Blood is a very wonderful bond. Although Xiao Nianbei has not been with the Xiao family for more than 20 years,
But when he was with the Xiao family, he did not feel strange at all, especially when he was with Qi Yue, there was no barrier between them.
Qi Yue also took Xiao Nianbei out for a day of shopping on the weekend and bought him a lot of clothes and snacks.
Xiao Nianbei also bought a gift for each family member, and bought the most for the quintuplets. The two of them played until dark before returning home.
Xiao Nianbei spent almost every day with Xiao Yiting in the compound.
She particularly likes the quintuplets, especially little Kexin, and she and Xiao Yiting often compete to hold little Kexin.
Sometimes she and Xiao Yiting would deliberately stand in front of Xiao Kexin without saying anything to see Xiao Kexin's reaction.
Xiao Kexin looked at the two identical people in front of her, blinking her big eyes curiously, looking left and right, not knowing which aunt to look for.
Looking at Xiao Kexin's cute appearance, everyone laughed. Xiao Kexin felt embarrassed by everyone's laughter, so she shyly lay on Chu Jingqiu's back and stopped looking at them.
However, happy times are always short-lived. Xiao Nianbei and Xiao Yiting's vacation soon ended. After seeing the two off, life returned to its previous calm.
In the blink of an eye, more than a month passed. Just a few days before school started, Chu Jingqiu was cleaning the room.
Grandpa Xiao and Grandpa He were playing chess. Grandma He and Grandma Xiao spread a blanket on the ground and put a lot of toys on it. The two old ladies were fanning the children beside them.
The quintuplets sat on the blanket and played with toys. Doudou and Dingding both took a fancy to a small stuffed doll.
The two of them were trying hard to grab the baby, each pulling one side. Doudou was stronger and pulled it over in one go, making Dingding cry loudly in panic.
Grandma He hurriedly picked up another small doll and handed it to Ding Ding, who immediately burst into laughter.
Just then, Zeng Xuyang brought Xiao Cui to the Xiao family.
The two old men stood up at the same time when they saw Zeng Xuyang. Old Man Xiao said with a smile, "Xiao Zeng! Why are you here? Is there something you want to talk to Xiao Qiu about?"
Zeng Xuyang smiled and said, "Old Chief, you are truly a prophet. We are indeed here to see Teacher Chu today. We have a case that we would like her to help us with."
Old Master Xiao hurriedly asked them to sit down and asked Auntie to bring two cups of hot tea. Then, he turned and called into the house, "Xiao Qiu, come out quickly. Section Chief Zeng and the others want to see you."
After a while, Chu Jingqiu came out of the room. Seeing Zeng Xuyang and Xiao Cui, she smiled and nodded.
Zeng Xuyang stood up hurriedly upon seeing this and said respectfully, "Teacher Chu, we recently encountered a difficult case and have been investigating it for a long time without making any progress.
We know you've solved similar cases before, so we've come to you specifically to ask for your advice, hoping to get your help in solving this case as quickly as possible."
Chu Jingqiu smiled and said politely, "Chief Zeng, please tell me the details of the case first. I'll see if I can help!"
Zeng Xuyang nodded gratefully and said seriously, "It's like this. Half a month ago, a few high school students went hiking and encountered a rainstorm, so they hid in a cave.
As a result, the two found a naked female corpse in the cave. The corpse was covered with a pile of hay. The body was highly decomposed and crawling with maggots.
The female corpse's face was severely damaged and her original appearance was unrecognizable. No other valuable clues were found at the scene.
We have already issued a notice to identify the body, but several people have come to claim the body, but some of their heights don't match the body, or some of their injuries don't match the body.
We investigated for half a month but still couldn't find out the true identity of the female corpse.
If we cannot confirm the identity of the deceased, our entire case investigation will come to a standstill.
I remember Yi Han once said that a skull reconstruction could be performed. We would like you to help us restore the appearance of the female corpse so that we can confirm the identity of the deceased."
Chu Jingqiu pondered for a moment and said, "Chief Zeng, I can indeed perform skull reconstruction, but it depends on the extent of the skull damage caused by the murderer. If the skull damage is too severe, it may not be possible to accurately restore the complete appearance.
However, I will try my best and hope to provide you with some useful clues."
Zeng Xuyang heard this and said happily: "Teacher Chu, thank you so much! What materials do you need us to prepare? We will go back and prepare them immediately.
I'll let Xiao Cui be your assistant and fully cooperate with your work. As long as there's a glimmer of hope, we won't give up."
Chu Jingqiu thought for a moment and said, "Section Chief Zeng, when you go back, you can ask the forensic doctor to use the 'steaming' method to remove the decayed tissue from the deceased's head. Be patient when doing it and try to keep the skull as clean and intact as possible.
You also need to prepare some materials for skull reconstruction. I'll write them down for you, and you can prepare them accordingly."
After saying that, he took a piece of paper and wrote down the necessary materials such as clay, plaster powder, toothpicks, etc., handed it to Zeng Xuyang, and agreed to go to the Public Security Bureau early the next morning to restore the skull.
Zeng Xuyang took the list of materials handed over by Chu Jingqiu and took a careful look at it. "Teacher Chu, don't worry, I will immediately arrange for the forensic doctor to clean the skull.
Then send someone to prepare these materials to ensure that you can successfully carry out the skull restoration work tomorrow morning."
The next morning, Chu Jingqiu fed Xiao Kexin and rode her bicycle to the Public Security Bureau.
Zeng Xuyang had already prepared various materials for skull restoration. Chu Jingqiu looked at the skull processed by the forensic doctor and found that although there were some injuries on the face of the skull, it did not affect the restoration of the deceased's appearance.
After she fixed the skull, she began to cut toothpicks short with scissors, made some index columns, and began to restore the soft tissue of the face.
Xiao Cui was particularly curious about skull restoration. She enthusiastically helped Chu Jingqiu deliver the materials, observing Chu Jingqiu's every move without blinking, her face full of admiration.
Chu Jingqiu is very skilled. She inserts toothpicks of different lengths into the corresponding positions of the skull one by one as "pillars" to support the soft tissues of the face.
Then, she carefully covered the toothpick with clay, gradually shaping the outline of the face.
Chu Jingqiu became more and more skilled in skull restoration work. This time, it only took her about five days to complete the restoration. When she placed the cast plaster statue on the table, everyone gasped.
Because everyone present knew this person and had seen her not long ago, Xiao Cui opened her eyes wide in surprise. She pointed at the sculpture and said loudly: "This...this woman, isn't it Xiao Yilin? Is this deceased really her?"
Chu Jingqiu smiled and said, "Yes, it's her. When I was making minor adjustments to the clay sculpture's face, I found that this woman was becoming more and more familiar.
After adjusting it, I found that the skull was hers, without a doubt."
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