Chapter 75 - Painted Skin

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Lin Suisui was persistent in this matter.

Fortunately, this wasn’t an urgent request. Pei Qian didn’t negotiate with Lin Suisui for long. He turned around and instructed Qian He, who was guarding the door, to look for Lu Ze.

Not long after Qian He left, he rushed over with Lu Ze.

Of course, if Du Yuanyi had not followed them, the expression on Pei Qian’s face would probably have been much more pleasant.

“I was bored, so I came over to see if there was anything I could help with.” Du Yuanyi entered the tent and explained to Pei Qian with a smile.

Pei Qian ignored him and looked at Lin Suisui, who had walked over with Lu Ze and stood opposite him. “How about it? If you’re ready, let’s begin!”

“Yes.” Lin Suisui nodded and looked down at Pei Qian’s hand that was reaching for the white cloth.

Seeing Lin Suisui nod, Pei Qian didn’t hesitate. He raised his hand and lifted the white cloth covering the corpse. He was fast, but Lu Ze, who was standing beside Lin Suisui, was even faster. Almost at the same time, he raised his hand to block Lin Suisui’s eyes and prevented her from seeing the tragic sight.

Lin Suisui’s body subconsciously tensed up, but she quickly calmed down. She raised her hand and removed Lu Ze’s hand from in front of her. She could already calmly observe the female corpse in front of her.

In order to prevent the corpse from rotting too quickly, there were no braziers in the tent.

Looking at such a mangled corpse, even Du Yuanyi felt a little uncomfortable. However, Lin Suisui, who looked the most delicate and fragile, examined the corpse seriously with a cold gaze.

“I didn’t expect Madam Liu to be so proficient in forensics.” Du Yuanyi covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief as he looked at Lin Suisui, who was carefully examining the corpse.

From Du Yuanruo and his followers, he had also heard many rumors about Madam Liu.

A refugee in the refugee camp actually had medical skills that were not inferior to that of the best doctor in the empire!

It wasn’t that he looked down on those doctors in the civilian world, but since she had such extraordinary medical skills, why did she become a refugee?!

Even if her hometown encountered a disaster, it was impossible for her to fall into a situation where she had nowhere to go!

This was too strange!

“Mr. Pei, you probably don’t know that forensic science is actually related to medicine in many ways. Doctors treat illnesses and save people, so we have to understand the anatomy of the human body!

Therefore, although I’ve never been a coroner, I can also see what a coroner can see at this moment.”

Since Lin Suisui had decided to come over and help Pei Qian investigate the case, she was naturally prepared to deal with doubts about her abilities.

Of course, this wasn’t nonsense. It was an undeniable fact.

A doctor could become a rather outstanding coroner, but a coroner might not be able to become an outstanding doctor!

This was what her mentor had taught her when she had just entered the medical world.

“Then can you tell the cause of this corpse’s death?!” Lin Suisui’s words made Du Yuanyi even more interested. Of course, he knew that Lin Suisui’s explanation was the truth, but such a delicate woman was actually so calm when seeing such a terrifying corpse that even men would lose their composure over…

“This corpse was skinned when it was alive.” Lin Suisui looked up at Du Yuanyi. It was unknown if she was doing it on purpose, but she actually asked him for help. “Can I trouble Mr. Du to help me flip this corpse over?!”

Du Yuanyi’s hand that was holding the handkerchief froze. He clearly didn’t expect Lin Suisui to call for his help.

“Aren’t you anxious to know the cause of death of this female corpse? Aren’t you going to help?!” Pei Qian, who was originally standing at the side with a straight face, revealed a rare smile and urged Du Yuanyi, who was standing beside him, with a hint of mischief.

No matter how unwilling he was, Du Yuanyi could only grit his teeth and agree under Pei Qian’s gloating gaze. He put away the handkerchief in his hand and took two steps forward to stand beside the wooden platform. “What should I do?!”

“Just raise this female corpse so that I can see her back.” When Du Yuanyi asked this question, Lin Suisui had already walked around the wooden platform. She squatted down and gestured for Du Yuanyi to start.

Du Yuanyi suppressed his discomfort and reached out to grab the dead woman’s sticky body. He slowly raised her body higher according to Lin Suisui’s request.

“No, lift her body higher!” Lin Suisui said. Her voice wasn’t loud, but her request wasn’t vague at all.

“What about now?!” Du Yuanyi’s face was tense and his tone was urging. He gritted his teeth and stopped thinking about the creepy touch.

“As expected, the murderer cut the back of this corpse and peeled the skin off completely.” Lin Suisui raised her head slightly and gestured for Pei Qian to look. “Look, there are still traces of a dagger!”

“Even if you know this, what’s the use?!” Du Yuanyi couldn’t take it anymore. He loosened his grip and let the female corpse lie back on the wooden platform safely. He really wanted to wash his hands now, but he was afraid that if he left, he would miss out on many things he wanted to know.

Therefore, no matter how disgusted he felt, he still chose to stay.

“Didn’t you just ask me about the cause of death of this corpse?!” Lin Suisui’s tone was gentle as she looked up at Du Yuanyi seriously and replied matter-of-factly.

“Yes, I’m concerned about the cause of her death. What does it have to do with how she was skinned?!” Du Yuanyi took a deep breath and tried his best to calm down quickly.

He had really lost his composure!

“Of course it does. She died of pain!” Lin Suisui blinked. She really didn’t understand why he had to ask such a simple question so many times.

“…”

“Pfft!” Unlike Du Yuanyi, Pei Qian really couldn’t help but laugh. He ignored Du Yuanyi’s dark expression and coughed softly. Then, he asked Lin Sui, “Why do you care so much about her losing her skin?!”

“I heard that you’re the Minister of Justice. You must be knowledgeable. I wonder if you’ve heard of an urban legend called ‘Painted Skin’?!”

Lin Suisui looked at Pei Qian and said calmly.