Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 54 Autopsy
Chaolu glared at Shang Benxin, obviously annoyed by his ambiguous attitude of trying to smooth things over.

Shang Benxin rubbed his hands and said with a wry smile, "Don't look at me like that. I'm just a small coroner. Investigating cases and catching criminals is the job of the detectives. If you want to know the truth, you have to ask Captain Gao. He must know more than me."

Yan Ciwan flipped through the autopsy reports and saw the autopsy conclusions of the other eight women who had been murdered.

Not only Lan Ying, the bodies of other murdered women also showed the same death signs such as swollen abdomen, black and bruised face, and blood and water flowing from the mouth and nose.

In other words, all the women who were killed in the serial rape and murder cases may have been suffocated to death by someone covering their mouths and noses.

In addition, these women had been abused and violated during their lifetime.

It is precisely because of these commonalities that their deaths were linked together and merged into a serial rape and murder case.

Yan Ciwan put down the report, looked at the other four bodies lying in the resting hall, and asked.

"Are these four also victims of the serial rape and murder case?"

Shang Benxin nodded and said yes.

"Can I take a look?" Yan Ciwan asked.

"Of course." Shang Benxin uncovered the white cloth on the four bodies one by one.

These four bodies were discovered earlier than Lan Ying, so they were more seriously decayed.

Qian San felt nauseous and ran out, covering his mouth, not daring to stay there any longer.

Chaolu covered her mouth and nose with a silk handkerchief and stepped back, her face pale. She was obviously frightened, but she resisted the urge to escape. She still remembered the purpose of her coming here. She wanted to find out the truth about Lan Ying's murder. She couldn't escape!
Shang Benxin was used to seeing these things, so he didn't show much reaction to the horrible, severely decayed corpses.

He turned to look at Yan Ciwan, and was surprised to see that she looked calm.

Although this sallow-faced young man looked frail and weak, he was actually very brave and was not afraid at all.

Xizhou was located on the border of Daye, bordering Tibet to the west and the Turks to the north. Every winter, the Turkic army would come to the border to burn and loot, making the people living on the border miserable.

Yan Ciwan once followed his father, the King of Xizhou, to lead an expedition to expel the Turkic army. In order to warn the Turkic army not to come again, the King of Xizhou was extremely cruel. He ordered his men to chop off the heads of those Turkic soldiers and hang them on the city wall.

The wind and snow froze the bodies of the Turkic soldiers, forming ice sculptures.

The expressions of fear and despair before their death were frozen on their faces, vivid and terrifying, far more horrifying than the five female corpses in front of them.

Yan Ciwan checked all the corpses one by one and suddenly asked.

"Are you sure these girls have been violated before?"

"Of course, they have scars of abuse on their bodies, and the locations of those scars... hehe, you know, anyone with eyes can see that they must have been raped before they died." Shang Benxin was very sure about this matter.

Yan Ciwan pointed to the lower abdomen of a female corpse and asked, "Have you examined this carefully?"

Shang Benxin quickly waved his hands to indicate that he was not such a dirty person.

"All the dead are women. How can a grown man like me look at their private parts? If the families of the dead knew about this, they would definitely make trouble for me. Do I still want to keep my reputation?"

Yan Ciwan ignored his rebuttal.

She looked straight at Zhaolu and asked, "Can you examine these girls? I want to know if they were actually violated in their lifetime."

Chaolu is a doctor and often treats women. She wants to know whether a woman has been violated, which is not difficult for her.

She looked at the female corpses that died in miserable states, mustered up her courage and said, "I can try."

Shang Benxin was very unhappy: "You don't want to perform an autopsy on them here, do you? Don't you believe my autopsy results? I have been a coroner for decades. If I can't even find out whether the deceased has been raped, then my work as a coroner is in vain!" Yan Ciwan looked at him calmly: "We are here to check the progress of the case under the order of the Grand Chamberlain. Do you have any objection to the order of the Grand Chamberlain?"

Shang Ben's heart froze, and his face immediately changed into a flattering smile, and he said awkwardly.

"No, no, no, how dare a small person like me complain to the leader? You guys can check it any way you want. I'll go get you the tools right away."

After saying that, he ran to open the locker and took out a box.

When the lid of the box was opened, many tools for autopsy were found inside.

Chaolu first took out a frankincense ball and put it in her mouth. Then she covered her mouth and nose with a silk handkerchief, tied a knot behind her head, then rolled up her sleeves and put on gloves.

This pair of coarse cloth gloves is for Shang Benxin's daily use and is a bit large for her.

But conditions are limited right now, so she can only make do with what she has.

When Chaolu took off Lanying's clothes and saw the scars up close, her hands were obviously shaking, her eyes were red, and she was trying her best to suppress her grief.

Shang Benxin thought this guy was useless. He was almost crying because of the dead body. He wanted to do an autopsy? It was a fantasy.

Yan Ciwan knew that the scene before him was very cruel to Chaolu.

But the best way to overcome fear is to face it.

At this moment, Chaolu was facing the most horrific memory in her heart that she dared not touch.

She looked at Lan Ying who had been dead for many days, and thought of everything she and Lan Ying had experienced. She was very painful and regretful. She should not have gone out that day. If she had stayed at home honestly, she and Lan Ying would not have encountered those things, and Lan Ying would not have died tragically.

Could it be that my brother is right and the fault is actually hers?

Do not!
She did nothing wrong, the one who was wrong was the one who hurt her and Lan Ying!

There was a feeling of anger growing in her chest, overcoming the grief and fear, making her mind exceptionally clear at this moment.

The innocent victim Lan Ying has become a corpse, lying in this cold resting place, while the murderer is still at large. Why?!

The best compensation for the wrongful death is to send the real murderer to hell!
Chaolu's hands stopped shaking and her eyes became firm.

She examined the body carefully and thoroughly, not missing any detail.

After examining Lan Ying, Chao Lu also examined the other four female corpses one by one and finally came to a conclusion.

"Except for Lan Ying, the vulvae of the other four female corpses have been severely decayed and can no longer be identified. I can only see that Lan Ying's vulva is still intact. She is still a virgin. She has never been raped!"

When she said this, her face turned pale and she looked at Shang Benxin with extreme hatred.

Although this person was a coroner, he was cunning and missed such an important clue, resulting in the case being delayed.

If Ning Ci hadn't raised questions today and insisted that she take the test again, they would have gone further and further down the wrong path.

It's really hateful!

Shang Benxin couldn't believe it and subconsciously denied it: "This is impossible!"

Chaolu's face turned pale, and she suppressed her anger and said, "If you don't believe me, I can prove it to you right here and now."

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