How would Wei Yi know what a morgue was!

He simply covered his nose and was dragged inside by Ji Yinshu.

“Brother, this place isn’t fun.”

Wei Yi furrowed his brows and pouted. What he had just eaten nearly came back up!

“You stand obediently to the side and don’t move,” Ji Yinshu said.

“Oh.”

Despite his extreme reluctance, Wei Yi was quite obedient. He immediately retreated to the corner of the room, covering his nose.

Ji Yinshu secretly laughed to herself. That’s what you get for eating so much.

A moment later, she became serious again.

She put on the white gloves that had been placed to the side, then pulled back the white cloth on the table with a swift motion.

This revealed the skeletal remains of the yin-yang corpse!

The bailiffs had been quite thorough in their work—they had even dug up the ground layer beneath it. The white bones lay on top, still in their original position.

At this moment, the County Magistrate and several bailiffs also entered.

The County Magistrate glanced at Wei Yi in the corner, still holding a grudge about him eating his breakfast!

The County Magistrate walked to Ji Yinshu’s side and asked, “Is this case troublesome?”

“Not certain yet. After all, these bones are two years old.” Her gloved hands hung before her chest as she asked, “Have you checked? Were there any missing persons in Jinjiang two years ago?”

“The secretary is checking the household registers, and I’ve also sent people to inquire. There should be results, but Yinshu, we still need to wait for your portrait.”

“A skeletal portrait takes time. It should be ready the day after tomorrow.”

“That’s good. I’ll also have people investigate first to save you some trouble.”

Well, well, when did the County Magistrate become so sweet-talking!

Without further delay, she began examining the pile of bones.

As she worked, she said, “The fatal injuries to this yin-yang corpse should be those twenty-some stab wounds on the ribs and shoulder. The knife cuts go from top to bottom, meaning the killer held the knife in a reverse grip when stabbing into the victim. That’s why the wounds on the shoulder bone and ribs are the same. If that’s the case, the killer must have been taller than the victim. The victim showed no signs of poisoning, and there are no fractures on the wrists. Before death, there must have been resistance. If so, the perpetrator was very likely male.”

After this explanation, the others listened very attentively.

Ji Yinshu’s gaze extended from the upper skeleton down to the lower body. Her hand finally pressed on the ankle bone, her brows furrowing slightly. “The victim’s foot was injured?”

To confirm, she tapped on the ankle bone, then turned to instruct a bailiff, “Go get some camphor wood juice and vinegar.”

“Yes.”

The bailiff hurriedly fetched what she needed and placed it to the side.

Ji Yinshu held the bowl of camphor wood juice and poured it onto the ankle bone, then found a white piece of paper, soaked it in white vinegar, and wrapped it around the ankle bone.

After waiting a while, the white paper gradually turned red.

Everyone was puzzled.

“Master Ji, what’s happening?” a bailiff asked.

She was in no hurry. She removed the white paper and held it up in her hand, then suddenly called out, “Wei Yi.”

Wei Yi, hiding in the corner, trembled all over when he heard his name. When Ji Yinshu had uncovered the pile of bones, he had already been frightened speechless, his legs shaking badly.

He wished there was a hole behind him so he could quickly escape through it!

After waiting without receiving a response from Wei Yi, Ji Yinshu turned to look at him, her expression extremely stern. “Wei Yi, come here!”

“Brother, I’m scared.”

“What’s there to be afraid of with dead people? What you should fear are the living!”

Uh…

The people around twitched at the corners of their eyes!

Wei Yi lowered his head and, under Ji Yinshu’s intimidation, shuffled his steps and walked over, but kept his body turned sideways, not daring to look at the pile of bones.

“Wei Yi, do you know what happens if a person sprains their ankle?”

Why ask such things out of the blue?

Wei Yi still kept his head lowered and answered in a small voice, “It hurts!”

“What else?”

“Then…” His eyes suddenly brightened, and he raised his head to meet Ji Yinshu’s gaze. “Then the foot turns red, and after it turns red, it turns blue-green, and then it gets better.”

“Exactly. Wei Yi, you’re very smart.”

“Thank you, brother.”

He had completely forgotten about the pile of bones.

Ji Yinshu raised the paper in her hand slightly and continued speaking to him. “Now, remember what I’m about to say carefully. No matter how long a pile of bones has been there, as long as you first sprinkle camphor wood juice on the bones, then wrap the bones with paper soaked in white vinegar, if the paper turns red, it means the victim was injured just before death. If it turns blue-green, it means the injury occurred some time before death. This method is used to determine whether the victim had been in a struggle with someone before death.”

“Wei Yi, do you understand?”

Wei Yi had a rather slow reaction time, but eventually he nodded, pointing at the paper she held and exclaiming, “I understand, brother! He must have just been injured!”

“Not ‘just’—injured just before death!” She sternly corrected him.

“Oh, I understand now.”

Once she confirmed he truly understood, Ji Yinshu turned to the County Magistrate and the bailiffs and asked, “So, do you all understand?”

Everyone nodded.

As she put the paper down, Wei Yi retreated again, returning to the corner.

Ji Yinshu then began examining the remnants of clothing on the bones.

Silk fabric—no wonder it lasted two years!

“Ordinary families’ clothes are basically hemp material, but this silk fabric should be from a wealthy household. It seems these bones belonged to a rich person.”

Looking further, there were several cuts in the clothing.

“There are several tears in the clothes, which should be from knife punctures.”

As she examined and explained, the County Magistrate squinted slightly and asked her in a low voice.

“Yinshu, why were you just explaining all that to that fool?”

Hey, hey, hey, I’m talking about serious business here!

County Magistrate, your brain must have a screw loose!

However, Ji Yinshu wasn’t annoyed. Instead, the corners of her lips curved up, and she cast a cold glance at the County Magistrate.

“Does Your Honor think Wei Yi is smart?”

“Smart? Him?” Incredulous. “He’s a fool.”

His voice was extremely low!

“But I don’t think so. If properly trained, perhaps he could become a good coroner.”

“What?”

The County Magistrate’s eyes widened in even greater disbelief. He glanced at Wei Yi—that boy cowering there, timid as a mouse—where did he resemble a coroner at all?

“Yinshu, you couldn’t possibly… want to take him as an apprentice, could you?”

“I’m considering it.” Ji Yinshu’s beautiful eyes lifted slightly.

She removed her gloves and clapped them together. Ignoring the County Magistrate’s dumbfounded expression, she instructed, “For now, these bones have only told me this much information. Have the secretary record it first. After we identify who these bones belonged to, we can further investigate the killer based on the information I’ve provided!”

He nodded woodenly!

Ji Yinshu had already walked to Wei Yi’s side and asked, “Do you like it here?”

He shook his head. “I don’t like it.”

“Then let’s go.”

She turned and left, and Wei Yi quickly followed!

Behind them, the County Magistrate’s face kept twitching.

He was certain he hadn’t heard wrong—Ji Yinshu was planning to take Wei Yi as an apprentice.

Had she made a mistake?