Chapter 71 Acting as a Coroner
"Miao Miao, you shouldn't be impulsive." Gu Yuanniang slowly explained while applying ointment to Xu Miaomiao in the house: "You took the initiative to take on this matter. What if you can't find out the truth?"
"That's right." Song Weiwei regained consciousness and looked at Xu Miaomiao and said, "Hu Chong obviously wants to shirk responsibility. If he can't find out the truth, he can blame you."
"Huh..." Xu Miaomiao sighed helplessly: "But I watched Xie Ziqi die unjustly, and I felt very upset."
"But how do we check this thing without a head and beard?" Gu Yuanniang asked.
The medicine had already been applied. Xu Miaomiao put on her clothes and looked outside: "The most urgent thing is to get the body tested to know the result."
When they heard that an autopsy was going to be performed, Song Weiwei and Gu Yuanniang just stood there in a daze.
"Miao Miao, we can't perform the autopsy, so we won't go over and trouble you." Gu Yuanniang sounded apologetic and looked at Xu Miaomiao embarrassedly.
Song Weiwei, who was standing by, was also frightened and turned pale: "I just woke up. If I fainted again after I went there, wouldn't it cause trouble for you?"
"It's okay, I can go by myself." Xu Miaomiao spoke slowly. She had never planned to take them with her on the autopsy.
"How can this be possible!" Gu Yuan's mother stepped forward anxiously: "We are worried about you going alone."
Then he gritted his teeth and was about to say that he was going, but he was interrupted by a voice.
"I'll go with you."
Following the direction of the voice, it was Xuguo.
Xu Miaomiao quickly waved her hands: "No, no, you are still young and can't go."
"You're not much older than me."
Xu Miaomiao was stunned when she heard this. She was not much older than him, but to be said so directly by this kid, didn’t she have any face?
Finally, under the strong request of Gu Yuanniang and Xuguo, Xu Miaomiao had no choice but to take him with her.
"Hey, don't cry if you get scared when you get there."
Xu Miaomiao looked at Xuguo jokingly.
The boy chuckled and looked at Xu Miaomiao with some disdain in his eyes: "Don't worry, I won't be the one crying."
As they spoke, the two arrived at the room where the body was stored.
Because the weather has been relatively cold recently, the body is still relatively well preserved.
Xu Miaomiao looked at the woman and always remembered that afternoon when she whispered to her how much a Xingshisu cost. When she thought of this, she couldn't bring herself to buy it.
After recovering from her shock, Xu Miaomiao stopped thinking about anything else and just observed the woman's body.
Xuguo was staring at her from the side, rarely even blinking, which made Xu Miaomiao feel even more creepy.
After the examination, Xu Miaomiao rushed outside and took off her veil before she breathed a sigh of relief.
"What did you see?"
Xuguo, who was standing by, folded his arms around his chest, leaned over, looked at Xu Miaomiao who was breathing heavily, and asked.
Xu Miaomiao was a little surprised that this guy was so calm even though nothing had happened, but Xu Miaomiao still told him the whole truth: "She did die of poisoning, but it was a very common poison."
"Oh?" Xu Guo propped himself up curiously and looked at Xu Miaomiao and asked, "Very common? What is it?"
"There are many rats in this area. In order to prevent rats from stealing rice, some rat poison is placed in the corners. This woman died because she ate rat poison."
Xuguo nodded thoughtfully.
"But there's one thing I don't understand." Xu Miaomiao said slowly, "This woman has many bruises on her body, even her feet have broken bones, and some are new and some are old. It's very strange."
As soon as Xu Miaomiao finished speaking, Xu Guo's expression darkened and he seemed to be thinking about something.
"Let's go to their house now."
"Now?" Xu Miaomiao asked doubtfully, looking at the late sky, and asked, "Did you find any new clues?"
Xuguo nodded slowly: "But we are not sure yet, let's go quickly."
Xu Miaomiao nodded. She didn’t know why this child always gave her a sense of security. Maybe by following him, she could really find out the reason for the woman’s death.
According to the address given by the yamen runner, the two men searched the market for a long time and finally found the house at the innermost part of the street.
“Dangdangdang—”
As Xu Miaomiao knocked on the door, the door frame became loose and the thatch on the roof also loosened a little. Xu Miaomiao was shocked, thinking that the house would collapse just by knocking on the door.
After a long time, no one responded, and Xuguo walked in.
The facilities in the house are simple and a bit shabby but clean. It seems that the owner of this house is very hardworking.
"What's this?"
Xu Miaomiao saw a special wooden stick placed aside. It was quite long and one end of it was cracked.
Xuguo glanced at it and put the stick away.
"There's a girl in this family?"
Xu Miaomiao questioned aloud.
Xuguo looked at her in confusion: "How did you know that?"
"Look." Xu Miaomiao picked up a handkerchief: "There is a rabbit on it. Married women usually don't use it. And yesterday I saw a woman holding a handkerchief with a pair of mandarin ducks on it. Rabbits are a symbol of innocence, so it must be a child's."
She once embroidered one for her second child, but who knew it would end up being a mouse.
Xuguo took the handkerchief and muttered to herself, "This handkerchief is still very new. It was made not long ago."
After taking a look, Xu Miaomiao and Xuguo prepared to leave.
"Hey, how did you get out of Madam Dong's room?"
An old man passing by saw this scene and asked curiously.
"Uncle, we came here to look for her, but we didn't see her." Xu Miaomiao responded.
"It's all retribution."
When Xuguo heard this, he stepped forward and asked, "Why do you say that, old man?"
"This Madam Dong gave birth to a girl a month ago and she died of illness. She went a little crazy and was found dead two days ago."
"Why did the old man say it was retribution?" Xu Miaomiao asked puzzled.
"This Dong Qi likes to beat his wife as soon as he gets home. Madam Dong is such a good person, but he beats her every day. We can hear her screams from next door. But this is someone else's family affair after all, so it's not easy for us to step in and stop it."
"I see." Xuguo nodded slowly and looked at the man again: "Old man, why hasn't Dong Qi returned home yet when it's almost night?"
"Alas." The old man sighed helplessly: "This Dong Qi is really a piece of shit. He is addicted to gambling and I'm afraid he's still gambling now."
The old man walked away, muttering, "Poor Mrs. Dong."
Hearing that Dong Qi beat his wife every day, Xu Miaomiao felt sad. People who commit domestic violence should never be forgiven. It was a pity that Dong Qi still pretended to be affectionate in the court. It was really disgusting.
Xu Miaomiao despised this man in her heart.
"Xuguo, have you come to any conclusion?" Xu Miaomiao asked the boy who was looking down at him. She had no clue anyway. One day had passed in the three days, and she suddenly regretted her original decision.
(End of this chapter)
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