Chapter 188 Some Speculations About the Case
He was also present at the scene of the last mother-in-law/daughter-in-law dispute case.
They knew better than anyone how accurate the human model made by Comrade Jiang was.
Later, when they went to the provincial department to report on their work, the leaders of the provincial department specifically instructed them to bring that model with them.
At the time, they didn't think much of it, until they arrived and realized that Comrade Jiang's achievements in painting were far greater than they had imagined.
Even the facial feature template they were about to replace was actually created by Comrade Jiang.
Thinking of this, Captain Sun quickly stepped forward.
He explained the details of the case before speaking.
"Based on the clues we have so far, we are unable to identify the deceased."
"I wonder if Comrade Jiang has any way to draw what this person looked like when he was alive?"
Jiang Si pondered for a moment, the deceased's facial features were already blurred.
But the basic outline is still there, so restoring her appearance is not difficult for her.
However, the body is now severely swollen.
Even if it needs to be restored, it needs to be frozen for more than 24 hours first.
In addition, considering that the abrasions on the deceased's body were mostly concentrated on the back and other areas.
Jiang Si felt that it would be best to have a forensic doctor conduct an autopsy first, and then she could come back to reconstruct the deceased's portrait after the autopsy was completed.
Captain Sun shared the same sentiment. As the saying goes, "a fall into a pit, a gain in your wit," and the experience of witnessing the simulated crime scene that day had a significant impact on them.
Sure enough, upon seeing the wounds on the corpse...
Several colleagues told him that the man must have been pushed off the rocks.
Captain Sun said, "We have just applied to the provincial department, and the forensic doctor is on his way."
"I estimate the autopsy report won't be available until early the day after tomorrow."
"Comrade Jiang, would the day after tomorrow be alright?"
"Can."
Jiang Si nodded and continued, "That mudflat is in a very remote location. Nobody usually goes there to go beachcombing. Only some old fishermen know about it."
This idea was inspired by lilacs.
Captain Sun: "That's right. If Comrade Huo hadn't led us there today, we would have had a hard time finding it."
Considering that no female comrades had been reported missing in the past month, he immediately jotted it down in his notebook.
The deceased was most likely from another county, while the murderer was a local; the two had a very close relationship.
After careful consideration, Jiang Si pointed out a key point.
There is currently no way to reconstruct the deceased's appearance, but she has a general direction.
The deceased had wide cheekbones, and noticeable depressions at the root of the nose and eye sockets.
In terms of facial features, they are more in line with the Caucasian race.
During this period, apart from Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, only a small number of foreigners could be seen in China.
It's almost impossible for such a small place, especially since this area is a military stronghold.
Therefore, Jiang Si is more inclined to believe that the other party is likely to be from an ethnic minority, and very likely from Xinjiang province.
How to determine this involves a lot of technical terms, and Jiang Si didn't explain too much, but simply shared her thoughts.
Captain Sun accepted this readily, saying, "Okay, I'll contact the household registration department right away."
There aren't many people from Xinjiang Province on Qiongzhou Island, so if the deceased was from Xinjiang Province, the range of possibilities would be greatly narrowed down.
"Dad, I've finished my homework. When are you going to play with me?"
Just then, a chubby-faced child ran over and interrupted their conversation.
Captain Sun picked up the child and patted him on the head.
"How many times have I told you, you can't disturb Dad when he's working."
The child hugged his neck tightly and said with a pitiful expression.
"I've been on winter break for half a month now, and you haven't spent a single day with me."
"Isn't Daddy busy? Sweetie, go to Daddy's office."
After coaxing the child away, Captain Sun looked at Jiang Si with embarrassment.
"Comrade Jiang, I'm sorry, this is my youngest son."
“My wife and I are usually busy with work, and we don’t have time to spend with him on holidays, so we can only bring him to our workplace.”
"It's nothing," Jiang Si smiled nonchalantly.
Perhaps because he had read more criminal investigation cases in later generations, after listening to this conversation between the father and son...
Jiang Si suddenly had a new inspiration.
"Captain Sun, if no one else has reported a missing person case, you can focus your investigation on college students."
"undergrad?"
Jiang Si nodded. "If the whole family is moving, and the child has been missing for five days, it's impossible for the parents not to report it to the police."
“If she doesn’t move with her whole family, then she can only rely on visiting relatives, finding work, going to the countryside, or going to school.”
"People usually don't stay for long when visiting relatives, so this possibility is relatively low."
"Recruitment and rural assignments are managed by designated personnel, and if anyone goes missing, the case will be reported immediately."
"Excluding those, going to school is the most likely possibility."
Captain Sun's eyes lit up after hearing this. "That's right. It's winter break now, and the school may not know whether the students have gone back to their hometowns or stayed in the area for the past two months."
The main problem is that the school's management is relatively lax, like during the previous large-scale mass movement.
It's quite common for students to not return to school for months at a time.
"Thank you so much, Comrade Jiang."
"You're too kind, Captain Sun."
Having said everything that needed to be said, Jiang Si had no further thoughts. Just then, Huo Tingzhou finished giving his statement, and the two went straight back to the family compound.
Seeing that she looked unwell and her worry was clearly visible on her face, Huo Tingzhou would glance at her every now and then while driving.
"Are you still feeling unwell? Should I take you to the hospital to get checked out?"
Jiang Si shook her head.
She was indeed frightened when she first saw the body.
But after I calmed down, I felt better.
As for her physical health, she didn't feel any discomfort anywhere.
My stomach feels a bit acidic, probably because I'm hungry.
"I'm fine, I'm just a little hungry."
Upon hearing that she was hungry, Huo Tingzhou quickly started cooking as soon as he got home.
Before cooking, he specifically asked, "Would you like me to make you some pickled bamboo shoot fish?"
Jiang Si nodded, "I also want to eat hot and sour shredded potatoes, and steamed egg custard."
It's strange, though, that steamed egg custard is a dish that's not difficult to make at all.
She's tried to learn this recipe several times, but every time she steams them, they turn out like honeycomb briquettes.
Unlike the one Huo Tingzhou made, which was tender and smooth.
It's incredibly delicious when mixed with rice.
"Okay." As long as she wanted to eat, that was fine. Huo Tingzhou said, "Go back to your room and lie down for a while. I'll call you when the food is ready."
After giving these instructions, Huo Tingzhou went to Commander Xiao's house.
No sooner had he stepped out the door than Jiang Si replaced all the seafood he had brought back from the beach with seafood from her spatial storage.
If she didn't see it, so be it; but if she did see it, she just couldn't get over it in her heart.
As for the sea urchins that she had previously stored in her space, Jiang Si didn't plan to eat them either; she would leave them all for Tun Tun.
Next door, the Xiao family.
Upon learning that Huo Tingzhou had come to borrow pickled bamboo shoots, Commander Xiao immediately brought out the jars used for pickling bamboo shoots.
"Here, take all of these back."
"Are you misunderstanding something?"
Huo Tingzhou frowned. He meant to borrow some pickled bamboo shoots, not a whole vat.
"Besides, if you give all of this to me, what will my sister-in-law eat in the future?"
He remembered that Lao Xiao had said before that when Sister Hu was pregnant with Wei Dong and Wei Min, she wished she could eat pickled bamboo shoots for every meal.
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