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Chapter 235 The True Self?

"The deceased had bruises on his wrists and ankles, and traces of sleeping pills were detected in his blood, indicating that he had been drugged."

Xu Cheng, worried that the two wouldn't understand the report, thoughtfully explained it to them.

Tian Hao and Jin Ping'an had already learned about this through retrospection.

He simply nodded slightly.

"By the way, why do you always have to go to the autopsy room and look at the corpses again?"

Xu Cheng asked with some curiosity.

This wasn't Jin Ping'an's first time visiting the dissection room.

Logically speaking, before being sent to the dissection room.

Police should have already conducted a preliminary examination of the body's exterior at the crime scene.

Sending the body to the forensic pathologist for autopsy is only to further confirm the cause of death and look for clues that are not immediately visible.

These clues can be obtained directly from the forensic report.

It's not like we've discovered any new clues; there's no need to personally go to the autopsy room and pull out the body for observation.

Because it makes no sense.

As the saying goes, "a trade is like a mountain to someone outside it."

Although forensic doctors are also part of the police force, their professional knowledge is something that most police officers do not possess.

Tian Hao did have some knowledge of pathology, but the body had already been stitched up.

What can you tell just by looking at the outside?

Is there any difference between this and the one before it was delivered?

As for Jin Ping'an, there's no need to mention him; in Xu Cheng's eyes, he was basically illiterate.

Two years ago, when Jin Ping'an first came to the criminal investigation team.

He observed an autopsy.

The body had just been dug out of the ground, and some of the muscle tissue had already begun to dissolve.

How can I describe that scene?

If you really want to give an example, you can think of the entire corpse as a large pimple, covered in pus.

It also emitted a foul odor that was physically nauseating.

The autopsy had only been going on for a short time.

Jin Ping'an, who had never seen such a disgusting scene, ran to the bathroom and vomited uncontrollably.

This is understandable, given that he is not a medical professional.

Looking at such a corpse is like burying your head in a rural outhouse.

Fortunately, Jin Ping'an gradually got used to it.

Tian Hao stood in front of Xu Cheng: "This kid wasn't there at the time. By the time he arrived, the body had already been taken away, so I brought him here to take a look."

"But didn't you take photos?"

Xu Cheng was confused; Jin Ping'an didn't understand medical knowledge.

If you want to deduce clues, it's so convenient to just look at the existing photos and reports.

Why waste time and effort to personally examine a corpse?

"It's his quirk. He only gets that burst of inspiration when he sees the crime scene or the victim with his own eyes. If he doesn't see it for himself, his mind goes completely blank."

Tian Hao used the same rhetoric he used to fool the criminal investigation team members.

Geniuses need special stimuli to activate their thinking, which is normal.

That's how it's portrayed on TV.

To cover for Jin Ping'an, Tian Hao pointed to the blood test report and asked, "Did morphine residues were detected in the deceased's body?"

Xu Cheng's attention was indeed drawn to Tian Hao's question: "That's right. According to the test results, the deceased should have been using illegal drugs for a long time, and the most recent time was no more than 24 hours ago."

Tian Hao's expression stiffened, sensing that things were getting tricky: "Drug addicts... those guys in the anti-drug squad are not easy to deal with."

Xu Cheng spread his hands: "If they were easy to deal with, then no one could control those drug peddlers."

When drugs are involved in a criminal case, the anti-drug squad can't avoid it no matter what.

In drug-related cases, their authority even surpasses that of the criminal investigation team.

They have the right to prioritize the detention, custody, and interrogation of individuals involved in drug-related activities.

The criminal investigation team wants people, but we can only wait until the narcotics squad is done with their work.

Previously, Tian Hao had taken advantage of this to ask Wu Ke to detain the fake Wang Sheng in the anti-drug squad to prevent him from being silenced by Hu Yingshao's men.

Well, let's just take it one step at a time.

Tian Hao sighed and decided to stop thinking about it.

The deceased was a drug addict. Although this would create a functional conflict with the anti-drug squad, it would at least make his identity much easier to confirm.

Take the deceased's fingerprints directly to the drug rehabilitation center and compare them.

Their identities will be confirmed very quickly.

At that time, based on interpersonal relationships and personal travel records, it would be possible to determine exactly when and where the deceased was kidnapped.

Then, by retrieving the surveillance footage from the day the deceased went missing, they compared the two faces drawn by Jin Ping'an.

Find the murderer.

Of course, this is an ideal scenario.

The perpetrator is unlikely to be within the surveillance range.

However, Jin Ping'an is still in the criminal investigation team.

As long as he successfully traces back, it doesn't matter even if there's no monitoring.

The police were still able to find the killer's hiding place.

Jin Ping'an plays a crucial role in handling such criminal gangs that are exceptionally adept at dealing with the aftermath.

"Old Tian, ​​let's go back."

While Tian Hao was still negotiating with Xu Cheng, Jin Ping'an had already finished rewinding the timeline.

So fast?
Tian Hao was startled. Could it be that they were using the same method with such a strong stress response as last time?
Thinking of this, Tian Hao didn't dare to delay. He placed his hands on Jin Ping'an's shoulders and turned him around.

But apart from some confusion and tension, the latter's face showed no sign of nausea or vomiting.

Jin Ping'an slightly opened his palm, revealing a strand of black hair.

Tian Hao immediately understood: this kid hadn't actually gone back in time; he'd spent all that time just pulling hair off the corpse.

Backtracking only requires one medium.

It doesn't matter if the medium is a piece of paper, a leaf, or even a grain of sand.

Jin Ping'an can trace back any visible material.

However, things that are visible to the naked eye are best.

That way he can focus his consciousness on it and avoid regressing to something else.

For example, one's own clothes.

Jin Ping'an, considering the presence of Xu Cheng, an outsider, stood motionless in front of the corpse for a long time.

Even with Tian Hao's help to cover for them, Xu Cheng would still very likely notice something was amiss.

In the past, when the time was being rewound, Xu Cheng was quite busy. After taking out the body, he would go and do his own thing.

They didn't care about the two of them at all.

However, the testing center has been relatively quiet during this period.

That's why I stayed by their side.

Xu Cheng was in charge here, and they couldn't kick people out, so Jin Ping'an had no choice but to take some samples from the corpses and slowly trace back to find clues.

If Jin Ping'an could think of something, Tian Hao would understand it instantly.

He calmly let go of her hand.

"What's wrong, Brother Tian?"

Xu Cheng was somewhat puzzled as to why Tian Hao's expression changed drastically as soon as Jin Ping'an spoke.

Tian Hao placed his hand on Jin Ping'an's head: "It's nothing, I was just startled by this kid's sudden voice."

Xu Cheng curiously leaned closer and asked, "Oh... did Ping An notice any clues?"

What cases have you encountered that were difficult to solve before?

For example, a severely skeletalized corpse was found in a mountain gully.

In situations where the identity of the deceased and the specific time of death are both uncertain.

Jin Ping'an simply came over and stood in front of the corpse for a while.

In just three days, the police apprehended the murderer.

Xu Cheng was very curious about how Jin Ping'an had observed those details of the crime.

They used to be too busy dissecting corpses to come and ask questions.

This time we finally got our chance.

Jin Ping'an was a little embarrassed: "This time... I haven't noticed yet."

"Then how did you find the murderer in that burial case? The skeleton was so badly decomposed, it must have taken a long time just to identify the victim, right?"

Xu Cheng asked about the case he was most curious about.

People like this, who have been dead for who knows how many years.

Either the case is ultimately left unresolved because the identity of the deceased cannot be found, and it is treated as a cold case.

It can take months to compare the missing persons bit by bit, a process that can sometimes take a year or two.

Jin Ping'an reconstructed the deceased's original appearance in less than half a day.

Within a day, they deduced the deceased's location and occupation.

This shocked the entire criminal investigation team.

This case was also the battle that made Jin Ping'an famous.

Jin Ping'an looked completely bewildered: "Uh, you mean..."

It's not that Jin Ping'an doesn't remember the case.

However, due to the passage of time, he had long forgotten the statements and reasoning process that Tian Hao had given him.

The content he recalled was directly etched into Jin Ping'an's mind, and he could remember it no matter how much time had passed.

He still remembers the details of that case very clearly.

But this doesn't mean that he can subjectively remember the confession that Tian Hao taught him.

This is like being able to directly implant knowledge from books into your brain.

But simply memorizing knowledge doesn't guarantee a high score.

You also need to learn the corresponding problem-solving techniques.

It's the same principle as letting a poor student take an open-book exam; they still won't get a perfect score.

Jin Ping'an essentially received the answer directly, completely forgetting the problem-solving process that Tian Hao taught him.

"At that time, I was...I was..."

Jin Ping'an racked his brains to recall those professional terms, such as building a three-dimensional model of a certain thing based on the skull structure, and inferring professions based on the shape of the bones in the arms, thighs, and spine...

Just as he was stammering and unsure how to explain, Tian Hao stepped in to smooth things over: "Alright, Brother Xu, the case file is in the archives room. I'll get it for you to take a look later."

Tian Hao took out his phone and glanced at the time: "We have other work to do next, so how about we talk again next time?"

Xu Cheng said with a look of disappointment, "Oh, okay then."

Although Xu Cheng was very curious about Jin Ping'an's reasoning process, Jin Ping'an still had a case to investigate.

So I didn't dwell on it, since work came first.

However, Xu Cheng still felt a little regretful.

Because forensic autopsies are performed almost every day.

I've just had a couple of days of relative free time.

In two more days, I'll probably be back to endless dissection work.

At that time, I probably wouldn't have had time to look at any files.

After leaving the identification center, Tian Hao and Jin Ping'an went to the police station's rest room.

After Tian Hao locked the door, Jin Ping'an immediately traced the hair in his hand back to its roots.

While searching for clues, Tian Hao also retrieved the information on the hermit from Jiang Kaiji.

Each person sent by Shi Hongfang to Nevada to investigate the Hermits was able to obtain some information to aid the investigation.

However, this intelligence is often the personal information of the recluse.

It rarely touches on the interpersonal relationships of hermits.

Tian Hao heard from a rumor that his team leader was Captain Shi from the Neva City Criminal Police Team.

Even Yang Xingguo, who had already been promoted to bureau chief.

They all had connections with the hermit back then.

This story was widely circulated within the criminal investigation team.

Tian Hao, however, was unconvinced. How could such a thing possibly be true?

This case is very likely to involve the Hermit, and Shi Hongfang is no longer hiding it.

He disclosed all his information to the criminal investigation team.

All I hope is to find the hermit through this case.

Jiang Kaiji directly transferred all the electronic documents to Tian Hao's phone.

After saying "Don't bother me," he continued to categorize the data.

Although Shi Hongfang made all the information public, some things simply couldn't pass the review.

Jiang Kaiji needed to filter out the materials that could be distributed to the members of the criminal investigation team.

Before becoming the throat-slitting maniac, the hermit had cooperated with the Nevada City police, providing intelligence on the underworld to the criminal investigation team, and had some personal relationships with Shi Hongfang, Shi Feng, and others.

Information like this must never be released.

Releasing these things will not only be of little help in solving the case, but will also attract a lot of gossip.

Jiang Kaiji, who was specifically responsible for managing the case files, was completely overwhelmed when he saw this intelligence.

Although Shi Hongfang had released these things voluntarily, Jiang Kaiji was still terrified to learn that his leader had actually had connections with the hermit.

So when Tian Hao asked for this information, he sent all the information to Tian Hao without saying a word.

Firstly, Tian Hao is a tight-lipped person who never gossips about others in private.

Secondly, with such a big matter weighing on his mind, Jiang Kaiji was afraid of developing a mental illness from keeping it bottled up. It would be a good thing to have someone to share the burden with.

But Tian Hao was unaware of Jiang Kaiji's "good intentions".

After finding the folder containing the hermit's interpersonal relationships, he opened the documents.

The moment Tian Hao saw the relationship diagram, he gasped as if the air conditioning had blown out a cool breeze, causing the room temperature to rise slightly.

Centered around the hermit, various arrows intertwine, some heads clustered together, while others stand alone.

One of them is a double-headed arrow that connects the hermit to a group of portraits.

Among those profile pictures were Shi Hongfang, the current captain of the Qianhua City Criminal Police Team; Shi Feng, the current captain of the Neihua City Criminal Police Team; Xia Qiyuan, the former captain; and Yang Xingguo, the current director.

Among these four, there is a special character.

Tian Hao had met this man not long ago; he was the messenger who made a significant contribution to solving the kidnapping case orchestrated by Hu Yingshao.

The label for this double-headed arrow is "cooperative relationship".

A chill began to run down Tian Hao's spine.

He felt as if he were standing alone on a vast, boundless grassland at midnight.

The howls of wolves came from all directions, while he only had a small flashlight to illuminate the small area around him.

They could be swarmed by a pack of wolves and torn to pieces at any moment.

The police station's break room not only failed to provide any sense of security, but instead felt like a cage, trapping him there.

Partnership?

Could it be that the hermit slaughtered countless people under the orders of these individuals?!
Why is Captain Shi so concerned? Is it because the corpse is actually a special code left by the hermit?
In an instant, all sorts of conspiracy theories played out in Tian Hao's mind.

(End of this chapter)