C4 Blindness

Not long after, Lou Zhen rushed to the county magistrate court. He saw Master Song waiting for him outside the door. He quickly walked up and asked, "Master Song, what does the lord need this lowly one for?"

Master Song smiled. "The coroner will know once he enters."

Although Lou Zhen's mind was filled with doubts, he had no other choice. He frowned as he followed Master Song into the county magistrate's office.

In the main hall of the yamen, Li Chao sat upright. After Lou Zhen came in, he bowed and said, "May I ask what this lord wishes me to do?"

Li Cheng looked back at him and said, "It's not a big deal, but there are some things I'd like to ask the coroner."

Lou Zhen replied, "Please feel free to ask."

"I'd like to ask the coroner. There are coroners and trauma doctors in Luo City."

Lou Zhen replied, "The coroner has been dealing with the dead all year round and is not highly regarded. In the entire Fallen City, there is only one coroner. As for the trauma doctors, there is only one doctor in Fallen City."

Li Kuang stared at him and continued, "Then ask the coroner, who is your craftsman?"

Lou Zhen replied, "In reply to my lord, my father was a coroner. It could be considered a skill passed down by his ancestors."

Li Cheng said, "According to Constable Zhao's investigation, the only trauma clinic in Fallen City has a doctor with the surname Lou, but is he from the same family as Lou?"

Lou Zhen replied, "Your excellency, the Lou Clan Medical Hospital and this little one are from the same family. That old doctor is this little one's blood uncle."

Li Can nodded. He stared at Lou Zhen and said, "Do you know that Miss Gao had a son in her womb while she was still alive? And more importantly, the method she was killed with is impossible for ordinary people to use?"

Lou Zhen's pupils constricted as his lips trembled. "This little one doesn't know …"

Li Cheng stared at him and said in a deep voice, "No, you know, not only did you know, you also lied to me."

Without waiting for an explanation, he continued, "Does your uncle have an only child? Is he going to visit the clinic on behalf of your uncle? "

Lou Zhen's forehead was drenched in cold sweat. "What does this have to do with him?"

Li Lang raised his voice and called Constable Zhao, "Constable Zhao, tell us the results of your investigation today."

Constable Zhao cupped his fist and saluted before turning around to look at Lou Zhen.

"This humble servant was ordered by Master this morning to visit the servants of the High Court and the servants of the Lou Clan Medical Store. According to the maids, about a year ago, Miss Gao was afflicted with a severe illness and had a lot of prickly heat. After that, she requested for medical treatment at the Lou Clan Medical Store, and coincidentally, the person who visited the clinic was the Lou Clan's Young Master Lou, Xun! After that, Miss Gao became ill again and again, and so Lusheng went to the palace many times. "

Li Cheng cast a sidelong glance at Lou Zhen and said, "It just so happens that a year ago, Miss Gao moved from the west wing to the secluded east wing. Don't you think all of this is a little too coincidental?"

"Miss Gao has a quiet personality, she rarely interacts with anyone, and there are even fewer men who can enter and leave the mansion. This investigation has actually saved her a lot of effort, and the coroner, your brother Lou Xun has already been brought back to Ya County. You can stand by the side and listen to me interrogate him."

"Bring Lou Xun up!"

Constable Zhao brought Lou Sundang up to the hall. Lou Sundang stood in front of the hall in a daze.

Li Cheng narrowed his eyes and said, "Lou Xun, Miss Gao Mansion was killed. Did you know?"

Lou Xun lowered his head in silence.

"You don't need to say that I'm speaking for you. A year ago, you went out to visit the Gao Residence and met with Miss Gao. Miss Gao has always lived alone and has very little contact with people.

"In order to have a secret meeting with you, Miss Gao concealed herself from others and even moved her residence to a secluded east wing. Yet, all of you did things that you didn't want to do during this year, right?"

Lou Xun's eyes were filled with pain as he lowered his head. "I've let her down …"

Li Cheng continued, "Yesterday, when I went to the scene of the investigation, I found that on the bookshelf were some records of wild history, but there were also some books and materials written by herbal medicine. This book is not strange, but Master Song found it a little awkward to place the items on the desk."

"After the investigation, I observed that the Xuan paper on the table was placed too far to the left, and it was very awkward for ordinary people to write on it while sitting on their chairs. Only the person who wrote on it with his left hand would write like that, but unfortunately, according to your bookkeeper, you just happened to be left-handed."

"Yesterday, after your cousin examined the corpse, he clearly found out that the corpse's ribs had been cut off by a sharp knife and pierced into the heart, but he was careful, and told me that it was inserted into the middle of the ribs because he knew that if it wasn't for the fact that people who are familiar with the human body don't do this kind of thing, in the entire Fallen City, only you, Lou Clan, and if he knew about the secret relationship between you and Miss Gao, he would have guessed that you had this motive, so he hid the reason to protect you! But he tried to cover it up and ended up making a fool of himself, and instead just pointing it straight at you. "

Lou Zhen gritted his teeth, regret written all over his face.

Just as Li Cheng was about to continue speaking, a voice came from outside the door.

"He's not the killer!"