A female coroner arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Chapter 73 Heading to the Mortuary
"Shouldn't I be suspicious?" Mu Qingcheng retorted, and before Sanhu could answer, she looked at Song Li and said, "Guard Song, could you please check if Sanhu has any poison hidden in his mouth?"

"Me?" Song Li was taken aback. He wasn't a government official and didn't work for others.

Mu Qingcheng clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Please! These servants are cunning and treacherous. I will feel more at ease if you personally inspect them."

We've already lost one short, stout guy; we can't afford any more mishaps!

Based on today's situation, it is clear that the constables and police officers of the Jingzhao Prefecture are not up to par in terms of individual combat skills and江湖 (jianghu) tactics.

Song Shuyu nudged Song Li, who had no choice but to reply, "Alright, I'm willing to serve Mu Wu." But he had to make it clear that he was only making an exception for Mu Qingcheng's sake, so that she would remember his favor and plead with her master on his behalf should he make a mistake in the future.

Song Li pried open the three tigers' mouths, examined them carefully, and shook his head. "No poison."

Mu Qingcheng then said, "Take him to the Northern Prison."

Song Li reluctantly took on the role of a constable, carrying Sanhu in one hand.

Song Shuyu sent Constable Luo to bandage the wound, leaving Constable Liu and his team behind, while the rest returned to their posts.

The short, fat man's body was still in the cell, guarded by the jailers, and had not yet cooled down.

Mu Qingcheng conducted an on-site autopsy. After removing the short, stout man's clothes, she found that the corpse was entirely bluish-black, clearly indicating poisoning before death. The corpse's mouth and eyes were open, the face was bluish, the lips were purplish-black and cracked, the fingernails and toenails were bluish-black, blood was flowing from the ears and nose, the throat and abdomen were swollen, the eyeballs were bulging, and the corpse had vomited foul-smelling substances before death, clearly indicating severe poisoning!

Seeing the gruesome death of the short, fat man, Sanhu burst into tears again, muttering repeatedly, "How could he be so stupid? Why was he so stupid? There were clearly other ways, why did he have to take this step?"

Mu Qingcheng got up from the ground and ordered, "Captain Liu, carry the body into the morgue. Assign people to guard it closely, and make sure there are no more accidents."

Officer Liu nodded, his voice emphasizing, "Don't worry, I'll personally guard it this time!"

Mu Qingcheng kindly reminded him, "Learning from the previous experience, let's send someone to search Xie Da again!" Constable Liu nodded and had no objection.

The current Mu Qingcheng has completely won him over. She is better than him in every aspect, and even her martial arts skills are far superior to his.

Mu Qingcheng then ordered Song Li to escort Sanhu out, and she took the opportunity to report to Song Shuyu, "My lord, I need to take Sanhu to the mortuary in the suburbs to inspect the coffin of Liu Pei, the eldest son of the Liu family."

"Why?" Song Shuyu asked.

Mu Qingcheng said, "I feel that the death of the eldest young master is very suspicious. I cannot rest easy until I see it with my own eyes and personally examine the body."

Without hesitation, Song Shuyu replied, "Alright, I'll go with you."

Mu Qingcheng paused, "My lord, if the eldest young master has indeed been dead for half a year, then his body is severely decomposed, I'm afraid..."

Her implication was all too clear, but Song Shuyu was extremely stubborn. "How could I not go on such an important matter? Don't worry, I won't even look at the corpse."

Mu Qingcheng had no choice but to agree.

Because of the time constraints, Mu Qingcheng needed to take advantage of the break on the road to interrogate Sanhu, so Song Shuyu had a carriage prepared and conducted the interrogation together with Zhang Zhubu inside the carriage.

Jiang Zhan led his men to accompany him.

After the team set off, Mu Qingcheng went straight to the point and asked the three tigers, "When and where was the poison given to the short, fat man?"

(End of this chapter)