You might think that where there are corpses, there would be more ample nutrients. Actually, everyone is usually misunderstood about this. In reality, where there are corpses, the toxins are extremely severe. Plants will not grow in such an environment. Therefore, the only conclusion that can be drawn here is that people died here a long time ago, and their bodies were buried here!"
Upon hearing my explanation, Liu Yuning looked at the roses under the moonlight, blooming full and hazy. If I hadn't guessed wrong, Dao Zhi Yong and Zhou Zi Juan also met here, but the specific circumstances were unknown.
This is because the flower language of roses is pure, untainted, pure, and beautiful love.
At the same time, not far behind us, Dao Zhi Yong knelt on the ground and wept profusely!
We later investigated and found that he was not involved in this case. Although he knew about the events 13 years ago, he did not interfere. It was all orchestrated by Zhou Zi Juan, so Dao Zhi Yong did not have to bear any responsibility. However, from then on, it seemed he would always carry a scar that could never be removed.
After Zhou Zi Juan was executed, Dao Zhi Yong recovered from his grief. One day, we sat together and talked about the island. Later, I learned that Jiang Yi Si was that old woman. We still had one last matter to investigate: how they had murdered Zhou Zi Juan's parents back then.
However, when we went to find Jiang Yi Si, she completely denied everything, telling us she had never been to the island. Since the island had already been destroyed, and we had no evidence, and the case was now 13 years old, could it still be investigated?
Those two skeletons were also severely ossified. To verify any clues, I would likely have to handle it myself. Since she herself denied it, we had to find new evidence.
Facing the skeletons, which had been buried for an unknown amount of time, I first started with the male skeleton. This time, I had Xie Chu Chu, Ling Xiao Tao, and Zhang Ke Ying, all three great masters, join in. We didn't process them separately but focused on the male skeleton first.
At the forensic examination station, we performed bone distillation first, extracting some bone marrow for Ling Xiao Tao to analyze. Then, I began to explore from the deceased's forehead. Xie Chu Chu provided assistance with a white light, while Zhang Ke Ying used a UV light. In my hands, I had the bamboo leaf extractor, shadowless reflector, and stethoscope wood. Of course, I also remembered the examination umbrella.
These operations were all inseparable from the combination of forensic knowledge. After all, my grandfather had once said that the two were mutually reinforcing. This time, both Dao Zhi Yong and Xia Xiao Ling came to the laboratory, taking the rare opportunity to observe and learn. I didn't know if it was fate or not, but by chance, he seemed to have glimpsed a bit of the coroner's art. Thus, Dao Zhi Yong's skills, besides character identification, also included mechanical techniques and the ultimate coroner's knowledge. As my successor, he was undoubtedly worthy, although that's a story for another time.
I had him hold the shadowless reflector and shine it with the overhead light onto the examination umbrella. Soon, the skeletons began to emit a bluish-purple glow. This was because there had been traces of blood in the bones. This reaction, even Luminol could not detect. Firstly, too much time had passed. Secondly, theoretically, bloodstains on bones would be covered by skin. If Western modern techniques were used, these would be absolutely impossible to find. However, the ancient coroner's art could reveal them without a trace. I can admit that this is something Western technology cannot match.
Seeing the reaction before them, everyone except Xia Xiao Ling and Dao Zhi Yong was not surprised. It was the first time they had seen me perform the coroner's art. At this, Xia Xiao Ling said, "Team Leader He, is this the skill of a coroner or a forensic doctor? I can't understand. You seem to have combined both very well."
"That's right, that's what makes our He family coroners so formidable. Dao Zhi Yong..." I started to speak about him, but he seemed to be in a daze, staring intently. I knew he was absorbing some kind of nourishment because this big kid was usually so slovenly. He wouldn't be so focused unless he encountered something he truly liked.
I didn't call him again but tapped with the stethoscope wood in front of them, from the throat to the chest, then to the abdomen. Since it was only bones, there was no need for soft tissue examination. Actually, it wasn't that it was saved, it was completely impossible to perform, so this was the only way.
Fortunately, during the bone marrow analysis, we still made a discovery. Xie Chu Chu informed me that there were traces of arsenic poisoning in the bone marrow. It was estimated that the old man had been poisoned to death. After so many years, this poison had long since dissipated a lot, but as long as there was a trace, Xie Chu Chu could find it. The evidence was now in hand, but the question was how to get Jiang Yi Si to confess. However, this was the difficulty of the case. Given how many years had passed, many things were unclear, and Jiang Yi Si would not admit it voluntarily. What should we do?
I didn't rush to ponder this question, but rather shifted my attention to the female skeleton. However, the results of the examination were the same. I knew that after all, both had died at the same time. The only difference was that the female skeleton's ribs seemed to be damaged as well. Dao Zhi Yong looked at the bones and asked curiously, "Didn't this happen from accidentally bumping into the ground?"
"No, in forensics, the difference between being struck by a person or a natural impact is seen in the fracture lines produced by the impact on the ribs..." I said, forcefully bending the end of the bone. To prevent injuring my palm during this process, I added a protective glove inside the first layer of rubber gloves. You must know that the tips of the ribs can have very sharp wounds.
Seeing four fracture lines on the bone, Dao Zhi Yong said, "And then?"
It seemed Dao Zhi Yong was indeed a novice in forensic examination. I looked at Xie Chu Chu, and she immediately understood, "If a curved rib is accidentally impacted, it can at most produce one fracture line, or one line formed simultaneously on both sides of the impact area."
I then added, "But what we have before us are four sections. The force was definitely applied more than once. The first time caused the rib to break, the second time caused it to break again at its fractured end, and the third time, it was the same. This is not the inevitable mechanism of repeated rib fractures?"
"I see. It seems that in solving cases, both forensic doctors and coroners make immense contributions. I originally thought that our document examination was already very powerful!"
"Haha, everyone has their own role and characteristics. If you are interested, you can learn more. Perhaps you can become proficient in the future."
"Proficient is unlikely, but understanding a little would be very helpful to my work."