Situ Ce nodded: "Do you think this case proves that the deceased was strangled to death by his husband, is there sufficient evidence?"

Helanbing said: "The deceased's teeth turned rosy. Song Ci's "Xiweng Lu" has clearly stated that this is a proof of being hanged, strangled or strangled! This alone can prove that she was strangled to death. At that time, only the murderer and his wife were at home, and there were no outsiders. The deceased himself could not strangle himself, so the opinion of the torture room was to convict murder and sentenced to death."

"What about you? Do you think you are sure?"

He Lanbing shook his head slowly: "It's hard to say that the deceased was clearly strangled to death, and there was no one in the room. He didn't do it, so who was it?"

Situ Ce sighed and said, "That's right, people who are hanged or strangled will usually turn red in their teeth, but the teeth of the corpse may not be because of strangulation or strangulation!"

"What did you say?" He Lanbing turned around and looked at him intently.

"Some corpses will experience this red color, especially those who keep their heads and feet high, because the pulp cavity at the root of a human teeth is covered with blood vessels. After a person dies, during the corpse, blood will seep into the pulp cavity and dentin, especially in a humid and cool environment, which will accelerate the pulp cavity and cause red blood cells in the blood vessels..."

As soon as he said this, Situ Ce suddenly stopped. What he wanted to say later was that ** would dissolve red blood cells, and hemoglobin spread to the pulp cavity and dentin, causing the teeth to turn rosy. However, the words "cells" involved in this explanation are modern medical vocabulary, which the ancients could not know, and they would not understand them even if they said it, and they would easily cause trouble.

So Situ Ce coughed lightly and said, "Anyway, in addition to strangling, there will be red changes in teeth when the teeth are strangled, some corpses, although they are not strangled or strangled, will also have red changes in teeth. I read the file that when the corpse was found, it was hidden in the cellar in the vegetable field in the backyard. It was not very shade. Judging from the corpse drawings, it was also on the head and feet. The most important thing is that the corpse was already high at that time. Even if this corpse was not strangled, there was a small possibility that the teeth would have red changes in teeth!"

Helanbing frowned and said, "Why haven't I heard of it? I have seen quite a few corpses, but I have never seen other corpses and my teeth will turn red!"

"Most of the corpses you see are fresh, right?"

"yes."

"Hehe, fresh corpses that are not hanged will not turn red. Only corpses with a height of height will be like this, and only a small part of them will be like this, which meets some conditions, such as cool and dampness, head and feet, height of height, etc."

"Then I have never heard the coroner say it."

Situ Ce smiled and said, "The coroner generally doesn't pay special attention to the teeth. Anyway, I haven't lie to you. I have seen many more corpses than you. These are what I have seen with my own eyes before. If you don't believe it, we can verify it!"

“Verification?—How to verify?”

"The ears are weak and the eyes are true! Of course, you can dig out some of the corpses that have been alive and look at them. As long as you can find a few that are not suffocating but have red teeth, it can explain the problem."

Helanbing said: "If the verification proves that what you said is true, it proves that the deceased was not strangled to death. Then how did she die?"

"This is easy to deal with. Dig out her body and re-examine it, and maybe you can find the cause of death."

"But she has been dead for more than a month, and her corpse is probably almost rotten."

"Well, this is a problem, but if you don't check it, you won't know the real cause of death."

He Lanbing shook the folding fan and walked around the house for a few times, finally stopped and said, "Okay! I'll report to the magistrate and request to dig the corpse in the grave to verify your words!"

"A chaotic grave?"

"Well, this is a river and cemetery ten miles east of the city. The buried people are basically refugees who died suddenly due to illness or hunger. Some poor people cannot afford to buy cemeteries and are buried there."

In ancient times, it was taboo to dig a human tomb. Those who dig a human tomb were punished according to the law. Opening a coffin and examining an autopsy must also be approved by the owner. However, the graves of refugees who have no one to collect the burial are not listed here, and the government can excavate.

This grave ditch that buried the nameless corpse is low-lying and is often flooded in summer. It is not suitable for cemeteries. It is precisely because of this that it has become a grave ditch that does not require money to buy a grave.

After listening to He Lanbing's introduction, Situ Ce knew that the turret was low-lying and cool, and it met the conditions for red teeth to turn into corpses, so he immediately agreed.

The magistrate Cai Zhao was an honest and upright official. After listening to He Lanbing's words, he pondered for a moment and felt that if what Situ Ce said was true, then this case might be an unjust case. It is necessary to figure it out. At present, it is allowed to dig ten graves in the chasing gates to see if there are any erect teeth. He also decided to go and check it in person.

Because most of the bodies buried in the trench were refugees who were unconfiscated, they had to report to the officials. The government coroner had to verify that it was necessary to kill him to death before he could be buried. So Helanbing called the yamen coroner and asked him to choose ten new graves, and he had to make sure that they were not hanging by suicide.

Based on their memories, several coroners circled ten new graves that had been dead for half a month to a month and began to dig.

Cai Zhixian sat on a chair under a willow tree, shaking a folding fan to watch. Helanbing and Situ Ce stood beside the cemetery in the scorching sun and watched the excavation. Every time a body was dug out, the coroner would check it first and then report to the two masters.

Situ Ce did not come forward to check it himself. He wanted to avoid suspicion so that he would not be said to be treacherous.

The bodies were dug out, but they did not change color. When the fifth tomb was dug, the coroner finally shouted in surprise: "Oh, the teeth are really red!"

Several other coroners also called out in surprise.

Helanbing glanced at Situ Ce, walked over, covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves, looked down, and sure enough, there was a light red appearance on the neck and roots of the teeth. Helanbing took out a piece of cotton cloth, wrapped it around the branches, and wiped it hard on the deceased's teeth, but it still didn't wipe it off.

He Lanbing turned his head and looked at Situ Ce. Seeing him standing there calmly, looking confident, nodded to him with praise, then walked to the willow tree and whispered to the magistrate.

Cai Zhixian was a little surprised. He glanced at Situ Ce and told He Lanbing to continue digging and dig out the remaining five.

Helanbing asked the coroner to do so and dug out the remaining five corpses. As a result, the teeth of two of them turned rose-red!

In this way, three of the ten corpses turned red, which is enough to illustrate the problem.

He Lanbing told Cai Zhixian County: "Dongweng, now it seems that what Mr. Situ said is true. His teeth discolored, so it is not of course strangled or hanged. Then, the case of Wang Boss killing his wife may be an unjust case."
Chapter completed!