C77 (2/2)
”Alright.” Song Lai looked at the mother and son of the Widow Zhang, and then followed the officer who carried the coffin and left.
Su Li and Widow Zhang separated at the city gate, following Wang Quanan non-stop to look for the person who would be buried within six months.
Maybe it was because they were afraid that their relatives would die without a complete corpse, but some families agreed without hesitation.
After digging the grave and opening the coffin, the corpse was intact and had not been skinned.
After opening the coffin, they found a corpse that was close to turning into a pile of bones. By the side of the corpse, they could vaguely see some skin tissue. Some of them were small, while others were large.
It could only be determined with the naked eye that it was a skin that had been peeled off.
This criminal was probably still a novice. His human skin had been torn into bits and pieces, leaving him incomplete at all.
Su Li took off his gloves and looked at the dark sky, ”I'm sure, the time when the culprit started peeling is five months ago. It seems that the Magistrate Wang has to report this to us, after all, we have no idea about the culprit right now, so the only way to solve this case is to look for clues from their corpses.”
”Fourth Miss means to dig out all the coffins that have been buried within five months?”
”Besides that, does Magistrate Wang have any other methods?”
Magistrate Wang opened his mouth and paced back and forth dejectedly.
Su Li looked at the pitch black forest, the cawing of crows could be heard incessantly.
What kind of person would the murderer be? What was he trying to do by peeling the skin off his body and practising his techniques?
Could the living be his ultimate goal?
If that was the case, the capital...
Su Li shivered, he did not dare think further.
The official wanted to carry the coffin to Yi Village, so the family member started cursing at the culprit while crying.
Su Li already could not find any words to comfort these pitiful people, so he could only sigh and follow the official towards the Yi Village.
Halfway there, she met Song Lai who was rushing over.
Su Li explained the situation of the case to him. Song Lai was stunned for a long time before he spoke, ”Could it be that a ghost has truly killed a ghost?”
Su Li slapped his head in annoyance, ”You are a scoundrel, not a godmother.”
”However, since ancient times, there has never been a case like this recorded in any of the ancient books.”
”Then you have to work hard. If you solve this case, your great name will appear in the history books and leave its name here.”
Song Lai scratched his head and laughed bitterly: ”Fourth Miss is making fun of me again.”
Su Li no longer spoke as they entered Yi Village and carried the coffin into the morgue.
Several officials did not dare to stay any longer as they turned around to find an excuse to leave the Yi Village.
Su Li looked at the two coffins, signalling Song Lai to hold the lamp, ”Let me check if there are any other discoveries, there should be many more tomorrow.”
”Alright.”
Song Lai brought a candlestick over, illuminating Su Li's surroundings.
Su Li put on the gloves and had Changsheng bring a magnifying glass out. Then, he bent down and carefully examined the coffin and the corpse.
Suddenly, her finger stopped and something sharp pricked her through the glove.
Song Lai noticed that something was wrong and asked anxiously, ”What happened to Fourth Miss?”
”There's something wrong, let the candle flame come closer.”
”Alright.”
Just as Song Lai's light was approaching, a clear sound rang out from outside the morgue.
The two of them were shocked and looked outside at the same time.
A black shadow, at the same time the two of them looked over, swiftly fled into the darkness, leaving only a shadow elongated by a candle flame …