Chapter 68: A Good Son Raised by Others
Zhong Maoqing was in his office, looking through several recent files.
Chang Yunxiao pushed the door open and walked in. He had already learned about Ding Wangyuan's case.
The deceased in this case was a silk merchant in Jiangzhou City named Zhang Jincheng.
Ding Wangyuan was the chief clerk of the government office at that time. He happened to be near Zhang Jincheng's house on official business that day. He heard a commotion at Zhang Jincheng's house, so he went to check it out.
It was already very late at night, the door of Zhang Jincheng's house was open, and it was pitch black inside and impossible to see clearly.
After Ding Wangyuan walked in, he could barely see in the dim moonlight that Zhang Jincheng was lying on the ground with a dagger stuck in his chest.
Ding Wangyuan left Zhang's house at that time and planned to go to the government office to report the case. However, as soon as he went out, he ran into Zhang Jincheng's neighbor.
When the neighbors saw him hurriedly leaving the Zhang family's gate with blood on his body, they immediately shouted that he was a murderer.
When the constables arrived to check, there was no trace of anyone at the crime scene except the footprints of Ding Wangyuan and Zhang Jincheng's family.
That night, Zhang Jincheng's wife took their daughter back to her parents' home.
In addition, Ding Wangyuan's family was of average condition, and he had indeed had an argument with Zhang Jincheng over the purchase of silk.
As a result, Ding Wangyuan was in a situation where he could not defend himself. He had always insisted that he was innocent, but despite the "conclusive" evidence, he was still convicted of murder and thrown into prison.
"They are all suspicious points." Chang Yunxiao pushed the file in front of Zhong Maoqing.
The clerk who was in charge of the files caught up with him, panting.
"Chang Yunxiao! Give me--Zhong, Zhong Sicheng?"
Zhong Maoqing waved his hand and let him go.
Then he took the file and started flipping through it.
The more Zhong Maoqing read, the tighter his brows furrowed, and he turned back to look at the date of the case.
How come such a simple case has been delayed for two years and still not resolved?
Chang Yunxiao hesitated for a moment before pulling out the autopsy report from the file.
The autopsy report was only two thin pages. Chang Yunxiao pointed out the places that were perfunctory and non-compliant.
After traveling through time, the first thing he did when he arrived at Longchang Academy was to collect the classics related to the judicial system of this era, which he had already studied thoroughly.
When Chang Yunxiao turned to the second page and revealed the name of the coroner who issued the autopsy report, Zhong Maoqing was visibly stunned.
Zhang the coroner? Isn't this Chang Yunxiao's adoptive father?
Good boy, this is a case of sacrificing one’s own family for the sake of justice!
Chang Yunxiao cleared his cough unnaturally at this time, "Let me investigate this case."
Zhong Maoqing narrowed his eyes and looked at him for a while.
Although the boy he brought back was only a teenager, even with Zhong Maoqing's eyes that had seen countless people, he sometimes couldn't see through what he was thinking.
For example, why did he bring up this case for no apparent reason?
However, one should trust the people he employs, and the hidden paranoia in this kid makes Zhong Maoqing like him from the bottom of his heart.
"Then go ahead." Zhong Maoqing reminded him calmly, "Our Dali Temple badge is valuable, don't lose it."
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Coroner Zhang had just finished examining a corpse and his face was paler than the corpse itself.
He walked out of the charity cemetery with a smile on his face, reported the condition of the body to the captain of the village who was waiting outside, and then stretched out his hand, waiting for something.
"Okay, Lao Zhang, you've worked hard. Well... the government office is short of funds recently, you know." Captain Zhuang said as he took out a few copper coins from his pocket and threw them over.
This amount of money was far from enough to cover the coroner's remuneration stipulated by the government.
"I understand, I understand. We are all serving the government!"
As soon as Captain Zhuang turned around, the smiling face of Coroner Zhang disappeared as if it had changed.
He curled his lips and made a "tsk" sound with his mouth.
You bastards, if I didn’t have a way to make money, I would have been cheated to death by you!
When my eldest son comes back from the Dali Temple, I will make sure you are in big trouble!
Thinking of Chang Yunxiao, a faint sadness welled up in Zhang's heart.
This child has been gone for several months, how come he doesn't even reply to my letter?
When he looked up, he saw that Captain Zhuang and his men, who had just left, had returned.
Captain Zhuang said with a smile: "Lao Zhang, we changed shifts today and are going to drink, but we didn't bring enough money.
"Would you like to borrow those few copper coins from me?"
He said it politely, but Coroner Zhang knew that if he didn't lend it, he would be in trouble.
But why?
Even if he is a low-class coroner, he can't let anyone ride on his neck and shit on him.
Seeing that Zhang the coroner did not move, Captain Zhuang's smile faded and he said sarcastically:
"It's just a few copper coins, isn't it? Look at you being so stingy!
Lao Zhang, I don’t mean to criticize you, but if you work as a coroner all your life, you will just be a coroner.”
Coroner Zhang was so angry that his teeth were itching and he clenched his fists.
I was thinking about having a fight and whether anyone could take me to the hospital later.
At this time, the sound of horse hooves came from far away.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and found the figure on the horse looked familiar. It was Chang Yunxiao.
Coroner Zhang's eyes immediately lit up, and he jumped, waved his hands and shouted "Son".
After so much anticipation, it’s finally here.
Chang Yunxiao, who was wearing casual clothes, got off his horse and walked towards them.
When Coroner Zhang saw his son, he immediately went to greet him. However, he had only taken two steps when Captain Zhuang stopped him with a knife.
He acted as if you couldn't leave unless you paid.
Chang Yunxiao had already walked over, glanced at them, and said coldly:
"Get out of the way."
Captain Zhuang didn't even bother to look at him.
A wild child who was picked up dares to speak to the police officer in such a tone?
"If you don't want to die, get out of here!"
Seeing that he was in the way, Captain Zhuang wanted to kick him.
Unexpectedly, Chang Yunxiao dodged it easily and fell flat on the ground!
"Hey you little bastard—"
Captain Zhuang was furious. Just as he stood up and was about to take action, a shiny badge was almost pressed against his face.
Captain Zhuang looked as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head.
No matter how uneducated he was, he still knew the three words "Dali Temple".
When did this kid... sneak into the Dali Temple! ?
He has been a captain of police for so many years, and it's okay that he is very powerful in Jiangzhou City, but in front of the Dali Temple, what is a mere captain of police like him?
"Since we are on a mission, then..." Captain Zhuang lost his dignity and wanted to retreat with his men.
"Stay here." Chang Yunxiao glanced at him coldly.
"Hey, son..."
Coroner Zhang came up and pulled Chang Yunxiao to say a few more words, but the other party suddenly took a step back.
Chang Yunxiao took out a document from his arms and read:
"It has been verified that the coroner Zhang Miaoshui repeatedly accepted bribes and neglected his duties while in the government office. Effective immediately, he will be dismissed from his position as a coroner and will never be employed again. He will also be given 20 strokes of the cane as a punishment!"
Coroner Zhang's face suddenly turned pale and his legs went weak.
The first reaction was, is this still his biological son?
Then I thought, it’s not true.
How can you be such an ungrateful person!
"Mr. Zhang, you have raised a good son for others for so many years!
Ha ha ha ha--! "
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