Datang Coroner

Chapter 933 Causes of Death
After saying this, Fu Shiyi opened the mouth of the deceased and showed them the teeth: "Look, there's more than just a weed on the teeth."

"Look at the nostrils again." Fu Shiyi took out a cotton swab, put it into the dead man's nostrils, wiped it around, and then took it out.

Sure enough, there was a little algae and sediment on the cotton swab.

Fu Shiyi showed Luo Yueqing and Li Changbo: "When the deceased entered the water, he was not dead yet."

Luo Yueqing has never met a drowning person, so he still doesn't quite understand the principle: "Why?"

"Because the dead can't breathe, can't drink water." Fu Shi said succinctly.

Li Changbo coughed and explained to Fu Shiyi: "When the deceased is in the water, he will keep opening his mouth to inhale because of suffocation, so the sediment and aquatic plants in the water will be in the mouth. The same is true for the nostrils."

"This is one of the main characteristics of drowning." Fu Shiyi couldn't help but glance at Li Changbo, and murmured in his heart: next time, should the county magistrate Li try an independent autopsy?Maybe it is much stronger than Zhai Sheng.

"Another main feature is that there will be a lot of water in the lungs and stomach." Fu Shiyi said, pressing hard on the chest of the corpse: "Look, water will come out of the mouth. It means that there is a lot of water in the lungs." liquid."

Luo Yueqing understood, but there was still one thing she didn't understand: "Then how can we be sure that the cause of death was drowning, not injury?"

Fu Shiyi was stunned by this question: Seriously, this kind of judgment has become a conditioned reflex, and it's really difficult to answer it when suddenly asked like this?

After thinking about it, Fu Shiyi coughed and explained: "Because if someone stabs you, unless it is right on the neck or cervical spine, you will die very quickly, but if it is only bleeding, then you will not die very quickly."

"But drowning is different, just for a short while. Moreover, if someone stabs you, if you are lucky and meet a miracle doctor in time to rescue you, you may be able to save your life. You may not die. But Drowning, and if you are directly tied to a stone and thrown down, even the gods will not be able to save you."

Luo Yueqing is probably possessed by the spirit of the gang today: "Then when someone found him drowning, he jumped down and cut the rope, wouldn't he be able to be rescued?"

"Well, so it depends on which one dies sooner." Fu Shiyi didn't argue with her, anyway, neither of these two can be easily saved.Moreover, the law is not so perfect now, and there are not so many detailed regulations.

"Anyway, as long as a person dies, no matter what the method is, it's killing." Fu Shi looked at Luo Yueqing: "You just need to keep this in mind."

Li Changbo also nodded: "The method is not important, it's just to infer the situation at that time. The important thing is that a life was lost."

Fu Shiyi immediately went to check the wound again: "The wound is wide in the middle and narrow at both ends. It looks like a special kind of dagger with two blades on both sides."

Today's daggers are usually on one side, and they are all Western-style, with a certain range.

This kind of dagger, similar to a short sword, is specially made.It needs to be built by a special person.

Li Changbo nodded: "If that's the case, you can also check it from the blacksmith."

"The deceased still had some defensive injuries." Fu Shiyi pulled the arm of the deceased and showed them, "Such a heavy bruise, it can be seen that there was a lot of force. The bruise is not just one place, but the traces are everywhere." Almost, it means that the deceased had fought before his death. And it was a life-threatening kind—"

Having said that, Li Changbo almost had a guess: "Maybe there is a grudge? So others seek revenge, and then during the fight, they were stabbed and thrown into the pond?"

Regarding this guess, Fu Shi nodded a little: "It's not impossible. The other party should have specially brought ropes and stones—"

"And the place where the fight is supposed to be won't be too far from the edge of the river pond. Otherwise, when someone transports them over, they would have died long ago." Fu Shiyi reminded Li Changbo. "Magistrate Li can ask the people in their village to see if there are signs of fighting and blood found elsewhere."

Li Changbo said in a deep voice: "The other party has long thought of killing and throwing away the corpse, and it is likely to be someone from this area. But Li Zheng said that the deceased was not from nearby people. He didn't know him, and everyone in the village said they didn't know each other. Pass."

"That's what brought people here on purpose." Fu Shiyi frowned, "Look at the dead man's hands, there are calluses on the palms, and there are quite a few of them. They should be doing physical labor, or they were practicing martial arts. And the hands There are many small wounds, not only new ones, but also healed ones. The damaged parts have been pecked by fish. But fortunately, there are not many, and many things can be seen."

"There are also feet. There are thick calluses on the feet, and there are cracks in the heels-this kind of situation is more common in people who walk a lot." Fu Shiyi pointed to the two of them.

In addition to these, Fu Shiyi found an old long scar on his thigh.Two finger-long scars were found on the back.

Luo Yueqing wondered: "Does this person have many enemies?"

"It's possible." Fu Shiyi stared at the scar: "The scars are not from the same period, basically at three different times, and the length and width are different, and the severity of the scars is also different, indicating that it is not the same murder weapon."

"Who is often injured? And it must be caused by sharp objects. Such as swords, daggers and so on." The more he thought about it, the more Fu Shiyi frowned.

Li Changbo said softly: "Soldiers. Battlefields. Or servants, bodyguards, or thugs."

Anyway, none of them can get out of the fight.

Fu Shiyi didn't worry too much, and continued to do his own work: "Besides these, I can't see anything else on the corpse. I will take out the contents of the stomach pouch to have a look now, but it may be due to choking water. , I can't see anything."

"Try it." Li Changbo said softly.

Fu Shiyi asked Luo Yueqing to prepare things, then found the esophagus on the neck and cut it, and then stretched a long-handled spoon in to scoop out the contents of the stomach.

The stomach is basically full of water.

It took a long time to scoop out a little food residue.

Fu Shiyi filtered it out with gauze, and carefully identified it with Luo Yueqing.

Luo Yueqing stared at the residue, not sure for a long time: "It seems to be meat?"

"It should be mutton." Fu Shiyi said firmly. "And a large piece of boiled mutton."

Luo Yueqing looked at Fu Shiyi suspiciously: "How are you sure?"

"The chicken should be whiter. The mutton is darker in color." Fu Shiyi blinked his eyes with a calm face: "When you have a chance in the future, just observe the vomit more."

Even though he was wearing a mask, Fu Shiyi saw that Luo Yueqing's face turned green.

"And then there are cake crumbs." Fu Shiyi pointed to a ball of dough and said, "Looking at it like this, he should have eaten shortly before he died. Since he is not a local, he must not have eaten at home."

　The next update, around six o'clock in the afternoon~
　　
　
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