Chapter 23 Hiding trees in the forest, hiding corpses in the fire
"Frozen to death?"
Du Yu looked slightly startled, suspecting that he had misheard Xu Yiqing's words.
Common sense told him how could there be frozen bodies at the fire scene?
So he suspected that Xu Yiqing's muffled voice while wearing a mask caused him to hear other words as if he was freezing to death.
But Xu Yiqing's eyes told him that he heard correctly.
While confirming the condition of the ventricle with his hands, Xu Yiqing explained the principle to Du Yu: "Generally speaking, there are many basis for confirming death from hypothermia, such as the appearance of reddish blood spots on large joints such as elbows and knees. But the body has now been burned It’s beyond recognition… Fortunately, the main basis for confirming freezing death is the color of the blood in the heart.”
"Before freezing to death, the deceased breathed in low-temperature air, and the degree of binding of hemoglobin and oxygen in the lungs will increase. As the body temperature drops, the arterial blood will be brighter red when freezing to death, and the color of the ventricles can be distinguished with the naked eye, as in this case The corpse is very typical of freezing to death.”
"Similarly, the concentration of carbon monoxide in the blood of Corpse No. 7 is almost normal, which is much lower than the concentration of the other six corpses at the fire scene." After a pause, Xu Yiqing concluded: "It means that No. 7 was already dead before the fire, so he did not inhale it." Toxic gas.”
Du Yu would not doubt Xu Yiqing's professional knowledge. He was now sure that the deceased was frozen to death, so no matter how the body numbered 7 was burned, it must have been frozen to death.
"Can we determine the time of death?"
"A follow-up autopsy is required because the body has been burned at high temperatures, so methods such as body temperature, body spots, and rigor mortis are no longer useful."
After being frozen to death in a raging fire, Du Yu calmed down from doubts and began to think.
After all, he was the captain of the Jiangcheng Criminal Police Brigade, so his years of experience came in handy immediately.
"It's a corpse." He figured out the reason.
Lin Sheng was too sleepy and couldn't think straight now. He subconsciously wondered: "Hide the corpse?"
Du Yu nodded: "Hiding trees in the forest is a common tactic used by many thoughtful criminals."
Xu Yiqing continued: "The corpses that died of murder are hidden in the casualties caused by certain accidents in order to dispose of the corpses and hide them from others. This is why some seemingly ordinary accidental deaths are also autopsied as much as possible... to ensure that they are identified The cause of death for each deceased person.”
Thoughtful and well planned.
Such words made both Du Yu and Xu Yiqing vaguely have a possibility in their minds...
This style of behavior is very similar to [accomplice]!
Du Yu said: "But whether it was him or not, the fire was definitely not an accident."
Although it was disrespectful to think so, the leadership team of Jiangcheng City breathed a sigh of relief.
Xu Yiqing said: "I can't imagine that a group of people would be in the same room with a person who froze to death, and then accidentally catch fire and burn them all to death...I am inclined to your guess, it is most likely a criminal case of homicide."
Du Yu said: "I will go back and write a report, and then take you to the scene of the crime. The fire department will probably finish processing it now... In one hour, no, one and a half hours later, go to the criminal police brigade to find me."
On-site investigation is also a compulsory course for forensic doctors, and one and a half hours is not enough time for the two of them to complete the stitching of the body and write an autopsy report.
So after a short discussion, it was decided that Xu Yiqing would follow the crime team to the scene for investigation, while Lin Sheng would stay in the forensic department to continue the remaining work.
Before leaving, Du Yu said: "Since it has been determined that it was not an accident, it is best to bring an expert in criminal profiling."
He said to Xu Yiqing in an encouraging tone: "The task of contacting Zhou Shi will be left to you. You come with her."
Xu Yiqing put down the scalpel, feeling helpless: "What are you expecting?"
Du Yu pretended to be dumbfounded, shrugged his shoulders, took off his mask and washed his hands.
Seeing him like this, Xu Yiqing sighed lightly, knowing that Du Yu had some intentions about her "failed" marriage and hoped that she could save Zhou Shi.
But in fact, using the word "restoration" to describe his relationship with Zhou Shi is not appropriate.
The obstacles between the two people cannot be easily resolved with a few words.
Putting these things behind, Xu Yiqing turned to Lin Sheng, who was about to take over from him and continue the anatomy, and said, "Ah Sheng, why don't you go and lie down next door for a while?" The forensic department is equipped with a lounge for these people. The only forensic doctor in Liangjiang City took a break while working overtime.
There are 20,000 forensic doctors in the country, but there are more than 300 prefecture-level cities, 2,800 county-level cities, and more than 30,000 townships. The manpower is far from enough.
Coupled with people's low awareness in this regard, many cases were declared closed after the police ruled out homicide, and no one, including family members, proposed to conduct forensic identification.
Lin Sheng listened to the advice and packed up to take a nap. With his current mental state, it was difficult to complete the dissection alone.
"Brother Xu, call me if you need anything."
After Lin Sheng washed his hands and went to rest next door, Xu Yiqing hesitated for a while and then took out his cell phone.
There are not many people in his address book, and he can reach them all with just one swipe.
The name "Zhou Shi" is one of them.
After dialing, the call was quickly connected.
Zhou Shi's voice was cold and a little lazy.
Check out the 16-9 book bar and see the correct version!
Before Xu Yiqing could speak, she had already asked straight to the point: "Is it a homicide?"
Xu Yiqing was not surprised by this sudden inquiry.
Because of Zhou Shi's ice and snow intelligence, he knows better than anyone else and can immediately deduce the most likely situation with just a phone call.
"It's not confirmed that it was homicide, but the cause of death was not a fire." Xu Yiqing said, "Du Yu will take us to the scene for investigation. The criminal police team will gather in an hour and a half."
Zhou Shi said: "Wait for me at the door in a while."
Unlike Xu Yiqing's frugality, Zhou Shi's family is rich, so she likes to live a life of jewels and jewels.
A tan Panamera stopped at the door of the Forensic Department building.
"You changed cars."
Xu Yiqing opened the passenger seat and got in.
I subconsciously prepared to adjust the comfort of the seat, but found that I was sitting just right and very comfortable.
He was slightly surprised. He didn't expect that Zhou Shi could still remember his habits after ten years.
Glancing sideways at Xu Yiqing's expression, Zhou Shi smiled lightly: "I didn't expect that you haven't bought a car in ten years."
Xu Yiqing said calmly: "I don't like driving."
Zhou Shi joked: "That's right, you are considered tired driving, safety comes first...the safety of passers-by."
Many years ago, before Lin Sheng was admitted to Jiangcheng's forensic examination, there was only one forensic doctor in Jiangcheng, Xu Yiqing.
No matter where he went, it was Zhou Shi who drove him. After the divorce, he was replaced by Lin Sheng... In terms of exclusive driver alone, she was still Lin Sheng's senior.
Zhou Shi stepped on the accelerator and started the Panamera. Xu Yiqing rubbed the corners of her eyes and began to read the autopsy report to Zhou Shi.
Let's start with the body numbered 1 and continue to the body numbered 7.
"The autopsy on corpse No. 7 has not been completed yet. Lin Sheng will take over from me for the follow-up work. He is resting now."
"If the cause of death of only one corpse is different, then we must focus on analyzing whether the six deceased No. 1 to No. 6 knew the death of No. 7." Zhou Shi thought for a while and said, "If they were the ones who died of No. 7, If you are informed, you can start with interpersonal relationships.”
Xu Yiqing understood what Zhou Shi meant, "It is impossible for a person who freezes to death to walk into a fire by himself, so the key point is whether someone hid the body on No. 7, or whether it is related to other deceased people."
(End of chapter)