The Forensic Doctor Better Than a Detective-Chapter 166 - 139: The Third Person After the Body Was Dumped!
Li Jian continued to ask, "Zhang Yean, you participated in the entire corpse examination and scene investigation, what are your thoughts?" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
"Yes, Mr. Li!"
Zhang Yean glanced at the contents recorded in the notebook on the table and said, "My viewpoint is quite similar to Wan’s."
"From my personal perspective, the likelihood that the murderer is the victim’s husband or spouse is quite high."
"However, I would like to add something else."
Li Jian looked at Zhang Yean and said, "Go on?"
"Judging from the type of food found in the victim’s stomach, it was mainly barbecued ingredients. I believe the victim’s last meal was barbecued food."
"According to our lifestyle habits, barbecue is usually eaten in the evening."
"Moreover, the victim was an adult female, found completely naked, which could only happen in the bedroom of her own home."
"Additionally, the inner thighs of the female victim had no scratches or bruises. During the excess of sexual activity, the victim did not resist. The absence of scratches indicates the victim likely consented to the sexual activity."
"Therefore, I believe the crime scene is most likely on the bed in the bedroom, and the person sharing the bed with her is the murderer."
"That’s my personal opinion."
As soon as the words fell, Chen He, sitting beside Li Jian, turned to say, "Mr. Li, Zhang Yean’s investigative thinking is progressing rapidly! Her analysis just now was logical and well-founded!"
Li Jian nodded with satisfaction.
He glanced at the examination and said, "I estimate they often follow Mr. Jiang, learning quite a lot about solving cases."
Instantly, everyone turned their attention to Jiang An.
Jiang An had been deep in thought.
Suddenly being praised by Mr. Li took him by surprise.
He merely smiled, but his eyebrows furrowed heavily.
Then, Li Jian said, "Do any other officers wish to share their thoughts?"
"In this meeting, we can’t always have young people speaking; our senior brothers should also take the lead."
Suddenly, a senior detective with graying hair spoke up, "Mr. Li, let me share my thoughts."
"Mr. Liu, we welcome your insights!"
Old Liu took a sip of tea and said unhurriedly, "The young people spoke well just now; it’s truly impressive."
"The new waves of the Yangtze River overwhelm the old ones; perhaps it’s time for me to retire."
Li Jian laughed and said, "No way!"
"Mr. Liu, I still hope you will train a few apprentices who can carry on your legacy!"
Old Liu waved his hand, "My abilities are indeed limited, unlikely to mentor young people."
Then his tone shifted, "Earlier, after looking at photos from the scene investigation and the corpse examination, I have a few reflections."
"First, this female victim had a very nice figure, in line with contemporary aesthetic standards."
"Also, the victim paid great attention to her personal image, painting her nails and having breast implants."
"Especially, I noticed that Mr. Jiang found a contraceptive ring during the partial uterine autopsy in the corpse examination."
"I understand that a contraceptive ring is typically placed after childbirth, but it’s abnormal for a woman who hasn’t given birth to have one."
"From external appearance and internal devices, I highly suspect this female victim is not an ordinary housewife."
"I even believe this female victim might have lived off her physical body, possibly working in a special industry."
"Second, the victim was completely naked."
"Why was she naked?"
"Under what circumstances did she undress, voluntarily before sleep or during the murder was she stripped by the murderer?"
"I think every abnormal phenomenon on the corpse deserves our consideration."
"My suspicion now is whether there was a special mark on her clothes. Did the murderer remove her clothes to prevent us from identifying her?"
"Third, based on my initial understanding of this case, I believe Yongming River was merely the site where the corpse was dumped."
"How did the murderer transport the body to the river? Were there transportation tools involved?"
"We can completely retrieve footage from all the roadside cameras by the river to investigate suspicious vehicles."
"This could be our breakthrough."
Finally, he said, "Mr. Li, these are my personal thoughts."
Instantly, Li Jian raised his hand to applaud, and applause echoed in the meeting room.
Jiang An smiled, looking at this veteran detective, feeling a sense of camaraderie.
After the applause subsided, Li Jian said, "Mr. Liu, your analysis was excellent and instantly broadened our perspective."
"For someone like you, an expert, how could I possibly allow you to retire and fish?"
Old Liu detective laughed, turned to look at Jiang An, and nodded at each other.
Then, Li Jian turned and said, "Jiang An, as the group leader of the homicide task force, could you share your perspective and work plan?"
Instantly, everyone looked at Jiang An, expecting an in-depth analysis of the case.
Jiang An raised his head to look at the attendees in the room.
He said solemnly, "Earlier, Mr. Liu, Mr. Zhang, and the two senior colleagues all provided personal analyses from different angles."
"Especially Mr. Liu’s analysis was thorough, from the victim’s personal identity characteristics to the unusual undressing, and then to the transportation and disposal tools, which greatly inspired me."
"Next, I’d like to add my own thoughts."
Suddenly, the sound of flipping through books echoed in the room as many prepared to take notes.
"First, the cause of death for the victim was mechanical asphyxiation due to neck compression, but the fingerprints on the neck were numerous, distributed disorderly, and there was a lot of gas buildup in the lungs, indicating a prolonged period of death."
"Considering the strength comparison between the victim and the murderer, the murderer’s control ability was weak; the murderer was not strong."
"The murderer might even be from groups like females or the elderly."
"Second, the victim’s lower torso had multiple mucous membrane damages. From a forensic perspective, I believe the victim underwent violent sexual activities, likely involving the insertion of fingers into the body."
"Thus, from this perspective, I believe the murderer is highly likely suffering from male function disorders and has a significant sexual need. It would be priority to investigate bachelors and widowed individuals among the suspects."
"Third, during the corpse examination, we noticed the formation of livor mortis on the victim’s back and left sides."
"These typical bilateral livor mortis indicate significant changes in the position post-mortem."
"However, what puzzles me greatly is the strange sequence of formation of bilateral livor mortis on the body."
At this point, many people looked up to see Jiang An.
"The initial location of the livor mortis on her body was on the left side, later forming on the back."
Upon hearing this, the old Liu detective instantly furrowed his eyebrows, expressing confusion in his eyes.
He recalled past criminal cases he had handled.
In his impression, if transported for disposal after death, due to the deceased typically being laid horizontally, the body would be curled sideways inside a box or bag.
Therefore, the sequence of livor mortis formation should be forming on the back first, then on the side.
Why is this result reversed?
After thinking for a while, he turned to look at Jiang An, eager to hear his insight.
Jiang An said solemnly, "Based on the position and order of livor mortis formation, I believe the left-sided livor mortis of the victim likely formed during the transporting and disposing process."
"Regarding the back livor mortis, it probably formed after the disposing process when the body was placed supine for some time."
Li Jian asked, "How long roughly was this supine placement time?"
After two seconds of thought, Jiang An answered, "Based on the formation and fixation pattern of livor mortis, I deduce this corpse was placed supine for approximately 10 hours."
"10 hours!"
"That is not a short time!"
"Even with a brief pause while transporting the corpse to the riverside, it couldn’t have been 10 hours."
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Instantly, a buzz of discussion arose in the conference room, as many started to whisper to each other.
The distribution of the victim’s livor mortis is too unusual!
Even the old Liu detective was bewildered, unable to fathom the puzzle.
Li Jian lit a cigarette solemnly.
Everyone contemplated why the victim was placed supine for 10 hours?
What happened during those 10 hours?
After five minutes, Li Jian waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.
"Jiang An, how confident are you about the deduction of 10 hours?"
"Over 90%."
Li Jian nodded and then asked, "Jiang An, according to your judgment, what might have happened during the 10-hour period?"
Instantly, the noisy conference room quieted down again, as though a pin dropped could be heard.
All eyes focused once more on Jiang An.
Even many veteran investigators turned their heads to look in Jiang An’s direction.
After a brief contemplation, Jiang An raised his head and said solemnly, "I suspect that after the corpse was disposed of, there was likely third-party intervention!"
