Zhao Ziliang said in a deep voice, "Not many people know about Yong'an Bank's actions, and the matter of checking accounts is even more confidential. There are only a few people who know about it, so this case must be investigated in secret."
The local police station is protecting the scene of Li Wenlin's death. Only you and I know the details of this matter at Yong'an Bank, so I can only entrust this case to you.
You must find out the cause of Li Wenlin's death immediately. It's a matter of great importance. You know how crucial Yong'an Bank is to us now. We absolutely cannot alert them until the very last moment, otherwise the Japanese intelligence headquarters will immediately abandon this channel. I estimate that any spy teams operating through Yong'an Bank will immediately withdraw or go into hiding, and all our efforts over this long period will be in vain!
Upon hearing Zhao Ziliang's words, Ning Zhiheng naturally understood the seriousness of the matter. He said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, Section Chief, I'll go and investigate right away."
"The body has been returned to the morgue. Go check it out immediately and report back to me right away!" Zhao Ziliang instructed.
Ning Zhiheng quickly accepted the order and hurried off, rushing to the morgue.
The staff member recognized Ning Zhiheng and quickly stepped forward to ask, "Team Leader Ning, is there something you need?"
Ning Zhiheng nodded and asked, "Where is Li Wenlin's body that was just delivered? I want to examine it now!"
The staff member quickly said, "In the back room, Dr. Liu is conducting an autopsy."
Liu, the medical officer, was a forensic doctor in the Military Intelligence Investigation Department. However, forensic doctors at that time were not as professional as those in later generations. They could only determine the cause of death and the approximate time of death, and it was difficult to determine anything more.
Ning Zhiheng waved his hand, signaling him to go do his own thing, then walked around a corridor and saw Doctor Liu examining Li Wenlin's body in the second cubicle.
Seeing that it was Ning Zhiheng who came in, Physician Liu nodded to him and continued to bury himself in his work.
Ning Zhiheng didn't disturb him, but simply waited quietly to watch him work diligently. After waiting for more than half an hour, Medical Officer Liu remembered that there was someone beside him, and quickly turned around to say, "It's Team Leader Ning, is there something you need?"
Ning Zhiheng nodded and said, "I'm in charge of investigating Li Wenlin's murder case, and I wanted to see the results of your investigation!"
“That’s perfect. I just got a general idea. What do you need to know?” Physician Liu replied.
"What was the cause of Li Wenlin's death?" Ning Zhiheng asked.
"The fatal injury was a blunt force trauma to the back of the head, struck three times in succession, resulting in significant bleeding!" Physician Liu replied.
"Can you tell what blunt object struck it?" Ning Zhiheng asked.
"I can't say for sure. Judging from the angular marks on the wound, it should be from a regularly shaped object, such as a brick or tile. In short, there are many possibilities, and it's hard to judge!" Doctor Liu was also uncertain and could only say vaguely.
"Approximate time of death?" Ning Zhiheng asked.
"The preliminary estimate is between 9 PM and midnight last night!" Doctor Liu replied.
"Couldn't the time of death be more precise?" Ning Zhiheng frowned and asked again.
At this moment, Medical Officer Liu spread his hands and said helplessly, "I really can't do it, Team Leader Ning. I wasn't originally trained in forensic medicine. It's just that no one else wanted to do this job, so I was forced into it. I can't go any deeper!"
Dr. Liu's words were very true. There were very few forensic doctors during the Republic of China period. It was not until 1920 that the Medical School of Peking University established the first forensic medicine classroom in my country.
Three years ago, in 1935, the Ministry of Education included forensic medicine as a compulsory subject in medical school for the first time. However, the wish was good, but the reality was cruel, and real forensic medicine education was delayed.
As an intelligence agency, the Military Intelligence Investigation Department is required to examine corpses. So three years ago, they sent Dr. Liu to Beiping for a period of time to study. But only he knows how high his skill level really is!
Ning Zhiheng had no choice but to give up on that question and asked, "When will the autopsy report be available?"
Physician Liu immediately wore a bitter expression, spread his hands, and said with difficulty, "I can't do this either. Team Leader Ning, as you can see, no one here is willing to do these things. I'm the only one available!"
"Alright, alright! I know!" Ning Zhiheng shook his head and said angrily.
It seemed impossible to get any more clues from Physician Liu, so Ning Zhiheng didn't ask any more questions.
He took a pair of special gloves from the workbench, put them on, and walked over to carefully examine Li Wenlin's injuries. The back of his head had been cleaned up, and there were obvious marks of a heavy blow on it.
Suddenly, Ning Zhiheng smelled an unusual odor. His senses were far more acute than those of ordinary people, and his sense of smell was also very keen. He could clearly smell that it was the smell of alcohol.
He turned to Physician Liu and asked, "There's a smell of alcohol in his mouth!"
Physician Liu was taken aback by Ning Zhiheng's question and hesitated before saying, "I hadn't noticed!"
At this point, he reached out and pried open Li Wenlin's mouth, then lowered his head to sniff carefully, and indeed detected a hint of alcohol.
He looked up at Ning Zhiheng with a strange look. Li Wenlin's mouth was tightly closed, and since the dead man was not breathing, there would be no smell of alcohol coming out of his nasal cavity. It would be difficult for an ordinary person to smell the alcohol.
However, Ning Zhiheng did not touch the deceased or open the deceased's mouth, but he could clearly smell the alcohol. He said unconsciously, "Team Leader Ning, your nose is really sharp. There really is the smell of alcohol. It seems that Li Wenlin drank alcohol at dinner last night!"
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