Red Dust Daqian

Although the facts were basically clear, Ouyang Changzong still refused to believe that there was another reason for his son's death. He believed that Ouyang Zongxin died of suffocation and that he had a fight with someone before his death, which were all fabricated by the doctor Sun Sizhen in order to offend the evil Taoist.

Sun Sizhen did not intend to argue with Ouyang Changzong, and directly said to everyone in the hall: "Every word I said is true. If you don't believe it, you can summon the coroner from the government office to perform an autopsy in court. Let's hear what the coroner says. I am willing to confront the coroner."

As soon as he finished speaking, the chief guard came out from behind the screen again. It must be said that the governor was indeed an old man who had served as an official for many years. He understood what the princess meant when he saw the chief guard's eyes. Without waiting for the chief guard to speak, the governor Zhu Deling sent someone to invite the coroner from the government office.

Although Ouyang Changzong was dissatisfied, he could not help but let the governor go and invite the coroner because he was one level higher than the governor and the princess was in charge.

Zhou Sen, Xiangcao, Shen Qianrou and others felt relieved at this moment, no longer as depressed and at a loss as when they were first taken to the court. Things were developing in Zhou Sen's favor, and he should no longer need to take the risk of breaking into the government office. In fact, Zhou Sen could see that Zhao Tiezhu's men could cheer for him, but it was impossible to ask them to risk their lives and fight for Zhou Sen and Qianmutang.

I am so lucky now. I really have to thank God for the nosy Princess Wanning who came from heaven. But the incident happened so suddenly. How could Princess Wanning just happen to hear that Zhou Sen was involved in a murder case and his life was in danger?

A moment later, the coroner came to the court with a pile of bottles and jars. The governor also followed the routine procedure and ordered the yamen runners to put up screens around Ouyang Zongxin's body to prevent the bloody scene from disgusting everyone.

When Ouyang Changzong saw the coroner bringing such a mess of tools and a screen, he was even more angry. His son was already dead, so was he going to watch his son's body being mutilated? Seeing the coroner about to enter the screen, Ouyang Changzong could no longer bear it, and blocked the coroner's way, crying and begging the governor: "Master Zhu, you and I have served in the same court for many years, can't you show some mercy and leave a complete body for my son? How can I see him after a hundred years?" The governor Zhu Deling was also quite embarrassed by the thorny ethical issue.

Seeing the governor's dilemma, the coroner took the initiative to help him out, saying, "Master, please accept my condolences. The dead are the most important. I know that an autopsy will not necessarily destroy Mr. Ouyang's body. I hope you will allow me to go in and observe first. Perhaps I can determine the truth of death from the appearance of death."

Zhou Sen also tried to persuade him, "Master Ouyang, why do you insist that I killed Master Ling? If there is really someone else who killed Master Ling, does Master Ouyang want Master Ouyang to die in vain and the real murderer to go unpunished?"

Ouyang Changzong was a little hesitant in the face of everyone's persuasion, so Zhou Sen dragged the coroner into the screen. Ouyang Changzong followed in because he was worried about the safety of his son's body.

Seeing that the coroner did not use a knife directly after entering, Ouyang Changzong felt relieved to let the coroner approach Ouyang Zongxin's body. The coroner's inspection was still quite professional and careful. He stripped the clothes of the body and carefully checked it from head to toe, not intending to miss any details.

After a long time, looking at the coroner's expression, it seemed that he had found out the truth and had a clear idea of ​​the matter. Since Ouyang Changzong was right beside him, the coroner still carefully put on the shroud for Ouyang Zongxin in order to ease his mind.

After removing the screen, the coroner confidently reported to the governor and everyone else: "After my inspection, I found that Master Ouyang Zongxin had bruises on his neck, a bulge on the back of his head, dents on his chest, and blood between his fingernails. Based on our comprehensive judgment, Master Ouyang must have died of a violent conflict with someone, and was beaten to death by suffocation." There was an uproar at the scene. Although Zhou Sen had already guessed this result, he still expressed his gratitude to the coroner for his professionalism.

The coroner continued, "The bruises on the neck should be from strangulation, the bulge on the back of the head should be from a hard object, and the indentations on the chest should be caused by continuous pressure from a heavy object. The bloodstains between the fingernails are probably not from Mr. Ouyang Zongxin himself, but from the assailant during the fight. So Doctor Sun's judgment that Mr. Ouyang died of suffocation is correct, and according to my further observation of the stiffness of the corpse, the time of death should be early noon."

The coroner was amazing, he could even calculate the time of death. Zhou Sen was very happy, he might be able to completely get rid of the suspicion. At the beginning of the afternoon, he was trying to stop the fight in the backyard of Qianmu Hall, and Ouyang Zongxin had already returned to Ouyang Mansion, Zhou Sen had no chance to commit the crime.

Ouyang Changzong was filled with grief, despair, and helplessness. If it wasn't this evil Taoist who killed my son, then who would dare to assassinate my son in my Changshi Mansion? Did he think that Ouyang Changzong was dead? Did he think that everyone in my Changshi Mansion was dead? Even if he had to dig three feet deep, he would catch the real murderer.

Zhou Sen was relieved that his injustice was redressed. Seeing Ouyang Changzong's helpless and helpless look, Zhou Sen felt a little sorry for him and said to Ouyang Changzong, "Master Changshi, since Doctor Sun and the coroner found blood and flesh between Ouyang Zongxin's fingernails, it means that Master Ouyang must have scratched the murderer before his death. With such obvious evidence, I think it won't be too difficult for Master Ouyang to find the real murderer. Just check everyone in the Changshi Mansion, and you will know who the real murderer is very soon."

He kindly provided Ouyang Changzong with a direction for investigating the case, but Ouyang Changzong did not appreciate it. He still locked Zhou Sen as the first suspect, and then called the yamen runners to force Zhou Sen to take off his clothes. It would have been better if he hadn't taken them off, but when he did, he was shocked to see that his body was covered with bruises and purples, which immediately made Zhou Sen more suspicious.

Fortunately, Doctor Sun and the coroner were right beside him. After a careful examination by the two of them, they found that Zhou Sen only had bruises on his body, but no scratches, which did not match the scratches between Ouyang Zongxin's fingers.

Xiangcao, Shen Qianrou, and Shen Yueer were in a roller coaster mood. Their nervousness had eased, and they felt a little shy at the moment. Because the scars on Zhou Sen's body were caused by them and Li Ning'er.

At this point, Zhou Sen's suspicion in the criminal case of the governor's mansion could be almost cleared. Although Ouyang Changzong was dissatisfied, the facts were in front of him, and with the princess here, he could not force Zhou Sen to be convicted.

According to the procedure, the governor Zhu Deling was ready to release Zhou Sen on the grounds of insufficient evidence. Unexpectedly, he was still strongly opposed by Ouyang Changzong. Ouyang Changzong thought that even if Zhou Sen was not the real murderer of his son, he stabbed his son with a knife today, so it should be considered as attempted murder, right?