The Forensic Doctor Better Than a Detective-Chapter 163 - 138: Is the Device Implanted in the Woman’s Body Special?
"Mr. Chen, of course!"
Chen He waved his hand, "Let’s hand over this case to us."
"You guys go back to the police station first; we’ll contact you if needed."
Then, Zhang Chao and the on-duty officer left.
Inside the police car, the on-duty officer asked while driving, "Mr. Zhang, do you think the girl died in our jurisdiction?"
"Relax! Don’t be so nervous!"
Zhang Chao took a couple of puffs of his cigarette, "That river crosses the entire Jiangcheng City, so I don’t think she died in our jurisdiction."
After driving for a while, the on-duty officer spoke again, "When I was on patrol last time, I saw a couple walking by the river late at night."
"When did that happen?"
"Three days ago!"
"Isn’t it normal for couples to take walks at night?"
The on-duty officer continued, "I just took a glance then. It seemed like they were having a disagreement, there was some tussle."
"Moreover, the girl’s height and body shape are very similar to the deceased found in the river today, both had long hair."
"Where was that discovered?"
"I think it was near the gravel plant by the north gate."
After a moment of silence, Zhang Chao asked, "Did the young forensic doctor today estimate the time of death?"
"I heard it was three days ago!"
Suddenly, Zhang Chao’s pupils narrowed, a bad possibility flashed through his mind.
Meanwhile, Chen He led two detectives along the river to investigate.
"Mr. Chen, do we really have to walk like this?"
Chen He turned and said, "Yes!"
"Whether it’s a murder with a dumped body, someone jumping into the river, or even accidentally falling in, there must be a point of entry into the river."
"Besides, we might find surveillance cameras along the riverbank during our search."
The two officers looked at the endless river, their faces showing signs of difficulty.
One officer said, "I guess I’ll top the walking leaderboard today."
Chen He said, "Work and health go hand in hand, that’s my concern for my subordinates."
"Let’s buy some Huoxiang Zhengqi Liquid from the pharmacy ahead to prevent heatstroke."
Then, the three of them started walking, recording significant buildings and surveillance spots along the way.
At this moment, inside the forensic autopsy room in Jiangcheng.
Jiang An held a willow leaf blade in both hands, starting a dual-blade autopsy.
Like any other body, he made a vertical incision on the chest, extending along the midline of the body upward and downward.
As the knife tip cut through, white skin split open, and dark red blood from the capillaries slowly oozed out.
Zhang Yean asked, "This deceased’s blood looks so dark, could it be poisoning?"
Jiang An moved the blade while answering, "It’s not called black blood; a more accurate description is a dark reddish change in the blood."
"This is a characteristic of death by asphyxia and lack of oxygen."
"However, whether there was poisoning or not needs to be determined by toxicology testing."
As he spoke, Jiang An had already separated the skin on the chest of the deceased.
Beneath the white skin, only a small amount of fat could be seen, and the vertical abdominal muscles looked very prominent.
Zhang Yean sighed, "No wonder the body looks so good, not a bit of excess fat."
Wan interjected, "Envious!"
As they spoke, Jiang An picked up a scalpel, cutting horizontally into the muscle tissue on the left side of the deceased’s chest.
Suddenly, a white sphere appeared before the four of them.
"The deceased had breast implants, and this material feels quite good."
Li Jian looked down, "Seems this female deceased had a high demand for her body."
Wan stepped forward, saying, "Mr. Li, everyone loves beauty; there’s nothing wrong with that!"
Jiang An said, "Wan, please bring over two evidence bags, I’ll extract this breast implant material."
Watching Jiang An holding two bloodstained spheres, Wan curiously asked, "Why extract this?"
Before Jiang An could answer, Li Jian frowned and turned to look at Wan with a suddenly exasperated feeling, "Of course, to investigate the deceased’s identity, not for exhibits, right?"
Wan smiled helplessly, "Boss, I ask when I don’t know!"
After packaging the breast implants into evidence bags, Jiang An took large scissors, cutting the deceased’s ribs to expose the chest cavity.
The dark red lungs looked full, with small patches of bleeding visible on the mucous membrane.
"Senior! Take a photo!"
Zhang Yean picked up the camera, stood on the stool, and took a high-angle shot.
"The body looks quite slender, but the lungs appear large."
Jiang An explained, "There’s a lot of gas accumulation in the lungs, causing them to expand."
"Is it like when we take a deep breath?"
Jiang An shook his head, "The principles are different. When we take a deep breath, it’s the expansion of the intercostal muscles leading to lung breathing."
"The lung expansion in this deceased is mainly due to neck compression, causing airway blockage, and the carbon dioxide produced in the body could not be expelled, continuously accumulating in the lungs, eventually leading to lung enlargement."
Finally, Jiang An added, "Moreover, judging from the lung size, the asphyxiation process lasted a long time for the deceased."
Hearing this, Li Jian suddenly raised an eyebrow.
"What do you mean?"
Jiang An explained, "I mean, during the process of manually compressing the deceased, the killer did not suffocate the victim all at once."
Then, he focused his gaze on the female victim’s neck, "I suspect multiple compressions were involved in the death."
After a brief thought, Li Jian looked at Jiang An, "Are you saying the killer’s grip wasn’t strong?"
Jiang An nodded. "I noticed just now that the nail marks on the deceased’s neck were very scattered, consistent with multiple compressions."
"Furthermore, during neck compression, the deceased likely struggled violently, which accelerated the formation and accumulation of carbon dioxide in the body."
Listening to Jiang An’s description, Li Jian nodded, more convinced of his internal assessment.
Immediately, Jiang An picked up the Willow Leaf Blade and cut open the deceased’s stomach.
The moment the stomach membrane was sliced open, a mixture of alcohol and acidic putrefaction smell rushed out.
Even though all four were wearing disposable surgical masks, they could still catch whiffs of the odor.
Jiang An scrutinized carefully, "The food in the stomach hasn’t been digested yet, so the types of food can still be identified."
"There’s dried fish, chives, lotus root slices, squid, crispy bones, etc."
Wan leaned over for a look and said, "Sounds like the deceased had something similar to barbecue while alive."
Li Jian nodded, "Indeed, these types of food resemble barbecue."
Then he asked, "Can you determine the time of death post-meal?"
Jiang An replied, "The types and shapes of the food are entirely recognizable; I deduce the deceased died within two hours after the last meal."
"If I venture a bolder guess, I might even suspect it happened within around one hour."
"One hour?"
"That’s quite short, isn’t it?"
Li Jian murmured to himself, "If they had barbecue at an outdoor restaurant, dying soon after eating."
"Then the primary crime scene might likely have been outdoors."
As he finished speaking, Jiang An said, "Mr. Li, is it possible that they had barbecue at home?"
"At home?"
Wan had a sudden realization and said, "That’s right! They might have ordered takeout, had barbecue at home, then were killed at home by a boyfriend or husband, and the body dumped in water."
Zhang Yean pointed at the body, "The deceased wasn’t wearing clothes, making it unlikely they were killed outdoors."
Li Jian nodded, "This is indeed a line of investigation; we’ll focus on recent barbecue takeout activities."
Wan excitedly said, "Got it, boss!"
After extracting the deceased’s stomach contents for toxicology tests, Jiang An picked up the scissors, bent down to move aside the intestines in the abdominal cavity, exposing the uterus.
He deftly separated with his right hand, cutting and detaching at the cervical entrance.
Upon seeing the white uterus, Zhang Yean’s expression turned a bit grim.
"Should we examine this organ’s structure too?"
Jiang An nodded, "Mainly to check if there’s any fetal tissue inside the uterine cavity."
Soon after.
Jiang An set down the surgical scissors, took the Willow Leaf Blade, and vertically sliced into the uterine body.
As the blade glided, Jiang An sensed a slight resistance and the sound of metal friction.
Suddenly, Jiang An’s eyes lit up.
A T-shaped contraceptive device appeared before him.
However, to Jiang An’s surprise, the opening of this woman’s uterus was very tight, characteristic of a nulliparous uterus.
Zhang Yean exclaimed, "Could she have married and had children so young?"
Jiang An looked at the cervical entrance and said gravely, "This woman was never pregnant."
"Huh?"
"Never gave birth?"
In an instant, Li Jian, Zhang Yean, and Wan all looked at Jiang An.
Everyone’s mind was filled with questions: What kind of woman was the deceased?
