Chapter 3 Their Greed (I) Corpses
Han Jianye looked at his watch and saw that it was 7:15 in the evening.
They found the remains in a river in the suburbs at 5:35 p.m. on June 2. The staff who were responsible for river management accidentally dug out the remains along with the river grass while clearing it in the evening and called the police.
It is said that they waited until the police from the police station arrived to open the ropes and found a corpse wrapped in a bed sheet, tied tightly with ropes like a mummy, and sunk under the river grass.
If a white foot skeleton had not been accidentally exposed, the staff might have mistaken it for a discarded sheet.
Mai Shaozhen's forensic team has already rushed to the scene to conduct an investigation.
In the car, Liao Wei couldn't help but sigh: "I like watching videos of river cleaning the most. It feels very relaxing. Not only can you weed, but you can also catch crayfish and fish."
Su Wan jokingly responded: "In addition to these, we can also dig up corpses. Isn't that exciting?"
Liao Wei shrugged helplessly, "I thought tomorrow was Saturday and I could rest, but now it looks like I have to work overtime again."
Ye Bai sat in the car with his eyes closed to rest, he didn't expect that he would encounter a case on his first day at work. He opened his eyes and glanced at Han Jianye inadvertently, and found that he had remained silent all the way.
Twenty minutes later, they arrived at the river where the body was found. The scene had been cordoned off by police from the police station.
It is June in the south, the weather is humid and hot, and the methane gas emitted from the river is particularly unpleasant, which can be smelled even through a mask.
Mai Shaozhen looked at the corpse on the ground with a serious expression, "This is a complete skeleton, and the deceased was wearing a pair of men's underwear."
Han Jianye walked over and said, "The body has turned to bones. He has been dead for at least a month."
Mai Shaozhen nodded in agreement. She used tweezers to pick up a black soldier fly from the bed sheet and put it into the glass bottle. "Yes, it is midsummer now. It will take about a month for the soft tissue of the corpse to liquefy and disappear until only the bones remain.
If there are flies destroying it, the time will be shortened. The body was found in the water. The body was wrapped in a bed sheet and soaked in water for a long time. It only took 1-2 days for it to rot and stink. This black soldier fly was the best time indicator.
Adult black soldier flies lay eggs on corpses 20-30 days after death, and it takes about 52 days from egg laying to hatching, so it is common to find them on corpses that have been dead for several months. ”
Ye Bai noticed that there were holes and lacerations on the skull of the corpse. "The deceased should have been killed by a blunt object."
"Well, this is the preliminary assessment. We need to take the remains back first." Mai Shaozhen said while looking at them.
Han Jianye looked at the excavator master, which made his back cold. Finally, he smiled and handed him a cigarette, "Since you are here, just help. Maybe the murder weapon and the deceased's personal belongings have been thrown into the river."
The excavator master breathed a sigh of relief. He smiled and took the cigarette and put it behind his ear. "It's nothing. I have to work overtime to dig aquatic plants anyway, so I'll join you."
Ye Bai and Su Wan were searching carefully among the water plants beside the river. These were the water plants that the excavator master had just dug up and placed aside.
They thought there might be important evidence hidden in the water plants.
Han Jianye noticed that there was a village about 100 meters away from the river, and there was only one cement road to cross the river.
Dumping far away and burying nearby is an eternal law. If the murderer is not from the village, then he must be a local who is familiar with the environment here.
While searching, Ye Bai curiously asked Liao Wei, "Why is the deputy captain not here?"
"Oh, Vice Captain Zhou has suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and is in the hospital."
"Ah!?" Ye Bai exclaimed in surprise, "Cerebral hemorrhage?"
(⊙o⊙)!
Liao Wei nodded, "Yes, it was very sudden. Maybe he often stayed up late and was always in a highly nervous state. You don't know that when he fainted, we were all scared to death."
Ye Bai then asked: "Then, where is the deputy squadron leader?"
"Deputy Squadron Leader Lin is pregnant. Captain Han said she is an elderly mother and asked her to go home and give birth before coming back."
Ye Bai had an expression of "I see" and continued to look for aquatic plants.
The excavator operators also cooperated very well. They worked until late at night before returning to the police station. Unfortunately, they did not find any suspicious objects in the river.
Han Jianye and Ye Bai rushed back to the police station late at night and found Mai Shaozhen, who was busy filling out a report.
Their arrival seemed to be just in time, as Mai Shaozhen stood in front of the dissection table and began to explain her findings to them in detail: “After our careful examination, we confirmed that this is the complete remains of a male.
The deceased was wearing 2XL red boxer briefs. Based on his skeletal features, we estimate that his height was approximately between 175 and 178 cm, and his weight was around 120 to 140 catties. He had been dead for about a month.
Through the analysis of the pubic symphysis surface, we infer that the deceased was approximately 40 years old. Due to the influence of various factors, the inferred age range may have an error of 2 years.
You may have noticed the obvious contusion and laceration on the deceased's frontal bone. After our injury analysis, we ruled out that these injuries were caused by the natural environment or animals.
The preliminary assessment was that the murderer stood in front of the deceased and struck him violently, causing organic damage to the brain tissue in the collision area.
Through imaging examinations, we found irregular fracture lines on the deceased's skull, which indicated that the wound on the frontal bone was most likely caused by a blunt object such as a stick.
Based on the mechanism of frontal bone injury, we infer that the murderer dealt at least 2 to 3 severe blows to the victim's head, which shows the murderer's cruelty and direct intention to kill. ”
Mai Shaozhen finally added: "By the way, there is still a toxicology analysis report on the deceased that has not come out yet."
"Message me directly when the results come out." Han Jianye looked at Mai Shaozhen and said, they still had to rush back to attend the case seminar.
On the way back, they walked side by side. Seeing Ye Bai was very quiet along the way, Han Jianye asked him, "If you have a specific analysis of this murder case, please tell us."
Ye Bai nodded. He did have some analysis of the case in his mind.
Han Jianye wrote down the specific characteristics of the deceased on the whiteboard: "Male, 40 years old (there is an error), height 175-178, weight about 120-140 kilograms, homicide, died about a month ago, that is, at the end of April this year, the cause of death was multiple blows to the head with a blunt object, and the body was wrapped in a bed sheet..."
Halfway through his speech, Han Jianye turned his eyes to Ye Bai. He was a new member of the team, and it was not clear how capable he was at handling cases. He wanted to hear his speculation, "Ye Bai, analyze this murder case."
After hearing this, everyone turned their eyes to Ye Bai, because they also wanted to know how he analyzed it. After all, for someone so young to be able to become a full-time employee in the criminal police team of Qiyang City Bureau after one year of internship, he must have certain advantages and strengths.