Detective: Open your eyes, I am handcuffed in the interrogation room.

Chapter 601 Explanation of Corpse Teleportation

Eight years ago, the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Xigui County received a call from the Shuishi Town Police Station. Someone reported that a person was found hanged on a dead tree outside the town of Shidu.

When the call was made, the Shuishi Town Police Station was already at the scene because they needed to confirm whether it was indeed a body to prevent it from being a mistake or a prank.

At the same time, photos of the scene were also sent over. The captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade gathered the investigators and after a brief discussion, he asked the Shuishi Town Police Station to immediately transport the body to the Xigui County Funeral Home, and then led the Serious Crime Squadron to rush there.

The crime scene was very simple. Even if there were footprints, they had been covered by wind and sand. There were no cameras around. The investigation ultimately focused on visiting, questioning and confirming the identity of the deceased.

Three hours later, the body arrived at the Xigui County Funeral Home, where forensic pathologist Yang Hongyi was already waiting.

Because it was night, there was only one person on duty at the funeral home, his name was Li Fugui.

Li Fugui's life is very different from his name. He is very poor, his close relatives have passed away, he has no friends, and he is still a bachelor.

Only someone like him would be willing to work the night shift at the funeral home every day.

Because of work, Yang Hongyi and Li Fugui are quite familiar with each other. When there is a murder case, they can just pass a cigarette to each other and ask the other party to help carry the body.

After the autopsy, the two had a meal together with wine and meat.

Yang Hongyi treated us all.

Li Fugui, who is usually lonely, still hopes that Yang Hongyi will come. There is someone to chat with, someone to give cigarettes to, and someone to treat him to drinks. All he has to give is to help out a little, which is not a loss at all.

As for whether he is afraid of corpses... Li Fugui has worked in the funeral home for so many years, he has seen everything and has long been immune to it.

"When I was doing autopsies, Li Fugui often watched from the side, and I never chased him away."

"I am the only medical examiner in Xigui County, and there is a funeral home worker supervising me. It's nice to chat with him."

Yang Hongyi stopped talking and almost finished speaking.

Chen Yi did not care about the flaws in the other party's work. As the only forensic doctor in Xigui County, all the burdens of identification fell on him. He has worked diligently for so many years and is worthy of respect.

“Did the body ever leave your sight after it arrived at the funeral home?” he asked.

Yang Hongyi recalled carefully and nodded: "I left."

Chen Yi: "Is this the case for all three bodies? Think carefully, maybe Li Fugui had the opportunity to switch bodies before the full autopsy."

He first suspected Li Fugui, and then Yang Hongyi.

There is no way that the victim from Jingcheng would suddenly appear in Shidu Town. Between the possibility of one true and one false, he is more inclined to believe that the body in Shidu Town is fake.

Since the corpse in Shidu Town is fake, the real corpse needs to be transported from Jingcheng to Xigui County and then exchanged with the fake corpse.

In other words, the body brought by the Shuishi Town Police Station and the body that Yang Hongyi began to examine were not the same.

This is the most reasonable explanation Chen Yi could think of.

Check in this direction first and eliminate it later.

"Drop...switch?" Yang Hongyi was surprised. He obviously didn't expect Chen Yi to say this out of the blue. "If you want to say there is a chance, there must be, but it's unlikely, right?"

Chen Yi: "The bodies were transported from Shidu Town to the funeral home. You received the bodies and immediately sent them to the funeral home for autopsy. It was a very simple process. If you didn't keep an eye on the three bodies throughout the process, then Forensic Doctor Yang... would be in danger."

He had a hint of something in mind, so he pointed it out directly without hiding anything from the other party.

Yang Hongyi understood and his expression changed slightly.

Han Qiu also understood and looked at his colleague with a frown.

It is very difficult for the murderer in this case to teleport the corpse, but it would be very easy if there was help from an insider, especially Yang Hongyi.

If Yang Hongyi told a big lie, he could easily lead the investigators into trouble.

In homicide investigations, the role of forensic scientists is crucial. If there is a problem with the forensic scientists, it will affect the outcome.

"Chen Xun, I promise I didn't do anything wrong. I followed the procedures completely!" Yang Hongyi was scared. He was going to retire in a few years, and his reputation was very important.

He doesn't want to lose his reputation in his later years.

Han Qiu remained silent and did not speak for Yang Hongyi, but he still believed in his colleague in his heart.

We live in the same small county town and can often hear each other burping. We are very familiar with each other and the other person should not do such a thing.

Chen Yi said, "Then Forensic Doctor Yang, please explain why you didn't keep an eye on the three bodies the whole time.

You don't have to be too nervous. Li Fugui might have problems too. We need to investigate carefully."

"Uh." Hearing this, Yang Hongyi looked embarrassed and said helplessly: "Li Fugui passed away."

Chen Yi frowned: "What?"

Yang Hongyi sighed, "I'm 64 years old and not in good health. I've been in the cold environment of a funeral home for years and have been in contact with corpses. It's normal for me to get sick.

I visited him in the hospital, where he had a serious infectious disease and died in isolation.”

Chen Yi felt like an important clue had been lost.

The microorganisms in the remains can indeed easily cause infection to funeral workers, and a single disinfectant and disinfection method cannot effectively kill the pathogens of various infectious diseases.

Every industry has potential risks and occupational diseases, and this is the risk of working in a funeral home.

"Chen Xun." Seeing Chen Yi silent, Yang Hongyi took the initiative to speak, "Now that you mention it, I also feel that something is wrong. At that time, Li Fugui might have deliberately sent me away. During one of the times, I suddenly had a stomachache. Did he drug me?"

Chen Yi glanced at Yang Hongyi.

Death has no evidence.

Is there a problem with Li Fugui or with Yang Hongyi?
Originally, he also listed the Shuishi Town Police Station as a suspect. During the transportation of the body, the police officers from the police station could have done something wrong. However, after learning about the situation after the body arrived at the funeral home, the problem was most likely with the funeral home.

If it was Yang Hongyi who swapped the bodies, why did he describe the process in such detail? It sounds like he was telling the truth without hiding anything.

Even if we can put the blame on Li Fugui, wouldn't it be better to say nothing?
He told the special case team that everything was normal and nothing had happened, and that he had followed orders and gone to the funeral home to wait while the autopsy was carried out step by step.

No need to complicate things.

Considering this perspective, Li Fugui is more likely to be suspected.

"Are there any photos of the funeral home's morgue?" Chen Yi asked.

"Yes, yes, yes." Yang Hongyi quickly took out his cell phone and searched for it. After finding it, he stood up and handed it to Chen Yi with both hands.

Chen Yi took it and took a look. The room was equipped with multiple beds and cabinets for storing bodies. These places usually had refrigeration functions to preserve the bodies at low temperatures to prevent them from decaying.

"The autopsy was done in this room, wasn't it?" he asked.

Yang Hongyi nodded: "Yes, the bed in the lower left corner of the photo is specially prepared for the county bureau."

Chen Yi lowered his eyes. The bed the other party was talking about was actually the dissecting table, which was equipped with relatively complete basic facilities.

It is very easy to complete the bag swap in the room in the photo.

It only takes a few tens of seconds to open a cabinet, take out the body, and then put the body from Shidu Town in.

The person who did this had to be very strong. If he was in his fifties... he wasn't particularly old, but he had the strength to move a corpse weighing a hundred pounds, not to mention that the distance was so short that it was only a few steps away.

Li Fugui is suspected of being a major accomplice.

But now that the person is dead, what should we do?

Moreover, it is currently impossible to tell whether Yang Hongyi’s words are true or false.

After returning the phone to Yang Hongyi, Chen Yi fell into deep thought.

Li Fugui was a blind spot in the investigation. There was no Li Fugui's name in the files at all. He was an old bachelor who had worked in a funeral home for many years. The investigators at that time did not place any suspicion on him.

The Xigui County Criminal Investigation Brigade is also responsible for the emergence of blind spots in the investigation, especially Yang Hongyi. If he had not only focused on the autopsy work but also thought more about other things, he might have been able to give some inspiration and direction to the Jingcheng Criminal Investigation Detachment.

Of course, this is additional and cannot be forced. The job of the forensic doctor is to perform autopsies, and investigation is the job of front-line criminal police.

At least at present, we can explain why the victims in Jingcheng inexplicably appeared in Shidu Town in a short period of time.

This should be a relay.

People started killing people in Jingcheng, and the town of Shidu started calling the police.

The fake corpse was transported from Shidu Town to Xigui County, and the real corpse was transported from Jingcheng to Xigui County. The journey took three hours each. After three hours, the two "met" at the Xigui County Funeral Home, and the exchange was completed by internal personnel.

Li Fugui is considered a half-insider.

Of course the timing is not that accurate, the real corpse must arrive first.

All the incidents happened in Shidu Town, Xigui County, and Jingcheng, and Li Fugui is a native of Xigui County. Moreover, Wu Changchun was not in Yunshui Inn every time the crime occurred, so Wu Changchun is already a strong suspect.

But how could he be related to someone from Jingcheng? And there was more than one.

"Captain Han." Chen Yi turned his head.

Han Qiu: "Chen Xun."

Chen Yi: "Please help me check Li Fugui's interpersonal relationships as soon as possible. Eight years is a bit long, but Xigui County is so small. As long as the visits are comprehensive enough, we will be able to achieve full coverage, with a special focus on Wu Changchun."

After saying that, he looked at Yang Hongyi: "Forensic Doctor Yang is familiar with Li Fugui, so please help. It is impossible for the victim in Jingcheng to suddenly appear in Shidu Town. The funeral home has the most room for maneuver in the whole process. If Li Fugui is fine, then you are the one with the problem."

This matter can be made clear directly. He is not worried that Yang Hongyi will continue to play tricks, because the process of the crime is not important at all and will not affect the final investigation results.

Yang Hongyi said solemnly: "Don't worry, Chen Xun. I understand. I will do my best to assist Lao Han."

Chen Yi waved his hand: "Go check now, immediately, don't worry about us, we will leave Xigui County for Jingcheng at any time.

Chief Huang, please go back as well. Let’s keep in touch by phone.”

"Yes!"

Han Qiu and others stood up, quickly left the meeting room and closed the door.

There were only six people from the special case team left in the conference room.

At this time, Teng Dabin whispered, "Isn't this old guy acting just now? He is the only forensic doctor in Xigui County. It would be very easy for him to conceal the truth."

Chen Yi: "How do you prove that he is acting? Suspicion is suspicion, but we should be cautious in identifying our own people. For both public and private reasons, we should give more trust to an old forensic doctor who has worked in the county bureau for decades before there is evidence."

Teng Dabin nodded: "That makes sense. So what should we do next? Should we wait for Li Fugui's investigation results or go directly to Jingcheng?"

Chen Yi looked at He Shixin, who understood and immediately opened his laptop to search for Wu Changchun's detailed background information.

Seeing this, Teng Dabin leaned over and looked, then suddenly realized: "Oh, yes, you have always suspected Wu Changchun. Now that you are in Xigui County, you must check him first. I was slow to react."

Chen Yi: "You guys go ahead. The special case team will stay in Xigui County for two days. After two days, no matter what the investigation is, you will immediately leave for Jingcheng."

There are some things that you don't have to do yourself, just delegate them to the people below you.

Several people: "Yes!"

……

For two days, Chen Yi stayed in the county bureau. In addition to thinking about the case, he also communicated with leaders from all parties. Since he came to Xigui County, he had to give them the face they deserved.

At the same time, it was also made clear that the purpose of this trip was to investigate the case.

He came as the leader of the special case team, not as an inspector, so that some people would not have to worry too much about changing anything and take care of people's livelihood.

During this period, he also had a long phone call with Jingcheng Criminal Investigation Detachment Captain Chai Ziyi, and had a preliminary exchange on the direction of the investigation after the case was reopened, and told the other party about the incident at the Xigui County Funeral Home.

"Funeral home? I really didn't think of that place. Do you have any clear clues, Chen Xun?" Chai Ziyi asked.

Chen Yi: "No, this matter is not important, as long as I can explain it, I will go to Jingcheng to meet him tomorrow and then talk about it. The victim's interpersonal relationships need to be reviewed again. This case should not be a random killing."

Chai Ziyi: "Okay, I'll wait for Chen Xun in Jingcheng."

News came from Han Qiu about Wu Changchun.

Li Fugui from the funeral home did know Wu Changchun, but there were many people in Xigui County who knew Li Fugui, and most of them were relatives of the deceased.

When a relative died, Li Fugui, who stayed at the funeral home 24 hours a day, had to deal with the family members.

The same goes for Wu Changchun. He met Li Fugui when his father passed away, but they were just acquaintances. No one mentioned that they had a good relationship.

People are still somewhat taboo about funeral home staff, and generally do not want to deal with them unless it is necessary. Therefore, although many people know Li Fugui, no one really understands him, let alone calls him a friend.

Another thing is when new information is found.

Wu Changchun's home is in an undeveloped village in the city. Neighbors have a deep impression of Wu Changchun because he has an autistic son.

When they were young, the Wu couple spent a lot of money on their son's medical treatment. Later, Wu Changchun became more and more hopeless and impatient, and quarreled with his wife all day long.

The noise could be heard throughout the village.

The last quarrel was very serious, and it was also during that time that Wu Changchun's wife ran away from home with their son Wu Rui.

Wu Changchun went out to look for them, and the family never came back.

When people mention Wu Changchun, their first reaction is to sigh. Having an autistic son at home basically means his life is ruined.

"Never went back again?" Chen Yi extracted the key words, "Not even once?"

He Shixin: "Not even once. I asked several times and asked a few more people to confirm that after that quarrel, the villagers have never seen the three members of the Wu family again."

Chen Yi: "You didn't sell the house either?"

He Shixin: “No, it has been kept there, probably waiting for demolition.

Now the urban village has been surrounded by commercial areas, and it will be demolished sooner or later. There is only one urban village left within a few kilometers, and demolition is much more cost-effective than selling it. "

Chen Yi hummed: "That's true, but I haven't been back for so many years. Isn't it a bit strange?"

He Shixin: "Everyone has their own ideas. Because of Wu Rui, the Wu family doesn't have a good relationship with their neighbors. There must be prejudice. If that's the case, there's no reason to come back. Out of sight, out of mind."

(End of this chapter)