Chapter 95 Case

Chu Jinnian reached out and swung the mast at the stern, allowing the boat to move forward a little, then exerted force with his hand and pulled up the fishing line.

There was a dead body at the end of the fishhook.

Judging from the fact that the clothes on his body were covered with a layer of green moss and the body had already rotted, he had been dead for some time.

Chu Jinnian's brows suddenly furrowed.

"Young Master." Someone was asked to take care of Chu Jinzhou in the boat. Ning Feng came out and was shocked when he saw the thing: "This is..."

“No wonder there are so many carp around here.”

Chu Jinnian threw the fishing rod aside and clapped his hands: "Deal with the things, dock the boat at the shore, and send someone to send Jinzhou back first."

"Send someone to the county government office to report to the officials and ask them to come and take a look at what's going on."

"Yes." Ning Feng agreed and hurriedly did what Chu Jinnian instructed.

Chu Jinnian's frown deepened. ——The sun was hot, and there was a slight sense of heat. If you walk under the sun, you will inevitably sweat, not to mention running under the sun like Xu Zhengping.

Grabbing the front hem of his heavy official uniform with one hand, Xu Zhengping stepped down from the carriage and trotted forward, sweat beading his back and forehead.

Besides the heat, there is also fear.

In the past two days, two major events have occurred in the county, which has always been peaceful.

And every time, Lord Chu would send people to remind them.

In this case, I am afraid that in the eyes of Lord Chu, his diligent county magistrate is a foolish official who simply ignores the situation below and only knows how to spend his days in debauchery.

The more Xu Zhengping thought about it, the more scared he became. He quickened his pace and trotted to Chu Jinnian before kneeling down and saying, "I greet Lord Chu."

"Master Xu, please stand up." Chu Jinnian handed the teacup in his hand to Ning Feng, who was standing beside him, and said, "Master Xu has arrived a cup of tea earlier than expected."

"I rushed here as soon as I received the news..."

Xu Zhengping was halfway through his words when he realized that Chu Jinnian seemed very dissatisfied with him. He added in an embarrassed tone, "I have brought the coroner here. I wonder where the body that Lord Chu mentioned is now."

"I have already had the body fished out and I have also had someone look at it."

Chu Jinnian said, "This person is an adult male, estimated to be around 25 or 26 years old, six feet tall. Judging from the degree of decay of the body, he has been dead for more than half a month. There is nothing on his body that can prove his identity, and his face has been destroyed, so he cannot be recognized."

"The deceased was tied with heavy objects and thrown into the lake. The cause of death was drowning. There was a trauma on the back of the head. Judging from his appearance, he was probably hit by someone, and then stones were tied to his body and thrown into the lake. It is obvious that he was knocked unconscious first, then transported here and drowned in the lake."

"Let's check first to see if there are any missing people recently and confirm their identities."

"The deceased was wearing ordinary clothes and had a patch on his shoulder. I think he often carried heavy objects on his shoulders. We might as well check among the peddlers who hawk goods along the street or the coolies who often carry heavy objects."

"Yes, I obey your command."

Xu Zhengping hurriedly agreed, but he was secretly amazed in his heart.

When I was jogging here just now, I secretly glanced at the appearance of this Lord Chu.

He is young, handsome, and elegantly dressed. His every move and gesture makes him look like a banished immortal who is detached from the world.

I thought he was just relying on his family background to get a title in the Ministry of Justice to gild his reputation, but from his conversation just now, it seems that this Lord Chu is not completely ignorant about investigating cases.

He even looked quite knowledgeable.

Xu Zhengping did not dare to be negligent in the slightest and hurriedly ordered Ding Gaochang and the yamen runners in the county town to investigate the situation and post notices.

He bowed to Chu Jinnian again and said, "I'm sorry to have frightened Lord Chu. This is my fault. I will do my best to track down the real culprit as soon as possible."

"Master Xu, you are joking. I have been in the Ministry of Justice for a long time and have seen many major cases. I have also seen countless people who died in various tragic ways. It is just a rotten corpse that was drowned. It is nothing."

Chu Jinnian spoke in a lukewarm tone.

Xu Zhengping smiled awkwardly again.

In my heart, I really wanted to slap myself a few times.

What he said was frightened. Isn't this a disguised way of saying that he is young and unlearned? "Yes, what Lord Chu said is absolutely right."

Xu Zhengping lowered his head even more, not even bothering to wipe the sweat off his forehead, and said, "Master Chu, the weather is hot right now, and the body should not stay here for too long. I will order someone to move the body to the county government morgue and investigate the case in detail."

"Yes." Chu Jinnian responded, and then said: "I'll leave this case to Lord Xu. I hope Lord Xu can find out the cause as soon as possible and get a result as soon as possible."

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"I have already asked for leave in the capital and have been here all this time. If you have any problems with the investigation, you can come and ask me for advice."

There was another layer of sweat on Xu Zhengping's forehead.

They said that he could ask for advice, but what they actually meant was that they wanted him to report the status of the investigation at all times and to urge him to solve the case as soon as possible.

The entire county is so large and the population is so large that it is not easy to find out the identity of a person who has changed beyond recognition.

What's more, the body was found in Cuiwei Lake, but the man might not be from this county. He might have dumped the body thousands of miles away or might have passed by here and decided to kill on a whim. If we investigate, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Originally, it would be fine to investigate slowly. After all, there are cases that never have a result every year. But now that Chu Jinnian said this, it means that this case must be investigated thoroughly, and it must be investigated as soon as possible.

"Yes, I would like to thank you, Lord Chu, for not thinking that I am stupid. If there is anything I don't understand, I will ask you for your advice."

Xu Zhengping responded with fear and trepidation, and then hurriedly arranged for others to transport the body back.

After a busy period, when all the things that needed to be explained were handed down and the work that needed to be done started, Xu Zhengping had to hurry back to the county government to handle official business.

Although he seems to be an insignificant official, he has to take care of household registration, taxes, cases... and all kinds of problems that may arise at any time. Xu Zhengping is very busy on weekdays.

But he saw that Chu Jinnian didn't seem to have any intention of leaving.

After hesitating for a moment, Xu Zhengping mustered up his courage and saluted, "Sir Chu, I am your humble servant..."

"Sir Xu, please go and do your work first. I think the scenery here is very beautiful and I would like to stay for a while. Sir Xu, don't mind it." Chu Jinnian raised his hand and said.

He didn’t know if it was an illusion, but Xu Zhengping felt that Chu Jinnian’s voice was a little warmer than before.

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