Chapter 15: Finding a Substitute
After leaving the county jail, Lin Xiaoyue went straight to the mass grave, where she needed to find a female corpse of similar size to her.
Because she was also present when He Yuan made trouble in Huichun Hall. If the county magistrate wanted to hold a trial, they would definitely ask her to testify. In order to completely cut off ties with He Yuan, choosing to escape death was the best way.
There was no mass grave in Furong Town. Lin Xiaoyue didn't see a place with a very gloomy aura until she was about to reach the next town, Dongyuan Town.
Although she didn't understand why Dongyuan Town would agree to dump corpses like this, she could look for the female corpse here with peace of mind. Furong Town was so far away from here, and the place was deserted with no one in sight, so she didn't have to worry about being seen.
Time was urgent, so she took off her coat and took out a new one from her bag. The new clothes were a long skirt. In order to facilitate movement, Lin Xiaoyue lifted the hem of her skirt and tied a knot, then rolled up her sleeves to the highest point, and finally took out two balls of cotton from the space to plug her nose. The stench of corpses here was really too strong!
Finding a female corpse is not easy. There are coroners in the government office, so she not only has to find someone with a similar body shape, but also someone who has not been dead for too long, because the coroner can roughly identify it by looking at the corpse spots.
But the female corpse thrown above was fresher, but the size was far inferior. It would take too long to search further down. After picking and choosing for a while, she was almost vomiting from the smell here, but there was no female corpse that satisfied her.
Just when she was at a loss, she heard the voices of several men in the distance, and she quickly found a corner to hide.
The leader was a short man wearing a dark green brocade robe with a golden belt around his fat waist. When he was about to reach the mass grave, he stopped and gave orders to several men in coarse clothes.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry up, throw it out and get out! Mother Hua is still waiting for us to find a new girl for her!"
These men in coarse clothes should be servants. They responded with their heads down and did not stop the whole time. They walked all the way to the mass grave, threw the people there casually, and ran out in a hurry.
After the short man and his servant disappeared from view, Lin Xiaoyue came out from the hidden corner to check the new corpse.
The body that had just been thrown away was that of a woman. Her face was disfigured, and her original appearance was unrecognizable, but judging by the skin, she must have been a young woman. The short man's mention of "Hua Mama" made her sound like a brothel madam, suggesting this woman may have been a brothel owner.
Most of the girls in the brothel were tortured to death. Lin Xiaoyue carefully examined the woman's body and found many deep and shallow wounds, which was very distressing to see.
What kind of scumbag did he encounter to be so cruel!
Lin Xiaoyue sighed and recombed the woman's hair while muttering to herself: "Girl, this is it. Help me get out of this situation. I will come here often to burn paper money for you. You can rest assured to be reborn in the underworld. You will definitely be born into a good family in your next life and live a happy life."
After combing her hair, in order to make the dead woman look more like she had been robbed, she tore her own clothes into pieces before putting them on the woman, and then placed a few coins and a torn bundle next to the woman, so that it would look more like what the bandits had left behind when they fled in a hurry.
After doing all this, she brushed off the dirt on her hands, tidied her clothes and prepared to go to Dongyuan Town.
She went to Dongyuan Town to buy some clothes, because the clothes and bags she brought with her were left at the mass grave. Now the only thing left was the one she was wearing that she brought from the palace. She wanted to change this one as well, then disguise herself and go back to Furong Town to see if He Yuan was dead.
Before entering the town, she returned to the space and re-combed her hair into a different bun, then took out a complete set of modern cosmetics, used foundation to turn her originally fair skin into dark yellow, and used an eyebrow pencil to thicken her eyebrows. Then she used highlighter on her face to change her original face shape.
After putting on makeup, she stood in front of the mirror and was very satisfied. Now she is a yellow-skinned girl with thick eyebrows, flat nose and round face, which is completely different from her original appearance!
Entering Dongyuan Town, Lin Xiaoyue was almost shocked by the scene in front of her. Dongyuan Town was far different from Furong Town. It was very depressed. Not only were there few shops, but there were also very few people setting up stalls. So Lin Xiaoyue had nothing to choose from. When she saw a ready-made clothing store, she walked in.
This clothing store had very few styles. She looked around and asked the owner, "Boss, are these the only clothes you have? Do you have any other styles?"
The shop owner knew Lin Xiaoyue was well-off when he saw her clothes. He smiled and said, "You're not from here, are you? Dongyuan Town is well-known for being poor, so no one buys your clothes."
Lin Xiaoyue was somewhat helpless and had to choose a yellow dress. "Boss, can you give me this one? Do you have a place to change clothes here? My clothes are too dirty."
The shop owner did see a few stains on Lin Xiaoyue's body. Those were actually the mud that Lin Xiaoyue had deliberately gotten on her body while walking on the road. After taking off her clothes, the shop owner pointed to the curtain beside her and said, "You can change clothes there."
Lin Xiaoyue took the clothes and turned to go into the compartment. Although the fabric was a bit rough and the workmanship was not very fine, it was a good fit. She walked out with satisfaction wearing her new clothes. "Boss, can you pack up the blue one for me too? How much is it in total?"
The shop owner packed the clothes and handed them to Lin Xiaoyue, saying, "A total of one hundred coins."
Lin Xiaoyue took out a piece of silver and asked, "Boss, why are you so poor here?"
The shop owner gave Lin Xiaoyue the change and said angrily, "Our Dongyuan Town wasn't originally like this. It was only because there was a bandit mountain next to it that bandits often came to rob people. As a result, those who had some means moved away, leaving only the poor families."
"Those bandits not only rob money, but also girls. Any girl with a bit of beauty will be dragged to the bandit mountain to serve the mountain king. As a result, the men in the town can't find wives now."
Lin Xiaoyue felt a little sympathy for the people here. No wonder there was a mass grave nearby. Dongyuan Town was so poor that no one dared to come and bully them!
She frowned and asked, "Boss, won't the government take care of it?"
The shop owner sighed deeply and said helplessly, "Of course I can, but those bandits are even more powerful. They even robbed the county government office. The county magistrate had no choice but to turn a blind eye to save his own life!"
Lin Xiaoyue nodded and put the change away. "Boss, I need to continue on my journey. Can you tell me where that bandit mountain is?"
The shop owner pointed to the north and said, "You'll see it if you walk north out of the city. Girl, be sure to avoid it. If you see a beggar called Hua Mama saying hello to you, be careful. She's the one who tricks girls into going to Bandit Mountain!"
Lin Xiaoyue suddenly remembered that the short man at the mass grave was also talking about Hua Mama. It turned out that the dead girl was tortured to death by the bandits on the mountain!
"Thank you, boss! I'll be leaving now!"
After saying goodbye to the owner of the clothing store, Lin Xiaoyue went straight to Furong Town. She had been away for such a long time, and she didn't know whether the county magistrate had interrogated He Yuan.
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