Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 545 Autopsy (Part 2)

"This..." Li Meng crossed her arms and couldn't speak for a long time.

"Hmm," Ren Guoqing replied, maintaining his leadership style of listening more and speaking less.

"Oh," Wen Zhao said, remaining silent and unconcerned, as if it were none of his business.

"Uh," Xiaoming frankly admitted his ignorance.

Julie's beautiful, clear black and white eyes gazed at him tenderly.

She knew that with Chen Shu's detective skills, he wouldn't be as clueless as the people in this room, and a turning point would appear soon.

Just as Julie had expected, with her help, Chen Shu's eyes lit up, he grasped the idea that had been lingering in his mind, and smiled gratefully at her.

After a pause, Chen Shu continued the previous topic: "There are no holes in the clothes, and the wound is also very clean without any other debris, so the deceased must have been stabbed while naked."

Li Meng muttered under her breath, "Tch, everyone knows that."

Chen Shu pointed to several small metal pieces and said in a deep voice, "All seven wounds are right angles, which is interesting. Imagine if the deceased was standing or sitting, he would have instinctively tried to escape or defend himself after being stabbed the first time."

"Even if he is forcibly restrained, his body will instinctively struggle and twist after the first stab, so that the next six stabs will not be inserted into his chest at the same vertical angle."

"Therefore, the deceased must have been lying flat and was either unconscious or intoxicated when he was stabbed to death. The crime scene must have been indoors, and most likely in bed!"

Xiao Ming chimed in, "That's simple. Just draw some blood and test it to see if he's drunk."

"How can it still be detected after so many days?"

Chen Shu was a little curious, since traffic police usually only check for drunk driving on the same day, and he had never heard of any cases where someone was caught drinking a few days later.

Xiao Ming wiped his nose and chuckled, "Brother Chen, when a person dies, their internal circulation stops. At worst, some of the alcohol will be diluted by the river water, but it won't disappear completely."

As an aside, the average adult metabolizes alcohol at a rate of about 12 ml per hour. This means that if you drink five 300ml bottles of beer in the evening, it will be mostly metabolized by the time you go to work the next day. So there shouldn't be any problem.

The real problem is excessive drinking, especially if you drink until midnight and then have to get up early the next day for work or to take your child to a tutoring class. So, if you drink too much at night, try not to drive the next morning. Getting caught by the traffic police means going to jail, which isn't worth it.

Of course, there aren't many, if any, DUI checks during the day, but it's still possible. For example, if the traffic police haven't met their monthly DUI quota, they might conduct checks day and night in the last few days of the month.

There are exceptions, such as during the World Cup, but these are all long-standing unspoken rules and traditions.

Ren Guoqing narrowed his eyes, feigning curiosity: "Chen Shu, lying in bed, shirtless, drunk and unconscious, according to you, was murdered by an intimate member of the opposite sex? Wife, lover, or prostitute?"

For some reason, Li Meng felt a strong sense of doubt and wanted to refute Chen Shu's speculation. She shouted, "Why can't the murderer have changed the victim's clothes afterward? Why must the murderer be a woman? Can't a man sleep in the same bed?"

A series of questions rang out in the autopsy room. At this point, Ren Guoqing realized that his deputy captain, Li Meng, had designs on Chen Shu. Normally, investigations are conducted through discussion and consultation. No police officer would throw a tantrum and question someone else's opinion, especially with so many officers present, making it easy for someone to lose face.

However, this time Ren Guoqing seemed to understand Li Meng's feelings quite well.

In the previous murder cases, Chen Shu, as an outsider, played a significant role in solving the cases by chance, but he also severely embarrassed the criminal investigation department in front of his superiors.

Secondly, Li Meng was in charge of major criminal cases, and she worked tirelessly and overtime for several years. Ren Guoqing had witnessed all of this. She had made significant contributions and worked hard; in fact, the increase in the clearance rate of major criminal cases in Zhengming District in recent years was definitely due in no small part to Li Meng's efforts.

But the unexpected "Cheng Yaojin" who appeared out of nowhere managed to outmaneuver him, a regular criminal investigator, in front of his superiors with just a few cases. It's impossible for him not to have some thoughts about this.

Finally, Ren Guoqing had always held Chen Shu in high regard. From the Lamborghini kidnapping case two years prior, to the subsequent murders such as the flat-headed female corpse found in the reservoir, Chen Shu's performance had impressed him greatly. Later, when Chen Shu was transferred to the SWAT team, he led the Zhengming SWAT team, which was previously ranked last in the city, to first place in the citywide skills competition. Chen Shu also excelled in several other areas of the team, demonstrating his exceptional leadership abilities. Ren Guoqing became increasingly satisfied with Chen Shu.

As a veteran detective, he felt deep down that if a police officer wanted to go further in the political arena, becoming a criminal investigator was an essential path. He had long considered Chen Shu as one of his own from the Criminal Investigation Department, it was just a matter of whether he had joined sooner or later.

Chen Shu, as a leader, you're bound to encounter this kind of thing sooner or later!
Ren Guoqing's deep, weathered eyes brightened slightly, he straightened his posture a bit, and pursed his lips, ready to watch the show closely.

However, Li Meng took his silence as support for his rebuttal, and her words became even more heated.

"Chen Shu, what are you doing here at our Criminal Investigation Department, acting like a SWAT team member and giving orders?" Li Meng frowned and said in a very unfriendly tone.

Detective Wen Zhao obediently stepped aside, facing the door sideways, and slightly raised his right hand, waving it outwards.

Xiao Ming shrank back a few steps. Everyone present was a leader one, two, or three levels above him, and he had no right to speak in this setting.

Chen Shu was taken aback, not expecting his old classmate to challenge him. It's better to mind your own business; this wasn't something he should be involved in, and there was no need to stay and cause trouble.

If it weren't for Julie being there, Chen Shu would have really been ready to leave on the spot. Wouldn't it be better to relax at home on the weekend, scrolling through Douyin and reading novels?

"Humph."

Julie gave a cold laugh and said sarcastically, "Who was it that gave the order to lead the whole brigade to search aimlessly in the neighboring province for that flat-headed female corpse case at the reservoir? If it weren't for Chen Shu's help back then, you, the deputy brigade leader, would have been dismissed from your post long ago, wouldn't you?"

After all, he was the deputy captain of the criminal investigation team. Even the captain, Ren Guoqing, had never harshly reprimanded him under normal circumstances. Now, after being mocked by Zhu Li, Li Meng was truly torn apart.

However, what Julie said was true. In that case, Li Meng's judgment was indeed completely wrong. He made a solemn pledge in front of the high-ranking officials and led the entire police force to the neighboring province.

If Chen Shu hadn't intervened and caught the suspect at home, he would have fled abroad long ago.

That case was being overseen by high-ranking officials in Dongzhou. If anything went wrong, Li Meng would be in no way able to withstand the wrath and punishment of those officials.

Li Meng's face turned pale instantly, and his expression changed several times. If he hadn't vaguely known that Zhu Li's background extended all the way to the provincial department, he probably would have already...
Julie persisted, "Li Da, you haven't thanked Chen Shu for what happened last time, have you? He's right here now, and you've kept your job, so you should thank him, right? Otherwise, people from other units will think Xing Da is stingy, right, Ren Da?"

Why are you young people kicking the ball at me when you're arguing?
Ren Guoqing was both amused and exasperated, and could only say, "We really had to rely on Chen Shu for that last incident, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to get past Secretary X. Li Meng is just too hot-blooded."

I can't let my master thank me.
In an instant, Li Meng's face contorted slightly, veins bulged on her forehead, and her cheek muscles twitched. But in the end, she gave in, raising her hand to stop Ren Guoqing, and whispered to Chen Shu, "Chen Shu, thank you for what happened last time."

The sound was quite soft, but the officers from the Criminal Investigation Division inside the room heard it clearly.

Wen Zhao turned around, bowing slightly.

Xiao Ming smirked and walked up behind Chen Shu.

Julie grinned and gave Chen Shu a playful smile.

"Ahem." Chen Shu coughed lightly, putting his fist to his mouth, deciding to change the subject and ease the tense atmosphere. "We're getting off topic, we're getting off topic. Let's continue with the current case. I suggest we perform an autopsy."

"agree."

Ren Guoqing smiled and nodded, his gaze gentle.

(End of this chapter)