National Forensic Doctor Chapter 697 - 697 640

697: 640 697: 640 In the autopsy room of Changyang City, there were three bodies laid out, each on its own autopsy table.

Excluding the first body that had been put away, there were three more victims of hamr attacks, now lying here.

Among the three, one was uncovered from inside the Jianghua Kechuang Building, a project manager from Xin Xin Construction and Decoration Company, while the other two were foren from another company, Day and Night Decoration Design Company.

Though their positions were slightly different, their job responsibilities all included communications with bricklayers.

Adding in the similar manner of killing and disposing of the bodies…

These three bodies, together with the body of the project manager from Shang Geyong’s ho, were all attributed to the bricklayer’s doing and were treated as related cases.

Even though it was sowhat expected, upon seeing these three bodies, Jiang Yuan and others still felt a heavy silence weighing on them.

Even for a provincial capital like Changyang City, a case with four bodies still demanded significant attention.

“It’s a call from Qian,” declared the autopsy room’s landline, as it rang.

The forensic doctor nearby glanced over and handed the phone to Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan took off his gloves and head covering and, taking the opportunity to rest for a mont, answered the phone.

“Qian,” he said.

Qian Tongyi let out a heavy sigh, seemingly exhausted.

“How is it going?

Any conclusions?” he asked.

“In terms of direct conclusions, first and foremost, it’s confird that all four bodies were victims of the sa weapon, the hamr we previously identified.

It should be considered the murderer’s weapon of choice, most likely carried with him at all tis,” Jiang Yuan explained after comparing the skulls of all four victims, certain about the murder weapon.

Qian Tongyi grunted in acknowledgnt, “This conclusion is very important, though I wonder whether the murderer will carry the hamr with him while fleeing.

If he does, he’d likely be unable to board high-speed trains or take flights.”

Jiang Yuan curled his lip; now wasn’t the ti to worry about these things.

Besides, the murderer still had Shang Geyong with him…

At this thought, Jiang Yuan furrowed his brow and asked, “Are you assuming Shang Geyong is already dead?”

“It wouldn’t make sense for him to be alive,” Qian Tongyi replied.

“The murderer, taking him along, is purely a burden and very dangerous.

After killing so many, one more, Shang Geyong, wouldn’t make a difference.

Of course, there’s also the possibility that he’s using Shang Geyong as a driver, which would be better.

We’re actively reaching out to Pingzhou now.”

Shang Geyong’s car was never found, which to the police ant that either the vehicle was parked sowhere unmoving, dismantled, or it went to a place like Pingzhou, where no one would notice.

Otherwise, if it were driven south or east, given the increasing number of surveillance caras on the roads, a complete lack of news would be impossible.

On the other end of the phone, Jiang Yuan nodded slightly.

“Indeed.”

In Jiang Yuan’s opinion, Qian Tongyi’s logic was sound.

The only reason the murderer took Shang Geyong was likely because he witnessed what he shouldn’t have, and the murderer didn’t have ti to deal with him then.

Now, several days later, the most probable scenario was that Shang Geyong was already buried sowhere.

The best-case scenario of being alive was if he was being used as a driver.

If neither of those options held true, the situation was complicated.

“Our current work is divided into two main areas: one is the pursuit of the murderer, and the other is finding additional bodies,” updated Qian Tongyi on their work progress, then added, “There are likely more bodies out there, right?”

“Likely so,” Jiang Yuan sighed.

“The four bodies we’ve found so far all follow a similar pattern.

Except for number 3, who was embedded in a bay window, the rest were concealed within walls, and all underwent preservation treatnts, pointing to a rather experienced pattern, not the work of a novice.”

Qian Tongyi made a curious sound.

“Embedded in a bay window, that’s a clever idea.

If a few holes were opened on the outer wall, would the inside not sll?” he asked.

“Creating openings would certainly accelerate the decay of the body; the initial sll, I estimate, would be even stronger, particularly during rainy days or overcast weather, as the body would easily beco damp again,” Jiang Yuan paused, then rembered, “Insects too can easily get in, and the abundance of insects or their excrents could leave traces on the exterior wall, although there’s no saying for sure without experintation.

But I think, the killer might not have considered all of this.”

“Hmm, that’s a possibility indeed,” Qian Tongyi sighed, “We’ve been inquiring with so decoration companies and workers in the market.

The killer claims to be Chen, from Jian County, not too far from our Changyang City.

Everyone just calls him Chen or Master Chen; so have heard his na, but no one rembers it.

They say he’s a reserved and taciturn person, who barely speaks a word.

The workers think such a person is a bit foolish and prefer not to interact with him.

He doesn’t smoke, doesn’t drink, doesn’t gamble, and isn’t interested in won either.

Could it be he has so ntal issues?”

“Just works all the ti, no entertainnt, no leisure, does he send the money back ho?”

“It’s said he doesn’t have a wife or children, and his parents are no more,” Qian Tongyi blurted out with frustration, “A dood lone star indeed, he’s really tough to deal with.”

Jiang Yuan grunted silently for a few seconds, then said, “In that case, he must have quite a bit of money in hand, why does he still take odd jobs in the market?

It’s not an easy job, right?”

“Isn’t that typical of serial killers?

They prefer steady jobs, don’t they?”

“It’s not described that way, but that’s the idea,” Jiang Yuan agreed.

“So, we’re dealing with a typical serial killer without a formal arrangent but likes steady work?” Qian Tongyi thought aloud, then decisively said, “I’ll spread out so more people to check the construction material markets near Pingzhou.”

After working with Xu Taining, Jiang Yuan now felt that Qian Tongyi’s way of investigating sounded like playing a ga, just guessing a place and going for it.

How could the success rate be guaranteed?

Yet the reality was, while Xu Taining’s thods yielded high success rates, they ca at an even higher cost.

If Xu Taining were to follow this line of inquiry, it would an having to visit and inspect markets in multiple cities, even covering cities across two provinces.

Even for Xu Taining, that wouldn’t be feasible.

It was necessary to narrow down the target.

Jiang Yuan glanced at the several bodies on the autopsy table, then offhandedly said, “Think about it, this bricklayer doesn’t seem to understand high-tech, but he knows to change his phone number, to change phones.

If he knows about these, why doesn’t he have a WeChat or QQ account?

Does he pay for everything in cash?”

“Right, this guy has no Alipay, no WeChat; he can only spend in cash!” With a sense of helplessness, Qian Tongyi added, “I’ve set up a facial recognition alert, we’ll see if we can catch him that way.

Once we confirm a city, it will be easier to find him.”

“If we’re just trying to confirm the city, I do have an idea,” Jiang Yuan had been pondering it all this while.

Each of the bodies was in a mummified state, but with the comparison of identities of the missing persons, tracing the origin of the corpse was easy.

Moreover, because the cause of death was already determined, there was actually very little scope for a forensic doctor to contribute.

However, the li sared on the mummified bodies, sothing Jiang Yuan had seen a lot of lately, sparked an idea in him.

At this mont, considering Qian Tongyi’s request was only aid at city-level information, Jiang Yuan deliberated and then said, “I’ve noticed the li on the corpses, especially the li sared inside the body cavities, which is all powdered li.

This is likely purchased by the killer himself or at his instruction.”

“What’s powdered li?”

“I only found out after looking it up myself, but li is classified by its fineness into lump li, fine li, and powdered li.

So decoration sites may not necessarily use powdered li, but the li used after the murder to sar inside the body cavities is powdered li…”

Qian Tongyi suddenly beca animated, “So you think the powdered li is sothing the killer brings with him?”

“It’s possible.

Because at two of the cri scenes, there were two types of li present, and the li used inside the body cavities was consistently the sa type, indicating the killer has specific requirents for the li.

Moreover, li is also categorized into high-calcium li and low-calcium li, including underburned li, properly burnt li, and overburned li…

In any case, the killer is particular about the li he uses.

I’ll send you the details later.

You guys can check the markets to see if anyone has been buying this type of li with cash.”

“This is a solid lead,” Qian Tongyi said, then hesitated before adding, “The purpose of buying li was probably for covering the bodies, right?

He… might not commit a cri imdiately if he’s on the run.”

Jiang Yuan sighed, “Shang Geyong hasn’t been found yet.”