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

It sounded flawless. If it weren't for the clues on the body telling Chu Yunxi that this was not the case, she really wouldn't have been able to find any fault with it.

"Okay, let's stop here for today. You can stay here tonight. We can talk about it tomorrow if there is anything." Chu Yunxi did not state all the doubts. She could see that Dou Yian's mind was very quick. Without solid evidence, he would never utter a word.

Dou Yian started to cry out again, "Prince, Princess, am I cleared of suspicion? Then when can I leave? I'm still waiting to inform my parents so that they can come back to hold the funeral."

Chu Yunxi sneered, "Just wait."

After saying that, she and Xiao Mubei left the interrogation room without looking back, even though Dou Yian was shouting at the top of his lungs behind them.

After leaving the prison, Chu Yunxi said to Xiao Mubei: "Your Highness, we don't have direct evidence that Dou Yian killed anyone, so we can only detain him first. Next, we have to look for evidence. I also want to examine the bodies of his two former wives to see if there is anything to discover."

"Okay." Xiao Mubei also knew that they had to arrest Dou Yian today. If he didn't want to run away, they would definitely not touch him for the time being. They would first obtain evidence, and then arrest, interrogate, determine the case, and close the case.

Because Dou Yian was the only member of the Dou family at the moment, and he was also a suspect, the requirement for family consent to open the coffin for an autopsy was no longer valid. Early the next morning, Chu Yunxi and Xiao Mubei, together with Chu Zhongxi, brought Li Jinghong and several constables to the tombs of Dou Yian's first two wives.

This is the location of the tomb that Li Jinghong learned from Dou Yian's neighbor. The neighbor said, "This scholar Dou has a wife who dies every year or so. Everyone says he is unlucky with wives, but he never cares what others say. Not long after his wife died, he started to ask matchmakers to find him a wife. It's strange that there are always women willing to marry him. It's really pitiful for his two dead wives. They were all so beautiful that they could make fish sink to the bottom of the water and geese fall to the ground. You government should have investigated it long ago. How could all his wives commit suicide? If they really all committed suicide, then Dou Yian must have done something that made his wives unbearable and unable to speak out their suffering, so they committed suicide."

After saying so much, the neighbor told Li Jinghong where the tomb was. Because distant relatives are not as important as close neighbors, he went to help at every funeral, so he naturally knew the location of the tomb very well.

The two tombs were built next to each other. There were no tombstones, only two mounds of earth. They were not built together with other tombs, but on a barren mountain in the suburbs. It is usually deserted and few people come here.

Chu Yunxi lit incense first, and offered it to the two women, and said, "I have no choice but to disturb your peace today, but if you two really died unjustly, I believe you will have been waiting for me for a long time. Don't worry, I will know your injustice after I examine your bodies. If you are still alive, please tell me what happened to you, okay?"

After saying that, she bowed a few more times, and the others also bowed. Chu Yunxi then told everyone to start.

The shovel went down and soon the mound of earth was flattened. Several constables were digging when Chu Yunxi suddenly said, "Stop for a moment."

Everyone knew that Chu Yunxi had made a discovery, so they all stopped. Chu Yunxi squatted down and pulled out a few long strips from the soil she had just dug out. Everyone looked closely and found that they were actually a few willow branches.

Chu Zhongxi said: "It's just a willow branch. It might have been accidentally brought into the soil when it was buried."

Chu Yunxi took a closer look. The coffin lid was exposed, and there were still a few willow branches on it that had not been dug out. She said, "No, it should not have been brought in accidentally, but someone put it in on purpose."

"Did someone put it in there on purpose? What's the use?" Li Jinghong didn't quite understand.

Chu Yunxi shook her head. She was not an expert in this area. After thinking for a while, she called Hei Mu and ordered, "Go to Ruyun Tower and ask Madam Wan to come over."

Hei Mu went there immediately. Xiao Mubei then remembered that Old Madam Wan had followed a wizard before, and she was considered an expert in this area.

After brushing off the dirt on the coffin lid, revealing the complete coffin, Chu Yunxi saw that it was a thin coffin, the cheapest kind in the coffin shop. It seemed that Dou Yian was indeed not as he seemed. He doted on his wife and was reluctant to buy her even a decent coffin.

Several constables opened the coffin lid without much trouble. A foul odor hit them. Xiao Mubei put on a mask and jumped down. Then he took Chu Yunxi in as well. Chu Yunxi began to examine the bones on the spot.

This should be Dou Yian’s first wife. The body has turned into bones. Based on the degree of bone transformation, Chu Yunxi judged that the owner of the body has been dead for at least three years.

Chu Yunxi examined carefully and found that the owner of the corpse had an inward fracture of the greater horn of the hyoid bone and a fracture of the thyroid cartilage. She remembered the news she had heard from Li Jinghong, that the first wife died of hanging. But now it seemed that she died of strangulation. It is very likely that she was hanged after death, creating the illusion of death by hanging. If an autopsy was performed directly at that time, the coroner could immediately determine that this person did not die of hanging, but no one found and reported the case, so the family buried the person directly, and the cause of death was buried underground.

After the inspection, Xiao Mubei pulled Chu Yunxi up again. At this time, the second tomb was basically dug up. As expected, willow branches were also found on the coffin lid.

Chu Yunxi was even more certain that this was not a coincidence. At this time, Hei Mu brought Madam Wan over, along with Wan Ruwei and Wen Rulan. When Wan Ruwei arrived, she stood far away. She said in a trembling voice, "Junior sister, why did you dig up someone else's grave?"

Chu Yunxi smiled and said, "Haven't you ever heard of opening a coffin for an autopsy?"

"I've heard...I've heard of it." Hearing it is one thing, seeing it is another.

Wen Rulan said, "I told you not to come over, but you insisted on being curious. Okay, stand further away."

Wan Ruwei pulled Wen Rulan, "Then you stay with me, I'm scared."

Wen Rulan had no choice but to touch her head and said, "Okay, I'll go with you."

Chu Yunxi didn't have time to talk too much with Wan Ruwei. She took Madam Wan directly to the grave and pointed at the willow branch and asked, "Madam, look, this willow branch is on the coffin lid. What does it mean?"

Madam Wan's face changed when she saw this. She sighed and said, "In the legend of ghosts and gods, willow branches are used to ward off evil spirits. It is said that placing willow branches on the coffin lid can suppress the souls of the person in the coffin to prevent him from becoming a fierce ghost and harming people. At the same time, it can also imprison the soul of the person in the coffin forever, preventing him from reincarnating and entering the six realms of reincarnation."