When the book-traveling little detective meets the two-faced prince

Opening up a dead body is something I have never heard of or seen before.

Everyone present showed a look of horror, as if they had heard something incredible. Even Jiang Lian'an's expression froze for a moment, as if he thought Lin Lezhi was joking.

"Disembowel?"

Jiang Lian'an looked at Guo Yong's body and asked in a confirming tone.

Lin Lezhi had already prepared himself mentally for everyone's shock and confusion when he said this.

after all.

It is taboo to disembowel the dead, which is disrespectful to the deceased.

Unless someone is brutally murdered or has committed a heinous crime and is sentenced to death, it is very rare for someone to end up being disemboweled.

Even for those who have committed heinous crimes, their bodies will be pieced together after their death to preserve their dignity.

This is no exception in modern times.

But if we want to know the cause of Guo Yong’s death more accurately, this is the most direct and effective way.

"Yes."

Lin Lezhi explained solemnly without a hint of blasphemy, "Detective Jiang Gui, I have no intention of desecrating the body. I just want to find out the cause of death and help Brother Guo find the murderer who killed him."

Jiang Lian'an lowered his eyes, thinking for a moment, then looked at Lin Lezhi and asked, "So, Brother Lin suspects that Guo Yong was murdered by someone other than Shekou."

"You won't know until you see it, but..."

Lin Lezhi paused and said seriously: "Whether he died at the hands of a snake or was killed by someone, I believe that this snake did not appear out of nowhere, but was deliberately done by someone. It was a man-made disaster, not a natural disaster."

Lin Lezhi turned to look at the severed ends of Guo Yong's limbs and continued, "Also, Detective Jiang Gui also said just now that the severed ends of the body's limbs were flat, which was caused by human intervention after death. And now the severed limbs are missing, so it is very likely that the murderer deliberately hid them."

"Brother Guo is straightforward, enthusiastic, and treats me very well. So, even if there is a slight possibility of solving the case, I don't want the truth to be buried. This is the only thing I can do to help Brother Guo."

"If we can't find out the truth and find out the murderer who killed Brother Guo, I think... Brother Guo will not be able to rest in peace in his grave."

Everything Lin Lezhi said made sense.

After thinking very seriously, Jiang Lian'an picked up the knife in his hand and said solemnly: "Brother Lin is right. Sincerity should not be buried. I will help you."

Jiang Lian'an used a cloth to wipe the blood-soaked soil off the blade, while Lin Lezhi undressed Guo Yong.

Then, Jiang Lian'an handed the knife to Lin Lezhi from above Guo Yong's belly, which was already covered with corpse spots.

"I have never read any medical books on this subject, so I am afraid I don't know how deep to cut. I will have to trouble Brother Lin."

Lin Lezhi pretended to be calm and took the long knife from Jiang Lian'an's hand, inserted it along the middle seam of the chest, and moved the knife downwards to cut.

Seeing this scene, most people couldn't bear to watch it and looked away.

Cheng Su did not avoid it, and his eyes did not even shift a bit. He just stood beside the corpse and watched the two people's actions intently.

The blood in Guo Yong's body had been almost sucked dry by the soil, so when his belly was cut open, only a small amount of blood flowed out. However, Lin Lezhi had only read about dissection in anatomy books and had never actually performed it.

So, I still felt a little tingling on my scalp when I was doing it. It was also the first time I knew the feeling of cutting into a human body, and the first time I heard the "hissing" sound of a knife cutting through the skin.

If I really have to describe it, it's similar to the sound of cutting pork.

But there is no way to calmly compare the human body to raw pork.

When the belly was cut open, the organs inside were revealed, along with a pungent smell. Lin Lezhi tilted his head slightly and stopped sniffing, only then did he suppress the nausea that was rising up.

Lin Lezhi pulled out the knife and found that there was a lot of coagulated blood on the long knife.

Then his eyes quickly scanned the organs arranged inside.

Perhaps because it was buried in the ground, the soil temperature was relatively low, so the organs inside were still relatively intact and had not rotted. There was a lot of blood coagulated below the cut stomach. Finally, Lin Lezhi's gaze fell on a certain place inside Guo Yong's body, and his eyes became stern.

"Did you find anything?"

Noticing the subtle change in Lin Lezhi's expression, Jiang Lian'an beside him immediately asked.

"Brother Guo did not die in Shekou."

Hearing this, everyone around showed a look of surprise. Jiang Lian'an looked at Guo Yong's body with puzzled eyes and asked, "Why do you see that?"

"For people who die from snake bites, the toxins quickly invade their internal organs, causing bleeding in the organs and leading to death. The internal organs will also become necrotic. However, Brother Guo's organs did not show any symptoms of being damaged by the snake venom. There was only a normal slight decay after death."

Jiang Lian'an's eyes darkened as he asked, "If Guo Yong didn't die in Shekou, then what did he die of?"

"Look here."

As he spoke, Lin Lezhi pointed to the position of Guo Yong's heart, his eyes calm and he said, "There is a lot of coagulated blood under Brother Guo's internal organs, but other than the heart, there is no sign of rupture. I think... Brother Guo must have been hit by a very strong external force, and his heart ruptured instantly and he died. After his death, he was buried in the earth wall, so the blood is concentrated under the organs."

"As for the time of his death, judging from the corpse spots on his body, he should have been dead for seven to eight hours."

Following the direction Lin Lezhi pointed, there was a very obvious and hideous crack on the heart. The blood flowing from the heart stopped flowing in the body and solidified in the lower part of the internal organs.

Lin Lezhi expressed his judgment clearly and calculated the time of Guo Yong's murder in his mind, but after he finished speaking, the surroundings suddenly became quiet and Jiang Lian'an did not respond.

Lin Lezhi lowered his head and rolled his eyes slightly, then raised his head slowly and found Jiang Lian'an looking at him in a daze, with a look of speculation in his eyes, but more of confusion.

The people around were also stunned.

"What...what happened?"

Lin Lezhi pulled up a dry laugh and said with an awkward expression.

After saying this, Jiang Lian'an came back to his senses and said with a puzzled look on his face, "Nothing, I just don't know where Brother Lin learned all this knowledge from."

Lin Lezhi pretended to be calm and said in a serious tone, "It was a long time ago. I heard it from an old snake catcher by chance. He knows a lot about snakes."

Hearing this, Xiao Yihuo, who was standing not far away, narrowed his eyes slightly, and raised his eyes slightly. Qingchuan, who was taking care of Hong Mingxu, also slightly turned his eyes to the direction of Lin Lezhi, with a slight thoughtful look in his eyes.

Cheng Su, who was standing next to the two men and the corpse, looked at Guo Yong, whose stomach was ripped open on the ground, and the fierce look in his eyes deepened.

A thoughtful look flashed across Jiang Lian'an's eyes, and then he smiled and said, "I see, snake catchers really risk their lives. It seems... I need to learn more from Brother Lin."

"No, no, I also want to ask Jiang Guitan for advice." Lin Lezhi changed the subject and said, "Guo Yong didn't have any signs of being beaten, but his heart was broken. I don't know much about martial arts, I wonder if there is any kung fu in the world that can injure the inside without hurting the outside?"

Jiang Lian'an didn't think twice and responded immediately: "Anyone with deep internal strength can do it. Hitting the vital point with one palm can kill someone in an instant."

After that, Jiang Lian'an stood up from the corpse and deduced calmly: "According to Brother Lin's deduction, Guo Yongming should have died between midnight and 12 o'clock, so..."

Jiang Lian'an paused for a moment, then cast his gaze towards Xiao Yihuo who was standing among the crowd, and said slowly with a calm and indifferent look in his eyes: "Brother Xiao and I cannot escape suspicion."