Detective: From the Police Academy

Chapter 242 Mystery

The basement autopsy room in the funeral home.

A female body lay on the cold stainless steel countertop. Her skin was fair and her hair hung down from the countertop like deep-sea green algae.

The snowflake marks at the corners of her eyes were clearly visible, formed by the inorganic salts in her tears.

Luo Rui stood next to the tripod, looking like he was looking at a porcelain doll, which was extremely unreal.

Zhao Chunlai's two apprentices were in charge of the dissection. Both of them were fully dressed, with their hands in blue latex gloves stretched out in the air.

The eldest disciple Yi Linhai glanced at Luo Rui and said, "Shall we begin?"

"Okay!" Luo Rui nodded.

Yi Linhai first checked the body's appearance. He lifted the woman's right wrist and turned it slightly.

The technical detective police officer who was taking pictures in front of him immediately raised his camera.

Although the tripod camera was recording, more detailed evidence collection was needed for the injuries on the body.

The first autopsy will yield the most information. If a second and third autopsy is performed, even less information will be left, and you will be faced with a corpse that is beyond recognition.

Zhao Chunlai did not come back in time. It seems that he still trusts his two apprentices very much.

Luo Rui clearly saw that there were multiple cuts on Shen Lan's right wrist.

Yi Chunlin said: "As age increases, the tension of the skin increases. It is estimated that the wrist cutting took place a long time ago."

The stenographer next to him took a folder and quickly wrote it down.

At this time, Luo Rui asked, "Director Yi, can you estimate the time of the wrist cutting?"

Yi Chunlin looked up at him and said, "Team Leader Luo, please don't call me Director. Just call me Xiao Yi. I can't give you an exact time for the question you asked, but..."

Yi Chunlin lifted up the corpse's wrist and said, "You can see that there are a lot of scars, both old and new. It should not have been caused in one go."

"Especially this scratch. You see, it has severed an artery. The desire to die is very strong."

Luo Rui narrowed his eyes slightly: "Does that mean Shen Lan committed suicide many times before her death?"

"If homicide is not ruled out, then it should be the case." The tone of Yi Chunlin's words sounded a bit like Zhao Chunlai's sarcasm, but there was no mockery in his eyes.

"Write it down!" Luo Rui turned to look at Fang Yonghui, who was wearing a mask. He suppressed his inner discomfort and dared not even look at the corpse.

"Add one more sentence at the end: Shen Lan may have suffered from depression before her death."

"Yes!"

After he finished speaking, Yi Chunlin touched the throat of the corpse.

Shen Lan was killed by mechanical means and was the only victim who resisted before her death. She had the most clues left on her body, so Luo Rui rushed over immediately before the body was dissected.

The technical investigation police officer raised his camera and took several photos of the purple marks on Shen Lan's neck from different angles.

Yi Chunlin reached out and pressed the inside of the corpse's pubic bone.

Luo Rui asked hurriedly: "How is it?"

"There is a lump. It could be, as you said, that the deceased was pregnant before her death. But it could also be a tumor."

Fang Yonghui interjected, "Tumor? For a 26-year-old young woman, the probability of having a uterine tumor is very small, right?"

"That's right, so I'll wait for the autopsy to see the details."

Luo Rui continued to ask: "Besides this, what other clues can you tell me?"

Generally speaking, whether it is a forensic doctor, a technical investigator, or even an ordinary police officer maintaining the scene, they all have their own judgments on the case. Of course, the former is based on clues and is more authoritative.

However, these people will not speak out what they think, such as the Zhao father and son. They only provide information and will not say a word about the case. The situation will be judged by you, the front-line criminal police.

If Zhao Chunlai had presided over the autopsy, Luo Rui would not have asked so directly.

The old man is like a fox. If you want to get something out of him, you either have to be respectful or pay a little price, like Moutai?
This is the confidence of technology tycoons, who want both face and substance.

But Yi Chunlin is relatively young and doesn't have so many twists and turns in his mind.

Sure enough, Yi Chunlin hummed, and then said: "There is a very strange thing..."

"you say!"

Yi Chunlin hesitated for a moment and said, "I found traces of wiping on the body!"

"What do you mean?" Luo Rui asked as he walked to the dissection table.

Shen Lan's clothes had not been taken off yet. She was wearing a black lace dress, like a black swan.

Luo Rui took a careful look at it, but couldn't make out anything of it.

"I was able to extract a lot of towel fibers from her wrists and arms."

Luo Rui asked, "Could it be the towel fibers left over from taking a shower the night before?"

"Not so many fibers will remain on the skin, and you can see that the skin is still red after being wiped. Only when you wipe it very hard will a large number of fibers fall off."

Luo Rui asked: "What did the murderer wipe? Blood?"

Fang Yonghui blinked: "Could it be that the murderer violated her? So he wants to erase her semen?"

Yi Chunlin regretted saying this. He shook his head and said, "There must be bloodstains. Before the murderer strangled her, their bodies must have come into contact. Besides, didn't the murderer kill other people downstairs before? It's normal for the murderer's bloodstains to be on her body. There's nothing to doubt about it.

In addition, if the murderer's DNA was left on the body of the deceased, we would also extract it, such as semen, hair, saliva, etc., but we did not find these things.

Hey, Team Leader Luo, this is just my random guess, I shouldn’t have said it.”

Luo Rui waved his hand: "It's okay, thank you."

Yi Chunlin's expression did not relax. Luo Rui added: "Don't worry, I won't write it into the file. The clues you provided are only used for our investigation."

Yi Chunlin nodded: "Okay, then let's start the formal autopsy!"

Luo Rui and Fang Yonghui stepped back a few steps to make it easier for Yi Chunlin to operate.

Shen Lan died of mechanical causes, and there was a contusion on the back of her head, covering a large area. Therefore, the autopsy on her body was more complicated. Three cavities had to be opened, namely the cranial cavity, thoracic cavity and abdominal cavity, to obtain pathological samples. This was why Shen Lan's body was scheduled to be dissected last.

If opening three cavities, the chest and abdominal cavities are usually dissected first, and then the head and neck. In addition to the habit of doing the easy ones first and then the difficult ones, another reason is that the head and neck are rich in blood vessels. After dissecting the chest and abdomen first, some blood will be lost, which is more conducive to anatomical observation of the neck and brain.

Yi Chunlin took the scalpel and started to operate after making sure that the camera could capture it.

Fang Yonghui quickly looked away, but still saw the straight scratch and the image of the muscles turned up from the corner of his eye.

He covered his mouth and pleaded, "Luo Da, shall I wait outside?"

Luo Rui shook his head: "Just stay here, don't go anywhere. If you don't adapt quickly, how can you learn anything in the future?"

"But I..."

Luo Rui ignored him and stared at Yi Chunlin's scalpel without blinking.

I watched him take out the heart, liver, stomach, lungs and other organs one by one, and then put them in an iron bucket. These internal organs needed to be dissected one by one, just like a piece of bread being cut in parallel. Then the location of the lesion was analyzed, and a series of processes such as key sampling, fixation, dewaxing, etc. were carried out, and finally pathological sections were made.

If all the tests are completed, it will take at least a month.

After doing all this, Yi Chunlin took over the manual electric saw from his junior brother, pressed the button, and stood at the position of the corpse's head.

A "buzzing" sound was heard in the dissection room.

Fang Yonghui suppressed his discomfort, swallowed his saliva, and asked, "Aren't we using a saw?"

Yi Chunlin glanced at him and said, "My master is used to using a saw. We didn't have the conditions before. Not only is it physically demanding, but the saw also breaks easily. I don't like to use it."

Fang Yonghui saw the saw blade cut a semicircle around the scalp of the corpse, and then peeled off the scalp like opening a coconut.

He couldn't bear it any longer, so he stuffed the notebook in his hand into Luo Rui's arms, then ran to the big trash can in the corner and hurriedly took off his mask.

"vomit……"

"vomit……"

Luo Rui didn't care, but stared at Yi Chunlin's hand movements.

Soon, the cranial cavity was opened. After Yi Chunlin extracted the tissue inside, he went around to the back of the dissecting table and began to dissect the abdominal cavity.

From the cut surface to the abdomen, which is the location of the labia, is the pubic bone.

Yi Chunlin held the scalpel and made a cut on each side of the upper left and right sides, then turned over the muscle tissue.

If it is a caesarean section, only a very small incision will be left, but if it is a dissection, there is not so much to worry about.

Yi Chunlin handed the scalpel to his junior, turned over the muscle tissue, and then turned to look at Luo Rui.

Luo Rui walked over and saw that his thumb was pinching the muscle, and there was a red and somewhat transparent thing inside the flesh.

"Yes, the deceased was indeed pregnant before her death."

Luo Rui shook his head and let out a long breath.

Yi Chunlin took the things out and put them on a plate.

Luo Rui said: "Please do a DNA test. We need to find out who made Shen Lan pregnant."

"no problem."

Luo Rui walked to the trash can and patted Fang Yonghui on the shoulder.

"Done yet?"

"It's okay, Luo Da, I can do it!" Fang Yonghui wanted to continue vomiting, but swallowed the bitter water back.

As the two were about to leave, Yi Chunlin quickly stopped them.

"Um...Team Leader Luo, there is another discovery!"

Luo Rui turned around.

"Shen Lan is not pregnant for the first time. She has had signs of childbirth before."

Luo Rui's heart skipped a beat and he asked, "I didn't see any signs of the caesarean section..."

Yi Chunlin said: "She gave birth naturally."

Luo Rui looked up, along the cut abdominal cavity, and saw Shen Lan's pale face. She had her eyes closed, and her black eyelashes were like butterfly wings.

……

When I walked out of the underground dissection room, the moon was already high in the sky.

When the late autumn wind blew, the row of firs behind the flower bed rustled, like a woman's whisper.

Fang Yonghui shuddered, wiped his mouth, and followed Luo Rui towards the parking lot.

There weren't many people in the funeral home at midnight, and it looked eerie. The two drove back to the county bureau, and Fang Yonghui's cold heart felt a little better.

Everyone was still in the office of the special criminal team, waiting for Luo Rui's arrangements for tomorrow.

It was already eleven o'clock in the evening and everyone else had already gone off work.

Luo Rui looked at everyone and smiled, saying, "Lao Qi, Yonghui and Yang Bo just arrived today, and our team officially started working today. We just happened to encounter a murder case and missed the opportunity to welcome them. How about we go to a food stall now?"

Qi Lei clasped his hands together and said, "I was waiting for Luo Da to say this."

Chu Yang said: "Lao Qi, Guangxing City is a provincial city, and there are dishes from all over the world. What do you want to eat?"

"It's cold, how about pig stomach and chicken?"

Fang Yonghui quickly waved his hand: "No, I just came back from the dissection room with Luo Da, and talking about meat makes me want to vomit."

Qi Lei caught him and said, "Look at what you have accomplished."

Cai Xiaojing picked up her backpack and said, "How about some clay pot porridge? I know a restaurant that serves pretty good clay pot porridge."

Luo Rui nodded: "Okay, casserole porridge is easy to digest."

Eight people, two cars, came out of the county bureau and drove along the city avenue to the nearby night market stall.

Although it was already late, there were still many people looking for food. The clay pot porridge stall was in a narrow alley, with several round tables set up in front of the door.

After Cai Xiaojing got off the car, the proprietress saw her, hurried over and greeted her in broken Mandarin.

After everyone sat down, they all looked relaxed.

After a day of getting along, the Shahe County Bureau and the Haijiang Branch have become familiar with each other. After all, everyone is young and the topics they talk about are similar.

Only Tian Guanghan seemed a little out of place. He would not take the initiative to bring up topics, but would occasionally chat a few words in order to avoid a dull moment.

But after talking for a while, they still talked about the case.

Luo Rui explained the situation to them and provided them with analysis.

Tian Guanghan spoke first: "When I had nothing to do at night, I went to their office. Everyone thought that this was a vendetta under the guise of theft."

The 'they' that Tian Guanghan was referring to was the Criminal Investigation Brigade led by Du Feng.

Qi Lei agreed: "It must be a revenge killing. The first three people were killed so cleanly and neatly, and there were no self-defense injuries. It is very likely that the crime was committed by an acquaintance."

Cai Xiaojing shook her head: "Don't be so sure. Shen Hai is a businessman. It is possible that he killed people for profit."

Chu Yang said, "I agree with Captain Cai's analysis! I went to the Economic Investigation Brigade to learn about it, and the Economic Investigation Brigade has already intervened. Shen Hai's business is very large, and his assets are several hundred million. His family was killed. Who benefited the most? Shen Hai's factory is not a parent company, and there is no partner business."

Su Mingyuan picked up a notebook, pointed at the records on it, and said, "Shen Hai's father died early, he has an old mother, an older brother and a younger sister. His brother is a teacher, and his sister works in the post office. If you want to talk about who benefits, then only his brother can get a lot of benefits from Shen Hai's huge fortune."

Luo Rui nodded. During his absence, his subordinates did a lot of work and were not just standing there blindly.

"A family of four was wiped out. If we rule out burglary and murder, we have to investigate the social and legal relationship between the four people. So... Tomorrow morning, Chu Yang and Yang Bo will go to Shen Hai's factory and his mother to check. You guys follow this lead.

Lao Qi and Lao Tian, ​​go check the social relationships of Shen Hai's wife Peng Ruzhen and find out the reason for their divorce."

"Row!"

"understand!"

Luo Rui turned to look at Cai Xiaojing and said, "Captain Cai, please go to the school where Shen Xin is studying with Su Mingyuan and check this kid's social connections."

"can."

Luo Rui continued, "Yonghui and I will go investigate Shen Lan's situation. When you find any clues, don't wait until the evening meeting, inform me immediately."

Everyone nodded.

At this time, the proprietress brought the steaming shrimp porridge, one pot had coriander in it and the other pot did not.

……

The next morning, Luo Rui was awakened by a call from Zhao Ming.

When Luo Rui rushed to Shuimu Chuncheng, it was only 7:30 in the morning and he had slept for less than six hours.

Fang Yonghui was already waiting at the door of the villa, looking very energetic.

He understood very well what it meant when Luo Rui asked him to stay by his side.

"Are you up so early? Are you uncomfortable living in the county bureau's dormitory?" Luo Rui asked as he walked into the villa.

"No, everyone got up early. Qi Lei and Yang Bo had already gone out to visit people. Everyone thought that we should not embarrass Shahe County."

Luo Rui laughed: "Not really, just do your part well."

Zhao Ming's task today is to re-investigate the scene and prepare to search the scene carefully for physical evidence again.

He was standing by the door and spoke directly, "I found no signs of a break-in. I checked the door handles and windows, and I didn't find any footprints or fingerprints."

Compared with yesterday, Zhao Ming spoke obviously more about the unfamiliar scene under investigation, which shows that he is more familiar with the crime scene.

Luo Rui frowned slightly: "So it was an acquaintance who committed the crime? The victim opened the door and let the murderer in?"

Zhao Ming did not answer directly. He continued, "Also, after re-investigating, I still could not find the murderer's movement track..."

"The time of death can be used to determine this, right? After the murderer came in, he first killed Shen Hai, then killed Peng Ruzhen, then ran straight upstairs, and then killed their son Shen Xin..."

"wrong!"

"wrong?"

Zhao Ming said: "Shen Lan was the third person to be killed, and Shen Xin was the last one to be killed."

"Director Zhao, are you sure?"

"I am sure that although they died only a short time ago, this can be analyzed from the state of blood coagulation."

Luo Rui still didn't believe it: "Why don't we ask Section Chief Zhao to come back and take a look?"

Zhao Ming rolled his eyes and said, "I have already verified this with him, and he agrees with my judgment."

"Oh, that's right. You are the son of a medical examiner."

Zhao Ming didn't take Luo Rui's teasing seriously.

There were many technical investigation police officers investigating the villa. Unlike the first time, the second investigation focused on details and was not as cautious as the first one.

Because it was a family massacre, and the incident happened in a villa, the area that needed to be surveyed was very large, so Luo Rui did not take a close look at the scene yesterday.

Seeing Luo Rui wanted to go upstairs, Zhao Ming hurriedly said, "There is one more thing. Shen Lan was strangled to death with a piece of wire. There was a kettle on the coffee table in the living room on the third floor, but the wire was missing, and the kettle was not found at the scene."

Luo Rui nodded and went upstairs.

Fang Yonghui followed behind him and said, "Luo Da, if Shen Lan died first, why couldn't her brother hear anything?"

As they were talking, the two of them had already arrived at the second floor, Shen Xin's bedroom.

At that time, Shen Xin was killed by having his throat slit. The way he died was the same as his mother's. He was playing games with headphones on, and making a midnight snack alone. Both were killed when they were completely defenseless.

After all, he is a rich second-generation, so the things in Shen Xin's bedroom are very expensive. Everything from the computer to the computer desk were bought at a high price.

Luo Rui put on gloves, turned on the computer, and found the game interface.

"Yonghui, go to Shenlan's bedroom and yell a few times."

"Okay!" After Fang Yonghui went out, he closed the door gently.

Luo Rui put the earmuffs on his head and entered the game animation.

Soon, the game's voiceover sounded in his ears. It was very loud, but he could also hear Fang Yonghui's shouting outside: "Luo Da, I started shouting!"

"Help! Help me! Help..."

Luo Rui tried to amplify the sound of the game, but could still hear Fang Yonghui's voice.

Finally, he took off his earmuffs, opened the door, and saw Fang Yonghui standing in the stairwell leading to the third floor.

"That's enough, stop shouting."

Fang Yonghui nodded, ran over immediately and asked, "Luo Da, can you hear me?"

"It's clear as day."

"If that's the case, when Shen Lan was murdered, this guy should have been able to hear his sister's cry for help. Did the murderer cover Shen Lan's mouth when committing the crime?"

Luo Rui didn't say anything. He walked out of the room and came to Shen Lan's bedroom.

The family lives on the second floor. There are four rooms on the second floor. Except for the master bedroom at the end of the corridor, the other three rooms are door to door.

Two of the rooms are the siblings' bedrooms, and the other one is a guest room, which has nothing in it except a bed.

Fang Yonghui continued to analyze, "Shen Lan was attacked by criminals, and Shen Xin was playing games. It is impossible for him not to hear his sister's cry for help, unless the boy was too obsessed with the game and didn't care at all."

The girl's room was very tidy, and the sheets and quilts were neatly folded without a trace of mess.

The crime happened between 11 and 12 o'clock in the evening. Normal people would have gone to bed by then, and even if they were not asleep, they would have been lying in bed.

Luo Rui stood in Shen Lan's bedroom and saw no signs of a struggle.

In other words, Shen Lan did not encounter the murderer in the bedroom. Was she also on the first floor when her parents were killed?
Luo Rui's brain was working rapidly, reconstructing the crime scene and imagining the scene at that time.

Shen Lan went downstairs and saw her parents being murdered. Then she was chased by the murderer all the way to the third floor, and finally the murderer strangled her with the wire of a kettle?
She was not violated by the murderer.

If the murderer had no intention of violating Shen Lan, why did he change his method of committing the crime?

You know, the murderer had a knife in his hand, and he could kill Shen Lan directly.

If the murderer knew this family, he should know that the noise he made would definitely alarm Shen Xin.

Shen Xin is a young man, tall and strong. If he is discovered by him, he will inevitably expose himself. Is the murderer very confident that he can get rid of Shen Xin?

The murderer's behavior seems unacceptable.

Luo Rui slowly opened his eyes and looked around Shen Lan's bedroom.

This bedroom has a separate shower room and a yellow sofa under the balcony, on which are placed several brand new dolls.

Shen Lan had just graduated from college and had been pregnant twice. Yi Chunlin said that she had experienced natural childbirth.

So, where are her children?

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