearing a turquoise robe today. He took off his gloves little by little with his eyes squinted. His movements were very slow. Even a simple thing made people feel very interesting, just like the green , adding a bit of swagger to the whole lazy body.

It is very inconsistent with the half-picked corpse lying on the ground.

There was a little bit of turbulence on the neck of the corpse.Fang Wu sighed and took the silk cloth from Zhang Xuan's hand and looked at it seriously.

"Assuming that the corpse came out of the soil in Zhouxue County, how can we get here without going through the city gate? Can a horse dissect it?" Fang Wu unfolded the juan cloth and looked inside and out.

It looked like the silk cloth had been used many times, and it turned white after washing, and phlegm stains could still be seen vaguely.

"No, you need a document signed by an official of rank three or higher." Ji Xuan shook her head.

"From Day Tao County, just go straight west from Day Tao County." Zhang Xuan said indifferently.

Because it has just belonged to Zhoushan, and it is not far from the mass graves, the land in both places is fertile and suitable for planting, and there is no government fortification for a while, so it is most likely to go here.

"My lord." Before Fang Wu had time to say anything, a yamen servant ran in. The man was in a hurry, and he could tell from the direction that he was coming from the city gate.

"The brothers who changed defense at the city gate said that they didn't see a single horse entering the city, and Mr. He from Zhoushan Mansion said that he will leave tomorrow, so I will trouble you two adults with the matter here." Seeing Ji Xuan, the man gave him a look and said. .

Several people looked at each other speechlessly, they all understood that the corpse probably came from Ritao County.

Ji Xuan told the man to go back, looked at Bai An again and said, "I found a painter to draw the portrait, and checked the household registration book to see who this person is." Ji Xuan said, spreading his palms and facing the corpse.

Hearing this, Zhang Xuan scratched his head and said, "Check it out from the vegetable dealers, you should believe in Su." There are a lot of peaches and some vegetables in Ritao Village, which are very fresh, so some vegetable vendors buy them here and there. The rich family on the Baihebi hill that has been booked in advance earns some price difference.

"Why didn't you say it just now?" Fang Wu frowned, didn't this person know.

"You didn't ask Young Master." Zhang Xuan sneered and gave Fang Wu a nod.

Ji Xuan glared at Fang Wu, then nodded at Bai An and said, "Well, follow his orders."

Bai An hurriedly left the mass grave with a few yamen servants with the corpse and the horse.

The ground of the mass grave was immediately marked with a lot of powder, and the three of them stood a little further away.

"Who else is in this vegetable vendor's family?" Ji Xuan asked.

"I don't know either. Don't you think I'm not sure about his last name?" Zhang Xuan said impatiently.

"How about we go to the village along this road?" Fang Wu looked at the two people who were a bit tense, and suggested cautiously.

Seeing the two nodding, Fang Wu went forward.Ji Xuan and Zhang Xuan followed in a leisurely manner.

"It seems that Zhoushan doesn't take this matter very seriously." Ji Xuan stared at Fang Wu's shallow footprints and said.

After walking a few steps, Ji Xuan sighed.It won't be long before they can intervene in such a matter.

For such a major event as the death of a horse, the imperial court will definitely send third-rank or third-rank officials to investigate.

But how can such an official announcement come to investigate the case without subordinate officials.If they bring subordinate officials, they will not use local people, so they can't find out if they have done it, but they can find out that they are making wedding dresses for others.

There is nothing they can do to crush people to death at the top of the official ranks, not to mention that they are already in trouble.

"Isn't it because you're tired and don't like it? In my opinion, it's better to just stay away from it. Once this matter breaks out, we won't be able to make decisions!" Zhang Xuan said calmly.

"Go for a try." Ji Xuan took half a step forward, laying in front of Zhang Xuan, and said sharply.

"Don't dare, I mean them. You misunderstood." Zhang Xuan hastily pulled Ji Xuan and said flatteringly.

If he dares to put down the stall today, Ji Xuan will tell him to leave tomorrow, even though Ji Xuan's colleagues are only half as good as Zhang Xuan's.

Ji Xuan shook off her robe, then grabbed Zhang Xuan and continued to move forward.

　Meow ~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)