The Forensic Doctor Better Than a Detective-Chapter 604 - 338: A Peculiar Type of Back Injury

Jiang An stood in place, his gaze fixed on the distance, lost in deep thought.

Zhang Yean saw this, turned and walked over, gently patting his shoulder, "What’s wrong?"

"Did you think of a crucial clue?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang An came to his senses and rubbed his temples.

"Just while flipping through those crime scene photos last night, I always felt something was amiss."

At this moment, Wan came over, "That can be explained."

"I used to ride motorcycles, and though it’s hard to move when in gear, you can easily move it by squeezing the clutch."

"From a mechanical standpoint, this is entirely reasonable."

Jiang An nodded, "I understand."

He looked around, his gaze sweeping over the overgrown, abandoned fish pond in front.

"By the way, did you drain all the water from the fish pond at that time?"

"Drained completely."

Zhang Yean assured, "The water was already at the bottom back then."

"Besides the body and the motorcycle, no other valuable clues were found."

A moment later, the three prepared to return to the police car.

From afar, the sound of an electric three-wheel vehicle’s engine suddenly echoed.

A dilapidated three-wheeler slowly approached and finally stopped beside the police car.

An elderly couple got off the vehicle, their faces streaked with tears.

Upon seeing Jiang An, the elderly man trembled as he walked forward.

"Officer Jiang!"

The old man tightly gripped Jiang An’s hand, his voice choked.

"Really thank you for being willing to reinvestigate this case..."

His aged partner stood by, her face already awash with tears.

Jiang An solemnly grasped the elderly man’s wrinkled hand.

"This is our duty."

"No matter how much time passes, the police will stand on the side of justice."

"Although the conclusion from the investigation back then hasn’t changed, we will review every detail this time."

Pausing, he sincerely said, "Though we can’t guarantee a different result now, we will definitely do our utmost."

The elderly man trembled with excitement, "Officer Jiang, your words are enough."

"No matter the final result, we will accept it...we will accept it..."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Jiang An gently released the elderly man’s hand.

"Elderly folks, we need to continue with our work."

"If there’s nothing else, we’ll take our leave first."

The old man nodded repeatedly, "Sure, sure, you go ahead."

"We’ll await your news."

The three turned and got into the police car.

Through the window, they saw the two elders still standing there, their hunched figures appearing especially frail in the autumn wind.

Zhang Yean watched the shrinking figures in the rearview mirror, letting out a heavy sigh.

"When parents die before their children, there’s no greater pain in this world."

Wan gripped the steering wheel, his voice solemn, "Yes, and not to mention that their son had just gotten married at the time. The child was not yet two years old...what family can withstand such a blow?"

Jiang An turned to look out the window, his gaze gradually steadying, "No matter what, we must thoroughly investigate this time, provide the elderly folks with an answer."

minutes later, the police car stopped in front of the mortuary.

The mortuary receptionist, Ms Li, was busy organizing papers when she heard footsteps. She looked up, her face immediately sporting a familiar smile.

"Ah, Mr. Jiang, you’re here again!"

The woman greeted them cordially and grabbed a registry form from the drawer.

"Which body do you plan to examine this time?"

Then, Jiang An handed over a small note, densely recorded with the deceased’s personal information.

The woman took the note, quickly scanned the information on it.

Two minutes later, she said, "This body has been frozen for a full three years."

"Now, to defrost it will likely take some effort."

"The freezer temperature has been maintained at minus 20 degrees for years now."

"I understand."

Jiang An nodded, "The forensic laboratory is newly equipped with advanced thawing equipment."

She immediately picked up the intercom phone, "I’ll notify the cold storage workers to transport the body out now."

As they exited the reception hall, Wan couldn’t help but look back and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Jiang, is the new large thawing equipment in the laboratory reliable?"

"This body has been frozen for a full three years, nearly over 1,000 days of deep freezing, can it be quickly thawed?"

Jiang An patted Wan’s shoulder confidently, "Trust me, brother."

"This time, we’re using microwave heating combined with constant temperature water flushing technology; the thawing efficiency is very high."

"For a case like this, frozen for three years, it can be completely thawed in half an hour at most."

Zhang Yean widened her eyes in amazement, "Oh my God!"

"That’s incredible, just like a scene from a sci-fi movie!"

"Haha," Wan couldn’t help but laugh.

"This isn’t sci-fi, it’s real forensic technology."

"Normal people wouldn’t care about the technique for thawing bodies; only a forensic scientist who deals with corpses every day would."

At 10:30, Jiang An stood by the dissection table, swiftly putting on rubber gloves.

He lightly touched the surface of the body and nodded in satisfaction, "The effect is indeed good, completely thawed."

"You’re kidding?"

Wan moved closer to observe, amazed at how well the body looked.

"It’s surprisingly as supple as a fresh body; this technology is truly marvelous!"

"Right?"

Jiang An examined various parts of the body.

"Let’s hurry, and finish the work sooner."

In the forensic preparation room, the three methodically donned protective gear.

Protective suits, N95 masks, protective headgear, sterile shoe covers, double-layer gloves.

Fully armed, they looked like biological warriors straight out of a sci-fi film.