female catcher

Chapter 58
Xia Chu called Wu Zuo over, and asked Wu Sanjin to go back to Wanfo Temple to find something that could carry people, and told him not to disturb Mrs. Liu, lest he lose control of his emotions after he came, and even the autopsy would fail.

Wu Zuo stepped forward to examine the corpse, and the monk held up a torch to illuminate him, but they all turned their faces away.

"The corpse is female, with a length of four feet and nine inches. The body is stiff. Judging from the condition of the corpse spots, the time of death should be between Haishi and midnight last night. The left side of the skull is broken, the left shoulder is broken, and the calf bone of the left leg Fractures. There are bruises on the neck of Bo’s neck, the marks are four inches long and one inch wide. There are bleeding spots on the skin, and the fundus of the eyes is red.”

"Is this...the characteristic of suffocation death? Isn't the head fracture a fatal injury?" Xia Chu asked.

"Yes. In addition, the deceased's coat and jacket were torn by external forces, and there was a small amount of blood on the skirt and underwear." Wu Zuo stood up, "Xia Butou, that's probably all."

Xia Chu nodded, "The deceased's skull was broken, did he hit it when he fell?"

"It should be. The impact area is relatively large." Wu Zuo looked at the corpse again, pointed to her shoulder and calf, and said, "The deceased had many fractures and injuries, all of which were on the left side. It should be that the left side of the body hit a big rock when he fell. edge, and then fall here."

Xia Chu raised his head and looked up, but it was too dark to see anything.

"You said there was a small amount of blood on the deceased's underwear. Have you checked to see if she was raped?"

Wu Zuo's expression was a bit weird, "Looking at the situation, it should be, but... Don't say that this is a lady from an official family. I can't even test a girl from an ordinary family. I can't bear the crime of molesting a corpse."

Thinking about it at the beginning of Xia is also true, in this era.

At this time Wu Sanjin came back, brought a piece of strong cloth, and together with Wang Huai, carried Liu Ying's body up the mountain.Xia Chu held up the torch to look at the spot again, and left after confirming that this was not the first scene.

Back at the monastery, when Mrs. Liu saw the official came in with something wrapped in a cloth, she understood, she didn't come up and passed out immediately.

Xia Chu asked the abbot to arrange an empty room and put Liu Ying's body in it.Some sisters who were good friends with Liu Ying rushed over when they heard Xin'er, stood at the door and took a look, and then all burst into tears.

After a while, Mrs. Liu woke up, and was helped by the maid to the room where the corpse was placed. After a moment of daze, she threw herself on the corpse and cried loudly, which made her heart feel sour.

Xia Chu asked Wu Sanjin and Wang Huai to take turns guarding in front of this room tonight, and brought Xu Lu into the next room.After a while, Wu Zuo sent the autopsy report to Xia Chu, Xia Chu held it in his hand, sat on the kang by candlelight and frowned.

"Boss, do you see the problem?"

Xia Chu handed the report to Xu Lu, "Take a look and tell me what you think first."

"Mine?" Xu Lu wiped his hands on his body and took it.He likes the process of investigating cases and reasoning, otherwise he would go to a wealthy family to work as a nursing home with all his skills, not to mention easier than the Yamen, and he would earn a lot of money.In the past, he always followed Zhao Tutou's ass, and rarely had the opportunity to express his opinions. Now Xia Chu asked him to speak, and he felt a little excited.

Xu Lu looked at it for a while and said, "I think Liu Ying was strangled to death. Maybe she should have been violated before she died, and she was accidentally strangled to death in the process."

"Can you tell me more about it?"

"If she was strangled to death, there should be scratches on her neck when she struggled, but there are no scratches on Liu Ying's neck, and the marks are not circumscribed. Judging by the width of the marks...it might be a man. Boss, right?"

"Yeah." Xia Chu brought the report over, "But if it was pinched, you should be able to see the signs of struggle, such as some residues in the nails, but Liu Ying didn't. Maybe she did it before that." already dead."

"If they're all dead, why do you need to pinch them again?"

"Maybe the murderer wasn't sure if she was completely dead, and he was afraid that she would wake up suddenly during the process of dumping the body, so he made an extra insurance?"

Xu Lu nodded, "It's also possible."

"At present, there is nothing more in the autopsy report. Now I really want to confirm whether Liu Ying has violated or not, but..." Xia Chu felt that this matter was difficult.

"Her clothes were torn like that, and there were bloodstains on her panties, she should have been violated."

"How do you know that you must have been raped if you tore off the clothes? The blood must be the blood that flowed after the loss?"

"Let's speculate. I used to judge based on these." Xu Lu thought for a while, "To inspect that place... Her family will definitely not agree."

"The physical examination is more helpful in delineating the range of suspects." Xia Chu put the autopsy report on the edge of the bed and tapped, "If Liu Ying was not violated, then she should have been murdered."

Xu Lu interjected: "If she has been violated before, it is possible that the perverts improvised to rape and then kill. Then our focus must be on the men in the temple."

"Well, there's nothing wrong with men, but it doesn't have to be a temporary motive, or it might be a vendetta." Xia Chu bit his finger, "It's too early to analyze anything. In short, whether or not being violated is a question that can be cut into." It’s better to think of a way to test it out.”

"Then what if her family doesn't allow investigation?"

Xia Chu scratched his hat annoyedly, "How about secretly checking...?"

"Don't!" Xu Lu stopped her, "If someone finds out, they will be imprisoned."

"Hmm..." Xia Chu lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said to Xu Lu: "How about this, tomorrow morning, you go to check the people in the temple first. Find out what these people are doing after the [-]rd of March. What, is there anyone who can prove it. Find something suspicious and report it to me. Regarding the medical examination, we will wait and see."

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)