Chapter 16
After the yamen was dispersed, the maid Linglong brought Situ Ce a food box to deliver the meal. While taking the food out of the box and putting it on the table, she smiled and said, "Mr. Situ, you have solved two cases in a row after just two days. You are really capable. The yamen said that you are even better than Master Helan."
Situ Ce smiled and said, "Where is the blind cat just meeting a dead mouse."
"How could it be?" Linglong's big eyes flashed, "The people in the yamen said that you were fortune telling when you solved the case. You could know who did it after you count on your fingers. So it was so fast that it was not something you could encounter by chance. By the way, the coroners in the yamen said that they had never seen any corpse touching the body. You not only touched the body, but also had an autopsy, but also a rotten corpse. The stench even covered your nose and hid far away, but you didn't even frown. They all admired you very much!"
"It should be that Song Ci of the Song Dynasty repeatedly emphasized in "Xiweng Lu" that officials responsible for solving cases must personally inspect the body before they can finally find out the case. If they are afraid of dirt and smelly, they will not be able to do anything."
"That's right, but it's just that you say it's one thing and do it. Only when you say it's the same as doing it, you're a gentleman. Look, sir, you're a gentleman!"
"It doesn't matter whether a gentleman is a righteous man or not. However, you must be worthy of your conscience when doing things, and this is the most important thing." Situ Ce smiled.
"Sir, you're right!" Linglong sat aside and watched him eat.
Situ Ce said: "Come, eat together!"
"No, our servants can only wait for the master, wife and husband to finish eating before they can eat. If someone knows that I am having dinner with my husband, I will chase me away."
Situ Ce knew that there were many rules in ancient times, especially for women and servants, and the relationship between men and women was very particular. If he insisted on letting her eat with him, it would have hurt her, so he would not force her.
Situ Ce picked up a piece of fish head and put it in a bowl, picked a small piece and put it into his mouth. Linglong looked at him and suddenly smiled.
Situ Ce took a sip of wine and asked, "Why are you laughing at? I'm ugly in my eating habits?"
"No," Linglong laughed, "I'm thinking, sir must have a good family background!"
"Oh, you can still tell fortunes?"
"No, I heard from our master that when someone invites a son-in-law to go on a blind date, he will take a fish and see how his son-in-law will eat it. If he picks the meat from the fish belly directly, it means that the family is very poor and rarely eats fish, so he will turn to the place where the meat is the most meat. If he picks the meat from the fish tail, the meat is the most tender, which means that the family is in a good place. There are often some fish meat, so he can choose it. If he picks the head of the fish, the meat is the most fragrant and there is no fish bones. It is only the family who eats big fish and meat in every meal at home. If his daughter marrys such a family, she will not be frozen and hungry. I saw that the first chopsticks of the husband were the fish head that he ate just now, and he remembered this allusion, so he laughed."
Situ Ce thought that big fish and meat are too common in modern society. Although his family is not very rich, his parents have jobs and the burden is not heavy. Fish and meat can still be guaranteed every day.
I heard from my grandfather that such a life could not be achieved by ordinary landlords in the old society. Therefore, in ancient times, it would definitely be considered the food of wealthy families.
Linglong said again: "Sir, have you got married?"
"No."
“Why?”
"Uh--" This question is a bit difficult for Situ Ce to answer. In modern society, girls can accept doctors, but it is difficult to accept a forensic doctor who deals with dead bodies every day. He is a little dull in terms of relationships and can't talk sweetly about girls, so he has been working for several years and still has no girlfriend. Of course, he can't say this to the little maid, so he vaguely said: "I am a fortune teller in the world, who would like to go to the wind and rain with me?"
"But you are not now. You are a dignified master. Look at me. It won't take long for the matchmaker to break through your threshold. Hehehehe!"
Situ Ce felt a little embarrassed and quickly brought the wine glass to drink.
It's late at night.
After traveling through the past few days, Situ Ce had learned to listen to the voice. When he heard the second day of the day, he went out with the on-site inspection box.
It was already dark and the streets were very quiet. The ancients were used to sunrise and resting at sunset. At this moment, many people have already fallen asleep. There are no street lights on the street, but there are roadside shops, and the lights from others can see the road.
The roads in the city were already familiar with each other during the wandering days. He quickly walked through the streets and alleys and finally arrived at the city gate. Sure enough, no one was on duty. After leaving the city, there was no one outside. Didn’t He Lanbing come yet?
Situ Ce was looking around there, and suddenly heard someone behind him whisper: "What are you looking for?"
The sound was Helanbing. Situ Ce was happy and quickly turned around and could not see anyone. He didn't realize it was a little strange and whispered: "Where are you?"
A gust of fragrant wind blew by, and a figure appeared in front of him, all in black, and he couldn't even see his face. Situ Ce was shocked and couldn't help but take a step back.
The black shadow giggled and said, "It's me! Didn't you scare you?"
When the sound was Helanbing, Situ Ce breathed a sigh of relief: "It's dark here, you're wearing black clothes, no wonder I can't see you."
Helanbing said: "Let's go, to avoid people's eyes and ears, you can't light the lights. Can you see the road?"
"No problem. Just touch it."
"Don't worry, I'm not going to fall you!"
Situ Ce followed Helanbing and walked towards the Lungou. After about an hour, he finally arrived.
It was quiet around, and there were only the sounds of unknown animals coming from somewhere in the darkness, which made people feel a little creepy.
The two of them touched the body that was found dead due to scars during the day. He Lanbing then lit a small lantern. The dim light made the surroundings look so shady that it made people's hair stand on.
He Lanbing had a black veil on his face, but he still took out a thick cotton towel from his arms and covered his face with a layer, and then buzzed and said, "Okay, you dig it."
Situ Ce took the hoe brought by Helanbing and began to dig. The grave had been dug once during the day, and it would be easier to dig again now. Moreover, the body was not buried deep and was dug up soon.
Situ Ce wiped his sweat and said to Helanbing: "I'm here to take a mortal examination. You can be warned fifty steps away. I want to cast spells for autopsy. If I don't tell you, don't come over, so as not to ruin my spell, okay?"
He Lanbing agreed, put down the lantern and shook it away.
Seeing that she had walked away, Situ Ce opened the survey box, took out the head-mounted light and put it on. He turned on the switch, and immediately, a sharp beam of light projected on the unrecognizable dead body. Then he took out a pair of rubber gloves and put it on.
Situ Ce was not in a hurry to have an autopsy. He first squatted on the ground to check the soil around the body, and then slowly dig it with a small hoe to find evidence that might be left on the scene.
Obviously, Jinyiwei and Dongchang were already very professional in handling corpses, and no suspicious things were left at the scene.
Chapter completed!