The sky was a leaden grey, and if it was summer, it was so overcast that it seemed to wring out water, and the dense dark clouds pressed down on the low-hanging sky, which meant a downpour, and this was in winter, which obviously foreshadowed a heavy snowfall.

"My nephew is dead!"

When he saw his brother, Luo Kecheng didn't believe it was true at all, although he said that the nephew was not angry and was imprisoned for fighting, but the nephew's body was very strong, but what made people wonder was that his nephew, who had won the championship in the long-distance running competition of the county's senior high school sports meeting at the age of 18, died, and died of a heart attack!

Heart disease!

As the director of the Legal Affairs Division of the Ministry of Justice, he is very clear about the "underground rules" that run rampant in prisons, and as a senior civil servant of the Ministry of Justice, he once went to the prison to visit the warden for his nephew, and told him very vaguely that he did not want his nephew to be subjected to this or that kind of experiment.

The experiments may have been secret to the outside world, but to a senior Justice Department official, there was no secret, and it was because he knew all about it that he didn't want his nephew to be sick in prison or to be in poor health.

But as a lesson, and also a way to give back to society, he has no objection to his nephew becoming a "blood man" in prison, of course, within acceptable limits, just like himself, who donates blood every month.

But now, when his brother came to him with a grief-stricken look and told him the news, he only felt that he had been severely humiliated, and that he had acquiesced in many things, but now, his acquiescence had led to the death of his nephew in prison, and it was a ridiculous heart attack!

Heart disease!

Suddenly, Luo Kecheng fell into deep thought, he always felt that there was something strange about things, as if his nephew had been designed by someone to fall into the trap of others, otherwise, how could he suddenly die with such a ridiculous reason? .

Just as Luo Kecheng was pondering, the door of the office was slowly opened, and his secretary walked in.

"Director, report from Jiangbei No. 3 Prison!"

Prison No. 3 was the prison where his nephew was imprisoned, and the reason why he asked for this report was to find out the truth.

"Okay, put it here, please come over with Dr. Chen Luoran!"

“…… Judging from the report, it is very likely that the prisoner died of a heart attack! ”

Looking through the medical records, Chen Luoran gave Luo Kecheng an answer, he was a forensic doctor employed by the Ministry of Justice. The medical record was taken by the prison doctor during the treatment period, and the examiner did not see anything unusual in terms of symptoms.

"Is it really a heart attack?"

Luo Kecheng asked rhetorically, somewhat unconvinced, that he didn't believe that his strong, cow-like nephew would die of a heart attack.

"The symptoms are similar!"

As a forensic professional of the Ministry of Justice, he is also a medical doctor, and he naturally understands the reaction to heart disease, and seeing that the director still seems to be a little unconvinced, and then looking at the name of the patient, after a little speculation, Chen Luoran spoke.

"If desired, a forensic examination of the body can be carried out......"

"Okay, just do it, do you need any formalities?"

A few days later, with his brother's permission, Luo Kecheng saw his nephew's body being sent to the autopsy table. On the same day, Chen Luoran dissected the corpse overnight.

Anatomical conclusions:

"Pathological findings...... and other lesions. Among them, the visceral microvessels are severely dilated, the lumen is empty, and the blood content is low...... The above changes...... and even died after rescue failed. ”…,

After the autopsy was concluded, Chen Luoran and more than a dozen staff members of the Judicial Investigation Laboratory Testing Center of the Ministry of Justice began to examine the deceased's ascites, right pleural fluid, urine, and the glucose complex used in the operation.

Conclusion:

"Cyanide, nitrite, and barbiturates were not detected, and the above poisoning was ruled out."

At the same time, the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Imperial Academy of Sciences. Urgent tasks. The two used drugs were empty, and the residual liquid in the extraction bottle was required to be compared with the unused injections of the same type, and after a series of analyses.

Conclusion:

"The nature of the drugs is the same."

"Gave up?"

At the lake in the park, a middle-aged man who was feeding pigeons asked the man standing behind him.

"Yes!"

"Good!"

The middle-aged man nodded, he didn't seem to react to all this, in fact, the Ministry of Justice spent nearly 10,000 yuan, and the results obtained were consistent with the conclusions reached by the technical laboratory of the Imperial Bureau of Investigation, but this was for the sake of safety.

"Deputy Director, if ......"

After a moment of silence, the man behind the middle-aged man asked.

"If they find out, what's the end?"

Wow......

Sprinkled the corn in his hand among the grass, attracting a burst of pigeons to feed, but the middle-aged man looked at his subordinates and said.

"Well, in that case, maybe there will be a moment when the doctor will commit suicide out of guilt, and eventually the police will find his test data in his home, and he will try to conduct a drug trial, but it will end in failure."

Answered coldly, without a trace of emotion, and finally, looking at the pigeons foraging among the grass, the middle-aged man smiled, but the smile was the kind of smile that did not smile.

"But we succeeded, and sometimes, progress always comes at a price, and that's true for science, and it's true for countries!"

Tuesday, November 16 at 2 p.m.

In the police station facing Heduan Street in Guangzhou, the director, deputy director, and chief of criminal department gathered in the director's office. The continuous wind and rain that began two days ago has finally passed, and today is another sunny day in the winter that makes people feel comfortable.

"I received a report from the hospital at noon today, and I would like to report to you the results of Sun Guoan's autopsy."

The chief of the criminal section on duty last night said while looking at the record,

Sun Guoan, 45, is a reporter for the National Times in Guangzhou. Three days ago, left the office at around 6:20 p.m. and passed out in the hallway while going downstairs. The witnesses at the time were the porter of the National Times and two journalists. ”

At that time, Sun Guoan was sent to a nearby public hospital. He was almost unconscious when he fell, and he had a high fever. This state lasted for a whole day and remained in a state of confusion, the high fever did not subside, and he stopped breathing at 5 p.m. on the 14th.

"According to the doctor's opinion, his symptoms are very similar to heart disease, and based on his symptoms, the doctor suspects that he died suddenly of a heart attack."

After speaking, the chief of the criminal department handed over an autopsy report and placed it in the center of the table, and everyone looked down.

"As of now, the case has been closed, there should be nothing suspicious, and if everyone agrees, the police department can release the autopsy results to the outside world."

At this, the others fell silent.

"The dissection results are as follows,"

The Director pursed his lips. Set your sights on the autopsy report,

"There were no fatal wounds on the whole body, and death due to external force was ruled out, and there was no reflux in the autopsy poison test, and poisoning was ruled out...... Well, exclude him from killing! ”

"I'm afraid that after the announcement, there will still be people who are dissatisfied?"

The deputy director said with some annoyance.

Sun Guoan is a well-known republican backbone in Guangzhou, and he usually seems to be in good health, but this sudden death will always make people suspicious, and it is precisely because of this that they attach so much importance to his sudden death. …,

This is also the conclusion of the collaboration between the forensic doctor and the chemistry professor. If they refute it, we have an autopsy report from Guangzhou University here, which is consistent with our report, and they are willing to make a statement in support of our conclusions. ”

"Well, good?"

The Director nodded.

"A lot of things, we always have to think in advance, those people always like to find bones in eggs! In the past, looking at those people, I always thought that it might be a good thing that they died, but now they really died like this, he ......"

Muttering a foul word in his heart, the director said again.

"As a result, everyone asked us to investigate the truth, but those people have never believed in the truth!"

"I think it is appropriate to apply to the court if necessary to make public the confessions of witnesses at the scene. I would like to start by mentioning ...... "The Chief of the Criminal Division still puts forward his opinion from a professional point of view."

"On the morning of the 13th, the deceased left home at about 4 a.m. and walked to the newspaper office as usual, and according to the confession we received at the newspaper office, in the morning the deceased's body began to feel unwell, as if he had a cold, and in the afternoon, he had developed a high fever, felt unwell, and may have vomited, so he got up to go to the bathroom. Of course, there must have been other symptoms before this, because the symptoms were not mild, she endured it until the afternoon when the deceased felt very uncomfortable, so she left the newspaper office and prepared to go to the hospital for examination. By this time he could not take it anymore and fainted as he reached the hallway. I think this should be the case, and if the confession is taken publicly, it can be used as evidence, at least some of the rumors can be quelled. ”

"Don't forget, those reporters don't just say that, they suspect the Imperial Bureau of Investigation! Does this also have to be made public? ”

Sneering, the police commissioner's face was full of mockery, it was a good idea to make a public confession as evidence, but in the confession, it was still the self-speculation of those who were recruited, they put the blame on the state, to the Imperial Bureau of Investigation, for the very simple reason that in the past many years, the Bureau of Investigation has been the backbone of the fight against the republicans.

"Hmm...... This is really not appropriate. ”

The Chief of the Criminal Section frowned. The head of the criminal section, who was a soldier, spoke with a pronounced official accent, and in fact, after many years of service in the army, they always changed their accent.

"So what does the Director think we should do? If the case is closed like this, I'm afraid some people will be dissatisfied! ”

"If you are dissatisfied, you will be dissatisfied......"

The director stood up and said helplessly.

"We don't have a good way to do it. Do they believe in it? ”

At this moment, more than a dozen people, both men and women, came outside the door. They were journalists who had come to learn about the progress of the case, and the press was naturally very concerned about the sudden death of a journalist, and the police commissioner immediately showed an amiable smile on his face when he saw the reporter coming.

No one wants to offend these journalists, you know, their reports are likely to affect the votes of the voters, and he, the commissioner, may not need to think about the votes, but the mayor needs it, the members of the city council need it, and if the people are not happy with him, then he will be removed quickly.

"Friends of the press......"

Everything that follows is fixed and flow-like, the police commissioner first expressed his regret for the death of the deceased, the color of grief is like the death of a relative, and there is still the hatred of "why don't those people die" in the past, and some are just endless sympathy and pity.

Finally, the commissioner informed the reporters of the results of the investigation of the deceased, and the results were obvious, and they were the most happy results for the police department to see, but they did not necessarily satisfy the reporters, but they were satisfied or not, and without evidence, they questioned at best, and if they were directly accused, it could lead to the closure of the newspaper. …,

Doubt!

After a press conference, for every reporter, they have such and such questions in their hearts, but their questions and doubts have not been answered.

Natural Death!

Sitting behind the old book, Chen Moran held his chin with one hand, and a burst of fragrant smoke rose in front of him, which was the smoke rising from cigar smoke.

"Natural death!"

Looking at the report of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in his hand, to a certain extent, this report means relief, and now, he can finally rest assured, when that person is in prison, Chen Moran will always have some complicated emotions in his heart, whether to amnesty, or let him continue to stay in prison, this question has been tangled in his heart.

But now, the problem has finally been solved - he is dead.

Quietly, a problem that has been tangled for many years has been solved perfectly, and it is a perfect thing to die of natural causes, to die of heart disease!

In the past, he even considered whether he should think of a way to solve that person, but that thought was only fleeting, but now? That person's body solves all the problems.

Natural Death!

When he was relaxed, Chen Moran's worry suddenly reappeared, the light in his eyes went out, his chin was buried in his palm again, and he smoked his cigar vigorously.

Why did they die suddenly?

According to the normal course of history, he should be in ten years, no, it should be nine years later...... But why, to die now? Could there be some inside story in this?

Chen Moran can imagine that when this news comes out, it will always attract the attention of the outside world, that person may be in prison, but there are many people in the outside world who are his supporters, or believers, will those people agree with this "natural death"?

Did he really die of natural causes?

Looking at that report, that report is extremely fair, but is this report really all there is? If there's any insider in it...... Worry, inexplicable worry surged up in Chen Moran's heart, no one wanted to have anything to do with political assassination.

If it is involved, it will become a stain that will be difficult to erase for a lifetime.

Is it possible......

Impossible?

I haven't consented to any ...... Assassination, how could it be?

Suddenly, Chen Moran's heart swelled up with a sense of extreme uncertainty, he clearly knew that within the government, I don't know how many people regard the republicans as enemies, in their eyes, only the dead republicans are good republicans, will they ......

It should be thoroughly investigated!

No!

Can't do that!

They're doing it for the sake of the country, but ......

The contradiction in his heart made Chen Moran only feel a thick tiredness, as if he had spent a night in the army staff headquarters, and that kind of tiredness suddenly hit his body again. He longed to lie down on the bed in the other room and rest for a while, but the anxiety and contradiction of uncertainty kept him under control and prevented him from sleeping.

The whole person paced anxiously around the room, and Chen Moran lit a second Havana cigar with the cigar butt he had just smoked.

If all those people died, what would be the impact on the country?

There is no doubt that the country will become more united as one voice. That's the positive side.

But what will the political enemies say? Will they think that they are behind all this? …… It is true that in the past many years, many people have died directly or indirectly at their own hands, but it was because of war, or ...... Moreover, as we all know, from the Qing Dynasty to the Dingxin of the Chinese Empire, it was the change of dynasty with the fewest deaths and the least impact of the war in all Chinese dynasties.

Compared with the death of millions or even tens of millions or even tens of millions or hundreds of millions of people in history, only a few hundred thousand people died in that change of dynasty, and perhaps a lot of banner people died, but ...... Overall, the impact is almost negligible.

Well! I ended it all at the lowest cost.

With a steady footstep, Chen Moran wandered around the room, stopping from time to time to look blankly at the familiar objects in his office, and then he collapsed on the chair tiredly, as if he had suddenly lost his strength.

Sitting on the chair, Chen Moran's eyes were suddenly attracted by a burst of cigar smoke, the smoke was often eye-catching in the sunlight, and the green smoke rose and slowly dispersed.

The burning of this cigar cigarette seemed to give Chen Moran some inspiration, and suddenly he straightened up, pressed the cigar cigarette into the ashtray, and then said as if talking to himself.

"If you don't press it out sooner, a single cigarette will burn out!"

Muttering to himself, Chen Moran flicked the cigar ash off his sleeve with his fingernails, and moved his ring, which was set with a large diamond and covered the entire joint of one finger, and the ring shone with iridescent colors, its core as bright as a drop of water, as if it was burning with a magical fire.

"Some things, it's better to be early!"