Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 452: That’s great! The older you get, the wiser you get!

After the two of them exchanged greetings, Qi Xi brought them tea, and the three of them sat down again.

Lu Lang told Master Liu all about Doctor Sun's story and asked him if there was anything fishy about it.

Master Liu tapped the tabletop rhythmically with his knuckles, thinking silently.

Lu Lang and the other two did not dare to make a sound to disturb them. They could only stare at Master Liu, waiting to hear his judgment.

For a moment, the whole room was silent, and only the rhythmic sound of "da, da" could be heard.

Master Liu thought for a while before he carefully judged: "Although I am not a coroner or a doctor, I have seen similar cases in the files of various cases and the cases I have handled."

"It sounds like there's something fishy going on."

"If it is true as Dr. Sun said, the patient is just suffering from common cold, then Guizhi Decoction is even more common."

"Even in the pharmacy, you can find any apprentice and he can make you a pair."

"This prescription is indeed a classic prescription for treating colds and fevers, and it has a mild medicinal property."

"Even if the medicine can't cure the disease, it won't kill people within an hour after taking it."

Shen Yu was greatly encouraged by Master Liu's words and hurriedly asked, "Master Liu, in your opinion, how did this patient die?"

Master Liu smiled and said, "In my opinion, he died within an hour. Either he had a hidden disease or he took poison."

"Guizhi Decoction alone will never kill him."

This immediately reminded Shen Yu.

Yes, she cooks all day long, how could she have forgotten all this common sense.

The ancients were also human beings, and the diseases that we have today also existed in ancient times.

Diseases like myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction and even asthma are all fatal once they occur. They can't be fatal all of a sudden, right?

Shen Yu couldn't help but ask anxiously: "If these are the reasons, can the autopsy reveal them?"

She asked worriedly, "It's cold now, so the body shouldn't decay that quickly. If it's a heart disease or a brain disease, will the coroner be able to tell during the autopsy?"

"If the poison is not arsenic, is there any other way besides testing it with a silver needle?"

Shen Yu was anxious for a moment, so he asked directly what was on his mind.

This fierce question startled the two people present.

Master Liu gave Shen Yu a playful look.

Lu Lang asked directly: "Miss Shen, you are a girl, how come you know all these things and you are not afraid when you talk about them?"

As soon as Shen Yu finished speaking, he secretly regretted that he had said too much.

Her mind raced, and she began to make up a story with a calm face: "My father was ill for many days. He would read some medical books to kill time, and sometimes he would tell us a few words."

"He mentioned in a book that these two diseases, once they occur, are life-threatening emergencies."

"Because he was quite impressed by the fragility of human life, I remembered it right away."

"As for the poison, it was caused by the last time I was wrongly accused."

"Afterwards, I went to the pharmacy to consult a doctor. He knew that the silver needle could detect arsenic poison, but he didn't say whether other poisons could be detected."

Master Liu smiled and said, "Miss Shen is a brave and careful person, but doctors are here to cure illnesses and save lives, so it's reasonable that he doesn't know about these tricks that harm people."

"There are many poisons in this world. Arsenic is the most commonly used one among the people. However, there are some other poisons that cannot be detected by a silver needle and require an autopsy."

Lu Lang frowned: "It's not that simple to open the coffin and conduct an autopsy. You can't just do it if you want to."

Master Liu nodded and said, "Yes, unless the government is more powerful than the locals, it won't be easy to stop them if the villagers are strong and unite to stop them."

Shen Yu knew that what Master Liu said was the truth.

The dead have been buried, and it is really hard to accept to dig them up for autopsy in this era.

Shen Yu, who was originally very confident, now lost his mind.

The little knowledge she had about solving crimes, which she had learned from books and the Internet, seemed to be of no use here.

Master Liu saw that both young men looked frustrated.

The old criminal lawyer, who had been reading files all day and had accumulated a wealth of experience, smiled complacently and said, "Actually, this matter looks difficult, but it is not difficult at all."

"We just need to investigate the local area and then summon the family to interrogate them."

"If someone has something to hide, there will be loopholes in their confession, which can be easily exposed during the interrogation."

"Although the villagers are tough, their ideas are straightforward, without many twists and turns."

Shen Yu seemed to see the light of hope again.

Seeing that Master Liu was very confident, she asked, "Master Liu, when is the best time for me to file a complaint?"

Shen Yu did not hide anything and told the results of the discussion with his family at home: "My idea is that the sooner the better, the more traces of the deceased's home will be preserved. If an autopsy can be performed, more suspicious points can be found sooner."

"But my family said that the New Year is coming soon, and they wanted to disturb the county magistrate's New Year mood. They asked me to file the case after the New Year so that they would have more people by then."

When Shen Yu said this, he couldn't help but sigh in embarrassment.

Master Liu stretched out his hand to calculate the date, and said with a smile: "Young lady, you can sue today. The doctor Sun you mentioned is already in the county town."

"We'll submit the lawsuit today, and we can send runners to that family's house tomorrow to investigate."

"Bring them up here for trial and put them in jail."

"Just think about it, the New Year is almost here, but he was suddenly taken away by people from the county government. It would be a big deal for anyone to think about it."

"The one who has something to hide will probably confess before he is even tried."

"As for the county magistrate, he never worries about these trivial matters."

As Master Liu spoke, he winked at the two of them slyly.

"Great! Ginger still gets more spicy with age!"

Shen Yu couldn't help but secretly praise in his heart, and he and Lu Lang looked at each other. Lu Lang's eyes also had an expression of surprise as if a good child saw a bad old man.

Master Liu looked at the expressions of the two people in front of him, who had the expressions of good children who had seen the world, and he found it really funny. He laughed like a child who had done something bad.

There is no time to lose, just do it.

With this expert in criminal law around, the lawsuit was written fluently in just a moment.

When the ink dried, Master Liu recited it again, shaking his head.

He said to Shen Yu, "Miss Shen, since Doctor Sun is your uncle and is injured, don't ask him to come to the county government office in such a cold weather. You can sign his name for him."

Shen Yu agreed readily, but when she picked up the pen, she realized that she didn't even know Doctor Sun's name.

She put down the pen somewhat awkwardly and smiled sheepishly: "I, I don't know Uncle Sun's name."

Master Liu was stunned and looked at Shen Yu in confusion.