Su Ruojin wasn't afraid of being questioned by the yamen runners at all. The jade pendant in her hand was from an oilcloth bag she found by Yunhu Lake. She figured Xu Jinling must have put it there before, to prove that it belonged to him.
She also discovered that Xu Jinling did indeed have a cousin who married into the capital, but it had been a long time and they had lost contact. She was using this identity temporarily and wasn't afraid of Tong Mingshan investigating.
Yulin is not close to the capital, and the real cousin had long since severed ties with the Xu family. If Tong Mingshan really wanted to find out that she was not the daughter of Xu Jinling's cousin, it would take a long time.
Now that Tong Mingshan has encountered so many problems, she doesn't believe he still has the energy to thoroughly investigate her identity.
Besides, if he really wanted to investigate, with Xiao Yanchu around, it wouldn't be difficult for her to get a matching identity in the capital.
The constable frowned as he watched Su Ruojin speak so flawlessly. He couldn't immediately discern the truth in her words, but everyone had indeed seen that she possessed the Xu family's jade pendant.
"Our superiors said that no one other than the coroner from the government office is allowed to examine a body. Everyone, disperse, disperse."
Su Ruojin was not about to let it go. "Sir, this is a matter for the Xu family. What does it have to do with the government?"
"Who says it doesn't matter? If you want to conduct an autopsy, you must have an official coroner do it. No private autopsies are allowed. Anyone who dares to disobey will be punished for defying the law!" The constables were not about to back down.
"Alright, sir, then please have the coroner come and examine the body. As a member of the Xu family, I suspect that the entire Xu family was murdered. Please, sir, uphold justice for the Xu family."
Su Ruojin's words caused an uproar among the surrounding crowd.
Wasn't the Xu family supposed to be wiped out as punishment by the Water God?
How come this girl is saying that the Xu family was murdered?
The Xu family has a good reputation among the people of Yulin, and they allow everyone to freely visit their Yunhu Lake.
Whenever Yulin suffered a disaster, the Xu family would provide porridge and relief, and would also sponsor the local orphanage in Yulin, regularly sending food to the orphans.
Now that the people have heard that the Xu family was murdered, they can no longer contain themselves and are talking about it everywhere.
"Wasn't it said that the Xu family was wiped out because they offended the Water God?"
"But it feels very strange that the whole family died like this."
"The Xu family are great benefactors, so why is the Water God punishing them?"
"I heard that the Xu family raised a water monster in the water to harm people, which is why they were punished by the water god."
"Some people are only known by their appearance, not their hearts. Who knows if their charity is just an act?"
"No, I still believe in the Xu family. Back when Yulin suffered a snow disaster, the Xu family opened their granaries to distribute porridge and saved the lives of the people of Yulin."
"Could it be that the Xu family was really murdered?"
"Who would lay a hand on a family like that?"
......
The constable's expression changed; he didn't know how things had turned out this way.
Should we have a coroner examine the body?
What if the test results show something wrong?
However, the government cannot refuse such a request from a victim.
At this moment, another constable walked up to him and whispered something.
The head constable rolled his eyes. "Alright, you wait here!" He turned and gave the order, and immediately some constables left.
Su Ruojin knew they had gone to call the coroner, but she wasn't in a hurry. She sat down on the chair they had brought and waited patiently.
Yanluo whispered in Su Ruojin's ear, "Miss, do you think they might ask the coroner to falsify the evidence?"
Su Ruojin sneered, "Once we open the coffin and examine the body, the rest is none of their business. You can come in a bit."
She wasn't afraid of these yamen runners; the crowd was full of Liu Jing's men, plus so many civilians. She wanted to see how Tong Mingshan would try to cover up the truth this time.
Su Ruojin didn't believe that all thirty-odd members of the Xu family, regardless of age or gender, would die one after another without any reason in such a short period of time. The only way to find out the truth was to open the coffins and examine the bodies.
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