In the conference room!
The police officers all nodded. They had all participated in evidence collection and lamented the large amount of physical evidence.
The appraiser continued:
“Our forensic laboratory believes that the physical evidence on the nine bodies is more important and requires everyone’s special attention.
The nine corpses surrounding the central coffin have different arrangements around each one.
Our identification also shows that the physical evidence on and around them each forms a separate system.
For example, victim number 1.
The circular area beneath her was covered with crystal powder.
The round edge is lined with palm-sized crystal pillars of many types, including white crystal, rose quartz, strawberry quartz, etc.
Victim number 3 has an inverted hexagon painted beneath him, with a goat in the center.
This is a pattern that represents Satan in Western religions.
Similar patterns were painted on her back and chest, as well as many Western spells.
Victim No. 5 was covered in a special mixture.
Including pollen, spores, plant powders, and powders made from dried earthworms, nematodes, human bones, etc.
Mix with human blood and apply.
Combining Chen Ting's pollen identification results, we confirmed that the plants in the powder basically came from the southwestern mountains.
It is speculated that it is a kind of medicine used in Miao Gu.
A large amount of poison was identified in the body of victim No. 6.
Including pufferfish venom, snake venom, poison dart frog venom, etc., as well as a mixture of many plant toxins.
Moreover, many of these species are not found in China and are presumably from Pacific island countries.
Victim number 8 had complex talismans painted on his body with cinnabar.
We are still investigating the meaning of the talismans.
Victim number 9 had a strange red makeup on his face and wore a linen robe with talismans painted on it.
The red candles placed around the body are not made of ordinary wax, but corpse oil mixed with human blood powder..."
"The other bodies also had their own characteristics.
You can check the report.”
The young appraiser concluded:
“In general, based on the existing physical evidence, we cannot determine the criminals’ settings in the underground space or what they intended to do.
But it must be a cult ritual.
The purpose of the ceremony is currently uncertain."
In the conference room, the police officers listened to the appraiser's introduction, their bodies all stiffened, as if their acupoints were pressed.
They know the layout of the underground space, which is very evil.
But when you think about it, the things used by criminals are also so evil.
It's always corpse oil, human blood, and human bones.
As the forensic examiner sat down, another young police officer stood up:
"Our forensic department has also issued a preliminary identification report.
Well... the coffin, we're afraid of damaging the body, so we haven't dared to dismantle it yet.
After a rough count, I found that there were 49 skulls of slightly larger animals such as pigs, dogs, cows, sheep, and cats.
There are 81 skeletons of smaller animals such as mice, weasels, snakes, foxes, and fish.
There were 12 human corpses in total.
Including the nine surrounding bodies and Yin Tingxue, there were a total of 22 bodies.
All confirmed to be female!
Their age range is not too big, they are all relatively young women between 20 and 30 years old.
Because the bones were severely dislocated and had been moved after death by external forces, some features were destroyed and much information could not be determined."
“The cause of death of the 22 deceased was the same.
It's all mechanical asphyxiation!
The fatal wound was on the neck.
The murderer strangled the victim with his arms instead of any other tools.
That is, the murderer strangled the victim's neck with his arms, causing death by suffocation.
In particular, the strangulation position is very rare.
Suffocation is more likely to occur when the arms are strangled from behind.
But the criminal strangled the victim from the front, which is actually an awkward posture for strangling someone to death.
And victims can easily resist.
Judging from the binding marks we found on the victim's wrists.
Before killing, the murderer tied the victim's hands behind his back to prevent them from struggling or resisting.
Then he stood in front of the victim, with his left arm in front and his right arm behind, and exerted force together, causing the victim to suffocate.
Apart from this, there were no other obvious injuries on the victim’s body.”
“Then comes the time of death.
Large amounts of disinfectants, formalin, etc. were detected on the body surfaces of the 21 victims except Yin Tingxue.
Criminals used them to try to slow down the decay of corpses.
These factors will interfere with the determination of the time of death.
Our medical examiner's office can only ensure the accuracy of the year of death of the victim.
But the exact date of death, or even the month, is difficult to guarantee.”
“Judging from the state of decay of bones and flesh.
The bodies of those who died earlier and were more severely decomposed were all put together to make coffins.
The earliest dead body died eleven years ago.
After that, 1-3 people were killed every year.
In the early period, usually one person was killed each year, and in the middle period, two people were killed each year.
In recent years, up to three people have been killed every year.
The nine bodies surrounding the coffin are basically victims from the past three years."
Following the young forensic doctor's description, all the police officers were shocked.
The case started much earlier than they expected.
Previously, everyone thought that the case started four or five years ago.
Unexpectedly, it started more than ten years ago.
Chaoyang has such a large population, and only one or two people went missing in the entire winter. It is indeed difficult to find them.
In recent years, three people have disappeared every year, and this has happened for several years in a row.
This aroused the vigilance of the detachment leader Qin Shan!
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