Chapter 100 The man who died twice
Zhou Zhao withdrew his gaze from Tang Mu and approached the corpse.
Liu Huang had tied his mouth and nose with white cloth early in the morning and squatted there to start the autopsy. "The deceased was about 25 years old, and the time of death should be around yesterday's time. There were marks on the back of the head from being hit by a blunt object, and the skull was broken. It is the only fatal injury visible to the naked eye.”
"There are obvious bruises and some small scars on the arms and legs. There was a fight with someone before his death."
"There are many red rashes on the face, and there are scratch marks on the left cheek. It should be itchy rubella. It may be due to contact or accidental ingestion of something."
Tang Mu on the side breathed a long sigh of relief when he heard that it was not an epidemic, "That's great."
Zhou Zhao listened attentively, walked to the feet of the corpse, picked up a torch and illuminated the soles of the corpse's shoes. She looked carefully and saw that there were many thin wood thorns and sawdust stuck in the bottom of the straw sandals. She reached out her hand and pulled out a piece of wood. Root, then his eyes moved, he pulled it out again, and pulled out a small metal ring embedded in the shoe sole.
"The deceased's fingertips were rough and there were some gaps on the knuckles. Look, there is a short black line on the thumb and index finger of his right hand."
"The ink lines have not been washed clean by the river water. They should be caused by years of hand flicking the ink lines. Looking at the soles of his straw sandals, there are many wooden thorns stuck in... so the deceased is very Possibly a carpenter.”
"He died after being hit on the back of the head with a blunt object, such as a brick, a hammer, etc. After his death, the murderer tied him up and sank him into the East Water. But the string tied to him was The heavy objects were washed away, and the body went down the east water and was pulled ashore by a fishhook.”
Zhou Zhao said, walking through the grass to the water's edge, and looked upstream.
It was pitch black upstream at this moment, and only a bright spot could be vaguely seen. If one had bad eyesight, one would mistakenly think that it was a star in the sky.
Beside the Dongshui River, the nearest place where carpenters can be used...
Su Changying followed Zhou Zhao's line of sight and looked over, pondering for a moment, "That's the Star-Zhaing Tower, we just came from there for inspection."
"It's brightly lit there, and there are still many people going in and out, probably preparing for the day ahead. Because of the curfew, Zhaixinglou notified the Beijun Army in advance."
As he spoke, he and Zhou Zhao looked at each other, and the two immediately understood what the other was thinking.
Su Changying raised her hand and looked at Zhu Li, "Carry the body up, pass by the Zhaixing Tower, and then go back to Tingwei Temple."
"No!" The brothers from the Northern Army loaded the body into the car with ease, and then the group headed in the direction of the Star Reaching Tower.
The Star-Zhaing Tower is not too far away from here. Only when it got closer did Zhou Zhao feel the majestic feeling of rising from the ground. There was a lot of excitement outside the small building, and many craftsmen were busy dismantling the bamboo frames outside the building.
Su Changying glanced around coldly, reined in the horse, and raised the sword in his hand, "My boss is here. There is a case that requires you to identify a body."
As soon as he finished speaking, all the craftsmen present stopped their work.
Zhou Zhao took a closer look and saw Chu You sitting on the scaffolding on the second floor, directing something. He suddenly turned his head when he heard a noise.
Her hair was wrapped with a gray scarf, but she was in high spirits. When she saw Zhou Zhao next to Su Changying, she waved her hand and climbed down from the scaffolding lightly. At this time, a thin The man pushed through the crowd and walked to the front of the craftsmen.
He lowered his sleeves and cupped his hands towards Su Changying. When he saw Zhou Zhao was slightly startled, he lowered his head again.
"General Su, Lord Xiao Zhou, my name is Chu Hang, and he is the person responsible for building the Star Picking Tower. If you have any questions, just ask me."
Zhou Zhao saw many people looking around, so he didn't hesitate and asked people to carry the body over. "Take a look, do you recognize this person?"
Chu Hang picked up the lamp and shined it on the dead man's face, but his hand shook in fear and the lamp suddenly fell to the ground. His legs went weak, and if Zhou Zhao hadn't reached out to help him, he would have almost collapsed to the ground.
Zhou Zhao looked at it and frowned, "Uncle Chu, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with this?"
Chu Hang's mouth was trembling, and he obviously had no way to answer. Zhou Zhao had no choice but to turn his eyes to Chu You, who had just approached.
When Chu You saw the dead man's face, his eyes suddenly opened wide.
"This is impossible! This person is Wang Liu, who has been working as a carpenter in Zhaixing Tower. Because he will get windy when exposed to paint water, we settled his wages about seven days ago. His master Wang Patrol, arrange for him to go to the outskirts of the city to help his uncle carve the flower windows of the Earth Temple.”
If this was the case, Chu Hang could not be so frightened.
He is Chu You's uncle, and he has always traveled around to build things. People like them have seen a lot of corpses and dead people, so they won't be so scared.
"But...Wang Liu has been dead a long time ago!
We personally took him to the mountain and buried him! Why is his body here? ”
There was an uproar all around!
The expressions of the craftsmen changed one after another, and some of them were already trembling and went to look for incense candles.
Zhou Zhao looked serious, "When did Wang Liu die and how did he die?"
"On the night when he paid his wages," Chu Hang regained his composure. He stood in front of Chu You and answered first, "He took the money to buy a drink. He drank too much at night. The next morning, his roommate discovered that he had suffered a heart attack. ”
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"My boss has calculated the auspicious day and wants to welcome guests early, so we have been working day and night these days. After Wang Liu passed away, I took the initiative to buy him a thin-skinned coffin. His master, Wang Xun, led the brothers of the Wang family class to carry him Lifted up the mountain..."
Chu Hang said, his face as pale as paper, "In total, today is his first seven."
The scene suddenly exploded.
"Is Wang Liutouqi coming back to see Zhaixinglou?"
"Could he be resentful that we didn't save him? But it wasn't us who killed him."
"Why can the corpse move around and come back!"
The dead were resurrected and then killed again.
interesting!
Ah Huang just said that the time of death of Wang Liu was around midnight yesterday. If he had been dead for seven days, the degree of decomposition of the body would definitely not be like this.
"I need to go into the building to check something out."
Zhou Zhao looked at the magnificent Star Reaching Tower in front of him and said with certainty.
Chu You's previous words also matched Ah Huang's inference that the red bumps on Wang Liu's face were not disease, but rubella. After he came into contact with paint water, red bumps would appear on his face and body.
Then it is very possible that before his death last night, he returned to the Star Reaching Tower and came into contact with the paint water here.
Or maybe he had come into contact with someone in front of him who had paint water on his body.
Star Reaching Tower may be the scene of death and body dumping, and the person with paint water on his body may be the murderer.