Chapter 422: Identity Confirmation and Cause of Death (Two Chapters and One!)

The skin of the corpse is very fragile, and it needs to be handled by professionals to ensure that the corpse is not damaged.

Zhang Tao and Chen Yu nodded.

They didn't expect that the head of the serious crime team would work with them on this matter.

You know, the corpse is now in a bathtub full of maggots.

Now, if you want to fish the corpse out...

Ugh!

After preparing two large plastic buckets, Chen Yan, Zhang Tao and Chen Yu officially began to move the corpse.

First, all the maggots in the bathtub must be cleaned up.

This time, the maggots cannot be handled on the spot.

They must be buried or burned outdoors.

Without any handy tools, Chen Yan found three basins in the kitchen.

Zhang Tao, Chen Yu and Chen Yan, one each.

They began to clean the maggots in the bathtub one by one.

Although the three of them were wearing gloves, and more than one pair of gloves.

Everyone wore three pairs of gloves.

However, when the hands holding the basins touched the maggots in the bathtub.

The delicate and slippery touch made Chen Yan and the other two feel numb.

It felt like inserting both hands into a giant jelly.

But it was slightly different.

It was just that the slippery feeling was somewhat similar, but the jelly would not wriggle, while the maggots in the bathtub kept rubbing and wriggling, and even made a sizzling sound.

Yang Wanshu and Li Hong had already gone out.

This scene...

It was really...

As the three people cleaned the maggots, other parts of the body gradually emerged.

At first, the body had a head, arms and part of the belly outside.

Now, the entire abdomen began to appear.

The maggots mainly wriggled out from around the abdomen.

The entire abdomen was covered with honeycomb-like holes. While the three people were cleaning the maggots, the maggots inside the body were still falling.

Judging from the current situation, the entire body should have been eaten by maggots. There is little left.

It seems that DNA testing through blood and muscle tissue of the body is not feasible.

Even the blood in the pericardium must have lost its activity and decayed.

In this case, DNA testing can only be done through bones.

According to the characteristics of the giant view and the growth of the maggots, Chen Yan comprehensively judged that the deceased should have died about ten days ago.

However, it is precisely because of the giant view that the appearance of the deceased cannot be distinguished at all.

It can only be preliminarily judged as a male based on the length of the hair.

The specific identity cannot be identified.

Therefore, it is still uncertain whether this body is the owner of this house.

As the body is gradually cleaned, more features are revealed.

When it is cleaned to half, the male features are exposed.

Although it has been decomposed and only a little bit is left.

But the gender can still be identified.

Half an hour later, the three people finally cleaned up all the maggots in the bathtub.

As for the maggots still falling from the body, there is no way to deal with this.

Chen Yan and others could not dissect the body at the scene of the crime, so they could only take them back to the autopsy room.

Because the body was highly decomposed, the three people had no way to lift the body down and could only use a stretcher.

In this way, the damage to the body can be minimized.

An hour later, Shen City Detective Team 3.

In the conference room, Chen Yan presided over the first case analysis meeting.

Because the case happened suddenly, Chen Yan did not call other members of the serious crime team.

The case was mainly handled by detectives from the Shenyang City Detective Team 3.

Wang Hu first began to introduce the case.

"At 9:15 this morning, the team received a call for help."

"In the residential area of ​​Emperor's Family, the sewer was blocked by maggots and there was a suspected smell of rotting corpses."

"At 9:28, the detectives of the team rushed to the scene and found that the stench of corpses was suspected to be coming from Room 1102, Unit 2, Building 2, Emperor's Family Community."

"At 9:56, after opening the door lock, a male corpse was found in the bathroom of Room 1102."

The projection started.

It was the male corpse in the bathtub.

All the people attending the meeting had already familiarized themselves with the materials for the meeting before the meeting.

So, they had already vomited what they should vomit. Now they were sitting at the conference table, and although they were pale, they could all listen to Wang Hu's case report calmly.

"Team Leader Chen, this is probably the situation."

After Wang Hu introduced the basic situation and saluted Chen Yan, he sat back in his seat.

Chen Yan nodded and stood up and walked to the projector.

"Comrades, based on the current on-site investigation and analysis."

"The deceased was most likely bathing in the bathtub, and because of the slippery situation, the back of his head hit the faucet of the bathtub."

The photo projected on the projector was a close-up of the back of the body and the faucet.

The dried blood was very clear.

"Moreover, after we cleaned the maggots in the bathtub, we found that the rubber seal of the bathtub outlet was not tight."

This was a new discovery made by Chen Yan and others after they moved the body out of the bathtub and re-examined the bathtub.

Because, under normal circumstances, the deceased should have been bathing in the bathtub when he died.

So, bathing naturally requires water.

But if there is water, the maggots cannot multiply so quickly and fill the entire bathtub.

Then the question arises.

Where did the bath water go?

Evaporated?

Impossible.

Beside the wash basin outside the bathroom, half a basin of water has not evaporated completely.

What about a bathtub of water?

After careful observation, Chen Yan found that the water outlet at the bottom of the bathtub was not tightly sealed.

"The water outlet that was not tightly sealed caused the bath water in the bathtub to flow out quickly, and then maggots were bred."

"From this point of view, the deceased is likely to have died accidentally."

"But..."

Chen Yan changed the subject and the projector switched to the left wrist of the corpse: "We found a watch on the left wrist of the corpse."

"This is also the only item on the corpse."

"There are some questions here. Why did the deceased wear a watch while taking a bath?"

Now, watches are no longer a necessity for checking time.

Most people use mobile phones to check time.

For most people, watches have a decorative function far greater than a practical function.

Therefore, Chen Yan believes that if the deceased did not have an extreme preference for this watch, then this is likely to be a flaw.

A flaw in faking an accidental death scene.

"So, we can't blindly characterize the nature of the case now."

"Next, focus on the following work."

"First, confirm the identity of the deceased as soon as possible."

"The on-site investigator found a mobile phone in the bedroom."

"Crack the password of the mobile phone and contact the contacts in the mobile phone."

"At the same time, we have photos of men and women in the bedroom and living room of the room where the crime occurred, as well as a wedding photo."

"The deceased is most likely the owner of the house."

"Contact the property management of the Imperial Family Community and find the registration information of the owner of the house where the crime occurred."

"If the deceased is the owner, why didn't his wife call the police ten days after his death?"

As for the tenant, this possibility is not great.

Because the security management of the Imperial Family Community is relatively strict.

After the owner rents out the house, he must go through the property management to apply for facial recognition for the outside tenant.

However, there is no rental information on the property management.

"Second, complete the autopsy as soon as possible."

"Confirm the real cause of death of the deceased."

"Third, retrieve the surveillance of the property management community one to two weeks ago."

"Focus on checking all personnel who entered Unit 2, Building 2!"

The meeting ended quickly.

The average professional ability of the detectives in the Shenyang Detective Team is the best in the entire Liaoning Province Detective System.

Sure enough, in less than half an hour, there was feedback on the first project arranged by Chen Yan.

Wang Hu handed a stack of reports to Chen Yan.

"Team Leader Chen, we have preliminarily confirmed the identity of the deceased by cracking the password of the deceased's mobile phone."

Chen Yan took the report and looked at it carefully.

"The deceased is the owner of the room where the crime occurred, named Li Baoguo, male, 32 years old, the owner of Shenyang Sunshine Travel Company."

Li Baoguo!

"Li Baoguo saved his father's phone number in his mobile phone. We confirmed Li Baoguo's identity through Li Baoguo's father."

"Are there any other situations?"

Wang Hu shook his head: "Not yet."

"The background information about Li Baoguo is under investigation."

"Okay," Chen Yan put down the information in his hand: "Send someone to collect the DNA information of Li Baoguo's father."

"Then compare it with the DNA information of the body."

"Yes!"

Wang Hu knew this.

Although a mobile phone was found at the crime scene, it is still unclear whether this mobile phone belongs to the deceased.

Fortunately, Li Baoguo's father is in Shen City and is on his way to the third detective team.

In the office, Chen Yan is still thinking about the on-site investigation analysis.

No property was lost at the crime scene, and there was no sign of rummaging in the room.

The mobile phone was found on the bedside table next to the bed in the bedroom.

Next to the mobile phone, there was a cup of moldy tea.

At the same time, the table lamp on the bedside was also turned on.

There was also a pair of slippers on the bedside.

The quilt was lifted up a corner, and there was a half-opened book inside.

These signs...

are a bit strange.

Judging from the bedding in the bedroom, the slippers on the ground, the lamps turned on, and the mobile phone and tea on the bedside table.

There should be someone reading on the bed at that time.

If, assuming that the person reading on the bed is the deceased.

He should have gone into the bathroom to take a bath after putting down the book.

But here comes the question.

Why didn't he wear slippers when he entered the bathroom?

In the bathroom, Chen Yan did not find slippers or bath towels.

On the side of the sink, I found a bottle of shower gel and a bottle of shampoo.

This is somewhat different from the bathing habits of normal people.

Whether it is a bath in the bathtub or a shower.

Necessary toiletries should be prepared in advance.

Such as shower gel, shampoo, bath towels and towels, etc.

However, there are no such things in front of Li Baoguo's bathtub.

Even slippers are not available.

Judging from the details, it seems that Li Baoguo entered the bathtub without any preparation.

This is not in line with common sense.

There are two biggest differences between bathing and showering.

The first is time.

The bathing time must be longer.

The shower time should be shorter.

The second is comfort.

Taking a bath is relaxing because the body is immersed in water, and due to the effect of buoyancy.

Few people get out of the bathtub after a few minutes.

If it is not 20 to 30 minutes or even longer, is it still called a bath?

But since it is a bath, why didn't Li Baoguo prepare any toiletries, and even didn't wear slippers?

In addition, there are some problems with Li Baoguo's bathtub.

Just now at the scene of the crime, Chen Yan did a simple experiment on the leakage speed of the water outlet at the bottom of the bathtub.

After releasing one-third of the water, it leaked out in about five minutes.

You know, taking a bath is not about filling a pool of water.

About half is enough.

Because the body will also occupy space after entering the bathtub.

Too much water will overflow.

So, in general, it is only half of the water.

However, if this amount of water is used, the water in the bathtub will leak out in less than ten minutes.

But, can you finish taking a bath in ten minutes?

Every detail, at a glance, seems to be fine.

However, a careful analysis shows that everything is unreasonable and cannot withstand scrutiny.

"This case... has a problem!"

At this time, it was already 9 p.m.

Knock, knock, knock!

There was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

It was Wang Hu who opened the door: "Team Leader Chen, the autopsy report is out."

Autopsy report?

Chen Yan was shocked: "Let's go to the conference room!"

In the conference room.

The detective in charge of the autopsy was already waiting.

"Hello, Team Leader Chen, my name is Lin Gang, and I will report the autopsy of the deceased."

"Okay."

After Lin Gang saluted, he began to report.

"The deceased had a gigantism phenomenon, and his internal organs had been eaten by maggots."

"The exact time of death cannot be determined."

"However, based on past experience, I speculate that the time of death should be between one and two weeks."

Chen Yan nodded. The phenomenon of gigantism does not occur often.

It is good that Lin Gang can judge that the time of death is between one and two weeks.

"The deceased's hyoid bone is intact, there is no sign of fracture in the neck, and there is no sign of trauma to the sternum, ribs and other limb bones."

"The toxicity test of the body did not find any toxic substances."

"Therefore, death by suffocation, poisoning and other instrumental injuries are ruled out."

"We found comminuted fracture marks on the back of the deceased's head."

The projection showed a photo of the back of the deceased's skull.

"Combined with the on-site investigation, the comminuted fracture marks on the back of the deceased's head are exactly the same as the shape of the faucet on the bathtub."

"The cause of death is initially determined to be that the back of the head hit the faucet, causing blood loss and death."

This judgment...

is basically consistent with Chen Yan's judgment at the scene.

However, it is inconsistent with other situations in the room where the crime occurred that Chen Yan just reviewed in the afternoon.

Looking carefully at the photos on the projection, Chen Yan was a little confused.

"Lin Gang, are there any other discoveries?"

"Yes!"

Lin Gang's expression at this moment was a little excited.

"Team Leader Chen, from the autopsy, the direct cause of death of the deceased was a comminuted fracture caused by the back of the head hitting the faucet, which hurt the back of the head and caused excessive blood loss. There should be no problem with this."

"But..."

Lin Gang switched the projection and it was another photo.

It was still a photo of a comminuted fracture of the back of the head, but from a different angle.

"Team Leader Chen, look here."

Lin Gang pointed to the middle and upper part of the fracture.

"Transverse fracture line?"

"Yes, it is a transverse fracture line!"

Others looked at each other, what is a transverse fracture line?

Chen Yan looked around and explained: "Fractures are divided into many types."

"Fractures caused by different reasons such as crushing, breaking, and bumping have different fracture marks."

As he spoke, Chen Yan stood up and walked to the side of the projection, carefully observing a fracture line found by Lin Gang: "The transverse fracture line that Lin Gang mentioned is generally caused by chopping."

Lin Gang, who was standing next to Chen Yan, opened his mouth slightly. He didn't expect Chen Yan to have such a deep study of fractures.

"Team Leader Chen is right. Although this fracture line is very shallow, it is indeed caused by chopping."

"However, due to the giant view of the deceased and the damage to the skin caused by maggots, we did not find these scars on the body surface."

"But, we can be sure that the back of the head of the deceased should have been chopped."

"Not only that..."

Chen Yan opened the visual gene lock and further observed the fracture line in the photo: "The comminuted fracture section of the back of the head of the deceased is relatively complete."

"But the transverse fracture line is broken by the traces of comminuted fracture."

"This means that the back of the head of the deceased was chopped first, and the comminuted fracture came later."

At this time, Wang Hu suddenly stood up: "In other words, when the back of the head of the deceased hit the faucet, the back of the head had been chopped by some sharp weapon?"

Wang Hu's words reminded others.

Before the collision, it was chopped.

It must not be Li Baoguo himself.

So, Li Baoguo's death could not be an accident!

Bang, the door of the conference room opened.

It was Zhang Tao.

"Team Leader Chen, the DNA information of the deceased has been extracted, but..."

"But the result of the DNA paternity comparison with Li Baoguo's father... failed!"