This bad guy under Shan Tao immediately said: "Cui Fuyin asked me to inform the street patrol! A female corpse was found under the Suzaku Bridge!"
Suzaku Bridge!
Shan Tao immediately trembled!
Zhuque Bridge is the main bridge of Nanya's moat. Officials working in Nanya must pass through Zhuque Bridge to enter the imperial city of Nanya.
The moat under the Zhuque Bridge is also the moat surrounding the Nanya Palace wall. It is a big deal to find a body under the Zhuque Bridge!
You must know that ordinary people have no way to approach Suzaku Bridge.
How did the prisoner place the body under the Suzaku Bridge?
Shan Tao immediately mounted his horse and rushed to Zhuque Bridge with his bad guys.
When Shan Tao arrived, the officials from Jingzhao Mansion and Wu Zuo from Chang'an County were already there. Shan Tao, who was sharp-eyed, even saw Jing Zhaoyin's carriage.
Shan Tao immediately walked over and said, "Meet Dayin."
Cui Guangyuan opened the curtain of the carriage and motioned for Shan Tao to come in and talk.
Shan Tao got into the carriage, saw Cui Guangyuan's sad face and said:
"A body was found under the Suzaku Bridge. The Yushitai has begun to impeach me. As a single street patrol officer, you and I don't have much time."
The corpse was found under the Zhuque Bridge. The nature of the corpse of the prostitute found in Jinggongfang was completely different.
If the opponent can kill people and hide corpses under the Suzaku Bridge, can they also assassinate court officials under the Suzaku Bridge?
When the emperor returned to Luan Chang'an, he had to go through Mingde Gate, take Zhuque Street, cross Zhuque Bridge, and then enter Taiji Palace through Chengtian Gate.
Does that mean that the perpetrator can also assassinate the emperor on the Zhuque Bridge?
Jing Zhaoyin, as the general person in charge of public security in Chang'an, naturally Cui Guangyuan has to take the blame.
Unexpectedly, Cui Guangyuan was not in a good mood when he encountered such trouble just after taking office.
Shan Tao said calmly: "Dayin, I want to see the body."
"The body is right next to the Suzaku Bridge. You should take a good look at it."
Shan Tao immediately walked to the edge of the Zhuque Bridge. Cui Guangyuan was also a thoughtful official. He ordered the government officials to draw the curtain to block the body.
Shan Tao immediately used the in-game video function to contact Song Ya in Longyou.
"Old Song, you must help me with this bitch!"
Song Ya already knew the urgency of the situation. He said to Shan Tao: "You must follow my instructions to inspect the body. You must be careful and do not damage the scene."
"clear!"
"Do you have any tweezers lying around?"
"Is this OK without tachyon?"
"That's okay. Find a few more clean white porcelain plates. You can follow my instructions to inspect the body, and go slower."
Shan Tao ordered his men to go to the surrounding restaurants to find white porcelain dishes and a pair of kiwis. He took a deep breath, pushed the curtain aside, and walked to the body.
There were some water stains on the body, and there was already a faint odor on the body. Maggots could even be seen in the carrion.
However, most of the corpses were well preserved, and the skin was shriveled and yellow, indicating that they had been dead for a while.
Song Ya said to Shan Tao via remote video: "First ask about the situation. Ask how the body was found and what the condition was when it was found."
Shan Tao called the soldier who found the body at that time. The soldier said in shock:
"I am Wang Dalang, the right guard guarding the Zhuque Bridge. I am on duty today. Today, Zhang Si of Dali Temple was taking the Qianniu Guard out of Nanya on official business. When they were crossing the Zhuque Bridge, they suddenly heard something falling into the water."
"Zhang Si was thinking that someone had fallen into the water, so he asked us to search under the Zhuque Bridge, but we didn't expect to find such a body."
Shan Tao looked at the Suzaku Bridge and asked: "In other words, this body has been tied under the Suzaku Bridge before?"
The soldier of the right guard was pale. He had been on duty these days, which meant that he had been guarding the Suzaku Bridge with the body tied there for several days.
When he thought of this, Wang Dalang couldn't help but feel sick to his stomach.
He was also a soldier who had been on the battlefield, but killing an enemy on the battlefield was still different from this brutally murdered corpse. Wang Dalang felt his stomach churn.
Shan Tao asked Wang Dalang to go to the side to rest first, and he said to Song Ya: "Old Song, you heard me."
Song Ya, who was far away in Shazhou, said: "My guess is correct. The body was embalmed and then tied under the bridge, so most parts did not rot, and because of this, there was no putrid smell."
"The corpse is probably not tied firmly. Zhuque Bridge is a busy bridge. Qian Niuwei escorted Dali Temple's temple to Nanya on official business. It may have caused the resonance of the bridge, causing the ropes that bound the corpse to fall off, and the corpse fell off.
Get into the water.”
Shan Tao nodded. Song Ya indeed had two brushes. His speculation also explained why the body was found.
Shan Tao asked: "Shall we start dissecting the corpse now?"
Song Ya said: "Don't worry! Just face the body first and let me take a good look."
Shan Tao carefully moved the camera and focused on the body, which was moving slowly.
Song Ya said: "Stop!"
Shan Tao immediately stopped the camera, and Song Ya said: "It's right here on the arm. This should be the part that was missed by the antiseptic. This piece of meat has rotted."
Shan Tao endured his nausea. The piece of meat had rotted and turned black, and it had become somewhat rotten after being soaked in the water of the moat.
Song Ya said: "Now use a knife to cut the meat, be careful, and then use a tachyon to pick out the maggots in the meat."
Hearing what Song Ya said, Shan Tao almost vomited.
"Old Song, why don't you play in such a perverted way?"
"Stop talking nonsense, do you still need my help?"
"I'm coming!"
Holding back his nausea, Shan Tao picked out all the maggots from the rotten meat and put them into a white porcelain bowl.
"Go on, look for the rotten flesh on your body, and then pick out all the maggots for me."
Shan Tao endured his nausea, and after finally picking out all the maggots from the corpse, he couldn't help but ask:
"Old Song, what are you doing with this thing?"
Song Ya said: "Analyze the time of body death."
"That works too? Is it accurate?"
When he heard someone questioning his professionalism, Song Ya said:
"For maggots to hatch, the corpse needs to be dead for three days. I just checked the samples of all the maggots in the corpse. The largest one was a three-day-old maggot, so the corpse should have been dead for about six days."
Shan Tao was stunned when he heard Song Ya's analysis. Are forensic doctors so awesome?
Song Ya said: "Actually, this analysis is also a rough analysis. I don't have a control group for the growth rate of maggots under the temperature and humidity of Chang'an, but this accuracy is enough for you."
"Enough is enough!"
Shan Tao said excitedly, knowing that the body had begun to rot and had been embalmed by the murderer, even the noon work of Jingzhao Mansion could not determine the time of death.
Song Ya was able to analyze the time of death from the maggots in the corpse, which surprised Shan Tao.
"Okay, now let's start the formal anatomy. You first cut open the deceased's abdomen."
"Yes, take your time, wait a minute, the internal organs of this corpse have been eviscerated!?"
Shan Tao immediately stopped. Sure enough, the entire corpse's abdominal and chest cavities were empty, and all internal organs were missing.
Shan Tao first arrived at the deceased body without a liver in Jinggongfang, and he exclaimed: "Is this really a serial killing incident?"
Under Song Ya's guidance, Shan Tao inspected the body, and then with a serious face ordered the government officials to send the body back to the morgue in Jingzhao Mansion.
He once again recruited Wang Dalang, a soldier of Youxiao Guard.
Shan Tao asked Wang Dalang in a friendly manner: "Wang Dalang, were you also guarding the Zhuque Bridge six days ago?"
Wang Dalang immediately shook his head and said: "No, no, the duty of guarding the Suzaku Bridge is on rotation. We were not the ones guarding the Suzaku Bridge six days ago."
"Who is that?"
"Six days ago, the right guard of the East Palace led the guard of Suzaku Bridge. We took over the shift two days ago."
"Tonomiya right guard rate?"
Wang Dalang said: "Zhuque Bridge is stationed alternately by the Nanya Guards and the East Palace Guards."
At this moment, Shan Tao suddenly realized.
The location of Zhuque Bridge is critical. Youxiaowei is an armed force belonging to Nanya and is an army completely controlled by Zhengshitang.
In the Shenlong coup that forced Wu Zetian to abdicate, it was the Youxiaowei controlled by the prime ministers who played an important role.
However, the critical location of Zhuque Bridge was completely controlled by Nanya, so the emperor probably would not be able to sleep.
The Right Guards of the East Palace are the armed forces directly under the East Palace.
The East Palace and the Prime Minister check each other. This is the balancing art of the Tang Dynasty.
Shan Tao's heart skipped a beat when he heard that the people on duty at Zhuque Bridge six days ago were from the East Palace.
If Song Ya's inference is correct, then the body was placed under the bridge six days ago.
Such a corpse was fixed under the bridge, but the soldiers on duty at the time did not report any abnormality. This matter seemed very suspicious.
Shan Tao immediately walked out of Zhuque Bridge and came to Jingzhao Yin Cui Guangyuan's carriage.
"Lord Fu Yin, I want to summon the soldiers led by the right guards of the East Palace who were stationed at Suzaku Bridge six days ago!"
Cui Guangyuan let out a long sigh when he heard Shan Tao's words.
The East Palace Guards are the guards directly under the East Palace.
If you interrogate the East Palace Guards, you will definitely offend the prince.
But this case has reached this point. If we don't continue the investigation, I'm afraid my official position will be in danger.
Jingzhao Yin Cui Guangyuan gritted his teeth and said:
"Take my warrant and go to the East Palace to summon the guards who were on duty at the Suzaku Bridge that day!"
"Got the order!"
Shan Tao led the bad guys towards the East Palace on the east side of the imperial city.
At the same time, in the East Palace, Dou Shen, the confidant of Tang Prince Guangping Wang Li Chu, was pacing back and forth at the door of a newly built alchemy room.
Dou Shen walked around for a few times, then gritted his teeth and called for a close guard.
"Deal with the soldiers who were on duty at Suzaku Bridge that day."
This confidant hesitated and asked: "The East Palace Guards are elites carefully selected and trained by His Highness. Do you want to report to His Highness?"
"His Royal Highness is not in Chang'an City. It is too late to report now. Do it quickly and be quick with your hands and feet so as not to fall into any trap."