Strange story: Why did the local county magistrate lead an old murder case to dig a grave and steal a corpse?

But the guards and guards don't understand this. The guard reported the disappearance of the body to the local police, and both of them thought they had suffered a great disaster. In a panic, the two thought of the bad idea of digging a newly buried body from a nearby cemetery to disguise it. There happened to be a newly buried dead man nearby. In this cold weather, the body should not rot easily.

After the death of the ancients, they were buried in the family cemetery.

Magistrates and guards began to dig graves and carry bodies out of them. Two guilty people left in a hurry before they could build a grave.

The next day, the county magistrate and the coroner arrived at the scene, and the coroner found that the body was wearing brand-new shroud and shoes, and there was no dust on the soles. Ordinary people can see that this is a dead man wrapped in a shroud and buried normally. The coroner reported the situation to the county magistrate.

The magistrate felt that there was a problem, so he asked the chief to detain the local security guard, and at the same time asked the coroner to examine the body carefully. Autopsy found that the mouth of the body was scalded, all the skin on the tongue fell off, and there was a lump in the abdomen of the body. According to experience, this should be the way to die by pouring molten metal into your stomach. He reported the situation to the county magistrate.

The ancients were more taboo? Dig a grave?

The magistrate didn't say anything, just sat there and waited. If people in nearby villages find the cemetery stolen, they will report it to the authorities. Then he can find out the reason and avenge the body.

After a while, a young woman came to complain. She accused her husband of digging his grave and stealing his body. The magistrate asked her husband's name, age, date of death and cause of death. The women all answered one by one.

When the magistrate saw the woman, he didn't explain the cause of death, so he became suspicious. He said to the woman, "It's inconvenient for you to go to and from the government. You can find someone to run errands for you. " The woman replied that her husband's family and brothers were not there, and there were no other relatives to rely on. There was really no one available, so I came by myself.

Women's makeup in Qing dynasty

The magistrate tried to ask again, "Your husband's friend or the neighbor in the village can." . The woman replied that someone could run errands for her. The magistrate asked the man's name, date of birth, etc. All the women answered. The magistrate asked again, "Is this man from the same village as your husband?" The woman replied that this man is her neighbor.