The mind-reading coroner drove the court crazy

"How can there be such a crazy person? Why doesn't he consider himself as food for the snake?"

Lu Qingchen couldn't help but feel creepy, and a strange thought arose in his mind.

This behavior is like a scorpion pot.

Qin Miaoxi was stunned and looked at him in shock. Just as he said, this did seem like a cruel punishment.

"Mr. Qin, there's no way forward."

When the constables who had gone ahead to explore the way came back, Qin Miaoxi smiled gratefully at everyone and said, "Please take these bones and snake skins up there first. Don't leave anything behind."

The group took off their outer clothes, wrapped the skeletons and took them out. It took them an hour to take out all the things inside.

Qin Miaoxi has pieced together most of the human bones, a total of seven.

Lu Qingchen was unfamiliar with this, and asked with a mixture of fear and curiosity, "Now there's only this pile of bones left. Can we still find any clues?"

Qin Miaoxi nodded and said, "Of course. Human bones are the most useful information left behind by humans. Living people can lie, but the dead cannot. We can find the answers to all our doubts from these bones."

Lu Qingchen looked at her with admiration in his eyes.

Whenever she performed an autopsy, a dazzling light emanated from her body.

After cleaning it, Qin Miaoxi made a preliminary assessment: "These are the skeletons of seven women, approximately 50 years old."

"How did they die? Were they poisoned?"

Almost everyone thought so. The black snakes were poisonous, and the old women had little chance of survival if they fell into the snakes' mouths.

However, Qin Miaoxi disagreed. "Not necessarily. If they died from snake venom, there would be signs of blackening on their bones, but there isn't any now."

"Then how did they die? They couldn't have starved to death!"

Qin Miaoxi's eyes lit up. "It's possible. Right now, all I can see from the skeletons is that they were beaten. Look at the multiple fractures on these bones. There are also calluses in some places, which are signs of healing after a fracture. And the fractures in these wounds show they were man-made."

Lu Qingchen pondered and said, "Could it be that they fell or collided while avoiding the poisonous snakes?"

"No, there's a dark red stain on the leg bones, sternum, shoulder blades, and other areas. This is caused by blood seeping into the gaps between bones after the beating, but not immediately after death. These special blood stains will only appear after the body has completely turned to bones."

"But this does not prove that they were beaten to death."

"Yes, many of their wounds have healed, which means they were still alive at the time. They were just beaten by others before they died." Qin Miaoxi murmured softly, "We can also rule out the possibility that they died of suffocation."

Lu Qingchen's curiosity piqued again, "Why?"

"Because no teeth are as red."

"what?"

"When a person suffocates to death, they can't breathe, and sometimes blood flows back, seeping into the inside of the teeth, eventually appearing dark red or crimson."

Lu Qingchen was amazed. "How did you know about this?"

Qin Miaoxi rolled her eyes and said, "Don't forget what I do."

Lu Qingchen chuckled foolishly twice, then fell into deep thought, muttering to himself, "A fifty-year-old woman should be a grandmother. Who would beat them and release snakes on them? Aren't they afraid of revenge from their descendants?"

Qin Miaoxi replied quietly, "Maybe they have no descendants!"

If a woman in her fifties really went missing, her family would have gone to the authorities to look for her. With so many people involved, the authorities certainly wouldn't turn a blind eye.

Lu Qingchen clapped his fists together excitedly. "As long as we find out the identities of the deceased, we can investigate their relatives and friends, and it's very likely that we can follow the clues to find their enemies."

Qin Miaoxi nodded in agreement, but she really couldn't figure out why he had such hatred towards the seven old women.

At this moment, the village chief came over with his men. When he saw them, he immediately yelled, "How could you come here? Leave quickly."

Qin Miaoxi and Lu Qingchen exchanged a glance and immediately said, "Village Chief, you've come at the perfect time. We found seven skeletons and some clothing here. We suspect they are from your village. Could you please come and identify the deceased?"

Upon hearing this, the village chief's expression suddenly changed, and he glared at them. "Mr. Qin, our entire village respects you as a benefactor, yet you come to dig up our ancestral graves. We will not let this go, and we will report this to the authorities."

Qin Miaoxi knew they were wrong at first sight. Just as she was about to explain, Lu Qingchen stood up and applauded, "Good job reporting to the police. We are from the Dali Temple. Just tell me if you have anything to say."

As he said this, he showed his badge. When the village chief recognized that it was the badge of the Dali Temple, he fell silent.

Lu Qingchen looked at him deeply and said, "We found these skeletons in a trap. They are not your elders."

After hearing this, the villagers' solemn and stern expressions gradually relaxed.

"Village Chief, can you come over and identify the body now?"

The village chief was forced to do so and came over reluctantly. Even though he knew that this was not dug from their ancestral grave, he was still very resistant.

The skeletons were neatly arranged in front of them, and next to them were some tattered clothes they had left behind. However, due to being soaked in snake feces for a long time, most of the clothes had been corroded and their complete shape could not be seen.

The village chief took a look, gasped, and retreated awkwardly.

"See clearly?"

"I...I don't know him."

"You didn't even look closely, how can you say you don't recognize him?"

The village chief's eyes flickered, and he stammered, "Everyone in the village is here. They must be outsiders. It's normal that I don't know people from other villages."

Lu Qingchen walked up to him with a relatively intact piece of clothing and said, "Take a closer look."

The village chief vomited out the clothes along with the pungent and disgusting smell.

The village chief complained aggrievedly, "Sir, please don't show me these things. I'm old and can't stand these stimulations."

Qin Miaoxi remained silent and looked at him stubbornly, still hoping that he would cooperate, but they couldn't force him to do anything.

Lu Qingchen observed her expression and immediately understood what she was thinking. He looked up and shouted to the villagers, "Everyone come and identify me. Anyone who can provide clues will be rewarded with one or two taels of silver."

You have to know that in their poor village, one or two taels of silver are enough for them to eat for several months. Immediately, everyone participated enthusiastically. The bones that they had just avoided instantly became delicious buns, and everyone came to watch.

Finally, thanks to Lu Qingchen's ability to use money, someone recognized the dress.

"Isn't this Old Lady Yu's dress? Look, there's a flower patch on it."

"Yes, and this red string is what Mrs. Li wore on her hand. I made it for her!"

One after another, they recognized seven or eight items, all proving that they were elderly people from Fengshui Village.

Lu Qingchen asked the last question solemnly, "Are you sure?"

"Sure, it's theirs."

"Okay, come and get your money."

The villagers cheered, especially those who provided clues, while the others felt regretful and could only watch the silver slip away from them.

After Lu Qingchen distributed the silver, he rolled his eyes and shouted, "If anyone else can provide useful information, they can also get one or two taels of silver."

This time, the villagers burst into deafening cheers.

Qin Miaoxi held him back and whispered, "You have so much money you don't know where to spend it?"

"Of course not, but if we don't give them some sweet treats, how can we motivate them and find clues?"

Lu Qingchen said in an enigmatic manner, "Any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem."

Qin Miaoxi: "..."

As expected, she couldn't stand those who squandered money and hated every rich person equally.