Chapter 15

"Ah Ruo, it's me."

Gu Ruo recognized Xiao Chengfeng's voice, got up and went to open the door, the cold wind hit the shop, Gu Ruo couldn't help shivering, folded his arms and looked at him: "Is there something wrong at this late hour?"

"It's a big deal," Xiao Chengfeng said as he squeezed into the room, not treating himself as an outsider at all, he picked up the teapot on the table and poured a cup of hot tea in his hands, "I'm freezing to death."

"Hush." ​​Gu Ruo closed the door, turned around and pointed to Xiao Wu who had just fallen asleep on the bed, motioning him to speak softly.

Xiao Chengfeng drank the tea and felt that the water entered his stomach along his throat, warming his stomach and body.He took a piece of pastry and took a bite, then lowered his voice and said, "Ah Ruo, I need your help... Well, where did you buy this pastry, it's delicious."

"Eat slowly, don't choke," Gu Ruo poured a glass of water and handed it to him, pushed the plate of pastries towards him, and said in a low voice, "This is the purple potato cake I made myself, if you like it, I will order it for you." Do it again. By the way, what do you want me to do for you?"

Xiao Chengfeng was also not polite to her, so he just sat down and ate, and said while eating, "I want you to dig a grave together..."

"What?" Gu Ruo glanced at him, thinking she had heard wrong.

"Well, I didn't ask you to dig," Xiao Chengfeng waved his hands, swallowing the pastry in his mouth and explained, "It's an autopsy."

"Whose test?"

Xiao Chengfeng put his hand to his lips, leaned close to her ear and whispered: "The former county magistrate of Cao involved a lot of things. I can't use the people in the yamen for the time being, so I can't find Xu Yin but I can only find you."

"when to go?"

When Xiao Chengfeng heard this, he knew that she agreed, and said with a smile: "Ah Ruo, you are really loyal. It's a long night and dreams, so let's do it tonight."

"Us?" Gu Ruo glanced up and down at Xiao Chengfeng, seemingly worried, "I'm afraid my lord will feel sick to his stomach when he sees the corpse."

Xiao Chengfeng made a bitter face, and said regretfully, "If I knew it earlier, I wouldn't eat dim sum. What if I spit it out?"

Gu Ruo spread his hands, and suggested kindly: "Why don't you eat another piece, then there will be something in your stomach, and it won't be too uncomfortable to vomit."

Xiao Chengfeng: ...

Gu Ruo scoured a small jacket inside, tied a cloak on the outside, put on the little fur hat Xiao Chengfeng gave her on her head, wrapped herself into a rice dumpling, with only two eyes exposed, and followed Xiao Chengfeng to look around out the door.There was a carriage waiting outside, Gu Ruo got into the carriage and found Du Youning sitting inside: "Is the general going too?"

Xiao Chengfeng helped her sit down, hugged Du Youning's shoulder and said with a smile: "My cousin is the most trustworthy person, Ah Ruo doesn't need to see outsiders."

Gu Ruo sat across from the two of them, pursed her lips and smiled without saying a word.He stared at the stove, thinking that he hadn't changed his dressing yet.

The snow on the road hadn't melted yet, Xiao Liu'er was driving the car carefully, but her mind couldn't help drifting into the car, she didn't know what kind of scene it was like inside, new and old lovers gathered together, and she was embarrassed for Sister Gu.

When Gu Ruo and his party arrived at the cemetery, there were already people digging the grave.Gu Ruo stepped forward and saw that those people were dressed in the same clothes, behaved well, and respected Du Youning very much, thinking that they might be his subordinates.

The cemetery is already quiet, especially in the middle of the night.The cypress trees on both sides were covered with snow, and everything in the distance was pitch black, with occasional will-o'-the-wisps flickering faintly on the foundations.Gu Ruozheng was looking around, when someone was lying next to his ear and said in a rough voice: "A Ruoke, did you see that faint green light? It is said that it is a will-o'-the-wisp, and there is a little ghost looking at us with bright eyes, A Ruo Are you scared?"

"It's not ghost eyes, it's the phosphorous fire on the bones." Gu Ruo had nothing to do, so he simply grabbed Xiao Chengfeng and taught him the composition of human bones and the names of the elements.Xiao Chengfeng sighed. He originally wanted to scare her. What happened to this reaction?
Gu Ruo originally thought that the ground would be cold in winter, and that the soil should be as solid as iron, but he didn't expect that after they poured a few barrels of sour liquid, the hard soil would instantly turn into tofu, ready to be cut.Not long after, the coffin was brought out, several people opened the coffin nails and lifted the lid, and a strong rancid smell rushed out. Even though everyone covered their mouths and noses, they were still disgusted by the smell.Those people moved the body into the next tent, and Gu Ruo stepped in wearing several layers of self-governing masks and gloves.

The corpse swelled and rotted, and the clothes were torn into strands, full of maggots, which almost gnawed away the rotting flesh on the corpse.The face was already rotted, exposing thick bones, and the person's original face could not be discerned at all.No matter how many specimens Gu Ruo had seen, and all kinds of bloody flesh in the emergency room, this was the first time she had seen such a highly decomposed corpse. She felt a little uncomfortable, but she still examined it carefully.

Du Youning stood beside him covering his face, quietly watching Gu Ruo's movements, thinking of the dream last night, he couldn't help turning his face to look at the corpse, so as not to think about anything he shouldn't think about.

"The deceased was about [-] years old, and the ulna of his right hand had an old fracture. Because the muscles were completely rotten, it was impossible to see whether there was any injury. The eyes of many bones such as the throat bone turned black, which may have been poisoned or poisoned. Surgical Industry There is specialization, that’s about all I can see, I have heard that steaming bones for autopsy can check whether there is a history of trauma on the bones, I wonder if the general wants to try it?”

"No need." Du Youning said in a deep voice, "I'm sorry, miss." Then he waved for someone to carry the corpse down.

Gu Ruo took off the gloves and mask, and took off the cloak: "There may be corpse poison on the corpse, and if it is not handled properly, it is easy to catch the epidemic. You must tell the younger brothers that the things you wear should be burned. wonderful."

"Okay." Du Youning responded, and went out to give instructions to his subordinates. Turning around, he saw Gu Ruo coming out wearing a jacket, arms trembling with his arms in his arms, and kept breathing white air on his hands to keep warm.With a thought, Du Youning untied his cloak and wanted to give it to her.

Gu Ruoben was afraid of the cold, and he didn't want to wear the cloak because he was afraid that it might get a virus. He didn't feel too cold in the tent, so his teeth kept chattering when he came out.Gu Ruo rubbed her hands, and when she was thinking about whether to rush into the carriage, someone wrapped a cloak around her body, which made her feel a lot warmer in an instant.

"Are you okay?" Seeing Xiao Chengfeng's pale face, Gu Ruo guessed that he might be throwing up again, afraid that he would catch a cold, and was about to take off his cloak when Xiao Chengfeng held his hand.

"I'm fine, just wear it." After Xiao Chengfeng finished speaking, he let go of Gu Ruo's hand, lowered his head to fasten the buttons for her, and then pulled down her hat, his eyes were gentle, "Be careful not to freeze."

Du Youning stood on the spot holding the cloak, his eyes fell on the two people who were standing together and talking, but he didn't step forward.His handsome face was hidden in the dark night, and no expression could be seen.

Xiao Liu'er looked here and there, sighed bitterly, why did he suddenly feel sorry for Young Master Biao?

After returning to the yamen, Gu Ruo took a shower and changed his clothes, remembering that the man hadn't changed his dressing yet and went out again.The candles in the room were flickering, and the figure of the man was reflected on the window, standing still.Gu Ruo knocked on the door: "General, let me change your medicine."

The man suddenly turned off the light, and said in a blunt tone: "I've already changed it myself, so you don't have to bother the girl."

Gu Ruo didn't notice his change at all, just nodded and said: "Oh, that's good. General, rest early, I won't bother you."

There was a stove burning in the house, and the fire was dim and emitting a faint light.Du Youning sat at the table, not feeling sleepy at all.Thinking of him, Du Youning, he had fought on the battlefield when he was young, and he was devoted to defending his family and the country. He never thought about the love between his children.After seventeen, the family was anxious to marry him, but he refused.One is because he has been in the Northwest for a long time, and he is afraid of being left out in the cold when he marries a wife. Not enthusiastic, so has never married.He also heard some rumors about himself, but Du Youning didn't care, what others said had nothing to do with him.

A man is naturally impulsive, and Du Youning will relieve it in his dream, but the people under him have always had a vague appearance, as clear as last night, only once.Thinking of this, Du Youning felt a little hot again, and couldn't help but clenched his fists. He couldn't think about it anymore, maybe it was just a momentary impulse, after all, that person was really special.Glancing at the cloak that had not been handed over on the table, Du Youning immediately calmed down, no matter what relationship she had with Chengfeng, it had nothing to do with him.When the matter is over and they return to Beijing, there should be no chance to see each other again in the future.There is no future, why bother.

Du Youning climbed into bed thinking about it, and fell asleep after lying down for a long time.It's just that as soon as he fell into a dream, that person appeared again. Du Youning let her go, but she just smiled and reached out to climb his shoulders, but Du Youning just fell into obsession and didn't push her away...

The first thing Xiao Chengfeng did when he woke up was to take a look at the tax book. After flipping through a few pages, he found the salt product. Be brave!

Du Youning put down the notebook, although his face was still indifferent, his whole body became fierce: "This matter must be thoroughly investigated, I want to see who has the guts to play against national interests!"

When Gu Ruo entered the door, he saw two people with cold faces, and was thinking about whether to leave, Xiao Chengfeng said, "Ah Ruo, but what's the matter?"

Gu Ruo stepped forward and said to Xiao Chengfeng: "I went to see the corpse in the yamen yesterday, and found that he had tattoos on his shoulders, so I drew the patterns. It may be helpful to confirm the identity of the corpse."

"Oh?" Xiao Chengfeng was overjoyed and praised, "If you have a heart, where is the blueprint now?"

Gu Ruo took out the paper and handed it to him, Xiao Chengfeng glanced at it, then called Xiao Liu'er in and asked him to distribute it to see if he could find other clues.Xiao Liu'er was about to reach out to pick it up, but Du Youning took the paper over with a very complicated expression.

Xiao Liuer looked at the blueprint on tiptoe, and muttered something in a low voice, and the other three raised their heads when they heard the words, as if they had received some terrible news.Xiao Chengfeng held Xiao Liu'er's arm and said anxiously: "Liu'er, where do you think you saw this picture?"

Xiao Liuer was taken aback by their posture, and said tremblingly: "I said, I have seen this kind of flower on my master." Xiao Liuer raised his other hand and pointed to his shoulder, "Here, almost It's in this position."

(End of this chapter)

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