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

After hesitating for two minutes, the middle-aged man, his face ashen, said in a deep voice, "I agree to the autopsy!"

Immediately afterward, Jiang Chen said in a deep voice, "Please rest assured, during the dissection process, I will make sure to suture the body neatly, so that the sutures are not visible."

With the support of the deceased's father, the other family members quickly lost their previous arrogance, while only the deceased's mother sat on the ground, wailing incessantly.

Meanwhile, Wang Hui and the police officers from the local police station had found a door panel that looked very old, probably a door panel that had been removed from an old rural house.

To avoid attracting onlookers, Li Jian specifically found a relatively secluded spot.

The wooden door panel was placed on two long benches, and the deceased's body was placed on the door panel.

With everything ready, Li Jian turned and asked, "When you were studying veterinary medicine in school, did you do any experimental dissections?"

Jiang Chen replied, "Team Leader Li, we often use mice in experiments at school to observe drug resistance."

"Occasionally, we even use rabbits, dogs, and sheep for experiments!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Hui, who had a camera hanging around his neck, asked curiously, "I heard that after you guys do your experiments, you take the rabbit and dog meat to a restaurant for a big meal."

Jiang Chen smiled and replied, "This has happened before, but when I was a sophomore, a classmate got echinococcosis from eating rabbits from the lab, and he hasn't dared to eat them since."

As he spoke, Jiang Chen's hands did not stop moving as he carefully arranged the scalpel, tweezers, hemostats, and other instruments.

However, what frustrated him the most was that the craniotomy tools in front of him were actually two saw blades.

Manual craniotomy?

You should know that in my previous life, forensic doctors were already using electric craniotomy saws.

In this situation, we have no choice but to adapt to local customs.

Immediately, Jiang Chen gritted his teeth and bent down to install the craniotomy saw.

Throughout the process, Li Jian silently observed Jiang Chen's preparations.

After 5 minutes, they looked very professional, without the flustered feeling of a newcomer.

He clicked his tongue and said, "Jiang Chen, our bureau is a bit short on funds, and we can't provide disposable blue surgical gowns for the time being. You'll have to make do with these for now."

Jiang Chen wondered to himself, "Is this just empty promises?"

He turned to Li and said, "Thank you for your concern, Captain Li!"

Jiang Chen could immediately recognize the empty promises made by his superiors.

Because in his previous life, as a deputy director, he was also a master of making empty promises.

If there is no water source, looking at plums to quench thirst is also a method.

After making all the necessary preparations, Jiang Chen approached the body.

Unexpectedly, after being reborn, the first time I dissected a corpse was "on the spot," and it was on a door panel.

"Brother Wang, please take photos of all sides of the body to document the condition, especially the livor mortis and the location of the injuries."

"Okay!"

Wang Hui, holding a camera, stood next to the corpse and began taking pictures, making a series of clicks.

Then Jiang Chen said, "We also need to take pictures of the urine distribution on the red underwear."

Jiang Chen absolutely cannot overlook these crucial pieces of evidence.

After taking photos, Jiang Chen immediately removed the deceased's underwear and asked Wang Hui to take photos of the entire body again.

After doing all this, Jiang Chen turned and glanced at Li Jian.

"Captain Li, could you please take notes for me?"

"No problem, I'll take notes."

Then, Li Jian took out a yellow softcover book from the forensic scene investigation kit. The cover read "Forensic Examination Record Book".

I opened the cover and glanced at it; rigor mortis...

Upon seeing the string of forensic medical terms, Li Jian said, "There are many medical terms. If I can't write them out, I'll use pinyin instead."

Jiang Chen picked up the steel ruler and said, "Captain Li, no problem! As long as you recognize it, it's fine..."

He recounted: "The deceased was of normal development and moderate nutrition. The body length was 170cm. The lividity was located on the front side, faded upon pressure, and rigor mortis had reached the whole body at a moderate intensity."

"Vomit was visible on the deceased's face, particularly on the left cheekbone..."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Jian interrupted, saying, "Zhigu (cheekbone), I used pinyin."

"OK!"

"The deceased had a 7*6cm subcutaneous hemorrhage extending from the left abdomen to the left iliac crest..."

Li Jian interrupted again: "Use pinyin for iliac bone."

In 10 minutes, Jiang Chen dictated 15 sentences, interrupted by Li Jian 12 times.

Jiang Chen felt somewhat helpless, as dissecting alone was inherently inefficient.

Now, even my teammates' Chinese language skills are lacking.

Did Captain Li learn Chinese from a PE teacher?

Thirty minutes later, Li Jian finally finished recording all the contents of Jiang Chen's oral account of the body's condition.

He raised his wrist and wiped the sweat from his forehead, as if he had completed a major task.

Moreover, this task is very strenuous and difficult.

After the external examination of the body was completed, the next step was the autopsy.

Jiang Chen picked up the brand-new scalpel, preparing to make an incision in the skin.

Before slashing, he made a point of turning his head to look at Li Jian.

"Captain Li, take a short rest. There will be a lot of complicated technical terms to record during the internal organ dissection later."

Upon hearing this, Li Jian frowned, feeling a slight urge to flee.

He turned to look at Wang Hui, who said, "Captain Li, how about we switch?"

"However, the focus of my camera is not flexible and is prone to failure, resulting in blurry photos."

As soon as he finished speaking, a hint of helplessness flashed across Li Jian's face.

Am I, a dignified criminal investigation team leader, really stumped by a few medical terms?

Technology in 2003 was certainly not as advanced as it is now.

In this era, forensic doctors only need to operate with their hands, wearing a miniature recording device around their necks.

It can record and transcribe your speech into text at any time, and can even do so automatically.

Filter out some of the slang and fluff like "um" and "ah".

Beside the corpse, Jiang Chen held a scalpel and began making incisions in the skin.

The original owner had always been conducting experiments on furry animals, such as rabbits, dogs, and sheep.

This time, the incision was made directly into the smooth skin, resulting in significantly less resistance.

At this moment, more than twenty ways of holding a scalpel automatically appeared in Jiang Chen's mind, from vertical entry to tilted entry, all included.

Tilt 10 degrees, 20 degrees, 30 degrees...

However, at this point, he chose to insert the knife vertically.

There is only one reason: forensic pathologists are different from surgeons and do not need to consider surgical trauma or damage at all.

Whether it's blood vessels, nerves, or muscle tendons, if they obstruct the forensic pathologist's search for the truth, the only result is "cutting"!

There are many types of anatomical techniques in forensic medicine, such as the "Y" type, "T" type, and "I" type.

Jiang Chen decided to use a "one" type incision, making a vertical incision from below the mandible of the deceased's neck, moving downwards, across the sternum to the abdomen, and then through the navel to above the pubic symphysis.

The entire dissection process was completed in one go, as smooth as Dove chocolate.

However, as Jiang Chen picked up the scalpel and his gaze swept over the deceased's abdominal cavity, his eyes suddenly widened, and he froze...