Chapter 22 Corpse No. 7
Chapter 22 Corpse No. 7
When Lin Sheng came back from washing his hands, he was stunned to find a woman sitting on the seat.
Seeing an opportunity to break the awkward situation, Du Yu hurriedly introduced enthusiastically: "This is Zhou Shi, a criminal psychology expert who has just been transferred to our office and a member of the [Accomplice] task force. This is Lin Sheng, who is..."
Zhou Shi looked at Lin Sheng and said, "You are the forensic doctor in Jiangcheng, right? You studied surgery before, and switched to forensic medicine after work. You might have been in Switzerland at this time yesterday, and you just returned to China today. This meal is your first formal gathering since returning to China... Of course, it hasn't started yet."
Lin Sheng's surprised and confused expression intensified. He looked at Du Yu and said, "Captain Du, what did you say?"
Du Yu quickly denied: "I didn't, I didn't, don't talk nonsense."
It was even less likely to be Brother Xu, because in Lin Sheng's eyes, the master would never do something like talking about others behind their backs.
So he sat down, very curious: "How did you know?"
Zhou Shi held up his hand, with his five fingers slightly bent and his palm facing upward. "You will do this subconsciously after washing your hands, and put your hands on your chest. The area below the neck and above the waist is a sterile area. This is a hard requirement of the operating room. So even if you are not a doctor, you have participated in surgical internships."
"Faced with the sudden unknown situation, you subconsciously looked at Xu Yiqing, which means that you are more willing to trust him than the other two present. Since this is not a dinner with friends, it is most likely that you and he are colleagues."
"As for the last part..." Zhou Shi pointed at Lin Sheng's watch: "Your watch is seven hours slow. There is a time difference in places like this. A few days ago, there was an academic seminar on forensic medicine in Switzerland, which just ended last night."
After listening to Zhou Shi's statement, Lin Sheng's expression was filled with admiration and amazement.
The appetizers arrived, some delicious and appetizing cold dishes.
Just when the hungry Lin Sheng was about to pick up his chopsticks, Du Yu pulled him away: "Hey, accompany me to the toilet."
Lin Sheng said innocently: "Captain Du, I just went there!"
Du Yu dragged him away: "I think you didn't pee clean."
After walking a few steps, Du Yu whispered to Lin Sheng, "Zhou Shi is Lao Xu's ex-wife. We haven't seen each other for many years. It's too awkward for the two of us to sit there! Let them chat for a while and go back after all the dishes are served."
Lin Sheng was very surprised and asked: "Brother Xu has a girlfriend? And he got married?!"
Du Yu was helpless: "He is already thirty-six years old, and what you said is a bit insulting."
Lin Sheng hurriedly explained: "I didn't mean that. I just can't imagine what it would be like for Brother Xu to fall in love."
Du Yu said: "They used to have a good relationship, but later they had to divorce."
Lin Sheng quietly turned his head to glance at the two people sitting opposite each other. Their personalities were so different, and it was even harder to imagine that they were once husband and wife.
"Then why did they get divorced? I didn't see anything unnatural between them just now."
Du Yu sighed: "The situation is very complicated, and it can't be explained in a few words... In short, it's not because of emotional problems."
On the other hand, Xu Yiqing did have something to say to Zhou Shi.
He went straight to the point, his words were as straightforward as his character: "Are you back to help me?"
Zhou Shi laughed: "Don't be so sentimental."
Xu Yiqing sighed: "I wish I had your brain, I could tell which of your words are true and which are jokes."
Zhou Shi said: "If you had my brain, you should have come with me. Instead of staying in a small place like Jiangcheng."
Xu Yiqing was silent for a long time, then said: "Jiangcheng needs a forensic doctor."
Zhou Shi found it boring because such conversations had happened countless times ten years ago.
As a result, after so many years, the two sat down and still talked about these things over and over again.
They all knew they couldn't convince each other, but they kept trying endlessly.
After a while, Zhou Shi said, "I'm sorry for your brother's death."
This happened after they broke up, and Zhou Shi only heard about it recently from the serious crime squad.
Xu Yiqing's younger brother was a very outstanding person. Although Zhou Shi had little contact with him, he had a good impression of him... It was a pity that he encountered such a tragedy.
After a pause, she asked again, "Do you think there is something fishy about your brother's case?"
Xu Yiqing nodded: "Yes, I have been checking, but to no avail."
Zhou Shi suddenly smiled: "If you beg me, maybe I will help you."
Xu Yiqing was annoyed: "You are still as annoying as ever."
Zhou Shi was still smiling: "Please or not?"
Xu Yiqing suddenly remembered something and was about to speak up to stop him.
But Zhou Shi was one step faster, and took advantage of his hesitation to quickly say: "Okay, since you are so sincere, I will help you."
Xu Yiqing was even more annoyed. Zhou Shi always liked to play tricks on people, and the words he said in response to her sounded like "beg her".
Zhou Shi's prank was successful, so he stopped smiling and said seriously, "I want to see the case file of your brother."
Xu Yiqing asked: "Are you willing to help me?" So far, both the bureau and the serious crime team have remained silent on Xu Yiqing's proposal to overturn the case.
They all didn't believe that there could be other hidden secrets when the evidence was solid and the criminal had confessed.
I also don't believe that the accomplice mentioned by the murderer would not leave any clues.
Xu Yiqing actually knew very well that the superiors were relieved because of Du Yu's efforts and the fact that the murderer of Li Yueyue was still at large, so they chose to merge the cases. Otherwise, they would not be able to give an explanation to the people.
In their hearts, they are unwilling to admit that there is a possibility of overturning the verdict on October 10.25, which represents the dereliction of duty of some people.
But Zhou Shi was willing to believe Xu Yiqing, even though she knew nothing about the major dismemberment case on October 10.25.
She said, "I believe in your professionalism. You are the best forensic doctor. Besides, aside from the fact that you are my husband, I am willing to trust your character. So just think of it as you reading the files for me. If you say there is a problem, there must be something wrong."
Xu Yiqing added: "It's my ex-husband."
Zhou Shi then repeated her sigh: "You really haven't changed at all."
The sound of sirens wailing outside interrupted their conversation.
Xu Yiqing wondered if something had happened.
Zhou Shi has already spoken: "It's a fire alarm, it's different from a police car."
A moment later, Du Yu came back in a hurry, looking serious and anxious, holding a cell phone in his hand: "Lao Xu, something happened!"
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On the afternoon of the seventh day of the first lunar month, the Forensic Department took over seven bodies.
Xu Yiqing and Lin Sheng were fully armed, facing the charred corpse on the dissection table, ready to begin the autopsy.
Zhou Shi has already gone back. Although she is the best expert in criminal psychology, she is not a forensic doctor or criminal police after all. She does not often come into contact with corpses and has a psychological trauma about autopsies.
Du Yu accompanied him this time because the matter was of great importance.
He said solemnly, "There was a fire in a village in a nearby county, killing seven people... It was said to be caused by setting off firecrackers. The director ordered the serious crime team to find out the cause. If it was really caused by setting off fireworks as the villagers said, then this time the leadership team is in big trouble."
Xu Yiqing understood: "Because of the lifting of the ban on fireworks?"
Du Yu nodded: "Yes, if it is really an accident, the leadership team will probably have to be replaced this time."
Mr. Lin was recording and adjusting the video recorder: "It's burned like this, what else could happen?"
Xu Yiqing said: "That depends on the results of the autopsy...Asheng, can you do it? You haven't had much rest since returning home."
Lin Sheng shook his head: "It's a common occurrence."
Xu Yiqing took a deep breath and faced the corpse with a solemn expression: "Begin the autopsy of corpse number 1."
"The carbon monoxide concentration in the blood was 71%. The cause of death was carbon monoxide poisoning."
"Judging from the degree of tooth loss, he is over 60 years old..."
Time passed by minute by minute, and in the blink of an eye it was almost dark outside.
There was only the last body numbered 7 left. Xu Yiqing took a break and reported the current situation to Du Yu.
"Three bodies died from burns and three from inhalation of toxic gases."
Du Yu thought for a moment and asked, "What does that mean?"
Xu Yiqing replied: "The cause of death was indeed fire, and the fire did not occur very quickly. First, the thick smoke and fire blocked the escape route. The deceased who died from the toxic gas was relatively old, and must have had difficulty moving and fled to a small space, where he was choked to death and then burned like this. The other three deceased were still conscious at the last moment of their death."
Du Yu frowned: "In other words, death in the fire is a foregone conclusion."
Xu Yiqing nodded: "Yes."
Du Yu sighed: "I understand. I will go back and write the report now."
Xu Yiqing stopped him: "There is one last body. It won't be too late to report after I finish writing the autopsy report."
So Xu Yiqing and Lin Sheng began the autopsy of the last corpse.
From Du Yu's point of view, he could not see any difference between body No. 7 and the previous bodies, so he did not hold out much hope.
This was a simple accident.
"The carbon monoxide concentration in the blood was 1.3%"
"Based on the tooth loss, the deceased was about 42 years old."
"After performing a heart incision, the left ventricle was bright red, while the right ventricle was gray..." At this point, Xu Yiqing suddenly paused.
Even Lin Sheng, who was taking notes nearby, raised his head.
Du Yu came over and asked, "What's wrong?"
Xu Yiqing said: "The body numbered 7...frozen to death."
(End of this chapter)