"My opinion is that it is best to send a telegram and let the New Taoist sect personally analyze it. I remember that Taoist Zhang has done research on traditional Chinese cults and sorcery. There should be a lot of information in the New Taoism."
Mu Min nodded in agreement and asked when the autopsy report would be available.
"The workload is too heavy, and I don't have much experience in human anatomy - I just did some in medical school. Moreover, the corpses are quite decomposed and damaged. I can only do some rough tests, which are not very accurate. I will make a rough one."
The test report, which is more detailed and accurate, will have to be reviewed by Forensic Doctor Su."
According to the preliminary inspection conducted by Liu Sanhe's forensic department, a total of thirty relatively complete corpses were discovered, including twenty-nine in three mass burial pits and one in the basement of Tianzi No. 3. It was said to be "relatively complete".
This is because most of the corpses have missing parts of their facial features, limbs, and internal organs. Only the corpses of boys and girls excavated in Pit No. 2 are completely preserved.
"...Except for these thirty corpses, the remains of corpses found everywhere are very messy. For the time being, I can't tell whether these remains were dismembered from the corpses that have been discovered, or whether they are from someone else." Liu San said,
"I studied traditional Chinese medicine, and my knowledge of human anatomy and histology is relatively average. It's impossible for me to piece together and compare the remains."
"Stop being modest." Mu Min said, "What about the others?"
"Judging from the corpses that have been discovered, the victims are almost all women and children. I haven't calculated the gender of the children in detail, but it is roughly 50/50. The women are all young women. I don't have the ability to do a bone age test, so I can't determine the gender of each individual.
The age of an individual can only be seen from the perspective of bone healing. Adults range from 16 to 30 years old, and children range from 5 to 12 to 13 years old."
"Beast!" Mu Min cursed.
"Animals can't do such a thing." Liu San said with a bitter smile, "The evil of human nature and the dark side of the human heart are really unimaginable..."
She suddenly asked: "You just said 'almost all of them are women and children', so do you mean there are adult male skeletons inside?"
"Indeed," Liu San said. "There is a skull among the human bones collected at the scene. Judging from the shape of the brow bone, it is a typical male skull."
"Only the skull?" Mu Min suddenly became alert.
"I'm not sure. There are too many bones collected at the scene. We have to piece them together one by one to find out."
"What was the cause of death of these victims?"
"We haven't dissected each one one by one, so it's hard to say. There are wounds on the corpses, and some of the internal organs were removed. It's hard to say the specific cause of death. However, several of the corpses were strangled - there is no doubt about this."
Just after the conversation with Liu San ended, someone else came to report: Liu Xiang and Lin Baiguang had arrived at the municipal bureau, and Wen Desi also sent a secretary to inquire about the progress of the case.
"Please invite the two elders to come to my office."
"How are things going?" Lin Baiguang asked as soon as he entered the room.
"It's very complicated." Mu Min sniffed in disgust. There seemed to be a putrid smell still lingering in the room. She took off her police uniform jacket and beanie hat, and threw them into the laundry basket.
"Lao Lin, are you a smoker? Today is a special day. I only smoke in my office."
Lin Baiguang calmly lit a cigar: "The scene is very scary."
"It's not just scary, it's absolutely insane." Mu Min sat down on the high-backed wicker chair, "A murderer."
She briefly introduced the case, and both Liu Xiang and Lin Baiguang had expressions of disbelief on their faces.
"I didn't expect this case to be so big!" Liu Xiang said, "The witchcraft case, this is a big case that shakes the world!" Although he said this, his eyes were full of energy.
Lin Baiguang asked: "Do you have any clues about the case?"
"More than a dozen suspects were arrested on the spot, and the results are expected to be available soon." Mu Min said, "But to be honest, I still have some doubts about the case. For such a big case, the people standing at the front desk are just minions.
The real culprit behind the scenes may not be known.”
"The real culprits behind the scenes, haha, they can't escape some powerful local people. Otherwise, how dare they be so rampant?" Liu Xiang stood up and lit a cigar, seeming a little excited.
Mu Min was puzzled for thirty seconds, and immediately understood what Mayor Liu meant. Unexpectedly, there was another chill behind his back. Mayor Liu had the idea of taking the opportunity to build a prison. Since ancient times, this has been to rectify local tyrants.
There is only one way to do this. Whether it is the empty seal case in the early Ming Dynasty or the memorial cancellation case in the early Qing Dynasty, this is the case.
However, what Liu Xiang said is quite reasonable. This kind of thing is impossible without the protection of local powerful. Gao Tianshi, the head of the Guandi Temple, came forward to defend it, which shows that Maojia Inn not only has a protective umbrella, but also the umbrella is very powerful. I'm afraid it still has
There is more than one Gao Tianshi.
"Based on the clues we have now, it is certain that Guandi Temple's influence is involved, but we don't know how deep the involvement is yet." Mu Min said, "I don't think the Gao Tuantou of Guandi Temple is really so involved.
If you have the courage to get involved, this is also a serious crime in the Ming Dynasty where the principal culprit was cut to pieces and the accomplices were beheaded."
"How deep his involvement is, isn't it up to us to decide?" Liu Xiang said, "I think this case deserves a special mention, and the propaganda department should do follow-up reports to fully demonstrate the darkness of the old society and fully reflect our governance behavior.
The spirit of the people. At the same time, it also serves as a stern warning to the evil spirits and monsters outside Guangzhou."
Mu Min nodded: "Even so, I still hope that the real murderer can be found. Only in this way can I comfort the souls of the dead. Give the people an explanation and give ourselves an explanation. We can't be the rulers here for nothing." She hesitated for a moment.
"As for the follow-up reports, I have no objection, but the details should not be too many, so as not to alert others."
"Okay, I'll ask the Publicity Department to give you a sample before every report."
"It's so foggy." After seeing off the elders, Mu Min fell into deep thought. Undoubtedly, this case involved witchcraft - she really didn't know who was so bold and dared to do such a thing. Witchcraft has been involved in the past dynasties.
They were all executed at Lingchi, and even serious cases involving the whole family. Even the relatives of the emperor, princes and empresses could not escape death once they were tainted with the word "witchcraft"! Who could be so bold and reckless in this bustling place?
Did such a shameless thing happen to the people of Guangzhou?
Fortunately, everyone gets the spoils now, and the prisoners are all locked up. As long as they can still breathe, they must be told to speak. She rang the bell, and the secretary immediately walked in from the next door.
"Go and call Jie Buliao from the interrogation department."
Jie Bu Liao had been working as an errand in the Zao Ban for many years, and his character was not too bad, and he had not done many bad things. Not only was he retained, he was a good person with his tail between his legs and worked hard in the hands of his new employer, so he was quite trusted.
The interrogation department retains a lot of staff. Naturally, these people cannot do interrogation work. In fact, they just play the role of "white gloves" - the police station retains them because of their "psychological quality."
Working in the interrogation department is relatively easy, and you don't have to work hard outside like other departments. Xie Bu Liao just "served" a few Dan people who were suspected of seeking wealth and murder on the river and ran Hengshui Crossing.
He was on an errand and was sleeping soundly when he got home. Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and before he could figure it out, he was summoned to the city bureau.
"It's midnight, what case do you have to handle?" Jie Buliao complained and followed the correspondent all the way to the city bureau, still a little confused.
"I'm telling you, there's a big case." The bureau's correspondent.
"What case?" Jie Buliao suddenly sobered up a little.
"I don't know the details, but there are several cartloads of corpses pulled from Zhenhaimen to Shuangshan Temple today. I'm afraid it's an earth-shattering case."
When Xie Bu Liao heard this, his mind suddenly became clear. He gasped, "Hey, darling, there are several carts of corpses!"
When he arrived at the bureau, he realized that the person he wanted to see was not the chief of the interrogation department, but the director, Mr. Mu Yuan. He immediately knew the weight of the case.
Mu Min briefly described the case.
"...We have arrested more than a dozen suspects now. I know that these prisoners have a very strict reputation. They have probably chanted curses and taken medicine, and they claim to be able to endure severe punishments. Some of them know that their crimes are heinous and are afraid of the harsh punishment.
If you want to die, you will find an opportunity to commit suicide. So since I want their confessions to bring justice to the people who died in humiliation, I must also save their lives to punish them properly. Do you understand?"
Jie Bu Liao's spirit shrank, and he suddenly fell into an old-fashioned etiquette. He bent down and crossed his hands and said, "I understand, little one!"
Mu Min said: "Since you understand, don't betray the trust the Senate has placed in you. You must pry open their mouths as soon as possible, especially what is their purpose of killing people and harvesting animals, and who is the mastermind behind the scenes. You must tell the truth, not allowed."
Climb and bite!”
Jie Bu Liao hurriedly bent down and said: "Yes!" He thought about Mu Min's words several times, and then said: "Chief, this is a murder case involving evil magic. This group of people probably have evil magic protection. If you are a little daring,
Can you prepare some dog blood and menstrual cloth to break the spell..."
Mu Min was startled, and couldn't help but feel angry and funny, and said: "Do you really believe they have magic?"
"Yes, yes, you are a little confused!" Jie Bu Liao secretly cursed himself for being confused. Australians are most taboo about talking about ghosts and gods. He opened his mouth to "break the law". He was really asking for trouble.
However, without these things, he felt unsure. Because he had tortured prisoners in such evil cases in the past. It was true that some people "looked at ease" when being tortured. Every time, these filthy things were used to break the law.
Weary of winning.
However, sometimes even if these things are used, the prisoner may not be able to recruit them. Jie Buliao knows that all the prisoners involved in such cases know that they cannot be tolerated in the world, and are often very tenacious and crazy. However, if they want to die, sometimes they can't do it even with all the torture.
When you ask them to confess, they often end up being tortured. If you want to force them to confess, all the torture instruments and punishments in the yamen are ineffective, and you often have to use "non-torture" torture to get them to speak.
However, the Australians here are very averse to all kinds of torture. Although they also use torture, they have their own methods. In addition to whips, boards, and clamps, the Yamen retained by the Zaoban no longer use other old punishments. (To be completed.)