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Because no one had worshiped and added soil for many years, the soil of the wild grave was not high, and it didn't take long for the yamen servants to dig up the coffin.

The coffin was not made of good wood either, its surface had been deformed, and it was rotten and very fragile, as if it couldn't withstand half a jolt.

It's also fortunate that the soil on the mountainside is relatively dry, otherwise, the coffin would have been rotten in ten years.

Under such circumstances, Ji Zihe didn't dare to take the risk of lifting it up.So he asked the servants to lift the coffin boards in the pit and asked Chu Yuhua to come and identify the corpse.

It is not right to say that the corpse is recognized, it should be said that the bone is recognized.

After all, such a long time has passed, and the flesh and blood of the people in the coffin have long since disappeared, leaving only a pile of bones scattered in the black sediment, and some non-perishable clothing and utensils.

Chu Yuhua jumped into the pit. He was just a frail scholar, not to mention the bones, and he had never seen many dead people. This battle was really difficult for him.

Furthermore, the smell in the coffin is really unpleasant, and it has been buried for more than ten years, and the smell cannot be dissipated overnight after opening.The pungent smell kept drilling into his nostrils,

Rush into his scalp and make his head spin.

With a pale face and a crumbling body, he was still struggling to look at the bones in the coffin.

Suddenly, he seemed to have discovered something. Regardless of the filth, he reached into the coffin and took out something from the pile of black sediment.

He carefully wiped off the dirt with his clothes, and it turned out that it was a small bronze plaque with the word "Ping An" written on it.

"mother--"

Chu Yuhua grabbed the coffin and cried loudly on the spot, but the coffin was so unbelievable that half of it collapsed in an instant.

Ji Zihe didn't dare to let him express his feelings anymore, so he was pulled up quickly and ordered Wu Zuo to go directly to the pit for an autopsy.

When Wu was doing the autopsy, Ji Zihe didn't join in the fun either.If it was a corpse that had not been dead for a long time, Ji Zihe might go to see it himself, and maybe he could find some clues from the corpse.But Ji Zihe felt that it was better for him not to make trouble for this kind of bone that only had bones left.

After Chu Yuhua was pulled up, he knelt directly outside the pit, holding the bronze medal in his hand, and wept extremely sadly.

Ji Zihe asked the yamen servants to try to see if they could lift the rotten coffin out of the pit after the inspection was over.

Facts have proved that Ji Zihe is quite prescient.The yamen servants also lifted the coffin off the ground, only to hear a few pulls, the coffin broke into several sections, and fell to the bottom of the pit again.

Ji Zihe looked at Chu Yuhua with a guilty conscience, he didn't know why he was guilty, he probably felt sorry for him.

Ji Zihe settled down, and said to Chu Yuhua, "This corpse is also a witness now, I need to take it to the Yamen first, and after a cutscene, I will bring it back to you for disposal."

After venting, Chu Yuhua calmed down a bit, and wiped away tears, "My lord, please allow me to personally restrain my mother's bones."

"can."

This request is not excessive at all, Ji Zihe has no reason to refuse.

There is no decent container in this place. Chu Yuhua borrowed a basket filled with soil from the yamen servant, took off his outer robe, put it in the dirty basket, jumped into the pit, and picked it up with bare hands. Pick up the black bones scattered in the wood residue.

"My lord, the deceased was a woman in her thirties. She should have died about ten years ago and died of pyrolite poisoning." After Wu Zuo cleaned his hands, he reported to Ji Zihe.

Pyrosulfite is a kind of mineral poison, and many people like to use it.Those who are poisoned by this poison will definitely die violently within three days, and after death, all bones and nails will turn black.

Of course, many poisons can make the bones of the dead black.As for why Wu Zuo asserted that it was pyrolite... After all, he is a professional, so Ji Zihe doesn't understand anyway.

Ji Zihe waved his hand, "Understood, remember to write a detailed document to me when I get back."

"Yes."

Chu Yuhua picked up the bones with his bare hands from the pile of black substances of unknown composition in the rotten coffin.

Although his movements were a little slow, Ji Zihe didn't rush him, let alone ask others to help him pick up the bones.A group of people just stood outside the pit, waiting silently.

It wasn't until the sun was three poles that Chu Yuhua picked up all the bones, wrapped them in clothes, and was pulled up by the yamen servants.

The first thing he did when he came up was to hug his mother's bones and kneel in front of Ji Zihe, begging him to severely punish the murderer and avenge his mother.

Ji Zihe looked at Chu Yuhua who seemed to have lost all energy and energy, and silently leaned over to help him up, suppressing the suspicion in his heart.

In any case, his grief at this time was really enough.

Back at the county government office, Ji Zihe immediately sent someone to invite the relevant personnel to the county government office to hear Ah Fu's case.

Looking at Yang Yangwang and Feng Yunlin kneeling in the hall, Ji Zihe picked up the gavel with one hand and patted it on the table.

"Ascension!"

"mighty--"

Ji Zihe sat up in the hall with a cold face, "Yang Yangwang, you sue Feng Yunlin for killing your maid Afu, besides the previous confession, do you have anything to add?"

For some reason, Yang Yangwang suddenly felt flustered.But when he thought of his previous plan, he felt relieved.

"Back to my lord, I have already explained everything I know, and there is nothing to add. Please hurry up and punish this thief, and give Ah Fu justice."

Ji Zihe nodded, then looked at the other person in the hall, "Feng Yunlin, you killed Ah Fu? What do you want to tell the truth?"

Feng Yunlin knelt on the ground with a calm expression, "My lord, Caomin was drunk that day, and I really don't know if there was any fault after drinking. Please check it out. If Caomin really did something, please...please The adults deal with it according to the law, and the grassroots have no objection."

Ji Zihe nodded in the same way, suddenly turned his face away, slapped the gavel, and reprimanded Yang Yangwang, "Bold and unreasonable, you dare to frame and deceive your parents and officials, do you still have Wang Fa in your eyes?"

Yang Yangwang was stupefied by Ji Zihe's voice, he came back to his senses, and hurriedly said, "My lord, I have been wronged by this villain. Your lord is wise and mighty, how dare a villain deceive you, please check clearly!"

"You still dare to be stubborn, bring someone to prove it."

"Yes."

The yamen servant brought Steward Zhang to the hall, Yang Yangwang looked at him in surprise, he couldn't think of any relationship between him and the case.

Butler Zhang kept his head down since he came to the hall, not even daring to look at Yang Yangwang.

"Steward Zhang, tell me what you know."

"Yes, my lord. That night, the master asked the villain to go to Master Biao's study to get the account book, and happened to see Master Biao's two maids carrying Ah Fu into Mr. Feng's room..."

"Diao Nu, I usually treat you kindly, how dare you slander me so much." Yang Yangwang said loudly.He really didn't know how much Butler Zhang knew, so he took the initiative to prevent him from saying something that was not good for him.

Butler Zhang was cowardly, afraid to speak.

Ji Zihe raised his eyebrows, "Shopkeeper Yang, butler Zhang didn't mention you in a single sentence in his confession. Why are you so flustered, but you remember what you want to add?"

Yang Yangwang was startled by his gaffe, and hurriedly said, "Little man, I'm just afraid that this scumbag will talk nonsense, little man..."

"Needless to say, whether it's nonsense or not, I can make my own decision."

"Yes." Yang Yangwang clasped his hands, and suddenly found that his palms were already wet.

Although he knew that even if he was found out, something might happen to him.But when facing this young county magistrate, he found it difficult for no reason, as if he was facing those old things in the chamber of commerce.

Looking at him, Ji Zihe snorted coldly in his heart, "Come here, bring Chu Yuhua's maid."

"Yes."

When the two maidservants were brought to the court, they looked terrified, but when they saw Yang Yangwang, they became a little calmer.

"My lord." The two girls bowed nervously to Ji Zihe.

"You two are Chu Yuhua's maids?"

"Yes, slave girl Afu."

"Slave A Rong."

"Butler Zhang said that on the night of the incident, he saw you carrying Ah Fu into Feng Yunlin's room. Do you have anything to say?"

The second daughter secretly glanced at Yang Yangwang, met his eyes, as if she had found the backbone, and said to Ji Zihe, "My lord, the servants are wronged. The servants never went to Mr. Feng's room that night."

"Then you are saying that Steward Zhang wronged you?"

Afu kowtowed to Ji Zihe, "Your Excellency, I have a very good relationship with Afu. This is something that all the maids and servants in the mansion know. How could we kill her? As for why Steward Zhang did this Say, I really don't know."

"That's right. I remember you said that it was the two of you who first discovered Ah Fu's death, right?"

"Yes, my lord. The two of us went to wait for Mr. Feng to wash up that day, but when we opened the door, we saw Ah Fu..." Ah Fu cried together with Ah Rong.

Two beautiful and weak girls crying, it's really cute, but it's a pity that the guy sitting in the hall is like a blind man, who doesn't know how to appreciate it at all.

The cold and ruthless Mr. Ji began to tear down the stage, "This is strange, you can see the bed in the inner room as soon as you open the door, why can't I see it when I stand at the door?"

The two girls froze, and the crying stopped.

Although Afu tried her best to hide her panic, her voice was still trembling, "Maybe I misremembered, we found it after we entered the house."

"Then why did you splash the basin of water on the entrance?"

"Slave..." Afu turned pale and looked at Yang Yangwang again.

This time, Yang Yangwang didn't respond to them, and said righteously, "My lord, I didn't expect these two maidservants to be so vicious, and they sent Ah Fu to Feng Yunlin just because of their personal enmity. But it is also true that Feng Yunlin killed Ah Fu!"

The second daughter immediately realized that the master meant to let them admit to sending Ah Fu into Feng Yunlin's room. As for the murder, it had nothing to do with them.

"My lord, the servants are guilty. The servants are jealous of Ah Fu's love from the master and the young master, so they became malicious and deliberately sent her to Mr. Feng's room to destroy her innocence. The servants We don't even know that she will die because of this. The servant is guilty, please be punished." A Fu and A Rong burst into tears again.

Ji Zihe grimaced, "Having said so much, you still haven't explained how you are so unpredictable, and you know that Ah Fu is dead before you see the bed."

"Perhaps they are worried and have been listening to the corner outside the room." Yang Yangwang gave them a reason.

"Since they are listening to the corner, then they should know Ah Fu's cry for help, why didn't they help?"

"Maybe... Maybe they are afraid."

"Yes, sir, we are just two weak women, how dare we go?"

"It's very good, but unfortunately, I don't believe it at all. Since you are unwilling to cooperate, then don't blame me for being rude. Someone, drag these two girls down and give them a hard blow." Ji Zihe said Then, without waiting for the two daughters to beg for mercy, they threw down the sticks, and the yamen servant dragged them out to beat the board without showing any mercy.

"My lord, those two maidservants from the villain's family have never suffered. Are you trying to torture me like this?" Yang Yangwang said with a sullen face.

Ji Zihe didn't care about his doubts at all, "Shopkeeper Yang, instead of rushing to take care of other people's affairs, it's better to take care of yourself first. I want to ask you, what's the matter with the incense in Feng Yunlin's house?" "