Su Ruojin replied, "Your Excellency, I will have my maid examine her. She has a medical license and is qualified to perform autopsies."
Huang Tongpan's eyes flashed with impatience. This Zhao Ruojin was really annoying. The coroner of the prefectural government had already examined the body, so why did she need to examine it again? It was really unnecessary.
On the way here, Judge Huang had already warned the coroner that he should keep in mind what he should and shouldn't say.
The old coroner had been working as a coroner in the government office since he was a teenager, following his master. Although he didn't know the truth about some things, he could guess some of them in his heart.
After being warned by Judge Huang, he became even more uneasy. His master had once told him that although the position of coroner was often looked down upon, it was the last possibility for the deceased to seek justice.
If coroners also lie, there will be countless wronged souls in this world.
The old coroner was filled with anxiety. How could he balance his master's teachings with the threats from Judge Huang?
Now that the autopsies were completed, the old coroner breathed a sigh of relief. Each of these people had indeed died from a fall, and the causes of death were different, consistent with the way the Xu family had died after offending the water god. He no longer needed to lie.
When the Xu family requested that their own people perform an autopsy, the old coroner didn't have much of an opinion. He even hoped that others could also perform the autopsy to prove that he wasn't lying.
“Miss Zhao, the coroner has already examined the body, so there’s no need to go through the trouble of doing it again. Besides, would a young girl even know how to perform an autopsy?”
Judge Huang looked at Yan Luo with some disdain. He thought to himself, "This delicate little girl might be scared to tears by the rotting corpses later."
Yan Luo, wearing a veil just like Su Ruojin, stepped forward and asked, "What, does Magistrate Huang have something to hide and dare not let me examine him?"
Rejected by Yan Luo's rebuke, Magistrate Huang lost face. He flung his sleeves, walked to the side, and sat down on a chair that the yamen runners had somehow found. "Hmph, if you want to inspect, then inspect. Let's see what you can find out."
Yan Luo ignored Judge Huang and went to the old coroner, asking for a bowl of white vinegar and a small knife before walking to the body.
When the coroner saw that the young girl wanted vinegar, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He hadn't expected that this young girl would actually know how to perform an autopsy and even know how to use vinegar.
Then he sighed softly, "This young girl is still so young."
Coroners often use vinegar during autopsies. When vinegar is poured on areas suspected of being injuries, it reacts with the body, making the injuries more noticeable.
But I have already examined the wound myself, and the method I used was much more accurate than using vinegar. What's the point of this girl repeating it again?
Unexpectedly, Yanluo and the old coroner had different ideas; she did not smear vinegar on the corpse.
Instead, she lifted one of the corpse's wrists, took out a knife, cut open the skin of the corpse's wrist, scraped out some flesh and blood, and put it in vinegar.
Since the body had been buried for some time and the blood in the body had almost dried up, Yanluo could only use this method to replace the blood.
No one knew what the little girl was up to, and they stared intently at her, or rather, at the small bowl.
But after a while, there was no reaction in the small bowl. Magistrate Huang chuckled, "Girl, what are you doing? I've seen many autopsies, and I've never seen meat soaked in vinegar. Old Liu, what can you possibly test for with meat soaked in vinegar?"
After finishing his speech, Judge Huang turned to look at the old coroner. The old coroner didn't know what Yan Luo was up to either, and simply shook his head, "Sir, I don't know either."
"Miss Zhao, stop with the mystery and let's bury him as soon as possible," Judge Huang urged.
If he finishes his business by then, he can still make it back to Yuanmeng Tower to find his Caixia girl.
Yanluo frowned slightly as she looked at the unmoved bowl; this was not what she had imagined.
Su Ruojin, who was watching from the side, narrowed her eyes slightly, pondering something, and suddenly spoke up, "Yanluo, add some alum."
"Yes, Miss." Yanluo asked the coroner for some alum and added it to the vinegar.
As alum was added to the vinegar, it soon turned a bluish hue.
Just as I expected!
Yan Luo first showed the bowl to Judge Huang and the coroner, then to the surrounding people, before walking over to Su Ruojin.
"Miss, look."
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