After Li Zian let go of Shen Tianshu, he then remembered Shen Zhonglei who was sitting above him and said, "Ahem, Mr. Shen can continue to examine the case."
After all, Shen Tianshu had just been "touched" in front of Shen Zhonglei. Although he was forced by the situation and Shen Zhonglei did not know the true identity of Lady Tong, Li Zian's tone still showed a trace of guilt unconsciously.
Shen Zhonglei felt strange and glanced at Li Zian covertly.
But this was not the time to delve deeper into this matter. He wished that the embarrassing situation could be quickly reversed.
"Yes, let's continue with the case..." Shen Zhonglei was a little stuck when he opened his mouth. He had just watched such a big drama, and it was really difficult to get his thoughts back immediately.
Fortunately, the master on the side did not forget about business while watching the show, and reminded in a low voice: "Sir, inspect the scene and conduct an autopsy."
"Ahem!" Shen Zhonglei immediately cleared his throat and said seriously after hearing this, "Have you checked both the scene and the body?"
Feng Di, the executioner in charge of the execution room, heard this and said, "Sir, Mr. Liu's body has been placed in the mortuary.
"But the plaintiff found the deceased hanging this morning, and immediately called people in to put him down and rescue him. When he found that the person was out of breath, he carried him directly to the Yamen. The scene had already been vandalized, so no one was sent to check."
Hearing Feng Di's words, Bao Yaxin, who was standing behind Qian Poxin, couldn't hold it back and let out a muffled laugh.
Shen Zhonglei blushed at his laughter. Although he had known for a long time that the old people in the government office were just messing around, showing his timidity in front of Li Zian and Qian Poxin still made his face burn.
He slammed the table and said angrily: "Nonsense! You didn't even look at it, you know it was vandalized?
"Besides, who told you that you don't need to inspect the damaged scene?"
"Ah? Yes - it needs to be checked."
Feng Di looked at Shen Zhonglei's face and turned a few corners before finally settling on the tone of this sentence.
He didn't mean to prevent Shen Zhonglei from coming to power, he really didn't know.
This job was originally obtained with money. When he encountered a case, he usually sent his scribes to take action.
Therefore, although he has been in this position for several years, he has received almost no salary, and he still does not even know the process of handling murder cases.
As for the investigation of the scene and the autopsy, don't even think about counting on him.
He probably didn't even know which way the mortuary door opened.
Li Zian actually knows the situation of the government office better than Shen Zhonglei who just took office not long ago. After all, the previous governor was just messing around during his tenure. It's no wonder that the people under him are so good.
But in front of Qian Poxin, no matter how dead the people in the government office are, they are still his own, so he said directly: "Master Shen, the plaintiff did not report the body to the official in time when he found the body, but disposed of it at will, which was wrong in the first place.
"It has been some time since the incident. I think it would be better to inspect the scene and the body at the same time. This can also save some time."
"Yes, what the prince said makes sense." Shen Zhonglei grabbed the steps and hurried down, giving Feng Di a fierce look.
Feng Di finally became smart at this time. Although he still didn't know anything, he immediately ordered a few of his subordinates and said: "Shi Lei, Wu Yanbo, Sun Fuming, you three, go to the inn to investigate the scene.
"Liu Pengcheng, go to the mortuary and urge the deceased to conduct an autopsy as soon as possible and report the cause of death immediately."
After hearing this, Shen Zhonglei's dark expression finally softened, but unexpectedly, he heard Li Zian and Qian Poxin speak at the same time.
Li Zi'an had doubts about the ability of the government officials: "I'll send someone to go with me. Master Shen won't have any objections, right?"
Qian Poxin was worried that Shen Zhonglei was partial to Prince Rui's Mansion: "I will send two people to the site and the mortuary to study respectively. Master Shen will not refuse, right?"
Shen Zhonglei was almost exhausted.
One is a relative of the emperor, and the other is an important minister in the court. If he has the ability to fight with real swords and guns, how can he, a small prefect, be challenged by them?
It's a pity that even though he thought so in his heart, he still said with a smile: "Of course there is no problem."
Li Zian immediately arranged: "Yuru, I'll go to the mortuary to see the situation. You follow them to see the scene."
As soon as he heard that Li Zian was going to the mortuary in person, Shen Zhonglei almost wanted to kneel down and kowtow to him. Could you please stop making trouble?
"The environment of the mortuary is not good and the smell is bad. It's not as good as..."
Before Shen Zhonglei could finish his polite refusal, Qian Poxin had already stepped forward and said not to be outdone: "Bao Yaxin, follow them to the inn, tell your family, and fully cooperate with the government in handling the case. I will accompany the prince to the mortuary to see."
Seeing that the two giant Buddhas were vying to go to the mortuary, Shen Zhonglei could only accompany him no matter how reluctant he was and said: "In this case, I will accompany you two to have a look."
Feng Di stood there dumbfounded, wondering why things suddenly developed like this?
A place like the mortuary, which was dirty, messy and unlucky, and he didn't even want to pass by the door, why did it suddenly become such a popular place?
"Why don't you lead the way!" Shen Zhonglei looked at Feng Di's stupidity and wished he could give him a slap in the face. He secretly decided to find a mistake and drive him away as soon as the case was over.
Everyone followed Feng Di to the mortuary, and Li Zian directly took Shen Tianshu with him.
Grandma Wang knelt on the ground and saw Shen Tianshu leaving with her. She thought to herself, should she follow too?
When she thought that Mrs. Liu's body was in the mortuary at this time, Grandma Wang felt a cold wind blowing from her back and couldn't help but shiver.
She tightened her clothes and huddled up, thinking it would be safer to stay in the lobby.
But when Qian Poxin saw Li Zian taking Shen Tianshu with him, he immediately said: "Mother Wang, come here too and come with us to take a look. You discovered Liu's body, maybe you can provide some information
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Grandma Wang had no choice but to get up from the ground and quickly follow the others.
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The mortuary has never been a comfortable place, so it was placed in the most remote corner of the government office.
Fortunately, the weather is not too hot now, otherwise I would be so far away that I would be distracted by the smell emanating from it and run away.
But even now, the smell inside makes people's brains ache.
Even Li Zian, who offered to come, couldn't help but frown.
In order to reduce the number of breaths, Qian Poxin held himself in until his face turned red and his neck became thick.
Shen Zhonglei also always raised his arms and covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves, covering the look of disgust on his face.
Grandma Wang was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she wanted to turn around and run back to the lobby immediately, where there were many people and full of energy.
The mortuary is not big, but so many people suddenly poured in. Everyone did not want to touch anything in the room, and they always wanted to move their feet to find a more comfortable position. The room instantly seemed crowded.
Unbearable.
Jia Tong has been dealing with corpses for half his life. This was the first time he saw so many living people in the morgue at the same time, and he became inexplicably nervous.
Among the group of people, only Shen Tianshu was the calmest, following Li Zian quietly all the time, as if strolling in a garden.
After entering the house, he found a place very close to the corpse bed and stood still.
If you remove the background environment of the mortuary and just look at her untroubled eyes and relaxed posture, some people will believe that she is enjoying the flowers in a garden.