National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 760 - 703: The Sound of Rain

Chapter 760: Chapter 703: The Sound of Rain

An e-cigarette explosion killed someone, and not long after this conclusion came out, several forensic doctors arrived in the autopsy room.

Zhan Kan also came in with an e-cigarette in his mouth and asked as soon as he entered, "Captain Jiang, I heard that someone was killed by an e-cigarette explosion? I’ve heard about e-cigarettes catching fire, but not exploding."

Jiang Yuan looked at him with a bit of surprise and said, "I didn’t know you smoked."

Zhan Kan had assisted Jiang Yuan several times before, and some autopsies took several hours, yet Jiang Yuan had never seen Zhan Kan step out for a smoke.

Zhan Kan shook his head and said, "I just use it to counter the old smokers in the office. The smell of second-hand smoke is too unpleasant. When I first started vaping, many people told me it was harmless, but later I realized that vaping has its own set of harms, so I cut down. Today, when I heard about the e-cigarette explosion, I felt a jolt of fear and hurried over to see."

"The e-cigarette explosion might not be what you’re thinking," Jiang Yuan felt that the possibility of remote control or triggering was still quite high; otherwise, it couldn’t have coincidentally killed the victim just when certain people needed it to. It even started a fire that nearly burned all the evidence away.

Zhan Kan let out a breath and said, "As long as it’s not a simple explosion, I’d better take a couple of puffs to calm my nerves."

Seeing him take a serious drag, Jiang Yuan could not help but smile and said, "Overseas, there have been straightforward cases of people killed by e-cigarette explosions."

"Cough cough cough..." Zhan Kan choked and couldn’t help but say, "Can such a small battery really be deadly?"

"Yes, not as severe as our case, but still lethal, probably because the explosion’s fragments pierced the carotid artery," Jiang Yuan paused, then added, "There are a lot more cases of fires starting..."

At this point, Jiang Yuan fell into thought.

The planner had really thought things through, considering how the case was orchestrated. It’s common knowledge that lithium batteries can explode, and the main force of this explosion was indeed provided by the battery.

As for why the explosion in this case was more powerful than recorded ones, it could be fully explained by different e-cigarettes and batteries, as well as how they were used at the time.

Also, a battery fire that’s difficult to extinguish is a very good side effect. It’s even possible the planner didn’t personally set the fire but instead used the battery explosion to ignite it, killing two birds with one stone.

The autopsy was almost finished, and just as Zhan Kan walked in, Jiang Yuan invited both Zhan Kan and Medical Examiner Gong to jointly write the autopsy report. The main content was to be narrated and signed off by Jiang Yuan, with the rest to be blended smoothly by their capable hands.

Most technical folks don’t like clerical work.

Zhan Kan and Medical Examiner Gong naturally lacked enthusiasm for this, but since it was a request from Captain Jiang, they could only glance at each other and take turns pretending to write it down.

Rushing home, Mr. Jiang had already prepared a table full of food.

In the center of the big table was a large iron basin big enough to bathe a small child, heaped high with bone-in beef, seemingly weighing over a hundred pounds. As a result, the delicate side dishes and colorful cold plates around the basin seemed quite ordinary.

"That’s way too much," Mu Zhiyang, licking his lips, estimated that even if the table was full of big eaters like him, they probably couldn’t finish all that meat in the basin.

Jiang Fuzhen handed out several small knives to everyone and laughed, "We don’t need to finish the meat, we’re only eating the bone-adjacent meat today. There’s nothing more delicious than the meat next to the bone, haven’t you heard that saying? It’s the piece attached to the bone that has the most tendons and collagen, which is why it’s the tenderest and most flavorful."

"Like the meat on the shank bone," Mu Zhiyang said, his understanding was pretty good when it came to food.

Jiang Fuzhen nodded, grabbed a piece of cow leg bone that was thicker than his own arm with gloved hands, and said, "This is the beef shank bone. I’ll first shave off the meat on top for everyone, then we can cut the meat close to the bone."

Jiang Yuan sat by and casually explained, "The top layer of meat is kept intact for cooking, so it can retain water. Plus, when you eat it, it stays warm. By the time we finish our meal, even the meat without the outer layer, the deboned meat, is still hot."

Mu Zhiyang, who was listening, swallowed his saliva and laughed, "That does seem to trouble Uncle Jiang a bit."

"I’m the chef either way. Deboning now is easier than before cooking. Just talk a bit and it’s done," Jiang Fuzhen said as he made a sizzling noise, the sound of the inner layer of meat scalding him.

The exposed beef close to the bone looked a little shiny, even slightly transparent under the light. With a slight movement, it would tremble with a *duangduang* sound.

"The ratio of fat to lean is just perfect," Jiang Fuzhen said as he cut off a piece of meat the size of a fingertip and placed it on a small plate nearby to serve everyone first, then continued cutting and said, "Kobe beef is also marketed for its fat, but it’s too fatty and can make you feel sick after a while. You can only eat a little at a time. Unlike this boiled beef, it’s neither greasy nor dry, not smelly nor tough..."

Jiang Yuan tried a piece and tasted the familiar soft and sticky flavor of fat. Compared to pork products rich in collagen, such as pig trotters, beef deboned meat is chewier. On such a tender base, the joy is doubled.

"I never knew you could eat beef this way," Mu Zhiyang beamed as he ate, unable to stop himself from asking, "What do we do with the rest of the large piece of beef after we’ve had the deboned meat?"

"We generally slice it and eat it. Either put it in a bowl of noodles that’s been cooked, or just mix it with chili oil and vinegar. I usually take it out when I’m hosting a feast, and everyone eats it together. It’s all gone by the end of the meal."

After slicing for two rounds, Jiang Fuzhen went out to the balcony and murmured something to Wu Jun. He ate very little himself, mainly enjoying the pleasure of cooking the meat.

Jiang Yuan and the others were even more at ease.

After a while, the chefs brought out a variety of staple foods, beer, and several dishes freshly prepared to complement the meal.

Everyone picked their favorites, whether eating rice, drinking beer, or continuing with the meat, thoroughly enjoying themselves.

*Whoosh! Whoosh!*

Unbeknownst to them, a heavy rain had started outside the window, dense and heavy raindrops pounding down like a pile driver, making a loud noise as they hit the ground.

Jiang Yuan poured himself a glass of ice-cold, orange beer, taking a sip of beer and a bite of the deboned meat, then enjoying the cool breeze from the rain, feeling completely relaxed.

...

Qi Changye was running frantically in the pouring rain.

Only two policemen were left beside him with just one gun.

The suspect they were pursuing was clever and skillful, always choosing the right direction to avoid the roadblocks ahead.

As a result, Qi Changye had been running for the entire day without even catching a glimpse of the suspect.

Despite this, Qi Changye was ecstatic.

The stronger and more professional the opponent, the more it reflected the importance of his catch. If he could make the arrest, even if he were drenched and starving, Qi Changye would just feel thrilled, as if he had gulped down a bottle of ice-cold beer on a sultry night.