In the early hours of the morning, the fire in the ruined temple was finally put out. Wan Lei rushed in immediately and found three corpses burned beyond recognition on the ground. Their human shapes could no longer be recognized and could only be judged from the bones and remaining relics.
Who are these people? Several officers and soldiers also came in. They were about to move the body, but Wan Lei stopped them.
"Go back to the city immediately and find all the coroners in Beiping City." Wan Lei said urgently. He was not a forensic doctor and could not identify the body, so he had to find a professional to do it. The so-called coroners were the forensic doctors and coroners of later generations.
, a person in the government who specializes in examining murder cases.
"Sir, it seems that there are no cooperators in the government office." An officer reminded in a low voice that due to the major reform of the administrative structure, some unnecessary staff were either laid off or transferred to other jobs. Naturally, no one wants to be cooperators.
Strictly speaking, Wu Zuo cannot be regarded as a forensic doctor, and he does not even care about being an official. In the Ming Dynasty, those responsible for autopsy and filling in corpses were administrative officials such as county magistrates. There were no specialized forensic doctors, and Wu Zuo only helped officials dig through the corpses to prevent
Dirty the official's hands.
Because examining corpses is a very hard job, and the feudal ideology of the Ming Dynasty was serious, widowers were generally held by untouchables or slaves. Once they entered the profession, they would be classified as untouchables, and their descendants could not participate in the imperial examination. Therefore, if ordinary people did not live a real life
If I don't go on, I won't be able to do such a dirty job.
Although Shuntian Prefecture does not divide people into three, six or nine classes by user registration like in the Ming Dynasty, the status of the people has been improved, but their thinking has not changed. No one wants to have trouble with some occupations such as workmen and watchmen. Before.
These days, there are fewer murder cases, so there is no need to go to the police station. Now I want to look for it, but there is really no place to look for it.
"Find the former gangsters and give each of them fifty taels of hand-off money." Wan Lei had no choice but to use the trick of making money. Of course, the so-called hand-off money was the gangster's plan.
One of the external incomes is paid exclusively by the owner. Because the income from the work is very low, these gray incomes are also tacitly accepted.
As soon as he heard the money was given, the officer immediately called a few soldiers and asked them to ride back to the city to find the old man for work. While waiting for others, Wan Lei carefully counted the relics next to the three charred corpses. Because
The fire was so intense just now that not only the person was burned beyond recognition, but also some copper and iron utensils on the body were burned into black lumps.
Although Zhao Xueer is young, she is courageous enough. This may be because she has experienced war and seen many dead people. Unlike those senior sisters and brothers who covered their noses and stood outside from a distance, not daring to look, she also stood beside Wan Lei.
Next to the corpse, he followed Wan Lei's example and used a small stick to gently turn over some ashes next to the corpse.
"Brother, this, is this really Sister Wei'er?" Zhao Xueer asked in a low voice. At the same time, she dug out a few pieces of jewelry from the ruins and pointed them out to Wan Lei.
"Clip them up and put them in the paper bag and wrap them up." Wan Lei recognized at a glance that they belonged to Fu Wei, and they were hair accessories he specially made for her, because they were different from ordinary gold hair accessories.
Silver jewelry, similar to high-speed steel, can withstand high temperatures and will not change color even after being burned by fire.
In fact, powder metallurgy is similar to the process of producing pottery. As a special tool for processing steel, high-speed steel is produced using this method. Iron powder and tungsten carbide powder are mixed in a certain proportion as raw materials, and after forming and sintering,
This makes high-speed steel.
Although the principle is simple, the process is very complicated. It requires several processes such as preheating, quenching, cooling and tempering. In addition, tungsten carbide is also difficult to produce, so Wan Lei only prescribed a few small jewelry in the laboratory.
, some were given to Zhao Xueer, and some were given to Fu Wei, and these special steels cannot be counterfeited.
First she found scraps of cloth, and now she found hair accessories. Zhao Xueer's heart was in her throat, because these two things pointed to the same result - the charred corpse on the ground belonged to her sister Wei'er. Zhao Xueer took a peek at Wan'er.
Lei glanced at him and found that his face was also ashen. He immediately suppressed the ups and downs in his heart and did not dare to say any more.
Zhao Xueer rummaged for a while and found a Xiuchun knife whose handle and scabbard had been burned by fire, as well as a small dagger. It looked like the one used by the kidnappers yesterday. Now she was even more confused.
She could no longer suppress the grief and anger in her heart, but she didn't want her emotions to affect Wan Lei, so she got up and ran out to cry.
Wan Lei did not immediately conclude that his wife was burned to death just because of the appearance of some relics. He took out a small ruler, compared the feet of the three corpses, and looked at their foot bones carefully.
His face became more solemn. He squatted and stared blankly for a while, as if he was frightened by the sudden bad news. It was not until someone came to report that Tie Xuan came to visit with a large number of people that he came back to his senses.
"Nephew, what happened? Madam, it can't be..." Seeing that Wan Lei was a little lost, Tie Xuan knew there was no need to ask any more questions, so he just said to the old men who were following him: "Carefully
Read it again and find out the identity of the deceased."
Those old men are the former officials of Shuntian Prefecture's prefectures and counties. Since Shuntian Prefecture changed their jobs and returned to their hometowns, they have changed their jobs and become citizens. They are no longer the untouchables they used to be. Now they are willing to return to their old jobs because of the
In terms of Wan Lei's face, after all, no one wants to deal with smelly and rotten corpses.
These old men entered the scene without saying a word. Also entering with them was a woman wearing sackcloth and mourning. It looked like someone had died in the family, and there was a scar on her face, as if she had been burned by fire.
, looks a bit scary.
Arranging for such a woman to come to help shows that Tie Xuan has put a lot of thought into this matter. After all, the deceased is probably Wan Lei's wife. If the identity of the deceased is identified, then it should be restrained and buried. And Mrs. Wan is also a wife after all.
As an important member of the government, her body cannot be touched casually.
During the time when the crew came in for inspection, Tie Xuan saw that Wan Lei was silent and seemed to be in a daze. He wanted to persuade him, but he felt that the timing was not right. After all, he lost his wife at a young age and was newlywed. No one can suffer such a blow.
I can't bear it, so mentioning it now is like removing salt from the bleeding wound.
Tie Xuan did not dare to say anything, and others were very sensible. They stood expressionlessly outside the fire scene, waiting for the autopsy results. Those gangsters were also very attentive, and they did not want to believe the result that Mrs. Wan was burned to a charred corpse.
However, after measuring the height, feeling the bones, and checking the relics, they could only come to a conclusion that none of them wanted to see - the deceased lying on the ground was Mrs. Wan.
The conclusion came out, but the gangsters were still unwilling to give in, and wanted to find other counter-evidence. However, they found that among the two corpses on the ground, one looked very similar to the kidnapper. Although the other's identity could not be identified, he was wearing a embroidered spring.
From the point of view of the knife, she was also a royal guard and an accomplice of the kidnappers, which further indicated that the deceased was the kidnapped Mrs. Wan.
As for the cause of the fire, they also found many kerosene cans nearby. It seemed that a large amount of kerosene prepared for the winter was accidentally ignited, thus causing this tragic disaster.
We came to a conclusion that no one wanted to see, but the facts were in front of us, and the team members had no choice but to face them. They discussed in whispers for a long time, reached a consensus, and introduced the reporter. Only then
He left the scene and came out to report to the people outside. However, the woman in plain clothes did not discuss it with them. She turned over the body a few times and frowned.
"Mr. Wan, the young men have finished checking. The body lying on its back is that of your lady. Sir, please give me my condolences." An old man whispered, but his words were like a hammer.
It touched the hearts of everyone present.
"No, it's impossible. Sister Wei'er is blessed with great fortune and it's impossible to be burned to death. It's fake, brother, the people inside are all fake." Zhao Xueer cried anxiously. She and Fu Wei have been called sisters for more than half a year.
, Sister Wei'er always gives her delicious food. Even the clothes she wears are sewn by Sister Wei'er. She already regards Wei'er as her own sister.
Wan Lei still said nothing, but his face became even more livid, and he clenched his fists tightly, as if he was about to beat someone madly. When Tie Xuan saw this, he persuaded in a low voice: "My dear nephew, people cannot be resurrected after death, please
My condolences, it’s important to discuss funeral arrangements.”
Wan Lei still didn't say a word. He looked like he was stupid and turned a blind eye to external affairs. Tie Xuan saw that he was too sad and sighed in a low voice. He said no more and just waved to a few people.
Come over and help Wan Lei away, and then send someone to collect the body inside.
Tie Xuan also knew that Wan Lei, who had suffered such a blow, was unable to deal with the aftermath, so he had to discuss the matter with several colleagues. As for whether Wan Lei could get over his grief, he was not sure.
I am even more worried that Wan Lei will burst out of blood and become his wife in a rage. When the time comes, the Peiping army will definitely attack the Ming court, and this will be very bad.
Wan Lei was helped into the carriage by a few soldiers like a puppet, but his eyes were empty and dull. He seemed to be a walking corpse between heaven and earth with an empty soul. Everyone on the side saw it and felt sad. Their minds
inside
They all recalled the scene of the Wan couple distributing wedding candies along the street on the day they got married, regardless of etiquette and no fear of words. They also remembered the scene of the young couple walking hand in hand, loving each other and loving each other. However, the voice and appearance were still there, but the beautiful woman had passed away.
Zhao Xueer also got into the same carriage with Wan Lei. Although she burst into tears, she was also worried that something would happen to Brother Wan again, so she suppressed her sobs and followed Wan Lei the whole time. The curtain of the carriage was lowered and she was about to go
Driving in the direction of the city, she heard a slapping sound coming from outside the carriage. Zhao Xueer opened the car curtain and saw the woman in plain clothes standing outside the car, gesticulating with her hands constantly and making a clicking sound from her mouth.
"What's the matter with you?" Zhao Xueer asked, while Wan Lei sat blankly as usual.
The woman in plain clothes still kept gesticulating and moving her mouth, but she couldn't say "Food". Only then did Zhao Xueer realize that the other party was mute, so she asked someone to bring a pen and paper and said: "Can you say what you want to say?"
Write it down?"
The woman in plain clothes was about to start writing, but Wan Lei snatched the pen from her hand like crazy, took her hand, and scribbled on her hand. Her mouth was open, but she couldn't say a word.
.Zhao Xueer was shocked when she saw this, and hurriedly came over to hold Wan Lei down. Then she said apologetically to the woman in plain clothes: "I'm sorry, my brother didn't mean it. Please don't take offense, sister."
The woman in plain clothes shook her head and said it was okay. Zhao Xueer apologized again and then asked the coachman to drive the carriage. The woman in plain clothes glanced at the leaving carriage and then looked at her hand, and there was an extra gourd. She