Chapter 8 The Seventh Case

In the soil in the coffin, a mummified head can be seen, and under this head, a brown skull with only half of it remaining can be seen.Sure enough, in this coffin, there were two corpses with different corpse phenomena. The detection of the "Scavenger Project" is not as simple as we imagined.For a week after the red-coated coward was killed, Dabao would call Chief Hu every day to inquire about the progress of the project, but the answers he got each time were disappointing. According to the scope of the investigation deployed, the task force investigated female doctors throughout the city.First of all, no one very similar to the simulated portrait was found.Secondly, judging from the time of committing the crime, at least one-third of the people cannot be ruled out.The screening of female forensic doctors is very simple. In the public security, procuratorate, judiciary, courts, and university systems engaged in forensic work in the city, there are only a handful of female forensic doctors, and a comprehensive exclusion was quickly made.Due to the frustration of the investigation work, the task force tried to adjust the scope of the investigation, but without any clues or direction, they could only continue to conduct peripheral investigations on the one-third of the female doctors.

"It's strange, my intuition has always been accurate." Dabao said, "I think it should be broken." "I don't think it's that simple." I used the office collaboration system to send an envelope report to Mr. Chen, saying, "Even TV dramas and novels are not so straightforward. Let's solve the case immediately after publishing it. Besides, it is such a complicated case." .” Dabao said: "There is no perfect crime. No matter how meticulous a criminal activity is, there will be times when it is a hundred secrets. Didn't the witnesses see the key clues this time?"

"You mean the long-haired girl in white?" Chen Shiyu said, "Why can't the murderer be found after all the simulated portraits have been done?" I shook my head and said: "Simulated portraits can only be used as a reference for investigation. Different people have different opinions, and wise people have different opinions. Some people may think that the painting is very similar, while others may not. What's more, whether the painting is similar or not It is not determined by the technique of the portraitist itself, but also the memory level and description ability of the witnesses.”

Everyone was silent. I went on to say: "I always have a feeling that being witnessed this time will not be the key point to break through the case. Dabao is right, no matter how cunning a fox is, it cannot escape the eyes of hunters. , not here." "Could it be a question of the direction of the investigation?" Lin Tao said, "The focus of the current investigation is female forensic doctors and female doctors. This group is not big or small. Moreover, I think this group is well-defined. It’s still a little narrow.” I frowned and nodded, and said: "It is impossible to formulate the investigation direction in every detail. If you are lucky, you can catch the murderer in a small investigation area; but if you are unlucky, no matter how big you frame the murderer The fish that slipped through the net. Lin Tao is right, what if the murderer is a nurse who is keen on criminal investigation drama? What if it is a practitioner who is keen on criminal investigation and other professions of medicine? Find them one by one among ten thousand people?"

"Looking for a needle in a haystack, alas." Dabao sighed. "The murderer must have made some negligence, but we haven't found it yet." I said, "Be firm in your confidence. After this round of investigation is over, see if there are any discoveries or inspirations." "Our teacher is right. There is no perfect crime, and there is no perfect investigation. We can't solve all the murder cases, but the unsolved cases will always be in our hearts." Chen Shiyu rested her chin, blinking With big eyes, he said, "I won't be tied to a knot during the internship stage, will I?"

"Don't be so pessimistic." Lin Tao said softly, "The case may not be solved because there are loopholes in our investigation and inspection, or it may be a combination of many unfortunate factors that prevent us from solving the case. What we have to do is to prevent any mistakes. , then I will ask Xinwu..." Before Lin Tao could finish his words, the phone on the desk rang suddenly. "Hello? How many?" Dabao yelled, "One? We also want to go to one? What? Archeology? Ancient tombs? Corpses?" After hanging up the phone, Dabao looked excited and said, "They said that a body was found at the Liangcun archaeological site. The archaeologists said there were doubts. The local forensic doctor dared not draw conclusions and asked for our support."

"Ancient tomb?" I laughed and said, "This is interesting, pack up your things and go." Lin Tao didn't move, and he didn't finish what he had just said with Chen Shiyu, nor did he continue.His face was pale, and he sat on the seat, looking a little unsteady. "What's wrong with you?" Chen Shiyu asked curiously. "Scared." Dabao laughed. "No...no," Lin Tao came back to his senses and said, "Then...then let's go." Lin Tao's state is obviously a little strange. I know he believes in ghosts and gods, but I didn't expect him to be so frightened.I asked with concern: "Are you okay? No, let's ask Xiao Zhao from the second investigation team to go with us?"

Lin Tao glanced at Chen Shiyu, swallowed, and said, "It's okay, I... I can do it." "Ah? Afraid of ghosts?" Han Liang yelled, startling Chen Shiyu in the passenger seat. "I hate it, it's a surprise." Chen Shiyu said. Han Liang smiled slightly and said, "Why is Lin Tao afraid of ghosts? In my impression, didn't Lin Tao perform well in the case of ghosts beating the wall last year?" "Then you haven't seen how Lin Tao watched the scene tremblingly." I said with a smile. "Lin Tao, let me tell you. You can't reveal this matter, or it will seriously affect your male god image." Han Liang said.

"My male god? I've never been in a relationship—how ​​can I be like you? Every day I fall in love with different people." After Lin Tao finished speaking, he glanced at Chen Shiyu and continued, "I'm not afraid of ghosts, I just I'm more afraid of ancient tombs." "Ancient tomb?" I said, "The case of the female corpse hanging on the tombstone last year, remember? I didn't see you scared like this." "That's an ancient tomb, the focus is on the ancient!" Lin Tao said, "It's not that kind of grave mound, or that kind of tomb with tunnels."

"Oh." I remembered Lin Tao's fearful expression in front of the air-raid shelter a few days ago. "Why?" Han Liang said, "Actually, I have analyzed all ghost stories, and there are four situations: first, the ghost hits the wall. A person walks into the grave or something, and then no matter how he walks If you go around in circles, you just can’t get out; second, it’s a ghost on your body. A person is crazy as if possessed by an evil spirit; third, it’s a ghost pressing the bed. When you can’t get up in the morning, it feels like someone is pressing on you; fourth It’s like seeing a ghost, seeing a ghost with my own eyes.”

"That's right." I nodded and said, "As expected of 'Live Baidu', it sums it up very well. Even people who firmly believe that there are no ghosts and gods, once they have experienced such a thing, they must be afraid. Therefore, we Don't laugh at Lin Tao, save him from the psychological root." Han Liang laughed, and said: "I have read some literature, which explained these four situations. Let's not talk about ghosts beating the wall. Through the case of ghosts beating the wall last year, everyone can explain this objective truth from a scientific level. phenomenon exists.” "I don't know, tell me." Chen Shiyu stared at Han Liang and said. Han Liang turned his head and glanced at Chen Shiyu, then turned his head to drive again, and said, "Want to hear? When will you treat me to steak, I'll tell you privately." "Hmph." Lin Tao snorted, "I know about Meng girls. Little Feather, not only did I treat you to steak, but I also told you in private." Han Liang went on to say: "The ghost presses the bed, cousin, please explain it from the perspective of forensic science." I said: "That's a disease, sleep disorder. It's a situation in which the consciousness regains consciousness during sleep, but the muscle tone is still very low. This kind of sleep paralysis can make people want to be unable to move, as if being pressed by someone. It’s the same as living. Most people will be very frightened when this happens, so there is a theory of ghosts pressing the bed.” Han Liangliang nodded and said, "As for the upper body of the ghost, it is usually some mental illness, or some people are pretending to be a ghost. The most technical content is to live a ghost. I have read many reports about living a ghost, but in the final analysis, either The things seen are deformed by optics or other reasons; or the ghosts have hallucinations." "Yes," I said, "it's not just mentally ill people who have hallucinations. People can also have hallucinations if they believe in ghosts and gods or when they are in extreme fear." "I think I am in the situation you mentioned." Lin Tao said, "In our hometown, there are some ancient tombs from the Qing Dynasty, which were later stolen, leaving a very dark pothole. When we were young, we did not Children nowadays have so many things to play with, so they hang around outside every day. Later, some friends insisted on dragging me to play in the tunnel. I was afraid of the dark when I was young, but because of face, I just followed them Go to 'exploration'. I started to walk with candles, but I didn't think there was anything to be afraid of. After entering the tomb, there was a big platform, and we saw a coffin in the center of the tomb. Suddenly, the side of the coffin , a white shadow appeared, the shape could not be seen clearly, but it was indeed a human shape. All the friends ran out in fright, and I was scared when I saw places like tunnels from that time on. Maybe this is A psychological shadow." Chen Shiyu looked excited and said, "Really? There is such a place? Take me to see it." Lin Tao said: "That happened more than ten years ago, and now that place has long been turned into high-rise buildings." "Since all the friends have seen it, it must not be a hallucination." Han Liang analyzed, "Maybe your candles produced an optical effect in the tomb and formed a shadow. Or, there is simply someone in the grave. It's playing tricks inside." "Maybe." Lin Tao shrugged. I said: "The psychological shadow left by childhood is understandable, but when you think about it, it is still very risky to explore a catacomb. If the carbon dioxide stays in the tomb, it will easily cause you to suffocate to death." "You really keep your three words in line." Dabao picked his nostrils and said, "You're telling ghost stories. You come here to popularize forensic medicine. Can you still have a pleasant chat?" I laughed and said: "I was on duty once, and I met a strange thing. At about 2:30 in the middle of the night, a phone call woke me up. I thought there was a scene, but it turned out that a person came to report the crime, saying it was me. There is a ghost upstairs, let us catch it. I was also curious at the time, so I asked her how she knew there was a ghost upstairs. She said that every night at 2:30, I could hear the ghost upstairs knocking on the floor. Boom boom boom. Then I laughed. I felt that I had to do my best to clear up the doubts of ordinary people, so I told her that it must be the footsteps of people upstairs in her house. Then she said that she lived in The sixth floor, her building only has the sixth floor. I was dizzy at the time. Since I live on the top floor, how can there be upstairs? Then I said, there must be rats or something on the roof. She said it was impossible It's a mouse, how can a mouse cry?" "Crying?" Chen Shiyu simply turned his whole body around, lying on the back of the co-pilot's seat, and asked. I nodded and said, "That person just said that the ghost not only knocked on the floor, but also cried all night. She also analyzed that someone must have died unjustly on the top of the building. There was no one to help him, so I had to find her." .I was speechless at the time, and didn't know how to answer. The man then imitated that 'ghost' crying sound, woo woo woo. It really shocked me." "You have a strong mentality." Chen Shiyu laughed and said, "It's so scary to talk in broad daylight, let alone the feeling of you hearing this call in the dark duty room alone." I went on to say: "I hung up the phone, and I thought about it. There is no real grievance. So, I transferred the call from the duty room and went to the building where the reporter was. I wasted a long time Son, climbed to the roof of the sixth floor." "Ah? There is no real wronged soul, right?" Chen Shiyu's eyes widened. I smiled and said, "There is nothing on the roof except solar water heaters." "Hmph..." Chen Shiyu turned around and said, "Then you still made it so mysterious." "In reality, it's not as exciting as in novels or TV." I said with a smile. "Can I apply to Mr. Chen not to take the night shift?" Lin Tao's face turned red and pale. "You are almost thirty." I said with a smile, "You can't get married in the future, are you still afraid of the dark? Last time I chatted with a psychotherapist, I mentioned people with ghost phobia. Most people You have this problem, but not many serious ones. Even Lin Tao, you are more serious. To treat this problem, you have to untie your knot in your heart." "Untie the knot?" Lin Tao said, "How to untie it?" I said: "Get up wherever you fell. Didn't you see a 'ghost' in the ancient tomb? Then we have to enter the ancient tomb again and tell you that there are no ghosts and gods." "Today's scene is just for you." Dabao said, "This is an ancient tomb in the true sense, and it is said to be from the Han Dynasty." A month ago, the archaeological team discovered a large number of ancient tombs of the Han Dynasty in Senyuan City on the border of our province, and even CCTV participated in the initial survey.After investigation, it was found that this ancient tomb had been stolen.The archaeological circles all over the country sighed that this rare treasure was trampled on.According to the preliminary survey conclusions, the tomb robbery should have occurred within a few years, and the Investigation Section of the Criminal Police Corps of the Provincial Public Security Bureau also intervened in the investigation.It's a pity that it's been a long time, and there is no clue about this special project operation. After a month of investigation, no breakthrough has been made at all. After discussion and research, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage decided to still excavate this ancient tomb in order to find precious cultural relics that were abandoned by tomb robbers or could not be stolen and transported by tomb robbers. When we drove to the archaeological site, we were both surprised and disappointed. Surprisingly, the archaeological operation is much cooler than ours. Within the range of several acres of land, there are multiple layers of security belts, the surrounding armed police are armed with live ammunition, and the archaeological experts in the center are busy in white coats.What was lost was that there were no tunnels here, which instantly dissipated the mystery we imagined about this field survey work. At the same time, we wanted to use this to cultivate Lin Tao's courage, and the plan to let Lin Tao overcome his psychological shadow was also ruined. Seen from a height, the underground prototype of this small ancient tomb has been excavated, and the tunnels that the tomb robbers may have left behind are gone.Lin Tao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank God, the digging was good." Before he finished speaking, we were blocked by two armed policemen.When I took out my handbag and rummaged through it to find my police officer’s ID, Xiao Jian, head of the Moriyuan City Public Security Bureau’s Criminal Police Detachment, ran over with a huff and said, “Hey, hey, my own, my own.” I smiled slightly, and after a brief exchange of greetings with Captain Xiao, they crossed the cordon and walked to the excavated ancient tomb. "My God, it's so deep." Dabao stretched his head to look at the "cliff" in front of him, retracted his body, and said. "This is Inspector Zhao from the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. These are forensic doctors and trace inspection experts from the Provincial Public Security Bureau." As Captain Xiao spoke, we noticed an old man with white hair and a childlike face behind him.The old man smiled friendly, stretched out his hand, and said, "Our archeology has something in common with your forensic medicine, such as anthropology, and we want to get involved." I quickly put down the exploration box, held it with both hands, and said, "I really like watching novels and documentaries about archaeological exploration. You guys are more exciting than us." "But you contribute more to society." This senior, who seemed to be knowledgeable, was very humble. After exchanging pleasantries, Inspector Zhao pointed to a tent not far away, and said, "When we were working, we found a coffin from the Han Dynasty that had been stolen, but there were two corpses inside." "Um, so what do we need to do?" I asked.This situation is different from what I expected. What needs our forensic doctors to solve a situation discovered in archaeological work? Inspector Zhao said: "I think there is something suspicious, so I asked the relevant department to notify the public security organ to come to assist. Forensic doctor Wang in Senyuan City has the same understanding as me, so please come to assist." "Suspicious point?" I'm Monk Zhang Er - confused and asked. Inspector Zhao said eloquently: "If I explain to you the funeral system of the entire Han Dynasty slowly, would you be interested in listening?" "No." Chen Shiyu said. I was not surprised that she was not big or small, so I smiled to ease the embarrassment of the atmosphere, and said, "Mr. Zhao, why don't you just tell us the doubts. If you talk about archaeological theories, we rough people really don't understand." "I'm not a big boss, and I don't understand." Chen Shiyu might be a little anxious. Inspector Zhao was not angry. He laughed and said, "Simply put, according to my experience, although it is possible for a husband and wife to be buried together in this kind of ordinary civilian tomb, I have never seen two people buried together in one coffin. I have never seen a precedent of two women being buried together in one coffin. This is my suspicion." "This, what happened thousands of years ago, can't be judged based on experience?" I still couldn't find the point for a while, and didn't know what the suspicious point of Inspector Zhao was. "Of course, our archaeologists have also learned a little bit of forensic science." Inspector Zhao said, "I saw the two corpses in the coffin, and the appearance of the corpses was completely different: the lower one was ossified, while the upper one was a mummy. The bone of the melted corpse has become brittle, and many parts have been pulverized after the pressure of the corpse above." Inspector Zhao got to the point, and when it came to the terminology of forensic science, I felt a sense of intimacy.What is often referred to as a mummy in archeology is called a mummy in forensic science.When the corpse is in a dry environment, the water in the body loses rapidly, thereby stopping the occurrence of putrefaction, and finally the soft tissue shrinks to form a late corpse phenomenon, which is called mummy. I nodded and said, "Then what doubts does Forensic Doctor Wang have?" Inspector Zhao pointed to Wang Feng who was standing by the tent, and said, "We have protected the coffin with the broken cover, and Forensic Doctor Wang is waiting for you by the tent." I looked envious, and thought that if we were equipped with this kind of tent, we would not have to worry about rain damage and seize the time to survey the field site. Following inspector Zhao, we walked along the path to the side of the tent. Wang Feng cut to the chase and said, "Chief Qin, look at the two corpses inside. There must be something wrong." I went into the tent, poked my head into the coffin, and saw that it was full of dirt.The lid of the coffin has been removed and set aside.A large area of ​​the cover plate is missing, which may be caused by long-term decay. In addition to the man-made destruction of the tomb robbers, almost only a rectangular frame is left. In the soil in the coffin, a mummified head can be seen, and under this head, a brown skull with only half of it remaining can be seen.Sure enough, in this coffin, there were two corpses with different corpse phenomena. "Unless the tomb robber committed suicide here, it must be a homicide," Wang Feng said. I said, "Why are you so sure? Because of Teacher Zhao's academic research?" Wang Feng smiled slightly and said, "No." After speaking, he reached into the coffin, picked up one of the mummy's palms, pointed to the mummy's fingers and said, "You will understand after looking at it." I looked along Wang Feng's fingertips, and saw that at the end of the five curled fingers on the grey-yellow wrinkled palm, there were five nails on a pale white background, with some red spots on the nails. "Oh, it really hasn't been long since I died." I suddenly realized. "Ah? Why?" Dabao looked bewildered. "You are stupid." I smiled and patted Dabao on the back of the head, and said, "How could there be manicure in the Han Dynasty?" "Hey! You didn't take off your gloves!" Dabao stared at me and said, "Don't get my head dirty!" I laughed and said, "I haven't touched the corpse yet, the gloves are clean." I got out of the tent and said to Inspector Zhao: "Mr. Zhao, we read it, and you feel very right. If this is not a suicide, it should be a homicide. Thank you for providing this clue to the public security organ. Let us find a case." "It should." Inspector Zhao said proudly, "It's better not to be a murder case. If it is a murder case, I hope you can solve the case within the few days I stay in Senyuan, so that I can experience the joy of solving the case in my lifetime. .” "Sure!" I said.After I finished speaking, I turned around and saw Lin Tao leaning against the wall of the tent, his face pale. "Are you okay?" I asked with concern, "Aren't you going in to see the physical evidence?" "There are no traces," Wang Feng said. "Our technicians have checked it. According to the current investigation, there is only one tunnel here, which means that the corpse entered the tomb and coffin through this tomb robbery tunnel. Because of the excavation work, the entire tunnel no longer exists. , and there is no trace left.” Lin Tao, who was startled by my words just now, calmed down again. I smiled and said to Inspector Zhao: "Mr. Zhao, because it involves checking whether the deceased was poisoned, we have to extract the mummified corpse and part of the soil under the corpse. I wonder if it is possible?" For poisoned corpses, as the corpses rot or dry, some stable toxic components will settle into the soil under the corpses.Therefore, for suspected poisoned corpses, especially those that have been decomposed or air-dried, the soil under the corpse must be extracted for poison testing to confirm or exclude them. Inspector Zhao nodded and said: "This tomb has been completely emptied. We have seen it before. Except for the relatively complete coffin and the half-crushed bones, there is nothing valuable. Soil is worthless, just mention it." "There are still a lot of hairs in the soil." Wang Feng said while scraping the soil into the evidence bag. I said, "All the hairs are extracted together. Let's go back and see if it's useful." Walking back to the edge of the excavation site, I looked around, looked at the site environment, and said, "Let's go, let's go to the funeral parlor." Captain Xiao poked his head over and said, "Ah? Go now? It's twelve o'clock now, don't you guys want to eat?" Because Morihara City is in the border area of ​​our province, it took us more than three hours to drive here.Before you know it, the sun is already shining.I wiped the sweat from my brow and said, "It's fine, let's find a beef noodle restaurant and eat something casually, then hurry up and work." "Let's go to the local restaurant to eat some local dishes today." Captain Xiao said with a smile. "No, no, no." I waved my hand and said, "First, it's a waste of time, and second, it's a waste of taxpayers' money." "I have a private treat myself." Captain Xiao said, "I invited other guests, and you are also traveling with me. Maybe you still know each other, so you can help me save face." The guests invited by Captain Xiao were two forensic doctors from the Hanming Forensic Institute in Longpan City. According to the resolution of the National People's Congress, since 2005, social judicial appraisal institutions have sprung up all over the country like mushrooms after rain.The scope of jurisdiction of these forensic identification agencies is identification involving civil litigation, including forensic medical identification, trace inspection and identification, document inspection and identification, etc.Because of the involvement of civil lawsuits, the appraisal of these social judicial appraisal institutions will charge fees from the appraised person. With the accumulation of original capital, a large number of retired public security technicians have been attracted to join.After retirement, it is really a blessing for public security technicians to work part-time in judicial appraisal offices and earn a little money without feeling depressed after retirement. Captain Xiao's younger brother was hit by a luxury car driven by a drunk a few days ago, resulting in a brain injury. According to the procedure, the social judicial appraisal agency should assess the level of disability of the injured.This disability rating certificate is an important basis for the court to determine the amount of compensation. Because there is no social judicial appraisal institution in Morihara City, the traffic police department commissioned the largest judicial appraisal institution in the provincial capital—Hanming Judicial Appraisal Institute to conduct the appraisal.Among the two forensic doctors sent by Hanming, Qi Sheng, the leader, is a retired old forensic doctor and senior from the Longpan City Public Security Bureau. Both the public and the private Xiao detachment leaders must treat each other to a meal. When I was an intern in Longpan City, Teacher Qi hadn't retired yet, so I was very excited to see a senior I hadn't seen for several years. Teacher Qi was also very excited to see us, and happily drank a few glasses of liquor.Teacher Qi pointed to the assistant beside him, and said: "He is called infantry, he is my apprentice, and he applied to work in our office at the end of last year. He is a graduate student of the School of Forensic Medicine of Wannan Medical College." This man called infantry is not tall, thin, white and clean, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. "Ahahaha, there are people with the surname Bu? My name is Paobing. It's a pleasure to meet you." Dabao laughed and said, "However, the graduate students of our school go to social judicial appraisal institutions? Isn't that overqualified?" "What are you talking about!" I glared at Dabao and said, "The forensic doctor in the Judicial Expertise Institute is also very important." "He's right." The foot soldier said flatly, "I also think it's a waste of youth to be a forensic doctor in the judicial appraisal office. It's better for you, the police, to show your strength." Seeing that the infantryman was a little unhappy, I quickly smoothed things over and said, "No, at least you have more money than us." "What's the use of money?" The infantryman took a bite of food and said, "Money is more important than ideals?" "Then why don't you take the civil service exam?" I asked. The infantryman smiled, shook his head, and said nothing. I felt that my question was a bit reckless, and people might have something to hide, so I quickly changed the subject, and Teacher Qi said: "Mr. Qi, we are here for a case. The body has not been examined yet. Let me tell you about the previous situation. Say it? You help us guide and guide." Teacher Qi nodded and said with great interest: "Okay! I haven't been involved in a murder case for several years, and my hands are really itchy." So, I introduced the scene discovery and preliminary investigation, and said: "I think this case is very difficult. The corpse has been completely mummified. They are all big problems, and I am very worried now, and I don’t know where to start.” Teacher Qi was drunk a little too high. He stroked the beard on his chin, squinted his eyes and said: "After listening to you talk so much, my brain is also confused. It seems that it has really rusted after not being used for a long time. Let me point it out. Nothing to you, but I think you should think about why the deceased was naked?" Sitting in the car rushing to the funeral home, Teacher Qi's words lingered in my mind.Yes, surveying the scene in the ancient tomb gave me preconceived thinking, which dominated me, and I didn't notice this obvious abnormality.Because of the age, most of the clothes of the corpses in the ancient tombs have disappeared due to decay and drying.But this corpse should not have been dead for a long time, and it should have clothes!Why is she naked? In a funeral home, a mummy is placed on an autopsy table. This mummy seemed to be wearing a plaid-like dress, and the entire body showed regular thin tree crosses.We know that this is "human woven cloth".When the corpse loses water rapidly, the soft tissue shrinks, especially when the skin of the corpse becomes very thin, and the muscle fibers become thinner, thus forming a woven cloth-like appearance on the surface of the corpse. It was the first time for Lin Tao to see such a human weaving cloth. He put on his gloves and touched it, and said, "This is interesting. I think we didn't notice that the corpse was completely naked at the beginning. There is a reason why this human weaving cloth is fake. , This is too much like wearing a coarse cloth dress." I said nothing and started the autopsy.Mummy is a phenomenon of corpses that is beneficial to forensic work. It is not as stinky as the concept of corrupt giants, nor is it unfounded like ossification.The mummy's body, because it was naturally air-dried, all clues and evidence were fixed. Except for a copper ring and the ten long but eerie red-dotted white-bottomed nails, almost no personal belongings were found on the body of the deceased.There were no obvious scars on the body of the deceased. We opened the thoracoabdominal cavity, cranial cavity and back of the deceased in anatomical order.The internal organs of the deceased had shrunk due to dehydration, and only a layer of envelope remained due to autolysis.After examining the humanoid body, we did not find any damage that could cause death, so everyone's eyes focused on the mouth, nose and neck of the deceased. The atrophy of the muscles made it thinner, but it still couldn't hide the color of the blood stain.We found several small patches of bleeding in the neck muscles of the corpse.I quickly separated the hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage of the deceased. Sure enough, the upper right corner of the thyroid cartilage was fractured. "The upper right corner of the thyroid cartilage was fractured, which is in line with the perpetrator's right hand, which was formed by strangling with his right thumb." I said, "The method of injury has been analyzed, and the cause of death will be solved." "Yes." Dabao took out the completely liquefied brain tissue of the deceased, peeled off the dura mater at the base of the skull, and said, "There is bleeding in the petrous part of the temporal bone, and there are signs of suffocation." "Are you saying that the deceased was strangled and died of mechanical asphyxiation?" Lin Tao said. I nodded and said, "When I was pulling out the nails of the deceased just now, I saw that her nail bed was also black, instead of the gray-yellow color on the surface of the mummy. This is also a sign of suffocation, and we should have sufficient evidence." "What are you pulling her nails for?" Chen Shiyu was taken aback, "It's so perverted." With a black line on my face, I said, "Why...how is it a pervert? This is a routine job, okay!" "Ah..." Chen Shiyu said, "Thinking about it makes my heart shudder." "It seems that everyone has weaknesses, even our omnipotent little feather." Han Liang said leaning against the entrance of the anatomy room. "The cause of death and the method of injury are clarified." I said, "Then how do you judge the time of death? You haven't seen many mummies, right? Judging the time of death based on the degree of mummification is too unreliable." "I think our forensic doctors can judge as much as we can." Wang Feng said from the side, "At least we have clarified the cause of her death. It is definitely not a suicide by poisoning. This is a homicide case, and the body was moved after the killing." "Then it seems that the soil you extracted is useless." Lin Tao said. I suddenly raised my head and said, "Ah! If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten that pile of dirt! How could it be useless? Where is the dirt? Where is it?" Han Liang walked into the dissection room and said, "Here, it's in my car, I just took it down." "Dabao, look at the back and limbs of the deceased, see if there is any damage. Forensic doctor Wang, take the teeth and pubic symphysis of the deceased, and judge the source of the corpse." I smiled and arranged the work while opening the evidence bag full of dirt , looked carefully. Han Liang squatted next to me and said, "Mud, what's so interesting? Is the mud from the Han Dynasty worth money?" I smiled, picked out a few strands of hair from the mud, and said, "Don't underestimate this pile of mud, the key is that there are important things in it!" "Hair? What happened to the hair?" Han Liang asked. I said: "The hair is made of keratin, and it is not easy to be corrupted. Of course, it is impossible for the Han Dynasty to be so flexible. Therefore, these hairs should belong to the deceased. You see, we can speculate based on the deceased's hair." Her hairstyle, hair color, so as to find the source of her corpse. The soft tissue is mummified, and DNA is more difficult to make, but there are hair follicles under the hair, so it is easy to do. Similarly, DNA can also help us find the source of her corpse .” Han Liang nodded thoughtfully. "However," I brushed the dirt off my gloves and said with a strand of hair, "do you think this man's hair is a little strange, it's all in strands and won't fall apart?" "This is because the body is mummified and the hair falls out naturally, right?" Han Liang asked. I nod. Han Liang went on to say: "I think, the strands of hair are formed one by one, probably because she took over the hair." After speaking, he put on a pair of gloves and slowly parted a lock of hair. Sure enough, in the middle of a lock of hair, he untied a very small rubber band. "You understand this too!" I said in surprise, and took the rubber band and looked at it carefully. "No damage was found on the back and joints of the limbs." Dabao said, "The pubic symphysis does not need to be boiled, the soft tissue will be peeled off immediately, and it will melt in the mouth." "Can you use idioms?" Chen Shiyu said, "It's so disgusting." "What do you think is the approximate age of the deceased?" I said without looking back, still looking at the rubber band. Dabao said: "Well, I guess I'm in my early twenties, and the ossified nodules are still there." "It's a pity that a beautiful girl died young." I said. "I don't know how many years since she died." Wang Feng said, "When she died, she was in her early twenties. If she had been dead for twenty years, she would still be a woman by now." "Twenty years is not enough, but we only know that she was in her early twenties when she died. If we can't roughly determine the time of death of the deceased, then we can't estimate her birth year, so we still can't provide clues for the source of the corpse. " said Dabao. 我点点头，说：“死者有接头发、美甲，这是很好的尸源查找方向，可惜不知道年份的话，侦查员也没办法查啊。” “那，能不能从这枚戒指入手呢？”韩亮戴着手套，摆弄着刚刚从尸体上取下来的铜质戒指，说道。 “什么意思？”我眼睛一亮。 韩亮笑着说：“你看，这戒指很劣质，一看就是地摊货。就是那种非主流小姑娘喜欢戴的大个儿戒指。不过这戒指的造型很眼熟啊。” “阿凡达！”陈诗羽和林涛异口同声地叫道。 林涛脸颊一红，而陈诗羽则看了一眼韩亮说：“你厉害。” “这电影什么时候上映的？”我忙问道。 “2010年1月在中国上映的。”“活百度”韩亮说，“离现在两年多了。” “差不多，差不多。”我说，“一般电影上映后几个月内，会有相应的周边产品出来，这个时间段也是电影人物造型最流行的时候。我看，尸体干尸化程度比较厉害了，至少已经死亡一年半以上了。这样，时间差不多就卡死了。” “你的意思是说死者是2010年死亡的？”大宝说。 我点点头，说：“具体在哪个季节，因为死者没有衣服，所以我们也不好判断，但是大体死亡时间判断出来了，给予侦查一道重要的曙光。韩亮，你立大功了。” 这是我走进专案组时，心里最没有底的一次。虽然这次工作有很多发现，但同样也有很多疑惑。 我忐忑地坐在专案组会议桌的一角，说：“钱局长，我们经过现场勘查和尸体检验，有一些发现，但是下一步工作还是需要依托侦查部门来进行。” “没关系，你说。”钱立业局长看透了我的不安，柔声说道。 我点点头，整理了一下思路，说：“根据我们的尸体检验，可以肯定死者是被一个右利手的凶手掐压颈部，导致机械性窒息死亡的。死亡时间是2010年左右，具体时间不太好判断。” “这一整年，确实不太好排查。”钱局长说。 我继续说：“死者全身赤裸，只有一枚劣质戒指。可以看出死者并非有钱人，所以这不太像是劫财杀人。” “全裸？”钱局长说，“你的意思是性侵？” “也不像。”我说，“第一，死者的后背部和四肢没有约束性或者挤压性损伤，只有颈部有掐痕。因此，我觉得凶手是突然掐压死者颈部导致其死亡的，犯罪动作非常简单，不像是有性侵的目的。第二，如果是性侵后抛尸，没必要把死者的衣服脱得这么干净吧？连袜子都没留。第三，死者呈现干尸状，如果有损伤可以保留外伤痕迹，但死者的会阴部完全没有发现损伤。所以，我们不能根据死者有没有衣服来判断案件性质。” “那她为什么会全裸？”肖支队长说，“衣服呢？” 我摇摇头，说：“这个我也没有想明白。” 大家凝思了一会儿，钱局长说：“秦科长你接着说。” 我点点头，说：“死者有着明确的身份特征，我觉得查找尸源并不难。第一，死者的年龄大约二十岁，身高一米六六，既然形成干尸，皮下脂肪应该不厚，所以我判断死者偏瘦。第二，死者有一个特征性的阿凡达戒指。第三，死者接过头发、染过指甲，照片我这里都有，你们可以根据皮筋和美甲的特征来进行排查。在2010年失踪的女性，具备上述特征，就可以找她的父母来进行DNA比对。” “不管怎么样，先找尸源吧。”钱局长说，“线索不少了，大家抓紧时间。” “那我们回宾馆了？”我问道。 钱局长点点头，说：“不过，我希望等到破案之后你们再回去，等找到尸源，还不知道能不能有相关证据来破案呢，到时候还需要你们的指导。” 我点头应允。 钱局长接着说：“对了，你们回宾馆后，别忘记去6019房间，找一下赵巡视员，他对法医专业的好奇好像已经超过了本职的考古工作。” 我哈哈一笑，答应了下来。 我们一行几人简单地吃了晚饭，回到宾馆后，直奔赵巡视员的房间。 “怎么样？破案了吗？”赵巡视员好奇道。 我摇摇头，笑着说：“破案哪有那么快，早得很呢。” “你说，凶手会不会是盗墓贼呢？”赵巡视员问道。 I see.赵巡视员关心的并不是这起单纯的命案，而是希望我们能从破一起命案的基础上，找出盗墓贼，从而追回国家的损失。 不过，赵巡视员的话倒是提醒了我。 “对啊。”我叫了一声，说，“现场发现的盗墓坑道有几条？” 赵巡视员说：“一条。” “那么进入墓穴，必须走这条道吗？”我问。 赵巡视员点点头。 我拍了下大腿，说：“我都没有想到！如果不是盗墓贼，怎么会知道这条隐蔽的坑道？” “有道理啊。”大宝说，“那我们有没有必要让总队侵财案件科派员协助调查？” 我摇摇头，说：“别急，等我们抓住了这个杀人凶手，再说。” “你们接下来要做什么呢？”赵巡视员说，“这一大片墓穴，其实分两个区，我们这些天挖掘的是其中之一，另外还有一个区，也有一条盗墓坑道。” 我仍在思考赵巡视员刚才给我的提示，听他这么一说，一时还没有反应过来。沉默了一会儿，我说：“啊？还有没挖掘的？那您能不能带我们去看看？” 赵巡视员眯起眼睛，说：“那个区有武警把守，能不能进，我还得请示一下领导。这么麻烦，你们觉得有必要吗？” “有必要，当然有必要！”我说。 “好。”赵巡视员说完走进卫生间打起电话。 “真的……要去吗？”林涛颤抖着问道。 我笑着点头，说：“主要目的是去看看会不会有什么关联现场，次要目的是去长长见识，看看盗墓坑道到底是什么样的。” “我知道，你还有个最主要的目的。”韩亮笑着说，“就是要兑现你的诺言，帮助林涛克服心理阴影。” 话音刚落，赵巡视员从卫生间走了出来，说：“瞧我这三寸不烂之舌，领导同意了！” “这批盗墓贼应该是有组织的，而且是老手了。”赵巡视员拿着灯走在前面，“这一条坑道，直接进入椁室，然后贯穿了区域内这几个墓穴。从之前我们挖掘的那个古墓看，小件古董几乎全部被拿走了。” 我在赵巡视员身后扶住林涛，慢慢地沿着陡峭的坑道往下移动。 “这个坑道应该打到了地下四五米的距离。”赵巡视员洪亮的声音等于是在帮我们壮胆。 “看到没，前面就是棺材了，哪里有什么鬼怪？”我大声说道。 黑暗中，看不清林涛的表情，但是从他瑟瑟发抖的上臂来看，我知道他正在和自己的恐惧做斗争。 “这是什么？”大宝叫道。 几束灯光同时指向了大宝的脚边。 “衣服！”林涛居然可以说出话来。 光束的照射下，我们看到了几件被灰尘和泥土覆盖的布质物体，从正反射着灯光的纽扣来看，这果真是几件衣服。 “别动，别动，我看看附近有没有足迹。”林涛仿佛完全忘记了恐惧。他的表现告诉我们，如果你热爱你的职业，便可以用专心致志来克服任何恐惧。 林涛戴起鞋套，用足迹灯照射坑道的地面，一点点地接近那堆衣物。 “可惜，看来是时间太久了，地面都是灰土，完全看不出足迹了。”林涛弓着腰，慢慢地走到了衣物的旁边，说，“一双旅游鞋，一件丝质的短袖上衣，牛仔裤，袜子，嗯，还有文胸，内裤。” 我从身后递过几个物证袋，说：“我预感，这案子要破了。” 森原市公安局物证室里，我一边把衣物逐件摊在物证台上，一边说：“林涛，我觉得你的心理阴影可能被克服了。” 林涛摇摇头说：“谁知道呢？不过至少我现在是没那么怕坑洞之类的东西了。” “显然，这是夏天的衣物。”我话锋一转，说，“给这些衣物打个侧光。” 因为有两年的时间了，衣服的表面几乎被泥土覆盖满了。我们寄希望于在这些衣服上找到一些生物检材，所以没敢对衣服进行清理。侧光可以帮助我们看到衣服上的可疑斑迹，事实上，通过侧光检验，我们在死者的蓝色牛仔裤上，发现了一处血痕。 “血痕！”大宝叫道，“擦拭状血痕！这不会是死者自己的吧？” “第一，我们没有在死者的体表发现开放性损伤；第二，这是死者的外衣，即便她体表有伤，也很难在外衣上留下血痕；第三，这是擦拭状血痕，不是滴落状的，所以也不会是死者口鼻受伤后滴落的血痕。”我说。 “你的意思是说，这是凶手的血痕？”林涛问。 我点点头，说：“很有可能，这件裤子整体提取，送到DNA室抓紧检验。” “没想到这次'探险'，还给你们提供了这么重要的信息。”赵巡视员摸着下巴，眯着眼睛说道。 “是啊。”我说，“这个意外的发现太重要了。” “你们怎么知道这些衣服肯定是死者的？”陈诗羽歪着头问道。 我说：“死者全裸，这里有全套衣物，两者都是在墓穴中发现的。这种极端的巧合，就不再是巧合了，他们之间肯定有必然的联系。” “如果有了DNA，我们的破案工作就会顺利许多。”林涛压抑着兴奋的声音。 “这次发现，意义不仅限于此。”我说，“DNA当然是最重要的东西，另外，通过目前的衣着情况，我们可以判断死者是死于2010年夏天。这一下就把全年的排查范围缩小到了几个月，侦查部门的调查工作就更有针对性了。还有，死者的衣物，也是寻找尸源身份的重要信息，有了这些，尸源的查找工作就更简单了。最后，我还在考虑，既然凶手把尸体和衣物分开藏匿，那么这种行为就体现出他的习惯，他知道古墓是极其隐蔽的地方，知道古墓的两个盗墓坑道的所在，那么他就肯定不会是误打误撞找到古墓的，他极有可能就是盗墓贼的团伙的一员。反过来推断，凶手知道古尸的衣物都会风化消失。他脱去死者的衣服，就是想混淆视听，想一旦发案，考古人员肯定会以为死者是一具古尸，即便发现衣物，也不会和古尸结合起来，毕竟这些场所看到一些废旧衣物也很正常。” “真是费尽心机，不过他的美梦完全破灭了。”林涛说，“我们离找到他，已经不远了。” 电话向专案组汇报了最新进展后，我们回到宾馆美美地睡了一觉。本想一早就可以得到好消息，可是事实证明我们有些异想天开。 失踪人口很多很复杂，失踪人口的DNA信息一般都是以生身父母的DNA作为比对依据，数据库不能准确比对，必须人工比对。死者的随身物品和衣物信息也需要时间核查，所以寻找尸源的工作，经过了一夜的时间仍没有进展。 齐老师和步兵的鉴定检验工作已经完成，我们中午又和他们在一起吃了一顿午饭。在目送他们驾车驶离的时候，我接到了专案组的电话。 “尸源找到了！”钱局长见我们走进会议室，忙说道，“死者是彬源市的一个个体经营户，高林花，1989年出生，高中文化。” “哦？这么快？”我高兴道，“怎么找到她的身份的？” “最先是死者的衣服给了指向。”钱局长说，“我们发现她的上衣是彬源市的一个自主品牌，2010年创立的时候，主要销售渠道在本市。所以，我们把侦查视线从森原转移到了彬源。在彬源警方的协助下，很快找到了一家美容美甲店。据店老板供述，你们发现的接头发的手法和皮筋，以及死者的指甲图案，都出自他手。” “他告知的死者身份？”我问。 钱局长摇摇头，说：“我们把死者衣物给他出示后，他并不记得有这样穿着的女孩在他们的店里美发。毕竟两年多了嘛。后来还是今天上午在那家美容美发店周边进行走访的时候，一个卖戒指的人认出那枚阿凡达戒指是他所售。很巧合，这个店主认识死者高林花。” 钱局长顿了顿，说：“死者是孤儿，从小在孤儿院长大。从她高中毕业一直到2010年，一直是一个人生活。2010年8月份左右，她突然消失，她的几个朋友都以为她跟她的男朋友离开了彬源，居然没有一个人报警，就连和她合伙做服装生意的'闺密'都没有报警。” “看来她的闺密像是一个人吞了生意，这世道，唉。”我说。 钱局长说：“虽然没有生身父母的DNA确认，但是从衣着和颅相复原的照片来看，死者就是高林花无疑。” “孤儿，朋友都漠不关心，那么下一步怎么查？”我问。 钱局长摇摇头，说：“目前还没法往下查。死者的男朋友杨威是我们森原市人，开始我们怀疑这个人就是凶手，不过经查，他在2010年7月份就因为故意伤害，被刑事拘留了。后来被法院判决有期徒刑三年，现在还在服刑。他没有作案时间。” “7月刑拘，死者8月失踪。”我说，“这个有些太巧合了吧。” “是啊。”钱局长说，“所以我们暂时也摸不清情况，一方面正在指令派出所对当年这起轻伤害案件进行卷宗翻阅，另一方面DNA检验部门正在对杨威的DNA进行确认。” 在专案会议室里苦等到晚上，DNA室主任赵琪终于推门走了进来。 大家一起用期盼的目光盯着她。 赵琪说：“DNA排除了，死者衣物上的血迹不是杨威的。” 大家又一起失望地垂下了脑袋。 赵琪接着说：“不过我留了个心眼。经过男性家系染色体的分析，我们认为杨威和这个血迹的主人，存在父系关系。” “什么意思？”大家又重新燃起希望，翘首以待。 赵琪被我们逗乐了，掩口笑了笑，说：“也就是说，凶手说不定是杨威的堂兄堂弟、叔叔伯伯什么的。” 话音刚落，派出所的所长也快步走进了会议室，喘着粗气说：“报告钱局长，我们翻看了那起伤害案件的卷宗。2010年7月18日，杨威因为琐事和一个素不相识的人发生口角继而厮打，导致对方胫腓骨骨折，法医鉴定为轻伤。7月底，杨威被我们刑事拘留。因为轻伤可以调解嘛，所以一开始我们是主张调解的。结果伤者狮子大开口，问杨威要二十万，杨威当时还是个在校大学生，父母又早逝，一直是自己一边打工一边赚钱来养活自己。哦，可能他的女朋友也在资助他，所以他拿不出那么多钱。我们只有依法移交检察院进行公诉。因为杨威的态度强硬、恶劣，所以被判了三年，学籍也没了，挺惨的。” “他有亲戚吗？”钱局长连忙问道。 “啊？”所长显然没有做好充分的准备，连忙拿出卷宗翻阅了一会儿，说，“有一个叔叔，两个姑姑，还有两个姨娘，不过这些人即使看到杨威有难，也都没帮助过他。” “马上对他的叔叔和他的堂兄弟进行采血检验！”钱局长兴奋地命令道。这一夜，无眠。 第二天一早，我瞪着两只红肿的眼睛再次走进专案组会议室的时候，省厅刑警总队侵财案件科的同志倾巢出动，他们已经抵达了森原市。 其实我这无眠的一夜发生了许多事情。 杨解放，杨威的叔叔。一个性格软弱、胆小怕事的盗墓贼。 DNA结果认定后，杨解放从自家的床上被揪了起来。带进刑警队一个小时后，就交代了他盗墓的犯罪事实，两个小时后，就交代了他杀人的事实。 杨解放和他们村里的其他几个人就是对这片汉代平民墓地实施盗墓行为的罪魁祸首。2008年，他们盗取了各类文物四十七件，并低价卖给了文物贩子。 在省厅侵财案件科的主持下，侦查人员顺藤摸瓜，很快侦破了这一起盗卖文物案，被盗的四十七件文物追回大半，余下的也正进行追查。这一起命案牵出了盗墓贼，为国家挽回了损失，这是后话。 在听完杨威和高林花的故事后，破案后的高兴情绪被深深的惋惜掩盖了。 杨威的父母在杨威十二岁的时候就双双因车祸去世了，杨威曾到自己的亲戚家里去求助，可是几个狠心的亲戚居然都将他赶出门外。十二岁的杨威就开始一边在黑煤窑里打工，一边上学。 2009年，考上大学的杨威在一次QQ聊天中，认识了高林花。同是孤儿，他们惺惺相惜，无话不说，很快就确定了恋爱关系。杨威一边上学一边勤工俭学，而高林花则拼命赚钱资助杨威。 2010年7月，杨威在暑假期间打工，因为琐事和一个客户发生了纠纷，继而厮打，把对方打成轻伤。这个客户不顾派出所的调解，毅然决然要价二十万赔偿费。高林花得知此事后，东借西凑，准备了十五万元准备调解此事。可是这个被打的客户知道杨威是大学生，一旦判刑学籍肯定就保不住了，所以坚持少一分钱都拒绝调解。 走投无路的高林花想起杨威曾经告诉她，他的叔叔是个盗墓贼，应该存有大量现金。于是，高林花只身一人来到杨解放家，请求杨解放借给她五万块钱，解救杨威。 杨解放性格懦弱，怕老婆。因为杨解放的老婆坚决反对，所以任凭高林花磕头央求、哭闹打滚，杨解放依旧坚持拒绝借钱给高林花。 眼看调解的期限将到，高林花只有以告发杨解放盗墓为要挟，逼杨解放借钱。盗卖文物是大罪，杨解放和自己的老婆商量后，决定杀掉高林花灭口。 2010年8月初，杨解放以同意借钱为借口，邀高林花来到森原，在其不备的情况下，掐死了她。为了把高林花的尸体伪装成古尸，杨解放脱光了高林花的衣服，把尸体运进了他曾经盗过的一个古墓里，从破损的棺材盖板上把尸体塞进了棺材。另一边，杨解放的老婆把高林花的衣物藏进了另一处古墓。做了亏心事，就怕鬼敲门，杨解放的老婆并没有按照既定计划，在古墓里焚烧掉衣物。她在走到一半坑道的时候，因为听见异常响声，吓得丢下衣服落荒而逃。 “这两个年轻人太可惜了。”大宝坐在返程的车上一脸惆怅，“怪谁？怪杨威太年轻气盛？怪那个得理不饶人的客户？怪杨威的叔叔冷漠无情？” “人为财死，鸟为食亡啊。”我叹道。 “你们说，杨解放的老婆在坑道里听见的响声是什么？”林涛颤声问道。 我哈哈一笑，说：“她才是真的活见鬼了。” 话音刚落，我的电话铃声响了起来。 “真是活见鬼了。”钱立业局长的声音，“你们上高速了吧？那麻烦你们在下一个出口掉头回来吧。我们这里居然又发了一起命案！” “啊？不会吧？这么倒霉？”我说，“案子复杂吗？需要我们介入吗？” 钱局长叹了口气，说：“你们肯定会感兴趣的。现场留下了三个血字，'清道夫'。”