Chapter 33 Mandala Blossoms from Dry Bones
Bai Xiao had a very deep first impression of Qin Ruowei.
It wasn't because of her aloof and charming appearance, but because of her outstanding professional skills and mental fortitude. In just three years, she transformed from an intern into an excellent forensic pathologist capable of working independently.
He remembered the first time he met Qin Ruowei was in the summer of 2011. He remembered it clearly: Qin Ruowei came to their criminal investigation team to report for duty dressed in designer clothes.
Everyone assumed that this was another leader's daughter coming to gain prestige.
However, what no one expected was...
The "Jiangcheng Skinning Murder Case" occurred a month later.
The perpetrator in that case was extremely cruel, killing a family of five and dismembering each body alive. When they arrived at the scene, the room was covered in blood and chunks of flesh, and given that it was summer, the scene was unbearable to look at and the stench was unbearable.
Even the veteran forensic doctor who had worked in the bureau for over twenty years wore a mask of anguish, while Qin Ruowei, an intern fresh out of school, calmly examined the body parts, collected evidence, and took photos, a process that lasted three hours.
Her performance at the time stunned all her colleagues present.
After that incident, Bai Xiao's impression of the girl completely changed.
Qin Ruowei squatted down to examine the shape of the wounds, then took a few photos of the hands and feet with her camera. She said calmly, "Your suspicion is not wrong. The deceased's right arm and right thigh have signs of struggle, but none of them are fatal. The real cause of death is a skull fracture caused by a blunt force trauma to the back of the head. The number of blows must have been at least three. I guess the murderer is an adult male with a low level of education, and the weapon used was a stick or something similar."
Xu Zhi looked surprised: "Weiwei, you're amazing! I can understand that the murderer is male, but how did you figure out his education level from the corpse?"
Qin Ruowei explained, "The murderer obviously wanted to fake a suicide by throwing the body from a high place to cover up the truth. However, he was not very smart. The body would have caused new injuries after it fell. The swelling and tissue contraction in the arms and thighs were obviously two different wounds. Anyone with a little common sense knows that the parts that are exposed after the body is broken are the easiest to distinguish."
"Oh, I see... I didn't know that." Xu Zhi suddenly realized, but then immediately realized that this meant he was not very well-educated.
"I think he's very intelligent."
Bai Xiao looked at the corpse and suddenly blurted out this sentence.
Qin Ruowei stopped what she was doing and turned to look at him: "What do you mean?"
Bai Xiao chuckled lightly: "Disposing of a body can happen anytime. The murderer could have waited until after the banquet or the next day to dispose of the body. Why did he have to do it at this time? This banquet gathered so many important figures who are rarely seen on ordinary days. He just had to choose a moment when everyone was watching. This kind of person is either crazy or extremely confident in his own intelligence."
Upon hearing this, Qin Ruowei frowned: "So you prefer the second option?"
"That's right."
Bai Xiao stood up, glanced around at the crowd, and narrowed his eyes: "And I'm 100% sure the murderer is still at the scene."
Qin Ruowei followed his gaze.
A group of people were gathered at the entrance of the hall not far from them, staring at them.
Veteran detectives' intuition is often frighteningly accurate.
He has a keen and meticulous eye, and is especially good at observing other people's body language, such as walking posture, breathing frequency, and even a small exchange of glances, which he can detect as subtle clues.
"Who do you think is the murderer among these people?" Bai Xiao asked.
"Sorry, I'm only responsible for looking after dead people."
Qin Ruowei suddenly said something, then put the body into a body bag, zipped it up, and walked out, leaving him with a cold and distant back view.
"What do you think?" Bai Xiao turned to ask Xu Zhi.
"You look like the murderer to me." Xu Zhi rolled his eyes at him, then scurried after Qin Ruowei, saying, "Weiwei, wait for me! I'll go with you."
Bai Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at Xu Zhi's receding figure, and subconsciously took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a light puff.
...
The statement was quickly taken down.
Yu Qing boarded the bus back to school.
What was supposed to be a nice birthday party was ruined by an unexpected incident, since nobody likes to see a corpse.
Yu Qing felt heavy-hearted. He leaned against the window, his gaze involuntarily falling on his shoes, where a few drops of blood were still on the toes, as the corpse had just fallen right in front of him.
Upon seeing the bloodstains, an image of a corpse lying in blood immediately flashed through his mind, and his stomach churned violently.
"vomit--"
He finally couldn't hold it in any longer and quickly opened the car window to vomit uncontrollably, as if he were about to vomit up bile.
Yu Qing vomited for a long time before feeling better. When she turned her head, she found that her classmates on the bus were all covering their noses in disgust.
This embarrassed him greatly.
"How are you? Feeling better?"
A very gentle voice came from the side.
Yu Qing raised her head.
Lu Chi looked at him with concern.
He paused for a moment, then wiped his mouth with his hand: "It's nothing."
Lu Chi sat down in the empty seat next to him, took a bottle of mineral water out of his bag and handed it to him: "Want some water?"
"No need, thank you."
Yu Qing refused outright.
Lu Chi pursed his lips and placed the bottled water in a spot where the two people could reach it.
Yu Qing noticed the bloodstains on his hands and asked curiously, "What happened to your hands?"
Lu Chi looked down.
There was a clear cut on his right wrist.
He stammered, "I...I must have accidentally bumped into something just now."
Yu Qing silently withdrew her gaze.
But a few doubts arose in my heart.
Suddenly, Yu Qing remembered that he hadn't seen Lu Chi in the lobby. He turned to Lu Chi and asked, "Where did you go when we were eating? I looked for you for ages but couldn't find you."
Lu Chi paused for a second: "I...I'm going to the restroom."
Yu Qing frowned slightly.
If he remembered correctly, he was making a phone call in the bathroom and didn't see Lu Chi.
So, he lied.
Why did he lie?
Could this suicide attempt be related to him?
In an instant, all sorts of speculations flooded Yu Qing's mind.
"What's wrong?" Lu Chi stared straight at him.
Although his gaze was full of doubt and confusion, Yu Qing felt as if he were being stared at by a wild beast. He quickly avoided his gaze and shook his head: "It's nothing, I was just asking."
Lu Chi stared at him for a long while before slowly shifting his gaze away: "Hmm."
Yu Qing breathed a sigh of relief.
He dared not pursue the matter any further, for fear of arousing the other party's suspicion.
A brief silence fell between the two.
The swaying bus moved slowly forward.
Lu Chi leaned back quietly in his seat.
My gaze was fixed on the outside through the glass window.
The world outside the window.
A sea of blood, corpses strewn across the field.
Countless corpses stood on both sides of the street, all staring at him.
Their upper bodies are skulls, and their lower bodies are decaying torsos.
Blue butterflies fluttered around their bodies, while black roses climbed the pale, withered bones, blooming delicate flowers in the two dark eye sockets.
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