Chapter VII

A female corpse floating vertically on the surface of the water

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"Captain Zhang, what's going on?"

Lin Fei, who rushed from the second floor to the gate on the first floor, saw Zhang Hua, the captain of the North District Bureau, rushing here with three police officers, and was transporting something to the morgue.

Lin Fei's eyes glanced at it roughly, and the things that had left his sight were unfortunately wrapped in white cloth, and it was difficult to see what was going on!

Zhang Hua said to Lin Fei: "This is a female corpse that was just found in the Longwang River in the morning!" ”

"Female corpse?"

Looking into the distance, Lin Fei realized that the two police officers were pushing the corpse just now! Lin Fei's pores suddenly shrank: "Lao Tzu just came, and I met this thing!" It's too unlucky! ”

Zhang Hua, who felt that Lin Fei was a little hairy, smiled very casually, knowing in his heart that Lin Fei was a newcomer after all, and I am afraid that he had never had close contact with a corpse in his life. I patted him on the shoulder and asked, "Would you like to go in and have a look?" ”

"Still ......" The remaining two words "no" have not yet been spoken.

On the side, it was like a police officer who was contacting someone, and walked by and told Zhang Hua: "Captain! Uncle Hu said that he was already on the road, and he would be able to come over in less than five minutes! ”

"Hmm!" Zhang Hua nodded, looked at Lin Fei again, pushed his shoulder and said, "Let's go!" Boy, there's nothing to be afraid of with me! ”

"I didn't ...... Say I'm afraid! Lin Fei hurriedly covered up.

"Just don't be afraid!" Zhang Hua did not expose Lin Fei's cover-up on the spot, but turned around and walked to the morgue first.

"Don't be afraid!" The police officer who contacted Lao Hu walked up to Lin Fei and said, "When I saw the body for the first time, I was so scared that I didn't sleep well for a few days!" Now that you're used to it, it's good to go! ”

"Hmmm! Well! Lin Fei didn't know what to say, so he could only nod stupidly.

"My name is Liu Yang, and I am Captain Zhang's apprentice!" The police officer greeted Lin Fei very politely.

"My name is Lin Fei! It's ......"

"I know! You're the new medical examiner! Liu Yang smiled and said, "Who doesn't know about our bureau!" ”

"Really?" Lin Fei could only scratch his head helplessly, thinking that this was probably because he was the first person in the North District Bureau to officially become a forensic doctor here in ten years! Otherwise, there would not be such a reputation that people are very reluctant to accept......

Liu Yang is the same as his master Captain Zhang Hua, who is quite approachable. When Lin Fei walked over to the morgue, he said a bunch of useless and boring words. I'm afraid it's the curiosity of Lin Fei, a newcomer to the forensic doctor, and in Lin Fei's opinion, this curiosity is probably what most people in the North District Bureau think of themselves!

When the two arrived at the door of the morgue, Lin Fei's footsteps immediately stopped!

He remembered what happened that night when he was apprenticed, and he inevitably felt some fear in his heart!

"Scared, aren't you?" Liu Yang smiled slightly gloatingly: "Enter a few more times, and you will be fine in the future!" ”

As he spoke, he pushed Lin Fei in.

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The female corpse in front of her was covered with a white single cloth, leaving only a soaked brain exposed, which was slightly scary.

This was the first time Lin Fei had been in such close contact with a corpse, and it was difficult for people not to fantasize about it in a terrifying place against the cold environment around him.

Lin Fei only felt that his bones were numb, and his whole body was almost soft. But in front of Zhang Hua and a few others, he didn't dare to come out, so he could only endure and keep silent.

Zhang Hua looked at Lin Fei, patted him on the shoulder, squinted and said, "Boy, you can have guts!" Much stronger than Liu Yang boy! The first time, he was so scared that he almost peed his pants! ”

Lin Fei was very embarrassed to rub the cold sweat that had been scared out of his palm, but the cold sweat was rubbing more and more, fortunately, just when Lin Fei was hesitating whether to hide outside first, his "Old Master Hu" finally came......

Lao Hu is dressed in plain clothes, especially the pair of cotton slippers under his feet are even more eye-catching. Presumably it was in such a hurry that I didn't even have time to change my shoes!

I don't know why! As soon as Lao Hu poked into the morgue, the temperature in the entire room seemed to rise several degrees in an instant. Lin Fei also obviously felt that this gloomy aura suddenly decreased a lot......

Seeing Lao Hu Gang raise his hand, Zhang Hua habitually brought him a pair of white gloves. This coherent action made Lin Fei feel the tacit understanding between the two of them that had lasted for many years......

"Xiao Zhang! What's the situation, call me over in such a hurry! Lao Hu asked Captain Zhang.

"This one!" Captain Zhang pointed to the female corpse: "The body was found at seven o'clock this morning, and the location is in the Longwang River near the Dragon King Temple in the north of the city, and the situation at the scene has been recorded by the West District Bureau closest to there!" ”

Captain Zhang asked for a copy of the document from a police officer and handed it to Lao Hu.

The Longwang River is located at the junction of the North District and the West District, and is the dividing line between the two major sub-districts. Generally, most of the cases that occur in the Longwang River are managed by the Western District, and after knowing the special status of the Northern District, Lin Fei also knows that unless something strange happens! Otherwise, the corpses under the jurisdiction of the Western District would not be handed over to the Captain of the Northern District, but where would the matter be blamed?

"Anything else?" Lao Hu took a general look at the content of the text. Returning his gaze to the female corpse's blurred face, he lifted the single cloth covering the female corpse's upper body.

The whole body was naked, and I don't know if I had no clothes before I fell into the water, or if I was taken off by the personnel who checked it first after being salvaged ashore again. Every skin of the female corpse seemed to be filled with too many water molecules, as if it could overflow with a slight touch of a finger.

"When the body was recovered, I heard from the villagers nearby that this person may have offended the dragon king in the temple. So......" Captain Zhang's words were a little hesitant.

"Offending the Dragon King?" Lao Hu snorted: "Nonsense! ”

Even Lin Fei felt that this statement was too unreliable, but there was no need to wait for him to ask, some people had already started to talk more......

"Yes! How can there be a god horse dragon king in this year! Is it simply superstition? At this moment, Lin Fei realized that Liu Yang had a bad mouth, and his slightly frivolous appearance immediately attracted Captain Zhang's dissatisfaction!

"Did you use your mouth?" Captain Zhang glared at Liu Yang fiercely, so frightened that Liu Yang closed his mouth, but Lin Fei understood that this kind of deterrence could only have a temporary paralyzing effect on people who naturally liked big mouths.

"Is the time of death confirmed?" Lao Hu asked.

"Not yet!"

"Then you wait a minute! I'll check this ...... first," Lao Hu rubbed his hands covered with white gloves, ready to start work.

At this time, Lin Fei spoke: "Master, do you want to check the corpse spots or corpse stiffness?" ”

He wasn't going to ask, but after graduating from journalism, he was born curious. It is somewhat similar to Liu Yang's mouth, but the effect is much better than his! Lin Fei was very curious to determine whether the time of death of the corpse was the same as that played on TV, and he would increase his knowledge a lot, and when he stepped into the film and television industry in the future, when he wanted to make a police movie, these simple primers might come in handy.

"The kid knows that it's not too little!" Lao Hu glanced at Lin Fei and said with a smile.

"TV school!"

"Remember, people die in the water, so the method of checking for corpse spots is no longer very useful!" The deepest meaning of Lao Hu's words, I'm afraid Lin Fei and Captain Zhang can deeply understand. Especially Lin Fei, he knew that this was Lao Hu teaching himself, and he was very patient to start teaching from the most basic common sense.

Lao Hu slowly broke the palm of the female corpse and continued: "But the corpse zombie is still a little useful!" Although depending on the temperature of the water, the length of time spent in the water, and the amount of time the corpse is stiff, it will also affect the time when we judge the death of the corpse! But...... Luckily, it snowed heavily in the past two days! ”

"What's wrong with the snow?" This Liu Yang had just eased up for a while, and he actually started talking again!

"What is the temperature in the city after the snow?" Lao Hu asked.

"The weather forecast says that the highest is 11 degrees, and the lowest is minus 4 degrees!" Lin Fei replied.

"Then it's certain!" Hu Buwei said to Captain Zhang and the others: "The time of death was roughly eight hours ago, that is, around twelve o'clock in the middle of the night!" ”

"Holy! So sure? How did you know? Liu Yang stared at Lao Hu with a blank look, but fortunately, Lin Fei noticed Captain Zhang, who was already angry, and pulled Liu Yang over to shut him up. Then he deliberately repeated Liu Yang's question just now: "Master, I also want to know how you are sure?" ”

Lao Hu's mind was all on the female corpse at the moment, and he just replied casually: "I'll give you a book and take it home to study it yourself!" ”

Lao Hu continued to carefully look for something on the corpse, and the only remaining white cloth sheet covering the corpse was also removed: "There were traces of intercourse before death, and the possibility of rape and murder cannot be ruled out!" ”

Rape and kill! Then this case is big, Lin Fei glanced at Captain Zhang, who was silent on the side, and didn't express any opinion, so it's naturally better not to ask more questions about this small character.

Lao Hu pointed to several obvious scars on the female corpse and said, "And here, here, with here...... The deceased had scars on his left and right shoulders, both legs, and below the knees, when his arms were choked in different directions. Based on the difference in the force that caused these two wounds, it can be judged that it was not the work of one person! If the possibility of rape and murder is established, then the possibility of being ** accounts for 80%! It's a pity...... The corpse has been soaked in water for so long, and there is no way to extract favorable evidence from the corpse! ”

Lin Fei didn't know what strong evidence Lao Hu could find from the female corpse! But when he looked at the analysis in front of him, he was organized and reasonable, and he was a Taoist old man. Lin Fei thought in a trance: Last night, the old Hu who made himself kowtow like an old Taoist priest was not the same person in front of him!

When the old Hu in front of him inspected the corpse, he had a serious and rigorous attitude, and Liu Yang complained at the moment: "Uncle Hu, you are so handsome when you are serious!" Otherwise, I'll follow you to learn forensic medicine! ”

provoked Captain Zhang not to know whether to be angry or laughing. Lao Hu squinted and laughed twice, and after knocking twice on Liu Yang's head, he said: "Not everyone can learn my profession!" ”

This sentence suddenly shifted Liu Yang's attention to Lin Fei, and he was probably thinking in his heart: I can't learn! Can this guy learn?

Lin Fei didn't pay much attention to Liu Yang's jealous gaze, but asked suspiciously, "But why did she run to the Dragon King River at twelve o'clock in the middle of the night?" ”

"It's going to have to be handed over to them!" Lao Hu's face sank slightly, and he said to Captain Zhang: "Remind you, when investigating the case." Don't get too close to the river......"

Don't get too close to the river? What does this mean?

Just as Lin Fei was thinking about the meaning of the old nonsense, a great turning point happened-

Liu Yang suddenly said loudly: "That's right! A colleague who brought the body here just now told me that the body was floating vertically in the water! At that time, several strong men failed to pull her up directly in the water, and finally relied on a high-powered car on the shore to pull her ashore with a rope! ”

"Why didn't you say it earlier!" Lao Hu listened. The whole body was like a raging fire, and he instantly ignited and scolded Liu Yang angrily. Even Captain Zhang was extremely angry with his apprentice who had not done enough: "You guy can't finish his fart at once?" Do you know how much of a consequence it will have if a detail is missing from a case? ”

Liu Yang looked pitiful, and muttered: "I'm not in a hurry, I forgot!" ”

Captain Zhang also glared angrily at his apprentice, who was pulling back his legs, and regretted in his heart: I knew that I would go to the scene to take a look! Lest this kid cause trouble for himself everywhere!

Although Captain Zhang himself didn't understand why Lao Hu suddenly got angry after hearing Liu Yang's words, according to his years of experience in handling cases, it is impossible for a corpse to float vertically in the water, unless there is a more complex and difficult to explain reason......

I'm afraid this is a major factor in deciding the case, and I was almost forgotten by my stupid apprentice!

Lin Fei looked at the angry old Hu and Captain Zhang, and then looked at the poor Liu Yang, and sighed secretly: Idiot!

Immediately kindly stood up and asked Lao Hu: "Is it a big problem that the corpse is floating vertically on the water?" ”

"Floating vertically on the water...... That's a big problem! ”