Chapter 138 Time of Death

While they were in the car, Han Xu gave a brief summary of the police situation.

When Cheng Zi heard that it was a serial murder case, he immediately cheered up.

"Xu, the murderer is clearly provoking!" As a qualified investigator, Chengzi has already guessed the murderer's motive from the police information.

Han Xu sat in the passenger seat and nodded without saying a word.

It was the peak tourist season in Yancheng at this time. There was a lighthouse where a crime occurred in the Xizhi area within the scenic area. If the news had not been blocked, it would have been blown up. The city department ordered the case to be solved within a time limit.

There is still no clue over there, but another incident happened here in the northern suburbs.

Seeing that Han Xu didn't speak, Chengzi continued, "The murderer committed three crimes in a row in just half a month. He is so crazy!"

Because of the possibility of merging the case, Han Xu obtained the license. At this time, he was looking down at the scene pictures sent to the server by Xizhi, and sighed for a long time.

"The murderer's methods were very cruel and he was a ruthless man!"

Xiao Xiao took the picture from Han Xu's hand and looked at it a few times. Even though she was a forensic doctor, she was still stunned by the tragedy of the deceased.

Mr. Hao will retire in a while. He has been ill recently, so Xiao Xiao took over the on-site work.

After reviewing the pictures from a professional perspective, she said to Han and Xu, "He is indeed a ruthless person, not an ordinary person."

"The city department has only given one month to solve the case in Xizhi. The time for investigating this kind of serial case is very important. If the best time is missed, it is likely to become an unsolved case."

After Han Xu added, he paused and then continued,

"Actually, I am very worried. The murderer may commit another crime at any time. If that is the case, the harm to society will be too great."

While several people were talking, Chengzi had already found the lighthouse where the crime scene was located according to the navigation instructions!

This is the lighthouse closest to the seaside in Yancheng. Because it is located in a remote place, it is not an important place, so there is no one to guard it.

"The murderer always looks for places like this. Does he have any purpose?" Chengzi muttered as soon as he got out of the car.

Han Xu nodded after hearing this. Judging from the previous two cases, the murderer probably didn't do it randomly. He chose the lighthouse every time. There must be some reason. It couldn't just be because the place was remote and it was safer to do things.

At this time, the lighthouse had been cordoned off by colleagues who had arrived a step earlier. Fortunately, it was deserted and there were not many onlookers.

As soon as Han Xu got out of the car, he turned his attention to the surrounding environment.

This place is close to the seaside and is the easternmost point in the northern suburbs of Yancheng. It is also a few kilometers away from the nearest villages and towns. Because showers are more frequent these days, all traces on the road have been washed away, extracting valuable minerals for the periphery. Information creates a lot of disruption.

Song Jiaer arrived a while ago and came over after seeing Han Xu and others.

"It's raining again and nothing is found?"

Song Jiaer spread her hands and said, "Why does it always happen like this? It's too difficult for me to do my job! Look, it's washed away cleanly, not even a single footprint is left."

Han Xu motioned Chengzi to take a closer look around, mainly to see if there was any monitoring equipment that was not specified.

Xiao Xiao just arrived at the scene. After greeting Song Jiaer, he went straight to the entrance of the lighthouse. After putting on protective clothing, he entered the scene first.

Song Jiaer then followed in.

After waiting for a long time, the technicians were almost busy.

Han Xucai held up the cordon and entered the lighthouse.

When Song Jiaer heard the person coming behind her, she didn't even look back, concentrating on extracting a drop of blood.

Han Xu leaned over and asked, "Did you find anything?"

He was still very confident in Song Jiaer's craftsmanship.

Song Jiaer focused all her attention on the drop of blood, and said leisurely, "This is the only drop of blood that has been found so far. I have to take it back and test it to see if it belongs to the victim."

Han Xu nodded and walked up the steps inside the lighthouse without disturbing Song Jiaer.

The internal structure of this lighthouse is very simple. There is only a circle of steps that spiral upwards to the top of the lighthouse, which is also the scene of the first murder!

Soon, Han Xu saw Xiao Xiao who was busy.

She was examining the corpse of a red fruit attentively.

"How's it going? Did you find anything?" Han Xu repeated what he had just said to Song Jia'er.

Xiao Xiao sorted out her thoughts and then said slowly,

"The deceased had developed rigor mortis over a large area, and major joints such as the mandible, neck, shoulders, elbows, knees, etc. were all stiff. It is initially estimated that the time of death was between 12 and 24 hours.

I carefully checked the degree of corneal opacity of the deceased, and the pupils were still able to see through, which is consistent with this argument.

Moreover, the acupressure spots on the corpse have completely faded. Judging from the extent, the time of death was probably between 12 and 15 hours, that is, between 10 pm and 1 am last night.

I just took the rectal temperature of the deceased, and I can also estimate that the time of death was between 10:30 and 12:00 last night. "

Han Xu nodded, took out a pair of latex gloves from his pocket and put them on.

"Are you sure?" Generally speaking, accurately determining the time of death is crucial to the detection of the case.

Xiao Xiao nodded heavily and said, "Although there is an error, it should not be big. If it is more specific, it will have to be taken back for dissection."

Han Xu gave Xiao Xiao a thumbs up, and he could see an indescribable confidence in his eyes.

"The murderer should be very familiar with this area. These lighthouses are usually not visited by many people. It is indeed not a sudden act, but it will be very troublesome to investigate, right?" Xiao Xiao even put forward his own opinion for the first time.

Han Xu looked at the unknown female corpse in front of him silently, and his stomach felt uncomfortable. This method of committing the crime was exactly the same as the previous two cases. It can almost be concluded that it was done by the same murderer.

Seeing that Han Xu did not say anything, Xiao Xiao continued: "The murderer is very cruel. While doing it, he used a sharp knife to cut the meat on the back of the deceased one by one. No tissue residue was found at the scene. I infer that the meat may have been dropped by the murderer!"

Han Xu understood Xiao Xiao's implication and asked in confusion, "Raw?"

Xiao Xiao was silent.

This corpse was the same as the previous two victims. The smooth back was bloody and fleshy. In some places, you can even see the exposed spine, red and white, which is very eye-catching.

Han Xu was also silent.

The murderer's brutality is obvious, and his mental disorder is so twisted that it makes people speechless!

"Are you sure?"

After a while, Han Xu asked again.

Xiao Xiao said angrily: "This is just my personal guess, for reference only. Of course, if I can cut open the murderer's stomach, I can definitely give you an answer."

Han Xu didn't expect that Xiao Xiao, who is usually lively and cute, has such a heavy taste. He shook his head and tried to change the subject.

"Tell me about the cause of death."