The government officials shouted uniform slogans, and every time they shouted "go", they pushed the heavy iron coffin lid together.
Squeak, squeak...
The iron coffin lid made a harsh friction sound as it was being opened bit by bit.
At this moment, everyone's hearts are in their throats. No one knows what will appear in this coffin?
Xu Zun and Qiu Yongnian came closer and stared intently at the inside of the coffin.
Zhao Yu and several skilled detectives all drew their sabers and acted as if they were facing a formidable enemy, fearing that some monster would emerge from inside.
"This...this is..."
When the coffin lid was pushed open, Xu Zun was the first to see a gray robe inside, and there seemed to be a person lying inside!!!
When the government officials saw something inside, they immediately lost their rhythm. Instead of pushing the iron coffin lid, two of them staggered.
"Quick!" Qiu Yongnian urged, "Give me more strength and move the entire coffin board away! Quick!"
"Yes Yes!"
The government officials fearfully agreed, then readjusted their slogans and pushed the coffin lid hard again.
Finally, most of the coffin lid was pushed open, and Xu Zun and others could see clearly what was inside.
But I saw a man wearing a gray Taoist robe lying flat inside, and he turned out to be a Taoist priest!!!
Boom!
With a loud noise, the heavy coffin lid was finally pushed to the ground, shaking the entire stone bridge.
"Wow……"
Looking at the Taoist priest lying in the coffin, everyone was filled with surprise and their thoughts were confused.
The painting style of the Taoist priest in the iron coffin is really weird and makes people feel chilled all over.
But I saw the Taoist priest lying flat in the iron coffin, with his hands folded on his abdomen, and a handful of floating dust in his hands.
This man has a long and messy beard, wears a Hunyuan scarf on his head, and wears Shifang shoes. He is definitely a standard Taoist priest.
However, his face was ferocious and his mouth was wide open, as if he had encountered something extremely terrifying.
Gulu...
Xu Zun swallowed and felt that his materialist belief was slightly shaken. This was so weird!
"How...how are you a seasoned person?" Zhao Yu's eyes widened with a look of disbelief on his face, "Did you fail to overcome the tribulation?"
"You... you..." Qiu Yongnian asked the crowd tremblingly, "Have you ever known this Taoist priest? Who... is he?"
All the government officials looked at each other and shook their heads.
"There is no Taoist temple in Qiuye County," Zhao Yu murmured, "Where can we find Taoist priests?"
"Oh, what should we do?" Qiu Yongnian asked Xu Zun anxiously, "What happened to our Xinye County? Did we offend someone? Alas..."
While speaking, Qiu Yongnian looked up at the sky, as if he suspected that the person offended in Qiuye County was not "a person"!
"Jiying, if such a big thing happened, do we have to report it to the county governor immediately?" Qiu Yongnian asked Xu Zun in confusion.
"Don't worry yet!" Xu Zun looked around and said, "Master Qiu, don't forget that there were 37 corpses in the last iron coffin case! We have to search the surrounding area first!"
"Yes, yes, yes," County Magistrate Qiu hurriedly ordered Zhao Yu, "Captain Zhao, send your men to check around to see if there is anything else going on?"
"yes!"
Zhao Yu did not dare to neglect and immediately arranged for people to go to all directions to check the situation.
"Ji Ying!" Magistrate Qiu said to Xu Zun again, "This is so weird! I feel... um..."
He stopped immediately before he finished speaking.
Because, he saw Xu Zun carefully observing the Taoist priest's body. He seemed to have discovered something?
Xu Zun found that the Taoist priest's robe was patched and had holes in some places. It seemed that his financial situation was not very good.
Look at the handful of floating dust with oil stains on it, and a strong smell of fireworks.
In addition, the Taoist priest is thin and looks like he doesn't have enough to eat.
Also, there is a scar on his left cheek, which seems to have been burned by something...
In order to get a closer look, Xu Zun almost buried his face in the coffin, and even made a move, which made the officials look dumbfounded.
"Ji...Ji Ying!" Magistrate Qiu's eyes almost flashed to the ground, and he hurriedly reminded, "Be careful!"
Magistrate Qiu's reminder was thought-provoking, as if this Taoist priest could suddenly rise up and grab Xu Zun's neck.
However, Xu Zun himself knew that the Taoist priest's body was stiff and cold, and he was definitely dead.
If it can still explode, that would be really bad!
Originally, Xu Zun wanted to investigate the cause of the Taoist priest's death, but who knew that as soon as he bent down, he suddenly discovered a problem.
Why?
He found that the Taoist priest was lying flat in the coffin, but he was lying relatively shallow. There seemed to be a lot of space between him and the bottom of the coffin.
This is……
He hurriedly took back his body and inspected the outside of the coffin. At first glance, he saw something fishy.
The body was only located in the middle and upper part of the iron coffin. There was definitely a lot of space underneath the body.
"Come!" Xu Zun rushed to the government officials and waved his hand, "Bring this man out for me!"
"What?" The government officials almost fell to the ground, "Carry it out?"
"Yes!" Xu Zun pointed to the bottom of the iron coffin and said, "Look, there is a lot of space down here, maybe there is something inside!"
this……
All the government officials looked at each other with fear.
"Huh? That's right!" Zhao Yu saw the way out and hurriedly called to the officials and said, "There shouldn't be any funerary objects! Are you going to get rich?"
Xu Zun's forehead was covered with black lines. Unexpectedly, this guy still wanted to make a fortune.
"Is there anything else?" Magistrate Qiu came closer and urged, "Move the body quickly and see what else is underneath?"
Under the order of Magistrate Qiu, the government officials had no choice but to go with Xu Zun to carry the body.
The corpse was somewhat smelly, but it was not heavy. A few people lifted it out of the iron coffin with a gentle lift.
After the body was removed, Xu Zun checked again and found that there was an iron partition inside, and there was a handle on the partition!
When you knock it with your hand, it makes a hollow sound. It is obvious that the bottom is hollow.
"Come!" Xu Zun grabbed the handle and said to everyone, "move it away!"
"Master Xu, Master Xu," at this time, Zhao Yu came up and reminded, "Let us do it! Don't have any more mechanisms down there, it will be bad if we hurt you!"
"Yes, yes, everyone should be careful!" Qiu Yongnian also echoed.
Xu Zun had no choice but to let go, and Zhao Yu and all the government officials rushed forward. They worked together and quickly lifted the iron plate out of the coffin.
"ah!!?"
"ah……"
Before the iron plate was firmly placed, Xu Zun and Qiu Yongnian exclaimed in unison!
Because, they saw an even more incredible scene from the bottom of the coffin!
Zhao Yu and others quickly put the iron plates in place, and then all looked into the coffin. At this glance, they also exclaimed again and again, and several people even knelt on the ground in fright!
"How...how could it be like this?" Qiu Yongnian also felt lightheaded and leaned against the iron coffin, which prevented him from collapsing.
But there was another corpse at the bottom of the iron coffin!
It was an old man wearing a green official uniform. He was the chief registrar of Akiye County—Liu Zhang!!!
