Lin Miaoyin died of illness in her previous life. In the period before her death, she lay in bed all day and often went to check what would happen after a person died.
Then she learned that after death, the body will enter partial rigor mortis within one to two hours. It takes four hours for rigor mortis to spread throughout the body, and she just pinched the corpse's arm and it was already very hard, which means that Old Man Liu had been dead for at least two hours.
It normally only takes half an hour to get from the clinic to the Lin family's house.
Just now, the Liu family said that old man Liu died as soon as he arrived at the clinic. Even if he was delayed in the clinic for a while, it would not take more than two hours to move him to the Lin family.
The only explanation is that Old Man Liu had died a long time ago, but they concealed the time of his death and put the blame on someone else.
After she figured it out, she came to Meng Yuanzheng. He raised his head, looked at her with a purple face, pursed his lips and said nothing.
"Did Old Man Liu die a long time ago? Do you still remember what happened?" she asked.
When these words came out, everyone in the room was shocked. The Liu family almost jumped up and shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about!"
Meng Yuanzheng frowned, and every movement of his mouth made him gasp. He recalled what happened during the day, "On my way back from the commune, I happened to see them carrying an old man out. Because I had learned some first aid knowledge, I went forward to check. The old man was almost dying. I did chest compressions, and the old man showed a little improvement. When they saw this, they hurriedly carried the man away... I followed them, and when we arrived at the health center, they suddenly said that the old man had died..."
"It was you who killed my father! If you hadn't delayed us, we could have gotten to the clinic in time!" the Liu family shouted.
"Were there many people around when you pressed the massage?" Lin Miaoyin ignored everyone else and only asked Meng Yuanzheng.
Meng Yuanzheng shook his head, "Not many. There are more people in the clinic."
He himself was actually quite confused. As for the situation at the time, although the old man was already unconscious, he seemed to be getting better after chest compressions. So why did he suddenly die? He really has no way to defend himself.
Lin Miaoyin nodded, returned to the body, glanced at the people around her, and took in the angry and guilty expressions of the Liu family.
Lin's father and mother could vaguely tell that Lin Miaoyin knew something, but they couldn't go forward to stop her. They could only watch anxiously, and then found a raincoat and hat to put on to avoid the rain. There were many neighbors around who had heard the news, wearing straw raincoats and hats to watch the fun, all whispering to each other.
"What on earth do you want to do! My father is dead, what else are you trying to do! Give us an explanation soon so that we can take father back earlier!" The Liu family members looked indignant.
"We all know that people's bodies become hard after they die, and it takes at least two or three hours for places like the arms to harden. You said that Old Man Liu died in the clinic, so let me ask, what time was it?" Lin Miaoyin said.
"This..." The Liu family was suddenly speechless.
"It was around 6:40 in the afternoon. I put on my watch and looked at it." Meng Yuanzheng said in a deep voice.
Lin Miaoyin continued, "It's just getting dark now, it shouldn't be past eight o'clock. Why are these parts of Old Man Liu's arms already stiff? Didn't he say it was only about an hour before he died? It looks like it's been at least two hours."
"What do you mean by hard or not! How could my father's death be fake? My father was obviously fine when Meng Yuanzheng pressed his chest!" Old Man Liu's eldest son roared.
Lin Miaoyin sneered and was about to refute him, but suddenly she heard a female voice, "I can prove that Meng Zhiqing is innocent!"
Everyone looked and saw a young woman coming up the road. She was holding an umbrella, about twenty years old, with two braids, and was wearing a military green jacket, long pants and green rubber shoes. She had a graceful figure, and even in the dim light, her beautiful face could be seen.
"Who is this?"
"It seems like the new educated youth arrived today."
"City girl? What are you doing here?"
The onlookers looked at her and pointed at her.
The woman approached calmly and steadily, showing a gentle smile and said, "I heard that Meng Zhiqing was mistakenly accused of murder, so I came here to testify."
When Father Lin heard this, he hurried forward to greet her. He knew the woman and asked, "Zhu Zhiqing, were you also present at this incident today?"
"Yes, I ran into Meng Zhiqing on the road this afternoon. He helped me move my luggage in the morning, so we knew each other. I said hello, and then I saw them carrying an old man. We all learned first aid in middle school, so I went to take a look. After Meng Zhiqing performed chest compressions, the old man felt a little better. I left because I had other things to do. I heard about this when I came back, so I rushed over."
Zhu Zhiqing?
Lin Miaoyin was startled and looked at the woman carefully, thinking, isn't this the original heroine Zhu Wanqin!
What is she doing here? The scene where Meng Yuanzheng was killed did not exist in the original novel. She originally thought that it was because of an unimportant matter and the author did not write about it. But now the heroine has appeared, it is not right for this novel with the heroine's perspective not to include this part.
While Lin Miaoyin was thinking, Zhu Wanqin had already walked up to Meng Yuanzheng, eyes full of tenderness, and said distressedly, "They, they actually beat you like this..."
"You obviously mean well, how could you..." She said, reaching out to touch the wound on his face.
Meng Yuanzheng drew his head back and looked at her unkindly.
Lin Miaoyin was speechless. This heroine was just like in the original work, extremely kind. But no, she couldn't be allowed to contact Meng Yuanzheng.
"Zhu Zhiqing, right? Didn't you say you would testify?" She walked up and asked loudly.
The Liu family members looked at each other, a little hesitant. They were originally prepared to blame Meng Yuanzheng for harming Old Man Jiang, but then a female educated youth jumped out.
This woman did come with Meng Yuanzheng in the afternoon, but she just watched for a while and then left.
Zhu Wanqin said in a gentle tone, "My family studied medicine, so I know a little bit. Let me be fair. Under the circumstances at that time, Father Liu was likely to have an acute heart attack. If I am not mistaken, Father Liu's illness is not a short-term one."
Seeing that the Liu family did not refute, she smiled and said, "Acute heart attack leads to fainting and suffocation. Pressing the chest is a correct first aid method. It is just that it cannot guarantee success. But what can be guaranteed is that death will not be caused by pressing the chest a few times."
The Liu family looked unhappy, and she continued, "Anyway, this matter cannot be blamed on Meng Zhiqing. If you don't believe it, you can ask a professional doctor. Oh, by the way, what this sister just said about the corpse forming rigor mortis after death is also correct. If the arm is really stiff, then the time of death must have been before arriving at the health center. I roughly calculated that it was not long after I left the scene."
After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look at the Liu family with suspicion.
A thought suddenly flashed through Lin Miaoyin's mind. There seemed to be a brief passage in the original novel that mentioned that the heroine and the educated youth who came with her complained that a family member was too cruel. Seeing that their father was about to die, they threw him out to avoid bad luck if he died at home.
Then the two of them lamented that poor and remote areas produce unruly people. Such things still exist under the glorious illumination of the Party. So it seems that the country urgently needs new educated young people like them to change the situation.
Now it seems that these people are not talking about the Liu family.
So, Lin Miaoyin struck while the iron was hot and said, "As everyone knows, since Old Man Liu had a stroke, you sons have had several quarrels over who should take care of him. Last time he had a stroke, you didn't send him to the clinic, and he became paralyzed. This time, you are proactive."
"You! What do you mean!" Liu's wife shouted.
"What I mean is that maybe you saw someone was about to die, so you deliberately carried him out of the door to die outside!"
The author has something to say: Meng Yuanzheng: She, she wants to touch me.
Lin Miaoyin: What are you afraid of? Isn’t it your dream that she touches you?
Meng Yuanzheng:! ! !
I checked Baidu, and I think there should be no mistakes in writing about rigor mortis and acute heart disease. If there are any questions, please raise them in the comment section and I will definitely correct them. Thank you for your support, muaqiu
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