Chapter 8 The sixth case magic coffin

"Who did you say named it? 'The Ring Project', I thought I was watching The Lord of the Rings." Dabao said. "It's just a name, which is convenient for description." I said, "Isn't it closer to life than 'Operation Fox Hunt' and 'Operation Hurricane'? Anyway, the key to this case is also a ring." "The case of Du Zhou's disappearance has finally been filed. I think my task has been completed, and I can persuade Qu Xiaorong to go home and wait for the result." Dabao said. "Xuan." Lin Tao burst out laughing, "How annoying you are to her. Now that the case has developed to this point, no matter how hard you drive her away, she won't leave."

"What should I do?" Dabao sat on the edge of the laboratory table, holding his chin with both hands, "How can I have a baby if she doesn't leave? I want to have a baby, I want to have a baby." "Aren't you pregnant?" Han Liang leaned against the corner, playing with the old Nokia.Now that we discovered it, Han Liang no longer shy away from us, and started the challenge of "Snake" whenever he was free. "That time was a misunderstanding." Dabao said with a blushing face, "but there is no chance of getting pregnant in the near future."

"Why do I think the content of your chats is so pornographic?" Sister Zheng couldn't stand our small talk, and said with a smile, "Little Feather is still a child." "Sister Zheng!" Chen Shiyu said angrily. It was already 8:30 in the morning, and there was still half an hour before the first meeting of the "Ring Project".We all huddled in the data comparison room of the DNA laboratory, chatting and looking at the numbers scrolling on the computer screen. "Anyway, the big database in the province failed." Sister Zheng said, "Either the family members of the deceased did not enter the DNA database of the missing person like the first deceased, or it is not from our province. Now roll the data in the national database, slowly A little, don't worry."

I looked at my watch and said, "Don't worry, don't worry. To be honest, I really don't have much hope." As soon as my voice fell, I only heard a "ding" from the computer speaker, and then a continuous alarm signal was issued.I know that this is a signal that the comparison is suspected to be successful and requires manual confirmation in the next step. "Hehehe, it's really weird." Dabao jumped up and patted my shoulder, "Don't you, Lao Qin, have a crow's mouth that has always been known as 'a good but not a bad spirit'? Why are you so upbeat this time? ?”

Even Han Liang, who was hiding in the corner playing with his mobile phone, ran to the screen. Although we didn't fully understand the series of curves on the screen, I knew at this moment that a miracle might happen. Sure enough, the calm Sister Zheng stared at the screen for five minutes, and said firmly: "It can't be wrong, the comparison is on." The room erupted in cheers. "Zuo Lian, female, 31 years old, ID number ××××××××××××××××××××××××××, deputy general manager of Yilun Industrial Co., Ltd. in Huaijiang City, Jiangbei Province." Dabao squinted his eyes Looking at the missing person information on the screen, "Yo ho, this is a young female entrepreneur."

"On the morning of February 8, he didn't go to work at the unit and didn't return at night. Her husband started looking for her. The next day, her husband notified Zuo Lian's parents, and they went to the local police station to report the case together. After preliminary investigation, no specific whereabouts of Zuo Lian was found. , so the DNA samples of his parents were taken and entered into the missing person database on February 15." I finished reading the brief case, "It's over? Is it over? Isn't this too simple?" "I didn't find anything out of the investigation, how can I write it in detail?" Sister Zheng printed out the data and handed it to me.

"This person has been missing for a month and a half." I said, "However, the deceased died in the past two days. From this point of view, she should have lived somewhere or in Longpan City for a month and a half before being killed." "Anyway, the source of the corpse has been found!" Lin Tao said, "We have to tell the special case team quickly and ask them to investigate the trajectory of the deceased before she disappeared and her background information. I think the special case will be delayed, and we have to wait for it." The preliminary results can be used to deploy the next step, right?"

Sure enough, after we reported the results to the special case group, the special case group decided to investigate the life of the deceased first, and sent special personnel to the place where the deceased lived to investigate.After all the investigations are clear, we will conduct meeting research. It is impossible for Master to let us, the strong laborers, sit idle.So after clarifying the next step of the "Ring Project", Master instructed us to attend a hearing on the petition case organized by the city government. This is not uncommon. For some difficult petition matters, this method is usually used to resolve them legally and fairly.If a criminal case is involved, it is possible to involve a forensic examiner.

We are not unfamiliar with this case, because the petitioner Xia Mo has come to the hall to petition several times, and our investigation team has also received it.During the hearing, many leaders and case handlers were present, as well as people from the administrative village where the petitioner lived, as well as lawyers hired by the petitioner.The case was a case of intentional injury and death thirteen years ago. There was a quarrel between a boy under the age of fourteen and a boy under the age of sixteen, followed by a fight.During the fight, the 13-year-old boy hit the 16-year-old boy on the head with a stone, resulting in the death of the 16-year-old boy.

Because minors under the age of 13 are not the subject of criminal responsibility, they do not bear criminal responsibility.After the boy's family paid compensation to the other party, the boy was released after three years of reeducation through labor.Another ten years later, the boy who worked hard in the society accumulated a lot of wealth, which made the victim's family very unhappy, so the old matter was brought up again, and the road of petitioning began. Xia Mo claimed that in recent years he always dreamed of his son who had passed away for thirteen years, which meant that his son must have grievances and came to the Public Security Bureau to petition.Of course, the comrades interviewed by the Public Security Bureau are definitely not so superstitious, so I hope that the petitioners can provide more detailed appeals.Under the guidance of the lawyer, the petitioner reflected for a while that the perpetrator's mother was also involved in the fight, and for a while pointed out that there were errors in the forensic report.

Although the quality of the case handling thirteen years ago was not as refined as it is now, but in this case alone, there is really nothing wrong with it.Therefore, although there were still some debates at the beginning of the hearing, in the later period, the case-handling unit basically had the absolute upper hand.The petitioner's lawyer finally pointed out that in the forensic examination photos, the victim clearly had a left skull fracture, but in the appraisal certificate it was written that the right skull fracture.Because the investigation showed that the perpetrator beat the victim's right side of the head, if it was really the left skull fracture, then there is something wrong with this case. I saw the photos displayed at the hearing, and the victim did indeed have a right skull fracture.But why does the lawyer have to claim that it looks like a left skull fracture from the photos?The reason is very simple.The forensic doctor only photographed the skull after sawing off the victim's skull.If you are not a professional and do not know how to use the physiological structure of the bone suture to judge the front and back, you really can't tell which side of the oval calvaria is the frontal part and which side is the back occipital part.If you can't determine the front and back, you can't judge the left and right. It was filmed thirteen years ago, so among the few photos, there are no photos that can be clearly determined by people.Fortunately, the village where the victim lived was still a burial area, so the body was not cremated but buried.Since the forensic doctor could not convince the lawyer, the final conclusion of the hearing was: the forensic doctor of the provincial department and the city bureau will organize an autopsy to clarify the location of the head injury.If the original identification is correct, the visit will be stopped and the lawsuit will be suspended; if the original identification is incorrect, the original conclusion of the case will be overturned and the investigation will be re-investigated. Although we, as forensic doctors, are sure that the original conclusion is correct, we have no choice but to follow the next step work plan formulated by the municipal government and carry out the exhumation work. Today, when cremation is basically popular, it is not common to open the coffin for autopsy.But in some areas where burials are still practiced, they are occasionally encountered.I have been working for more than ten years, and I once encountered an exhumation work, which left a deep impression on me. That was when I first started working, I went to a county town in the northwest of our province to review a petition.The body was buried months ago and needs to be exhumed for an autopsy. Due to local customs, the corpse cannot be dragged at will after the coffin is opened, so the autopsy can only be carried out in situ.The coffin was buried in the middle of the field of the person concerned, and the time for the autopsy was almost dusk.In order to ensure sufficient light, the case-handling unit pulled hundreds of meters of wires and set up a temporary miner's lamp near the grave. At that time, forensic medical equipment in some counties with poor financial status was not guaranteed.Because disposable anatomy suits were too expensive (actually only 6 yuan per set at that time), the bureau did not have special funds to provide guarantee for forensic work.So every time the forensic doctor dissects, he wears that dirty white coat.After the autopsy is completed, the forensic doctor will take the white coat back and wash it himself wearing gloves. After cleaning, he will use it next time. When I got the white coat during the coffin autopsy, I was very surprised.In the 21st century, forensic doctors still wear white coats to dissect corpses, which is basically as rare as people using pagers now.At the same time as it was strange, my heart was also full of hardness.After all, it was clothes that were used repeatedly, and the old blood stains were still visible. Still, it's better than nothing at all.So Lin Tao and I put on white coats full of depression and waited for the police to pry open the coffin lid with an iron drill. At the moment when the coffin lid was lifted, all the policemen retreated one after another. Standing a few meters away, Lin Tao and I also immediately smelled a pungent rancid smell.However, those of us who have been dealing with the "Giant View" and "Corpse Waxing" all the year round, have we not seen such a big storm?It's just a rancid smell, what the hell.So Lin Tao and I put on our gloves with disdain, and approached the coffin. That first sight, I will never forget. There was no corpse to be seen in the coffin, but a layer of maggots.The yellow-white maggots squirmed in different directions, as if they had become a liquid plane in the coffin. Lin Tao, who had mild trypophobia, almost fainted, but I held him up.Then he opened my hand and yelled, "Don't...don't touch me." It's okay not to touch Lin Tao, but it's definitely not okay not to touch the corpse. If there is a full set of dissecting suits, it is not afraid, after all, it can completely isolate our body from the outside world.But with just a white coat and a pair of broken rubber shoes, it is not easy to get the corpse out of the maggot pile. However, no matter how difficult it was, the local forensic doctor and I could only close our eyes, grit our teeth, step into the coffin with one foot, and then bent over to find the corpse among the maggot piles. I know that that foot crushed countless maggots, because I can feel the crackling sound coming from the bottom of my feet.The corpse has not yet turned into bones, so it will not be fragmented.When the local forensic doctor and I grabbed the upper and lower limbs of the corpse at the same time, we worked together to pull the corpse out of the coffin. At the same time, hundreds of maggots were pulled out, scattered all over the ground. That's why I have such strong memories of the exhumation.Because of normal dissection work, I was worried about whether there would be maggots on the ground crawling along the shaft of my galoshes and into my galoshes.Then I recalled whether the moment I pulled the corpse just now, it would have brought maggots into my collar.Due to psychological effects, I even felt uncomfortable all over, and sometimes there seemed to be some itchy feeling on the back of my feet. Lin Tao is much better than me, after all, he had already run a few feet away when he pulled the corpse.However, he couldn't be idle, so every time he got close to the corpse to take pictures, he would inevitably trample a few maggots to death. Lin Tao, who was not wearing rubber shoes, went to the store to buy a pair of leather shoes when he returned to the county town, and threw his pair away.And I, after dissecting the corpse, checked my body carefully, fortunately there were no maggots attached.However, after all, he was wearing a white coat to dissect the corpse, so after returning to the hotel, he took a shower for more than an hour. What kind of corpse have we not seen?But when it comes to the autopsy, Lin Tao and I still involuntarily looked at each other.It may be because we all think of that indelible psychological shadow. Of course, such a situation cannot be met again.Firstly, the current forensic equipment and facilities are not what they used to be; secondly, this corpse that has been buried for thirteen years has already been completely boned.Since there is no soft tissue, there will be no flies to forage for food and lay eggs. Since it is only to see whether the skull fracture line of the deceased thirteen years ago is on the left or the right, it must be a very simple and stress-free task. Compared with the last coffin autopsy, the battle this time was much bigger. After all, the case was directly assigned by the city leaders, and the hearing was held in a serious manner. When we arrived at the scene, two SWAT squadrons had already arrived.The special police pulled up a cordon around the scene, and every few meters there was a special police standing guard in a straddling posture.It seems that the custom here is also that after the coffin is opened, the corpse cannot be removed, and it can only be inspected on the spot. It was almost the same as the scene of the last autopsy. The grave mound from 13 years ago stood in the middle of the field of the petitioner Xia Mo's home.The field of Xia Mo's family was originally at the corner of the village, so this place is more remote than the place where the coffin was opened for autopsy last time.Hundreds of meters of wires may not be able to lead electricity from the village to the fields.But now it was afternoon, and it was still early in the evening, so there was no need for lighting.Moreover, the three or four criminal scene investigation vehicles parked around the scene all have spotlights on the top that can emit strong light.So even if you work at night, these cars can turn this place into daylight. Seeing these scenes, I can't help feeling that economic development has really provided us with a lot of convenience for forensic work.In just ten years, our working environment can be said to have been turned upside down. Seeing that we began to wear a full set of disposable dissection suits outside the cordon, the two brothers of the special police began to dig the grave with a shovel.Several villagers waited with bamboo poles, ready to lift the coffin up from the pit when it appeared. After a while, a large and painted coffin was dug out of the pit.Although we knew we wouldn't repeat the same mistakes, Lin Tao and I couldn't help but gasped. The special policeman in charge of digging patted the dirt on his body, and took out an iron rod from the side to pry open the coffin, but Xia Mo stopped him with his hand.Xia Mo said: "Don't mess around! This is a magic coffin! You rough people, where can you pry it up?" The SWAT looked bewildered. When I heard it, I immediately became interested. "Magic coffin"?This is the first time I've heard of it.I walked to the side of the coffin and looked around. This unremarkable coffin is really different.If I guessed correctly, there is not a single iron nail all over this coffin, and it is all made of the fit of wood.I've read about this technique in some books, but haven't actually seen furniture that doesn't use nails.Although coffins do not belong to furniture, I have not seen them anyway. "Can you pry open a coffin without nails?" Xia Mo said, calling the people around him. The person next to him is gray-haired, but has a deer-like head and eyes. It looks like he should be the maker of this coffin.Xia Mo walked to the end of the coffin and pressed down on the coffin lid. The white-haired old man exerted some force on the other end and heard a click, and the coffin lid immediately loosened. falling dust. This method of opening the coffin like cracking the mechanism is really ingenious, and it instantly reminded me of it. "People light candles, ghosts blow lamps. Where is the southeast direction? Do you want to light a candle first?" Dabao said mysteriously while watching it recently. Seeing that the coffin had been opened, I ignored Dabao and walked to the side of the coffin with Lin Tao.Xia Mo and the white-haired old man had already left, so I called Dabao to work together to lift the coffin lid down and put it upside down.This coffin lid will be our temporary "dissecting table" for a while.At the moment when the inside of the coffin was connected to the air, I didn't smell any peculiar smell. Of course, this was expected. After placing the coffin lid, Dabao took the lead to look into the coffin.Before I straightened my waist, I heard Dabao scream.Not far away, Lin Tao staggered in fright. "What's wrong? I was surprised!" I scolded, "Have you read too many novels?" As soon as Dabao stuttered nervously, he made a mistake: "No... no... no way! There are... there are... there are... two corpses in this place!" Dabao is not dazzled. There were indeed two skeletons covered in dust in the coffin.One skeleton lay on its back, while the other lay on its side beside him.Out of professional instinct, I went to see the pelvis of the two skeletons at first sight.One is male and the other is female. "What's going on?" I was also stunned. "What do you say at the end of Xia?" Although Chen Shiyu was the youngest, she was the calmest when encountering unexpected situations.Unlike Lin Tao who had already jumped behind the police car and dared not go forward. We looked at the end of Xia in the distance, and he and the white-haired old man had already learned about the incident from the special police at this time, and they seemed extremely surprised, pointing fingers and saying something. "They have no idea what's going on," said an investigator. "It really has become a 'magic coffin', which can produce one more corpse. In this case, this is not just a case of opening the coffin for review." I said, "It is obviously not possible to examine the bones here. We can’t guarantee that we won’t lose important physical evidence.” "I'll arrange a vehicle right away and take the coffin to the autopsy room." The investigator said, "I'll report to Chief Zhao now." "Isn't it said that there is a custom here that the exhumation of the coffin cannot be moved to another place?" I said. The investigator snorted coldly, and said, "There is an extra corpse in Xia Mo's son's coffin, and he can't escape. Now all his strength is used to defend himself, and he no longer cares about customs." "Justification?" I said. "What would it be?" "At least it cannot be ruled out that it is a 'ghost marriage' in some feudal superstitions." Han Liang said. "Dark marriage?" I half understood. "In order to find a wife for the dead in the underworld, some people will find a corpse of the opposite sex who is similar in age and bury them at the same time before burying them. It's okay to say, but some people deliberately kill a person to be buried with them for feudal superstition .” Han Liang said. "This, can't it?" I said with a little shudder, "What is the truth, let's wait for our test results." With the help of the funeral home staff, we took the large coffin away with a small truck, and then we drove to the funeral home together in a survey vehicle.Looking at the sunset outside the window, we each did not speak.Some are in shock, some are worried, and some are exhausted from continuous work. The dissecting room only provides a place with a stable air environment, and the dissecting table is no longer used, because the dissecting table is too high to put a coffin on it. Fortunately, the coffin looked relatively clean, so we put on our dissecting suits and lay down on the edge of the coffin, starting from the observation, and gradually inspecting the two corpses in this coffin. The corpse was covered in dust, and the whole skeleton could not be seen clearly for a while.I opened Lin Tao's investigation box, took out two fingerprint brushes from it, handed it to Dabao, and then the two of us started to clean the dust on the bones. "Hey! What are you doing! You're just scrapping my brush! The process of buying consumables is very troublesome now!" Lin Tao felt sorry for his fingerprint brush and raised his hand in protest. "Then what do you think? It's too late for us to buy brushes now." I said with a smile. "Do you really consider yourself an archaeologist?" Han Liang said. "Isn't it good?" I blew off the dust on the brush and said to Dabao, "I'll change it later, it's 'seven craftsmen in one'." "Is it necessary for you to do this? Isn't it just two bones?" Lin Tao said, "If you brush like this, you can brush out things? Just take it out, can't you?" Because human bones need soft tissue and cartilage to connect, after the corpse is completely ossified, without these connecting tissues, it will be completely scattered.Especially some small bones are easy to lose.However, all the bones were pulled together in the coffin, so the bones would not be lost easily.Because the two bones were both wearing clothes, and the clothes had not completely degraded, the wrapping of the bones was well preserved. "Look, look, if you take it directly, you will definitely not be able to see these clues." I brushed out the parts where the two bones fit together, and pointed to Lin Tao. "What is this?" Lin Tao didn't know what to do. The faces of the two corpses fit together, and some limbs fit together.The fitting part is not completely boned, but there are some black cardboard-like things wrapped around the bones. "This is the skin and subcutaneous tissue that haven't completely decayed, and it's already leathery." I said while clamping off the hard shell with a hemostat, "Because the pressing of the two corpses made this part of the skin and subcutaneous tissue dry. There was a lot of wind, so most of the corpses were completely decomposed, but this small part that was attached was mummified and preserved." "Just such a little skin, what's the point?" Lin Tao looked at the hard shell, which was only two or three centimeters square, and didn't care. I shook my head and said, "Heh, don't underestimate this small thing, it has a great significance. Look, from which corpse did this hard shell come off?" "It's mainly male, and there seems to be a little female." Lin Tao said. I smiled and said, "Since it's partly air-dried and incorruptible due to the bonding, it means that when the two corpses were bonded together, the male body hadn't completely ossified, right?" Lin Tao suddenly realized: "Ah, yes, this means that the other corpse was not put in after the male corpse was ossified, but before the male corpse was completely decomposed and the skin disappeared." "That's right." I applauded, "It takes a year for a corpse to decompose in the coffin until it is completely boneless. In September 13 years ago, the male corpse was buried in it, which means that in September 12 years ago Before, or even earlier, female corpses were put into coffins. In other words, this is a case that has been hidden for twelve years." "The time of death is basically determined!" Lin Tao sighed. "What is this?" Dabao, who was painting ashes at the other end of the coffin, took out a dried flower with tweezers. "Flowers? Are there flowers in the coffin?" Chen Shiyu said. Han Liang leaned against the door of the anatomy room and played with his mobile phone. He looked up and said, "This is a wild chrysanthemum." "Wild chrysanthemums?" I said, "Wild chrysanthemums don't bloom this season, do they?" "Well." Han Liang said, "It usually blooms in November." "There are broken wild chrysanthemums in the coffin, and the male deceased was buried in September." I mused, "It is impossible for the wild chrysanthemums to break off and go into the coffin by itself, which means that when the female corpses were put in, the dead chrysanthemums must have been accidentally thrown into the coffin." The wild chrysanthemum was broken off and brought into the coffin. This is obvious, indicating that the female deceased died and was put into the coffin in November thirteen years ago." "Precisely pinpointing the time of death! Praise!" Chen Shiyu applauded. "Just knowing the time of death is not enough," I said, "Come on, get the female bones onto the dissecting table, be careful." Because the bones had fallen apart, fortunately they were wrapped in clothes, so we carefully turned the female bones over on a large piece of plastic sheeting, and then carried the bones around the plastic sheeting to the dissecting table. Dabao and Forensic Doctor Han began to examine the bones, and I conducted further examinations in the coffin.First of all, I asked Lin Tao to take pictures of the skull of the male corpse, and it was clear that the deceased was indeed fractured in the right temporal region, which satisfied the appeal of the petitioner.Also, I searched around the male skeleton.Searched for a week and found nothing suspicious.But under the reflection of the setting sun, I saw an object with different light transmittance, so I picked it up.It seems that it is a transparent plastic block, I don't know what it is for.But looking at the location, it should have fallen from the female corpse. "What is this?" I looked at the transparent plastic block.It is irregular in shape, but smooth all over.Obviously, it is not a naturally generated thing, it must be artificially polished. "It seems to be the thing that actors wear in their ears when they sing on stage." Every time Han Liang raised his head casually, he could answer a key question. "You mean ear molds?" In my impression, the ear molds should be blue or green, something like plasticine, I said, "If it is an ear mold, it is your sister Bell's specialty! " Ear molds are usually used on BTE hearing aids and are necessary accessories for BTE hearing aids to function.The earmold is inserted into the outer ear canal, and the hearing aid is connected to the earmold by a tube.In this way, the external sound will be amplified by the hearing aid, and then transmitted to the middle ear through the ear mold that seals the external auditory canal. Ling Dang is now a hearing aid fitter for the Provincial Disabled Persons' Federation. She is an absolute professional in this field. Who else can she look for? "You examine the bones normally, and I'll come back as soon as I go." I said to Dabao while taking off my dissecting suit. Bell was testing the hearing of a hearing-impaired child. When she saw me running in a hurry, she waved for me to wait at the door of the testing room.I waited at the door of the testing room for about ten minutes, and the bell came out. "Help me find out what this is?" I took out an evidence bag and showed it to Bell. Bell was very surprised why I ran to her unit when I was about to get off work. Maybe I thought I was here to pick her up from get off work, but I came to ask questions, and I was a little disappointed.She looked at the evidence bag and said, "Earmold." "It's really an earmold? Aren't earmolds all green and blue plasticine-like things?" I was overjoyed. "The one you mentioned is ear printing paste, which is the pre-process of making ear molds." Ling Dang said, "This is the finished ear mold." "But there are no hearing aids in the coffin." I said to myself. "What coffin?" Bell asked. "Then tell me, can a person only wear earmolds without hearing aids?" I continued to ask. Ling Dang said: "The purpose of wearing earmolds is to install hearing aids. However, hearing aids are not worn all the time. You can take them off when you sleep, but you don't have to take off the earmolds. And behind-the-ear hearing aids are connected to the earmolds through a hose. Yes, if you are not careful, you may lose it." "Understood." I said with a smile, "Then take a look, can you see any clues from this earmold? For example, find its owner through this earmold?" Ling Dang reluctantly took the ear mold, looked at it with a magnifying glass, and said, "This ear mold has the logo of the Fendac hearing aid company and the logo of the National Rescue and Assistance Program for the Disabled." "That is to say, I can know who its owner is?" I was pleasantly surprised. "This national rescue project for the disabled is to allocate tens of thousands of hearing aids to cities, counties and districts across the country every year, and provide free hearing aid installation services for qualified hearing-impaired poor people. Tens of thousands of hearing aids are provided every year!" Bell gave me a blank look, and then said , "However, Fendac has withdrawn from the Chinese market for ten years." "Yes, yes, it happened more than ten years ago." I said, "How can I find its owner?" "This is a nationwide project, so it's not easy to check." Ling Dang said, "But the habit of making ear molds, I can assure you that it is not our province." "From other provinces?" My heart turned cold. "Then how do you know it was more than ten years ago?" Ling Dang said, "Fendac entered the Chinese market 15 years ago and exited it ten years ago. In fact, it has only been in business for five years. The scope is much smaller." "I'm even sure it was made before November thirteen years ago, so it's actually less than two years. However, that's still a lot." I sighed. "Then there is nothing I can do to help." Bell said with a smile. "It has been a great help." I was surprised that I could say such respectful words. "So are you going home for dinner tonight?" "No, I'm busy." I turned and left. "Tens of thousands of units per year, and only a hundred thousand people's information in two years." Han Liang said, "Combining with the age and gender of the deceased, more than half can be eliminated. The final tens of thousands of people's data, together with the information on missing persons Just hit it, maybe it will come out." I thought what Han Liang said made sense, so I quickly asked, "How about the information tested here?" Dabao was fiddling with two small bones in his hand. He looked up at me and said, "The deceased should be a woman in her twenties, with a height of about 150 centimeters. The deceased suffered a fracture of the right horn of the hyoid bone, and the upper left incisor and canine The corresponding alveolar bone has fractures. Others are not damaged." "Fracture of the hyoid bone and fracture of the alveolar bone, it must be the action of covering the nose and mouth and choking the neck!" I said. Dabao nodded, his gaze still fixed on the small bone in his hand: "The petrous part of the temporal bone is also black, which means that the deceased should have been strangled. Since strangulation cannot form by itself, this is a murder case." "It's really a murder case. I hope it's not the 'ghost marriage' you mentioned. The worst feudal superstition that kills people." I whispered, "Is there anything that can identify the deceased's clothes and belongings?" Dabao shook his head and said, "I don't have any belongings with me. The clothes have been rotted and degraded so badly that I can't even tell what kind of style it is, let alone what brand it is. However, the deceased was wearing a cotton sweater. It is certain that she died in early winter." "Are there any abnormalities in the other bones?" I asked. Dabao shook his head and said, "Others are normal. However, when I was tidying up the bones just now, there were two small extra bones, and I couldn't tell where they came from. If they were bones from other animals, it would be impossible to fall into them." In the coffin." I stretched out my hand to take the small bone in Dabao's hand, feeling cold all over my body, and said, "Where did you find the bone?" "In the crotch." Dabao said. "The deceased is pregnant." I said through gritted teeth. "Ah?" Dabao was taken aback, "You mean these are the bones of a fetus? Aren't the bones of a fetus also perishable?" "If it is a seven or eight-month-old fetus, it is entirely possible to leave traces of bone." I said, "The reason why this small bone is in the crotch of the deceased is because of 'birth after death'." The decay of the corpse produces a large amount of gas, which presses the tissues in the body out of the body.For example, in the view of corrupt giants, the eyes will protrude and the tongue will stick out.If there is a relatively large fetus in the abdomen of the deceased, as the pressure of the gas in the abdomen of the deceased increases, the fetus in the abdomen will be squeezed out of the body, which is called "post-mortem delivery".In the folk, people usually refer to the "birth" of a female corpse in a coffin as a coffin child. "Who the hell would kill a pregnant woman with a big belly so cruelly! One dead body and two lives." Lin Tao gritted his teeth and said. "However, the father of the child must be the biggest suspect." I said, "I don't know if the DNA department has a way to make the DNA of the fetal bone. If it is possible, it can provide us with some evidence and clues." "Then what should we do next?" Chen Shiyu asked. I said, "Now it's up to the investigative department. First, we need to look for eligible missing persons through the list of hearing aid projects. Second, we need to find the father of the child through DNA." "Now the investigative department is focusing on Xia Mo and the carpenter who made the coffin wholeheartedly." Chen Shiyu said. "Their analysis is also correct." I said, "After all, this coffin is called a 'magic coffin', not everyone has the skills to open it. Xia Mo and the coffin maker are indeed the biggest suspects. However, if it is Xia Mo for' Why did he have to petition and open the coffin for an autopsy to expose his conspiracy? From this point of view, does it mean that his suspicion should drop again?" "Maybe it's because of this female ghost that he can't sleep every day?" Chen Shiyu said. "Hey, do you want to say something so evil?" Lin Tao shrank his neck and looked at the gradually darkening sky outside the window. "Don't tell me I forgot." Han Liang added, "Didn't Xia Mo say at the hearing that because he dreamed of his son every day, he recognized that there was a grievance? His son slept in such a crowded room, so of course he had to dream about it." gone." "Can you still chat happily?" Lin Tao asked angrily. "It's embarrassing." I smiled wryly, "Dealing with a complaint matter turned out to be an old case. The DNA test of the bones is relatively slow, so it seems that we have not found anything in the past two days. It seems that we still have to inquire about it tomorrow. In the case of Zuo Lian's death, let's see if we can find out what kind of relationship she has with Du Zhou." "Zuo Lian, how's the investigation going?" I asked when I walked into the task force early in the morning. The lead investigator nodded and said, "With the help of our colleagues from the brother provinces and cities, we have now found out the process of Zuo Lian's disappearance." "Hmm." I signaled the investigator to continue the introduction. The investigator said: "Zuo Lian is actually not a successful female entrepreneur who started her own business. After graduating from university, she married a man 30 years older than her. This man named Jiao Yilun is Yilun Industrial Co., Ltd. chairman of the board." "Oh, so it's a sugar daddy." Dabao said. 侦查员笑了笑说：“也可能是真爱吧，现在的年轻人不好说。左怜在一伦实业的基层单位工作了几年后，在两年前被提拔为公司的总经理。至于夫妻感情，这两人和外界交际的时候，都比较低调，外人的反映是，他们不那么亲密，但也不疏远，所以我们也没有查出什么所以然来。但是左怜失踪报警人是焦一伦。而且现在焦一伦年近六十，看起来也不像是会杀人作案的人。” “那报案的过程是什么？”我问。 侦查员说：“一伦实业有个规矩，就是平时节假日正式放假，但是大年初一这一天一般都会做一些宣传活动。焦一伦是1月中旬去欧洲参加一个什么会，因为会期的问题不能主持今年的宣传活动。焦一伦原定计划是除夕当天从国外赶回来，大概下午会抵达南江机场。以往焦一伦外出归来，都是由左怜驾车去接的。除夕夜，焦一伦在国外发送了微信视频，可是左怜没有接到。当时焦一伦以为左怜在准备公司春节的宣传活动，毕竟左怜是第一次独挑大梁嘛，所以他也没有在意。但是焦一伦乘坐了十个小时飞机，于今年春节，也就是2月8日下午五点左右抵达南江机场的时候，左找右找，就是没有看见左怜。看起来，左怜并没有按照既定计划来接他。当时焦一伦就打了电话给左怜，可是一直处于无法接通的状态。” “这时候就失踪了？”我说。 侦查员点点头，说：“焦一伦心里着急，就打了出租车回到了淮江。左怜不在家里。焦一伦又赶去了公司宣传活动现场，也没有找到左怜。当时宣传活动刚刚结束，大家都在收拾摊子，准备去饭店参加公司的晚宴。焦一伦一问员工才知道，2月7日下午，宣传活动准备完毕后，左怜就独自离开了。左怜对员工们说，要早一点去南江接焦一伦，她告知公司员工春节的宣传活动她将不会参加。但是，宣传活动之后，公司组织的新年宴会，她会和焦一伦一同参加。” “也就是说，左怜的失踪时间就是除夕夜。”我说。 “焦一伦的飞机明明是除夕下午五点才到南江的。”侦查员说，“而淮江到南江驾车只有不到一个小时的时间。说明左怜从2月7日下午下班后，到2月8日下午四点，她是有自己的安排的，而且不想让别人知道。” 我点头表示认可。 侦查员说：“而且，除夕当晚，焦一伦和左怜的父母一起到辖区派出所报案后，派出所就组织了警力进行查找，未果。第二天，又联合交警部门一同查找，最终找到了线索。” "Oh?" “根据道路监控，交警部门发现了左怜的汽车的轨迹。”侦查员说，“2月7日下午，左怜驾驶着她的奔驰轿车，从公司出发，一路直接开到了长途汽车站的停车场。她带着一个随身的大挎包，下车后径直向售票处走去。非常可惜，售票处和候车厅的监控都有大面积死角，当地警方并没有找到左怜的影像。也就是说，走出停车场，是左怜失踪前的最后一个影像。” “也就是说，咱们并不知道左怜是坐大巴去了哪里？”我问。 “但我们分析，来龙番的可能性大。因为那个时间点，正好可以赶上来龙番的末班车。而且抵达龙番只需两个小时，正好可以赶上跨年晚餐。”侦查员神秘一笑。 “你是说，她是来会情人的？”我问。 侦查员说：“如果不是做这些事，而是来公干，为何不开她自己的车？路程又不远。她肯定是害怕留下高速卡口的证据，所以才选择坐大巴。忘了说了，一伦公司的很多业务都是和高速打交道。如果焦一伦想获取左怜驾车通过高速卡口的证据，易如反掌。” “那你们找到她的情人了吗？”林涛问。 “依照这个线索，我们对左怜的所有通信记录进行了研判。”侦查员说，“可是没有一条是和龙番市有关系的。她的隐蔽工作做得很好。” “网络呢？”我问。 “现在调取QQ和微信的聊天记录，不像以前那么容易了。”侦查员挠挠头，说，“现在要层层审批，而且拿着审批件也未必调取得到。不过，左怜在家里放着一个iPad，上面只安装了微博。我们在她的微博互关好友里，倒是找到了一个注明居住地是龙番市的男人。而且，左怜和这个男人的聊天记录，虽然看不出什么，但是左怜给了他微信号。” “你们现在的目标就是这个男人？”我问。 “在我们申请到调阅QQ和微信聊天记录之前，只能以他为目标。”侦查员说。 “可是，左怜从失踪到死亡，有一个半月的时间，难道是这个男人一直和她在一起？”林涛问。 “就这个问题，我们也进行了深入的调查。”侦查员说，“从全市的宾馆登记来看，并没有发现左怜有在龙番住店的记录。说明她至少应该有个落脚的地方。既然有落脚的地方，住一天是住，住几个月也是住。” “可是，左怜她就不考虑考虑焦一伦，还有那么大一个公司？”我问。 侦查员摇摇头，低声说：“这可不好说，你没听说过私奔这个词吗？根据调查，焦一伦这人根本就没性功能。” 林涛下意识地瞥了陈诗羽一眼。陈诗羽脸一红，故意看向别处，装作没听见的样子。 “这样解释，还是有些牵强。”我说，“她既然能忍受焦一伦好几年，没必要突然就放弃那么大的产业，和那么优越的生活。” “人的心理啊，还真不好说。”侦查员说，“谁知道她和焦一伦在一起这几年，究竟发生了些什么。如果她真的是难以忍受焦一伦了，这倒是个机会。” “对了，既然并案了，有没有查一下左怜和那具腐败女尸之间的关系？”陈诗羽问。 侦查员摇摇头，说：“一来，腐败女尸的尸源到现在还没有找到，不能确认身份，就不能查她们之间的关系。不过，我们查过了，左怜和杜洲肯定是没有任何联系、往来的。二来，我们对左怜身边的女性同事、同学、熟人、亲属什么的都进行了摸排，也没有发现哪个符合条件的女性失踪。也就是说，还没有依据证明两人之间有什么关系。” “会不会是左怜隐形的闺密？”陈诗羽说，“这一个半月，左怜就住在她家？” “这也不好说。”侦查员说，“毕竟没有查到不代表没有。社会关系调查这种事情，很难做到百分之百精确的。” 我沉思了一会儿，说：“那……这个微博男找到没有？” “刚刚查清，派人去抓了，估计直接就近带到责任区刑警二队去突审，你们要不要去看看？”侦查员说。 我点点头，说：“去看看吧。” 在我们抵达刑警二队大门口的时候，押送微博男的警车刚刚抵达。微博男一脸惊恐地被两名民警架下了警车。 这个男人白白净净的，个子很高，三十多岁，穿着也不俗。从他脸上的表情来看，并不像那些到案的杀人犯那样，要么从容，要么冷漠，要么悔恨。他的表情，更像是不明就里。 “认识吧？”侦查员把一张左怜的证件照扔在审讯椅上。 微博男伸头看了看，说：“不认识。” “淮江市一伦实业的总经理，左怜。”侦查员提示性地说。 “真的不认识啊，警官。”微博男哭丧着脸，“我从来没去过淮江市啊。” “微信聊天记录我们都看了，你还想抵赖吗？”侦查员说，“她的微博名叫颜如玉1985。” 我直感叹侦查员睁着眼睛说瞎话的能力。 “哦哦哦，是小玉啊。”微博男又侧头看了看审讯椅上的证件照，说，“这……这也不像啊。” “说吧，你和她什么关系？”侦查员问。 微博男舔了舔嘴唇，说：“就是，一般朋友。朋友算不上啦，就是网友，网友。” “网友？”侦查员冷哼了一声，“如果只是网友，我们会怀疑是你杀了她吗？” 我们在审讯室外都能感觉到微博男可能全身的汗毛都要立起来了。他扑通一声跪到了地上，说：“我……我……我冤枉啊我，就是约个炮而已，我怎么就……我……真的不是我！” 大宝在我旁边低声问：“约炮是什么意思？” 我用肘部戳了大宝一下，让他闭嘴。 陈诗羽则低声说：“不是他杀的人。” 我侧眼看了陈诗羽一眼，奇怪这个小丫头积累了一年的经验，就这么武断了？ 侦查员把微博男扶回座位，说：“那就老老实实交代。” “真的，我就是除夕夜和她一起过的而已。”微博男说，“你们可以查啊，木西西里大酒店。” “可是他们不是没查到左怜的住宿记录吗？”林涛问。 我说：“其实这个不好登记的，因为宾馆也不知道是一个人住还是有同住人员。如果左怜不想留下证据，不登记身份证，只登记这男人的，警察哪里查得到？” “那调取监控不就完了？”陈诗羽说。 我摇摇头，说：“前不久有个案子，我了解到这家五星级酒店的监控只存档一到两周就自动覆盖。这都两个月过去了，还能查到什么啊？” “可是第二天一早，小玉就说要回去了，不然来不及什么的。”微博男说，“然后我们就在酒店分开了。仅此而已，其他的，我真的一概不知啊。” “他应该没说假话。”陈诗羽说。 “听他这么说，左怜原定计划应该是来和他过一个除夕夜，然后第二天上午赶回淮江，再从淮江驾车去南江接焦一伦。不过，不知道究竟是什么事情打断了她的计划。”我说，“而且，她为什么失踪这么久才死亡？难道还有其他的情人？” “有钱人啊，会不会是被绑架了？”林涛说。 “可是焦一伦也没接到勒索电话啊。”我说。 “如果是有什么特殊的原因，绑匪一直没能获取焦一伦的联系方式呢？”林涛说，“或者，焦一伦明明知道，只是他一直不说呢？” “有道理，下一步对焦一伦还是要调查一下的。”我点头表示认可。 “就没有了？”侦查员厉声说道。 “真的没有了，不过你们可不可以别告诉我老婆？”微博男耸着肩膀侧了侧身，双手手指交叉抱拳放在两腿之间。 “他绝对还有别的事情瞒着，没有交代全。”陈诗羽直接拿起话筒说了一句。 审讯室里的微博男听见陈诗羽的话，猛地一惊。 侦查员盯着微博男。 “我真的都说完了。”微博男说。 “你是不是觉得我们不够证据刑拘你啊？”侦查员说，“和你约炮之后，就神秘失踪，两个多月后，陈尸环城公园，而这期间她没有任何音信，我们是不是有足够的理由拘捕你？” “可是我真的是冤枉的。”微博男一脸委屈。 “你是在逼我上测谎技术吗？”侦查员说。 许久，微博男低头说：“好吧，我说。其实确实还有个小细节。我和左怜分开后不到一个小时，我就接到了一个匿名的电话，应该是个男人的声音，很奇怪的声音，就像是电视上用了变声器的那种。他说是掌握了证据，知道我在木西西里开了房间，让我乖乖听话，不然就电话联系我老婆。因为我之前骗我老婆说除夕夜要出差，所以如果这个人把这事儿告诉我老婆，我就惨了。” “什么号码？他问你要钱了？”侦查员追问道。 微博男摇摇头，说：“号码是一大串数字，不是正常的电话号码。这个人奇怪得很，我以为他会问我要钱，可是他没有，他说'如果不想你老婆知道，就乖乖交出和你睡觉的那个女人的微信号'。他是想要小玉的微信号啊！还那么大费周章的。我就是觉得告诉他小玉的微信号也没什么嘛，就把小玉的微信号告诉他了。然后我还担惊受怕了两天，之后那人也没再联系我了，我觉得也就没事了。对了，对了，听你们这样一说，我觉得肯定是这个人杀了小玉，你们去抓他啊！” “怎么抓他？你还有什么其他的信息吗？”侦查员问。 微博男摇头表示并没有掌握其他信息。 “是用伪基站发出的音讯信号。”韩亮说，“现在用这种方式实施电信诈骗的很多。号码全是假的，什么也查不到。” “我关心的是，刚才小羽毛是怎么知道他有事情瞒着没说的？”我问陈诗羽。 “有什么好奇怪的，我修过犯罪心理学啊。”陈诗羽不以为意。 我说：“我也修过啊，可我怎么就没看出来他没交代全？” “我是公安大侦查系的，但是主修方向是犯罪心理学。”陈诗羽说，“我爸没和你们说过吗？” 我们几个都茫然地摇了摇头。 陈诗羽自豪地说：“我可是犯罪心理专家李玫瑾教授的亲学生，是微表情专家姜振宇教授的表学生。以李教授的理论看，这个人有明显的'亲社会性'人格，这样的人就容易在行为举止上展露他的心理状况。结合姜教授的微表情理论来说，这人视线转移、身体后仰、深吸气，都是一种逃离反应，说明了心中的恐惧和不安。同时，这个人双手抱拳护住前胸，侧着身，说明是一种保护反应，他是怀着恐惧和不安，在保护心中的秘密。” “你牛。”我朝陈诗羽竖了竖大拇指。 侦查员打开审讯室的门，走了出来：“估计他不敢说假话，一会儿就要放人了。” I nod. 侦查员接着说：“现在关键是这个神秘的打电话的人，究竟要左怜的微信做什么？” “勒索呗。”我说。 “因为勒索，所以左怜选择了失踪？”侦查员说，“这说不通啊。” “说不定是因为怕被发现奸情，一直躲在专案第一个死者的家里，想办法满足勒索的人？”陈诗羽说，“结果不知道为什么，两人接连意外死亡。这是最能解释这一切的说法了。” “不一定，也可能有别的原因。”大宝说，“因为你的推断里，没有把杜洲加上。” “我怎么总觉得杜洲是凶手呢？”林涛说。 “不管是为了什么，反正查左怜的微信是没错的。”我说，“如果可以找到神秘人的微信号，以及他的企图，就可以顺藤摸瓜了。” 侦查员点点头，说：“虽然很不容易，但是我们必须把调取微信记录的审批件给弄到！只是你们得多给我两天的时间。” “对夏末和棺材匠的审讯，有突破吗？”我们重新返回了魔术棺材案件的专案组。 侦查员摇了摇头，说：“他们一直都说什么都不知道。所以过了留置盘问的期限，我们只能放人。” “他们家的棺材里，多出一具尸体！他们什么都不知道？”林涛问。 侦查员笑了笑，说：“毕竟坟头是开放式的，如果有人掘坟，放置尸体，再重新垒好坟头，也是可以解释的。我们现在没有丝毫证据，所以也无法申请拘留。” “那不是可以把胎儿DNA和他们俩进行比对吗？”我问。 侦查员说：“比对过了，和他俩都没关系嘛，我们也没有办法了。” “可是那个魔术棺材，难道不是只有那个棺材匠才可以打开吗？”我问。 侦查员摇摇头，说：“其实说起来玄乎，实际上原理很简单。棺材盖是通过一个暗开关来控制松紧的。这个棺材匠世代都是在这个村里做棺材的，方圆几十公里谁家里有了白事都会来找他。他只负责做，并不负责入殓。所以这个棺材开启闭合的诀窍，这附近的村民都知道。只是我们这些外人开起来会觉得很奇妙。” “我也没觉得有多奇妙。”韩亮说，“还是棺材里多出一具尸体更奇妙一些。” “那……尸源查到了没？”我沉思了一会儿，问道。 听我这么一问，侦查员扑哧一声笑了出来。 “笑什么笑？”我诧异道。 “我笑最近不知道是怎么了，”侦查员说，“一天到晚都是查尸源、查尸源，我看重案大队那帮人，一会儿是查腐败女尸的尸源，一会儿是查一个疑似流浪女的尸源。现在我们分局也要查尸源。” “没办法，所有的案件，只要当事人身份不清楚的，查尸源肯定是第一要务。”我说。 “那个指环专案的两个尸源怎么样了？”侦查员打起了岔。 “查到一个，另一个还不清楚。”我说，“不过我现在更关心这个十三年前的白骨，这个案子才应该是最难的。” “并不难啊。”侦查员说。 “查到了？”我有些惊喜。 侦查员点点头，说：“不过功劳在你们，助听器起了大作用。” “是吗？”我内心涌起无比的成就感。 “我们一开始还准备走一走捷径的。”侦查员说，“我们从辖区派出所的出警记录里，想找一找这个村庄十三年前有什么异常情况。” “嗯，十三年前已经启用协同办案系统了吧。”我说，“那查起来应该不难，这确实是一个好办法。” “经查，恰巧是十三年前的11月份，这个村庄有一天半夜还真有报警记录。”侦查员说，“一个村民反映，半夜十二点左右的时候，好像听见了激烈的吵闹和打斗声。但是转瞬即逝，也不确定是哪一家传出来的，只能大概明确一个方位。如果是平常，这种声音多半会被认为是夫妻吵嘴打架，也不会有人在意，但是那天晚上，报警人的老公不在家，她一个人在家，所以很害怕，就报了警。出警民警在周围转了一圈，确定没有再听见奇怪的声音，就收队回去了。” “听起来很可疑啊。”我说。 “可是，这条捷径很快就被堵死了。”侦查员说，“我们想啊，如果这个村庄在那个时间段真的有大肚婆，周围村民还能不知道吗？于是我们就对那个报警区域的居民进行了侧面的走访。可是毕竟是十三年前的事情，所以大家的记忆都很模糊。但至少有一点，就是确实没有人看到过那个时间段有不认识的大肚婆出现在他们村庄里。” “不会真的是外省的凶犯运尸过来的吧？”陈诗羽说。 “远抛近埋，既然藏得这么深，我不相信是很远的地方的人。”我说。 侦查员接着说：“既然捷径已经被堵死了，我们只有寻求别的办法。因为你之前说了，每年国家会扶持出去几万台助听器嘛，两年就有近十万条资料，所以我们有些畏难情绪。但是真的被逼到了这份儿上，也没有办法，只有试上一试。” “早就该试。”我微笑着等待着结果。 侦查员说：“这不试不知道，一试吓一跳啊。其实并没有想象中那么可怕。国家划拨助听器主要针对的对象是儿童和老人。所以按照你们分析的死者个体特征，个子不高、20岁左右的女性，这么一框，居然只有一百多人。当时我们立即信心百倍，准备把这一百多人一个一个地过筛子。可是这一摸排，又发现了难度。” “全国这么大，不可能每个人立即就能联系上。”我说，“所以想确定这一百多人中谁才是失踪的那个，并不容易。” “正是。”侦查员点点头感激我的理解，说，“不过，一次偶然的发现，改变了这一切。我们发现，一个