Chapter 233
Despite the intense, oppressive gaze from above, Yunxian pursed his lips, maintaining a calm and composed demeanor throughout.
"What about his family?"
"There were only his elderly parents at home. Upon learning of Lord Su's death, the old lady was so devastated that she fainted. The master was taking care of her at her bedside."
As he spoke, he frowned, a hint of reluctance appearing on his slightly haggard face.
"Lord Su was honest and loved the people. He was upright and never embezzled or accepted bribes. I never thought that after working so hard for so many years, he would be the one to bury his son."
Yunxian sighed deeply, his words filled with regret.
Duan Gan suddenly stood up, and Yun Xian stared at him in astonishment. Then he walked outside, with Chen Jinghe following closely behind.
"Sir, where are you going?"
The person in front did not answer and walked straight ahead, soon arriving at the coroner's mortuary. The coroner was dressing the corpse in new clothes when he saw the person and immediately stopped what he was doing.
He bowed and clasped his hands in greeting, saying, "Greetings, esteemed sirs."
Chen Jinghe walked over first, lifted the white cloth, revealing the pale face. Perhaps he died too quickly and did not suffer much pain, as his face was still calm and not too ferocious.
Yunxian caught up from behind, frowned deeply when he saw the corpse, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.
Duan Gan said calmly, "Take off the corpse's clothes."
The coroner looked troubled and glanced at Yun Xian beside him. “Sir, haven’t we already examined the body? Besides, the deceased should be respected. Lord Su made great contributions when he was alive. It’s not appropriate to disturb him so many times. Shouldn’t we show some respect for the dead?”
No sooner had he finished speaking than, with a whoosh, a sharp sword was drawn, and in the blink of an eye, a blade gleaming with a cold light was placed against his neck.
Chen Jinghe narrowed his eyes slightly and coldly rebuked, "Say that again if you dare. I think you want to go down and keep your Lord Su company, don't you?"
The coroner's face turned deathly pale instantly. He trembled all over with fear and said in a trembling voice, "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare, please spare my life, sir!"
He didn't know who the person in front of him was, otherwise he would never have said such disobedient words.
Upon seeing this, Yunxian remained expressionless and somewhat indifferent, though a barely perceptible hint of impatience flashed across his face. However, he could not remain silent.
"Please calm down, my lord. He just doesn't want Lord Su to be hurt anymore."
The man ignored him, walked to the side, picked up the sheepskin gloves and put them on, seemingly intending to do it himself.
Yunxian was startled and quickly said, "My lord, such a sordid matter should be left to me."
He had just taken a step forward and reached out to stop Duan Gan when Duan Gan glanced at him. Yun Xian immediately held his breath and didn't even realize he had walked right past him.
Yunxian was stunned by that fierce look in his eyes and stood there, his heart still pounding wildly until he came to his senses.
Duan Gan reached out his fingertips and lifted the collar of the clothes, looking at the naked corpse, which was unharmed except for faint lividity. At first glance, it really did seem to have died of illness.
Suddenly, I remembered that when I went to the shop to look for her that day, she was preparing a body for burial.
The corpses he saw then were exactly the same as those before him, all of whom had died suddenly from a terrible illness.
“There are cases where people die because they didn’t have time to get treatment for their illnesses, but this person definitely didn’t die from one.”
Tao Tao dared to make such a judgment after only touching the corpse twice. She looked up and smiled, "Although I am not a coroner, I have learned a few tricks because I am a funeral director."
"The fact that this person has no external injuries does not mean that he has no internal injuries. Although he has been engaged in manual labor for a long time, it is not to say that he has suffered from overwork and is beyond saving."
As she spoke, she touched the corpse's chest, bowing her head earnestly as she said, "There should have been a bruise here originally. The person who attacked used a skillful technique, shattering the heart meridian while simultaneously accelerating blood circulation, causing the bruise to disappear more quickly."
"Are you asking an ordinary, unremarkable commoner why such a powerful person would take his life? It's because he deserved it."
"Who told him to drive someone else's father to his death? He probably went bankrupt and had to hire a gangster to do it for him."
Duan Gan gazed at the corpse's chest with great interest and asked with a keen interest, "Then how do you determine if someone's heart meridian has been shattered?"
He touched it just now but didn't notice anything unusual.
"Feel this spot, see if you can feel it." Tao Tao turned the body over and pointed to the back that connected to the heart.
He reached out and touched it, describing his feelings: "Soft and warm."
"Big brother, you touched my hand." Tao Tao looked at him speechlessly.
He blinked his dark eyes, a hint of innocence in his expression. "Can't I touch it?"
She bit her lower lip, even more speechless. "Do you still want to know? If you're not interested, just stay put and don't cause trouble."
Seeing that she looked a little unhappy, he straightened his expression and reached out to touch the spot she pointed to. Sure enough, there was a dent, but the injury was too well hidden and would not be noticed unless one had been in contact with the human body for a long time.
"There is indeed a different place."
Duan Gan withdrew his hand, took off his sheepskin gloves, and threw them aside.
Yunxian looked at the corpse, then at him, and asked cautiously, "Lord Duan, is there something wrong?"
Upon hearing this, the man turned his head and gave him a half-smile.
"Didn't you say he died of illness? What could be wrong with that?"
He hesitated for a moment, then could only manage a few dry laughs. "This place is filthy, Lord Duan, why don't you go outside and talk first?"
Duan Gan gave a lazy "hmm" and then walked out the door. Chen Jinghe sheathed his sword and followed him out.
As the coroner watched their retreating figures, he completely relaxed, his legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground, unable to get up for a long time.
The people from the Privy Council didn't go to Suizhou City, but instead came to Sui County. This caused Gao Liangui's men to arrive at empty-handed, and they only found out why the people weren't there after asking around.
The eunuch had exhausted two horses and was nearly dead himself, only to find that the horse wasn't there. He was on the verge of tears, staring at the plaque of the prefectural government office and the gatekeeper.
Helpless, he asked the gatekeeper for directions to Suixian County. Before he could even take a sip of water, a whip cracked through the air, and the horse neighed and turned to gallop forward.
The doorman scratched his head in confusion, muttered something strange, and then closed the door with both hands.
The young eunuch, dressed in plain clothes, was worried that he would exhaust the horse to death again, so he stopped the horse in time when it was foaming at the mouth and let it rest for the time it takes to burn half an incense stick.
After taking a sip of water, he rushed off without stopping.
When we arrived, it was almost evening, and twilight filled the entire gray sky. As night fell, it looked strangely bloody.
Upon seeing the county magistrate's residence, he quickly tightened the reins, stopped the horse, dismounted, and ran over to knock on the tightly closed gate.
"Who is it? Coming, coming, like you're on your deathbed."
The doorman impatiently went over to open the door, and as soon as the door was opened, a figure fell straight down in front of him.
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