Chapter 566
566 The identity of the corpse (1)
“Stinky man, is there something wrong with your child’s head?”
Susu jogged into the study, and the feeling of being prickled on the back disappeared. It was strange that she was being stared at by a five or six-year-old child.
“You’re the one who’s sick, your whole family is sick. Oh, I forgot that your family is long gone.”
Xu Qi ‘an retorted mercilessly. He had already forgotten his aunt’s joke and thought that susu was just mocking the little bean.
“Squeak …”
Xu Qi ‘an closed the door of the study. He wanted to pour a cup of tea for li Miaozhen, but considering that they might have to do an autopsy next, it was not the time to drink tea, so he didn’t serve the guest tea.
Li Miaozhen didn’t talk nonsense. She took out the fragment of the Book of the Netherworld and shook it gently. A black shadow fell and fell on the floor of the study.
Xu Qi ‘an’s five senses were sharp, and he smelled a strong scent of blood.
He stared at the headless body for a moment and asked, “”Where’s his soul?”
A headless corpse didn’t mean anything. Since li Miaozhen said it was a big deal, she must have used Taoist means to summon the soul.
Li Miaozhen patted the sachet and a wisp of green smoke rose and turned into a middle-aged man in the air. He murmured, ” massacre for three thousand miles, massacre for three thousand miles, the Imperial court, please send troops to suppress …
The Holy Virgin’s face was solemn. his soul is damaged. If we want to know more, we have to nourish his soul. Depending on how badly damaged his soul is, it will take at least two months.
Xu Qi ‘an glanced at her and snorted. “Two months later, it’ll be too late.”
“Then what do you think we should do?” li Miaozhen glared.
She really didn’t know what to do. There was only one clue without a start or end, so how could she find out the truth?
SuSu’s beautiful eyes were fixed on Xu Qi ‘an. She knew that with Xu Qi’ an’s ability to solve cases, he would not be as confused as her master.
Regarding this, susu was filled with anticipation and curiosity. She wanted to know what angle he would analyze it from.
Xu Qi ‘an pondered for a while, bent down to remove the clothes on the corpse, and said after examining it, “”If I’m not wrong, he should be a Northerner.”
Li Miaozhen’s eyes lit up and she asked, “”What’s the basis?”
She watched shamelessly as number three examined the body, but she did not come to the same conclusion as him.
“Each place nurtures its own people. From the appearance and skin, we can tell who the deceased is. Without a head, the ghost’s face was too blurry … Thus, if we want to determine where this headless body came from, we have to verify it from the physical details.”
Xu Qi ‘an raised the corpse’s right hand and said, ” look, other than the calluses on his palm, there’s also a thick layer of calluses on his index finger. This kind of calluses won’t appear when he uses a saber or a sword.
Su Su and Li Miaozhen took a closer look and sure enough, it was the case.
The beautiful female ghost blinked her beautiful eyes and said in a tender voice, “”What kind of weapon is that? don’t keep me in suspense.”
“It’s a bow,” li Miaozhen said with a look of realization.
As expected of a female general in the military camp, her reaction was very fast … Xu Qi ‘an nodded. that’s right. This person is good at shooting.
Susu tilted her head and retorted,”how can this prove that he’s a Northerner? I think you’re making things up.” There are so many people who are good at shooting, can’t he be someone from the Army?”
Li Miaozhen nodded in agreement.
“Yes, miss Su SU’s words are reasonable. For example, there’s a person beside you who’s good at shooting and he’s not from the Army.”
Xu Qi ‘an winked at him, but his hands did not stop moving. He separated the legs of the headless body and said, ”
“Look carefully, there are no calluses at the base of his thighs. If he was a soldier who had been riding a horse for a long time, there would definitely be calluses on his thighs. He was not from the Army and was good at shooting, which was in line with the characteristics of Northerners. The Jianghu people of Dafeng are not good at using bows.”
The Northerners were good with bows and arrows. Even an ordinary adult man could draw a bow. According to Xu Qi ‘an’s understanding, the Jianghu people in the northern provinces carried a saber and a bow.
Sometimes, he could even use daggers and short blades instead of knives, but he could not do without a bow.
At this moment, susu thought of another rebuttal and said, “”Or perhaps, archers.”
Xu Qi ‘an sneered,”who would send an Archer to deliver a message?” If he was not wrong, this person was most likely a Jianghu person from the North. As for what he wanted to convey, who sent him, and who killed him, I don’t know.”
Li Miaozhen silently let out a breath and said, “”Then I’ll leave his matter to you to deal with. As the night watchman, Yin Luo should be handling these things.”
Susu also heaved a sigh of relief. She felt that although this stinky man was lecherous and annoying, he was really good.
Her analysis was logical and well-founded, and she was very convinced.
Both he and his master were confused and had no idea how to continue the investigation. However, after handing it over to this man, they immediately had a clue.
Although susu often complained that li Miaozhen was a busybody, and she liked to absorb men’s essence, she knew that she was a kind female ghost.
If the headless body wasn’t handled properly, she and Li Miaozhen would have a psychological burden.
Therefore, this highlighted Xu Qi ‘an’s good points, which could bring a little sense of security.
………..
After arranging the guest rooms for li Miaozhen and susu and telling the cook to prepare some desserts, Xu Qi ‘an returned to the study and put the bodies into the fragments of the book of the nether world. He asked for the remnant souls and rode the little mare to the Yamen.
“I remember the Duke of Wei saying that there were frequent wars in the North and that Dafeng had been defeated one after another. The Civil officials had written a letter to criticize the North vanquishing Prince, but Emperor yuanjing had forcefully pushed the blame to Wei Yuan and removed his title of imperial censor of the left.