Fu Da was startled and immediately looked at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man's face also changed, "The old eighth master died early, and the eighth aunt remarried and is still alive. Little sister, how come there is still a woman, did you see it wrong?"

"Yes, it is a woman." Xie Qing pushed the bones at the entrance of the cave aside, broke off a dead branch from a dead tree nearby, knelt at the entrance of the cave and dug twice, and a pelvis was hooked out, with an elastic band that had lost its elasticity hanging on it.

——The cemetery is on a slope, and the soil layer is not thick. When the rain washed, the coffin was almost completely exposed, and there was a big hole at the bottom.

Xie Qing could tell whether it was a man or a woman, but ordinary people could not.

The middle-aged man asked, "How do you know it's a woman? Are there other bones like the one inside?"

Xie Qing dug a few more times, and a pelvis that was quite different from the one just now came out.

The middle-aged man was so scared that he took a step back, tripped over a pile of weeds, stumbled, and was grabbed by Fu Da.

While studying the pubic symphysis, Xie Qing explained the differences between the pelvises of the two sexes, and finally said: "The deceased is at least 40 years old, and it is impossible that she is Ruan Hongli. The skeleton has turned into bones, and the soft tissue has disappeared. She has been dead for at least two to three years."

"Forty years old, two to three years?" the middle-aged man repeated, "Could it be the woman from the Ge family?"

Fu Da asked, "What happened to the woman from the Ge family? Is she the old man's second wife?"

The middle-aged man said, "There was a woman named Ge Qin in Siling Village, forty years old. She disappeared two and a half years ago. Her husband said that she went back to her parents' home, but her parents said they didn't see her. Later they reported to the police and came to our Wuling Village to investigate several times, but they couldn't find her, so they let it go."

Fu Da and Liu Feng exchanged glances.

Fu Da said, "Brother Wang, please find us a shovel or something. We need to take the remains out and take them away. Then please call the daughter of the old eighth master and ask her to come back and take care of the remains of this old master."

The middle-aged man said, "Okay, I'll arrange it right away."

...

Half an hour later, Xie Qing removed the rotten coffin and stood by the shallow earth pit to observe carefully for a while.

The female remains were inside the male remains. The upper body was wrapped in a small lapel shirt of an indistinguishable color, and a pair of black leather shoes were half buried in mud and sand.

After taking pictures, Xie Qing sorted out the remains and clothes, and divided them into piles for men and women.

The male remains were left behind, and the female remains were taken away.

A few people went back to the village and waited for a while, and then the people from the Wuling County Bureau came with a funeral home car.

The county bureau's forensic doctor's surname was Li, and he was an older forensic doctor.

Xie Qing exchanged a few words with him, and then got on the funeral home's car together and went to the funeral home for further examination of the remains. The others stayed to investigate Ge Qin's death.

The autopsy room in Wuling County was even simpler than that in Anhai City, but fortunately it was spring and the temperature was suitable, neither cold nor hot, so the remains would not rot or smell, and as long as the lighting was bright enough, it would be enough.

Xie Qing placed the remains on the autopsy table in order from head to toe, took photos to fix them, and then checked the clothes.

The coat contained synthetic fibers, but was not completely rotten. Inside was a synthetic sweater and a synthetic autumn coat, both of which were for the autumn and winter seasons, and the time was consistent with what Brother Wang said.

In addition to the small mirror taken away by Fu Da, there was a coin in the pocket of the coat, and nothing else.

There were several fractures in the occipital part of the skull, loose teeth, fractures of the hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage, and a fracture of the left sternum.

All fractures were antemortem injuries.

In other words, this person was abused to a certain extent before he died.

Forensic doctor Li said: "It was either revenge murder or rape murder, I hope it was the former."

The former case is easy to solve, but the latter is much more difficult.

Xie Qing said, "The victim only had a top, no bottoms, so it's more likely that she was raped and murdered."

"This..." Forensic Doctor Li's eyes fell on the clothes again, "If I remember correctly, the rubber band is still there, so the victim should have been wearing underwear. Rural people have the habit of wearing cotton pants, and my guess is that the cotton clothes have rotted."

Xie Qing pointed to the top: "Tops like this usually have matching bottoms."

Forensic Doctor Li probably didn't want to argue with her, "As for this, we'll know when we find the victim, let's go back to the bureau."

The two took a taxi back to the county bureau, and Xie Qing met another younger forensic doctor, Sun.

After a few pleasantries, as soon as they sat down, Xie Chen called, and Xie Qing went outside to answer the phone.

"Qingqing, they are very interested in our project. They said that after reporting to the company, they will come to sign the contract with me if there is no problem."

"Congratulations, brother."

"Where are you? I will treat you to a delicious meal tonight. A new Bawang Seafood restaurant has opened in Anhai. I heard that all the ingredients are imported."

"Brother, I am working on a case in Wuling County. You can just celebrate with the guests.

" "Okay, I will treat you alone when you come back."

"Okay."

...

Back in the office, Forensic Doctor Sun poured Xie Qing a cup of hot tea.

Xie Qing thanked him and took a sip.

Forensic Doctor Sun was more lively. He smiled and said, "Master, I find it quite magical that a misunderstanding led to a murder. It shows that everything has its destiny." Forensic

Doctor Li lit a cigarette and said, "What's so magical about it? The tomb has been in disrepair for a long time and was destroyed by the murderer once. Coupled with the heavy rain last year, it was only a matter of time before the fillings were exposed."

Forensic Doctor Sun said, "I heard that Forensic Doctor Xie came here for the Ruan family case?"

Xie Qing heard from his tone that he also knew about this case. , so he asked: "You have also heard of that case?"

Forensic Doctor Sun said: "It has been going on for several years. In the past, Ruan Hongli's parents went to the government to file a complaint every year. Last year, I don't know who pointed them to the city bureau, and then they stopped making trouble in the county."

Xie Qing took another sip of water, "Forensic Doctor Sun, can you tell me what this case is about?"

Forensic Doctor Sun said: "It's similar to Ge Qin's case, but the person is missing and can't be found."

"In our rural areas, most women live a hard life. Not only do they have to give birth to children, but they also have to work in the fields. Young women with active minds are willing to run away and work in the city. Ruan Hongli is also in this situation."

"Her husband thought she had gone out to work, and the Ruan family also knew that their daughter had to work. As a result, she was gone for three months and didn't call home."

"The two families then realized that someone was missing and quickly called the police. The county bureau thoroughly investigated Wuling Village and Ruan Hongli's husband's family and found nothing unusual. At that time, Anhai City and three counties all reported the case, and several parties were mobilized, but there was still no trace of her."

Xie Qing understood, "So that's how it is."

This case was the result of the helplessness of the entire police system and had nothing to do with the Wuling County Bureau.

Forensic Doctor Li sighed, "I'm afraid of missing cases. There's really no place to investigate."

Xie Qing nodded and was about to speak when the door opened. A young police officer from the county bureau walked in. "Forensic Doctor Li, Captain Chang is back and asked you to go to the conference room for a meeting." Forensic

Doctor Li held up his cigarette butt and said, "Young Forensic Doctor Xie, let's go over."

The two entered the conference room one after another, and Xie Qing sat down next to Li Ke.

Chang Xiang was the head of the criminal police team of the county bureau, and he presided over this case analysis meeting.

This person said little. After summarizing the investigation results in a concise manner, he directly asked Li, "Old Li, what have you found?"

Li said, "The deceased was strangled to death. He was tortured before his death. His head hit a hard object, his teeth were loose, and his ribs were broken. The murderer must have knelt on one knee on the deceased's chest and strangled the deceased to death."

Chang Xiang looked at Xie Qing again, "Where is Xiao Xie, the forensic doctor?"

Xie Qing asked, "Captain Chang, what kind of pants was Ge Qin wearing before she went missing?"

A police officer answered for him, "She was wearing a new set of brown clothes."

Xie Qing nodded, "If it was a set, it means that the deceased's lower clothes were left at the murderer's home. I guess the murderer was scared when the deceased just died and didn't dare to dress the deceased. When he remembered to dress the deceased, it was too late."

"I think this is most likely a spur-of-the-moment rape and murder case. Considering there were no signs of sneak attack, the victim and the murderer might have known each other. The victim was 1.69 meters tall and had a certain ability to resist, so it was not easy for the murderer to strangle her. The murderer might have an independent yard, or live at the head of the village, or live in a place with no neighbors."

Chang thought: "Ma Hongda, the widower and the sixth Ma from Majia Village, fully meets the above conditions, but the evidence we have is not enough to support his arrest. Let's all use our brains and see how to handle this case." This

case happened two and a half years ago, the body has turned into bones, and the witnesses and evidence may no longer exist... but it is not so absolute.

Xie Qing thought for a moment and said, "The deceased has a head injury. If the suspect's house is still old, we can use Luminol reagent to conduct blood tests on the target house."

Forensic Doctor Li nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, young people are still quick to react. This thing has not been used much in Wuling County, but it is very effective. As long as it has not been cleaned with professional chemicals, blood stains from several years ago can be detected."

Fu Da asked Deng Wenxiang, "Did you bring it?"

Deng Wenxiang said, "There are enough reagents in the survey box."

Captain Chang said, "It is common to find blood in rural homes. What if it is not human blood..."

Xie Qing added, "If the Luminol test reagent does not destroy DNA, we will do a DNA test."

Captain Chang slammed the table, "Then let's do it." At

four o'clock in the afternoon, a group of people went to Majia Village with a search warrant from the county bureau.

Majia Village is located between Siling Village and Wuling Village, in a small valley, with a small reservoir nearby, and peach, apple, and pear blossoms all over the mountains...

Ma Hongda's house is under a small earth slope, 40 to 50 meters away from the road.

The house is dilapidated, and the iron gate has been repaired. It can be seen that it is an old house for decades.

The front door was unlocked and opened with a push.

Fu Da and Captain Chang entered cautiously, followed by Liu Feng and Li Ke.

Xie Qing and Deng Wenxiang were in the third group.

Captain Chang was the first to rush to the upper room door. "Oh no! It's locked. Will the person run away?"

Fu Da shook his head. "If he ran away, there would be no need to lock the door. Will he go to Siling Village and Wuling Village to inquire about the case?"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone at the front door asked, "You are the police, right? What are you doing in my house?"