Chapter Nineteen: Deduction

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  "From the bruises on the deceased's abdomen and the wound on his head, it can be inferred that the deceased had a physical conflict with someone before his death, and it was between a man and a woman. Preliminary estimation suggests that it should belong to a crime of passion." Jinzi said calmly.

  The man in black had a thousand-year-old icy face, and there was a slight sign of breaking the ice. His lips curled up slightly with a beautiful arc, and he continued to listen intently with his hands behind his back.

  Those two catchers had a look of surprise in their eyes, one of them stepped forward to take a closer look at the wound, nodded and then furrowed his brow and asked: "How did you infer that, sir?"

  That's right, whether it's due to psychological closure or suspicion, people have an urge to dig deeper.

  "The corpse can speak, and it will fully present all the events at the time of the incident. Look, the scratch on the deceased's right arm is long and sharp, which should be unique to a woman." Jin Ziyang raised his head, looked at everyone, and waved his hand, continuing: "We can restore the scene through imagination, assuming that the deceased was abusing a certain woman at the time, such as strangling her neck. The natural reaction of the human body would be to pull away the abusive hand, which also explains where the female scratch on the deceased's right arm came from. As for the bruise on his abdomen, judging from the force used, it should have come from another man, and let's assume he was a chivalrous hero. When he saw that woman being abused, his first reaction should have been to rush up, pull away the deceased, and then heavily punch the deceased in the abdomen. The natural reaction of the human body when attacked is to curl up, so when he lowered his head to protect his abdomen, he was just hit by the chivalrous hero with a blunt object on the Baihui acupoint, with considerable force, resulting in the deceased being killed with one blow!"

  According to the wounds on the corpse, it can be inferred that the deceased was injured at a certain position and in a certain process. This is a compulsory course for forensic doctors. Of course, in ancient times, the coroner did not have such qualifications.

  Everyone was stunned after hearing Kinji's reasoning, as if through this explanation, they had already seen the entire process of the case.

  "This gentleman's reasoning is truly brilliant, making us admire! In that case, the situation becomes even more urgent. The murderer is now at large, and we should return to the yamen to report to the superior and make further decisions!" One of the captors stepped forward with a fist in his hand.

  "Kinoko nodded and replied: 'I can help with one or two things, for the dead to clear their grievances, I feel deeply honored!'"

  "What is your honorable surname and great name, sir? We will report it to the Grand Master and recommend you for a reward!" The catcher said with eyes full of respect.

  Kanako hastily waved her hand, she didn't want to be regarded as a monster by the people in the mansion.

  The grown-up in the mouth of the catcher, should be Jin Yuan, the father of Jinzi. This time he can't hold back, and strongly comes out to autopsy the deceased. If people know again that the unlucky person, Jin San Niang actually examined the corpse, how can it be? Is it a gift from heaven or an abnormal witch?

  Kaneko didn't want to be famous and didn't want to be treated as a monster either.

  "No need, thank you for your kindness, Big Brother Cha!" Jin Zigan smiled a few times, and only then remembered to look around for Xiao Xiao, but still couldn't find any trace of her.

  Bao Quan saw Jinzi's resolute attitude and didn't force the issue anymore. He cupped his fists in a farewell gesture, then lifted the stretcher with the corpse on it and headed towards the yamen.

  Before leaving, he took a deep look at Jinzi, and then followed the catcher with a dejected expression.

  Kanako didn't have the mind to care about others, turning her body around and looking around in all directions while calling out Xiaoxiao's name.

  This delayed for half a day, it was already near dusk.

  The sunset dyed the horizon with a piece of crimson, and the golden light penetrated through the clouds and sprinkled on West Lake. Under the gentle breeze, it stirred up the whole lake of glittering gold.

  The man in black robes gazed intently at Jinzi, whose lips were red and teeth white under the pink evening mist, like a spring flower, a moonlit lotus face, with an open and refreshed expression, as gentle as a willow branch swaying in the early morning breeze, her beauty stunned people.

  Such a delicate person, dressed as a man, is also bright and beautiful, like clouds and mist, and cannot be compared to anything!

  He was dazed and distracted, only to hear Jinzi's urgent call. He came back to his senses, twitched the corner of his mouth, and said lightly: "Your little Tong is at Lake Heart Pavilion. Lang Jun was busy examining the body just now and didn't notice that your little Tong ran out a few meters before he couldn't bear it and fainted. I don't want to disturb you either, so I'll let Ye Tian pass by and take care of him."

  Kanako looked at that extremely cold face and the icy words devoid of warmth, suddenly having an urge to throw a punch.

  Damn it, you just calmly watched me anxiously for a while, and now you're slowly speaking out. Would it have killed you to speak up earlier? Or were you waiting to see my anxious look from the very beginning?

  Is this fun?

  Jinzi glared at him and lifted the hem of his robe, dashing straight towards the Lake Heart Pavilion.

  The man in black never thought that his kind reminder and help in taking care of the young servant would be met with such a cold response, without even a word of thanks.

  I guess it's just me being nosy?

  He smiled self-deprecatingly and gazed at the white figure that was running further and further away, saying in a barely audible voice: "Interesting! But just not polite enough!"

  When Jinzi ran to the Lake Heart Pavilion, Xiao Xiao had already woken up and was leaning on the railing, chatting happily with a young man named Ye Tian.

  I've been calling out for you until I'm almost hoarse, and yet you're having a great time chatting away, without even bothering to respond...

  Jīnzi's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

  Everything went dark in front of them, as if something had blocked their line of sight.

  Xiao Xiao and Ye Tian simultaneously lifted their heads, undoubtedly meeting a pair of eyes shining with an amber glow.

  "Lang Jun..." He smiled and stood up, calling out.

  "Excuse me, am I interrupting your conversation?" Jinzi's eyes wandered between the two of them as she asked indifferently.

  Xiao Xiao's face suddenly turned red, she grabbed Jinzi's arm and shook it, scolding: "Young master, stop teasing Xiao Xiao!"

  Jin Ze had just finished examining the body, feeling a bit relieved, when he suddenly remembered that he had been so focused on the examination that he hadn't noticed Xiao Xiao, nor had he seen her faint from fear. He immediately felt a pang of guilt and forced a faint smile, saying: "Are you not afraid now?"

  Can't help but laugh at my own awkwardness earlier, I lowered my head and replied vaguely: "I'm fine now!"

  Jinzi patted the back of Xiao Tian's hand, looked up at Ye Tian and smiled: "Thank you to this little brother for helping me take care of Little Tian, please accept my gratitude!" After finishing speaking, he clasped his hands together in a fist and was about to bow.

  He was just a young servant, how dare he accept such a courtesy, so he hastily grasped the arm of the person bowing and humbly said: "Young master, please get up quickly, I don't dare to receive such great courtesy, it's just that I'm following the orders of my family's young master, temporarily taking care of things for him!"

  "In the Yongzheng Emperor's time, 'er' was a humble self-appellation and did not mean son. It was usually used by younger people to address their elders or those of higher status."

  Jinzi got up with a smile, her eyes fell on the black figure beside the distant lake embankment, and she asked casually: "Is that black-robed young man your master? Also living by West Lake?"

  "Yes, we are from Chen Village, and our village is just near West Lake!" Yitian replied respectfully.

  Chen Zhuang? Don't know him!

  Despite this, Kinji still managed to squeeze out a smile and bowed his hands saying "Nice to meet you, nice to meet you!"

  But Xixi, on the other hand, looked surprised and asked, "Ye Tian, is that... is that Chen Lang Jun?"

  When did laughter become a big tongue?

  Who is Mr. Chen Lang?

  Is it very famous?

  He looks quite handsome, but his cold expression is far inferior compared to the elegant and refined young man...

  "Yes, it's really my husband!" Ye Tian smiled and said.