Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 239 The identity of the deceased

"I don't know how Chang Feng's investigation is going, but did you find any clues?" Kang Xu leaned his back against the threshold, looking at the falling leaves, he couldn't help but feel a little bleak.

Almost everything that happened recently made him physically and mentally exhausted, and a trace of tiredness suddenly appeared on his face, but those eyes were still extremely bright, as if they could see everything.

"Brother Kang, I found it!"

At this moment, there was an exclamation of ecstasy in the room.

Kang Xu hurriedly stood up, turned around and stepped into Yizhuang.

Xiao Wu, who was sweating profusely, didn't care to wipe off his sweat, pointed to the chest of the corpse, and shouted, "Brother Kang, look here."

Kang Xu rushed over, he saw a deep cut on the ribs on the chest of the corpse, and asked in surprise, "This is... a scar?"

"That's right. The scar is right at the heart. The cut is smooth. The murder weapon should be extremely sharp." Xiao Wu compared the width between the next two ribs, and continued: "From the gap between the ribs, the murder weapon is not penetrating. However, it seems that the murder weapon is not very long, and it is most likely a dagger."

Kang Xu took out the magnified gemstone from his satchel, regardless of the stench emanating from the bones, and observed it against his breastbone.

The cut marks were located on the lower sternum, and the marks were deep. It could be seen that the murder weapon was extremely sharp, and a rough map of the murder weapon instantly appeared in Kang Xu's mind.

Single-edged, sharp, short, about two fingers wide.

Kang Xu frowned. Although he had roughly identified the murder weapon, it did not play a decisive role in the case.

After all, there are too many daggers of this type.

It is even more common for Datang to wear daggers, not to mention killing people, as long as they are of some status, they will wear daggers with them.

However, most of them are just used to show their status.

"Besides, I also found some other scars." Xiao Wu pointed to the skeleton's right arm and leg skeleton, and said, "Look here, and here, these places are more or less old wounds, Especially in the right arm, the bones of the person's right elbow were broken, and the entire right arm was distorted."

Kang Xu carefully observed the right arm of the corpse with the magnified gem. Indeed, as Xiao Wu said, the right arm of the corpse was distorted from the elbow down.

"Can you be sure what caused these scars?" Kang Xu straightened up and asked.

"It should be some sword wounds. There are several wounds that cost his life within half an inch. I really don't know who he has offended, and he is covered with scars." Xiao Wu said with emotion.

"The scars all over the body, most of them go deep into the bone marrow. This kind of person is either a person from the Jianghu or a soldier who fought in the battlefield." Kang Xu narrowed his eyes, and suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.

He patted Xiao Wu on the shoulder and said, "Xiao Wu, it's really hard for you this time, you go and inform Tao Ruozhu immediately, and tell me that I have something important to ask."

Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Wu took off his gloves and mask, washed his hands in clean water, and ran out of Yizhuang quickly.

Kang Xu wandered around the corpse for a few times, and became more sure of what he was thinking.

After half an hour, Xiao Wu led Tao Ruozhu in.

Tao Ruozhu's face was pale and haggard, and he looked very decadent.

"Master Li, I don't know why you called me here?" Tao Ruozhu asked weakly.

Kang Xu didn't talk nonsense, but asked directly: "Brother Tao, let me ask you, can Master Shang Shu know martial arts?"

Tao Ruozhu didn't seem to expect that he would ask this question, but after thinking about it, he still replied: "No."

Kang Xu nodded, and then asked, "Does Master Shangshu have a disability?"

Tao Ruozhu was stunned for a moment, he looked at Kang Xu in confusion, shook his head and said, "Master Li has always been healthy and has no disabilities. Master Li, why do you ask these questions?"

There was a smile on the corner of Kang Xu's mouth. He brought Tao Ruozhu to the case, pointed to the corpse and said, "Brother Tao, please look, this corpse is the one we found in the swamp. There are obviously many bones on the corpse. Scars, and these scars should all be caused by sharp weapons, look here again, this person still has signs of fracture in his right arm."

Tao Ruozhu was dazed at first, as if he was still immersed in grief, and didn't care about the condition of the bones, but when he heard what Kang Xu said, he suddenly realized something.

"You mean, it's possible that this corpse is not a mentor?" Tao Ruozhu looked agitated, and suddenly grabbed Kang Xu's arm, shaking it in disbelief.

"Before I was just guessing, but after asking Brother Tao, I can confirm that this corpse is definitely not Master Shangshu." Kang Xu said quite confidently.

Tao Ruozhu was very excited, but he calmed down quickly. After all, the matter was of great importance. He took a deep breath, stared at the corpse several times, and still couldn't believe what Kang Xu said.

He is just a Confucian scholar who doesn't know anything about autopsy, so how can he see the meaning of the wounds on the bones?
After hesitating for a moment, he still expressed his doubts: "These scars may also be left by the murderer during the torture. How can you be sure that this bone is not a mentor?"

"Because these scars are all old wounds." Kang Xu said with a slight smile: "You also said that Master Shangshu is healthy and not disabled, and the wound on the left arm of this corpse is at least several years old, so how can it be possible? Could it be Master Shangshu?"

"You mean, it's possible that the teacher is still alive?" Tao Ruozhu's bleak eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked Kang Xu excitedly.

"It's possible." Kang Xu pondered for a moment, told him his previous conjecture, and continued: "I think it might be like this. After drinking tea in the tea shed, Lord Shangshu accidentally discovered the two men who were sneaking around. He secretly followed, but unexpectedly found that the two were throwing the corpse. Lord Shang Shu was surprised, but was discovered by the person who threw the corpse and was taken away."

Tao Ruozhu's eyes widened. What Kang Xu said seemed to be reasonable, but he was still a little puzzled: "But why is there a gown worn by the teacher on the corpse?"

"It may be that the murderer cast doubts for the reason, making us think that the person who died in the swamp was Lord Shangshu." Kang Xu frowned, guessing.

"Great, it means that the teacher may still be alive! I'll go and gather all the people and try my best to find the whereabouts of the teacher!" Tao Ruozhu was very excited, and after solemnly bowing to Kang Xu, he left Yizhuang in a hurry.

Seeing the back of Tao Ruozhu disappearing in front of the door, Xiao Wu said with some doubts: "Brother Kang, how are you sure that Lord Shangshu is still alive?"

"The place where the body was dumped is located in a remote swamp. After the murderer found out that Lord Shang Shu was following him, he could have dealt with it on the spot and threw them in the swamp together. But from the tea shed to the swamp, there was no sign of a fight or blood, so Shang Shu Your Excellency is very likely still alive." Kang Xu recalled the situation at the scene and thought.

(End of this chapter)