Chapter 4 1. Mortuary investigation department

The "floating corpse case" 15 years ago was a perfect answer for my father, Si Hongzhang, but it was the beginning of a nightmare for me.Back then, while cooperating with the criminal police team in arresting the suspect in the floating corpse case, his father was involved in a car accident, resulting in paralysis of the lower limbs and being bedridden all year round.He ended up leaving the job he loved with regret.And from the age of seven, sitting on the bed and talking with my father has become an indispensable part of my childhood.While other children were imagining the beautiful stories of princes and princesses in the fairy tale kingdom, my mind was basically occupied by all kinds of strange murder cases.In order for my father to have someone to confide in, I often bite the bullet and listen to his eloquence on the bed.This directly led to my instinctive aversion to the profession of police since I was a child.

Finally, I made the most important decision in my life. I made up my mind to draw a clear line from the word "policeman", but my father insisted that I "inherit my father's work" and fulfill his unfinished dream.Seeing my father's unreasonable expression, it was the first time in so many years that I turned my back on him.Because of that quarrel, my father was also lying on the hospital bed.I stood by the hospital bed, looked at his wrinkled face and gray temples, and finally chose the police academy with helplessness. My name is Si Yuanlong, male, 23 years old, junior trace inspector of the Criminal Technology Division of Yunxi Public Security Bureau.Although I also wear a handsome police uniform, my job is not as exciting as it is in movies and TV dramas.Now all I need to face every day are some boring fingerprints and footprints.

At noon in July, the scorching sun scorched every inch of the corner it could reach, and with the sound of cicadas, the leaves rolled lazily.In this hot and impetuous weather, there is nothing more refreshing than lying in an air-conditioned room after lunch and having a good night's sleep. Just when I had just decided to fight Duke Zhou for 300 rounds, the landline in the duty room suddenly rang like crazy.A chubby man lifted his boxers reluctantly, got up unsteadily and walked to the phone. The short call of a few seconds made the small mung bean eyes on his face stare. It's bigger than a soybean.

The man hung up the phone, blushed and shouted loudly to the lounge: "Get up quickly!" Boom, I was frightened by the pig-killing roar and jumped up from the bed, and my forehead just hit the upper bed, making me grin my teeth in pain. "Brother Lei, what are you shouting at noon?" I complained. "There is a murder case!" The man I call Brother Lei, surnamed Jiao and named Lei, is my father's third apprentice. Because his figure is like a pumpkin, we like to call him "Fat Lei" in private.He is in charge of criminal photography and video analysis in our department. Although he is unshaven all day long, he was the champion of the provincial photography competition last year.Although he is ten years older than me, we get along very well. In the department, we can be said to be good buddies who talk about everything.

When I heard that it was a murder case, I reluctantly picked up the police uniform at the end of the bed and put it on myself feebly.After many reforms, the Public Security Bureau has raised the functions of our department to a very high level. In addition to some daily inspection and appraisal work, we also have to directly participate in the on-site inspection and investigation related to the corpse. The good-for-nothings like to call us the "Department of Mortal Investigation". Just as I was sitting on the edge of the bed and was about to lift up my police pants, a man jumped out from my upper bunk with a bang. At this moment, the corner of his mouth was raised, he stood on the ground barefoot, squinting his eyes, and grabbed the bed with both hands vigorously.I saw him put the thick pair of glasses on the bridge of his nose, and picked up the police uniform excitedly.His name is Chen Guoxian, my father's second apprentice. Although he is not the oldest in the department, he looks anxious. People who know him like to call him "Old Xian".He is in charge of testing in the department, and his attitude towards work can be summed up in one word "idiot".

After I buttoned the last button in a panic, a man with a blank face stood at the door of the lounge. The man looked at his watch and said coldly: "I'll give you three minutes!" After speaking, he opened the door and went out to start the car. His name is Leng Qiming, my father's favorite student and the director of our department, who studied forensic medicine.His personality is in perfect harmony with his surname, and it is difficult for him to fart with three sticks.He is also a thorn in my side. I have been cursing him behind my back a lot during the year of work. Back then, when I stepped into this department on the first day after graduating from the police academy, I suddenly realized that all of this was completely planned by my thoughtful father.

Two minutes later, I was dejectedly carrying the trace inspection box, Fat Lei was holding a pack of criminal photography equipment in his left hand, and Lao Xian was holding two biological extraction boxes with both hands. In the police car with the words "Crime Scene Investigation". "What's the situation?" I lay on the row seat of the car and asked, yawning. "Broken Corpse." Brother Ming said two words very quickly from his mouth while turning the steering wheel. "Cough, cough, cough." When I heard these two words, I was really frightened.

"What? Broken corpse?" I grabbed the back seat of brother Ming's driver's seat again, stretched my head over, and waited for his confirmation. "Why, is there a problem?" He turned his head and said to me. I turned my head to look at Fat Lei, who was sleeping soundly in the co-pilot seat, and at Lao Xian, who had his eyes slightly closed, and finally sat back in the seat with a feeling of uneasiness. Maybe some people will have doubts, isn't it just the corpse case, why am I so nervous?In fact, only I know the reason for this.The dismemberment case is different from other cases.Take a general burglary homicide case as an example, the "room" where the victim's body is located is the crime scene, that is to say, no matter how complicated the scene is, we only need to conduct a detailed investigation of this crime scene.However, the dismemberment case is different. A place where the corpse is dumped is a scene that needs to be investigated by us. If the suspect is ruthless and randomly dumped in dozens of places, then we need to concentrate on investigating dozens of sites.So when I heard about dismembered corpses, I, who was not interested in the work, would inevitably be afraid of difficulties.

"It's a blessing, not a curse. A disaster can't be avoided." I sighed softly, crossed my hands on my chest, leaned on the backrest, closed my eyes, and simply let him go. Brother Ming drove the survey vehicle all the way. "Hello, Class I car." I don't know how long it took, but I was awakened by this sudden sentence. I slightly opened my eyes and looked at the passing road outside the window: "Why are you on the highway?" "The scene is on the expressway section of our city, and we will be there soon." Just as he was talking, Brother Ming turned the steering wheel quickly, and the car made a 360-degree turn along the circling road. Squeaky, he stepped on the brake, and the survey vehicle stopped firmly at several flashing cars. Police lights behind the police car.

Brother Ming opened the door of the driver's cab, and a middle-aged man with two bars and two stars on his shoulders walked forward quickly. He was Xu Shi, the captain of the criminal police brigade in the jurisdiction. "Director Leng." Captain Xu shouted. "What's the specific situation at the scene?" Brother Ming asked with his mouth open before he had time to exchange pleasantries. Captain Xu stopped in his tracks, and calmed down his rapid breathing: "We also just received a call from the police station. The person who reported the case is Zhao Yuee, who often herds sheep on the grass on both sides of the highway. When she passed by this area at noon today, she saw a rancid sack that was still soaked in blood. Zhao Yuee Out of curiosity, she stepped forward to open the sack and found a human hand and some yellow body parts inside, and then she called the police."

Brother Ming frowned slightly when he heard this, and said, "How many packs of corpses have been found now?" "Just this package. We don't know much about it so far, and we have no way to start. We have sealed off the scene. You should investigate first and see what you find, so we can start investigating." Captain Xu replied anxiously at this time road. "Are you from the legendary corpse investigation department?" A voice came from behind Captain Xu.Captain Xu frowned and looked back, and as he turned slightly to one side, a handsome, tall young girl in police uniform appeared in front of everyone. The girl was in her 20s, about my age, with ponytails and light makeup. I saw a crutch on her police uniform shoulder strap, and instantly knew her identity.If you are careful enough, you will find that there will be an epaulet on the shoulder of the police uniform. The print on the epaulet shows a person's level. Two bars for two stars, one bar for three stars, two bars for one star, and so on.My current epaulets are one bar and one star. To get such epaulets, I must graduate from university, take the police recruitment exam, and need to practice for a year before being awarded after being admitted.If there is not even a star on the shoulder badge, then there is only one possibility, this person is an intern. A murder case is happening here, but I don't have time to talk nonsense here. I was already upset, and I gave the girl a blank look, and said without any sympathy: "Please put away your curiosity, it's important to handle the case!" "Hey, how did you talk!" "All right!" The girl pinched her waist with both hands and was about to explode when Captain Xu scolded her with a single sentence. Brother Ming frowned slightly, without much understanding, he winked at the three of us, and walked towards the scene of the crime.