The Forensic Doctor Better Than a Detective-Chapter 586 - 329: The First to Make the Dead "Spit Out Evidence"!_2
When he saw the rank on the newcomer’s epaulet, his pupils suddenly contracted.
Mr. Ma looked down at him imposingly, "I am the Director of Public Security."
"Director?"
The man’s voice suddenly turned dry, "I... I’m innocent..."
"Innocent?"
Mr. Ma snorted through his nose, "You are Li Dong?"
As soon as the words fell, the man across from him unconsciously raised an eyebrow, a trace of imperceptible panic flashed in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.
He licked his cracked lips, "Li Dong? Who is Li Dong?"
"I don’t know what you’re talking about..."
Mr. Ma didn’t respond but instead lifted an evidence bag and shook it before him.
Inside the transparent plastic bag, two clumps of charred material were vaguely visible.
"Do you remember this?"
Mr. Ma’s voice suddenly lowered, "That night ten years ago..."
"You’re missing two pieces of flesh from your lips!"
Upon hearing this, the man’s Adam’s apple noticeably bobbed, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
"Wha... What do you mean?"
His voice began to tremble.
"What do you mean?"
Mr. Ma suddenly raised his voice, "I was going to ask you that!"
Just then, the interrogation room door opened again.
Two forensic staff members in white protective clothing pushed a cart of equipment into the room.
"Hello, we are now going to collect your blood sample for DNA comparison, please cooperate," one of them said formally.
The man reflexively withdrew his hand from the small table, only to find it had been securely locked in a metal ring on the interrogation chair.
His wrist twisted futilely in the iron ring, producing a "ka-ka" metallic clash.
The entire interrogation room fell silent as death, only the crisp sound of the blood collection equipment clashing could be heard.
Just as the needle pierced his skin, the man suddenly spoke, "What are you... doing?"
Mr. Ma didn’t answer immediately. He waited for the forensic personnel to complete the sampling and leave before leaning in close, "Li Dong, there’s still time to confess now."
"If you continue to deny..." He paused meaningfully, "the peanuts will soon be at your door."
The man across from him stared intently at the evidence bag, sweat on his forehead had merged into a stream. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞
His breathing became rapid, his chest heaving violently, but he continued to clench his teeth in silence.
On the other side of the one-way mirror, Mr. Li stared wide-eyed in shock.
With twenty years of criminal investigation experience, he knew too well the significance of those two charred clumps of material.
"How is this possible..." he murmured, "Only two hours, how did they find this?"
The officer, Wan, standing beside him, was equally incredulous, "Captain, is this really from the crime scene back then..."
Just then, Mr. Ma gave a meaningful glance toward the glass.
Mr. Li understood and immediately left the interrogation room with Wan.
As soon as the heavy soundproof door of the interrogation room closed, Mr. Ma swiftly walked out.
"Thank you," Mr. Ma patted Mr. Li on the shoulder, "You can go and rest first. Once the DNA results are out, this case will be closed."
Mr. Li, however, couldn’t be bothered with pleasantries, pointing at the evidence bag anxiously, "Mr. Ma, where were these things found?"
Zhang Yean smiled and interjected, "Captain, while you were interrogating, we went to Jiangcheng City Funeral Home."
"Funeral home?"
Mr. Li and Wan exclaimed in unison.
"That’s right!" Zhang Yean nodded, "These two items were found in the esophagus of the deceased Wang Xue."
Mr. Li immediately turned his gaze to Jiang An, who had been silent.
Among everyone present, only this young forensic scientist could have such sharp insight.
"Jiang An, was it really found... in the esophagus?"
Jiang An’s tone was firm, "Yes."
"During the first re-examination, we only focused on the anatomical overview and conventional evidence. This time, we specifically checked the deceased’s esophagus..."
He paused, "Actually finding this, there was some element of luck."
"But how did you think to check the esophagus?" Wan couldn’t help but interject.
Jiang An’s gaze deepened, "Based on the morphological analysis of the lip injuries, I judged this couldn’t be a simple glass cut."
"Plus, the close-up shots my senior sister took of the suspect’s mouth corner..."
He took out a tablet, pulling up several enlarged photos.
"Look at this scar contraction pattern, it fits the characteristics of a bite perfectly."
At this point, Jiang An’s voice trembled slightly, "Among the two deceased, Wang Xue had the longest contact with the suspect..."
After hearing this explanation, Mr. Li was so shocked he couldn’t speak for a while.
He looked at the dejected silhouette in the interrogation room, then at the shocking black clumps in the evidence bag, suddenly feeling a chill running up his spine.
This decade-long cold case was finally coming to light.
Finally, he slowly raised his thumb, eyes full of admiration.
"Mr. Jiang, you’re really impressive!"
"I’ve worked in the Jiangcheng Criminal Investigation Team for so many years and encountered many forensic scientists."
"But you’re the first one to truly make the deceased ’speak,’ and even have them ’reveal evidence.’"
"Amazing! Truly amazing!"
Wan couldn’t help but tease, "Indeed! So many forensic scientists in Dragon Country, at most they can make the deceased speak."
"But you’re more impressive, you directly made the deceased reveal evidence!"
"Admirable! Truly admirable!"
In this joyful atmosphere, Mr. Wang’s phone suddenly rang.
He glanced at the caller ID, raising his eyebrow slightly, "It’s my old classmate working at the county Public Security Bureau."
"Hey, old classmate?" Mr. Wang’s voice carried a hint of surprise.
A steady male voice came through the phone, "About the thing you mentioned earlier, I had someone at the local police station urgently verify it. We already have the results."
Mr. Wang was incredulous, looking around at his colleagues present.
He subconsciously checked his watch, confirming it was indeed late at night, past eleven.
"Our investigation found that Liu Tie is indeed a person from a village in our jurisdiction."
The voice continued, "He has been operating excavators abroad for years and hasn’t returned for a long time."
"According to his distant relatives, he’s been missing..."
"Wait," Mr. Wang interrupted, "Does he have any family?"
"Strictly speaking, he doesn’t have any direct relatives."
"What I mean by ’family’ refers to his distant relatives."
"His parents passed away when he was young, he’s an orphan."
At this point, everyone held their breath, looking at each other.
"Does anyone know the exact time he went missing?"
"This isn’t very clear."
"All we know is he drove an excavator to work abroad, and no one knows exactly where he settled."
The voice on the other end paused, suddenly becoming puzzled.
"Why are you suddenly so interested in this, old classmate?"
Mr. Wang took a deep breath, speaking solemnly, "Because in our investigation, we’ve found that Liu Tie might have been murdered."
"Murdered?"
The voice on the other end suddenly rose, then fell into prolonged silence.
The sound of breathing transmitted through the radio was clear, as if sensing the shock on the other side.
After a long while, the voice spoke again, "Old classmate, rest assured, we’ll continue with the investigation to see if we can find more clues."
"If you need our assistance, feel free to contact us."
"Thank you so much!"
Mr. Wang said, "Solving this late-night problem, I don’t know how to thank you enough."
"No need to be polite, just drink a few more glasses at the next class reunion."
The voice on the other end laughed heartily, "Alright, long story short, I won’t keep you from resting."
When I come to Jiangcheng next time, let’s have a good drink and not leave until we’re drunk!"
"It’s a promise!"
After hanging up the phone, the smile on Mr. Wang’s face gradually faded, replaced by a grave expression.
He looked around the crowd, speaking slowly, "Just now my classmate confirmed, Liu Tie has indeed been missing for years."
For a moment, everyone fell into deep thought.
It was now almost certain that the man in the interrogation room was Li Dong.
The real Liu Tie might have already been murdered!
