Miss Truth
Chapter 378 - 239: Wife Control_2

Chapter 378: Chapter 239: Wife Control_2

Ran Yan shifted her gaze away from Liu Qingsong and said to Xiao Song, "I thought you would send him to embroider at the old lady’s place."

Xiao Song curled his lips slightly and before he could speak, Liu Qingsong earnestly said, "Jiulang, look, even the almost seventeen-year-old lady is saying so; send me back, really, I don’t mind!"

Ran Yan was slightly surprised and looked at Xiao Song. It was said that Liu Qingsong was most afraid of this! Who knows what torture he had endured to say such a thing.

Xiao Song bent down and whispered in Ran Yan’s ear.

It turned out that Xiao Song had someone watch Liu Qingsong. Every day after he returned from the Government Office, he would have someone administer Red Dust Powder to Liu Qingsong and then purposely sent him over to four or five prostitutes. After three consecutive days, Liu Qingsong would feel nauseous at the sight of a woman and had sworn an oath that if he ever trafficked Red Dust Powder again, it would render him impotent for life.

"Let’s go." Xiao Song took Ran Yan towards a small pavilion where the corpses were kept.

Liu Qingsong followed like a wraith.

In the pavilion, seeing the two headed towards a skull and ignoring him, Liu Qingsong could not help but step forward quickly and stood in front of the skull with a steadfast expression, "I am not going to the brothel today! I will keep my purity for our family’s Ran Yun!"

Xiao Song pulled him away and said, "Don’t you think it’s a little late to be saying that now? Who was it that said he was recalling fond memories on the first day? Who boasted that his own medicine was indeed outstanding?"

"Jiulang..." Liu Qingsong started to speak but was interrupted by Xiao Song, "Say another word, and tonight I will take Ran Yan to witness Doctor Liu’s prowess!"

Liu Qingsong quickly shut his mouth, looking at Ran Yan with a resentful gaze.

Unexpectedly, Ran Yan was a workaholic; she put on gloves and immediately started examining the skull, paying no attention to him. It was essential to first carefully check whether there were any marks on the skull, as it would be difficult to see them once it was covered with clay.

Ran Yan held a small brush and gently swept the dirt off it. Her demeanor was serious and respectful towards the deceased. Her dedication caused both Liu Qingsong and Xiao Song to cast aside their distractions and watch her work attentively.

Liu Qingsong was very interested in forensic facial reconstruction, having not had the chance to witness it before and now watching intently.

Ran Yan was willing to cooperate with Liu Qingsong, seeing his interest, but because of Xiao Song’s long-standing authority and his tendency to keep his word, Liu Qingsong was pursing his lips, not daring to say a word. Ran Yan glanced at Xiao Song, "Let him speak now that we are dealing with serious matters."

Liu Qingsong also looked towards the sternly sitting Xiao Song.

Dressed in his official uniform, Xiao Song’s serious appearance naturally carried an oppressive air. Hearing Ran Yan speak, he didn’t even glance at Liu Qingsong and said impatiently, "If I let you speak, you speak!"

Liu Qingsong silently muttered to himself, not yet married and already so obedient, obviously a born henpecked husband!

He groused for a while but then his attention was drawn to Ran Yan, curiously asking, "Is this facial reconstruction really useful?"

Ran Yan paused in her cleaning of the skull, looked at Liu Qingsong with dark eyes, and said, "You have been an Autopsy Officer for a while and are a doctor yourself, I thought you would ask a more insightful question."

Liu Qingsong was at a loss for words, but he heard Ran Yan’s cold and serious voice continue, "The external morphology of the face is based on the craniofacial bones, closely related to the thickness of the facial soft tissues. The position, structure, and form of the facial features depend on the bone structure and are constrained by the cranial bones. Facial features carry distinct characteristics of gender and age, which are most fully represented on the skull. Therefore, it’s quite possible to reconstruct the deceased’s facial appearance based on the skull."

As Ran Yan continued cleaning the bone, she added, "However, a person’s dietary habits can affect the size and thickness of the facial soft tissues. If we could know the person’s dietary habits, we could more precisely reconstruct the deceased’s facial appearance."

For the unknown, it’s only possible to base it on the shape of the skull, which also leads to many skull reconstructions producing very average-looking faces.

"What if we don’t know? The facial appearance can vary greatly between a person being thin or fat." Liu Qingsong wondered, as if the reconstructions were only approximate, they wouldn’t be of much use.

Ran Yan said, "That’s true, but sometimes, through some subtle observations, a lot about the deceased’s life can be gleaned from the skull."

She presented the jaw part of the skull to Liu Qingsong and Xiao Song, "We have already determined this is a young female who had not given birth, but the molars at the back of her skull have worn out severely, with a smooth wearing surface, indicating she might have frequently chewed some hard food. I guess it was probably due to frequently eating dry, coarse grain."

"Does that mean her social status wasn’t high? But the silver hairpin fetched from her hair earlier wasn’t cheap; ordinary women couldn’t likely afford it." Xiao Song wondered.

Liu Qingsong interjected, "Why must it be coarse grain? Beef jerky is also hard."

Ran Yan glanced at him coldly, "The deceased was not older than twenty-two, to wear down her teeth to such an extent, she must have been eating beef jerky three meals a day— not even the nomadic people on the steppes eat just beef jerky for every meal!"

"Perhaps this person became wealthy later? Continue." Xiao Song paused for a moment and then understood that each person’s circumstances are different; perhaps this woman was poor at first but her life gradually improved.

Ran Yan nodded, thinking that Xiao Song was more reliable; Liu Qingsong’s thoughts were simply not on the right track. She paused and then continued, "Regardless of her circumstances, we can determine that her masseter muscle was definitely larger than normal. Based on the degree of wear, we can calculate the approximate increase in thickness of the masseter muscle; if her life improved and she no longer frequently ate hard food, the masseter muscle may have receded a bit."(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast a recommendation ticket or monthly ticket. Your support is my greatest