Chapter 9 Chapter 8: The Swamp of Bones

The reason I never take a vacation is not that I don't want to. I have to admit, I can recite it a little bit.After several years of work, every time I planned to take a vacation, I would encounter a major case and had to give up halfway. As time passed, Master's lips would turn purple and his eyes would stare when he saw my leave application form.Master said: "It is said that our profession is led by the nose by criminals. Now it seems that criminals are led by the nose by your leave form." That being said, endless sick leave is fine, personal leave is fine, and annual leave is fine, but marriage leave can’t be endless, right?

The happiest thing this year is that Bell agreed to my marriage proposal.Although the "Yuntai case" has not been solved yet, Ling Dang may have been moved by my perseverance, and our long-distance love race is finally coming to an end.When I tremblingly handed over the slip of marriage leave to Master, Master finally stopped showing a frightened expression, but smiled and handed over a bulging red envelope. But the wedding ceremony turned out to be more tiring than work. On the second day of our wedding, Ling Dang and I stayed at home for a whole day.I haven't enjoyed this kind of leisurely laziness for a long time.

When I returned home on the third day, although my physical strength gradually recovered, I felt extremely anxious.Sure enough, the magic spell without falsehood appeared again.After eating and drinking at my mother-in-law's house for two days, I received a call from Master who was full of guilt. "We really can't spare any manpower," said the master. "You know, when you are on vacation, the cases keep coming." "Where is this time?" I stretched.Anyway, the vacation is to enjoy the blessings at home, and it is really uncomfortable not to handle the case.

"Recently, you have taken four or five cases, and the people in your department have no skills." The master said, "You are in Yuntai on vacation, so why don't you entrust Yuntai's case to you." "When?" I asked. "What case?" "I received the police this morning," the master said. "You will know the specific situation when you go there. I guess the car of the Yuntai Criminal Police Detachment has already been downstairs at your mother-in-law's house by this time." "You obviously made arrangements for this a long time ago. Why did I hear the tone of discussion?" I smiled and looked down from the balcony. There was already an on-site investigation vehicle parked downstairs, and forensic doctor Gao was watching from the side of the vehicle. .

"Did the DNA data of the case sent by Longdu come over?" I asked as soon as I got on the investigation vehicle. "It's passed," Gao Forensic Doctor said, "The DNA testing departments of our two places have recently stepped up comparisons, hoping to find out the suspect." I nodded, thinking that more than half a month has passed, and there is still no news. I guess the possibility of trying to solve the case through the database is not high. It depends on whether the DNA of the suspect can be compared. The scene was far away, and after driving for more than half an hour, we arrived at the bank of the Yangtze River.

This is an abandoned farmland. Two years ago, because a developer developed this land, the government spent a lot of effort to demolish it and rebuild it.But the building had three floors, and the developer packed up and left because of financial problems. After two years of wind and rain, this dilapidated construction site has become a shelter for the homeless and the mentally ill.There is only a small normal place in this abnormal land, and that is a water pump house next to the Yangtze River Dam. However, the murder happened precisely in this water pump house. The water pump house is surrounded by blue asbestos tiles, and a small door is opened on one side of this simple little yard.

Usually no one comes here. After the homicide, the water pump room was isolated by a cordon. Policemen wearing blue investigation hats and white gloves were coming in and out of the scene. Outside the cordon, a group of ragged homeless men were watching. , while laughing and smoking, spitting on the ground, and some crawled over to pick up cigarette butts that others didn't want and took a few puffs. I stood on the side of the car to change the survey equipment, and saw the big brother Huang Zhisui, whom I hadn’t seen for a long time, come out rubbing his nose, squatting beside the old man who guarded the pump room outside the courtyard and talking.

"Hi brother." I walked over to say hello. Team Huang reached out and shook my hand through the glove, while the old man looked at me in horror. "Old man," I asked in as gentle a voice as possible, "what's going on in there?" "This time, I really blew my mind." The old man said in Yuntai dialect, which meant that he was frightened. "Can you tell that that pile of things is a dead person?" Team Huang obviously had a preliminary look at the scene. "I thought it was a sack," the old man said, "I stabbed it with a penny stick, turned it over, and saw it, but I didn't know it was a human head."

"Do you live here?" I tiptoed to look into the small yard, and found a simple small house in the yard. "No way," the old man said, "I usually come to visit once a month. This is where the cowards (dialect, fools) live, and I'm afraid of living here." "Can anyone else get in your pump room?" I asked. "I can't get in," the old man said. "The pump room is locked, but people can get in if they want to in this small courtyard. I used to live here, and at night there would always be a fool knocking on the door and asking for food. Damn it." Human."

"The body is in a pool outside the house," Team Huang said, knowing that I didn't know the situation at the scene, "it's not in the house." "Then when you came to the pump room, did you notice the situation in the pool?" I asked. "No, I usually don't go to see the pool." The old man said, "This time, I suspected that the window glass behind the house was loose, so I walked around to the pool at the back of the house to look at the window. As a result, I saw the corpse in the pool." "Then when was the last time you looked at the pool?" I asked.

"There is no rain this summer," the old man said, "There is no need to look at the pool. The last time I looked at it was in September last year. It rained heavily at that time, so be careful." "Has the on-site passage been opened?" I didn't ask why the old man wanted to look at the pool, but turned to ask Team Huang, "Have you found anything?" The so-called on-site passage refers to the passage from the non-protected area outside the scene to the central scene with dead bodies.This requires trace inspection technicians to survey the ground and draw the places where there may be traces and physical evidence, and then the forensic doctor will enter the central scene without stepping on the drawn area to conduct preliminary inspections on the corpse and the scene. "Not yet," Team Huang said, "Looking at the situation, the body has been soaked in water for a long time, and the ground conditions outside the scene are also very poor. It is impossible to find any traces of physical evidence." "Has the body been preliminarily examined?" "No, we are afraid that there are traces of physical evidence near the corpse, so we are adjusting the pump to draw water." Team Huang said, "Drain the pond and look at the corpse." "It can't be done," the old man interjected. "There is a pipe under the pool leading to the river. This pool was built to observe the water level of the river." "In that case," I said, "let's go in and have a look." If you didn't observe carefully, you would never have thought that there would be a small pond behind the hut to observe the water level of the Yangtze River, and you would never have thought that there would be a dead body in this small pond of about three square meters made of cement. Before getting close to the pool, a rancid smell rushed towards him.It may be that the pond has been overgrown with weeds and silt because it has been left unattended for a long time.The water level at this time is not high, only halfway to the edge of the pool.In the center of the pool was a dark lump, covered with thick mud.It is indeed difficult to see that this is a corpse without using a penny to probe. "Why is there dirt on the back of the corpse?" I asked. "At the beginning, I also suspected this problem," Huang said, "but it's very simple to think about it. This pool leads to the Yangtze River. Because it has been in disrepair for a long time, no one maintains it, so the bottom of the pool must be covered with a lot of silt. When When the water level of the Yangtze River drops, the corpses will sink to the bottom of the pool, or even roll over, and the silt will naturally adhere to the corpses. When the water level of the Yangtze River rises, the corpses will float to the surface again, but the silt will be difficult to fall off." "This place is very hidden," I said, "If you are not familiar with it or have not investigated it beforehand, you will not know about it." "That's right," Team Huang said, "it's less likely to be found if a corpse is thrown here than when it's sunk in the Yangtze River. If it's thrown into the river, the corpse will surface soon." "Then have you investigated him?" I pointed to the old guard outside. "His possibility is not very high," Huang said. "This old man is sick and not in good health. He said that he drinks medicinal wine every day. If he did it, why bother to report the crime by himself and leave the corpse here Wouldn't it be better to continue to rot? But don't worry, I also sent someone to investigate, just in case." I nodded and said, "The most urgent thing is to get the body up." The pool is relatively deep, and the corpses are highly corrupted. If you use a hook to salvage the corpses directly, it will be very difficult, and it will easily destroy the few evidences that may remain on the corpses. Hearing my request to salvage the body, the police at the scene suddenly showed bitterness on their faces. It was late autumn at this time, and it was hard work to go into the water to retrieve the corpse, especially in such a narrow pond with a highly corrupted corpse.You have to endure the stench and the slippery texture you can imagine, and the pool is so deep, even if you wear a waterproof suit and put your head up on the road to the side of the pool, there is no guarantee that the liquid and mud on the corpse will not burst into your eyes. , mouth or collar. It's disgusting to think about it, who wants to go down? After a while of silence, I silently put on my waterproof suit. Putting on the waterproof suit with me, and forensic doctor Gao. We jumped into the pool cautiously, trying to hold down the water like divers, for fear of splashing others. The thick waterproof clothing can't block the cold air from the pool water in late autumn. After I entered the water, I shivered. Forensic doctor Gao and I first touched the water mixed with weeds, garbage and silt near the corpse for a while, so as not to miss some important evidence.Then, together we caught the body floating on the waves. The first time I grabbed the dead man's hand, because under the water, I couldn't see the hands of the dead body, and I just felt slippery.I thought to myself that either the silt was too thick, or the skin of the corpse's palms had fallen off.So I quickly moved up the palm of my hand, and finally grabbed the cold wrist. "The corpse has no clothes on." I made an indistinct voice through the gas mask.The corpse was not wearing clothes, which meant that the difficulty of salvage was increased by a few points.Because of the mud covering and the saponification and corruption of the soft tissue of the corpse, there are basically no parts that can be grasped. Forensic doctor Gao and I worked together to push the body to the edge of the pool, and then lifted the body vigorously to get him out of the water.The moment the body left the water, what I saw was a head that was half mud and half bone, and a palm full of bones.The soft tissue in the jaw of the corpse has completely disappeared, and the drooping head reveals the white mandible and alveolar bone, as if grinning at us.The moment the corpse came out of the water, a pungent stench of decaying corpses passed through the gas mask and violently attacked my olfactory nerves. I squeezed out two tears to fight back the disgusting smell.I knew it would be worse if I spit into the gas mask that sealed my mouth and nose, so I had to hold back. Seeing that the body had completely left the water, the policemen on the shore quickly cast fishing nets and dragged the body to the edge of the pool. After the body landed, I heard the sound of the police gagging. Such a naked body covered in mud would make people feel sick even just looking at it, not to mention the indescribable smell emitted by the sun after just coming out of the water. The stench was gone. Anyway, I have already come down, so I don't care to stay a little longer.Seeing that the corpse had come ashore, I was not in a hurry to leave the rotten and stinking pool. I bent down and began to grope at the bottom of the pool. The bottom of the pool is like a swamp. I feel that my feet have sunk a lot. It seems that if I sink any further, the pool water will overflow my collar, allowing me to take a muddy bath. Fumbling around, my thick rubber-gloved hand seemed to touch a floating substance, and I grabbed it quickly. When I picked up a blue bra, Gao Forensic also picked up a pair of blue panties.It's a set of underwear. "Underwear?" I heard Team Huang calling on the shore. I am not tall, so it is easy to jump off and difficult to climb up.With the help of my colleagues, I finally got out of the stinking pond.The first thing after going ashore is to carefully take off the thick rubber waterproof suit on the body.I lowered my head and sniffed my arm. Fortunately, the isolation effect of the waterproof suit is not bad. "How come there is a set of underwear?" Team Huang used a branch to push away the dirt in the perineum of the deceased. "The perineum is all rotten, but it should be a woman." "Can you tell that it's a woman after it's rotten?" I still sniffed my body uneasy. "Even if the male genitalia is highly corrupted, there will still be residual traces, such as incomplete spongy bodies, urethra or skin." Team Huang said, "It seems that there is no such thing at all." "But this skeleton looks very strong." I said, "A woman with a big waist and no breasts?" "During the decay process of the corpse, the breasts will shrink quickly." Team Huang said, "Couldn't it be a rape and murder case? Otherwise, why wouldn't the underwear be on the body?" "According to our investigation," the investigator on the side interjected, "the homeless people in this area sometimes dry their clothes near here. Could it be that the wind blows them into the pond?" "It's such a coincidence that a set of underwear fell in together when I blew it?" Huang Zhiqi said, "Besides, this set of underwear doesn't look like it is worn by a homeless man, does it?" The scout nodded. At this point, I had already put on rubber gloves and endured the stench to wipe off the dirt from the corpse's legs. Accidentally rubbed off the skin of the corpse's legs, a stream of putrid liquid flowed out, followed by a foul smell.I raised my elbow and rubbed my nose. "According to the degree of corruption of the corpse, it should be more than seven or eight months old." I said, "Part of the corpse has been waxed, and some of the decay has caused the soft tissue to disappear. This is a corpse in which the phenomenon of preserved corpse and the phenomenon of destroyed corpse coexist. .” "The pond was cleaned in September last year, which shows that the death of the deceased happened between September last year and January and February this year." Team Huang said. "It can be more detailed." Team Huang and I saw the dead man's feet at the same time. "The only clothes on the deceased were these socks, and she was wearing very thick cotton socks." I said, "The time of death should be more inclined to winter, that is, between December and February. If it is autumn, The temperature will be relatively high, and it is difficult to form half of the corpse wax and half of the corruption. Usually, it is because the ambient temperature is low and the corpse is not easy to decay. The wax sites decay and damage the soft tissue." "Well, it makes sense." Team Huang said, "It shouldn't be a big problem to die before the date." "With the time of death, the scope of our investigation is much smaller." The investigator said. "The scene is temporarily sealed," I said, "Let's transport the corpse to the autopsy room first, mainly to look at the corpse." Indoors are no better than outdoors, because the air flow range is smaller, so this highly decomposed corpse has only been lying on the dissection table for ten minutes, polluting the air in the entire dissection room.Looking at the impotently turning blades of the ventilation fan, I couldn't help rubbing my nose. The whole body was jet black and covered with mud. Most of the scalp of the corpse's head has decayed and disappeared, revealing the white sky cap.Half of the skin on the face had also decayed and disappeared, and the white teeth stained with black mud were still bared. The shape can also be discerned, is a pair of hands without skin and nails, and the phalanxes are exposed in white. After I put on the dissection equipment and the gas mask, I immediately felt that the smell of corruption had weakened a lot, and my mind seemed to be clearer.I turned on the sprinkler on the side of the stainless steel dissecting bed, and tried the intensity of the spray. Before the autopsy, it is necessary to take pictures to fix the state of the dead body, and then wash the dead body with water, so that nothing will be missed during the inspection.For such a highly corrupt corpse, cleaning the corpse is a technical job.First of all, it is necessary to ensure that the force of the water spray can wash away the soil, and secondly, it is necessary to ensure that the force of the water spray will not damage the skin and soft tissues of the corpse.The skin and soft tissue of highly decomposed corpses are easy to fall off, and a light pinch may pinch off a piece of green skin. After testing the sprinkler head, I carefully wiped the surface of the body with gauze and washed the dirt off the body with a spray of water. "Is the sieve bucket of the drain not loose?" Team Huang was most worried that the dirt and impurities washed down from the corpse would block the drain of the dissecting table.Because once the sewer is blocked, we, forensic doctors who are not proficient in plumbing, will have to clear the sewer ourselves.No plumbers will come to unclog the sewers for forensic autopsy tables. I stopped what I was doing and checked the drain, there was no problem. After breaking away from the dust of the mud, the smell of the corpse became stronger. The dark green skin of the corpse was shocking, making the investigators in charge of photography retch. The parts of the corpse covered by mud and dust have been completely waxed. Although waxed corpses are disgusting, because waxing is a phenomenon of preserved corpses, the injuries during life can be completely preserved, which can provide more forensics. Therefore, the forensic doctor does not reject the waxed corpse. No obvious trauma was found on the torso of this corpse, so we dare to boldly speculate that the body of the deceased was not hit by external force. "There seems to be something wrong with this person's forehead." Forensic doctor Gao looked in through the rotten scalp of the deceased and said, "The skull should be a depressed fracture, and the damaged part is on the forehead." "Let's extract physical evidence first." Team Huang said. I nod.Since we began to suspect that it was rape and homicide, we hoped that we could extract some physical evidence that could verify the suspect.As for the fatal damage, there is no rush to verify it. I made a joint incision along the midline of the cadaver's neck and thoracoabdominal cavity.The internal organs of the corpse had begun to autolyze, and because of the atrophy, they all appeared smaller than the tissues and organs of normal people. There is no obvious damage to the body surface, so we also guessed that there will be no obvious damage to the internal organs.I checked the deceased's heart, lungs, liver, spleen and other vital organs in order from top to bottom, and found no trace of traumatic bleeding. In the end, I opened the deceased's pelvic cavity and wanted to extract the deceased's uterus as a whole, hoping to find some clues or evidence in the uterus. However, the deceased did not have a uterus. "Brother, you guessed wrong this time." I said, "This is a man." "A man?" Team Huang said, "How is it possible? There are no genitals, not even traces. I have never seen a man's perineum rotted like this." I opened up the prostate in the deceased's pelvis layer by layer: "Look, this is the prostate, there is no uterus, so it is a man." Team Huang, who had been directing from the sidelines, couldn't help but put on gloves, picked up two hemostatic forceps, and examined the perineum of the deceased. "I did guess wrong." Team Huang frowned and said, "Look, although the perineum is very corrupt, we can find that there are skin flaps in the perineum where the remaining hairs are." I leaned over to look, nodded and said: "These flaps, it can be inferred that the genitals of the deceased were cut off by a sharp instrument. It is impossible for corruption to form such patchwork flaps." "Genital circumcision?" Forensic Gao also looked over curiously, "Usually, it's because of emotional entanglements." "Could it be that this person wanted to rape others, but was cut off by others?" I said. "No." Team Huang said, "There is no obvious intradermal bleeding near the incision, it should be a post-mortem injury." "Genital mutilation after murder?" Gao Forensic Doctor said, "That can better explain the murderer's hatred, which usually comes from emotion." "It's a good thing to discover this injury." I said with a smile, "The relationship between the murderer and the deceased has been clarified. As long as the source of the corpse is found, won't the case be solved?" Team Huang nodded and said, "Yes, this is a good discovery. Next, our task is to clarify the cause of death of the deceased and summarize the individual characteristics of the deceased." We extended the length of the crack along the decayed scalp of the corpse, so that the scalp can be turned back and forth to fully expose the skull. Consistent with the judgment of Gao's forensic doctor, there were large flakes of obvious bleeding marks on the inner side of the forehead scalp of the deceased, corresponding to comminuted and depressed skull fractures, and the fracture line had obvious truncation. "The fracture line is broken, which means it was hit many times." I said, "And the skin on the forehead has no contusions or lacerations, which means that the surface of the tool is not rough, and the texture of this tool is not hard." "Yes, if it is an iron tool, hitting the head many times will inevitably leave contusion wounds on the head." Forensic doctor Gao said. "Well, I also don't think it's an iron tool." Team Huang said, "You can see that there is no sign of cracking anywhere near the fracture line of the deceased's head, and the fracture line did not extend over a wide range. Iron." "But there is a problem." I said, "Since the attack is made of wooden tools, it is difficult to cause such a large area of ​​comminuted and depressed fractures unless a large external force is applied." "You mean," Team Huang said, "it's very difficult for a woman to exert such a strong external force. It should be a man who can do it. But since it's love killing, how can it be a man killing a man?" "Two cases," I said, "one is that the deceased raped the murderer's wife and lover, and the other is homosexuality." "It's gay." Forensic doctor Gao propped up the deceased's anus with hemostatic forceps, "The anal folds of the deceased have basically disappeared, and should have been formed in a long-term relaxed state, rather than muscle relaxation after death. Generally, such anal sphincter relaxation, Cases of disappearing anal folds are all seen in homosexuals." "That's right." Team Huang said, "If our previous analysis is correct, this is a case of homosexual homicide caused by emotional entanglements." "Haha, with so much analysis, I have a solid foundation in my heart." I said, "I was worried that this case would be very difficult, but so far, it is not difficult." "Okay," Team Huang said, "We must seize the time to delineate the scope of the investigation, and use the shortest time to locate the source of the corpse." With a large amount of reasonable analysis as a substrate, we are confident.If you are confident, you will be full of energy. Soon, we removed the four molars and sawed off the pubic symphysis of the deceased. "Based on the teeth and the pubic symphysis, the deceased should be about 33 years old, not more than two years old." I endured the stench and peeled off the soft tissue around the pubic symphysis, exposing the pubic symphysis, Then a preliminary inference was made on the age of the deceased based on the wear and tear of the teeth. "Combined with the fact that this man is about 1.68 meters tall, with a medium body, and wearing a pair of feminine cotton socks," Team Huang turned to the host investigator next to him and said, "I think with so many indicators, there should be no Is it difficult to find the source of the corpse?" For the next whole day, Team Huang and I waited for the good news of finding the source of the corpse, but the news didn't arrive for a long time.So much so that by the evening of the second day, we almost lost confidence in the investigation department. "It seems that the deceased has no relatives." Team Huang said, "Otherwise, the missing persons who meet the requirements of the deceased have not been investigated until now. If there are no relatives to report, there is no way to investigate." "Who said there is no way to find out?" A clear mezzo-soprano suddenly rang out, breaking the dead silence of the task force. Zhang Qiu, head of the DNA room of the Yuntai City Public Security Bureau, walked into the task force. "I made a major discovery," Zhang Qiu said. "We set the conditions in the DNA database based on the scope of the deceased's condition you defined, and then entered the DNA data of the deceased. Unexpectedly, we found a piece of information." "What's the message?" Team Huang jumped up from his chair excitedly. "According to the current comparison results," Zhang Qiu said, "the deceased should be Cao Feng who was imprisoned two years ago for stealing a motorcycle and spent more than a year in prison." "Hehe," I said with a smile, "Maybe this Cao Feng became gay when he was in prison. But now that the cloud is clear, the source of the corpse has been found, and the case can be solved soon. DNA will make a contribution again." "When was this Cao Feng released from prison?" Team Huang didn't take my word for it, and then asked Zhang Qiu, "What I want is a specific and accurate time." "Just now I checked with my friends in the judiciary," Zhang Qiu said, "The exact time was September 22 last year." "The time is right!" Team Huang slapped the table heavily, and said happily, "I'll check this Cao Feng immediately, which men he had affairs with, where he lived, and whether he has any relatives." "I'm afraid it's not easy to check." Zhang Qiu immediately poured a ladle of cold water, "According to my colleagues in the judicial department, this Cao Feng was a criminal since he was a child. He refused to explain. Because his household registration has not been found, the colleagues of the Prison Administration Bureau know nothing about Cao Feng's life experience." "If you can't find out who you are, how can you not find someone?" Team Huang said with a smile, "Let's go check it out, depending on our abilities!" Every time a case progresses to the point where it needs to be investigated, I lose my job. Back at the hotel, I was bored waiting for the good news from the task force.Looking at Weibo, there are no hot spots that attract attention.When I really didn't know what to do, I thought of the "Yuntai case" again. Why was no sperm found in the body of the deceased in the first four cases, but in the last case?Could it be that different people committed the crime?Won't!Then the special knot-tying method cannot be made by two people. If it is really two people, then this coincidence is a bit too exaggerated.Did the murderer of the "Yuntai case" have a helper this time?Gang rape by two people?Nor will it.For such a covert crime, the targets are all weak women, why do you need any helper?Rapists don't need to have apprentices, do they?So, what could be the reason? In the final analysis, the problem lies in the first four cases of the "Yuntai case".Why do criminals have no sperm?Perhaps something had slipped up this time and he had left sperm in the dead man's body?Such an idea is the only one that makes sense at the moment.Therefore, the breakthrough in the investigation of the case is to check the DNA on the one hand, and to find out why the murderer did not leave sperm at the scene on the other hand. I fell asleep thinking about it. For the police, the awakening from a deep sleep is usually not a nightmare but the phone ringing. However, this time is good news, Cao Feng's information and address have been found. "Whether this Cao Feng is gay has not been confirmed by any investigation." When I rushed to the task force, Team Huang said straight to the point. "There's no evidence he's gay?" I asked. "Yes." Team Huang said, "I was surprised to learn that Cao Feng got married shortly after he was released from prison." "Married?" I said. "Isn't he gay? Did he marry a man or a woman?" "It's so rare." Team Huang frowned and said, "Don't you know that there is a saying about bisexuality? And there are also many homosexuals who cheat into marriages in order to cover up the fact that they are gay. We have received reports of such things before. letters and visits." "Is this also a petition?" "That's right," Team Huang said, "The woman who was cheated into marriage came to petition." "Is this matter under the control of the police?" I was very surprised. "After receiving the interviews from the Public Security University," Team Huang shook his head, "What complaints have not been received? There are only things you can't think of, and there is nothing you can't handle. Hey! It's off topic, off topic." I thought for a while and said: "What you said is really possible. You see, the deceased was released from prison at the end of September last year and got married in October. And we judge that the deceased should have died around December to January. That is to say, the deceased died two months after getting married. This time is too short, so I think it is very likely that the deceased angered his gay boyfriend because of the marriage, and then the gay boyfriend killed him in a fit of anger." "I'm also considering this possibility." Team Huang lowered his head and thought for a few seconds before saying, "There is no other possibility." "Where's Cao Feng's wife?" I said, "She might know about it." "We are currently sending people to investigate." Team Huang said, "Cao Feng's wife is from Sichuan, her name is Meng Meng, and she works here. Because Cao Feng didn't have many friends before his death, the investigation is also very difficult." "I suddenly thought of a question," I said, "Isn't Cao Feng a black householder? People without household registration can also register for marriage?" "Of course not go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to register for marriage." Huang Zhisui said, "When Cao Feng stole before, he followed an old thief as an apprentice. He regarded this old thief as his master and relative. Cao Feng and Meng Meng got married. At that time, let this old thief be the witness, and the three of them got drunk, and they were considered married." "Is there a third insider?" I said, "That's a good thing. Couldn't we get more information about Cao Feng from this old thief?" "That's the problem," Huang said. "The old thief confessed that Cao Feng said very little during his lifetime. The old thief knew that he had no relatives and no reason, and he didn't know any other information about Cao Feng." "When was the last time the old thief saw him?" I asked. "According to the old thief," Team Huang took a sip of tea and said, "That marriage was the last time that the old thief saw Cao Feng. Then the old thief returned to the countryside because of the demolition of the house in his hometown. The wind has contacted." "That is to say," I said, "Only Meng Meng knows about Cao Feng's activities and contacts from the time he was released from prison to his death?" Team Huang nodded. Suddenly, the door of the task force conference room was pushed open by the investigator. "Meng Meng's identity has been clarified." The investigator said, "Sichuan native, who lives in the countryside. He went to Yuntai to work a year and a half ago, mainly washing grills in a barbecue restaurant. Because Meng Meng had a hemangioma on his face, So she looks rather ugly, and she usually doesn't talk to others. No one in the barbecue restaurant knows about Meng Meng's marriage." "Then where is she now?" I couldn't stand the nagging of the lead investigator, and asked anxiously. "Two months ago, Meng Meng resigned and returned to her hometown." The investigator said, "According to the store owner, the reason Meng Meng resigned was that her mother was seriously ill and she had to go back to take care of her." "Two months ago?" I asked, "Cao Feng died ten months ago. Was Meng Meng's condition normal during that time?" "According to the shop owner," said the sponsoring investigator, "he didn't know about Meng Meng's marriage a year ago. She didn't ask for leave around the time of her marriage. As for ten months ago, did Meng Meng get married?" The store owner can't remember the emotional change, but there will definitely not be any major mood swings. Because Meng Meng is born with low self-esteem, everyone sympathizes with her. If Meng Meng has a major emotional change, they will definitely have an impression. " "My husband disappeared suddenly. First, she didn't report to the police, and second, she didn't have any emotional changes." Huang Zhisui touched his chin and said, "This situation is very suspicious. Could the murderer be Meng Meng?" The host investigator nodded vigorously, expressing that he very much agrees with Team Huang's judgment. "Then she is in Sichuan now, how are you going to investigate?" I am also a layman when it comes to criminal investigation. "There is no good way." The investigator said, "Just now, I sent a working team to Chengdu, and then took a bus to Meng Meng's hometown. First, I will arrest Meng Meng." "I still don't think the murderer will be a woman." I said, "The depressed fracture of the deceased's skull was formed by being hit by a wooden tool. And a depressed fracture of that level caused by a wooden tool must have a very large fracture." external force. I don’t think it’s possible for a woman to do it unless she’s a strong woman.” "Meng Meng is not strong," said the lead investigator, "a very weak woman." "Then she must not be the murderer." I said firmly. "She's not the direct murderer," Huang said, "it doesn't mean she's not an accomplice." Team Huang said it right, and I nodded in approval. "Also," said the lead investigator, "We have found the address of Cao Feng's former residence, but since Meng Meng has returned to his hometown, there must be no one at home." "What kind of place do they live?" Team Huang asked. "Before Cao Feng went to prison, he bought a small one-story house near the garbage dump in the suburbs." The lead investigator said, "Thousands of dollars. The one-room house was sold to him by a local farmer." "Is this farmer not aware of Cao Feng's information?" I am most concerned about this. "I don't understand." The lead investigator said, "At that time, the farmer just posted a notice, and then Cao Feng came to pay the money, and the farmer gave him a contract, and the job was over." "I also want to say that this Cao Feng is a homeless man." Huang Zhiqi said, "It's a black market transaction for a long time." "What should we do now?" Seeing that today's topic is always going off track, I asked anxiously. "Since the owner is dead, the suspect has returned to his mother's house," said Huang Detachment, "Go and go through the formalities. Let's search the deceased's house now to see if we find anything." "yes." An hour later, we arrived at this townhouse "villa" section near the dump. 这里有十几间小房子墙墙相隔，基本都已废弃，只有中间一扇小窗挂着窗帘，仿佛有些人气。我猜，这就是曹风的家。 我们走到小平房的门口，发现这扇小门外的挂锁并没有锁闭，而是孤零零地被挂在门扣上。黄支队走过去推了一下门，没有推开。显然，门被人从里面锁上了。 “里面有人？”黄支队压低了声音说。 “肯定是有人。”我说，“幸亏这附近的垃圾车作业声音很大，不然我们的车一开到附近，里面的人就警觉了。” “里面会是什么人？”黄支队惊愕得连表情都变了。 身侧的侦查员下意识地把手按在了腰间的枪套上。 “踹门！”黄支队下达了命令。 门踹开的时候，映入眼帘的是一个破旧的房间、一张简陋的小床和一个正在穿胸罩的女人。 侦查员都是训练有素的，当我还没有反应过来的时候，两名侦查员已经发现小屋的窗户被打开了，透过窗户可以看到窗外开阔地里一个赤裸的男人正在向垃圾场方向狂奔。两名侦查员噌的一下都从窗户翻了出去，追赶过去。 女人见有侦查员用枪指着她，慢悠悠点燃一根烟，吸了一口，说：“至于吗？至于吗？扫黄扫到人家里来了？先说好啊，我确实是小姐，但我这次不收费的，不算卖淫，你们可不能把我怎样。” 原来眼前的这个浓妆艳抹的女人是个妓女。 “你为什么会到这里来？”黄支队示意大家收起枪。 “我怎么知道？”女人说，“他带我来我就来喽。这里怎么了，总算有张床吧。我们干那事儿，总不能在大街上干吧？”黄支队反感这名妓女的调侃，挥挥手示意侦查员把这个女人带回局里。 当然，一起带回去的，还有狂奔五百米后被侦查员按倒的赤裸男人。 审讯室里，男人一脸惊恐：“我嫖娼，也不至于你们这么兴师动众吧？” “别废话。”黄支队厉声道，“你叫什么名字？干什么的？怎么会在那里？” “在……在哪里？”男人说，“你是说，在我家？我在我家嫖娼而已，怎么了？” “你家？”黄支队凑近男人，恶狠狠地说，“糊弄谁呢？说！你叫什么名字？” 显然是被黄支队的眼神所慑服，男人低下头老老实实地说：“我叫曹风。” 男人的话一出口，我们全体都打了个冷战。 “曹……曹风？”黄支队显然有些意外，盛气凌人的气势顿时折了，“你怎么可能是曹风？你怎么证明你的身份？” 男人一脸愕然：“我……我怎么可能不是曹风？你们是查户口的？我没户口。” “说不准是监狱管理局登记有误？”我看男人不像是在说谎，就把黄支队拉到一边说，“取个血样用DNA验证一下吧？” 黄支队摇摇头，走回去接着问：“你这两年都干什么了？” “我去年从号子里出来的，”男人说，“然后结婚，然后就做点儿小生意。” “说谎！”黄支队想诈他一诈。 “偶尔也偷点儿小东西。”曹风低着头说。 至此，可以判断，眼前的这个人真的是曹风。可死者又是谁呢？为什么死者的DNA会比对上眼前这个男人？难道真的是登记错误吗？ “你是不是有一个同胞兄弟？”黄支队问。 还是黄支队反应快。因为惊讶，所以我们都忘记了，其实同卵双生的双胞胎兄弟，DNA数据是一样的。 这次轮到曹风惊讶了。 惊愕之后，曹风的脸上尽是鄙夷：“我不想提他。” 监狱管理局没有出错，曹风真的有个双胞胎兄弟。 “现在你是在接受讯问，”黄支队又提高了声音，“不想提也必须提。” 毕竟曹风违了法，难免会有一些心虚，见黄支队咄咄逼人，他也只好败下阵来：“我们好久没有联系过了。” “最后一次联系是在什么时候？”黄支队问。 “我入狱前。” “你为什么不想提他？” 曹风低头不语。 "Say!" “因为他是个变态。”曹风的脸上又出现了鄙夷的神情。 “接着说。”黄支队坐回审讯位，示意身边的侦查员开始记录。 “他叫曹雷，我们从小父母双亡，靠流浪为生，”曹风说，“但我们的关系一直还不错。直到有一次，我看见他光着身子和另一个裸体男人在干那事儿。” “是你入狱前发现的吗？” “不是，五六年前就看见了，”曹风说，“后来我们就不联系了。两年前我入狱之前，是实在过不下去了，想问他借一点儿钱。” “他借给你钱了吗？”黄支队问，“他有钱？” “他比我混得好。”曹风说，“他好像加入了一个传销组织，帮着看管那些被骗来的人，就像是打手一样，所以有收入。不过他没有借给我钱，所以我恨他，从此以后再没联系过他。” “你知道他和多少人有过关系吗？” “不知道。”曹风说，“但估计有不少，因为我以前在街上见过他和一个男人勾肩搭背的，不是之前看到的男人。” “他住在什么地方你知道吗？” “我们以前租住在一个房子里。”曹风说，“他在那里租住了几年，后来没联系就不知道了。” 我们很快来到了曹风的孪生兄弟曹雷以前租住的房屋。可惜，这次我们没有任何发现。 曹雷的房东一听我们的来意，赶紧向我们开口抱怨：“我就总觉得他好像不正常，老大不小了，从来不带女人，和他一起住的总是男人。所以我就不太想把房子租给他，可是他租了好几年了，我又不好意思开口。差不多一年前，他就这样莫名其妙失踪了。我没有办法就进房子把他那些破烂都扔了，心想即便他回来，我也不租给他了，给他点儿钱就是。” “你是说，”我问，“现在的房子已经全部清理过了？” “是啊，我已经租出去了，别人住着。” “以前和曹雷一起住的男人长什么样？”黄支队问。 “那我哪里记得？”房东说，“而且他经常带男人回来，每次都不是同一个人。” 看来这个曹雷还是一个花心的人。黄支队和侦查员们都露出了一脸的失望，这一条线看来是断了。 “我觉得吧，”回到专案组后，我说，“可以在一些同性恋交友网站上找找线索。他的男人多是不错，但我想，只要一个一个排查，应该能发现一些线索。” 黄支队垂头丧气地点了点头。 侦查员们开始了海底捞针的工作，而我又重新回到了百无聊赖的状态。 晚上，我坐在黄支队的办公桌前，看着前不久发生在龙都的杀人奸尸案件。因为我的依据充分，“云泰案”专案组已经将此案并案侦查，并且围绕着最后一起案件中死者体内的精斑DNA进行摸排，只是这也是一项海底捞针的工作，感觉破案遥遥无期。 龙都案件中的死者是一名女工，值完夜班后，独自回家，可能是因为突然内急，就走进了路边的一所公厕。万万没有想到，那个恶魔就潜伏在公厕里等待着他的猎物。 这个案子和以前的不同，恶魔不仅脱下了死者的裤子，还脱下了死者的上身衣物和胸罩。这些衣服被凶手扔在了厕所的化粪池里，龙都警方还费了半天力气把内衣打捞上来。 看着案情介绍，我突然有了疑问：警方为何要花这么大的力气打捞一套死者的内衣？ 原来，死者因为是在途中遇害，当时并没有弄清楚尸源。死者身上的财物和可能携带的手提包之类的物品都不翼而飞，连衣服都被扔在了化粪池里。 为了迅速查清尸源，则必须要从死者的衣物上找到一些可以认定尸源的线索。后来，也确实是在死者上衣口袋里发现了一张超市会员卡，从而迅速认定了尸源。 看到这里，我突然灵光一现，兴奋地重重拍了一下桌子。 在一旁沙发上打盹的黄支队被我吓了一跳，瞪着眼睛说：“不是你的桌子，你不心疼是吧？现在经费这么紧张，买个桌子都要政府采购的。政府采购很麻烦啊，你懂的。” “师兄，我刚才突然想到，这起案件，可不可以通过一些尸体附着物发现线索呢？”我说，“龙都的那起'云泰案'个案就是根据衣服里的会员卡找到的尸源。说不准我们也能从这具尸体的附着物上找到一些破案的方向。” “附着物？”黄支队说，“这具尸体有附着物吗？哦，你是说他的袜子，我看过了，连个商标都没有，没戏。” “商标？”我又重重地拍了一下桌子，“对！就看商标。” 黄支队赶紧过来检查桌脚：“你是来砸场子的吧？我这桌子是拼的，你这样拍会给我拍散了的！” “师兄，”我说，“别那么小气。你开始以为案件很快能破案，所以忘记了尸体上有个很重要的附着物吧？” “有吗？”黄支队一边说一边晃了晃他的桌子，说，“哦，是有，蓝色内衣！” “说不准可以从蓝色内衣的商标上找到一些线索呢？”我眉飞色舞。 “不过，这套内衣真的不敢肯定和本案有直接因果关系。”黄支队说，“毕竟它是在池子里，而不是在死者身上。” “我开始考虑过，”我说，“这套内衣尺码大，不能排除就是买来给死者穿，刺激另一个男人感官的。” “同性恋会让对方穿女人的内衣？”黄支队说，“那还是同性恋吗？” “我也不清楚。”我说，“但我曾经在网上看到过一个男人扮成女人和另一个男人发生关系的案例，所以不能排除有这种情况。” “那？”黄支队看了看漆黑的屋外，说，“你的意思是要半夜去殡仪馆吗？” 我揉揉鼻子说：“原来你们把物证保存在了殡仪馆？” 在一阵阵不知是什么怪鸟的怪叫声中，我们走进了云泰市公安局设在殡仪馆内的物证室。为了方便物证保管，很多地方公安机关法医会在殡仪馆内设一间物证室。 从漆黑的屋外走进发出微弱光芒的物证室里，我感觉到后背有一丝凉意。 黄支队从物证架上取下一个塑料袋，里面装的正是我在池塘里打捞上来的那套蓝色内衣。因为在腐水中泡的时间太久，又在密闭的塑料袋中闷了几天，内衣一被拿出来，就散发出一股恶臭。 黄支队拿着内衣，蹩脚地寻找内衣的商标所在。 我揉了揉鼻子，回头看了眼说：“你说会不会找到商标后，猛一回头，看见一个长发白衣女子站在我们身后？” 黄支队说：“干法医的，还这么迷信，你吓唬谁呢？” 说是这样说，但他还是下意识回头看了一眼，确定我们的背后什么也没有。 很快，我们找到了，这套内衣的品牌是“DAQ”。具体这三个字母代表什么，我们两个大男人也不知道。 发现商标后，我们高兴地转身准备离开，却发现门口的黑影中站着一个拿着工具的女人。 我突然觉得自己全身的立毛肌都竖了起来，两腿迅速肌肉松弛。 好在女人开口说了话：“干什么的！” “是你啊，”黄支队显然也受了惊，“人吓人吓死人知道不？” 原来是驻守殡仪馆的一位大姐，听见有动静，以为是有小偷就拿着铁锹走了过来。有的时候不得不佩服这些殡仪馆的职工，尤其是女同志。我自认胆儿大，但是让我一个人在这满是死人的地方睡觉，我还是有些胆战的。 和大姐说明了来意后，大姐给了我们一个惊喜：“哦，这个牌子啊，我知道的。在小街有个专卖店。” “小街？”小街是当地一个低档杂物销售市场，黄支队问，“只有那里有得卖吗？” “二十元钱一套的内衣，还是情趣内衣，除了那里，还有哪里有得卖？” 大姐是个性情直爽的人。 “知道了！谢谢您！看来今晚可以睡个好觉了。”黄支队高兴地说。 第二天一早，我们就找到了位于小街中心位置的DAQ情趣内衣店。 “我们是公安局的。”侦查员拿出了蓝色内衣的照片，“请问这套内衣是在你们家买的吧？” 店主点点头：“嗯，是我们家的货。” “那请问，”侦查员说，“十个月前你们把这套内衣卖给了谁？” 店主一脸无奈的表情，可能他在心想这个小警察傻吧？十个月前的事情谁能记得？ 我解围地笑了笑，说：“可能您要回忆一下，大约十个月前，有没有一个男人来买过这样一套情趣内衣？” 店主沉吟了一下，说：“冬天是吧？那时候是生意淡季，但好像有几个男人来买过，具体我也弄不清楚了，但是记得小街东头的一家药酒店老板来买过一套蓝色的。因为这个老板快四十了还是光棍，所以我当时还问他是不是有女朋友了。” 黄支队还想再问些什么，我把黄支队拉到一边，说：“别问了，抓人吧。” “你是说药酒店老板？”黄支队说，“凭什么说肯定是他？这内衣店老板说了，那个时间段有好几个男人都来买过，药酒店老板只是其中之一。” “哈哈，”我高兴地说，“你一定是忘记了，那个看守水泵房的老头，每天都要喝药酒，而本案的凶手肯定要熟悉水泵房附近的环境。” “你是说看守老头是这家药酒店的熟客，”黄支队说，“店老板也有可能去过老头的水泵房，知道那里有个藏尸的好地方？” “是啊，又是内衣，又是药酒，我想在一个城市里不会有这么巧合的事情吧？”我自信满满。 在侦查员抓到药酒店老板以后，我们也对药酒店进行了搜查。 药酒店是一个平房套间。外间是店面，柜台摆放着密密麻麻的泡着各种物件的药酒玻璃瓶，倒是没有什么异常状况。 但是当我们走进店内间，店老板平时居住的地方，窗口吹进来的风轻轻撩起了床单，我们看见床下也有一个玻璃瓶。 黄支队快步走了过去，拿出玻璃瓶，却立即浮现出一副恶心的表情。还好，法医的胃口都比较深，黄支队没有一口吐出来。 玻璃瓶里还剩半瓶酒，瓶底居然漂着一根男人的阳具和两颗睾丸！ That's how the case was broken. 对店老板的审讯，我只听了一半就提前退场了。眼前的这个店老板，口口声声称曹雷是心甘情愿被他杀死，是心甘情愿把自己的阳具贡献出来给他泡酒喝的，说是他们这种叫冰恋，说那是一种至高无上的感情。 从技术层面看，死者的头部损伤非常集中，如果不是失去抵抗能力，是不会保持一个姿势让凶手打击致死的。当然，除非死者自己是愿意的。 我摇摇头，表示无奈。对于这种心理变态的人，我不知道该说些什么，只有强忍着呕吐的欲望，默默离开云泰，开始新的侦案历程。