Ruan Hai has calmed down, he got off his eldest son's back and said to the two constables, "I am the village chief of Ruan Family Village. Since a corpse was found in our village, as the village chief, it is my duty to go up and take a look."
The two constables then looked at Shu Yu, and the latter nodded, "I'll go up with the Village Chief Ruan, perhaps the village chief knows something."
Only then did the constables step aside to let them through.
Ruan Hai and Shu Yu headed up the mountain, while the other villagers were mumbling at the foot of the mountain, all speculating about who the buried corpse might be.
Upon reaching the burial site, Ruan Hai closed his eyes briefly, indeed Cao Jiang had been discovered.
Constable Jiang had already directed people to dig a pit in this area and was questioning the first witness, Ruan Chengqian, "Do you recognize this person?"
