Volume 2: Female Corpse in Monk's Clothes Chapter 105: Special Autopsy (Part 1)
At Xu time, at Shangyuan County Government Office.
Taimin specially set aside a room for Xu Zun to use when handling cases.
At this moment, the lights were on, Xu Zun and others sat around the table, each holding a large bowl, eating noodles while discussing the case.
"So many, Lord Xu," Zhao Yu frowned as he looked at the files sent to him, "How long will it take to finish investigating this?"
"I'll give you five days," Xu Zun pointed at the files and said, "Investigate all these people thoroughly. The more detailed the better."
"These people..." Huo Anu said as he picked up the file, "There are the 17 girls who mysteriously disappeared, and the deceased in the monk's clothing case. Sir, which case are you investigating?"
"Don't you understand? Investigate the two cases together," Xu Zun said, "Perhaps the two cases are related."
"Okay!" Huo Anu said with a firm look in his eyes, "Don't worry, we will definitely complete the task!"
"Hey, have you investigated the case?" Zhao Yu grinned, "Do you know that many of the 17 missing girls live outside the city? How long does it take to go back and forth?
"Also, the victims of the monk's clothing case were all prostitutes. Many of them had no relatives or friends, and the prostitutes were closed. How can we find them?"
"Don't worry," Xu Zun said, "I have already applied to the Taimin County Magistrate, and I will assign ten capable detectives to you tomorrow."
"Oh, that's good enough!" Zhao Yu finally felt relieved and immediately took a big mouthful of noodles.
"This is the first major case I've handled since I took over as the chief judge of Tangzhou," Xu Zun said solemnly, "You must be extremely alert and not miss any details!"
"Yes!" Huo Anu responded.
"Woo..." Zhao Yu's mouth was full of noodles, and he agreed hesitantly.
At this time, Ju Ran came in from outside, accompanied by an officer in armor, who was the cavalry captain Yuan Xingtai.
Yuan Xingtai was a little fat, and his thick beard made him look fierce and powerful.
"Master Xu," Ju Ran greeted him hastily, "Captain Yuan is here!"
Xu Zun quickly stood up to greet him. Military officials generally had higher ranks than local officials. The chief lieutenant of Shangyuan City was at the same level as the county magistrate, so he was higher than Xu Zun.
"Captain Yuan, why are you here? Have you eaten? Let's eat together?" Xu Zun greeted him warmly.
"I have eaten, I have eaten. Thank you for your kindness, Xu Tixing." Although Yuan Xingtai looked dignified, he was very polite and said, "I came here this time because Captain Shen Xinglian asked me to report the situation to you.
" You asked Captain Shen to check last night's patrol records, and Captain Shen has already finished the check.
"Last night, soldiers inspected eleven carriages in the three patrol areas of the east, south, and center of the city, and found nothing suspicious."
"Oh," Xu Zun said politely, "How can I trouble you, Captain, to come in person for such a matter? It really makes me feel embarrassed."
"It's all for official business. We all hope that Shangyuan City can be settled quickly!" Yuan Xingtai said, "Xu Tixing, to be honest, I have to thank you very much. If you hadn't found the daughter of the Marquis' Mansion, I'm afraid we soldiers would still be searching day and night, haha..."
Yuan Xingtai was older than Xu Zun both in official position and age, but he kept addressing him as "you", which was so polite that made Xu Zun feel uncomfortable.
"Captain Yuan, you are so polite, so polite..." Xu Zun quickly gave up his seat and let the man sit in the main seat.
"Well..." After sitting down, Yuan Xingtai explained, "Last night, the city was not de-defended. In the past few days, we have been searching for the daughter of the Marquis' Mansion, so many people find it troublesome and have reduced their carriage rides.
“That’s why only eleven carriages passed through such a large area that night.”
"Captain Yuan, um..." Xu Zun hesitated for a few seconds and asked, "You just said that the soldiers checked a total of eleven carriages. So, are there any carriages that were not checked?"
"Hahaha..." Yuan Xingtai stroked his beard and laughed, "Xu Tixing is indeed very observant. In this case, I will not hide anything from you!
"It's like this," he approached Xu Zun and said tactfully, "People living in the East City area are either rich or noble, and their vehicles all have passes. So... there were still quite a few vehicles that night that would not be checked!"
"Oh... Captain Yuan, don't blame me," Xu Zun explained, " The murderer must have a suitable means of transportation to kidnap Ran Lin's wife, so..."
"I understand what you mean." Yuan Xingtai said, "Captain Shen has already told me! How about this, in order to ensure the safety of the residents, we will re-interrogate all the soldiers who patrolled last night and count all the vehicles that were missed last night. What do you think?"
"Oh, thank you so much!" Xu Zun bowed.
"Also," Yuan Xingtai added, "I agree with your point of view. No matter how many dignitaries live there, we should search the East Market area again to make sure there are no problems there. Don't you agree?"
Hearing this, Xu Zun couldn't help but .
Next, the two continued chatting.
Yuan Xingtai said that Shen Xinglian was busy persuading Ran Lin, because Ran Lin believed that his wife had been murdered and did not want his wife's body to be left in the county government office and be desecrated, so he repeatedly came to the county government office to collect the body.
Thanks to Shen Xinglian's efforts to stop it, Ran Lin was prevented from getting into trouble.
Therefore, Shen Xinglian had to entrust Yuan Xingtai to explain the situation to Xu Zun and discuss the case handling matters.
After finishing his instructions, Yuan Xingtai said goodbye. Out of courtesy, Xu Zun escorted him to the gate of the county government office.
Unexpectedly, just after seeing Yuan Xingtai off, two servants from the Marquis's Mansion suddenly came to the door.
Xu Zun recognized these two people; they were Lu Mingyue's two guards.
The two men brought a pile of food boxes to Xu Zun, saying that they were snacks and pastries sent to Xu Zun and others for midnight snack at the request of Miss Lu.
At the same time, he handed Xu Zun a letter.
This little girl...
Looking at the boxes of exquisite pastries and delicacies, Xu Zun felt a warm feeling in his heart. It was such a special pleasure to have such an understanding godsister.
After the food box was carried into the house, Xu Zun opened the letter and saw a short sentence written by Lu Mingyue herself on it:
【Don’t forget to keep your promise at night...】
…
In the middle of the night, Xu Zun yawned, first glanced at the corpse in the side yard, and then glanced at the gate of the county government office.
According to the agreement, he had evacuated the guards at the gate of the yamen, and also sent away his own guards and other yamen runners, leaving him alone with the two cold female corpses.
This feeling...
It’s so sour and refreshing!
Although Xu Zun didn't quite understand why this senior coroner was so mysterious, he could roughly guess what was going on.
Sure enough, after the night watchman on the street struck the gong three times, a woman in Taoist robes suddenly appeared in front of the gate of the county government!
The woman appeared silently, and if Xu Zun hadn't been paying attention to the door, he would have been frightened.
Xu Zun quickly stood up to greet him and bowed to him.
But this was a female Taoist nun who was not young, around 60 years old. But her hair was completely black, and she looked energetic, even charming!
"Are everything ready?" The nun asked directly without saying much.
"Ready!" Xu Zun pointed to the side courtyard, not knowing what to say.
The female Taoist nun has an extraordinary temperament and exudes aristocratic majesty.
Xu Zun pondered secretly, it seems that his guess was right, this female Taoist nun is most likely the abbot of Qinglan Temple, the mother of Marquis Changping, and Lu Mingyue's grandmother...
