1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 958
Zheng Gao did not leave in a hurry, but lifted the straw mat and searched the corpse again, trying to find personal items such as seals that could prove his identity.However, apart from a few local circulation coupons with a face value of [-] yuan, Zheng Gao couldn't find any other valuable things.

"It looks like it's not a robbery." Huang Tongyang rubbed his chin and judged: "The gold ring in this hand is still on the circulation coupons. If it is a robber who has no reason to let these things go, it may really be an accidental drowning."

At this time, five or six more police officers from the police station came one after another, and Huang Tongyang sent someone to report to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After all, [-]% of the drowned guy was a non-naturalized foreigner. According to the handling procedures, the foreign affairs department must be notified. One sound.In addition, people were sent to the Shengli Port Authority to check whether there have been merchant ships from Western countries berthing here recently.

The police station had dealt with several accidental deaths of foreigners in Sanya, so Huang Tongyang directed his subordinates to carry out identity verification work in an orderly manner.On the contrary, Wu Zuo, who had sent someone to notify him from the beginning, arrived late. Huang Tongyang waited on the pier for almost an hour and still hadn't appeared.

Just when Huang Tongyang couldn't bear his temper and was about to send someone to remind him again, Wu Zuo finally arrived, but he didn't come alone, but arrived at the pier with the superior inspection team.This so-called inspection team is mainly responsible for supervising the security work in the Sanya area. It will go to the grassroots level to inspect and handle cases every month. In addition to the Ministry of Justice, its members will also arrange personnel from the civil affairs and security departments to join in depending on the situation. , so that they can coordinate in a timely manner when encountering some problems that the police cannot handle.

On behalf of the Ministry of Justice this time, Senior Superintendent Fu Li and Special Commissioner of the Ministry of Security Lin Nan.Fu Li can be regarded as one of the fastest rising stars among the young naturalized people. He has already climbed to a very high position at a young age. Of course, this is also due to his early childhood and his close personal relationship with Haihan's senior management associated.And Lin Nan is also a senior member of the security department, and has rich experience in handling emergencies.Originally, the Ministry of Civil Affairs had to send someone out, but they were temporarily ill and absent, so it was only the two of them who took the lead.

The first stop of the two people's inspections was to visit Shengli Port, but they hadn't set off yet. Someone came to the Ministry of Justice early in the morning to apply for a job. After the two asked, they learned that it was the port where the Shengli Port Police Station was located. Found a body that was suspected to have drowned, so they decided to come over to check the situation together.

After seeing the ceremony with the two of them, Huang Tongyang briefly described the situation he knew so far, and added his own judgment at the end: "...this person still smells of alcohol, and his belongings are not lost. Presumably he made a mistake after drinking. He fell into the water and drowned. After his identity is confirmed, the case can almost be closed."

When Wu Zuo lifted the straw mat to examine the corpse, Fu Li and Lin Nan also began to observe the condition of the corpse.Lin Nan looked at it and suddenly asked without thinking: "Isn't it settled by asking his entourage about his identity?"

Huang Tongyang said in astonishment: "But when we found this corpse, we didn't find this person's entourage nearby... How did Master Lin know that he still has entourage?"

Fu Li replied with a smile: "Let me explain for Master Lin, the black silk robe on this man is the finest Su silk, and one piece costs hundreds of yuan, and the cat's-eye gems inlaid in the two rings And rubies are also very valuable. As for the pair of calfskin boots on his feet, if I read correctly, they are special internal contributions produced by Tiandu Boots Workshop, and they are not easy to buy on the market. The value of his whole body is about It’s nearly a thousand, and people who are willing to spend so much money to dress themselves up, but they don’t have much money on them, what does that mean?”

Huang Tongyang frowned and said, "Either this person is a strong man, relying on his clothes to save face, or...he has entourage around him, so he doesn't need to pay for things by himself?"

Fu Li nodded and said: "Looking at his appearance, he should be a wealthy businessman from Persia. This kind of person is very particular about ostentation when going out, and it is very common to bring a few entourages by his side. But this person drowned by the sea, and there is no him nearby. This is a bit strange."

"Maybe I just got separated after drinking." Huang Tongyang tried to explain this situation, but regretted it after he finished speaking. His explanation was too far-fetched.Although he was a little dissatisfied, he had to admit that Lin Nan and Fu Li's eyes were much more vicious than his. Although he also noticed the clothes on this man's body, their origin and specific value were not the same. People can see clearly.And making inferences based on what he saw, he was even more inferior to these two specially trained people.

Sure enough, Fu Li immediately retorted: "If you got separated, your followers will definitely look for it in the vicinity. If you don't find it all night, you should report to the police. But now neither Victory Fort nor you have received relevant news. , it means that he either didn't bring his entourage with him, or his entourage didn't report it, if it's the latter, it would be interesting."

Lin Nan turned his head to look north and said, "Have you sent someone to the landscape avenue to inquire about restaurants and restaurants?"

Huang Tongyang said with a look of embarrassment: "The humble staff has limited manpower, and several people have been sent to a nearby hotel to check where this person is staying, but I didn't have time to check where this person drank last night."

Lin Nan nodded and said, "That's true. It looks like he was drunk and drowned. It's right to go directly to the location to verify his identity."

During the conversation between the three, Zuo Zuo had completed the basic inspection, stood up and replied: "From the stiffness of the corpse and the spots on the corpse, it is inferred that he should have died before midnight today and after noon yesterday. Faster, it will accelerate the formation of rigor, so a more accurate time of death may need to be dissected to check the degree of digestion of food in the stomach to infer. No obvious trauma has been found in the body so far, and the specific examination needs to be brought back to the mortuary."

In broad daylight, it is naturally inconvenient to strip the body naked on the pier and examine it slowly. It seems that this is the extent of what Wu Zuo can do so far.Huang Tongyang was worried about finishing the case quickly so that he could prepare to accept immigrants, so he asked: "Then the cause of death from drunkenness and drowning can be determined?"

That Wu Zuo frowned, hesitated for a moment before answering: "The cause of death... may not be sure to be drowning."

"Oh? What evidence?" Fu Li asked immediately after hearing this.

Wu Zuo replied: "There are traces of drowning during his lifetime. For example, the drowning person will swallow a large amount of drowning liquid due to struggle, which will cause obvious swelling of the lungs, and a large amount of white foam will form around the mouth and nose due to poor breathing. A relatively obvious external symptom was not seen on this corpse. In addition, there are a lot of aquatic plants and kelp floating on the water surface on the shore of the pier, but this person has no aquatic plants on his hands, mouth and nose. It's not quite like struggling after drowning."

"You mean... it's possible that this is a fake drowning after death?" Huang Tongyang asked in disbelief.There were quite a few people who drowned near here in the past, and this was the first time he heard that the death in the sea might be a case of homicide.

Wu Zuo replied: "I'm just judging from the appearance of the corpse. If you want a more definite conclusion, you still need to dissect the corpse. Whether you died of drowning or not, you will know when you look at the internal organs."

Fu Li frowned and said, "If you want to do an autopsy, the local mortuary doesn't have the corresponding conditions, so you have to send it to Shengli Port Central Hospital."

Wu Zuo nodded and said: "The anatomy work has always been in charge of Master Yue and his students in the hospital, and I have been fortunate enough to assist a few times. The knowledge related to drowning was taught by Master Yue at the beginning."

The "Master Yue" that Wu Zuo mentioned is Johnson, the Minister of Health of Haihan and the President of Shengli Harbor Central Hospital.There are only a few professional medical staff among the traversers, except for nurses like Zhao Xiaoruo and Wu Qiao, the only professional doctors are Johnson and Morgan.And old Morgan, as the chief sniper coach of the military, has relatively little time in the health and medical institutions, and only Johnson can have the time to catch up on this job.In addition to his daily medical work, he also undertook most of the related teaching tasks, and even the professional training under the Ministry of Justice was arranged to study under him.

However, the autopsy of this corpse cannot be carried out immediately. Considering that his foreigner status is quite special, after discussing with Lin Nan, Fu Li and Lin Nan decided to spend a little time to confirm his specific identity. It is best to find his family members Or companions, and then carry out relevant evidence collection.After making a decision, they ordered the body to be transported to a nearby mortuary for parking, and then returned to the police station with Huang Tongyang, preparing to continue investigating the case.

The people Huang Tongyang sent to the nearby hotels came back one after another, but they found nothing. Fu Li decided to expand the scope of the reconnaissance, because he knew that there were also many foreign businessmen stationed in Sanya Port, and the docks in the local port area were also based on the requirements of businessmen from various countries. It needs to be divided into certain areas, and there may be new gains if you go there to find it.So Huang Tongyang issued an application for assisted investigation and sent them to the police station in the Sanya port area.

That afternoon, there was an echo from Sanya. It is said that a Persian businessman who arrived in Hong Kong three days ago did not return all night last night. His subordinates did not realize that something was wrong until noon today when they discovered that the owner had not left the room. .The appearance of the missing person described by him is basically the same as the floating corpse found at the Shengli Port Wharf, and the identity can be confirmed only by his subordinates to identify the corpse.

"The man's subordinates said that he didn't tell where he was going when he went out, and he didn't let anyone else follow him." Huang Tongyang reported to Fu Li and Lin Nanhui: "Judging from what his subordinates said, this behavior of acting alone It is indeed a bit inconsistent with his usual habits."

Lin Nan lowered his head to read the confession materials just sent by the Sanya Port Police Station, shook his head slightly and said: "The confession of this police station is also not clearly recorded. Where were his subordinates last night? The evidence at the scene was not mentioned above."

Fu Li replied: "It's okay, a few subordinates have been sent to identify the corpses over there, and they will be brought here when they are finished, so we can ask them face to face."

Sure enough, more than an hour later, several crew members were sent to the Shengli Port Police Station, and it turned out that the deceased was their employer, the Persian businessman Hassan.In order to prevent these people from colluding with each other, Fu Li, Lin Nan, and Huang Tongyang took him to a separate room for careful interrogation.However, there are two guys who are Persians who can't speak Chinese. Because of the language barrier, it took a lot of effort to interrogate them.

After the cross-examination was over, the three of them got together again to summarize the information they had.

"These people claimed that Hassan gave them a holiday when they went out, so last night they all went to a tavern near the port area to drink and didn't return to the hotel until midnight." Fu Li spoke first: "These people They testified against each other, and none of them was absent during the drinking period. In addition, they pointed out that the owner of the tavern could also be their witness."

Lin Nan continued: "If the people in the tavern can prove the time when they appeared, then the possibility that one or several of them returned to the hotel after drinking and attacked Hassan should not be established. From Hassan and others The hotel where we stayed was about ten miles away from the pier where we found the body, and there was no transportation available at night. There was also a check road card on the Yulin Peninsula. Let’s throw the corpse here at Victory Harbor.”

Huang Tongyang responded: "Then this is equivalent to clearing the suspicion of his subordinates?"

"That's not necessarily the case." Fu Li's thinking was obviously much quicker, and he immediately shook his head and said, "If they attack during the day, try to transport the corpse here, throw it into the sea when people are not prepared, and then return to Sanya at night. It is theoretically feasible to show up in Hong Kong. To clear their suspicions, the autopsy must first determine the approximate time and cause of Hassan's death."

I have to say that Johnson's work efficiency is quite high. Before nightfall, he sent someone to send an autopsy report.Fu Li flipped through it for a while and then sighed: "It really wasn't an accident, but a murder case!"

The autopsy report made it very clear that no water emphysema, internal foam, and drowning fluid that would occur in drowning were found in the respiratory tract and lungs of the corpse, and no foreign objects such as aquatic plants were found in the mouth, stomach, and duodenum.However, obvious congestion occurred in the internal organs, which is a manifestation of the body's suffocation and hypoxia, which causes the spleen to contract and discharge blood, and strengthen the oxygen-carrying capacity.Judging from the digestive products in the stomach, the time of death should be between [-]:[-] pm and midnight, and the deceased must have eaten a sumptuous meal before he died. Johnson directly suggested to investigate from nearby restaurants and restaurants.

"The body has no obvious trauma, and the death from suffocation is not drowning." Fu Li summed up the conclusion of the autopsy report word by word: "This is a murder case!"

(End of this chapter)