The Tree of Ahippis10
When a corpse is completely destroyed to the point where only bones are left, it is called "skeletalization".
Generally speaking, it takes two days in summer for a corpse to turn into bones. It will take longer if buried in the soil, and even longer if it is in a low-temperature environment. Therefore, based on Miravo's recent movements, Rum judged that Mescal's death was at least not in the near future. However, he could only rely on the professionals under him to determine how long ago the estimated time of death was. Even though he had made all the preparations, the conclusions reported by his subordinates still shocked the second-in-command.
"Half a year?" Rum's face showed obvious astonishment, "So long?" In other words, Mescal had died at the beginning of the first year of scientific studies. The subsequent calls and emails were all forged by Miravo in various ways. Anyway, Rum couldn't believe that Miravo was unaware of this. Mescal's body was still wearing a wedding ring.
"Yes," the subordinate wiped the sweat from his forehead. Even though he had worked in the Black Organization for so long and could be considered knowledgeable, he was still frightened by the conclusion drawn in the report. "The hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage of the corpse were fractured. The cause of death was estimated to be strangulation, and..." He swallowed, "The corpse was obviously processed. Not only was there iron wire for fixation, but we also found alkaline liquid components used for specimen processing on the bones..."
"What's the basis for saying it was half a year ago?" Rum interrupted with a frown. It was normal for Mescal to stay at home, and it couldn't be said that he was made into a specimen by his wife whenever he didn't show up. Maybe Miravo was in a good mood and kept him for a while? "If the body had been processed, wouldn't most of the traces have been destroyed?"
"It's pollen," the subordinates were well aware of Rum's impatience and quickly explained, "Although the clothes on the body had been changed, we detected pollen from the inside of the wedding ring on the body. After testing, it was found to be the pollen of Aquilegia vulgaris, which blooms from May to July." Rum roughly calculated the time, which was half a year ago. "The skeletonized body couldn't wear the wedding ring steadily, so iron wire was used to fix it. After the ring was put on, the pollen on the inside of the ring was not successfully wiped off due to the inconvenient angle and to avoid damage..."
Rum sighed, "It's really amazing..." His remaining eyes were filled with emotion and fear of Christina, "The person you were talking to actually passed away half a year ago... I don't know." His subordinates did not dare to interrupt the middle-aged man's monologue and left tactfully, "What is your reason for doing this?"
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"From today on, whether in good times or bad, rich or poor, healthy or sick," Mason lowered his head, held up Christina's palm, and carefully put the silver ring on her ring finger, pushing it little by little to the position of the near knuckle, "I will promise to love you forever, cherish you, and be faithful to you..."
"...until death do us part." Mason's blue eyes were much darker than his wife's. If Christina was the sky, he was the deep sea. He turned a blind eye to his lover's hands reaching for his neck with a look of joy on his face, and said calmly hoping for an answer, "You will fulfill my wish."
I will accompany you to play this love drama to the end, and you will put an end to my script.
"——Until death can't separate us," Christina's tone was gentle and pious, with a touching blush on her cheeks, her eyes shining like a clear sky, and every blink was like a bird flapping its wings, "I love you."
"I will honor our commitment."
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