Chapter 9: The Fatal Wound

The Fatal Wound

The young man pointed straight at the corpse before them. Hearing this, Nie Jinxuan was instantly stunned.

"... You... what do you mean?"

In her memories, Nie Jinxuan didn't know this young man, yet he knew her! And he had explicitly stated he came for this corpse. If she had come here in the middle of the night to prove her innocence and uncover the truth, then what was this man here for?

Could it be that he was also here to investigate? Or was he... the killer?

Her mind raced with a thousand thoughts. At this moment, as if seeing through Nie Jinxuan's thoughts, the young man smiled and raised an eyebrow.

"Hehe~, rest assured, I am not the killer. I said it before, I have the same goal as the Princess Consort. Since the Princess Consort is not the killer, naturally, neither am I~!"

"Of course, I am also curious: if I hadn't appeared just now, what exactly was the Princess Consort going to do? Hehe... could it be that the Princess Consort was going to perform an autopsy?"

The young man's words carried a hint of laughter. But upon hearing this, Nie Jinxuan let out a cold snort, reached out to push the young man, who was leaning lazily against the wooden table, away, and walked straight to the corpse. Then she reached out and removed the victim's clothes.

……

The autopsy began!

Nie Jinxuan pursed her lips in silence, her movements crisp. In the blink of an eye, she had stripped the victim naked! Seeing this, the young man, who had been smiling, was so shocked that his eyes widened.

"You... you..."

The young man was completely dumbfounded! While his mouth hung open, his wide eyes couldn't help but dart toward the victim's lower body... At this moment, Nie Jinxuan, who had been staring intently at the corpse, suddenly looked up and cast a glance at him.

"Shut your mouth and bring the oil lamp over!"

"Uh... oh..."

Closing his mouth obediently, the young man moved quickly to bring the oil lamp over. Instantly, the flickering candlelight dispelled the darkness, which also made Nie Jinxuan frown.

"What is it? Is there a problem?"

The young man asked in a low voice. But Nie Jinxuan didn't answer him immediately; instead, she reached out to touch the corpse's hands and feet, then focused her eyes and responded.

"The abdomen is distended, and the body has begun to soften, indicating that the victim has been dead for more than twenty-four... twelve hours. However, the green spots are not obvious, and combined with the condition of the scleral spots, it can be inferred that the victim's approximate time of death was twelve to thirteen hours ago!"

"... Is the Princess Consort saying that the victim died last night at the You hour?"

For the first time, the young man showed a serious expression. But at this moment, Nie Jinxuan didn't even look at him and continued.

"Yes. Moreover, the wound in the victim's chest has no eversion or whitening, which is clearly caused after death. It can be seen that this is not the fatal wound that caused the victim's death! But apart from this wound, there are no other wounds or marks on the victim's entire body... Help me turn the victim over!"

While speaking the conclusions she had reached, she didn't forget to ask him for help. But the moment the two of them worked together to turn the victim over, Nie Jinxuan and the young man were stunned almost simultaneously.

It turned out that right in the center of the victim's back, which was covered in post-mortem lividity, there was a clear handprint!

"This..."

Instantly, the young man's eyes flickered slightly, and he looked up at Nie Jinxuan beside him. But at this moment, Nie Jinxuan frowned tightly and turned the corpse back over.

"It should be this!"

Speaking in a low voice, Nie Jinxuan walked around the wooden table to the other side of the corpse... But just as she was about to say something more, she heard footsteps coming from outside the room, and then the closed door was pushed open from the outside.

"What are you doing?" ===== CHAPTER 10 =====