The fake daughter married into the mountains and had meat to eat every day during the famine

After Song Yuntang dressed himself, he walked towards the corpse.

It was summer now, and even though there was a bucket of ice under the bed where the body was placed, there was still a slight stench of decay that penetrated the mask and hit her nostrils, making her feel so uncomfortable that she wanted to vomit.

Coroner Xu looked at Song Yuntang's expression and couldn't help but smile.

"This meal is not tasty, my lady. If you are afraid, don't force it."

Song Yuntang didn't say anything. After a moment's pause, he reached out and pulled away the white cloth covering the corpse.

Outside the door, Song Jinsheng, who was holding a pillar and quietly observing the situation in the house, was so scared that his legs went weak and he closed his eyes, not daring to look.

"How dare she?"

Hearing a familiar voice, Song Jinsheng looked back and saw that Xu Qingye had been standing not far behind him. The one who had just spoken was Zhuang Ziang who was next to him.

When the two saw Song Yuntang performing an autopsy in the house, they were both surprised.

Xu Qingye didn't say anything, but his eyes showed his own thoughts.

According to rumors, when the Lin family raised the fake daughter in their mansion, she was doted on by her parents and brothers and had never suffered any hardship.

After returning to the Song family, although she did not get along very well with the Song family, the Song family still took good care of her. Apart from the fact that her food and clothing were a little poor, she did not suffer too much hardship in life.

Learning medicine is not something that can be done overnight, but she seemed to have learned it overnight and even had the courage to get close to the corpse, which made it difficult for him to connect her with the rich girl he once was.

However, everyone has their own secrets, and he doesn't want to delve into them, let alone share his doubts with others.

At this moment, Song Yuntang's voice suddenly came from the room.

"The deceased was a female, around 30 years old. She may have suffered from heart disease, but after treatment, it does not appear to be serious."

Although she was not professional, she examined the case carefully and meticulously, relying on her vague memory of forensic doctors to try not to miss any details.

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"Dark purple markings have appeared on the lower part of the body. These are livor mortis, formed when blood stops flowing and settles in the lower parts of the body after death. The muscles of the corpse are already stiff, and the body is slightly swollen. This is the gas produced by the decay of the internal organs. Based on these characteristics, the deceased must have died more than twelve hours ago."

"More than twelve hours?" Zhu Deming was a little surprised. "But it was her husband who reported the death. He said she was fine yesterday, but when he woke up this morning, he found her cold. He suspects she died last night."

After hearing what Song Yuntang said, Coroner Xu also began to lie down beside the bed and observe the characteristics of the corpse.

"That's impossible. Then why did the deceased's husband say he was fine yesterday?"

"If he really said that, he must be lying."

As Song Yuntang spoke, she pried open the dead woman's mouth. The pungent smell made her quickly close it again.

"There's nothing in the mouth."

After taking a moment to calm down, she began to undress the corpse.

Except for her, all the others present were men. Seeing this, they hurriedly turned around, and Coroner Xu hurried forward to stop them.

"Girl, please respect the dead."

The corpse was actually only wearing a single white garment, which covered all the key parts tightly. In his opinion, any problems could be clearly seen.

There were no obvious injuries on his body.

But Song Yuntang didn't think so. "If I can't undress her and take a closer look, I can't tell the real cause of death. Although she suffered from heart disease, it's a bit of a stretch to say she died of it."

Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes observation, listening, questioning and palpation, but since the person in front of you is already dead, you can only look for the cause from the body itself.

At this moment, Zhu Deming made up his mind.

"Let her test it."

Coroner Xu was stunned. "Sir, the chastity of the deceased is the most important thing."

"Which is more important, chastity or finding the cause of death and giving an explanation to the deceased and their family?" Song Yuntang said, "I'm a woman. If you mind, you can leave this room. After I finish the examination, I will restore the body to its original state. Then the family of the deceased will have nothing to say."

It would be fine if she hadn't intervened.

But since I've gotten involved, I have to get to the bottom of it.

"Miss Song is right. A woman's chastity is important, but it is more important to find out the cause of death. We must not let the murderer go unpunished." Zhu Deming said as he pushed all the men in the room out of the door, but in order to give her courage, he did not close the door.

Song Yuntang did not really expose the body of the deceased completely. Before undressing the deceased, she took a layer of gauze to cover her body.

"The deceased had faded stretch marks on her abdomen. She had given birth before, and her lower body..." She faked a cough to ease the awkwardness. "There were slight tears, but there was no blood or scabs on the tears. It was likely caused after death, not the cause of death."

She couldn't help but sigh in her heart. This person was so scary that he didn't even let the dead go.

Then she struggled to turn the deceased's body over, lying on her side on the bed, so that she could examine her back.

"I found the cause of death!"

"What is it?" Zhu Deming asked hurriedly while standing outside the house.

Song Yuntang pulled up the white cloth to cover the body and head of the deceased, leaving only the upper part of her back exposed.

"Master Zhu, please come and take a look."

Zhu Deming, Mr. Qin who was in charge of recording the case, and Xu the coroner entered the room together.

Song Yuntang pointed at the deceased's back and said, "Please look, sir. There is a very tiny black spot on the left side of the deceased's back."

The three of them took a closer look and saw that there was indeed a tiny black spot on the back covered with corpse spots. It was impossible to see it without careful observation. This was also the reason why Coroner Xu had not discovered it before.

Who would have thought that the cause of death was so hidden?

"What is this black spot?"

"Silver needle," Song Yuntang said, "This silver needle entered the left heart from the back, creating the illusion that the victim died of heart disease. The bruises on the skin were covered by corpse spots, which prevented the murderer from being discovered. Therefore, it can be concluded that even if the murderer did not understand medicine, he must be someone in this field."

She said, looking at the three people in front of her.

"I need a knife to take out the silver needle."

Zhu Deming nodded and looked at the coroner Xu standing beside him.

"Give it to her."

Now that Song Yuntang had found the cause of death, Coroner Xu didn't say much. He took out a small autopsy knife from his box and handed it over.

Song Yuntang acted quickly and decisively. He used a knife to make two light cuts around the black spot, then used tweezers to remove the silver needle that had pierced the deceased's back. The needle was more than an inch long.

Qin Maoshi, who was standing by, was full of surprise.

“It really is a silver needle!”

Zhu Deming waved his hand and said, "Come here, bring the deceased's husband, Jiang Dafu. The time of death is inconsistent with what he reported in the police report."