Chapter 274 (1/2)



274 Suicide out of fear of punishment (3)

“Governor, this, this …” The magistrate’s face was pale and his lips trembled. He could not even complete a sentence.

“Why are you panicking?” Governor Zhang took a look at song Changfu’s body and had no choice but to bring the magistrate out of the bedroom to the study room, where he told him about the reversal of the case.

So it turned out that envoy song was the one who colluded with the witch God religion to deliver military supplies to the mountain bandits?

The magistrate’s eyes were dull, and he could not digest this shocking news for a long time.

“This matter should be announced as soon as possible to prevent the hearts of the officials in Yunzhou from wavering.”

The position determines one’s thinking. Governor Zhang was currently thinking about how to appease the officials and maintain stability.

If Xu Qi ‘an was here, the first thing he would do was to nitpick the corpses and the case until there was no omission.

Just as he was speaking, the Tiger guard came in to report, “”Your Excellency, the coroner has finished the autopsy.”

“Send him in,” Governor Zhang said.

The coroner hurried in with his head lowered.

“Go ahead.”

“Yes!” “The deceased, song Changfu, was 45 years old and six feet and an inch tall. His head, hair, skin, and bones were all intact.” The coroner said. There were no other injuries to his limbs and torso except for the knife wound on his chest.

“No strange smell or color in the mouth and throat, not poisoned to death. After examination, the cause of death was a knife wound on the chest. It was a suicide.”

“Preserve the body properly,” Governor Zhang nodded. He then turned to the magistrate and said,”gather all the officials of the sixth rank and above in White Emperor City to the Yamen of the administration department.” I have something to say.”

After making the arrangements, Governor Zhang frowned and pondered for a long time. He then summoned a copper Gong and ordered, ”

“Quickly return to the relay station and tell Xu Qi ‘an what happened here. Listen to his opinion and report to me. Oh yes, that includes the coroner’s autopsy report.”

…..

At the relay station.