"Xiao Li, the coffin is sealed tightly. What should we do? I brought my own autopsy tools, but I don't have the tools to pry open the coffin lid."
Another police officer in charge of the autopsy showed a helpless expression and asked his companions for help.
"This - let me ask my boss first." The young policeman said, and was about to turn around to ask his boss for advice.
"Comrade Public Security, we can open the lid, but we just need to get the consent of the owner. Otherwise, we dare not open the coffin blindly."
The coffin bearer who had just come over, seeing that the public security comrades were in a difficult situation, took the initiative to recommend himself.
"That's great. Thank you for your help, fellow villager. Please wait for me." The public security comrade was extremely grateful to the kind-hearted coffin bearer and excitedly reached out to shake hands with the coffin bearer.
After shaking hands, he went to seek his boss's opinion.
He glanced at Fu Jun and Xiaomei's brother. They were both glaring at each other, and the atmosphere was becoming tense. Unsure of what was going on, he pulled his boss aside and told him what had just happened, so he was the only one who knew.
"Boss, the coffin is nailed shut. It would be difficult for us to open it with our bare hands without the help of tools."
After hearing this, the public security officer looked at his colleague in surprise and said, "How can we carry out our work now? Go ask the onlookers if anyone can help open the coffin lid."
"Yes, there is, but that person said that he needs the master's consent, otherwise he dare not take action."
"That's easy. One wants to prove his innocence, and the other wants to find the truth for the deceased. I believe they know what to do."
The public security comrade said this lightly, then turned back to ask Fu Jun and Xiao Mei's eldest brother, "Do you all agree to open the coffin?"
Xiaomei's eldest brother: "Of course, Public Security Comrade, how can you redress my sister's grievances if you don't open the coffin?"
Fu Jun was stunned for a moment, then agreed: "Of course I agree, I agree with both hands."
The public security officer was very pleased to see that both of them were so cooperative, and quickly said to the police officer next to him, "Okay, Xiao Li, go and ask the fellow to open the coffin."
Everyone gathered around the coffin, waiting for Xiaomei's body to see the light of day.
The coffin bearer found an iron rod from somewhere and a swallowtail-shaped tiger-tooth hammer, and began to laboriously pull out the iron nails on the coffin lid.
"They-they actually nailed their sister's coffin?" Xiaomei's elder brother was furious when he saw this scene and asked his younger sister beside him in a stern voice.
Xiaomei's sister lowered her head sadly and answered her brother.
"What a beast! Doesn't his conscience hurt when he does this? Xiaomei is his first wife after all, and they've shared the same bed for so many years. Even after death, he still treats her like this. What a beast! He deserves the punishment of heaven. God sees everything we do. One day, he'll pay the price for what he did today."
Xiaomei's elder brother glared at Fu Jun who was not far away, cursing to himself.
Fu Jun looked relaxed as he followed the public security comrades and kept showing his kindness and courtesy.
The coffin bearer quickly loosened all the nails on the coffin lid, and then with the help of his companions, he pried open the coffin lid with the iron rod in his hand.
The coffin lid fell to the ground with a bang, and the onlookers were so scared that they took a few steps back.
"Xiaomei..."
"Second sister..."
When Xiaomei's elder brother and sister saw the coffin lid opened, they both cried and threw themselves on the coffin, wanting to take a few more looks at their loved one.
Seeing this, Fu Jun also pretended to be angry, squeezed out two tears from his eyes, threw himself on the coffin, and cried loudly, as if he was really in great pain.
"Xiaomei! How could you be so careless! What would I do if you left me all alone? Our Fu family has been a single-line family for three generations, and we were counting on you to continue the family line! How could you be so heartless and leave this world like this! Xiaomei, Xiaomei... If it weren't for my parents, I really would have let you go..."
Fu Jun's superb acting skills, coupled with his tear-jerking words, made everyone around him sympathize with him.
Seeing him like this, Xiaomei's family was so angry that they wanted to rush up and tear his disgusting face apart.
The public security comrades were quite humane and did not perform an autopsy immediately. Instead, they asked them to take one more look at the deceased and calm down before continuing their work.
Seeing that everyone had almost finished crying, the public security comrade finally spoke, "That's enough. Don't delay our work. Let's get this cleared up soon so that the deceased can rest in peace sooner."
"Okay, okay, comrades from the police, we won't hinder you from doing your work. Please make sure to investigate carefully and don't let the murderer go unpunished." Xiaomei's elder brother and younger sister supported each other and stood aside reluctantly waiting.
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