The coroner and the concubine doctor pursue the murderer in the Dali Temple

On the second day, as soon as the notice was posted, a long queue quickly formed in front of the Dali Temple. Xiao Mubei sent the chief clerk to register and write down the names and addresses of the people who received the medicine.

Li Jinghong interrogated seven suspects who were planning to steal hearts in one night. All of them were civilians who were deceived by rumors. He released three and detained four. When Li Shaoqing walked out of the prison, his eyes were dark and he couldn't help but get angry.

"If I catch these murderers, I will not let them off easily."

The good-tempered Li Shaoqing was also worn out by this and developed a bad temper.

Chu Yunxi comforted him, "We'll catch him eventually, don't worry, go and rest first."

Not long after Li Jinghong left, Constable Geng Le came running over, out of breath, "Your Majesty, someone has reported to the police that... someone has taken out your son's heart."

"what?"

Xiao Mubei and Chu Yunxi stood up together.

Zhuo Tianlin lives in Zhuojia Village near the capital. His youngest son, Zhuo Shaochuan, who was only eighteen years old, unfortunately drowned in the moat outside the city yesterday while trying to save a child who fell into the water. The Zhuo family has three sons. The eldest and the second son both have jobs in the capital. Upon hearing the bad news, they all rushed back home yesterday.

Zhuo Shaochuan died while saving others, and the whole village was very sad. This child was a well-known talent, and was preparing for the imperial examinations at home. He seldom went out, but for some reason yesterday, he went for a walk by the moat, and then he met the child who fell into the water!

Zhuo Tianlin sighed, "It's all fate. Shaochuan used to be a good swimmer, but the weather turned cold yesterday, and he jumped directly into the icy water. After saving the child, his legs cramped and he couldn't swim up anymore."

People in the same industry couldn't help but sigh, God is jealous of such a talented person!

Chu Yunxi and Xiao Mubei were now leading people to Zhuo Tianlin's home. On the way, Zhuo Tianlin told them the cause of his son's death and the process of having his heart gouged out.

After Zhuo Shaochuan was salvaged, his family was in great grief, but as things had come to this point, they had to arrange their son's funeral. Zhuo Shaochuan's mother was so sad that she was bedridden. Zhuo Tianlin notified his other two sons to come back, and then he put away his grief and began to prepare for his youngest son's funeral.

It was not until the evening that the mourning hall was finally cleaned up and the families of the eldest and second sons all returned. Zhuo Tianlin felt extremely tired, and as he was worried about his wife, he went back to his room to lie down, leaving the eldest son Zhuo Jinchuan and the second son Zhuo Huaichuan to take turns to keep vigil.

In the morning, the old wife struggled to get up and said that she wanted to see her youngest son again, wipe his face again, and let him go cleanly. The two sons could not persuade the old lady, so they had to push the coffin lid open together. When they pushed it open, the whole family was stunned. There was a big hole on Zhuo Shaochuan's chest, and it was empty, with nothing inside!

The old lady fainted on the spot, and her two daughters-in-law were so scared that they stayed away and did not dare to approach the mourning hall. Zhuo Jinchuan and Zhuo Huaichuan looked at each other. Old man Zhuo Tianlin was furious and drove a carriage directly to the Dali Temple to report the case. He would never let his son die without a complete body!

After Grandpa Zhuo finished speaking, they were almost at Zhuojia Village. As soon as they entered the village, a woman with a child of six or seven years old knelt in front of the carriage and started crying.

"Sir, please catch the thief who stole my heart. Shaochuan is such a good child, he must not be left with a corpse."

"Who is this?" Chu Yunxi asked Zhuo Tianlin.

Old Master Zhuo wiped his tears and sighed, "This is the child Shaochuan saved, his nickname is Lele."

Chu Yunxi stepped forward to help the woman and Lele up, and said, "Don't worry, the Dali Temple will never let the murderer go unpunished."

Lele asked crisply: "Sister, are you an official?"

"Sister is."

"Then sister, you must catch the bad guys and find brother Shaochuan's heart, okay?"

"Okay, sister will definitely catch the bad guys and win back brother Shaochuan's heart."

Back in the carriage, Chu Yunxi felt even more heavy-hearted. Compared to Lou San, Zhuo Shaochuan's case made her more determined to catch the murderer as soon as possible. Although the hearts lost were dead people, the harm caused was to living people. Moreover, they didn't know what the other party was going to do after taking the hearts away, but they were sure that it was not a good thing.

When they arrived at Zhuo Tianlin's house, there were two men and two women standing in the yard. Zhuo Tianlin introduced them as his eldest son's daughter-in-law and second son's daughter-in-law. Xiao Mubei nodded, and went to the mourning hall first with Chu Yunxi.

Chu Yunxi first looked at the ground. The footprints were so messy that she couldn't tell which one was the murderer's. She went straight to the coffin.

The coffin lid was tilted to one side, half on the coffin and half hanging in the air. It must have not moved since it was pushed open in the morning. Chu Yunxi looked into the coffin and saw a pale young man lying inside with a big hole on his chest.

Chu Yunxi put on gloves and a mask, bent down and examined carefully. The incision was smooth and her technique was skillful. A lot of blood had flowed out of the coffin, but because the coffin that Grandpa Zhuo prepared for his son was a high-quality pine coffin, no blood flowed out this time.

As soon as Xiao Mubei entered the room, he carefully surveyed the ground and searched for traces. Soon, he found a small piece of incense under the window.

The two of them looked up at each other and nodded at the same time. Yes, it was the murderer. He struck again.

It's just that the murderer was too cunning. Xiao Mubei had set up a tight net in the capital, but he ran to the suburbs of Beijing to commit crimes, avoiding the eyes of the Dali Temple and spreading rumors, causing the Dali Temple to work in vain for a whole night. Looking at the corpse at this moment, Chu Yunxi only felt that this was a naked provocation. I am still committing crimes, but what can you do to me?

This is really too much!

Chu Yunxi called the two brothers in the courtyard and asked, "Who was here to keep vigil last night?"

The eldest brother Zhuo Jinchuan said, "We were both here at the beginning last night. When it was almost midnight, I saw Huaichuan was too sleepy, so I let him sleep for two hours and I stayed here alone."

Zhuo Huaichuan said, "That's right, my eldest brother asked me to go to sleep. When I woke up, it was already Yinshi. I hurried over and asked my eldest brother to go to sleep for a while, but he said that he accidentally fell asleep here just now and he was not sleepy at that time. The two of us brothers chatted with the third brother until dawn."

Zhuo Jinchuan nodded, "Not long after Huaichuan left, I didn't know when I fell asleep. When I woke up, it was almost Yin time. Huaichuan came not long after. It's really strange. I usually stay up all night, but I've never fallen asleep like this. I suspect I've been bewitched."

Xiao Mubei took out the piece of the incense and said, "You are indeed deceived. The murderer knocked you out before attacking you."

Zhuo Jinchuan slapped the wall with his palm, "This murderer is so abominable. He actually used such a despicable method. If I catch him, I will definitely make him pay."

"It's no use saying harsh words," Chu Yunxi said without mercy, "Why don't you think about it, did you find anything unusual last night?"