12dz Chapter 326 Pan is lying
Chapter 326 Pan is lying
They really are judging people based on limited perspectives, like looking down on someone with a dog's eyes.
So what if she's a little girl? She's not a real child. Helping the coroner examine a corpse isn't anything extraordinary.
Although this was her first time seeing a corpse, it shouldn't have been so frightening that she had nightmares at night, right?
As for the supernatural tales, she was reincarnated, which could be considered a case of being reborn into another body.
The cause of death of Ms. Pan's husband is suspicious. It does not seem to be a murder, but the body looks perfectly fine. How could he have died so inexplicably?
There's something strange about this, and there must be some unknown secret. Among them, Pan is the most likely culprit!
Lin Xiaotang scoffed, “The deceased’s body did not have any obvious fatal external injuries, and there was not enough braised pig’s trotters in his stomach. Therefore, it is clear that his cause of death has nothing to do with our pig’s trotters shop. As long as the coroner confirms that it has nothing to do with us, Lord Yang can let us leave immediately.”
"And you are the ones who should stay and continue to cooperate with the investigation into the cause of death. The death is suspicious, and you, who knew him, are the prime suspects. My offer to help the coroner investigate is not to help ourselves, but rather to help you. If you don't appreciate it, then I won't interfere."
The coroner smiled slightly at Lin Xiaotang and said, "This young lady is right. You have no evidence to prove that there is a problem with Lin's braised pig's trotters, and you can't produce the bones that the deceased ate before he died. Therefore, you cannot determine that Lin's pig's trotters shop is guilty, and they have the right to leave."
On the contrary, the deceased's wife and relatives need to stay, because there are many suspicious points in what Pan said. They need to stay and cooperate with the investigation until it is clear that they have no connection to the deceased's cause of death before they can leave.
What the hell?
These relatives, who helped their siblings seek justice for their deceased brother, ended up being the suspects themselves.
This is simply rebellion against Tiangang!
Everyone immediately objected and began to refute.
“Sir, how could we, his relatives, be suspects? We only learned of Xiaoshan’s death the day after it happened. We heard from his sister-in-law that Xiaoshan died after eating braised pig’s trotters at Lin’s Pig Trotters Shop. We were furious and angry, and we were eager to seek justice for our brother, so we went to Lin’s Pig Trotters Shop to cause trouble. How could we become suspects? This is simply unreasonable!”
"Yes, yes, we only found out about Xiaoshan's death from our younger siblings. Although we are relatives, we don't work together and we don't see each other for days at a time. When we do meet, we just exchange greetings on the street. We all live our own lives behind closed doors. What reason do we have to harm Xiaoshan?"
"Yes, Xiaoshanren is honest and hardworking. He never argues with anyone, so there's no reason for anyone to make things difficult for him."
"Exactly, their family isn't wealthy, so they won't inspire envy or malicious intent. To say that we relatives are suspects is just a joke."
"Who says it's not..."
"This is completely impossible..."
Everyone was talking at once, feeling very distressed. They were just trying to get justice, so why were they suddenly labeled as suspects?
This is absolutely outrageous!
Despite his nausea, the coroner examined the body once more.
Lin Xiaotang silently followed, and Lord Yang gestured to a guard to hand her a handkerchief.
Lord Yang looked at the deceased's relatives with a serious expression and said, "Whether you are suspects or not, Pan knows best. You should ask her why her testimony is full of errors and omissions."
At first, she said the deceased had been drinking alcohol, but the coroner found no alcohol in the deceased's stomach. Secondly, Ms. Pan said the deceased had eaten a whole serving of braised pig's trotters by himself, and that he had bought one, so there should have been a lot of meat in his stomach, but the coroner only found a few bits of meat.
As far as I know, both the braised pig trotters sold at Yang's Pig Trotter Shop and Wanhe Restaurant are made by the Yang family. I have had the privilege of eating the braised pig trotters from Wanhe Restaurant. They are oily but not greasy, and melt in your mouth. Even the lean meat is very tender. After you finish eating and digesting them, there should be no meat residue, unless you die immediately after eating them.
If that were the case, there should have been a lot of remains in the abdomen, but the deceased's abdomen clearly didn't contain that much. Therefore, this official deduces that Ms. Pan is lying!
After the corpse was disemboweled, it already smelled terrible, and the stench filled the entire yamen. When everyone heard Lord Yang analyze the braised pig's trotters of Yang's Pig Trotter Shop and Wanhe Restaurant, they couldn't help but vomit. They vomited so hard that they were dizzy and their faces were extremely pale.
Even Pan, who had been wiping away tears and crying, couldn't help but vomit.
Of those present, only Lord Yang and the coroner remained unfazed, suggesting they had seen many such cases before.
The constables and guards didn't look too good either, but they didn't vomit like the crowd who had never seen such a scene before.
After the deceased's relatives finished vomiting, they suppressed the acid reflux in their stomachs and began to question Pan.
"Sister-in-law, is what Lord Yang said true? Why are you lying?"
"Yes, sister-in-law, why are you lying? Xiaoshan didn't drink at all."
“Xiaoshan isn’t the type to eat alone. Even if he bought braised pig’s trotters, he wouldn’t have eaten them all by himself. He would have made sure you and the children ate them first. You’re all fine, so why did he die alone?”
“That’s right, we outsiders don’t know the cause of his death, but you two are a couple, so you should know the most about it. Tell everyone quickly, how exactly did Xiaoshan die?”
"Tell the truth, how exactly did he die?"
One of the relatives even pleaded with Pan, saying, "Sister-in-law, please tell the truth. If it's your fault, as long as you confess, the officials will be lenient with you because you took the initiative to admit your mistake. If you insist on not telling, it will be too late once the officials find out."
“Oh, sister-in-law, hurry up and tell the truth. Can you really bear to implicate these kind-hearted relatives who are trying to help you? They all went to Lin’s Pig Trotter Shop to cause trouble in order to help you and Xiaoshan get justice.”
After all that fuss, it turned out they had absolutely nothing to do with Lin's braised pig's trotters shop. Well, that's great! They stormed off and smashed the shop to pieces. The soldiers tallied up the shop's losses: 175 taels of silver.
Each of the dozen or so people in the group would have to pay more than ten taels of silver in compensation.
Oh dear, look what a mess this has become!
Everyone felt remorseful and regretful, thinking to themselves that they shouldn't have acted on rumors so easily. Seeing how pitiful Pan was crying, they acted impulsively and went to seek justice together, only to do such a cowardly and foolish thing.
Now look what's happened; not only did he not get justice, but he also got himself into a mess.
In the end, they had to personally repay the money lost by the pig's trotter shop. Losing money by their own hands hurt them more than cutting off their own flesh!
Some relatives began to complain, "Pan, since you know it wasn't the Lin family's braised pig's trotters that were the problem, why did you still let us lead the way in making a scene and smashing their shop like that? Aren't you just trying to harm us?"