A female coroner arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Chapter 18 It seems the master is truly angry with her.

"Because that dead man... his head was so huge, like, like an inflated vine ball, his features were unrecognizable, and his body was as big as a bull, extremely terrifying..."

Jiang, the head constable, was at a loss for words to clearly express the circumstances of Li Mu's death. He gestured and used metaphors, which confused Song Shuyu even more. "What exactly are you talking about?" he asked.

"Oh, sir, I am not very knowledgeable. You should send Coroner Mu instead." Jiang, the head constable, broke out in a cold sweat.

"In the future, don't just focus on martial arts training, read more books, and read good books!"

Song Shuyu was so angry that he turned and left.

Jiang, the head constable, wanted to cry but had no tears.

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Mu Qingcheng did not stay at the yamen last night, which caused the constables to be unable to find her. They had to wait until she returned from Wangjing Tower to go on duty before they could tell her the news.

Therefore, when she finally arrived at the Li residence, Song Shuyu had already been waiting for a quarter of an hour.

Mu Qingcheng composed himself and immediately knelt down to beg for forgiveness: "This humble servant has missed the appointed time, please punish me, sir!"

Song Shuyu coughed lightly, clenched his fist, and said, "Get up. This is the last time."

"Thank you, sir!" Mu Qingcheng stood up and glanced at Constable Jiang. "Where is the body?"

Officer Jiang gestured for him to come with him, "Come with me."

The two walked side by side toward the back garden of the Li residence.

As Jiang, the head constable, walked, he explained the situation: "The body was discovered at exactly 5:00 AM this morning. Thanks to the patrol dogs, otherwise, hidden in the latrine courtyard, mixed with the smell of excrement, it would have been incredibly difficult to detect." The people following behind him suddenly stopped in their tracks!

The two turned around and saw Song Shuyu's face was pale, his eyes filled with disbelief. "Lord Li died in the latrine?"

Jiang, the head constable, reported truthfully: "Sir, it was an abandoned courtyard behind the latrine. However, the manner of the death was quite gruesome, even more frightening than the corpse hanging at the temple gate. Several of our constables were so frightened that they fainted or vomited on the spot."

After considering the matter carefully, Mu Qingcheng advised, "My lord, it is not appropriate for too many people to gather at the crime scene. Please examine the body after I have disposed of it, is that alright?"

Song Shuyu was in a dilemma. He didn't want to leave a cowardly impression on Mu Qingcheng, but he was also afraid that Mu Qingcheng would faint again and become a laughing stock among his subordinates!
Judging from his expression, Mu Qingcheng roughly guessed what he was thinking. She couldn't help but curl her lips into a smile, suppressing her laughter, and pretended to be anxious, saying, "Oh dear, I forgot to ask for the portrait of Yuanbao's father-in-law! Sir, this matter is of utmost importance, could you please help investigate it?"

Song Shuyu wasn't stupid; how could he not see that Mu Qingcheng was giving him a way out? But then he suddenly remembered her disdain from yesterday, and his anger flared up again. "You can handle it yourself later! Officer Jiang, lead the way!"

Seeing this, Officer Jiang had no choice but to continue. At the same time, he secretly prayed that the man could hold on and not be traumatized, so that he wouldn't have nightmares every day in the future.

Mu Qingcheng felt a chill in her heart. It seemed that the master was truly angry with her, and it was probably hopeless for her to obtain the files about Mu Xun's sudden death.

Constables stood in rows all around the courtyard.

Since the body was found, all the servants in the Li household have been imprisoned separately.

Jiang, the head constable, left only the Li family steward at the scene of the crime, waiting to identify the body.

Seeing Mu Qingcheng arrive fearlessly with his toolbox to examine the body, the constables were filled with admiration. However, the appearance of Song Shuyu made them put away their admiration.

Since the lord took office, fainting upon encountering a corpse has become an ironclad rule. And today's corpse is truly... tsk tsk, I wonder how many more he can hold out!
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