shadow of britain

Chapter 73 Funeral Journey
In the interrogation room at Scotland Yard, Arthur leaned back in his chair.

On the opposite side of the interrogation room, there is a temporary medical bed made of wooden boards. Several doctors with sweat on their foreheads are carefully assembling and sewing up the small corpse in front of them.

The few policemen in charge of supervision standing behind Arthur saw this scene, and their Adam's apple trembled up and down from time to time.

Even the police officers, who are used to dirty environments and bloody scenes, couldn't bear this scene.

Some of them couldn't help turning their heads away, while others frowned and closed their eyes.

I don't know how long it took, the doctors let out a long breath, raised their hands to wipe the sweat from their foreheads, then pursed their lips and turned their heads to look at Arthur sitting in the chair, and then respectfully reported back .

"Mr. Hastings, the body has been stitched up."

Arthur didn't look up at their faces, but calmly stared at the iron window of the interrogation room, which was the only light in this dark room.

"I heard that every medical school in the UK needs to recite the Hippocrates' oath when entering. Do you remember what it said?"

The doctors looked at each other, and then lowered their heads that had just been raised.

"I remember... I definitely remember it."

"Can you recite it to me?"

The doctors were silent for a long time, and finally someone spoke.

"Relying on the testimony of the God of Medicine Apollo, Asclepius, Axo, and the gods of heaven and earth, I solemnly swear that I will abide by this covenant with my own ability and judgment. Whoever teaches me art, Respect them like parents, as a lifelong partner in the same industry, if they are in urgent need, I will help them.

I would like to use my ability and judgment to abide by the creed of seeking the interests of patients, and to restrain all depraved and harmful behaviors. I will not give dangerous drugs to others, and I will not give guidance on this matter, although someone asks Also must not with it.Especially not performing abortions on women.I would like to carry out my duties for the rest of my life in a pure and holy spirit.

No matter where I meet men or women, nobles and slaves, my only purpose is to seek happiness for the sick and to keep my body in check, not to do all kinds of harmful and bad behaviors, especially not to seduce and rape.

Whatever I have seen or heard, regardless of whether there is a business relationship or not, I would like to keep secret what I think should be kept secret.When I was asked to strictly abide by the above vows, I asked the gods to give me the highest honor for my life and medical skills. "

Arthur nodded: "You should be glad that the objects of your oath are Apollo, Asclepius, and Axo. If the object of your oath is the devil, you have already reached hell by now!"

When the doctor heard this, he couldn't help standing up and explaining.

"Mr. Hastings, we really just bought corpses. The sources of corpses are illegal, of course we know, but the corpses coming in from legal channels can't meet the needs of daily teaching at all, let alone carry out scientific research. "

"Since the Burke case in Edinburgh in 1828, there have been some private agreements in the industry. We usually only contact gravediggers we are familiar with. Most of the bodies that come in from them come from churchyards. , We didn't know they changed their careers to murder business!"

"If we are really involved in the murder case, how can we cooperate with the police investigation? We have provided the facial features and personal details of the corpse seller as required by the police. You will know right and wrong if you don't check it ?"

"We anatomists have done nothing wrong, it's just that the officials and the public in this country don't understand the social reality at all. The law is used to punish those who dare to fight against the public interest of society, but the dissection action helps to promote the public interest, should not be restricted."

When Arthur heard this, he said, "I know your words are not completely unreasonable, which is why you are still standing here alive. If I got evidence of your involvement in the murder, then I wouldn't say anything." be so polite."

After finishing speaking, Arthur pointed to his colleagues behind him.

"Do you know why Scotland Yard put these officers here? You think they are here to protect me? No, they are here to protect you. If no one is there, I'm afraid I can't help but hack you to death!

As for whether you dissected the corpse for the public interest or for personal gain, and whether these actions conform to medical ethics, the House of Commons has organized a special anatomy ethics investigation committee, and their review results will be more professional than my personal opinion. "

Speaking of this, Arthur directed to the police officers beside him and said: "The families of the victims of the corpse robbery are very emotional now, and order all police districts to arrange doctors to complete the stitching of the corpse as soon as possible. The sooner the victim's corpse is returned, the better." good.

There have been several public rallies and protests in front of the Supreme Court and the Parliament Building this morning.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs requires us to calm down the situation as soon as possible. For murderers who already have sufficient evidence, they should be tried as soon as possible and the case should be closed as soon as possible.

The trial and punishment procedures for all murderers are all modeled after the Edinburgh Burke case.

After the criminal was taken to the Tyburn execution ground to be hanged, his body was hung for public display for three days, and then Mr. Thomas Wickley, a member of the House of Commons and a medical expert, performed a public autopsy to quell public anger. "

Speaking of this, Arthur suddenly turned his head to look at several doctors: "Speaking of Mr. Wickley, you should have heard of his name, right?"

Several doctors broke out in cold sweat: "Of course, the founder of the "Lancet" magazine, the evaluation of him in our industry is quite divided..."

Arthur nodded and said: "For those doctors who really have a clear conscience, I want to announce good news, but for those doctors who say they are for scientific progress, but actually for their own self-interest, I want to announce bad news.

Because of Mr. Weekley's strong medical ethics, and his original intention of founding "The Lancet" was to publish medical knowledge handouts, break the monopoly of some medical groups on relevant knowledge, and crack down on them using the handouts of metropolitan hospitals. High profit-making behavior.

Therefore, this time the parliament specially authorized him to be in charge of all organizational review work of the anatomical ethics investigation committee.

If you really have no problem, I don't think you should be afraid of Mr. Weekley's reasonable investigation. "

The expressions of several doctors changed instantly.

Some are calm and composed, while others look at each other in blank dismay.

Arthur glanced at them, and before he could speak, the door of the interrogation room suddenly opened.

Police Officer Field rushed in, and said with a happy face: "Sir! We have determined the specific location of the murderer in the St. Giles parish murder!"

When Arthur heard this, he hurriedly got up and asked, "Did you catch it?"

Police officer Field said: "We raided their residence at noon today based on the information we received, and captured two people on the spot. Another person said that he went back to his hometown in the countryside near London to visit relatives two days ago. We have just sent police officers to the place. I believe it won't be long before he can be caught."

As soon as he finished speaking, Detective Field handed the document under his arm to Arthur. The case analysis written on it was quite detailed, including the social relations, address information, occupational experience and place of birth of the three murderers. all available.

Arthur flipped through the files casually, suddenly looked up at the sky, and took a deep breath.

He saw Agares dangling from the ceiling chandelier.

The Red Devil grinned and said, "Visiting relatives? This idiot actually dares to visit relatives! If he doesn't visit relatives, he will be hanged and his body will be dissected. He probably won't even keep his soul when he visits relatives. Arthur, catch up with him and put He eats and wipes clean!"

Arthur heard this, twisted his sore neck, then stood up and walked to the interrogation room.

Officer Field was bewildered by Arthur, and he asked, "Sir, what are you doing?"

Arthur loosened his collar, pointed to the small milky white coffin he had prepared for Robin in the corner of the interrogation room, and said.

"Let that little girl go to sleep. It is very difficult to return the body of the deceased. If there is a problem with the tone of voice, it is likely to arouse the nervousness and excitement of the public. So, let me return it to her parents in person. Her body."

(End of this chapter)