National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 1067 - 1000 Murder

Chapter 1067: Chapter 1000 Murder

"Don’t make too much, I’ll just have a bite," Director You sat down and made a point to remind them again.

But when a leader says to keep it simple, subordinates dare not take it literally.

So, everything available today was served to Director You, one after another. From dry pot chicken and dry pot fatty intestines as rich dishes, to dry pot ribs and shrimp, dry pot bullfrog as less rich dishes, all were red and yellow in color, blended with the strong scent of spices, and incredibly tempting to the hungry.

Director You was actually hungry himself and, without much politeness, picked up his chopsticks and started eating with Jiang Yuan and the others.

For an official of his rank, simply joining in the fun with the people can make everyone very happy, more effective than any speech or casual chat. Its value is like the area-of-effect damage of a beautiful woman, and not even middle-aged men resistant to excitement are immune to it.

"The fatty intestines are really delicious, tender and rich but not greasy," Director You praised while putting down his chopsticks: "It’s a pity I can’t eat more, need to control my weight, I’ve already eaten too much today."

Director You patted his belly, looking somewhat regretful.

"Won’t you eat a few more pieces? Get busy for a while, and it will digest," Jiang Yuan casually replied.

Director You enviously looked at Jiang Yuan and shook his head, "That’s you young people who have fast metabolism. When I was young, I could also eat two big bowls of rice in one meal, but not anymore, now eating a few more bites results in weight gain the next day."

Jiang Yuan chuckled a bit, feeling that his emotional intelligence today was somewhat lacking.

Tao Lu quickly laughed along: "Director You really is disciplined, you also keep a good shape, I remember last time in the five-kilometer run, you finished second."

"That’s because the guy who came first took a wrong turn, thinking I couldn’t be running that slow, so he crossed the finish line early, foolishly," Director You said while laughing out loud. At his age, being able to run five kilometers was pretty good, and as for the ranking, it didn’t matter if it was conceded by others.

Jiang Yuan hurriedly gobbled down a few bites.

He had only eaten a little before, and there was still a lot of work ahead of him. In this world, it’s easy to wrong a person, but proving someone’s innocence is still quite difficult.

As Director You said, among several types of dry pot dishes, the fatty intestines were the most delicious, rich and mellow with a flavor difficult to find elsewhere, the dish was just perfect, surpassing the likes of cheese lobster in taste.

If dishes also had technology trees, fatty intestines would at least be a tech unlocked at LV5 or above in the pork tech tree.

Only pig’s trotter could contend with it, but in terms of invention and preparation difficulty, pig’s trotter was far behind fatty intestines, which in ancient society would have required a hundred years or more of study to master.

Seeing Jiang Yuan enjoying his meal so much, Director You took up his tea and started drinking with sluuuurps while watching him eat, as if he could also gain a sense of satiety just by watching.

Tao Lu was observant, and since the leader was enjoying the ’eating broadcast’, there was no need to force conversation.

The message brought back by Wang Chuanxing arrived late, as the streetlights were already lit.

A few photos on the computer screen drew several men together to look.

Jiang Yuan didn’t even bother with the mouse, but directly ordered: "Zoom in on the suspect’s hand, the left hand."

The technician, though lacking Image Enhancement technology, still found this task within easy reach.

Jiang Yuan then proceeded to examine each hand in detail.

Director You quickly raised his head, shifting his gaze from the screen to Jiang Yuan’s face, trying to gauge success or failure based on Jiang Yuan’s expression.

Tao Lu turned her gaze to Director You’s face, quickly realizing that this was just another form of ’eating broadcast’.

"It’s almost certainly him." Jiang Yuan finished reviewing several photos and still seemed to be interested, asking, "Can’t find any other photos?"

"People from the 90s didn’t live to see the widespread use of digital cameras, there are only a few photos of them as adults. His family only kept these few, and others were found from group photos at his workplace." The one who replied was Shen Yaowei. Wang Chuanxing had gone out to collect the photos, scanning them first, and was still out wandering.

Only then did Jiang Yuan nod, looking at Director You, he said, "Now it seems that this suspect, Li Dianzhong, is the primary person responsible for the Jianmen Court murder case. He must have trained well with the claw, or rather, trained exceptionally well; the traces of calluses he left were also heavy. It’s a pity that the previous task force had no such information and could not pursue this lead."

"How did he die?" Director You sat without moving, obviously not satisfied with just this.

Finding the murderer was important, but the Jianmen Court case now clearly had a mastermind behind it, and if there was one, it must be investigated, whether it could be traced or not was another matter.

"Death from a high fall," Jiang Yuan responded briefly, adding, "At that time, the factory was laying off workers, and Li Dianzhong was not a staff member, so he was definitely among the first to be let go. Therefore, people around him all thought he jumped off a building because of this and caused quite a commotion using this as a pretext."

"They focused on exploiting him, but no one actually cared to determine whether it was suicide or not," Shen Yaowei hit the nail on the head.

In front of Director You, Jiang Yuan didn’t speculate further but simply said, "Wait for the corpse photos – once we have the photos of the corpse and the previous forensic report, we will see where this case goes."

"With a high fall, can a forensic examination reveal whether it was a suicide?" Director You was knowledgeable and asked a very crucial question.

Jiang Yuan pondered for a moment and slowly said, "It’s difficult. But there is indeed a possibility of finding out."

Turning around, seeing that Director You did not make a sound, Jiang Yuan went on to explain, "There has actually been quite a bit of research on high falls, and there are many points of discussion. If a high fall was caused by homicide, matching each point is also challenging."

"Explain in detail," Director You smiled and said, "Back when I was in the field, forensic doctors always found high fall cases quite challenging."

"Conditions are different now," Jiang Yuan replied, not sure if Director You was just curious or if he wanted to report back later with content. After organizing his thoughts, he said, "Without considering conditions like surveillance, purely from a forensic doctor’s perspective, one might discuss the manner and location of the impact. The head, feet, and buttocks are common points of impact, and exactly where a person falls would need a comprehensive consideration."

Director You nodded, "High and low positions differ."

"You’re correct," Jiang Yuan said tactfully, and then explained, "Within this, we can evaluate whether all injuries were caused by the fall. If it was homicide, the appearance of defensive wounds, or signs of having been beaten, is quite common."

Jiang Yuan: "Next, I personally prefer to analyze from the physical and mathematical aspects. For instance, the process of a high fall must follow the laws of free fall, so some scholars have summarized theories on this aspect and created guidelines for determining the height of a fall and the distance from the landing point, which we can directly use."

"How did they summarize it?" Director You asked with particular detail. The body had not yet been delivered, and he obviously intended to wait for the results, sparing no effort to stay up late.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuan simply took out some paper and a pen and explained, "The commonly used models are those proposed by Shaw and Hsu. Simply put, the maximum velocity of a person standing and jumping is 3.77 meters per second, and while running it’s 9.15 meters per second. This means, as a basic factor, based on the distance of the fall point, we can determine if there was a running start during the fall. If there was, it would likely be a suicide."

Jiang Yuan: "Furthermore, there’s the relationship between wind speed and shift during a high fall, the distance for males and females would differ as well..."

Jiang Yuan: "Lastly, rescue or in other words, subsequent corpse handling must also be considered..."

Listening to this, Director You finally gave up: "All things considered, how likely is it to determine whether it was suicide or homicide? How long will that take?"

The methods for dealing with suicide versus homicide indeed differ significantly.

At that moment, Wang Chuanxing sent over a large batch of photos, precisely the scanned copies of the autopsy photos and corresponding autopsy report of the suspect after the high fall.

"Please wait." As Jiang Yuan swiftly flipped through the photos, knowing that domestically bodies are mostly cremated and ash is of no use, physical inspection was not necessary. The best evidence are the photos.

Director You, a bit taken aback, picked up his cup and resumed his tea.

In the time it took to drink half a cup of tea, Jiang Yuan finished looking at the photos and said, "It should be beyond doubt that it was homicide."