Chapter 55: Chastity Lost

  When everyone saw the wounds on Yu Tingting's body, there was only one feeling, that is, the murderer was very cruel.

  Yu Tingting's clothes were a bit disheveled, her entire body was stained with blood, but since she had been dead for a night, there was no bleeding. However, the sight still evoked a sense of desolation and cruelty.

  Bao Zheng saw Hua Lang coming and hurriedly went to greet him, saying: "Brother Hua, you've finally arrived. With such a terrible case happening in Tianchang County, I'm afraid we'll have to rely on your skills again!"

  Hualang hastily cupped his hands and said: "Brother Bao is being polite, didn't we agree that if there's a case below, I have the responsibility and obligation to help?"

  Bao Zheng nodded and explained: "I've already inquired about the identity of the deceased, her name is..." Bao Zheng hadn't finished speaking when Hua Lang hastily replied: "Her name is Yu Tingting, she's the daughter of Old Man Yu. I already knew that, and I also have a connection with Yu Tingting."

  Hua Lang knew the deceased, and Bao Gong immediately understood that Hua Lang had helped Yu Fu find the jade pendant, entered the Yu mansion, and naturally might have known Yu Tingting.

  "Since Brother Hua has already understood, then please let Brother Hua examine the corpse first!"

  Hualang nodded, then came to Yu Fu's side, cupped his hands and said: "Yu boss, I'm entrusted by the county government to investigate, please cooperate with me, let me examine the body, so as to find the murderer."

  Hualang came to investigate the case, which surprised Yu Fu. His eyes were filled with hostility, but according to the rules, an autopsy should be performed now. He had no choice but to hold back his grief and helped his wife Qi Yanyan up. Qi Yanyan looked almost forty years old, but still elegant. After being helped up by Yu Fu, she continued to cry bitterly.

  Upon arriving at the body, Hualang began to examine it. The deceased had numerous stab wounds all over his body, and the cause of death was already clear. After a thorough examination, Hualang stood up and said: "The bloodstains on the deceased's body have dried, judging from the situation, he should have been killed last night when the sky just darkened. There are twenty-one knife wounds on the deceased's body, five of which are near the heart and are relatively deep, they should be the fatal injuries. The other sixteen knife wounds mostly only scratched the skin, they should have been inflicted by the murderer after he had already killed the person."

  After hearing Hualang's autopsy report, everyone was shocked. What kind of cruel murderer would slash a few more knives on the victim after killing them?

  At the time when everyone was shocked and Yu Fu and Qi Yingying were crying and scolding, Hua Lang said to Bao Zheng and Yu Fu Qi Yingying: "Miss Yu's clothes are disheveled. I want to verify whether Miss Yu was raped by the murderer, so please ask Lord Bao and the deceased's relatives for their consent."

  When Hua Lang wanted to examine his own daughter's private parts, Yu Fu and Qi Yingying immediately disagreed. Yu Fu was furious and said: "You... you are a man, how can you examine my daughter's place? You... don't know shame, I absolutely won't agree with you examining my daughter's place."

  Hualang wants to check Yuting's private parts, Wenmeng and Huawan also can't understand, a girl has already died, why let her suffer this humiliation?

  Although he couldn't get everyone's understanding, Hualang felt a little disappointed in his heart. However, this was a murder case and didn't allow him to be even slightly negligent. So he persisted: "Now your daughter has been killed, the murderer is still at large, only by getting enough clues can we find the murderer and avenge your daughter. Can you just let the murderer go free because of some worldly notions?"

  He said, turning to Bao Gong, "From the wounds on the deceased, it can be seen that the murderer is extremely cruel. If such a person goes unpunished, Tianchang County may experience another homicide case like this again. As the parent official of Tianchang County, does Lord Bao hope for more people to be killed?"

  After listening to Hualang's words, Baoqiang hesitated for a moment. Yuting was already dead, and checking her private parts wouldn't make any difference either. If someone else were to be brutally murdered by that killer, this matter would likely blow up big time. His own life wasn't worth much, but the lives of those who were killed couldn't be taken lightly either; he couldn't joke about human lives.

  After repeated consideration, Bao Gong bowed his hands to Yu Fu and Qi Yan'er: "Hualang also wants to help your daughter find the murderer, without any intention of humiliating her. As parents, you also want to avenge your own daughter, please agree to let Hualang examine the body."

  Yu Fu and Qi Yan were extremely grieved, but Yu Fu still couldn't make a decision. At this moment, Qi Yan suddenly stood up and said: "In order to find the murderer, I agree to let Master Hua perform an autopsy."

  Yu Fu was shocked and looked at his wife, finally nodding in agreement with a sigh of resignation.

  Seeing Qi Yingying so resolute, Hua Lang had some doubts about the news brought back by Wen Meng. She said that Qi Yingying was relatively weak and timid, and after her family's property was taken over by Yu Fu, she had been staying at home as a noblewoman. But looking at Qi Yingying just now when she made the decision, she didn't seem weak and timid at all. Could it be because her own daughter was killed that she was so resolute in her grief and anger?

  Hualang didn't think much of Qi Yingying's somewhat unusual behavior, and he had two bailiffs carry Yu Tingting's body back to the county yamen. Then, under the supervision of Yu Fu, Qi Yingying, and Bao Zheng, they began the autopsy.

  After placing Yu Tingting's body in a bright and stable place, Hualang wrapped his middle finger with cotton cloth, then inserted his middle finger into Yu Tingting's ***, everyone looked intently and found that there was dark blood appearing at that place of Yu Tingting.

  After doing all this, Hualang looked at everyone and said: "Just now, everyone has seen that there is a dark blood on the private part of the deceased, which means that the deceased is no longer a virgin."

  After hearing Hua Lang's words, Qi Yingying couldn't help but let out a loud and sharp cry. That one cry contained too much pain and despair. On Yu Fu's face, sorrow and indignation were mixed with shame, and for a moment, he also couldn't speak.

  At this time, Hua Lang continued: "Yu Tingting is no longer a virgin, but she was not sexually assaulted last night. She was ***, which should be an old matter, because I did not find any residue left after sexual assault in Yu Tingting's private parts."

  Just as Hualang finished speaking, Yu Fu suddenly stood up and said: "Impossible! My daughter is usually very self-disciplined and would not have any physical contact with other men before marriage. You must be mistaken, you definitely are."

  Yu Fu's reaction was unexpected by everyone. Could it be that for the sake of his own face, he would rather believe that a murderer had violated his daughter than believe that his daughter had been promiscuous with other men before?

  Isn't this kind of person hateful? Wen Meng cursed inwardly and no longer had any sympathy for Yu Fu Lian.