Chapter 8, The Intensity of Threats

Tang Tianyuan indeed stopped, turned around, and walked back quickly. The joyful expression he had just now was replaced by anger, "You woman!"

Tan Lingyin circled around the corpse, examining it intently

"What does 'bitten by someone else' mean?" Both individuals are adults and naturally understand. Tang Tianyuan felt somewhat uneasy, "It should be like this."

Tang Feilong, I have died a tragic death

"Please wait, sir!" Tan Lingyin called out affectionately to the gradually receding figure of Tang Tianyuan

Thank you, my lord! Tan Lingyin carefully took it, and after her initial joy, she realized a serious problem: she could not open the lock outside from inside the door. What use is a key in this situation!

You ... ... ! '' Tan Lingyin turned her face, `` What the heart desires is what the eyes see. In the eyes of a lustful person, even ghosts are unsatisfied with their desires. ''

Tang Tianyuan tried to reason with her, "You promised not to write."

He suddenly bent down and leaned closer to the face of the corpse

... ...

Outside the door, Tang Tianyuan's laughter could be heard, "Tan Lingyin, your thoughts are impure; stay in the morgue tonight and reflect properly."

Tang Tianyuan thought for a moment and said, "Could you please bite your lip for me to see"

"Tang Feilong, come back!" she shouted again

Tan Lingyin nodded. Although this county magistrate had poor character, he was quite clever. She asked, "If it wasn't her own bite, then it must have been someone else's bite?"

"Shut up!" Tang Tianyuan finally understood what she meant by "destroying my innocence." ... What kind of nonsense is this woman thinking? She actually believes that he wants to ... He waved his sleeve, "Do not think wildly or speak recklessly."

If one makes a mistake, one must be punished. Furthermore, he leaned in closer, peering through the crack of the door to look into Tan Lingyin's eyes, "This official is not a lecher."

Tan Lingyin bit her lower lip, her eyes wide open as she stared at him. In her desire to see his expression clearly, she unconsciously squinted her eyes. To Tang Tianyuan, this expression resembled that of a hunting leopard.

Tan Lingyin was dragged back to the county office by Tang Tianyuan, who then threw a pile of tasks at her. Generally, there are two types of clerks at the entrance of the government office: the "Document Clerk" and the "Criminal Clerk"; the former handles documentation while the latter assists in case handling. Tang Tianyuan's office is rather simple, with only Tan Lingyin serving as a clerk, so both types of tasks had to be assigned to her. The county magistrate referred to this as "the capable bear more work," but Tan Lingyin felt that he was taking personal revenge.

Tang Tianyuan pointed at the deceased's lips and said, "Take a closer look"

Cough. Tang Tianyuan was also unsure of the reason behind it. He adhered to the principles of a gentleman and was not usually a sharp-tongued person, yet whenever he encountered Tan Lingyin, he would unconsciously resort to sarcasm.

The wound appeared shortly before her death; regardless of whether it was the same person, the biter cannot escape responsibility

Oh, it is the county magistrate.

Tang Tianyuan waved the keys in front of the door crack, "It won't open."

Tan Lingyin tilted her head and said, "What’s wrong with me? Anyway, I would never lock someone in the morgue in the dead of night, how sinister!"

The width of the crack in the door was just enough for Tan Lingyin to squeeze her nose out, but unfortunately, her nose could not assist her in competing for the key

Autopsy? What can be determined from it?

You are the monster. I am merely conducting an autopsy

Moreover, the young woman was not molested before her death

Tan Lingyin ignored his mockery. Her attention was drawn to a small wound on the lower lip of the deceased. The wound was located at the junction of the upper and lower lips, as if it were about to be consumed by her. Due to the color of the lips and the lighting, it was easy to overlook unless one looked closely

Tan Lingyin nodded in agreement and yawned

"How strange, how did this wound come about?" Tan Lingyin touched her chin and murmured, "It is summer now, and my lips wouldn't crack even without care."

It is quite strange, at such a late hour, who is still in the interrogation room

Who

Tan Lingyin scoffed, "What were you just doing with the young lady? Surely you weren't passing on the inner elixir you have cultivated for a thousand years to her, were you?"

Is this a wound? Tan Lingyin asked, looking up.

Indeed, he reached out and grasped the young woman's chin, leaning in a little closer, seemingly intending to kiss her

Indeed, was it bitten by oneself

Do not treat her lightly," Tang Tianyuan deliberately reminded.

After finishing these tasks, Tan Lingyin had to organize the previously accumulated documents according to the requirements of the county magistrate, detailing the basic situation of Tongling County in writing, and report to him the next day. In short, she was busy until late at night before everything was finally settled. She stood up, stretched, and walked out of the main clerk's room, intending to return to the inner chamber to sleep. As she passed by the hall, Tan Lingyin noticed that the lights were on in the adjacent prison.

This statement successfully evoked the discomfort that Tang Tianyuan felt during the day when he called out to Tan Lingyin's soul, prompting him to quicken his pace

Tang Feilong, do not ruin my innocence

Tang Tianyuan saw that it was indeed Tan Lingyin. He glanced at her and said, "Even if you present your innocence at a discounted price before me, I will not touch it at all"

I have promised many things, yet I am unable to fulfill them. What can you do to me?

Tan Lingyin was filled with righteous indignation, wishing she could just slip through the window paper. In a moment of inspiration, she pinched her nose and whispered in a subdued voice, "Tang—Fei—Long—"

Cough, you discovered it so quickly. Tan Lingyin pushed the door open and walked in

"Hey, hey, hey, don't put me together with the corpse!" Tan Lingyin hurriedly ran to the door, pushing it with all her might, but unfortunately, it wouldn't budge. She shouted through the crack of the door, "Open the door quickly!"

This person holds a grudge too deeply... Tan Lingyin grinned and flattered, "Indeed! Your Excellency, you are graceful and noble, a model for the world!"

"Well said," Tang Tianyuan nodded in satisfaction, passing the key through the crack of the door, "This is a reward for you."

Tan Lingyin gritted her teeth and unleashed her ultimate move, "Tang Feilong! An eighteen-thousand-word Longyang novel is waiting for you! No need to thank me!"

Tang Tianyuan did not wish to engage in a war of words with her. Speaking of serious matters, "This wound was not self-inflicted. When a person bites their lower lip, the lower lip instinctively retracts inward, causing the bite mark to be located beneath the lip, close to its lower edge. However, her wound is located above, near the oral cavity."

Tan Lingyin had no choice but to plead for mercy, "My lord, I was wrong, please let me go!"

Tang Tianyuan nodded and said, "That's right"

No, no, no... Is he really going to violate someone? Tan Lingyin's eyes widened in shock. She had long known that this county magistrate was a lecher, buying erotic books by the dozen, but she never expected that he would not even spare a corpse.

Tan Lingyin, upon hearing this, lowered her head with a sense of doubt, her gaze falling on the young woman's lips. The lighting was somewhat dim, making it difficult for her to discern any details, so she leaned in a little closer

To speak without keeping one's word is the mark of a petty person

In other words, the bottom of that slope is not the first crime scene where the girl was murdered; she was strangled to death and then her body was disposed of there

Tang Tianyuan also felt a bit tired. He said to Tan Lingyin, "Take another good look, is there anything else you can discover?"

The adult did not stop.

Tang Tianyuan took a step back and said, "When others bite their lips, it is pitiful; when you bite your lips, it is a sign of unfulfilled desire"

She organized the autopsy report from the forensic expert and the investigation results from the constables. The identity of the deceased is currently unknown, aged between 16 and 20 years, with the time of death being last night, and the cause of death is asphyxiation. In addition to the bruises on the neck, there are also some abrasions on the exposed skin of the body. These abrasions appeared post-mortem and are likely due to rolling on the ground. Furthermore, the multiple tears in the clothing are also attributed to this.

I am just a petty person, go ahead and bite me, bite me, bite me!

Wishful thinking, pervert

Tan Lingyin, come in.

Tan Lingyin quietly approached and saw that the room that was originally lit was the morgue. This was even more incredible; could it be that someone intended to steal a corpse

"Adult?" Tan Lingyin called out

She gently poked a hole in the paper window and peered inside with one eye

Tang Tianyuan lowered his head to look at the corpse, realizing that someone was trying to scare him by pretending to be a ghost. This ghost was not professional at all, even getting his name wrong.

It is not chapped. Chapped lips typically crack along the lip lines, whereas this wound is horizontal

"My lord, you know what I mean," said Tan Lingyin as she walked up to the corpse. "The young lady is indeed beautiful; no wonder you are moved. However, the deceased deserves respect, so it would be best for you to exercise some restraint, my lord"

So, is the one who bit her the same person who killed her? That doesn't seem right either. If the murderer killed out of lust, it shouldn't have just been a bite. The coroner's autopsy results indicate that this young woman was not sexually assaulted

Tang Tianyuan quietly exited the room and locked the door. Tan Lingyin heard the sound of the door locking, raised her head, and discovered that she was the only one left in the morgue; the county magistrate had vanished without a trace

Tan Lingyin observed the county magistrate walking around the beautiful girl's corpse twice, finally stopping beside her head. It did not appear to be a case of sleepwalking.