Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

Shen Zheng raised her eyebrows, thinking that Lord Gad really thought highly of her.

In Jiadebo's mind, it seemed as if Luo Bizhi and the entire Ministry of Justice were under her command...

Really.

How can she be?

"I have overstepped my bounds." She saluted Luo Bizhi and said, "The Ministry of Justice is a righteous government office. How could I, under any circumstances, have the ability to command the officials there? If such a stigma were to spread, it would bring disaster upon both the Ministry and me. Therefore, in my anger, I could not help but step forward and speak a few words. I hope Lord Luo will not be offended."

Luo Bizhi nodded slightly and waved to the clerk, "Take him to the Office of the Secretary and call Minister Zhao to question him."

"Zhao Kangshui?" Jadebo, who was being carried away, kicked the ground with his toes. "Uncle Ben doesn't want to be in the same room with him. Change someone! Change someone for Uncle Ben!"

"..."

While Luo Bizhi was still not back in the hall, Shen Zheng turned around and sat back down, chatting with Ji Benchang.

"Master Ji, what happened to Minister Zhao? Why doesn't he want to stay in the same room with Minister Zhao?"

What a man, Gadbo, is. Not only does he not bow his head and behave himself under the eaves of someone else's government office, but he is also picky.

I really don't know how this brain got attacked...

"Hey, Zhao Kangshui..." Ji Benchang glanced at Luo Bizhi out of the corner of his eye, raised his sleeve to cover his mouth and said, "You know you can't use torture when questioning, right?"

Shen Zheng nodded.

The laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty clearly stated that government offices were not allowed to use corporal punishment to extract confessions in order to avoid "wrongful convictions through torture."

This is still very human.

"But Zhao Kangshui loves to tinker with the law and exploit loopholes," Ji Benchang said. "He's an expert at mental torture. He'll make the person he's questioning fear the worst. Especially someone like Jia Debo, who prides himself on being noble. If he doesn't cooperate, Zhao Kangshui will probably humiliate him in the capital before today."

Shen Zheng understood.

This Minister Zhao is a sinister character.

She asked, "Master Luo also knows?"

"Of course he knows who his subordinates are."

Seeing Luo Bizhi turning around and going back to the hall, Ji Benchang put down his hand that was covering his mouth and pretended nothing had happened.

Shen Zheng was pondering Ji Benchang's words.

Luo Bizhi was well aware of Zhao Kangshui's methods, but he still asked Zhao Kangshui to be questioned. This shows that under the mask of forbearance, he might be even more sinister than Zhao Kangshui.

This kind of person is interesting, and Shen Zheng is happy to deal with him.

Luo Bizhi did not sit down after coming over, but stood up and started to drive people away: "My two lords, the Ministry of Justice is busy, I will go first..."

Seeing that he was about to leave, Shen Zheng took out the "cheat sheet" from her bosom and said, "Master Luo, please take a look at this first."

Ji Benchang didn't know what was on the paper, but he still agreed: "Sit down and read it. You don't need to wait a while."

After hesitating for a moment, Luo Bizhi sat down.

The paper still exuded the scent of ink. After picking it up, he moved his fingers slightly, "This paper..."

"This is the plaster paper made by the Fifth House." As she moved out of the Fifth House, she also moved out the Ring-Bearing Society. "The merchants of the Ring-Bearing Society will be managed by the Fifth House. They're making good progress. If you're interested, you can come and see it later."

When he heard the words "Hair Ring Society", he knew that Shen Zheng was still thinking about the file.

She deliberately used the ring to persuade him, hoping that he would turn a blind eye to the poor children and give them the files.

He didn't respond and just flipped the paper open.

The words on the paper were mostly connected, indicating the author was a bit anxious, but the words were not difficult to read. Written on it was the following: "Technical Analysis of the Cause of Death - Estimated Time of Death."

"Coroner's methods?"

At first glance, he was amazed by the contents on the paper, and at second glance, he was attracted by the contents.

When his eyes fell on those small words, it seemed as if each word had grown legs, stood up on the paper, and drilled straight into his mind.

"Sequences of...rigor mortis in corpses under different circumstances."

There is a similar chapter in "The Study of Evidence of Murder" about the contents on paper, but it seems... the contents in "The Study of Evidence of Murder" are not as detailed.

But is this... possible?

"A Study of Evidence of Murder" is a comprehensive work.

With uncertainty in his heart, he continued to look down.

In the eyes of Shen Zheng and Ji Benchang, every time he raised his hand to turn the paper, the seriousness on his face would become more intense. In the end, the movement of turning the paper became faster and faster, and Shen Zheng even doubted whether he was reading it at all.

When his eyes fell on the last word on the last piece of paper, the indifference on his face disappeared, and the blue veins on the back of his hand further revealed his emotions.

"Master Shen actually... also knows about coroner matters?"

Ji Benchang was also surprised, "Xiao Shen, you really are... so talented, yet you're still hiding it!"

If he had known this earlier, he should have sat on the table and let Luo Bizhi beg him!

But Xiao Shen...why does he know all this?

I haven't heard that there are often murders in Tongan County?

Shen Zheng and Li Shiyuan had already coordinated their "confessions". Fortunately, Li Shiyuan did have some insights in this regard, which allowed them to justify their statements.

She said, "Actually, I'm not an expert in coroner work, but I have a lot of free time in my local post. Whenever I have some free time, I like to read books like 'Criminal Evidence Examination' from the Ministry of Justice. As the saying goes, you may not have eaten pork, but you have seen pigs run. Over the years, I've read a lot, so I've compiled a summary of these books."

As she spoke, she sighed and rejoiced.

"I'm quite lucky. Last year, I stumbled upon Doctor Li Shiyuan. He's a renowned physician, a man of many talents, and he's experienced many things. So, I frequently consulted him, and over time, I've come across these notes. Since I'm coming to the Ministry of Justice today, I've put them down on paper. Could you please take a look?"

She finished the long list in one breath. Luo Bizhi flipped open a page and pointed to a few words, saying, "Even in the 'Study of Murder Evidence', there's not much detail on the digestion of gastrointestinal contents."

For the coroner, autopsy is the last resort.

The Criminal Code also states: "Our bodies and hair are inherited from our parents. When investigating a case, the government is only allowed to perform an autopsy in cases where the cause of death is unknown. No autopsy is allowed except in special circumstances."

Li Shiyuan was just a folk doctor, so why did he have such broad knowledge?

Seeing Luo Bizhi frowning slightly, Shen Zheng spoke slowly.

"Doctor Li is a compassionate doctor, and without the constraints of officialdom, he can actually see the truth behind life and death. In his early years, while traveling among the common people, he witnessed many deaths. Some of the causes of death were so bizarre that even the government couldn't determine them."

Then she told two real stories of Li Shiyuan.

The first thing is that Li Shiyuan was about ten years younger than he is now.

There was a lazy man who loved to drink strong liquor in the pub. He would not go home until he was unconscious every day.

One day, he went out drinking with his "drinking buddies" as usual. He had not returned home by midnight. His family felt something was wrong and went to the pub to look for him. Unexpectedly...