Forensic Doctor 2003: I Became a Legend on the Front Lines of Criminal Investigation

Upon hearing this, Li Jian froze on the spot.

Then, he looked at the corpse lying on the ground next to him.

It's important to know that although Li Jian is the captain of the criminal investigation team and not a professionally trained forensic doctor, his professional skills are still very strong.

He had heard about forensic medicine and had seen quite a few cases of livor mortis.

Seeing the still somewhat puzzled look on Li Jian's face, Jiang Chen reached out and pressed on the deceased's back again: "Captain, look, I've pressed hard with my fingers, and it's only faded slightly, not completely. This is important evidence that the time of death was more than 12 hours ago."

At this point, he continued, "I checked the deceased's body and the rigor mortis was very strong; the time of death was over 12 hours ago."

"However, we just received information from the police officers at the police station that this person only disappeared at 5 o'clock, so it has only been 7 hours since then."

"So, this time difference is not a small amount. I think this person's death is very unusual, and there are many things we can't explain."

At this point, Li Jian and Wang Hui exchanged a glance, both seeing seriousness in each other's eyes.

Wang Hui said in a deep voice, "This shouldn't be happening. He's already in the late stages of lung cancer, and his life expectancy isn't long. How could he suddenly commit such a heinous act?"

Although it is only a guess, the suspect is relatively clear.

Li Jian also looked puzzled and said, "This kind of situation is very rare in our Qingshan County."

He turned and looked at the corpse again, recalling what Jiang Chen had said earlier.

It must be said that his analytical viewpoints are quite reasonable.

Lividity can tell a lot, as can rigor mortis.

Together, these two factors result in a remarkably high level of accuracy in estimating the time of death.

The incident occurred at least at 5 p.m. that day, according to the time the deceased's family reported it to the police, which is clearly inconsistent with the timeline.

Just then, Jiang Chen continued his analysis, saying, "Captain Li, you've mentioned the time of death, but I think there's also a problem with the cause of death."

"Oh?"

"Just now, I examined the deceased's two eyelids, and there were no pinpoint bleedings on either eyelid."

"If the death was caused by hanging or suffocation, then the process of suffocation would definitely cause a large amount of oxygen deficiency in the body. Oxygen deficiency will lead to increased capillary permeability, resulting in local capillary leakage and leakage bleeding."

"The most obvious manifestation of this exudative bleeding is on the bulbar conjunctiva, because the bulbar conjunctiva is white, and there are many bleeding points in that area, especially on the white of the eye and the palpebral conjunctiva."

"However, I just examined the conjunctiva of both eyes carefully and did not find any bleeding points."

"Furthermore, the cyanosis of the deceased's lips was very mild, so from a time perspective, although it is not certain how the person died at present, asphyxiation can be ruled out."

Asphyxiation has been ruled out, and there are no external injuries on the body.

Li Jian was pondering a question in his mind: Could it be poisoning?

"Poisoning is entirely possible. We'll need to conduct a detailed autopsy to determine the exact cause."

At this point, Li Jian suddenly frowned deeply.

What I initially thought was just a simple criminal case has become increasingly complicated.

Not only does it require an autopsy, but it's also a murder case.

Thinking of this, he sighed deeply, never expecting that the lives of the elderly could be so miserable.

However, Li Jian did not think this case was particularly difficult to solve.

These kinds of deaths that occur within families are often the easiest to solve.

Because no one would come to your house to kill you for no reason, and this kind of murder with a disguised nature is definitely not a crime of passion, but a premeditated crime.

Unlike outdoor scenes of body dumping or dismemberment, it is not difficult to investigate.

Li Jian was confident that he could successfully solve the case tonight.

After thinking for a long time, Li Jian said, "Brother Jiang Chen, I understood everything you just said. But looking at the current situation, there are some contradictions."

"Okay, after you finish the external examination, we'll do the autopsy tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen turned and looked around, saying, "Captain Li, this place is quite far from the funeral home, and driving here at night isn't convenient. How about we do the autopsy on the spot?"

"On-site autopsy?"

Upon hearing this, Li Jian looked surprised.

"We'll do the dissection overnight; it'll be faster that way. If we do it during the day, there will be a lot of people watching, which is not good."

Upon hearing this, Wang Hui immediately gave a thumbs up and said, "Junior brother, I never expected you to be so dedicated!"

"In the darkness of night, performing an outdoor forensic autopsy, facing a corpse, I always felt that the scene was somewhat tangible."

"It's nothing special. With you guys with me, nothing ordinary can get into my body."

"Besides, I'm a forensic pathologist, who would dare get close to me?"

After they finished speaking, the two completed the subsequent external examination of the body.

At this moment, Li Jian had already walked quickly to the front yard.

At that moment, the family members were sitting with the police officers on duty at the police station. When Li Jian approached, the officer on duty greeted him and said, "Captain Li, the family wants to dispose of the body as soon as possible so that the deceased can be laid to rest."

"Disposing of a body? No way! There's something wrong with this case."

"Huh, is there a problem?" The police officer at the police station looked blank, completely baffled.

Just now, when he handed the medical records to Captain Li, he was full of confidence and very clear about how to proceed.

Why are you suddenly saying there's a problem now?

Immediately afterward, Li Jian asked, "Tell me, how did the deceased die?"

The two young people opposite him, his son and daughter-in-law, both answered at the same time: "I told you, he hanged himself."

"Hanged? Say it again."

"A hanged man is a hanged man."

The woman said excitedly, "When you found him, he was already hanging here."

"Bullshit! Not only do you not support the elderly, but you also want them to pass away sooner?"

"He already had acute lung cancer and a very short life expectancy. How can you bear to harm an elderly person like this?"

"No, we didn't," the woman quickly said. "We take such good care of her, we've sold everything we own to pay for her medical treatment, how could we possibly do such a thing?"

"I'm telling you, our forensic team has managed to get the deceased to speak."

"Judging from the time of death, he died at noon, and it was definitely not by hanging; it was very likely that he died from poisoning."

"So you two had better be smart and admit your crimes sooner rather than later."

"Otherwise, you will face even harsher punishment."