C79 (1/2)

Su Li used his scalpel to carefully shave off all of those things and put them in front of his nose to smell.

In addition to the smell of the black substance, there was also a thick smell of paste.

However, this thing was not like black charcoal powder. It was more coarse than the powder, and would shatter into pieces with a twist, giving off a distinct feeling of crispness.

She really couldn't guess where all these things came from, so she could only let Song Lai take out and pack them all up first before continuing to inspect the corpse.

Even when the officials came to invite her, she was still unable to find any useful clues.

”Fourth Miss, Lord Magistrate invites you over immediately.”

”Alright.” Su Li nodded, and together with Song Lai, they carried the corpse into the coffin.

She took off her gloves and washed her hands before leaving with Song Lai.

In the magistrate court.

Mo Lianjin was also there, his complexion looked as if it had already recovered. After seeing her, he only took a quick glance, as his expression turned grave and gloomy.

”Fourth Miss, the case has already been reported. The Emperor was furious and ordered a thorough investigation.” Wang Quanan went straight to the point, ”With the Emperor's decree, we no longer need to ask for his family's permission to open the coffin.”

Su Li nodded his head, this matter was supposed to be like this.

Wang Quanan continued, ”This official then followed the results of the visit and marked the location of the tomb on the map. Please take a look, Fourth Miss.”

Su Li walked over and looked at the map on the table.

The graves of the common people were all located in the hills or in the woodlands outside the city.

In the past five months, sixty-two people had been buried, a large number, and the graves were scattered.

”What does Magistrate Wang plan to do?” Su Li frowned, his temples throbbing.

With so many graves being dug up, it would take at least three to five days.

And the deadline set by the Emperor An was three days!

”My plan is to split into two parts, the Fourth Miss and Song Lai will separate, and each of them will inspect the corpses in the coffins to see if they have been skinned, and try their best to finish within one day.”

”It can be divided into four paths. This King will also participate. Each of you will be in charge of one path with the north, south, east and west as the boundary.”

Mo Lianjin suddenly said, and made the following arrangements.

Su Li nodded, he did not expect that the high and mighty Fifth Prince would also be willing to do such an unlucky thing.

She glanced at him, and just happened to meet his gaze in the air. In that instant, she caused countless sparks to fly.

His eyes looked deep and sharp, and Su Li was the first to fall out of the battle. She turned her head away and no longer looked at him.

Wang Quanan heard and called for the officials of the magistrate court. Because there were not enough people, Mo Lianjin's group used the guards from Fifth Prince's Mansion.

After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, the four troops dispersed and headed towards their destination.

From the appointed time, Su Li had to busy himself until the last moment before he completed the task at the east side.

The coffins were all being carried away. The weeping and cursing of the commoners who knew that their relatives had been skinned away could be heard incessantly.

The sky had turned dark, and the official was leading the way with a torch in hand.

The group returned to the Yi Village, and gathered with the other three teams.

Su Li first went to the mortuary, where there were many coffins. The fire pot had been burnt many times more than normal, but the stench of corpses still lingered.

She counted a total of twenty-seven, while the east side she was in charge of brought back eighteen. Could it be that something went wrong in the other direction?

She puzzledly returned to the main hall, but before she could ask anything, Wang Quanan had already opened his mouth.

”Fourth Miss, I am in charge of the north and Song Lai is in charge of the west. There is not even a skinned corpse.”

Su Li frowned, ”So you're saying, other than me in charge of the east side, only the south side has a skinned corpse?”

”Exactly.”

”What about the Coffin Opening Record?” Let me see. ”