The Forensic Doctor Better Than a Detective-Chapter 413 - 245: What Is the Nature of Death?

In the forensic examination room of Jiangcheng City, the atmosphere was so tense it seemed to wring out water.

Jiang An stood tall in front of the examination table, lowering his head slightly, his gaze locked on the cold corpse and the items beside it.

Then, he softly uttered a few words: "Micro evidence."

The voice was small, yet it was like a huge stone thrown into a calm lake, instantly shattering the silence within the room.

Zhang Yean and Captain Li Jian, who were initially whispering about something beside him, froze abruptly at the sound of these words.

It was as if an Immobilization Spell had been cast on them.

The next second, both of them widened their eyes almost simultaneously, full of surprise, and turned sharply toward Jiang An.

At the end of their gaze, a metal wristwatch lay quietly.

The grime mottled between the strap’s gaps, resembling mysterious imprints left by time.

Apart from this, there were no other anomalies.

However, Jiang watched very carefully, staring intently at one observation.

Zhang Yean was the first to react, stepping forward briskly towards the equipment cabinet.

With a "crack," she pulled the cabinet door open and quickly rummaged inside.

Not long after, she hurried back with a glass vessel for micro evidence extraction, her steps urgent.

"Junior Brother, do you intend to extract the black mud off this?"

As Zhang Yean spoke, she raced in a few quick strides to Jiang An’s side.

She leaned forward, her eyes wide open, closely watching every move Jiang An made.

Jiang An slightly shook his head, his expression calm yet focused.

He slowly extended his right hand, his slender fingers gently picking up tweezers, his left hand steadily opening the clamps, his movements as skillful as an elegant pianist playing.

Then, he cautiously extended the tool towards the right side of the watch face, his arm slightly trembling, reflecting his inner caution.

In the blink of an eye, he steadily picked up a fibrous substance.

Under the shadowless lamp, the fibrous substance seemed to carry some sort of mysterious mission.

"See, this is the micro evidence I mentioned."

Jiang An’s expression was focused, as that mountain-like curly fibrous substance quivered slightly at his fingertips, clearly reflecting in everyone’s eyes.

He slightly raised his head, his gaze slowly sweeping over the crowd, his eyes expressing resolution.

"What is this?"

Wan couldn’t help but speak up, his face full of curiosity.

His eyes were fixed on the fibrous substance in Jiang An’s hand, his body involuntarily inching forward.

Especially Zhang Yean, she was infinitely surprised.

This was completely different from what she had thought just now.

Jiang An raised his head, his gaze sweeping over the crowd again.

Then, he took a deep breath and said in a steady voice: "I’m not sure yet."

"But I feel this thing is very important."

His voice was low yet powerful, reverberating within the room.

"What do you mean?"

Someone pursued further inquiry, everyone’s gaze focusing on Jiang An once more, their eyes filled with exploration.

Jiang An again cast his eyes upon that fibrous substance, squinting slightly.

While carefully examining, he explained: "Look, this fibrous substance isn’t black, but the clothes worn by the deceased were black."

"Why would these substances appear on the watch band of the deceased?"

He continued speaking while gently manipulating the fibrous substance with the tweezers.

Zhang Yean, having listened, raised her hand to cover the glass vessel lid.

With a "snap," the sound was exceptionally clear in the quiet room.

She turned slightly and said: "Is it possible these were inadvertently caught during the deceased’s daily life, and he didn’t even notice?"

Li Jian nodded in agreement and echoed: "Makes sense, living our everyday lives, we’re bound to come across some cotton, fibrous things."

He spoke while stroking his chin thoughtfully.

Jiang An’s expression was solemn, akin to a sky about to unleash a storm.

He slightly furrowed his brows, his tone firm: "Senior Sister, your possibility does exist. However, caution breeds longevity, we should first extract this fibrous substance."

"Even if it isn’t useful later, it’s no loss; should it prove crucial someday, and we lack this, we’d be blindsided."

Captain Li Jian, standing by silently observing everything, nodded heavily upon hearing this, as if stamping approval on Jiang An’s words.

He slightly clenched his fist, saying in a deep voice: "Better to prepare more than stare blankly when needed."

Jiang An agreed verbally, yet his heart was resolute.

He knew well that a normal metal watch band, without external interference, couldn’t possibly scrape clothing fibers.

"Since this band bears fibrous substance, there might be an intense struggle behind it. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"Moreover, this tugging force was definitely substantial."

He involuntarily clenched his fist, a sharp glint flashing through his eyes.

After extracting the fibrous substance, Jiang An’s gaze settled on the deceased’s wristwatch.

The watch reflected a cold silver light, seemed non-waterproof, and the hour hand had stopped at the four o’clock position.

Though unclear whether it was four in the morning or afternoon.

But Jiang An understood, this was most likely the last time the deceased had checked the watch.

He bent slightly, leaned close to the watch, scrutinizing carefully for a while, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

Then, Jiang An took a deep breath and began undressing the deceased, his hands moving gently yet efficiently.

As the shirt and pants were removed one after another.

His gaze was sharp, scanning every inch of the deceased’s skin, leaving no detail unchecked.

At times he squatted down to observe from below upward, other times he stood on tiptoe to examine from top to bottom.

After fifteen whole minutes, the deceased lay nude on the examination table.

Zhang Yean stepped forward lightly, fearing to disturb anything.

Her gaze quickly scanned the deceased’s body, slightly opened her mouth to speak: "It was said during the scene investigation."