Chapter 692 Accident
Chang Erbing's eyes flashed slightly, and he kept this information in mind.
He exchanged a few perfunctory words with the man with a crew cut, and then, despite the other party's repeated dissuasion, insisted on asking Jia Zhuang to do the decoration.
30 minutes later.
Chang Erbing and others appeared in a mid-range apartment building and found the door of the room rented by Jia Zhuang.
I knocked on the door for a long time, but there was no response from inside.
Chang Erbing waved his hand, and the burly constable behind him took a half step back and kicked hard near the door lock.
With a loud "bang", the door lock broke and the door bounced open.
As soon as the door opened, a faint stench of decay wafted out from behind the door.
Chang Erbing was suddenly startled and immediately took out his gun to be on guard, while ordering his men to go into the house and investigate first.
The interior of the apartment was relatively tidy, with no obvious signs of fighting or rummaging, and the items in the living room were even arranged a little too neatly.
Several people held their breath and followed the increasingly obvious stench, walking cautiously towards the bathroom.
The bathroom door was ajar, and Chang Erbing gently pushed it open.
I saw a naked, fat middle-aged man slumped in a large bathtub.
His head was tilted back, and the back of his head was soaked in a pool of blood that had turned dark red and black. The blood flowed along the edge of the bathtub and onto the tile floor.
A piece of slippery soap fell on the floor next to the bathtub.
The shower was not turned off and was still spraying water, washing the ground and diluting the bloodstains.
At first glance, the scene looked like an accident - he slipped on the soap while taking a bath, and the back of his head hit the hard edge of the bathtub, causing him to bleed to death.
Chang Erbing's eyes widened. "Dead?! Or...an accident?"
7 hours later, in the forensic autopsy room of the police station.
Bai Ye and Qin Liang, who had just completed the preliminary autopsy of an unidentified corpse without limbs, had no time to catch their breath when they heard the sound of wheels rolling behind them.
The two turned their heads and saw six more gurneys being pushed in one after another and parked neatly next to the cold morgue.
All six bodies were covered with white shrouds.
The first body was Jia Zhuang's, and the other five were just the decoration workers under Jia Zhuang.
Chang Erbing's initial investigation of several scenes revealed the following suspicions:
Jia Zhuang: Slipped in the bathroom and hit the back of the head and died (suspected).
Workers A, B, and C were found in a shared apartment with several bottles of "refreshing liquid" on the table, suspected of having overdosed.
Worker D: He was using his mobile phone while charging, and it is suspected that the phone was leaking electricity, causing him to be electrocuted to death.
Worker E: He vomited after getting drunk, and the vomit blocked his airway, causing him to suffocate to death.
How to say it?
Looking at each scene individually, it seemed like an accidental death, but in a short period of time, a project manager and all the decorators under him died collectively.
Everyone knows there is something fishy going on here.
However, when the police station investigates cases, they have to rely on scientific evidence, so the final result still depends on the forensic autopsy report.
Qin Liang took the autopsy list, pulled open the white cloth one by one, and his pupils suddenly shrank.
It’s not that these corpses scared him. He has been performing autopsies for decades and has handled hundreds, if not thousands, of corpses. He has seen corpses with all kinds of deaths.
To be frank, apart from the occasional "gifts" from good friends, which were a bit unique and could make his seasoned heart beat faster, in his eyes, most corpses were just "objects" that needed to complete the work process, nothing special.
That’s right…
Bai Ye followed behind him, took a quick look, and then walked forward and closed the door of the autopsy room.
He turned his head and looked at Qin Liang who was standing there in thought, and asked in a low voice:
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with these corpses? Did you find anything wrong?"
Qin Liang licked his dry lips and opened his mouth to say something, but swallowed the words back. In the end, he just shook his head slowly and said:
"Nothing...nothing special. Initially, the cause of death seems to point to an accident."
Bai Ye was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and his face became even more confused. He couldn't help but lower his voice and reminded:
"But...but the police didn't seem to make the same judgment. They looked very unhappy when they sent the people over."
Qin Liang didn't say anything immediately, but walked silently to the sink and slowly washed his hands again to sort out his thoughts.
He couldn't tell Bai Ye that a prison guard in the second prison had asked him for some forensic knowledge in a roundabout way in the past two days.
At that time, based on the principle of friendly communication and common progress among colleagues, he gave a very detailed and professional answer.
The details and key points involved in the answer are not only extremely similar to the death characteristics of the six corpses in front of us, but they are almost exactly the same!
Qin Liang's heart skipped a beat:
"This is applying what you've learned, learning and applying it right away. How can it be so efficient?!"
But the next second, he immediately cursed in his heart:
"Ah, bah, bah... coincidence, it must be a coincidence! There are countless accidental deaths in the world, so it's normal for a few cases to have similar characteristics!"
Although the person who asked him questions was not Feng Mu, the second prison had long been integrated into a family without blood ties under Feng Mu's "universal love".
Once you enter the second prison gate, you are a family!
A family should help each other, share resources, and make progress together.
Then, it would be great if certain "professional knowledge" could be circulated among "family members" and "effectively applied".
Thinking of this, Qin Liang forced himself to focus back on the work at hand.
He took a deep breath, picked up the scalpel that was flashing with cold light from the tray beside him, walked to Jia Zhuang's body, and his tone returned to his usual calmness as he assigned tasks to Bai Ye:
"Don't just stand there, get to work. You take care of the three over there, and I'll take care of these three. Hurry up and issue a preliminary autopsy report. The report's conclusion... should it be written as an accidental death?"
Bai Ye was still a little unresponsive: "Accident?"
Qin Liang looked at Bai Ye meaningfully:
"Well, it's better to be an accident!"
Bai Ye felt a chill in his heart, but he immediately understood what was going on.
I understand. This case was also done by a good friend. I underestimated him after all.
Not only did he commit a serious crime, he was still in the process of committing it.
ask:
How long would it take to dissect three bodies and produce an autopsy report?
Qin Liang and Bai Ye’s answer was 3 hours.
On average, one body is worked on every hour.
So, three hours later, Chang Erbing got six freshly-made autopsy reports in his hands.
The first one was Jia's.
Forensic Autopsy Report (No. A-7812)
Name: Jia Zhuang
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Location: Bathroom at home
Estimated time of death: within 24-36 hours.
External inspection:
The deceased was found supine on the bathroom floor, his entire body damp. Lividity was located on the uncompressed dorsal area of the body, consistent with the position in which he was found.
Aside from the fatal injuries, no apparent injuries from fighting, restraint, or resistance were found on the body. No defensive injuries were found on the hands and feet.
Head Injury:
There was a severe star-shaped contusion and laceration in the occipital area (back of the head), about 5 cm long, with obvious subcutaneous hematoma at the edge of the wound.
Small bone fragments can be seen in the wound, the wound is deep into the cranial cavity, and the shape of the wound is highly consistent with the hard angle and curvature of the bathtub edge at the scene.
There were no injuries to the face or other parts of the body.
Craniocerebral: Linear skull fractures were observed corresponding to the scalp injury, extending to the skull base. There was extensive hemorrhage in the subdural and subarachnoid spaces, and severe brain contusion.
Others: No abnormalities were found in the thoracic and abdominal organs, and no internal bleeding.
Toxicology and drug screening:
No common toxins, alcohol, or drugs of abuse were detected in the blood.
Combined with the on-site situation:
The bathroom floor at the scene was slippery, and a broken piece of soap was found at the victim's feet. Blood consistent with the victim's blood and a small amount of tissue fragments were recovered from the rim of the bathtub.
Analysis Notes:
There were no signs of fighting on the deceased's body, ruling out violence from others.
The head injury was caused by pure external force, and the injury characteristics were completely consistent with the mechanism of the back of the head hitting the edge of the bathtub after slipping.
Intracranial hemorrhage and brain damage were the direct causes of death, and the subsequent hemorrhagic shock accelerated the death process.
The scene environment (slippery ground, broken soap) and the injury morphology form a complete chain of evidence.
in conclusion:
The deceased, Jia Zhuangxi, slipped in the bathroom and hit the back of his head against the edge of the bathtub, causing severe head injury and hemorrhagic shock and death.
Accidental death!
Chang Erbing read the conclusion of the last line and frowned tightly.
"Accident?"
He frowned and looked at the second report.
Forensic Autopsy Report (No. B-7813)
Name: Li
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Discovery location: On the floor next to the bed in the bedroom of my home
Estimated time of death: within 24-36 hours.
External inspection:
The deceased was found lying curled up near a bedside socket. Libido was located on the lower part of the body and did not fade with finger pressure.
Characteristic current spots (current marks) can be seen on the tips of the index and middle fingers of the right hand. They are grayish white, hard, circular lesions with a central depression and a diameter of about 2 mm.
There were no burn marks on the surrounding skin. No injuries were found on other parts of the body, and no signs of struggle were found.
Locally: The subcutaneous tissue corresponding to the current spots shows coagulative necrosis.
Systemic: Scattered punctate hemorrhages can be seen under the endothelium of the heart.
Toxicology and drug screening:
No common poisons or alcohol were detected in the blood.
Combined with the on-site situation:
The deceased's cell phone was connected to a charger, which was still plugged into the wall socket.
Testing revealed an internal short circuit in the charger, with severe leakage. When the deceased was discovered, his phone had fallen next to him.
Analysis Notes:
There were no combat injuries on the deceased's body, and no external force was involved.
The typical current spots on the fingers are direct evidence of electrical injury.
Internal examination revealed changes in the heart and organs consistent with the pathological characteristics of death caused by electric shock.
The leaking charger found at the scene established a clear causal relationship with the damaged area.
It is speculated that when the deceased touched the mobile phone or charging cable while the mobile phone was charging, the current passed through his arm and heart, causing instantaneous ventricular fibrillation and respiratory muscle paralysis and death.
in conclusion:
The deceased, Mr. Li, died of electric shock due to using a leaking mobile phone charger.
The manner of death was accidental.
After Chang Erbing carefully read the second report, his brows furrowed even more tightly.
He irritably scanned through the remaining autopsy reports, and unsurprisingly, all of the reports concluded - accidental death!
Chang Erbing clenched the report in his fingers and stood up suddenly.
He pushed open the door of the autopsy room, and it hit the wall with a dull thud. Qin Liang and Bai Ye, who were whispering to each other inside, were startled and turned around at the same time.
Chang Erbing slammed the report in his hand on the table and asked:
"What the hell are you two up to? How could these deaths be accidental?"
Qin Liang and Bai Ye looked at each other, and finally Bai Ye stood up to answer. After all, the police station was his mother's home, and he was more familiar with it.
Bai Ye explained seriously:
"I also know there are problems, but from the forensic pathology examination, we have indeed not found any injuries on any of the deceased that can point to homicide.
Therefore, based on the evidence we have, we can only tend to draw a preliminary conclusion that the death was caused by accident."
Chang Erbing almost laughed out of anger:
"How is it possible? How could there be such a coincidence that the project manager of a renovation team and his workers all died in accidents at about the same time.
You're telling me this was an 'accident'?"
Bai Ye also knew that this didn't make sense, but he still said:
"I don't know why this happened, it's beyond my expertise.
All I can do is make the most accurate judgment based on the appearance of the body and the examination data I saw.
If you have any doubts about this, you can certainly continue to investigate further and look for other possible evidence.”
Chang Erbing was stunned. He looked Bai Ye up and down as if he was meeting him for the first time.
When did Bai Ye become so... so insistent on "professional principles"?
Chang Erbing looked at Bai Ye deeply, his eyes seemed to penetrate the other's disguise and see the true thoughts in his heart.
He glanced at Qin Liang, who remained silent and just wiped the equipment, and doubts filled his heart.
He wanted to suspect these two people, but they came to help out of friendship, and behind the scenes there was also a good friend of his and Captain Li involved.
There were some hurtful words that he just couldn't bring himself to say.
"snort!"
Chang Erbing finally just snorted coldly and didn't say anything more.
"Forget it. Let's report this troublesome matter to Captain Li in detail and let him think it over and make the decision. Captain Li will definitely be able to see the trick here!"
Chang Erbing really couldn't figure it out, so he took the report to the Jade Garden to find Li Shang.
At the same time, in a different place, another person was holding several interrogation confessions in his hands, and his mind was full of questions similar to Chang Erbing's.
"Are you damn sure this confession isn't a joke? I've never heard anything so outrageous."
As the man spoke, he quickly scanned the confession in his hand. When he read certain paragraphs, the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably. His expression looked like he wanted to laugh, but also like he wanted to kill someone.
Fine beads of cold sweat had already appeared on the subordinate's forehead, and the back of his shirt was also wet.
To be honest, he also felt that this confession was outrageous.
But……
This is the confession they obtained after repeated interrogations and even torture. Its authenticity should be correct.
Seeing his subordinates hesitant and silent, the man laughed in anger, his voice revealing a sinister murderous intent:
"Okay, okay, it seems I still have to come and judge it myself..."
(End of this chapter)
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