As expected, the corpse burial scene was at the Earth Temple where Duan Fei originally lived. Many people were watching from a distance. Yan Captou pushed aside the crowd and walked into the Earth Temple with Duan Fei through the half-collapsed door. A stench immediately hit his nostrils.
When they arrived, they saw a badly decomposed corpse looming under the ruins of the collapsed Tudiya Temple.
"I wanted to buy this land and build a house, so I came to take a look in person. Unexpectedly, I smelled a foul smell from a distance. When I took a closer look, I found a body under a pile of leaves. I asked my servant to go to the Yamen
Reported the case, what a bad luck!" Pei Cheng, a wealthy gentry in Baoying County, replied angrily during routine cross-examination by Capt. Yan.
When Yan Captou asked Pei Cheng, Duan Fei listened carefully and observed the surroundings. He couldn't help but think of the heavy rain that day when the temple collapsed due to lightning. Fortunately, there was still a wall that did not collapse. Otherwise, Duan Fei and Jiang Chang were present at the time.
The lives of the two of them were at risk, so why would a body emerge from under the ruins?
Not only Duan Fei had this question, but obviously other people also thought so. Yan Captou glanced at Duan Fei from time to time. Shi Bin took the time to come to Duan Fei and asked quietly: "Brother Fei, did you wake up that day?"
Are there any bodies down there?"
Duan Fei shook his head and said: "It was raining heavily that day. There were only Jiang Chang and me in the temple. There were no other people. After the rain stopped, you helped me move the collapsed beams and moved some things out from under the ruins. There was no corpse anywhere. This corpse was obviously
Later, someone deliberately hid it there."
"Wait... I really didn't show up that day..." Shi Bin tilted his head and thought for a while, but Yan Captou had already ordered: "Ah Wei, go call Jiang Chang for questioning. Ah Fei and Ah Bin, come and help put these things together."
Clean up the things and take the body out."
"Wait a minute!" Duan Fei shouted, making Yan Captou stunned for a moment. Duan Fei lowered his head and looked at the ground carefully. At this time, it started to drizzle again, and Jiangnan was in the rainy season.
, it was very humid, and the soft mud floor in the temple left many shoe prints. Duan Fei asked: "Boss Pei, which of the footprints at the scene were left by you and your guys?"
Pei Cheng and his servants said they couldn't remember clearly, so Duan Fei asked them to leave two new footprints on the ground for comparison. After some comparison, he shook his head in disappointment. The scene had been destroyed, and the shoe prints were blurred and layered.
The stampede was beyond comparison. He waved to Shi Bin, and the two of them held their breath and endured the smell as they picked away the rotten wood and broken tiles that were pressing on the corpse one by one. A highly decomposed corpse gradually appeared completely in front of everyone.
This is the first corpse Duan Fei has ever seen in his life. Duan Fei almost vomited in disgust at the first sight. The corpse was severely decomposed, with a large number of maggots crawling on him. His face had rotted out of the bones.
The original appearance was not revealed, but it could only be distinguished from the clothes that it was a male corpse. The clothes on his body were damaged in many places. It seemed that this man had been stabbed many times before his death. His head was abnormally tilted to the side, and his neck was so rotten that only his spine was left.
There were no traces of anything except footprints on the ground near the body.
Finally, Mr. Yang drove a bullock cart and jumped out of the cart. A boy of fifteen or sixteen years old jumped out of the cart. He was energetic and shrewd. After arriving at the scene, he looked at the rotting corpse and then looked at the solitary man standing there.
Duan Fei, who was near the rotting corpse, handed over two pills with a smile and said: "I haven't seen this policeman before. If you stuff your nose with these two pills, you won't feel the stink."
Duan Fei took it and smelled it. A spicy pepper and garlic smell hit his nose. Duan Fei sneezed several times. When he took a big breath, he really didn't feel the smell anymore.
The big boy grinned happily and said: "You don't stink anymore? My name is Yang Sen, and you are Brother A Fei? I heard that you are good at solving cases. Did you find anything today?"
Duan Fei turned around and looked around, and said: "This is just the scene of the abandoned body, not the scene of the first case. The murderer is very careful, and so many days have passed. There are no clues here. We have to wait for Yang Wu to do an autopsy."
Make a preliminary judgment."
"Really? Then I will start the autopsy. Please listen carefully..." Yang Sen said proudly.
"Asen, stop talking nonsense and prepare a pen and ink record." The old man Yang squatted beside the corpse and looked at it. After hearing the conversation between Duan Fei and Duan Fei, he said to Yang Sen in a deep voice.
"Oh... ready, grandpa, let's start." Yang Sen took out the tools and said.
"An unidentified male corpse was found under the ruins of Tutu Temple in the east of Baoying County. The corpse was wearing a Siamese Western cloth gown and a Japanese velvet lining. The family must be relatively wealthy. He may be a businessman. His eyes, face, mouth and nose are rotten.
His appearance cannot be discerned. He is initially estimated to be between his forties and sixties. His forehead is rotten and bones are visible. He is suspected to have been injured during his lifetime. He was stabbed in many places on his body and had three puncture wounds on his abdomen. However, the fatal one was probably a self-inflicted wound on his neck.
The throat was cut by a knife from left to right, and the right forearm of the corpse showed signs of fracture. There were wear and tear on the front of the fingers, and there were dirt and grass clippings in the nails, but there was no blood or skin..." Mr. Yang continued to talk, very
The various signs of the corpse were recorded in detail, which surprised Duan Fei. If it were not for the limitations of technology, the old man in front of him might not be worse than any forensic doctor in the 21st century!
When Duan Fei was sighing, he saw Lao Yang pause for a moment, holding the corpse in his hands and looking at it for a while, then he picked up the trousers of the corpse, looked left and right, and finally continued: "There are grasses on the wrists and ankles of the corpse.
There were traces of the rope being strangled, and there were mud marks and grass clippings on the knees. The deceased had been tied up before his death, and he had crawled on the grass while kneeling... According to current knowledge, it can be preliminarily concluded that the deceased was a homicide and had been dead for about ten to fifteen days.
"
At this time, Mr. Xu, the Dianshi, came late. He stood far away, not even bothering to look at the body. Mr. Yan and Lao Yang reported the situation to him. Mr. Xu called Duan Fei to him and said
: "Duan Fei, don't get involved in this case. Go back to the Yamen and find something to do."
Yan Captou was giving Duan Fei a look, but Duan Fei actually understood better than him. Lao Yang judged that the death time of the corpse was ten to fifteen days. Duan Fei had not left the Earth Temple fifteen days ago. It was very difficult to avoid suspicion at this time.
normal.
Duan Fei thought for a while and replied: "Master Xu, ten days ago I was either in a coma, or I was just recovering from a serious illness and was weak. It would be difficult for me to kill someone. I agree to your request to avoid suspicion, but I don't want to be in the Yamen."
I have nothing to do, and I will not interfere with Capt. Yan and his team's handling of the case. Please allow me to take a few days off."
"How dare you, go back to the office immediately, and you are not allowed to go anywhere!" Mr. Xu shouted with a cold face.
"In that case... I will obey the order, but since I did not participate in the investigation, it is not my turn to make the decision... What do you think, Mr. Xu?" Duan Fei said with a smile.
Mr. Xu snorted, ignored him, and directly gave an order to Capt. Yan: "Capt. Yan, Duan Fei and Shi Bin should not be involved in this case. And Jiang Chang, take him back to the Yamen and imprison him temporarily.
Get up, you will not be released until the case is clear, and the head will be arrested strictly. The perpetrators in this case are brutal and are by no means comparable to ordinary cases. You must not slack off for selfish reasons. Now, let me tell you your judgment first."
Yan Captou glanced at Duan Fei helplessly, and answered with cupped hands: "Master Xu, the clothes on the body show that he was wealthy, but there was nothing on him. He may have been robbed by the murderer, so it is most likely that he was killed by robbery.
, but the deceased had been tied up and tortured before his death, and it was most likely a vendetta or love killing..."
Yan Captou hesitated for a moment, then Yang Sen interrupted: "There is another possibility..."
Wu Zuo Lao Yang staggered him with a slap and shouted: "What do children know? Don't talk nonsense!"
Xu Dianshi glared at Lao Yang and said, "Lao Yang, let him say what he wants to say. Don't I know the truth by myself?"
"Yes...Sir..." Lao Yang kicked Yang Sen and glared at him with his head lowered.
Yang Sen stuck out his tongue with a smile and said: "Sir, there are many stab wounds on the body, most of which are stab wounds, and three of them are puncture wounds. I suspect..."
Yang Sen hesitated for a moment and then said: "I suspect this is the legendary 'three swords and six holes' punishment..." dd