Chapter 32 Hypothermia

Chapter 32 Hypothermia

Chapter 32 Hypothermia

Refrigerated trucks, also known as cold chain trucks, are one of the main means of transportation for aquatic products.

Jiangcheng is a land of fish and rice. Last year, the serious crime team investigated the fisherman Zhao Qianyu, but they overlooked the fact that cold chain vehicles can also freeze people to death.

Moreover, there are many middlemen like Liu Zhu who deliver seafood to restaurants and hotels on the road.

Du Yu slapped his forehead in annoyance: "I actually missed such an obvious clue."

Xu Yiqing comforted him: "At least it was found... and it's winter now, which is confusing in itself."

Du Yu looked serious: "I think this logic is reasonable - the villagers heard Li Cheng arguing with a woman last night, and his wife said it was not her, and she didn't see anyone when she got home... Liu Zhuhua was probably locked up in here at the time!"

The compartment of the cold chain truck is now locked, and you can smell a fishy smell when you approach the door.

It was difficult to open the car door with just the few people on the scene, so Du Yu called the logistics department for reinforcement and help from the fire department.

Soon, the huge team arrived at Baxia Village, and the police officers from the investigation department and the firefighters came over to break open the car door.

In a burst of chainsaw sparks, the door of the refrigerated truck was opened.

The cold air mixed with the fishy smell that hit her face made Zhou Shi frown. She took a half step back, fearing that there might be disgusting scenes inside... It was obvious that she had suffered a psychological trauma before.

Du Yu was naturally not afraid and drilled directly in with a flashlight.

He is a righteous man. He would not even blink an eye if he was asked to sleep with a corpse in his arms for a night as long as he could catch the criminal.

"It's full of frozen fish and some aquatic products." Du Yu looked around and said, "There are no bodies."

Zhou Shi analyzed: "Just now Wang Xiaocui said that Liu Zhu received a large order and invited Li Cheng to drink out of joy. This truckload of aquatic products is probably the so-called large order. With such a large order, Liu Zhu suddenly wants to sell the car, which is totally unreasonable... Besides, he still has a car loan to pay off."

Du Yu winked at Xu Yiqing, who understood and put on gloves before entering the carriage.

"The temperature in here is very low, probably around zero degrees."

While he was waiting for the fire department and support to arrive, he checked the vehicle information and annual inspection status posted on the windshield and found out that it was a Class B refrigerated truck.

The temperature adjustment range of Class B is between 12℃ and minus 10℃. It is winter outside now, and there is no need to adjust the temperature too low when transporting aquatic products. This temperature is reasonable.

If the temperature is too low, the fish will become stale and will not sell for a good price.

Du Yu asked: "Can this temperature freeze someone to death? I feel it's worse than my refrigerator at home."

Xu Yiqing said, "You won't freeze to death with your physique, but Liu Zhuhua may not... Didn't Li Dusheng's henchman Xiaolang say that Liu Zhuhua has been hungry recently? This temperature is enough."

A low temperature environment will gradually deplete the body's heat, and people with poor physical fitness will develop cardiopulmonary problems.

Du Yu said: "You are an expert in this area... Can you confirm that this is the first scene of Liu Zhuhua's death?"

Xu Yiqing shook his head: "No, I need more professional tools and more professional assistants. Take the car back to the Forensic Department, I will call Ah Sheng and ask him to prepare to receive it."

A good forensic scientist must not only be familiar with the human body, but also be a qualified entomologist, and even a qualified cleaner and cook.

Song Ci recorded in "Xi Yuanlu" that he asked people in the county to walk on the street holding their sickles. Not long after, a fly landed on someone's sickle, and the murderer was caught.

Thus, in the long history of mankind, forensic medicine was born.

Xu Yiqing and Lin Sheng want to "lick" this cold chain truck that can carry 15 tons of goods inside and out, not missing any clues.

Lin Sheng quickly completed the handover work. He will always be Xu Yiqing's best assistant, allowing Xu Yiqing to work on the dissection table without any worries.

The cold chain vehicle was delivered to the compound of the Forensic Department, where they have the most advanced equipment and the most professional facilities.

The most important are Xu Yiqing, the best forensic doctor in the country, and Lin Sheng, the best forensic assistant.

After moving all the aquatic products downstairs, Xu Yiqing and Lin Sheng spent two hours checking the carriage of less than eight square meters several times.

It was already noon when they got out of the car.

Du Yu was standing in the courtyard waiting. When he saw them going into the building, he hurried over to ask, "What's going on? Do you have any clues?"

Xu Yiqing nodded: "We found some blood. If the test results can match Liu Zhuhua's, we can basically confirm that Liu Zhu's cold chain vehicle was the first death scene. But..."

Du Yu saw his hesitation: "Just what?"

Mr. Lin continued, “Brother Xu and I also extracted some other liquids… a few drops of semen.”
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After lunch, the laboratory department received news that the blood could match Liu Zhuhua's. The serious crime team identified Liu Zhu's cold chain truck as the first death scene.

Because of the fire, Liu Zhuhua's body was unrecognizable, so it was impossible to determine what injury the blood was caused by.

However, relying on his professional knowledge, Xu Yiqing was able to be certain that the injuries Liu Zhuhua suffered at the time were not fatal... Any fatal injury would leave internal bleeding, such as intracranial hemorrhage in the head and internal bleeding in the body.

Such marks cannot be destroyed by burning, unless the person is burned into charcoal.

"It was a skin injury." Xu Yiqing concluded, "Liu Zhuhua suffered a skin injury, and then was locked in a cold chain vehicle, and finally froze to death."

The semen extracted from the carriage matched the DNA of the village chief Li Cheng. Du Yu couldn't believe it: "Li Cheng had sex with Liu Zhuhua in the carriage?"

Xu Yiqing said: "I tend to force it. After all, the environment and the conflicts between them... Wait, I can't guarantee that they had sex."

As a forensic doctor, Xu Yiqing's conclusions cannot be subjective, even if the situation is very obvious now.

But he had to be responsible for the deceased, so he had to prove Du Yu's conclusion through an autopsy.

Lin Sheng looked at Du Yu apologetically: "Because of the fire and the low temperature, I can't find any signs of sexual assault on Liu Zhuhua. Her skin was burned too badly."

It is even more difficult to find traces on Li Cheng, as it is difficult to identify male sexual behavior through autopsy.

Du Yu crossed his arms over his chest and frowned: "So there is no way?"

Xu Yiqing lowered his head in thought, holding his chin with his hand as he walked around the office of the Forensic Department, pacing non-stop.

Suddenly he stopped and looked at Du Yu: "Quick, call Wang Xiaocui, I have something to ask her!"

Du Yu called the police officer who stayed in Baxia Village and quickly got in touch with Wang Xiaocui.

Xu Yiqing asked: "Are you sick?"

Wang Xiaocui was confused, "What?"

"Sexually transmitted diseases." Xu Yiqing said, "Do you have any sexually transmitted diseases?"

Wang Xiaocui hesitated, and it was obvious that she was embarrassed at this moment: "Officer, what...what are you asking?"

Du Yu said seriously, "Please cooperate."

Wang Xiaocui then quickly answered loudly: "No, how could I have that kind of disease!"

"Old Du, ask the police to take her for a physical examination to make sure she's telling the truth." After hanging up the phone, Xu Yiqing asked Lin Sheng to go to the autopsy room: "Pull out Li Cheng's body. I want to perform a second autopsy!"

The time for the first autopsy was limited, and Du Yu only gave the task of finding out the cause of death, so Xu Yiqing did not conduct an in-depth autopsy after finding out the cause of Li Cheng's death.

Du Yu followed behind him, wearing protective clothing and a mask: "Lao Xu, how do you think of checking?"

Xu Yiqing also put on a mask and an isolation mask, and her voice became muffled: "I overlooked a way to determine sexual behavior... Liu Zhuhua is a special professional who has been engaged in prostitution for many years."

Perhaps it was because he treated everyone equally. Xu Yiqing never regarded Liu Zhuhua as a prostitute, but just a dead person who also deserved respect.

Liu Zhuhua's job, which is usually criticized and controversial, may become the key to clearing her name.

Lin Sheng placed Li Cheng's body on the dissection table.

Xu Yiqing said: "Liu Zhuhua had a sexually transmitted disease due to work, and Li Cheng had sex with her... I don't think Li Cheng could have prepared protective measures under that situation."

Soon Xu Yiqing sent the extracted samples to the laboratory.

After working overtime, the laboratory gave the answer that several people wanted -

Herpes virus was found in Li Cheng's body!

Xu Yiqing explained: "Other STDs have an incubation period ranging from two weeks to fifteen years, but herpes is the fastest, with symptoms occurring within three days."

Du Yu breathed a sigh of relief. With the evidence, the case would progress much faster.

"At least Li Cheng definitely knew that Liu Zhuhua was locked in the cold chain vehicle, and he even raped her... But why?"

A new question appeared in Du Yu's mind.

He didn't understand, it was a cold chain vehicle!

Would Li Cheng have any evil intentions in such a place?

Xu Yiqing called a professional.

After hearing Xu Yiqing's autopsy evidence and Du Yu's doubts, Zhou Shi used his profiling expertise to analyze the situation and came to a conclusion.

"I think Li Cheng has been sexually repressed for a long time," Zhou Shi said. "He and his wife don't get along, and his wife doesn't meet Li Cheng's aesthetic standards... Wang Xiaocui confessed that she hasn't had sex with Li Cheng for a long time. After interviewing her, we can confirm that Liu Zhuhua is pretty, her appearance meets the public's aesthetic standards, and her figure has not changed over the years. It is possible that Li Cheng made a move on Liu Zhuhua."

She changed the subject: "However, for a relationship to occur under such circumstances, there must have been a relatively important opportunity... Because of the lack of conditions, I really can't feature this opportunity... Because the results of my profiling show that Liu Zhuhua took the initiative to seduce Li Cheng. This contradicts the clues we have now."

Du Yu stroked his chin and said, "The two of them have a grudge and the hatred is huge. No matter how fickle Liu Zhuhua is, she would never take the initiative to seduce her enemy."

After hearing this, Xu Yiqing looked solemn and thought for a long time: "I think there is actually such a possibility, but it is not Liu Zhuhua's subjective wish. I don't know if you have heard of hypothermia."

Du Yu was puzzled: "Hypothermia?"

Xu Yiqing nodded: "It is an abnormal behavior that often appears in frozen corpses, specifically smiling and taking off clothes by themselves."

(End of this chapter)