民国4年,袁(🔨)世(shì )(🆓)凯(⛲)意图称(🥇)帝,政局动荡是年秋,吴淞镇大火,灾民(mín )数以万计,本就鱼龙混(hún )(🍖)杂(zá )的吴淞(sōng )(🐮)镇(🥩)显(xiǎn )得更为动荡不安。因地方(fāng )(🏇)善款筹(😎)集,吴淞镇(zhèn )重修(👑)居民,却(🛍)在(🎡)某宅(zhái )架(👁)梁时(shí )出现意外(wài ),期间(🚥)爆出一(🛺)具男尸,其状诡异(yì ),引得镇上(🚑)流(🐶)言(🥀)纷起(qǐ )(🤯),镇(zhèn )民惶恐,募(🚢)资(zī )(🌙)请僧道(dào )做法驱邪超度(🛑),期间亦有江湖(hú )术士混事(shì ),搅得(dé )镇上一派(pài )乌烟瘴气。镇保卫团团长(🙀)陆悦戎行(háng )伍出(chū )身,最是不信(🧤)神鬼之说,,见此情形不(🤳)由大怒,一面下令驱散僧道(👣)术士,一(yī )面差人找(zhǎo )来镇(🍑)上(shàng )义庄仵工吴云根、柳归元师徒,命其(🤷)验尸查明死因(💹),以正视听。镇上落魄(🐡)乡绅(shēn )少爷石乐志少年游历颇广(guǎng ),得知此案后便赶(🏃)来查看,又见(jiàn )陆香邑在场,欲(🔫)有所(suǒ )表(🚡)现,当下一(yī )味指点评(👛)说(🕕),言语(yǔ )间对(duì )吴(wú )云根(gēn )、柳归(guī )元师徒(💅)颇为不(📬)屑。吴(wú )(💑)云(🎴)根(😉)对此不(bú )以(yǐ )为意(❄),自顾(gù )检验死者(🈳)身上的(de )绿芽(🌲),神情颇为(wéi )震惊,继而(ér )借(⛅)故推托(💨)似有(🙅)隐情,期间(jiān )语焉不详。