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

Thirty minutes later, the three drove along the highway and arrived at the Jiangcheng City Funeral Home.

As soon as the vehicle entered the yard, the sound of a suona being played could be heard.

After all, it was 2003, and in many places it was still customary to play the suona when bidding farewell to the deceased.

Upon arriving at the funeral home lobby, Jiang Chen and Wang Hui stepped forward and said to the staff, "Hello, ma'am, could you please retrieve the bodies from the family of three murdered on the 13th of this month four years ago?"

Upon hearing this, the staff member merely turned to glance at the scene and asked, "Why are we pulling those bodies out again now?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen understood. It seemed that the police had already retrieved these bodies for further examination multiple times.

Wang Hui nodded: "That's right, the new forensic doctor came and wants to study it more carefully."

"Oh, that's terrible, absolutely terrible. Has the killer been caught yet?"

Wang Hui shook his head: "Not yet! It's precisely because the murderer has not yet been apprehended that we came here to examine the body again."

"Okay, I'll have the staff on duty drag the body to the funeral hall right away. You can come and check it later."

The three of them quickly arrived at the mourning hall.

They originally intended to examine the body in the morgue, but the morgue at Jiangcheng Funeral Home in 2003 was in very poor condition, with dim lighting and a strong odor. So they moved the body directly to the better-lit mourning hall.

In less than 10 minutes, three bodies were pushed in together and neatly placed on the mobile morgue.

At this moment, all three bodies are dressed in burial clothes, presumably dressed by funeral home staff.

Jiang Chen took out gloves from his bag and put them on. "Senior brother, could you lend me a hand? Let's take off the male deceased's burial clothes together. I need to carefully examine his injuries."

The idea was good! But when the two started to remove the body's clothes, they found that the body was far more stiff than expected.

The two worked together for a long time, trying several times, but still could not move it.

Finally, Jiang Chen sighed helplessly, "The freezer temperature is too low; the food is frozen solid."

Finally, he could only slowly unbutton the burial clothes from the front of the body.

The moment the clothes were removed, it was shocking to discover that the victim's chest, abdomen, and perineum were covered with numerous knife cuts and lacerations.

On the left side of the chest, near the heart, there are two very deep puncture wounds with sharp edges, clearly caused by a sharp instrument.

Looking down from the chest, there were multiple cuts on the abdomen, and even after freezing, some of the intestines were still visible.

What horrified Jiang Chen the most was the victim's perineum, which showed signs of being cut multiple times.

The perineum is one of the smallest parts of the human body, especially for men whose perineum is limited in size. Yet, the perineum of the corpse in front of Jiang Chen not only had broken genitals, but also numerous cut marks.

Within an area of ​​less than 20 square centimeters, there were more than ten cuts.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Chen instantly fell into deep thought.

He was a professional forensic pathologist and had an instinctive sensitivity to all kinds of injuries.

In his view, the characteristics of the injuries on the body are of great analytical value, as they can help deduce the murder weapon and reconstruct the perpetrator's psychology.

Judging from the injuries sustained on the body, the perpetrator used a sharp weapon to commit a series of acts including cutting and stabbing.

The question is, why did the murderer repeatedly cut the perineum of the male victim?

According to previous case classifications, the murderer's purpose was to kill the entire family, and attacking vital areas such as the chest and neck would be the most direct and lethal method. However, the murderer repeatedly cut the victim's perineum, which is obviously highly illogical.

After Jiang Chen finished examining all the injuries on the male victim, he immediately put the victim's clothes back on.

As a forensic doctor, he often felt that one should have a sense of awe.

While some supernatural forces may be unclear, they cannot be denied simply because they are not understood.

Then, he took a step and walked over to the female victim.

At that moment, the deceased woman was still holding her child in her arms.

A normal fetus should be radiant and appear very fair and tender.

However, at this time, the fetus was severely shriveled and its face was black.

He began to undress and took a closer look—the fetus had no external injuries, but its length seemed to be almost...full term.

Next, he unbuttoned the female victim's shirt, revealing subcutaneous bleeding in her neck due to compression.

Now, these traces are quite obvious.

Just like a piece of beef, if you buy it from the market, it looks red, but after you put it in the freezer, it will show a more vibrant color.

Now, after being frozen, the area where the victim's neck was compressed looks even more horrifying.

Then, he looked at the other parts of the deceased's body.

The finger marks on the deceased's abdomen are clearly visible—the damage is actually more pronounced after freezing.

The fingerprints that were originally shown in the photo now appear more prominent, with some areas showing overlapping fingers.

At that moment, Wang Hui leaned over to take a look and said, "How come this looks even more obvious than when we did the autopsy?"

Jiang Chen replied, "After freezing, the blood vessels will constrict."

"Originally pale red blood will turn bright red after it congeals."

"The marks left by these fingers on the skin do look more numerous than before."

At this moment, Zhang Yan, standing to the side, couldn't help but say, "This murderer is too perverted! The fetus... the fetus was pushed out of the abdomen?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen said in a deep voice, "It wasn't just a push—I deduce that he did more than just push; it was a slapping and squeezing motion."

"If we simply squeeze the abdomen, causing the abdominal pressure to increase and the fetus to be exposed, then the point of impact should be very fixed and concentrated."

"However, look at the deceased's abdomen; the fingerprints are very concentrated."

"This indicates that the assailant slapped her abdomen multiple times, and in a very messy manner."

Hearing this, Wang Hui and Zhang Yan were both confused and suddenly felt a little puzzled.

Zhang Yan quickly asked, "This...this can be seen too?"

Jiang Chen extended five fingers and pressed them against the deceased's abdomen, explaining, "If I simply wanted to create localized pressure, I would press directly onto the abdomen, resulting in relatively fixed pressure marks."

"However, these pressure marks are very messy."

"This fully illustrates one point—it's not about pressing in a fixed position, but about repeated patting."

As he spoke, Jiang Chen made a patting motion.

However, he used very light force; he didn't want to cause further injury to the corpse like the murderer had...