Chapter 6 Taihe Academy
Hearing Su Yan asking about the rumors in the academy, the hall master Cheng Wenshan stroked his beard and smiled bitterly, "I have heard this rumor before, but there has never been a fire in the academy, let alone a woman's death here. Why did this rumor arise? I really don't know."
Cheng Wenshan has a kind face, is gentle and kind, and no matter who he is facing, he treats everyone equally and with sincerity.
But if you pick up the bamboo slips and book, it carries with it an imposing majesty.
The students of the academy not only get along well with him, but also respect him deep in their hearts.
No one would doubt what he said.
Even Cheng Wenshan denied it. Captain Zhao said in a frustrated tone, "It seems this is just a prank and has nothing to do with the murder."
Su Yan could only put the matter aside for the time being.
Only after the body was found did Su Yan's skills finally come into play. Although the head had not been found yet, Captain Zhao still arranged for Su Yan to go to the morgue for an autopsy.
Captain Zhao identified the suspect based on the time of death provided by Su Yan.
Several detectives carried the body to the morgue, and Su Yan walked over with the wooden box on his back.
Ordinary people like them were not allowed to ride in horse-drawn carriages. Even though the distance from Taowu Village to the county government office was not too short, Su Yan could only walk on foot.
Strangely, Qin Wanyue also followed her.
Naturally, Qin Wanyue was followed by Chu Feng, who was also frowning.
Before this, Su Yan had always had a good impression of Chu Feng.
Being humble, polite, handsome, and well-educated, it is rare to have all these qualities combined, but Chu Feng possesses them all.
But today, in front of Qin Wanyue, Chu Feng didn't even dare to talk to her actively, as if they really had some relationship.
Su Yan ignored the two of them. If they were willing to follow her, then they could follow her. At most she would just praise them a few more words.
There is absolutely no problem with her ability to flatter people!
Everything was ready at the morgue, and Su Yan burned some Atractylodes lancea and Sophora japonica around the entity.
A clerk followed behind Su Yan. During the autopsy, Su Yan had to explain the results one by one, and the clerk had to record them truthfully.
But today, there are two tails behind Su Yan.
The clerk recognized one of them as Qin Wanyue, and asked Su Yan in a low voice, "Why did they follow us? Let them leave?"
"Don't bother," Su Yan said cheerfully, "Miss Qin is a rich girl, we can't say anything, just do our job well."
After Su Yan finished speaking, he took out the wooden box and took out the bamboo tweezers.
She first removed all the debris from the body and placed them on a white handkerchief, then began to undress.
Qin Wanyue had finally gotten used to seeing corpses, but when she saw Su Yan undressing him, she gasped.
The rigor mortis of the corpse was already easing, and Su Yan moved quickly, taking off the clothes in no time. Now he could confirm that the deceased was a man.
Qin Wanyue was dumbfounded by this scene.
Take off the man's clothes...
"How can a woman do this?!" Qin Wanyue spoke in a low voice, but she could not suppress her shock, "A woman who is not yet married dares to look at a man... this, this!"
Although Chu Feng didn't like this kind of peeping behavior, when he saw Su Yan calmly examining the corpse, the corners of his lips slightly raised, as if he was appreciating a beautiful painting.
Although the autopsy scene was not beautiful no matter how you looked at it, Chu Feng just enjoyed it.
He didn't know many girls, and few of them could talk as freely as Su Yan even in front of a corpse.
Although Chu Feng did not understand the profession of a coroner, he knew that a coroner could redress the grievances of the deceased and should not be despised in any way.
Chu Feng admired Su Yan and supported her to be a coroner, but...
Chu Feng said politely: "Miss Qin, the bloody smell is too strong here, why don't we first..."
"Ah!" Qin Wanyue exclaimed, "She actually grabbed his hand and looked at the gaps between his fingernails?! What can she see?!"
Chu Feng frowned, "Miss Qin, since you can't stand it, how about we leave first?"
Qin Wanyue did not answer Chu Feng's question. She said suddenly, "If I had learned it, I wouldn't necessarily do worse than her."
Chu Feng thought she was disgusted with Su Yan, the coroner, and was about to say something when he heard Qin Wanyue continue, "I want my father to find me a teacher to learn coroner skills!"
Chu Feng: “…”
In the side room, Su Yan was doing a more detailed examination.
"The identity of the deceased is unknown. Apart from the neck, there were no other wounds or bruises on the body."
"The body was found on the back hill of the academy. She was wearing the academy's blue shirt, and there were obvious scratches on her back and skirt, proving that she had been dragged by the murderer after being killed. The sand in the scratches was the same in thickness and color as those on the back hill."
The clerk made a note and asked, "Is it the scratches made when the body was thrown away?"
Su Yan did not respond, but held the blue shirt in deep thought. After a moment, she took out the scissors and cut off two scratches on the clothes. "Although they are both scratches, and both are mixed with the mud from the back mountain, if you look closely, the degree of newness of these two scratches is different."
The clerk nodded seriously, "I see."
But in my heart I thought – only a devil could see that.
Although the clerk had doubts in his heart, he did not dare to refute Su Yan.
The last time he went to Chunxianglou, he was discovered by this girl when he came back.
Su Yan continued, "The deceased had no other injuries, which means that his 'encounter' with the murderer was relatively peaceful. Last night, the academy sent people to the back mountain to look for Mr. Yin, but no body was found at that time. The place where we found the body is not remote, it is right next to the path. I think the crime scene is likely to be in the back mountain. The murderer hid the body first, and then abandoned it after the academy searched the back mountain."
As for why the murderer did this, Su Yan had no idea.
But she knew that as long as she found the reason, she could deduce who the murderer was.
"As for the cause of death...I want to perform an autopsy."
"Again?!" The clerk took two steps back, looking at Su Yan with a mixture of admiration and fear, "Little Su girl, the old coroners didn't do autopsies very often. If Mr. Yin's relatives knew about this, they would definitely stop you. You should think twice."
Su Yan said helplessly: "But if we don't do an autopsy, we can't determine the cause of death."
"The deceased's head was chopped off, so of course he is dead!" the clerk asked, "What else can we verify?"
As the clerk finished speaking, Qin Wanyue's voice suddenly popped up, "I'm also curious, what else is there to verify?"
Su Yan looked back and saw Qin Wanyue walked in at some point.
Her face was serious and she looked somewhat dignified, but her dignified look always diminished a little when she glanced at the corpse.
The clerk was horrified. "How could you come to such a place?"
Qin Wanyue didn't want to pay attention to him, but asked Su Yan forcefully, "Tell me, what is there to test?"
Su Yan could understand that Qin Wanyue's hostility towards her was because of Chu Feng.
As for Chu Feng... Su Yan used to regard him as a friend, but today, for Qin Wanyue's sake, he actually came to suppress her. From now on, they are no longer friends.
Su Yan smiled as usual and said, "Don't you already understand?"
Qin Wanyue stammered, "Is that what you mean by life, days, and reactions? I...of course I understand, I'm just afraid that they don't understand!"
Su Yan smiled and said, "I think so too. Let me explain it to them."
Inner thought: Lie.
Qin Wanyue: “…”
She bit her lip and pretended not to hear.
Anyway, no one else can hear what Su Yan is thinking. As long as she doesn’t say it, no one will know.
…
No wonder Xiaotao and Xiaoliu were always hesitating, they clearly knew it a long time ago!
"Depending on the reaction in life, we can judge whether it is an injury before death or after death. For example, bloodstains, if it is an injury before death, the bloodstains will seep into the tissues... If it seeps into the flesh, it cannot be washed clean with water, but after death, it can be washed clean. The wounds are also different. The blood vessels at the edge of the wounds before death will contract because the person is still alive, so there will be such a reaction. But after death, there will be no such thing."
"As for why we need to find the cause of death, it is also to restore the murder process and find clues about the murderer. For example, women are weak, and if they have to kill someone, they will often use poison. For another example, if we know the cause of death, we can also find the murder weapon, which is also an important part of solving the case."
The clerk could hardly remember it all and could only write quickly with a sad face.
Qin Wanyue looked as if she had suddenly realized something, but she suddenly remembered something and immediately frowned and looked at Chu Feng behind her seriously, "Do you understand?"
Chu Feng: "..., I understand."
Qin Wanyue waved her hand and said, "If that's the case, please do an autopsy and show it to me."
"That won't do," the clerk hurriedly stopped him. "An autopsy must be approved. We must ask the county magistrate for permission. The coroner cannot perform an autopsy privately."
Qin Wanyue said impatiently: "I'm here, what are you afraid of? Check it, check it now!"
Su Yan was surprised and looked at Qin Wanyue calmly - Miss Qin suddenly became kinder.
Qin Wanyue: "..., I am doing this for justice! To uphold justice!"
I'm not speaking for her!
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