A female coroner arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Chapter 68 Accidents happen
North prison.

Depending on the level of danger, Xie Da was imprisoned in the serious offender's cell, while the short, fat man and Sanhu were detained in the east and south cells respectively.

Constable Luo assigned his officers to keep a close watch on Xie Da, to prevent this ruthless character from escaping or committing suicide. As for the short, fat man, he was a man who could lie quietly anywhere, preferring to remain still if possible. The remaining three tigers were cowardly, prone to tears, and easily swayed by their emotions; based on these observations, Constable Luo didn't take them seriously.

Therefore, Xie's prison was guarded every three steps and sentries every five steps, while the prisons of the short, fat man and the three tigers only had one yamen runner assigned to them. The rest of the guards were on duty as usual, with five people on each side, rotating every hour.

As it turned out, the first person to get into trouble was the short, fat man!

"what--"

Through the iron bars, the constable Qiao Si saw the short, fat man, who was fast asleep, suddenly open his eyes wide and let out a painful scream!

"Guards! Something's happened!"

Qiao Si called out urgently while quickly opening the cell door and rushing inside!
The short, fat man clutched his stomach, writhing in pain. Qiao Si grabbed his shoulders and quickly asked, "What's wrong? Does your stomach hurt?"

The short, fat man gasped for breath, saying intermittently, "Poison, someone poisoned me, it hurts, it hurts so much..."

Before he could finish speaking, the short, fat man rolled his eyes, his hands slowly fell to his sides, and he was lifeless!

Constable Luo and his men arrived swiftly!

After checking the short, fat man's breath, Qiao Si and the man looked at each other. Qiao Si shook his head and said regretfully, "Dead!"

"Damn it, what's going on?" Constable Luo roared in anger, then ordered the other constables who had come with him, "Quickly, go and report to Constable Liu and Coroner Mu!"

The two constables went to report.

Qiao Si said, "Officer Luo, the short, fat man said someone poisoned him. From the onset of the poison to death, it was only a blink of an eye, and there was no time to save him!"

"Waaah—" Just then, the three tigers from the South Prison cried out, "Is the short, fat man dead? Let me out! We were all poisoned when we set off, and I'm dying too!"

Upon hearing this, Constable Luo hurriedly ordered, "Quickly, fetch a doctor!"

Then, another constable hurried away.

"No one is to touch the short, fat man's body before Coroner Mu arrives!"

Officer Luo gave a brief explanation, then quickly went to the South Prison and signaled to the guards to open the cell door.

Unlike the East Prison, the South Prison only had a small window that allowed a view inside. When Sanhu heard someone coming, he immediately ran to the prison door. Due to the blind spot, the constables outside couldn't see Sanhu for a moment.

However, as soon as Constable Luo pushed open the door, a palm strike came straight at him. Startled, he instinctively turned his head to dodge and then threw a punch to meet the attack!

But after only a few rounds of fighting, the knife that Constable Luo was wearing at his waist was taken away by his opponent, and the next moment, that official knife was held against Constable Luo's neck!

"do not move!"

As the other party gave the order, Constable Luo looked closely and saw that the person who was holding him hostage was indeed Sanhu, but his expression and demeanor were sinister and cold. Where was the shadow of the cowardly young Sanhu?

Hearing the commotion, the constables outside immediately drew their swords and surrounded the area!

Sanhu calmly extended his free left hand and took out a tinderbox from Constable Luo's sleeve.

Constable Luo shouted angrily, "What are you trying to do? The Jingzhao Prefecture is not a place for you to run wild! Surrender immediately and we'll try to get a lenient sentence for your serious crime!"

(End of this chapter)