When he saw the note left by Yan Hongyuan at the tea stall, Qiao Shuoming had already assigned tasks to everyone.
So after everyone rushed into the valley at this time, they immediately dispersed as promised before, holding long swords and being on full alert, ready to deal with any emergencies.
But the valley was not full of gangsters as they imagined. Only Yan Hongyuan lay on the ground in the middle of the valley crying bitterly.
A bad premonition suddenly arose in Qiao Shuoming's heart. He gestured for others to continue to be on guard. He quickly walked over and saw a body that was tied up and thrown over there.
He stretched out his hand to turn the body over and confirmed its appearance: "Master Chu? This..."
Although everyone had already speculated that Chu Yichen might have been killed, they still tried their best to be hopeful before seeing the body.
But at this moment, Chu Yichen's dark complexion and wide-open eyes shattered everyone's remaining hope.
Although this was not the first time Qiao Shuoming saw a corpse, this might be the highest-ranking deceased he had ever seen in his life.
He was a little at a loss for a moment, thinking that he might be in big trouble when he went back this time.
However, she quickly calmed herself down and divided her men into two teams. One team stayed and searched the valley and the entrance carefully to see if there were any clues left by the gangsters.
Another team temporarily cut down some thick branches to make a simple stretcher, and carried Chu Yichen, who had been dead for a long time, to the carriage at the entrance of the valley.
No matter what, we transport the body back to the Yamen first, we can't leave the person here to continue to be exposed in the wilderness.
As for how much trouble will be caused after returning, that is Shen Zhonglei's concern, and it is not the turn of a little person like him.
After returning to the city, Qiao Shuoming first led people to place Chu Yichen's body in the Yamen's holding room.
When Jia Tong saw that Qiao Shuoming had brought back such a great statue for him, he almost lost his temper.
"I said, Xiao Qiao, you think your brother Jia is living too leisurely, right?"
Qiao Shuoming also looked helpless: "When we arrived, the person was already in this condition. Although I can't do an autopsy, I can still tell that the person did not commit suicide or die accidentally..."
Hearing this, Jia Tong rolled his eyes.
Chu Yichen was tied up with hemp ropes and a large ball of white cloth was tightly stuffed in his mouth. How about you commit suicide like this for me to see?
Qiao Shuoming spread his hands as he spoke: "What can I do in this situation? I can only pull the body back and give it to you!"
Jia Tong had nothing to say and could only ask: "Does Master Shen know?"
"I went straight to you as soon as I came back, and I didn't bother to report back to you, sir!"
Jia Tong waved his hand at him: "Looking at the appearance of this body, it has been dead for at least two days. You should hurry up and notify everyone who needs to be notified, so that I can inspect the body."
There are not so many rules for autopsies, but who makes Chu Yichen's status special?
Jia Tong didn't dare to do anything casually, for fear that if he was not careful, he would get involved again.
Because the ransom had to be paid today, Shen Zhonglei had been waiting for news in the Yamen. He heard that Qiao Shuoming was back, but he waited and saw no one, and he already had a bad feeling in his heart.
Sure enough, Qiao Shuoming brought back a piece of news that couldn't be worse.
Chu Yichen is dead!
Shen Zhonglei let out a long sigh. If this news reaches the ears of the Chu family, I don't know if Mrs. Chu can bear it.
This matter has come to an end, and the most important thing now is to solve the case.
"Don't rush to do the autopsy yet." Shen Zhonglei sighed, "Come here, prepare a car, I will go to the Chu family myself."
Shen Zhonglei not only went to the Chu family himself, but also sent someone else to deliver a message to Li Zian and Qian Poxin.
On the way there, Shen Zhonglei couldn't help but think that with such a big thing happening less than a year after taking office, his performance appraisal this year might not look too good.
When we arrived at the Chu family, everyone in the house was already crying.
The housekeeper Tang Bo was holding back his grief and asked people to go out to buy white linen.
It turned out that Mrs. Chu's brother Yan Hongyuan had already brought the news back to him.
Shen Zhonglei secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. Informing his family members of the bad news was the most difficult thing to do. Now that someone has done it for him, he was just so nervous all the way.
"I wonder how Mrs. Chu is doing now? Regarding Mr. Chu's funeral, I still have some things I want to discuss with Mrs. Chu."
Uncle Tang wiped away his tears and said: "After hearing the news that the master was killed, my wife has fainted from crying several times, and now she is hanging on by ginseng soup. I am afraid she will not be able to withstand any more blows.
"I wonder what Mr. Chu wants to discuss? Or maybe I can go in and invite my uncle to come out to discuss something?"
"It's mainly Mr. Chu's body. He was killed. According to the rules, it was also to solve the case. The Yamen needs to let the widow inspect the body, and this must be approved by the family..."
Uncle Tang was stunned when he heard this, and then he started to cry loudly: "My lord! Why do you have such a miserable life! You must not die a good death for these gangsters who have been stabbed a thousand times!"
Shen Zhonglei stood aside, awkwardly waiting for him to finish crying, and then said: "I know that such a thing must be difficult for the family to accept psychologically, so we try not to destroy Mr. Chu's body.
"But I also hope you understand that Mr. Chu suffered such a misfortune. We must try our best to catch those bad guys in order to comfort Mr. Chu's spirit in heaven!"
Uncle Tang understood this truth, but he felt that it might be difficult for Mrs. Chu to accept it emotionally.
He hesitated for a moment and said: "I understand what Lord Shen said, but the matter is serious and I dare not make the decision casually. I must go in and ask Madam for her opinion. Please wait here, Lord Shen."
Not long after Uncle Tang entered, Shen Zhonglei heard loud cries coming from the direction of the backyard.
After a while, Uncle Tang's eyes were red and swollen, and he said in a deep voice: "Master Shen, Madam agrees. Please be sure to catch the murderer and avenge my master."
"Don't worry, I will definitely try my best." Shen Zhonglei was feeling quite heavy at this time, but he had to say this.
Seeing the desolate scene in the Chu Mansion, Shen Zhonglei couldn't help but sigh when he thought that Chu Yichen's children were still young and had never been married.
Now that the backbone of the family is gone, life will not be easy for this orphan and widower even if they still have some financial resources.
Thinking of this, Shen Zhonglei said to Tang Bo: "If you have any difficulties in the future, just send someone to tell me. I will try my best to help if I can."
Shen Zhonglei left the Chu family amidst Uncle Tang's thanks. As soon as he got off the carriage at the Yamen Gate, he heard the report from his disciples: "Sir, Master Qian has arrived. The Crown Prince has also sent Mr. Fan to understand the situation. Now the people on both sides
We are all already collecting houses, waiting for you!"
When Shen Zhonglei heard this, he didn't even bother to rest for a moment, and led the people straight to the room.
In the room, Jia Tong stood next to Chu Yichen's body, feeling the eyes of everyone around him, and his palms were sweating from nervousness.
He never expected that after the last autopsy for the wet nurse of the Qian family, he would have to do another autopsy in public so soon.