The so-called putrefactive blisters are actually rotten blisters formed by circulating blood flowing to the surface of the corpse after death, and the plasma oozing blood vessels accumulates between the epidermis and the dermis of the skin.

It is common sense that the blisters of decay that occur before the corpse decomposes will be filled with foul-smelling liquids and sometimes gases. The liquid in the blister is pale red or pale green in color, and after it bursts, the epidermis peels off, revealing a reddish, brown, or pale green skin surface.

"Since the gentleman said that it was a putrefactive blister, he probably would also know that generally speaking, the first parts of the putrid blister are on both sides of the abdomen, followed by the armpits and both sides of the chest, and most often appear in corpses with faster decay." Xu Chu glanced at the place where his tweezers were pressing, and knew that after a long time, most of the blisters had burst, and the remaining few were extremely small enough for people to see with the naked eye that they were different from the real corrupt blisters.

However, since the predecessors said that the record of clearing grievances, she can naturally borrow the wisdom of the ancients.

"There was a saying in the record of clearing grievances that there are generally no corrupt blisters in winter." Xu Chu looked at him, and explained in a voice that did not fluctuate, "Only burns can cause such a situation. ”

The old man was stunned, since he came out of the school for decades of experience, the corpses examined are countless, how can he not know the difference between scalding and rotten blisters? But looking at Xu Chu's words, even if he felt ridiculous, he didn't know how to refute it for a while, and finally frowned: "What about the scars?" ”

"When the younger generation was young, he liked to play and poured boiling hot water on the wound of the pig that had just been slaughtered, but he saw that the skin and flesh near the wound were instantly white, and there was no more blood shade. The younger generation thought that if the wounds left on the corpse were re-scalded with boiling water, the bright red wounds would turn white and no longer condense the shade of blood. Xu Chu looked at the old man with a pale face and closed lips, and sighed helplessly, the Great Zhou Dynasty was still a feudal era in the end, and the work of a woman's body was already contemptible. What's more, she is only in her early twenties, and compared to the old work in front of her, she is really not convincing.

If it weren't for Xiao Qinglang's identity and trust, it is estimated that she would only be able to help collect the corpses in the village now, or check some of the corpses that she didn't want to touch. If you are lucky, you may be able to take on a private job as an investigator, but you can't get on the stage.

"Moreover, it was also said in "The Turtle in Prison" that the corpse spots of the deceased appeared early and thick. But even though the corpse spots on Zhang's body have turned green, they are not much. ”

"Of course, if the seniors feel that the characteristics are not enough, then they can naturally see the difference after dissection." Her temperament is not jealous and hateful, but she is not willing to back down on the autopsy.

After saying this, Xu Chu subconsciously looked up at Xiao Qinglang, and crashed into a pair of calm eyes without surprise. She was slightly stunned, as if she saw Xiao Qinglang chuckling.

Suddenly, Xu Chu's hand holding the autopsy knife trembled involuntarily. It seems that the autopsy has become more and more casual, and even the autopsy is no longer as thoughtful as it once was, lest it provoke taboos.

She looked away unnaturally, coughed, and skillfully dissected the wound on the deceased's heart. In just an instant, the layers of texture and tissue were exposed in front of everyone's eyes, and at the same time, they also saw that there was bleeding in the depths of the white wound.

Xu Chu's hands kept moving, and no matter how blue and pale the faces of others were, he just explained in depth: "If it is really a scar caused after death, then there should be no bleeding near the heart after the injury." ”

After that, she had decisively dissected the abdomen of the corpse, so that she didn't need to say more, even the layman Huang Xianling and a few people saw the clues.

When there was something suspicious outside the inspection, she waved her hand to prepare some vinegar, green onions, white and white plum cakes and other things.

The servants and the old servants who were waiting on the side were a little puzzled, so naturally they would not make any moves. And Huang Xian Ling was even more disgusted when he heard the words, forcibly suppressed the strange taste of pantothenic acid in his mouth, and said with a strange face: "It's the official's lack of thought." If you feel hungry, then go to the backyard to rest for a while, and the official can let someone go to the kitchen to make some food, okay? ”

You can't eat in the autopsy room......

Compared with the incomprehension and questioning of others, Xiao Qinglang's face did not fluctuate at all, but he just watched Xu Chu's movements with his eyes like a torch. The appearance that can still be unabashed in the face of the blue and red smelly corpse is admirable.

Sure enough, the sons and brothers in the capital have heavy tastes, and even the autopsy is so ...... Then get into the gods.

Not to mention how Xiao Qinglang did not move, it was said that Xu Chu saw that no one in the group moved, and couldn't help frowning: "There is no doubt that Zhang's death was caused by his homicide, but to analyze the scene and even reconstruct the scene of the murder, it depends on all the traces on her body." ”

Seeing that everyone was still looking at the same time, she had to continue to explain: "The deceased has been dead for at least six days, but because it is the cold season of winter, the decomposition time of the corpse has been delayed. Now the flesh of the corpse is yellow and tight, and it has changed slightly, but it does not prevent the autopsy from looking at decent symptoms. ”

"I just checked the deceased's wrists, back, buttocks, etc., and there are no body spots. However, on his abdomen and legs, a large area of blue-green has already appeared, what do the predecessors think is the reason for such unreasonable symptoms? As he spoke, Xu Chu looked at her old man who was full of indignation just now, and he didn't quite agree with her until now.

"This ...... The deceased should have died on his stomach, naturally with a slight corpse spot on his back...... "The old man said coldly, "Prone corpses, corpse spots often appear on the face, chest, abdomen and front of the limbs. Looking at the fragments inserted in her chest and abdomen in front of her, it can be seen that she suddenly fell forward when she died, shattering the porcelain in the room and then injuring her body. ”

This is true, he and the officials at that time saw the scene, and indeed saw a huge antique vase in the house broken. Comparing the fragments on the corpse, it is clear that it came from a broken vase.

Xu Chu saw him open his mouth to refute the question, and immediately understood that this estimate was also worried. Afraid that he would overturn his autopsy conclusions and lose his reputation. You must know that as a lowly person, it is difficult to support the family by relying only on the yamen's fortune, so they often help the rich and noble families to bury the corpses or organize the appearance of the deceased, and then get some silver.

If there is a secret fight in the house of those rich and noble, he will also be called to the autopsy. or get a benefit, or become famous and then let more people find it privately, which is an excellent way to enter the project.

But if he is disgraced by a young woman today, then his reputation will plummet, and some fastidious people will naturally not want to seek him for private work.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help frowning, many times things can't be both. Just like now, although she sympathizes with the old man and is old, she still has to worry about her livelihood, but she can't agree with his autopsy results with a clear conscience, of course, including her father's autopsy list in black and white.

"In addition to the distribution of corpse spots, the more important feature of prone corpses is that the conjunctiva on both sides of the eye will be bruised." Xu Chu glanced at the old man with a gloomy face, and then opened the deceased's eyelids, and said in a voice without emotion, "It has been many days since the deceased's death, although it can be seen with the naked eye that the eyeballs are slightly turned out due to corruption, and the cornea is very cloudy and there is no way to see the pupils clearly. However, the conjunctiva of the eye can still be seen, but there is no bruising on it. ”

Xu Chu not only let the old man take a closer look, but even motioned for Xiao Qinglang to step forward with Huang Xianling to prevent him from being bitten back in the future.

Xiao Qinglang was better, although there was a faint smell of corpses. But compared to the layers of rotting corpses in the mass graves before, and the horror of steaming bones and boiling corpses, he didn't think it was anything at this time.

And Huang Xian Ling and the arrest that supported him were miserable, the two of them turned blue, their legs and feet were weak, and they trembled and hesitated: "That official won't go over and take a look, it's weird." ”

Xu Chu looked at him with a look of wanting to vomit, and even Wei Guang on the side didn't want to look at him with a dark face, so he immediately stopped pressing, only looked at Xiao Qinglang and said, "Then it's good for Gongzi to be the witness." ”

A county order is a prince, whose words carry more weight, Xu Chu can still distinguish clearly.

"Given the symptoms, I can probably assume that the deceased died from a fatal wound to the heart, and that she had quarreled and even been beaten before she died. As a result, the blood in the capillaries of the buttocks and other places where the corpse spots should have appeared was pressed to other places due to injury, and the corpse spots did not form after death. Xu Chu glanced at the old man with a solemn face, and saw that he didn't retort coldly, and immediately his attitude softened a lot, "As for the evidence, you need to use things like vinegar, green onions, and white plum cakes...... This is an ancient method, which can clearly judge the hidden wounds on the body after the appearance of green corpse spots than the vinegar alone. ”

Usually, if the corpse is still fresh or the spots have not turned green, the marks on the corpse will not affect the judgment of the scars. But once it turns green, the scars that emerge are often confused.

At this time, only using vinegar to penetrate the house to determine the scars will be one-sided or incomplete.

Speaking of this, Xu Chu had to admire the wisdom of the ancients. Although there were not many works before the Great Zhou. However, in the cultural precipitation of thousands of years in the previous life, many of the times without close instruments and technical conditions were left behind, and the works of various dynasties left valuable wealth to later generations of forensic doctors and criminal investigators based on experience.

It's like what she is doing right now is to use vinegar onion white and white plum cakes to inspect the wounds on the corpse that has turned green.

Huang Xianling's head was dizzy when she heard Xu Chu's words, although she didn't understand it, but in the end she guessed that she wanted those objects not to fill her stomach, but to perform an autopsy.

Anyway, no matter how surprised he was, he turned pale with a pale face, clenched his teeth tightly to prevent himself from spitting out, and then kicked a servant who stayed next to him and said, "Don't hurry up and prepare!" ”