Campus Trickster (VIII) The corpse had been dried by the wind, had no hair, had two big holes for eyes, and had a wide-open mouth, giving it a very hideous look. The mummy sat in the cabinet, with its head tilted back, its body leaning sideways, its arms hanging down, its hands folded, the left hand on top, the right hand on the bottom, placed on its crossed legs.

Shen Xingyan examined the body. "Preliminary estimates show that the person has been dead for two years. She is a female. There is a wound on her abdomen that has been sutured. The suture has aged." She put the suture into the evidence bag and continued, "This should not be the first scene."

Gu Fang also put on gloves and pressed the face of the corpse. "The corpse is not rotten, but dried by the wind."

"If we calculate normally, after being dead for two years, he should be nothing but a pile of bones."

"I'll ask someone to carry the body back to the city police station first."

Qi Jiabao suppressed his nausea and stood two meters away from the corpse. Every time he looked at it, his stomach rose. He admired Shen Xingyan very much. Gu Fang had been a policeman for a long time and was not afraid of corpses, but she was a policeman, yet she was not afraid either.

Watching Shen Xingyan touching this and looking there on the corpse, stretching his neck to smell it, he began to dry heave again.

He knew that she was a forensic doctor and was going to perform an autopsy, but knowing was one thing and seeing it with real eyes was another. His admiration for Shen Xingyan was like a surging river.

When Yang Dawei heard that the body had been found, he rushed over with Wen Ke.

Yang Dawei said ashamedly: "We were negligent. We just opened the door to take a look, but did not open the cabinet door."

Wen Ke also said: "We were too careless. We thought that since the dormitory had been abandoned for so long, there wouldn't be any important clues. Even if there were, it would be useless after such a long time. We didn't expect that someone would dump a body."

Shen Xingyan looked at the two grown men, her face flushed with shame, and comforted them: "It's not your fault. You are not sensitive to the stench of corpses. It's normal." If she hadn't known about the case in advance, she would not have discovered it. It was indeed hidden too well.

Gu Fang also said: "Don't blame yourself. It's normal to be negligent. We are not gods. Please help carry the body away and do a trace examination."

Even if you know the chances of extracting valuable clues are slim, you still have to do the work, just in case you can find it. Being a police officer is to unravel numerous incidents and find the most crucial one.

The body was put onto a stretcher. As it had been dried by the wind, the body remained in a sitting position, so a large bulge appeared on the white cloth covering it.

There were many students gathered outside the cordon. As cases continued to occur in the school, the students were all in panic.

Song Xijun was standing in the crowd. When he saw Shen Xingyan coming out, he waved at her, "Yanyan, Yanyan."

Shen Xingyan walked over and lifted the cordon. "Why are you here?"

Song Xijun pulled her to a deserted place and said, "I heard that a body was found, and I thought you might come, so I came to take a look."

"Have any students in your school gone missing in recent years?"

"I'm only in my first year of graduate school, so I'm not very clear about it, but I can ask around." Song Xijun's eyes lit up when he talked about the case.

"Don't ask around. The murderer hasn't been caught yet. What if you're in danger?" Shen Xingyan was afraid that the case would involve Song Hongquan and didn't want Song Xijun to intervene. It is true that they are afraid that she is in danger. After all, they are in the light while the murderer is in the dark.

"Don't worry, I will protect myself."

"Xijun, what I said is true. The murderer actually mummified the body, which shows that he/she is crazy. I don't want you to be in danger."

"Well, if you find the murderer, you must tell me."

Shen Xingyan nodded, "Go to class now, don't stand here and watch the fun, we have to pack up as well."

After persuading Song Xijun to leave, Shen Xingyan followed the main group.

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Forensic room.

The mummy was placed on the dissection table, still in a sitting position, with legs crossed and hands folded on his legs.

Because mummies are rarely seen, Bao Wu's anatomical genes are ready to act, so he decides to do the operation himself, with Shen Xingyan as his assistant and He Li taking notes.

He Li looked very bad, with dark circles under his eyes, as if he had been up all night long. Shen Xingyan never asked about his relationship with Lingling. Firstly, it was his private matter, and secondly, she couldn't give any advice, so she just played dumb.

Bao Wu sawed off the mummy's legs and put them together piece by piece. He twisted off the arms and put them aside.

I checked the appearance first. The most eye-catching thing was the wound on the abdomen, which was cut from the ribs down to three inches above the belly button and then sutured together.

Bao Wu cut along the incision, but because the body had dried out, it was more difficult to cut than other bodies.

After opening it, Bao Wu was stunned. The stomach, intestines, liver and kidneys were gone. A lot of herbs were stuffed in. The uterus was cut open and a piece of broken umbilical cord fell into the uterus.

Seeing this, Shen Xingyan said, "Is it possible that she is pregnant? The uterus was cut open and the fetus was taken out."

"It's too early to draw conclusions now." Bao Wu took out the herbs and Shen Xingyan put them in the evidence bag.

Then they dissected the head. The skull was very hard and Bao Wu was sweating all over. He Li put down the notebook and went over to help.

The brain had dried up, the skull was intact, and there were no fatal injuries.

Because the abdomen was cut open and the internal organs were taken away, the cause of death could not be determined for the time being.

Shen Xingyan cut a piece of skin and flesh tissue for pharmacological and pathological tests, as well as DNA testing. She didn't know if the body could still be detected after being dead for so long, so she decided to give it a try, just in case.

Gu Fang wandered over and asked about the autopsy results.

Bao Wu showed him the record book. "At present, we cannot determine the cause of death. We know very little. Except that it was a woman and there is a possibility of pregnancy, we know nothing else. How is your investigation going?"

"I'm still checking. I got back the student files of the Industrial University for the past five years."

"You want to investigate Guo Xinyou's case together?"

"Now that I have this idea, I wonder if I can find related clues." Gu Fang looked at his watch. "It's getting late. Let's get off work. I'm going home too. I haven't had a good sleep recently." As he spoke, he glanced at He Li. He Li lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

He waved to Bao Wu and left.

Bao Wu asked Shen Xingyan to go back and rest. Shen Xingyan had just started doing pharmacology testing. "I will leave work after I finish it. You guys go first."

Bao Wu and He Li left one after another, leaving Shen Xingyan alone. She worked intently, with no fear at all of being in the same room with a dismembered corpse.

The test results did not come out so quickly, so after completing the preliminary work, Shen Xingyan prepared to go off work. He took off his white coat, looked at the body on the dissection table, and sighed, "When I find evidence and catch him, I will make him come to you to confess and admit his mistakes."

After locking the door, Shen Xingyan went downstairs. The lights of the second team were on, and Yang Dawei and Wen Ke were still working overtime. They wanted to do more to make up for their mistakes.

Shen Xingyan said hello to them and left the Municipal Bureau.

She has been busy recently and has not had time to look for Gu Fang. The rented house has not been returned yet, so she has to find time to return the house. She doesn't know whether the deposit will be returned. I thought about telling Gu Fang and giving him a call after I got home.

Before he reached the third floor, he heard Shen Lan's voice, and then a familiar voice. He paused and almost stumbled. Walking up the stairs quickly, I saw Shen Lan wearing an apron, her hair tied up behind her head with a clip, holding a casserole, and smiling so hard that her eyes could not be seen.

Shen Xingyan had never seen her like this before. She was like a cat seeing a mouse, and even her voice was filled with laughter. "You live alone and don't usually have a decent meal. I just made some chicken soup. Have some."

"Auntie, no need, I've already eaten."

"Save it for tomorrow." Shen Lan ran to the other person's house like a familiar person.

Shen Xingyan held his forehead with his hand, really not wanting to call her mother.

Gu Fang crossed his arms, leaned against the door frame, and smiled a little bit meanly, "Forensic Doctor Shen is back."

Shen Xingyan chuckled twice, "You live in 301, so what about your vicious dog?"

"Gu Qiuqiu!"

A yellow Labrador ran out, its ears drooping, its eyes like black grapes, looking very docile. It rubbed Gu Fang's leg and called out to Shen Xingyan twice.

Gu Fang squatted down and stroked its head. "Her name is Shen Xingyan. She is my colleague and now our neighbor."

Gu Qiuqiu barked twice to indicate that he understood.

Shen Xingyan spoke up for Gu Qiuqiu, "He is obviously very docile, why do you call him a vicious dog?"

"You'll know later. Do you want to come to my house?"

"No, by the way, you have to give up the house you rented for me. Please help me contact the landlord."

"I have already returned the money, and I have given the remaining rent and deposit to my aunt."

"When did you check out? How did you know I wanted to check out?"

"Of course I told him." Shen Lan stood behind Gu Fang, smiling, "Little Gu is very enthusiastic. If it weren't for him on the day of moving, I don't know when we would move." Then she frowned and scolded Shen Xingyan, "You too, you left after leaving a word and left me alone."

"Don't be angry, Auntie. This is our job. We are always on call."

Shen Lan smiled again, "Auntie knows, but she's a girl, and she's also a forensic doctor. I'm really worried that she won't be able to get married in the future."

"No, Xiao Shen is very capable and pretty, so you don't have to worry."

Shen Lan sighed, "How can I not worry?" She looked at Gu Fang, her eyes almost glowing green, "Do you have a girlfriend?"

Shen Xingyan's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly pushed Shen Lan home, "Mom, I'm hungry, what did you cook?"

Shen Lan refused to leave, "Don't push me, I haven't finished talking yet."

"Let's talk another day." Shen Xingyan waved at Gu Fang and closed the door.

Gu Fang leaned against the door frame, grinning, lowered his head and said to Gu Qiuqiu: "Let's go home too."

There was a casserole on the dining table. Gu Fang opened it and the orange chicken soup exuded an aromatic aroma. In the steaming heat, he seemed to see the face that had haunted him countless times in his dreams, and he said gently and kindly, "Xiao Fang, it's time for chicken soup."

He picked up the spoon and took a sip. It was not the taste he remembered, but his eyes were wet.