Corpse Hunter in a Strange World

In the village of Great Wilderness, Jinglong County, Guyue Kingdom, inside a mourning hall.

[You touched the nameless corpse and obtained a clue: ligature marks on the neck.]

Fang Mu withdrew his hand, gazing at the ligature marks on the neck of the middle-aged woman's corpse. He said, "Village Chief, Aunt Wang might have taken her own life. Please call the constable to investigate further."

At that moment, the mourning hall was filled with people. A middle-aged man suddenly broke into loud sobs.

"Little Sun, your wife suffered from illness for many years. Perhaps she did not want to burden you," the village chief, an elderly man with white hair leaning on his cane, sighed.

A heavy atmosphere hung over the hall.

Fang Mu shook his head, slung the wooden box tied with a straw rope across his chest, and departed from the mourning hall.

As a coroner, matters of life and death had long become commonplace to him.

"Wait."

He had barely stepped outside when the village chief hurried after him.

Turning back, Fang Mu asked, puzzled, "What is it?"

"Another death in Jinglong County," the village chief said, leaning on his cane and moving slowly as he came up beside Fang Mu. "The magistrate has summoned you to examine the cause."

Another death?

Fang Mu frowned. "Including this one, that's already the fifth in recent days."

"The times have changed," the village chief sighed. "I heard that recently, in one vil