A female coroner arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Chapter 207 Headless Female Corpse (1)

winter solstice.

The East wants to dawn.

Thick fog blanketed both banks of the Su River outside the city, making it nearly impossible to distinguish north from south from south even fifty paces away.

Undeterred by the harsh winter weather, fisherman Lu Xichun carried a fish basket and ice-breaking tools, taking advantage of the early morning when there were few people around, to come to the Suhe River to break the ice and catch fish.

However, as he approached the riverbank, he saw what appeared to be a person sitting on the ice downstream. The mist was hazy, and the figure looked like a person, but he couldn't make out the whole picture.

Lu Xichun was somewhat displeased. He had already gotten up early enough, so how could someone be even more diligent than him? If he caught fewer fish today than yesterday, his wife would definitely complain and urge him to leave half an hour earlier tomorrow.

"Hey--"

Lu Xichun walked towards the man, calling out as he went, "When did you arrive? How was your harvest?"

To his surprise, the man ignored him and remained seated, neither breaking the ice nor catching fish, nor replying.

Lu Xichun was annoyed. He quickened his pace and his tone became more aggressive. "I'm talking to you, can't you hear me? Since we're in the same industry, let's greet each other, give each other face, and it'll make things easier to meet in business, right?"

The person remained unchanged, ignoring them.

Lu Xichun broke through the smog and finally came within seven or eight steps of him. His body, which was moving forward due to inertia, suddenly stopped and almost fell over!
Lu Xichun hurriedly steadied himself, raised his hand, rubbed his eyes vigorously, and then opened them again!

That person... no, it wasn't a person. Sitting on the ice was something without a head!

Lu Xichun's first reaction was, aren't scarecrows supposed to be placed in the fields? How come there's one on the glacier? But scarecrows at least have heads and straw hats, so why is this scarecrow so crude?
Thinking this way, he was no longer afraid. He slowly walked over, put his hand on the scarecrow's shoulder, and casually said, "In the middle of winter, birds and eagles have all gone to hibernate. What use are you standing here?!" As Lu Xichun's scream, which was cut short, rang out, he slipped and fell onto the ice!
This scarecrow has arms, hands, legs, feet, and a bowl-sized, blood-red hole in its neck!

No, it wasn't a scarecrow, it was...it was a person, a headless corpse!
Lu Xichun trembled all over and struggled to climb off the ice. But after taking two steps, he fell down again, hitting his head, face, hands and feet, leaving several bruises. But he didn't care about the pain and kept climbing with all his might. He climbed off the ice, onto the shore, and then staggered toward the city gate!

……

Jingzhao Mansion.

Main dining hall.

After being busy for many days, Mu Qingcheng finally had some free time to have breakfast with Song Shuyu. But they had only eaten half of the breakfast when a constable came to report: "Sir, Master Mu, a fisherman just came to report that he found a headless corpse in the Suhe River!"

The word "headless" startled Song Shuyu so much that she dropped her chopsticks on the table with a "clatter"!

Mu Qingcheng quickly stood up and ordered, "Pass the word down, and have all departments prepare. We'll depart for the crime scene in 15 minutes!"

"Yes!" The constable accepted the order and left.

Mu Qingcheng turned around and saw that Song Shuyu's expression was strange. She said gently, "My lord, I will go and take a look first. I will report back to you if there is any situation."

"Finish your meal," Song Shuyu said, placing a bowl of pigeon soup in front of her. "So you don't get too busy to eat later."

(End of this chapter)