The mist in the mountains was steaming, gradually blurring Wanyan Kang's eyes.
The tragic death of the three women in front of him was so shocking that he couldn't help but think of the pictures he saw on the Internet many years ago in a Southeast Asian country where a large number of ethnic Chinese were massacred crazily!
At the same time, I felt slightly regretful.
If he could have done something more yesterday, such as keeping these three girls by his side, perhaps today's tragedy would not have happened!
He stood with his fists clenched and his shoulders trembling. No words could describe his complicated mood and extreme anger at this moment!
He had to admit that his understanding of the despicability of human nature caused by natural disasters was far from adequate, and he also understood that maintaining this large-scale disaster relief operation was more difficult than he expected!
"Young prince, you don't actually have to blame yourself... There are many poor people like them among the victims of the disaster, and you can't take care of them all," Liang Ziwen said in a low voice.
Wanyan Kang pursed his lips slightly and said nothing.
Over there, Chi Xi waved his hand silently, and several soldiers were about to step forward to carry the bodies of the three mothers away for burial, but after hearing Yan Kang suddenly shouted: "Don't move! The scene is cordoned off and no one is allowed to come near!"
This...does the young prince still want to solve the case and hunt down the murderer?
Chi Xi hesitated, clasped his fists and said: "My dear prince, the disaster-stricken people are fighting each other like this, and there are not a few people who died unexpectedly..."
There are some things Chixi didn't say clearly.
Disaster victims die in vain every day. Although these three women died tragically, in his opinion, it is meaningless to find out the root cause.
The victims of the disaster have been wandering around in groups, hungry and with green eyes for so long. The concept of etiquette and law has long since disappeared, and more and more people are no different from animals.
Almost everyone is suspected of being a murderer, and everyone may die at any time due to attacks, murders, and plunders by others.
Wanyan Kang glanced at Chi Xi, turned his back and couldn't bear to look at it anymore, and said flatly: "Report to the official!"
"Everyone involved at the scene of the crime is on standby, waiting for the authorities to come and deal with it."
"Here!"
Chi Xi did not dare to disobey, so he had to order someone to go to Wanping County to report the case.
At this time, noisy footsteps came from the pass, and the strong man named Yue Xiao walked in with dozens of young men and tied up a few people.
Yue Xiao strode over, clasped his fists and gritted his teeth and said: "Sir, the murderer must be these gangsters. We have captured them and kidnapped them. Please ask the army to kill them immediately so that we can avenge these three ladies!"
One of the tied people immediately struggled and cried out: "Sir, please forgive me, I really didn't kill anyone!"
It's Hu Si!
Wanyan Kang looked coldly and waved his hand: "Master Yue, don't rush to conclusions yet... As for who is the murderer, we will wait until the government concludes the case!"
Yue Xiao couldn't help but argued: "Master, do you still need the government to resolve the case? This is something that is not obvious? This group of country gangsters has done a lot of evil. After coming to Zhongdu, I don't know how many women and children were harmed. They stayed up in the middle of the night and wandered around the mountains. It's not them.
Who else could it be?”
Hearing this, Hu Si struggled violently again and shouted: "You guys named Yue, don't make false accusations against good people... Young master, we swear to God, if I did it, I will die without a burial place!"
Yue Xiao sneered: "If God opened his eyes, you would have died long ago!"
Wanyan Kang took a deep breath, turned around and walked away with a cold face.
Maybe Hu Si is very suspicious.
But Wanyan Kang would not do such things as requiring evidence, preconceptions, and presumption of guilt.
…
Every moment.
Wanping County Magistrate Zhang Shaobo, along with County Lieutenant Ma Ping and several government officials wearing black and red soap hats, rode up the mountain on fast horses.
If the young prince of Prince Zhao had not reported the case, Wanping County would have ignored it at all.
There are so many victims who died in the disaster. If every case has to be opened and investigated, there is no need for him to do anything else.
Zhang Shaobo was born as a Jinshi and has been serving as the magistrate of Wanping County for one year, but life has not been easy this year.
Starting from the beginning of the year, the people under the rule gradually fled the famine, and a large number of victims from various places came in. The number of cocks, dogs, thieves, fights, beatings and killings increased sharply.
It is easy to say that it is enough to abandon the countryside and manage the county.
But when all industries are in ruins, how to raise the taxes paid to the court?
If this continues, the county government will no longer be able to pay the salaries of its servants.
There is also disaster relief.
Zhang Shaobo ordered someone to open the door of Wanping Granary a few months ago, only to find that it was empty. Looking at the account books again, it turned out that there had not been a penny of food in the warehouse since his predecessor.
Zhang Shaobo's official document to Daxing Mansion went through three or four routes, but he still received no response from Shangguan.
Zhang Shaobo, leading the county lieutenants as government servants, and a group of people hurriedly walked into the mountain col. At a glance, they saw a young man in rich clothes sitting alone on a rock in silence, surrounded by soldiers and soldiers as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
He hurriedly ran a few steps, stepped forward and saluted: "I am the magistrate of Wanping County, Zhang Shaobo, and pay my respects to the young prince!"
Wanyan Kang immediately stood up and returned the greeting: "How dare you meet Mr. Zhang County!"
He secretly looked at Zhang Shaobo. This was the first Jin Dynasty court official he saw after traveling through time. He was about 27 or 28 years old, with a white face and beardless appearance, and a graceful and calm demeanor.
Such a young county-level local leader... put aside his past life, he definitely has a bright future.
"I heard recently that the young prince was providing disaster relief at Anguo Temple, and he was very impressed..."
"I won't say any more polite words. I'd like to trouble the county to arrange the resolution of the case first."
Wan Yankang pointed at the murder scene that was protected by his orders. Zhang Shaobo nodded silently, cupped his hands, and then led the county lieutenant to go there.
The middle-aged man put on his "work clothes", opened the bamboo toolbox he carried with him, and began to lean over to examine the body.
"The corpse is six feet seven inches long and is only nineteen to twenty-one years old..."
"The body spots are slightly visible, and the acupressure has faded. It was no less than 5 hours before death..."
"The door was torn and traumatized, and a wooden sharp instrument was inserted for about five inches..."
"There are two children, one male and one female. The male corpse is three feet and one inch long, and the female corpse is two feet and nine inches long..."
The county magistrate personally led the team, and the public security chief (county lieutenant) in charge was on the spot. There was also the young nobleman from Prince Zhao's Mansion who stared closely at him. He didn't dare to neglect, and he checked very carefully, and his assistant was very skilled.
The autopsy examination is recorded on the ground.
After a while, Wu Zuo stood up, sweating profusely, took off his mask and gloves, put on his mask and said in his hands: "Sir, the inspection results show that this woman was raped and then killed by several people, but the real cause of death was
Extensive blood loss from a sharp wooden instrument inserted into the lower part."
"Both children were violently pressed to the ground, their mouths and noses were covered, and they suffocated to death. The methods were cruel and heinous."
Zhang Shaobo nodded and turned to look at Wan Yankan: "Little Prince, the case itself is not complicated. This county will file a case for investigation. However, in terms of the time to arrest the murderer, I may ask the Little Prince to wait patiently..."
The murderer either escaped long ago or continues to hide among thousands of victims. You can imagine how difficult it is to find out.
Zhang Shaobo doesn't have high hopes whether he can be caught.
Wanyan Kang actually knew it well, but...
If these cruel and violent murderers are not discovered, brought to justice, and punished, he will really not be able to swallow this bad breath, and he will not be able to feel at ease!
He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhang. However, I would like to ask you...the deceased was in so much pain before she died and she obviously struggled fiercely. Didn't she leave any traces of the murderer on her body?"
Although he is not a criminal police officer, let alone a non-medical examiner, and knows nothing about solving cases, he has watched too many criminal investigation dramas. Regardless of domestic dramas or American dramas, the most important point of on-site investigation is to initially determine the time and cause of death of the deceased.
, isn’t it just to find clues to the murderer’s crime from the scene or the deceased?
The young prince actually understands this?
The middle-aged man was slightly surprised, and after careful consideration, he said respectfully: "Back to the young prince, the nails on both hands of the woman were partly curled and bruised, and there were traces of skin and flesh between the fingers, which were suspected to have been left by the murderer... If the young man had not made a mistake in his inference, these murderers
At least one of them had his arms or other body parts scratched by the woman while struggling, and the wounds were not shallow..."
Wanyan Kang perked up and waved decisively: "That's it. Mr. County Zhang, since there are clear clues and there are so many witnesses at the scene... please order the murderer to be arrested and brought to justice as soon as possible!"
After saying that, without waiting for Zhang Shaobo to speak, he directly ordered Chixi to immediately send troops to block the mountain pass, and all the victims were allowed in but not allowed out.
Zhang Shaobo smiled bitterly and said to himself that he did not expect that this young prince had some talent in solving cases and revealed the key to the problem with just one sentence.
There are indeed some clues, but if thousands of victims are checked one by one, they will definitely alert the snake. It is estimated that the murderer will have run away before he can find out.