He Xin recited with deep meaning, but Captain Guo cursed, "This is a literary pervert, killing people in such an aesthetic way and deliberately showing off his talent. If I catch him, I'll make him compose a poem of shame on the spot!"
I gave a bitter smile, let's catch the person first. I turned around and asked Ling Xiaotao to flip the body with me. This time, seeing some scratches on the deceased's back, Ling Xiaotao said, "These wounds are small and deep, as if drilled by screwdrivers, with a diameter of about 1 to 2 centimeters."
"Yes, it must be very dangerous to perform such a series of actions here. Look, there are long-term branding marks on the deceased's neck!" I said.
"That's right, these deceased are too tragic, abused and then frozen to death, and their bodies are left to air dry. Fortunately, they were discovered early, otherwise, decay would be unavoidable. Look, what kind of clothes are they wearing?"
I examined the attire, "Song Dynasty official robes! This on the head is called a Jinxian Guan (进贤冠)!"
This kind of hat has a design like two bamboo poles, which is indeed the official hat of the Great Song Dynasty, also known as the court attire. The deceased was wearing a red official robe, and in the Song Dynasty, scarlet was an exclusive color for officials.
During the Great Song period, a scarlet silk robe and skirt, lined with white floral silk inner garment, cinched with a broad belt, and then fastened with a leather belt and a scarlet knee-covering, with a square heart and curved collar, and white silk socks with black leather shoes, were the characteristics of officials. Officials of the sixth rank and above wore jade swords and jade pendants.
Additionally, a brocade ribbon was hung by the waist, with different patterns to distinguish official ranks.
I had learned this knowledge back in college.
Considering the deceased's location, what was the killer's intention in portraying the deceased as a high-ranking Song Dynasty official?
I remembered that the previous pair of deceased were not treated with such meticulous care.
When the forensic technicians arrived, they began scanning everywhere with precision instruments. I left the rest of the autopsy work to Ling Xiaotao, stood up, and walked around the vicinity with Liu Yuning. He Xin was also nearby. After passing a small arched bridge, she joined us and we came to a small convenience store.
The deceased was the owner of this place, and the scream just now was from her. We were too preoccupied at the time to pay attention to her, and now that we had time, we came to understand the situation.
Seeing us, the middle-aged woman said, "What a sin, there's a dead person in this place. I thought that chair was covered with something just now!"
"Did you take away the straw on the deceased?"
Before, the body was covered with some straw, and we saw traces of straw on the ground when we found the body.
The woman nodded vigorously, "Curiosity killed the cat. If I had known, I wouldn't have touched that straw!"
"If you hadn't discovered it early, this body would probably have decayed. You did a good deed, do you know that?"
"Uh, I'm sorry, officer, who do you think did this? So wicked, killing and abusing the body!"
"We will investigate. Have you been living here all along?" When I came earlier, I had observed that there were living quarters above the convenience store, so I guessed the woman also lived here.
The woman immediately replied, "Yes, because my home is a bit far from here, it's inconvenient to go back usually."
"Then you didn't hear any commotion just now?" I asked.
"No. Oh, right, I came here this morning and found that straw. I didn't see it when I left yesterday evening. I suspect someone put it there late at night! But there are no surveillance cameras here."
The time of death was an hour ago, but the body had been placed here long ago? Did the killer control the time of death?
Or was my judgment of the time of death wrong?
However, this was basically impossible. I also observed the woman's reaction, and she shouldn't be lying.
Without surveillance cameras, it was impossible to determine anything else. For now, it seemed we could only go back.
I asked Captain Guo to find a way to obtain the road surveillance outside the fair, and then we all withdrew.
Back at the Gaogang City Police Station, the previous suspects were no longer under surveillance, and our attention returned to the current corpse.
Using the old method, we first restored the appearance of the body, and then notified the family. This time, the man was also the boss of a large company, Kang Xingqing, 38 years old, which was within my expectations.
It seemed the killer really disliked these successful people.
I was even more convinced that he was likely a destitute scholar.
While dissecting the deceased's body, Ling Xiaotao had already obtained the results of the blood report. I picked it up and glanced at it, "Hmm? So that's how it is, trace amounts of potassium cyanide. Can this substance delay the time of death?"
"No, inhaling this amount would probably be fatal!"
"Oh? Then how did the killer manage to delay his death? Were any instruments found at the scene?"
"No, it seems the estimated time of death was wrong!" Ling Xiaotao looked at me playfully.
This guy wanted to mock me again at any opportunity.
I coughed, "I tested the anal temperature, it's correct!"
"Hmph, you just don't like admitting mistakes!"
"Can't you tell from the degree of pupil dilation?"
Ling Xiaotao fell silent for a moment and turned to busy herself with something else. Earlier, I had used tweezers to extract some epidermal fibers for her.
I examined the deceased's lungs and found that this man didn't smoke much. However, his stomach had developed small holes, which were caused by years of heavy drinking. There were also many scars on his stomach lining, which were traces of past surgeries. If this man continued to drink, his stomach would likely be completely ruined within a year.
The stomach contained residues of food such as foie gras, steak, and eggs. It could be seen that the last meal was less than 12 hours ago. I called He Xin and asked her to combine the menu and investigate Kang Xingqing's recent whereabouts to find out where he last ate.
He Xin immediately agreed, and I continued to work on the autopsy. This time, I examined the deceased's lower body. I was just doing a routine check when Liu Yuning and Captain Guo walked in together.
I happened to tap on the deceased's organ, and it actually ejaculated on the spot!!
Liu Yuning saw it and his face flushed, breaking out in a cold sweat.
"Uh, He Sheng, what are you doing?"
"No, a major discovery! Haha! Truly a major discovery!" I was a bit frantic. I scanned the man's thing with a shadowless reflector, and then said, "It seems the deceased had engaged in sexual activity before the incident, but was forcibly interrupted before reaching climax!"
"What did you say?" Hearing this, Liu Yuning and Captain Guo both opened their mouths wide!