After I understood, Mr. Song, my grandfather, and my father, we all went to the backyard of Mr. Song's villa. We picked up shovels, dug the soil, and the four of us planted an apple tree. Mr. Song happily said, "When it grows up, Dao Tianxing should be able to inherit our skills, right? Though Monkey would be good too."
"He is very outstanding, which is why I also regard him as my successor."
"Mhm, He Sheng, remember, to use the 'Bào Lián Jìng Gǔ Shù' (Lotus Embracing Bone Cleansing Technique), everything must be in place. You know the consequences of failure."
"I understand, I'll go prepare enough lotuses right away!"
"Hahaha, good child!"
After finishing my studies, it was considered that I had met with Mr. Song. Unexpectedly, after this meeting, I would never have the chance to see him again.
Back at the Provincial Department, I had been busy learning the skills Mr. Song taught me. Who knew that after I had only recited for a while, my office door was knocked, "Director He, we just received a report. In Guangming City, on Fugui East Road, a male corpse was found submerged in a sewer. On the victim's forehead, there is a Polaris symbol!"
"Bastards, has their revenge begun already?"
I clenched my fists and immediately left my office, summoning the Punishment and Punishment Group and most of the Criminal Investigation team to head to the crime scene.
Upon arriving at the scene, the forensic team and the trace evidence team were the first to approach the body. Looking at the bloated male corpse in the sewer, Xie Chuchu instructed, "Do not damage the corpse, otherwise it will cause post-mortem injuries to be mistaken for ante-mortem injuries. Given the current water level, we should use grappling hooks for retrieval."
"Precisely!" We had the police officers bring grappling hooks, then attached them to the male corpse, and slowly several people began to pull the body, lifting it from the foul water. Anchor hook retrieval is a method that many grassroots fire stations have devised themselves, specifically for retrieving the bodies of victims. It is currently the most common method used by grassroots fire stations to retrieve bodies.
With the hook secured, the body was laid flat near the sewer. A foul stench permeated the area. It was a very secluded place, dark all around. Even in daylight, due to the obstruction of the surrounding buildings, the visibility here was not high; to be precise, it was very poor.
A lot of domestic garbage often floats by in the wastewater here. When we retrieved the body earlier, we also scooped up quite a bit of domestic garbage. Moreover, the male corpse still had residual banana peels and trace amounts of mud and sand.
The victim had a Polaris symbol on his forehead, distinct and exuding a chilling aura.
The victim was wearing very tattered pajamas. Was this person murdered in their sleep, and then the killer brought the body here to dump it? I carefully examined the Polaris symbol on his forehead; it wasn't something just anyone could replicate. This is also within the scope of document examination. Dao Zhi Yong told me that this kind of brushstroke could only be left by someone with profound skill. However, it is also possible that this person merely used the Polaris as a cover, deliberately to confuse us.
Since the incident on Zhenshui Island, the matter of Polaris has spread throughout China. Many criminals now worship them as gods. It's unexpected that even after those bastards were caught, they would bring such madness to society.
Indeed, some criminologists have recently predicted that crime rates will increase in the coming years.
This is alarmist talk. We must know that Polaris has given criminals insane hope.
After examining the body, Xie Chuchu said, "Greenish spots appeared on the victim's body, estimating the time of death to be between 24 and 48 hours. The victim was not wearing shoes, and there were restraint marks and impact injuries on his body, which were caused by ante-mortem attacks. However, there were a large amount of white or pale red foamy substances around his lips. If he had fallen into the water before death, such signs would not appear. Of course, I still need to go back to the lab for further comparison."
"So you think he was thrown into the water after death?" Gao Mingqiang asked.
"I dare not draw a conclusion before the comparison is done, after all, many victims have a possibility of mixed causes of death."
"Oh, you're the expert in this area, Chuchu. Then I'll leave the follow-up to you."
"Don't worry, Brother Mingqiang, this is my profession. Just like this greenish spot, it's a greenish stain appearing on the corpse's skin. This is due to the hydrogen sulfide in the putrid gases from the intestinal tract combining with hemoglobin in the blood to form hydrogen sulfide hemoglobin, or combining with iron released from hemoglobin to form iron sulfide, which appears green through the skin.
Because the feces in the cecum are liquid, bacteria can easily multiply, and decomposition occurs earlier and more abundantly. Therefore, the lividity first appears in the lower right abdomen, the right hypochondriac region, and the inguinal region, gradually spreading to the entire abdominal wall, and finally to the entire body. Lividity usually begins to appear at the end of the first day.
24-48 hours after death, hydrogen sulfide in the putrid gases combines with hemoglobin and its derivatives to form hydrogen sulfide hemoglobin or hydrogen sulfide denatured hemoglobin, or combines with free iron in the blood to form iron sulfide, making the skin appear green. This is called cadaveric lividity. It generally appears first in the lower right abdomen of the corpse. After 3-5 days, it gradually spreads to the entire abdomen, chest, and body, dyeing the corpse's skin with varying shades of greenish-blue.
Cadaveric lividity is formed by the combination of hydrogen sulfide in putrid gases with hemolysed products, hemoglobin and its derivatives, to form hydrogen sulfide hemoglobin or hydrogen sulfide denatured hemoglobin, or by combining with free ferrous ions in the blood to form iron sulfide, causing the skin to appear greenish-blue. Because bacteria multiply relatively quickly in the cecum, cadaveric lividity also appears first in this area. Other areas conducive to bacterial growth, such as the head and chest of a corpse in water, or areas of ante-mortem soft tissue suppuration, can also develop cadaveric lividity first."
"Right, looking at the limited greenish spots on the body, it's probably not 3 to 5 days yet!" Gao Mingqiang said.
The body was taken away. I rarely use the 'Wu Zuo Zhi Shu' (Art of the Coroner) at the scene anymore; I only do it after returning to the scene investigation room.
After all, I now have my own inspection territory, and I can concentrate more on the examination upon my return. Many trace evidence technicians are already using broad-spectrum light sources for processing. At this time, Xie Chuchu sprayed Luminol, and Ma Biao couldn't help but say, "Forensic doctor Xie, why don't you use benzidine?"
"After using this, DNA can no longer be detected. But Luminol can. However, it's still better to use biological material instruments!"
Xie Chuchu was busy with many trace evidence technicians. In fact, forensic doctors often have to carefully examine the scene just like trace evidence technicians. After all, forensic doctors can be of immense help in collecting evidence from the scene.
A senior forensic doctor cannot just be good at excavating clues from a corpse; they must also be proficient in investigating the scene together. Otherwise, the former is just an empty shell without theoretical basis. And if one can investigate a scene but cannot perform autopsies, then such a forensic doctor is merely engaging in theoretical debate.