The mind-reading coroner drove the court crazy

The war drums beat and the cavalry galloped like thunder.

Sweep away the haze and stabilize the four directions.

The gates of the Nine Heavens were opened to the palace, and people from all over the world came to pay homage to the emperor.

The night was as thick as ink, as if an endless dark abyss was swallowing up the world.

There was no light in the cave, only the whistling sound of the wind like a ghost. Shadowy figures were reflected in the darkness, with their fangs and claws bared, as if to drag people into endless terror. Occasionally, the cries of unknown animals could be heard, which seemed particularly eerie and terrifying in the dead of night.

tick...

Small puddles formed on the dark and damp ground, and water drops fell, splashing out ripples.

A woman's faint voice came from the darkness, followed by two low and sharp hums.

In the corner of the cave, two wriggling human figures can be vaguely seen.

clatter! clatter! clatter!

The footsteps gradually approached, then stopped abruptly beside their ears.

The woman suddenly shouted in panic: "I have silver on me, I...I can give it to you, just let me go."

A scornful laugh sounded beside her ears, and along with a wet, hot, hoarse voice, it was like a sword piercing her heart.

"Do you think everyone is as...cheap as you?"

The woman suddenly felt a piercing pain on her lips. The cold needle pierced her red lips, and the thin rope was pulled on her lips repeatedly, making her scream like a pig being slaughtered.

"You said you are so beautiful, why do you have such a mean mouth?" The man said sinisterly, and his stitching movements became more brutal.

The woman struggled and begged for mercy, but the needle and thread had already sewn most of her mouth shut, and in the end she could only let out a shrill howl.

The two people huddled in the corner began to struggle violently after hearing the woman's miserable screams. Their hoarse voices begging for mercy could be faintly heard, "No, don't kill my daughter."

"Don't worry, it will be your turn soon."

The two men's struggling movements paused, as if all their strength had been sucked away. They dared not resist anymore and shook their heads as they crawled into a deeper corner.

At this moment, the woman suddenly burst out with a strong will to survive, and knocked the man to the ground, and the cloth covering her eyes fell off.

With the dim light, she finally saw the face of the assailant. His eyes were filled with fear, and a voice burst out from his throat, "It's you!?"

The shadow grinned, "It's me."

There were three muffled "bang, bang, bang" sounds, and the cave fell into darkness again.

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As the morning light was breaking, a thin layer of mist covered the street. The shops on both sides had their doors and windows closed, as if they were still immersed in silence and had not yet awakened.

Suddenly, a series of hurried knocks on the door echoed in the city streets, instantly breaking the silence of the early morning.

"Coroner Qin! Is Coroner Qin here?" A man dressed in yamen runner's clothes knocked hard on the door of the paper-making shop.

The person he was looking for was Qin Miaoxi, the extra-staff coroner in the yamen.

This woman can find clues among the remains of rotting corpses and solve the mystery of death. Her skills are amazing.

After a while, crackling sounds were heard in the store.

Finally, the store door opened and Qin Miaoxi ran out hurriedly with a lunch box.

"Mr. Qin, the village..."

Before he could finish his words, Qin Miaoxi interrupted him and said, "A murder occurred in the village outside the village, and Lord Liang asked me to perform an autopsy."

"How did you...?" The bailiff looked at her in surprise, unable to understand how she knew this.

A childish voice suddenly appeared in Qin Miaoxi's mind, teasing: "Little Xixi, will he catch you as a monster?!"

Qin Miaoxi rolled her eyes in annoyance, muttering to herself, "If I'm going to arrest someone, I'll arrest you first, you chatterbox. I'll never have a moment of peace with you around."

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This voice comes from the system, which Qin Miaoxi received when she was critically ill. It can help people accumulate good karma and prolong their lives. Even more amazing is that the system has the ability to read minds, helping her to find the truth in cases shrouded in mystery.

In a flash, Qin Miaoxi rushed onto the carriage and urged, "Hurry up!"

The bailiff could not help but exclaim: "Qin the coroner is truly a god."

The carriage sped away towards the outside of the city at lightning speed.

In a cave outside the village, gusts of cold wind blew, and Qin Miaoxi walked cautiously on the damp path. The slippery feeling from the soles of her feet made her feel nervous and every step was like walking on thin ice.

The yamen runners behind them looked around vigilantly. This was their first time in such a gloomy place, and the hairs on their arms stood up uncontrollably.

Somehow, they always felt that there was a gloomy wind following them like a shadow.

The deeper you go, the more strongly you feel a gloomy atmosphere spreading.

One of the yamen runners couldn't help but mutter, "It's cold and gloomy in the cave, with water droplets on the stone walls. It's creepy, like a ghost cave."

Qin Miaoxi explained, "This is a cave. There's water in the cave all year round. Those rocks are stalactites formed by water erosion. And there are no ghosts in the world, so don't scare yourself."

As soon as she finished speaking, her foot slipped and she almost stumbled and fell to the ground.

The yamen runner beside her hurriedly supported her and whispered, "Amitabha! Please don't blame me, gods!"

Qin Miaoxi was dazzled by the stone under her feet. She squatted down and touched it. Soon her fingertips touched a sticky liquid with a fishy smell.

Like... corpse fluid.