Chapter 14: Accidental Overboard
No belongings of the deceased were found at the scene of the crime, especially the umbrella that was particularly important on a rainy day.
Drowning is a frequent accident in the rainy season, when the water level rises suddenly, the shore is slippery, and people often slip into deep water and drown.
Ren Qiushi did not find obvious traces of trauma on the body surface of the deceased, and it cannot be ruled out that it was accidental drowning, but if he wants to further confirm the cause of death, he must bring the body back for further autopsy, and if the cause of death exists, an autopsy will be performed.
Whether it was accidental drowning or homicide, this is not the location of the first crime, so naturally there will be no clues.
Jiang Tingbai immediately led the technical team and walked upstream along the river.
"The deceased's clothes are intact, his belt, and his shoes are intact, and it is indeed like accidental drowning." Ren Qiushi said lightly, and then beckoned the police officers around him to start salvaging the body.
I stretched out my hand and pulled Ren Qiushi up from the river, and at the same time, I asked with some puzzlement: "But the two flood control workers said that they suspected that he killed him." ”
Ren Qiushi froze and said lightly: "The eyes of the deceased are open, probably because of this, making them think that he killed it." Regardless of the nature of the case, it is normal for a forensic doctor to report an autopsy when a body is found. ”
I nodded, agreeing with him, and then muttered, "They said the body was soaked in the river, and then they thought it was drowned, which is not like that." ”
Ren Qiushi smiled slightly, and said helplessly: "It may be that they want to salvage the big guy, but after seeing that it is a dead person, they give up." Everyone will be afraid when they see a dead person, it's normal for people, but it doesn't matter. ”
After Ren Qiushi finished speaking, he kept moving his two legs in place, soaking in water for a long time, making his legs a little numb.
"Let's go back and soak our feet." I said with a smile.
"I want to soak my feet when I go back, I don't want to be like you and fall ill." Ren Qiushi looked at me and said in a weird manner.
Then Ren Qiushi calmed down and said to Zeng Lan beside him: "Zeng Lan, you stay here and cooperate with them to carry the corpse onto the corpse truck, and I will go upstream with them to have a look." ”
"Okay, section chief."
Jiang Tingbai and the technical team had already taken the lead, and Ren Qiushi and I also followed behind them and walked upstream.
There were woods on both sides of the Qing River, and we walked through the woods, about a hundred meters, and the trees began to sparse out, and the road gradually flattened.
Later, we climbed a high platform and the road became concrete.
"Team Qin, this is a leisure park." Lin Zifan also set off with the technical team, and after seeing us, he turned back again.
"Park?" I frowned.
Lin Zifan nodded and said seriously: "It's not so much a park, it's better to build a cement road in the woods and build a few pavilions, and there is nothing else." ”
I looked around me and exclaimed, "If it doesn't rain, this would be a great place for a picnic." ”
"Indeed, there are mountains and rivers, even if it is a person, sitting here is a pastime." Ren Qiushi said lightly.
We continued upstream and soon came across a red gazebo.
The technical team is conducting an on-site investigation here, presumably they have found some clues.
Walking briskly towards the pavilion, I saw Jiang Tingbai.
"You're right, the body was indeed swept down from here." Jiang Tingbai said lightly.
"You found an umbrella?!" Ren Qiushi hurriedly asked.
Jiang Tingbai nodded and pointed to the bank of the Qinghe River not far from the pavilion: "We found a female folding umbrella on the shallows. ”
Subsequently, Jiang Tingbai took us to the shore where the umbrella was found, and after the technical team took pictures, they put the umbrella into a transparent evidence bag.
This is a pink folding umbrella with a Hello Kitty pattern printed on it, which is indeed more appropriate for the age of the deceased.
"What else? Were any belongings of the deceased found? Such as mobile phones, ID cards, wallets, etc.? I looked at Jiang Tingbai and continued to ask.
"The technical team is still investigating the scene, and nothing has been found yet." Jiang Tingbai said lightly.
The heavy rain was still falling, and it did not decrease at all, Ren Qiushi and I temporarily hid in the pavilion to avoid the rain, and Lin Zifan and Jiang Tingbai took the technical team to investigate the scene.
When I took off the hat of my raincoat, I felt a lot more relaxed.
"Are you sure it was an accident?" I suddenly asked Ren Qiushi.
Ren Qiushi looked at me in a daze, and said with some hesitation: "Judging from the situation of the corpse, there are no external injuries, neatly dressed, there is no rape and fighting, and there is a great possibility of accidental drowning." ”
After listening to him, I nodded seriously, and then looked around the surrounding environment, this is a pavilion in the woods, about fifteen meters outside the pavilion is the Qing River, the water level of the Qing River has risen seriously in the rainy season, and it has not passed the grass on the bank.
"In this weather, why would a girl in her twenties come here by herself?" I frowned slightly and asked my own question.
"He killed disguised as an accident?" Ren Qiushi also felt very strange, but judging from the current situation alone, he couldn't be sure.
"Now it is necessary to identify the deceased as soon as possible and contact the family of the deceased, because I cannot perform an autopsy without the consent of the family." Ren Qiushi raised his concerns.
Whether a medical examiner can dissect a corpse is determined on a case-by-case basis.
If there is no doubt about the cause of death of the deceased, that is, if homicide is ruled out, the medical examiner cannot perform an autopsy without the consent of the family.
However, if the cause of the deceased's death is in doubt, the public security organs have the right to autopsy the body, regardless of whether the family agrees or not, and even if the family members object, they only need to explain the situation in the record.
From the current point of view, there is a high probability that the deceased died by accidental drowning.
If the body is brought back and no suspicious points are found, the case must be characterized as an accidental death, and finally the family will take the body away.
"If the deceased came here alone, then her family should have lived in the vicinity, but why did she drown?" I looked at the shore not far away, and I was always very puzzled.
"It's not like suicide." Ren Qiushi muttered.
His words coincide with me, because the case not only involves homicide and accident, but also the possibility of suicide.
A girl in her twenties, because of something, came here alone with an umbrella on a rainy day.
She walked slowly to the river, then jumped into the river, and died ever since......