The autopsy required light, so the villagers carried all the oil lamps, candles and other items in their homes to a temporary tent.
It was bright inside, and Jiang Yuzhu saw it clearly. She dismissed the others and only left Hong Jin as her helper.
"The rigor mortis hasn't subsided yet. The time of death is less than twelve hours."
Jiang Yuzhu observed Miss Xu's fingernails and found a ball of flesh and blood inside. It must be that she had used all her strength to scratch the other person during the struggle.
"Madam, look..."
Hong Jin helped Miss Xu take off her clothes. As a woman, Hong Jin didn't even have the courage to look.
Miss Xu's face was intact, but her body was covered with purple scars of varying sizes, and there were still traces of rope stuck in her flesh.
"You beast! You're still slandering Miss Xu by saying she volunteered..."
Hong Jin bowed to Miss Xu and said, "You are a good girl. With my wife here, she will definitely uphold justice for you. You can go in peace. In your next life, find a good family and learn martial arts first to kill those beasts!"
Hong Jin felt extremely heavy-hearted. After a moment of calming down, she asked, "Madam, what was the cause of Miss Xu's death?"
The skin injuries are not fatal. Looking at Miss Xu's face, there are no marks of strangulation on her neck, and it doesn't look like she was strangled to death.
"I'm not sure. We need an autopsy, but she..."
Jiang Yuzhu closed her eyes, revealing a look of heartache and pity. "It is certain that Miss Xu was raped. Not only that, those criminals also used instruments."
The best evidence is that Miss Xu had multiple lacerations on her lower body and a foreign object inside.
Inside the tent, only a thin layer of light remained from some of the oil lamps, and the light was slightly dimmer than before.
Jiang Yuzhu decided to perform an autopsy on Miss Xu to find out the cause of death.
After half an hour, Jiang Yuzhu came out of the tent. Liu Tiejiang and the others immediately went to greet her and asked, "Mrs. Xie, Miss Xu..."
Old man Xu has slowly woken up and is waiting to know the cause of his daughter's death.
Everyone knew that it could not be the unexpected emergency that Manager Cao had mentioned.
Jiang Yuzhu pondered for a moment and then spoke softly, "Miss Xu died of peritoneal hemorrhage caused by a ruptured corpus luteum. It was homicide, and exactly as you suspected, she was raped and tortured before her death."
After getting a positive answer, Liu the blacksmith could no longer hold back and squatted on the ground, covering his face and crying bitterly.
They clearly knew that Miss Xu's death was related to Shi You, and that she had suffered a lot of injustice, but they could not do anything for Miss Xu. They felt ashamed of themselves!
"Please rest assured, folks. I will take care of everything. Where there is purity in this world, there is also filth. I will punish evil and promote good, and serve the people. No matter where I sit, my original intention will remain unchanged."
Jiang Yuzhu comforted people for a long time but saw no response. Xie Zhao's few words had the power to inspire people, and the people united and cheered up.
In the middle of the night, the sound of horse hooves was heard at the entrance of Zhaijia Village, followed by flames shooting into the sky.
The yamen runners and Cao's minions gathered together, coming with torches in their hands.
Magistrate Cao showed up with his brother-in-law Shi You, looking like a smiling tiger. He said hypocritically, "Is Old Man Xu here?"
Miss Xu's body was taken away, and County Magistrate Cao was furious.
After returning to the yamen and reflecting on the situation, he thought that blindly suppressing the people might trigger a rebellious mentality among the people, and those who were poor and barefoot were not afraid of those who wore shoes.
Manager Cao came up with an idea and decided to use silver as a stepping stone to disintegrate from within.
"Here is one thousand taels of silver, enough for Old Man Xu to sell tofu for two lifetimes. As long as you obediently hand over Miss Xu's body, the silver will be your retirement money!"
If she continues to resist stubbornly, Miss Xu will never be resurrected. How can justice and right be more important than being alive?
Old man Xu should just take the silver and get out of Ruyang. Let’s make a big thing small and pretend it never happened.
Magistrate Cao said disdainfully, "You're making such a fuss, isn't it just to get more money?"
"you……"
Old man Xu was beaten and was still very weak. He had been holding on after learning the cause of his daughter's death, but was provoked by County Magistrate Cao, rolled his eyes and fainted again.
Magistrate Cao passed by Old Man Xu and began to tempt the villagers of Zhaijia Village, saying, "Tomorrow morning is the date the government and Zhaijia Village have agreed to relocate. If you assist me in handing over Miss Xu's body, we can discuss the relocation. Furthermore, I will also provide a portion of the compensation."
Old Man Zhai snorted coldly without a second thought, "Master Cao, the government wants to blast the mountain to clear the way, leaving the Zhai family no time to move the ancestral graves. The descendants of the Zhai family have already let their ancestors down. If they really help to do evil, then the coffins of our ancestors will not be able to cover themselves!"
Old Man Zhai admitted that the conditions proposed by County Magistrate Cao were exactly what Zhaijia Village needed most at the moment, but they were human beings, not animals!
After learning the cause of Miss Xu's death, everyone wanted to do their part.
Every word that the dog official says is bullshit!
Thanks to Lord Xie’s example, the people of Zhaijia Village know that there are such fair and just officials in this world!
"Oh, you're all strong? You're so tough! Who gave you the confidence?"
Magistrate Cao was still very arrogant as he had not yet received the news that the imperial envoy had arrived at Zhaijia Village.
"Since you won't take the soft approach, then take the hard approach. I bet you won't cry until you see the coffin!"
Before going out tonight, County Magistrate Cao made two preparations.
When persuasion failed, he ordered his men, "Come here, pour tung oil!"
It would be troublesome to take the body back, so it would be better to solve the problem on the spot.
After Magistrate Cao finished speaking, he couldn't help but scold Shi You, "Look at what you've done. Do you still expect me to clean up your mess in the future?"
If it hadn't happened, how could these ordinary people, who usually wouldn't dare to even fart, have the guts to rebel? They were all as obedient as quails.
Magistrate Cao had been in charge of Ruyang for many years, and this was the first time he had to fight against the people to seize the corpse.
Shi You chuckled and said flatteringly, "Brother-in-law, just this once. I'll learn my lesson and won't play such a fierce game again!"
As long as you have money, you can get any kind of woman!
Shi You was rejected by Miss Xu many times, and he didn't know why he had such feelings for her and didn't handle the aftermath properly.
Otherwise, he could just pretend to be ignorant and wait for Miss Xu to disappear so that no one would expose the truth.
A team of hundreds of people surrounded Zhaijia Village with ill intentions.
The people spontaneously gathered around the tent, gritting their teeth and refusing to give in.
Xie Zhao's sharp gaze fell on Magistrate Cao, and his voice was cold: "Cao Lian?"
"You, who are you?"
Being called by his name, Magistrate Cao looked around and became suspicious.
The man in front of him had an outstanding appearance, dressed in casual clothes, with an indifferent expression, as if he didn't care at all about the siege of hundreds of people. However, the majesty he exuded was the aura of a superior, and even County Magistrate Cao couldn't help but feel awe.
Xie Zhaoru stood high up, looking down at an insignificant person, and said coldly, "You, are not qualified to know."
The flare rose into the air and exploded in the air, making a crisp sound.
Afterwards, a team of thousands of people appeared from all directions and surrounded the hundred or so people brought by County Magistrate Cao.
Magistrate Cao's legs went weak and he fell to his knees, saying absentmindedly, "The imperial envoy is here?"
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