Chapter 1242: The Verdict Comes Down

As the weather got colder, people started dying in the Heavenly Prison.

Early in the morning, three corpses were pulled out, all frozen to death.

According to the rules, Mu Yiguan and the coroner checked the corpses together to determine the cause of death.

"Warden, there is one corpse that isn't quite right."

"How is it not quite right?"

"The corpse pulled out from the Grade B prison—if this old man isn't judging wrong, it wasn't frozen to death, but died from a broken heart pulse."

What kind of thing?

Chen Guanlou hurried to the morgue.

The three corpses were parked neatly. Two were pulled out from the Grade C prison, and one was pulled out from the Grade B prison. The Grade A prison didn't hand over any corpses today.

He asked the coroner, "What's the situation? Are you sure it died from a broken heart pulse? Man-made?"

The coroner didn't answer the question, but instead made a bold request: "Warden, can the small one cut open the corpse to check? Whether it died from a broken heart pulse will be clear at a glance if the corpse is cut open."

"Don't ask me about this; I can't make the decision. Family members? Have you notified the family members? If the family members agree, you can do it. If the family members don't agree, don't move the knife. If the family members make a scene and need compensation, this official will deduct your one-year salary."

Upon hearing about salary deduction, the coroner didn't mention cutting open the corpse to check anymore. He honestly said: "Preliminary judgment is death from a broken heart pulse. Anyway, it's not frozen to death! Warden, please look, the surface characteristics of these two frozen corpses are obviously different. The Grade B prison is simply fooling ghosts."

Chen Guanlou was silent for a moment, thought for a while, and said: "Someone, go invite Prison Warden Miao. This official has words to ask him."

The prison guard received the order and hurriedly went to call the person.

About half a cup of tea later, Prison Warden Miao arrived at the morgue.

"Old Miao, tell me about the situation of this corpse."

"Warden, is there any problem with this corpse?" Prison Warden Miao was suspicious.

Chen Guanlou gave a look, and the coroner understood, saying: "Reporting to Prison Warden Miao, preliminary autopsy, this corpse died of a broken heart pulse, not frozen to death. The other two are the real frozen deaths. Look at the difference between the three corpses."

The difference was huge!

Anyone with eyes couldn't open their eyes and talk nonsense.

Prison Warden Miao's face changed slightly.

Chen Guanlou took the opportunity to ask: "Can you say it now?"

Prison Warden Miao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, only then saying: "The deceased was a collateral branch of the Duke of Zhen's mansion, discovered dead in the prison cell this morning. The prison guards didn't understand, only thinking it was cold weather and the person froze to death."

"Say something useful." Chen Guanlou was impatient; it was long-winded.

Prison Warden Miao was stunned, continuing to say: "The person was locked in the Heavenly Prison five years ago; initially there were people visiting and sending money and goods, but later there was no movement. I didn't expect him to die suddenly."

"What charge?"

"Murder! And killed a clan member, and killed more than one. The servants of the Duke's mansion were also killed."

"Gone?" Chen Guanlou was dissatisfied.

Prison Warden Miao nodded. "The case file only recorded this much. Nothing else." A clever woman can't cook without rice!

Chen Guanlou gave a cold hum. "The Grade B prison, this official has never asked about it, and the Ministry of Justice doesn't hope for me to intervene. Since that's the case, whether to report this matter or not, you decide for yourself. If reported, Mu Yiguan, you now give him a formal death report document; remember to write the cause of death clearly. If the Ministry of Justice asks about this matter, everyone will speak the truth. If the Ministry of Justice doesn't ask, notify the family members to come and collect the corpse."

Prison Warden Miao decided to report it. He didn't need to hide it; at most, he had the responsibility of not guarding well, and at most, he would be fined one month's salary. As for the murderer, if the Ministry of Justice investigates, they will cooperate. If the Ministry of Justice doesn't investigate, they are too lazy to pursue it.

Mu Yiguan asked Chen Guanlou in a low voice: "Warden, really not investigating the murderer?"

"Investigate a fart! I'm too lazy to investigate! The Grade B prison isn't my responsibility; why should I worry about it. Locked up for five years before killing the person—I'm afraid the water here is a bit deep; let's not wade into this muddy water."

"Zhang Yuli is right!"

If they wanted to kill, they would have killed long ago!

Dragging it for five years before coming to kill—there must be an unspeakable purpose.

The Ministry of Justice got the news and actually started investigating with great fanfare, ordering the Liushan Sect to investigate the murderer.

The Heavenly Prison assisted and cooperated from the sidelines.

The Grade B prison was busy for a time, from prison guards to prisoners, all being questioned and investigated.

Originally, they thought they could quickly find the murderer, but the case investigation ended up with a tiger's head and a snake's tail. Only a beginning was opened, and the murderer had no trace, when the Ministry of Justice suddenly called a halt, and the investigation stopped! Just handle it as a normal death and notify the family members to collect the corpse.

Everyone in the Heavenly Prison:...

Looking at each other!

There's a ghost!

The Ministry of Justice has a ghost!

Chen Guanlou nodded secretly; he knew the water here was deep. Even the Ministry of Justice couldn't handle it.

Early in the morning, family members came crying to collect the corpse. Afterward, the case file was sealed, and this person and this case seemed as if they had never existed.

The third court session before the year.

The atmosphere was very heavy.

It was very clear that regarding this case, the palace and the imperial court had reached a conclusion.

Having fought for so long, it was time to have a result and spend a peaceful year.

Sure enough, the verdict came down a few days later.

On the military general side, the leader Wu She was beheaded, and the rest were exiled to Xizhou.

On the civil official side, the leader Tian Youfu and three other civil officials were beheaded. The rest were likewise exiled to Xizhou.

Xizhou for a time could be called a treasure house of talent!

In a place of poor mountains and evil waters, for many years, so many civil and military officials had gathered, full of talent. Maybe in a few years, one could see students taking the examination from Xizhou in the imperial court.

With so many awesome exiled criminal officials, I don't believe they can't teach a Jinshi.

Chen Guanlou went down to the prison, as usual, first to visit the military generals.

One by one, their eyes were as red as rabbits, clearly having had a good cry.

"What are you crying for! Die early and be reincarnated! Besides, when you robbed grain and fodder back then, you were already prepared to be beheaded." Wu She was generous, comforting his little partners in turn. He looked like he was ready to die generously.

"General!" Bai Yushu cried miserably.

"Alright, stop crying." Chen Guanlou couldn't stand men crying. Every time he saw it, he couldn't help but satirize a few words. However, the atmosphere today wasn't appropriate, so he barely held back.

He gave a light cough and continued: "General Wu, rest assured; after you die, I will arrange for someone to collect your body, arrange the best corpse-sewing craftsman to sew and mend the body. I will park your corpse in the righteous village and wait for your family to send you back to your hometown."

Never expected that a simple sentence about collecting the body would make the iron-blooded man Wu She shed tears of gratitude.

"Thank you, thank you! Thank you so much! I'm not afraid of death; I'm only afraid that no one will collect my body after death, and I won't be able to return to my hometown! With your words, I am completely at ease."

Chen Guanlou, seeing his moved appearance, felt a bit embarrassed.

He couldn't say that collecting the body was originally their job.

Whose prisoner it is, they are responsible for collecting the body—this is the rule of the past.

After the Heavenly Prison's death-row prisoners are beheaded, the Heavenly Prison should naturally collect the body and notify the family members to take it back. Ensure the execution ground is clean and hygienic so it can be used for beheading next time. Absolutely cannot leave a foul smell, polluting the execution official's sense of smell.

Of course, collecting the body with money and without money is definitely two different situations. ===== CHAPTER 1243 =====