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Chen Chaoyan held the bamboo pole and shook it lightly twice, then quickly squatted down and scraped away the grass.Sure enough, there was a circle of new soil dug up next to the loose bamboo pole. Someone pulled out this bamboo pole recently!

Pull out the bamboo pole.

Comparing the distance from the lake shore to the corpse, Chen Chaoyan was about to frown, when Xie Xuan reminded again, "Did the princess forget about the Qi Wu meeting?"

She did forget.

Qi Wu practiced martial arts. After the corpse entered the water, he only needed to use a bamboo pole to lift the corpse and push it forward. Under the action of buoyancy, he could easily push the corpse away from the shore, or even under the water chestnut, delaying the exposure time of the corpse.

After the method for the corpse to enter the water was roughly understood, Chen Chaoyan inserted the bamboo pole back in, and then walked back, waiting for the corpse to come ashore.

Bai Shao handed over the protective clothing, mask, and gloves.

While dressing, Chen Chaoyan looked at the corpse in the lake.

The corpse has already presented a giant view.

Obviously soaking in the water is not a day or two.

As the yamen servants gradually turned the corpse closer, Chen Chaoyan saw that the hands and feet of the corpse were bound by strips of cloth, and the face and exposed flesh were rotten, as if they had been... The arrow flew towards him, and after pecking a mouthful of flesh, he quickly backed away.

Seeing this situation, Banxia and Ziling unconsciously vomited.

Although Ruolan didn't vomit, she said, "Fish is not allowed in the future."

Chen Chaoyan looked at the fish that flew over to peck the meat from time to time, and said casually: "Only catfish eat carrion."

"Miss Chen, stop talking." Ban Xia covered her mouth and said.

Usually, they love to use catfish stew.

If catfish eat carrion, and carrion is... Pinellia doesn't dare to think about it.

Chen Chaoyan raised his eyebrows, and his attention fell back to the corpse again.

The eyes of the corpse were gone, and half of the tongue was missing. The surface of the corpse was covered with a layer of dark green. As the corpse was dragged, rotting liquid continued to flow out, blackening the surrounding water.

This is the characteristic of corpses at their peak of corruption.

But I don't know if it's because it has been sinking under the water chestnut, but the corpse hasn't grown maggots yet.

The corpse was slippery, and the servants didn't dare to touch the head and hands that were being chased and eaten by the fish, so they were busy for a long time, and the corpse was still more than half a foot away from the shore.Li Deqing was so anxious that he walked back and forth twice in the same place, and then scolded loudly: "A man of seven feet tall is afraid of a dead body, it's not shameful to throw it away!"

That's what he said, but the servants still didn't dare to do it when they saw the fish that sprang out to peck the carrion from time to time.

Xie Xuan ordered Lingyou: "Go get a bamboo pole and bring it here."

Lingyou took the bamboo pole that Chen Chaoyan had moved earlier, floated on the water and rowed towards several yamen servants.The yamen servants grabbed the bamboo poles, blocked them and pushed the corpse over.Afterwards, with the help of the fishing net that Li Deqing asked Ma Liang to come, he finally dragged the corpse up.

As soon as the corpse landed, several government servants quickly hid aside and vomited.

The corpse of the giant view is indeed scary.

Not only were half of the people who were watching the excitement scared away, even the servants were also scared back a few steps.

"The face has been pecked to pieces by the fish," Li Deqing gathered around without fear at all. After walking around the bulging body that was firmly bound by the clothes for two laps, he said with a frown, "Except for the clothes , I can’t tell if it’s Qi Wu or not.”

Chen Chaoyan saw that although he tried his best to endure, but still couldn't hide the impact of the stench, his eyebrows were tightly wrinkled, and after slightly bending the corners of his mouth, he ordered to Bai Shao: "Give Mrs. Li a mask."

After Bai Shao glanced at Li Deqing, he handed over a mask.

"Thank you, Ms. Chen." Li Deqing took the mask, covered his mouth and nose like a gourd, and said with a long breath, "It's not uncomfortable at all."

"Regardless of whether it is Qi Wu or not," Chen Chaoyan said while examining the corpse, "The corpse has already appeared as a giant. According to common sense, the time of death should be five to seven days. Please ask Mr. Li. In about ten days, there may be people missing in the town or nearby."

After Li Deqing left, Chen Chaoyan searched the body and found several pieces of paper.Carefully unfold the paper, only to see that the ink has faded away.However, judging from the size of the paper, it is a portrait of Qi Wu who was arrested.

Putting the paper aside, Chen Chaoyan searched again, and after confirming that there was nothing there, he set his sights on the cloth strips binding the hands and feet of the corpse.

Judging from the shape of the cloth, it should be torn from the clothes, but the clothes of the corpse are intact.

Look at the method of tying the cloth strips again, using the fisherman's knot.This kind of knot is not only easy to tie, but also gets tighter with more struggle.

Chen Chaoyan stood up and took two steps back. After visually measuring the length of the corpse, he glanced at the messy feet of the corpse, and finally looked at the distant mountains, with some puzzlement flashing across his eyes.

If the deceased was Qi Wu, who killed him?Why did he go to such lengths to throw him into Wenxin Lake after killing him?And how to explain the blood footprints in the grass pavilion?It's impossible for the murderer's feet to be just as big as Qi Wu's, right?

If the deceased was not Qi Wu, then the murderer must be Qi Wu.Qi Wu also had a reason for killing people, it was nothing more than wanting to get rid of the golden cicada's shell, but where did he find someone with a similar figure to him?After killing someone again, why bother to throw people into Wenxin Lake?

Although Achang Mountain is not far from Wenhai Town, for a fleeing person, there is no need to go through so many troubles.

Chen Chaoyan couldn't figure it out, and when Li Deqing came back after asking, she took advantage of the situation and asked, "How is it?"

Li Deqing said: "There is no one missing nearby."

"Let's go back first." Chen Chaoyan glanced around and sighed, "I'll make a decision after I go back and finish the autopsy."

Li Deqing agreed, turned around and wanted to call the yamen servants who had salvaged the corpse earlier, but seeing that they were all depressed, he had to switch to another person: "You guys go find a straw mat, wrap the body and bring it back to the county yamen!"

The other yamen servants ran quickly all the way.

Back to the county office.

Before entering the mortuary, Chen Chaoyan specially instructed Li Deqing: "Master Li, please send someone to invite Mrs. Yang here."

Li Deqing said: "I have already sent someone to invite me."

As soon as the words were finished, the yamen servant hurried over with Mrs. Yang.

After learning that Yang Shan is Qi Wu yesterday, Mrs. Yang still stood up for her parents and children.Just now when the yamen servant came to the house and asked her to come and identify the corpse, the vague hopes that supported her collapsed, and she passed out immediately afterward.When the yamen servant was at a loss, she quickly woke up again, and came here in a hurry without being urged.

When she got closer, she restrained her emotions and said to everyone, "I have met the prince, I have seen the lord, I have seen..."

Before the words were finished, he was already crying bitterly.

Chen Chaoyan didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only tell the truth: "It may not be Qi Wu."

Mrs. Yang's crying stopped abruptly, "What does Miss Chen mean by that?"

"The meaning is very simple," Chen Chaoyan said, "The person lying in the mortuary may not necessarily be Qi Wu. I called you here to distinguish the authenticity."

After Mrs. Yang quickly wiped away her tears, she quickly walked into the mortuary.Seeing the corpse lying on the wooden board, she stopped abruptly, then turned around uncontrollably, leaning against the wall and retching.

Chen Chaoyan signaled Bai Shao to hand her a mask.

Mrs. Yang held the mask, retched for a while, and then barely supported herself, and put the mask on.Afterwards, he took a few deep breaths before turning around reluctantly and looking at the corpse on the wooden board.After only two glances, she couldn't hold back and quickly turned around, quite at a loss, and said, "Miss Chen..."

Chen Chaoyan glanced at the corpse, then looked at her again, "If you can't see it, you don't have to force yourself. You just need to tell me what features can identify him, such as birthmarks, scars or moles."

Mrs. Yang immediately said: "Mr. Xiang has a very inconspicuous red mole on his right waist."

Chen Chaoyan glanced at Lingyou, and Lingyou waved his hands in panic.After Chen Chaoyan raised his eyebrows, he was about to step forward to do it himself, when Nanling asked Bai Shao for a pair of gloves, and then stood in front of the corpse one step ahead of her.Quickly put on the gloves, and after removing the corpse's clothes two or three times, he turned the corpse over with a clever effort.

Neither the left waist eye nor the right waist eye of the corpse had any red mole.

Chen Chaoyan confirmed to Mrs. Yang: "Are you sure that Qi Wu's right waist eye has a red mole, and he didn't smear it on purpose to cover up his identity?"

Mrs. Yang affirmed: "It's a red mole, I picked it out with my nails."

"Okay then." Facing her expectant gaze, Chen Chaoyan said, "There is no red mole on the right waist of the corpse."

Mrs. Yang's eyes faintly flashed a little light, and she immediately became relaxed, "If there is no red mole, then it is not my husband."

"Where are the clothes?" Chen Chaoyan stepped forward and took the clothes that Nanling had taken off and spread them in front of her, "Is the clothes your husband-in-law's?"

Madam Yang, who was in a relaxed mood, became a lot more courageous. After identifying all the stitches of the clothes for a moment, she shook her head and said, "This is not my husband's clothes."

Chen Chaoyan looked at her fixedly.

Mrs. Yang said with a guilty conscience: "What is Miss Chen doing looking at my concubine like this?"

Chen Chaoyan glanced at the clothes on her body, and then looked into her eyes: "Madam, don't you think the stitches of this dress are the same as the ones Madam is wearing?"

Mrs. Yang quickly tightened her cuffs, "Chen, Miss Chen was joking."

"Madam is eager to protect her husband, I can understand." Chen Chaoyan threatened in a slow voice, "but Madam should also know that your so-called 'protection' is just covering up. And covering up a murderer will not only make him more guilty, you It will also be a crime of covering up. Is Madam really going to abandon two children who have lost their fathers and their elderly parents in order to protect her husband?"

"I……"

Seeing that she was still hesitating, Chen Chaoyan's eyes darkened and said: "Madam should already know that Qi Wu still has a family in Luyang County, right? Qi Wu's wife in that family is a serious person who has been on the Qi family tree But you, strictly speaking, are just an outsider. After Qi Wu’s corruption and perverting the law were revealed, he immediately hid here. What does Madam think is the reason? It’s just that he didn’t want to hurt his wife and colleagues. The sons and grandchildren of the wife's wife..."

"Stop talking!" Madam Yang cried, "Yes, these are his clothes! I sewed them stitch by stitch for him!"

After Chen Chaoyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he took two steps back and bowed slightly to her in apology.After that, she looked at Li Deqing.With a tacit understanding, Li Deqing quickly called the yamen servant to send her out.

After she walked away, Li Deqing said: "This corpse is not Qi Wu, but the clothes on his body are Qi Wu's. In other words, Qi Wu wants to steal someone's body to make us think he is dead?"

Chen Chaoyan nodded.

"I immediately sent someone to notify all the elders in the county to check if anyone has gone missing recently," Li Deqing said.

Chen Chaoyan said 'hmm', and added: "Since Qi Wu traded this person for another, then this person's body shape should be about the same as him. When checking people, focus on this aspect."

After Li Deqing nodded in agreement, he was about to go out and hand over the matter. Xie Xuan stopped him at the right time, "Bring the portrait. In addition, we will post a notice in the county that anyone who can provide information about the missing person will be rewarded with five pennies."

Li Deqing grinned, bowed his hands to say yes, and was about to leave when Xie Xuan stopped him again, "Bring Qi Wu's portrait with you, too. Similarly, those who can provide Qi Wu with similar appearance, height, and body shape, Five hundred coins will be rewarded; those who can provide accurate clues will be rewarded with five coins; those who can determine the specific whereabouts will be rewarded with a hundred acres of high-ranking official land and fifty coins!"

After Li Deqing replied loudly, he hurried out.