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

Then, the three of them walked into the courtyard and stood next to the human-shaped pattern. They remained silent for a long time.

Wang Hui slowly began to speak: "At that time, the two bodies were located right here."

"The fetus was still attached to the female victim's body, and amniotic fluid and blood were mixed together on the ground, leaving a dark mark after they dried."

"The male victim's body was covered with countless knife wounds, a horrifying sight."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen nodded slightly, and the image of the person in the case file photo instantly appeared in his mind, gradually overlapping with the scene before him.

Zhang Yan, standing nearby, instinctively covered her mouth and couldn't help but exclaim, "That's too cruel! This killer is a complete psychopath!"

Wang Hui continued, "When the case occurred, the entire bureau took it very seriously, and everyone was on high alert."

"Some people suspected that the murderer was psychologically twisted and mentally unstable, and even investigated everyone in the village with a history of mental illness or mental disorder, but in the end, they did not find any valuable or meaningful clues."

"Later, the task force was established several times, screening all suspicious persons in the entire Jiangcheng area, including itinerant robbers and people with criminal records, leaving no one out. But no matter how much they investigated, it ultimately came to nothing."

"This case is just too difficult to solve."

Zhang Yan turned her head and asked, "Why didn't you invite people from the provincial department or the Ministry of Public Security?"

"Yes, we invited experts from the provincial department to inspect the site," Wang Hui replied. "But they also didn't find any key clues and ultimately couldn't find the problem."

Jiang Chen didn't take their discussion to heart.

His gaze was fixed on the human-shaped marks on the ground, his thoughts racing. The marks gradually became clearer before his eyes, as if revealing the original appearance of that time.

Combining the crime scene photos that kept flashing through his mind, he felt as if he were instantly transported to the first crime scene in 1998.

The two corpses lay quietly beside him.

He recalled that in the original photos, there wasn't much blood around the body.

"Was the primary crime scene definitely in the yard?"

Wang Hui replied, "The living room was the primary crime scene because there was a lot of blood on the living room floor, and there were also many splattered bloodstains on the ceiling and walls."

Upon hearing this, a question suddenly popped into Jiang Chen's mind.

If the primary crime scene was in the living room, it strongly suggests that the perpetrator entered the living room.

In 1998, although the rural people were simple and honest, every household still had a basic sense of self-preservation.

Can a stranger really enter someone's home so easily?

He silently kept this question in mind, then turned around and looked around.

The nearest house to the deceased was also more than ten meters away.

"Did any of the neighbors hear the shouting when we interviewed them?"

Wang Hui shook his head: "No. The nearest family only had an elderly person at home at the time. The couple had both gone out to work with their children. The elderly person was old and hard of hearing."

"Other residents also said they did not notice anything unusual."

"We also found it very strange at the time. Normally, after such a brutal killing, the victim would at least struggle and scream. How come there wasn't a single sound?"

Jiang Chen nodded upon hearing this and walked towards the living room.

Standing in front of the living room door, which was slightly ajar, he reached out and gently pushed it. The old door panel immediately made a creaking sound.

Years later, the house still reeks of a lingering musty smell, mixed with a faint, rusty, bloody odor.

On the indoor floor, there are chalk marks, and on the edges and legs of the table, there are still faint patches of dark marks.

Jiang Chen glanced at them briefly and immediately deduced that those spots were most likely stained with blood back then.

He continued walking into the room, looked around the entire space, and slowly swept his gaze across the ceiling.

On the ceiling, you can still see some dot-like marks, but due to the passage of time, they have long since oxidized and turned dark brown.

The presence of such extensive blood splatter indicates that the perpetrator performed multiple, continuous slashing maneuvers on the victim after the murder.

Only during a violent swinging motion will a large amount of blood splatter out.

Wang Hui followed him in, pointed ahead, and said, "The forensic experts from the provincial department came and, after examining the scene, also determined that this is the primary crime scene, and it's located right here."

"However, it remains impossible to determine the exact state of the female victim before she was murdered."

"However, one thing is clear: during the murder of the male victim, the female victim did not resist or obstruct the attack in any way."

At that moment, the autopsy report in the photo reappeared clearly in his mind.

This is a typical self-built rural house from 1998. In front of you is the living room, with a bedroom on each side, separated by wooden boards.

Jiang Chen then turned his head and looked at the door of a bedroom next door.

On the door panel, there is a circular chalk mark, and at the location marked by the mark, you can vaguely see dark brown bloodstains that look like they have been wiped away.

Wang Hui stood in front of the door and said, "This is where we found the thread-like bloodstains back then."

"Strangely, we didn't find any blood in this bedroom."

"We initially suspected that the murderer would have pushed open the bedroom door after killing the person, and wondered if he went in to search for valuables. But there wasn't a trace of blood in the drawers or cabinets of the entire bedroom, and even the bed was clean and free of any bloodstains."

Just then, Jiang Chen suddenly asked, "Was the female victim in this bedroom?"

Wang Hui slowly said, "Regarding this point, the experts from the provincial department made this judgment: the female victim was most likely resting in the bedroom at the time."

"But what's most puzzling is, since she was resting inside, why wasn't she at all alert?"

"When a normal person encounters a murderer, even if they are afraid, they will instinctively scream and struggle."

"But she didn't make a sound at all, showing no sign of coming out to stop it."

"Moreover, this bedroom door is special; it doesn't have a lock, so it can be opened with a push, and there's no possibility of it being locked from the inside."

At this point, Zhang Yan suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "I know! I just saw that the male victim had multiple stab wounds, but the female victim's body was very clean and had almost no injuries."

"Do you think it's possible that this woman conspired with her lover to murder her husband?"

"This might be a crime of passion!"

Jiang Chen turned to look at Zhang Yan and thought to himself, "This senior sister has quite the imagination."

Wang Hui remained calm: "We did consider this possibility back then."

"After all, the difference in injuries between the male and female victims was too great, and no signs of movement or resistance were found on the female victim at the scene. There was not a single drop of blood on her body."

"At the time, there was indeed a theory that the female victim conspired with the murderer to first kill her husband, and then, for some reason, was silenced by the murderer."

"We investigated for a long time. The two had not been married for long, had a good reputation among the neighbors, and we found absolutely no improper relationship between them or any problems with their lifestyle. This lead eventually went cold."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen suddenly fell into deep thought.

Judging from the injuries and bloodstains, the male victim was the one who fought the most fiercely and resisted the most.

But what was the condition of the deceased woman?