freenovelworld Chapter 1504 has few clues and is very difficult.
Chapter 1504 has few clues and is very difficult.
Xiao Yang nodded, his expression grave, and said, "Yes, that's highly likely. The body has been soaking in sewage and silt for some time now, which would easily wash away or destroy many traces and physical evidence. If the murderer had counter-investigation awareness, they would have deliberately cleaned the scene and hidden traces. Continue cleaning the lower half of the body, checking the waist, buttocks, and legs for any external injuries, wounds, or other suspicious traces or physical evidence. Also, check the victim's pockets for any items that could identify the victim."
The two then continued to carefully clean the lower half of the deceased's body. The deceased was wearing a pair of dark cotton trousers and a pair of dark cotton socks. The trousers and socks were soaked through with sewage and covered with mud and stains. The trousers had slight tears at the hem, and the fibers at the tears had come off. The socks also had several tears and were covered with mud.
They first examined the deceased's waist and buttocks. The skin on the waist and buttocks was intact, with no external injuries, wounds, or hematomas found. The skin surface only had some mud and dirt. Next, they examined the deceased's legs. The skin on both legs also showed no external injuries, wounds, bruises, or hematomas found. There was only some mud and dirt. The toenails were filled with mud. No suspicious traces or physical evidence such as hair or fibers were found.
Next, they carefully examined the deceased's pockets. The deceased's coat had two pockets, and his pants had two pockets. All four pockets were filled with silt and sewage. They carefully cleaned the silt and sewage from the pockets and carefully checked the inside of the pockets. They found no items, no identity card, mobile phone, wallet, bank cards, or other items that could identify the deceased, nor any other suspicious items such as keys, notes, or lighters.
"Captain Yang, we've checked all four pockets of the deceased's clothing, but we didn't find anything," Xiao Sun said with some disappointment. "There was no ID card, cell phone, wallet, or any other items that could identify the deceased, nor any other suspicious items. It seems that after committing the crime, the murderer may have taken all the items that could identify the deceased from the body in order to hide the deceased's identity and prevent us from finding out the deceased's information through these items, and thus identifying the suspect."
Xiao Yang nodded and said seriously, "What you said makes a lot of sense. The murderer was very good at counter-investigation. Not only did they clean up the traces and evidence at the scene, but they also took all the items from the victim's body that could identify them. They were clearly prepared and meticulously planned this case. However, we shouldn't be discouraged. Although we didn't find any items that could identify the victim, we collected various traces and evidence such as hair, fibers, silt, sewage, and suspected bloodstains. We believe that subsequent laboratory testing will help us find some clues."
He paused, then continued, "Also, carefully examine the deceased's clothing for any tears, rips, or other suspicious marks, such as bloodstains, dirt, or fibers or hair that don't belong to the deceased. These could all be crucial clues." Xiao Sun agreed and immediately began to carefully examine the deceased's clothing, checking everything from the coat to the underwear, from the pants to the socks, leaving no detail overlooked.
After careful examination, they found a small tear at the cuff of the deceased's coat, with fibers detached from the tear. The fibers in the tear were consistent with the dark fibers previously extracted from the mud around the body. On the back of the coat, there was an irregular light brown stain, different in color from the suspected bloodstain on the undergarment. They initially determined it was not blood, but likely mud or other stains. They collected a small sample of the stain, marked it, and sent it to the laboratory for further testing. There was a slight tear at the hem of the deceased's trousers, with a small amount of fibers detached from the tear, consistent with the fiber material of the coat cuff. No obvious suspicious marks were found on the socks, only mud and stains.
"Team Leader Yang, the deceased's coat cuffs and trouser hems have slight tears, with fibers falling off at the tears. The material is basically the same as the dark fibers extracted from the silt around the body," Xiao Sun reported to Xiao Yang. "There is a light brown stain on the back of the coat, which is suspected to be silt or other stains. A sample has been taken and will be tested later. No obvious suspicious traces were found on other parts of the clothing."
Xiao Yang nodded and said, "Good, the extraction was very meticulous. The fibers from the torn parts of the clothing, as well as the stain samples from the back, may contain important clues. We must focus on examining them later. Also, check the deceased's wrists and fingers to see if there were any jewelry worn, or any signs of binding. Also check if there are any suspicious traces or evidence such as hair or fibers between the fingers."
Xiao Sun agreed and carefully picked up the deceased's hands to examine the wrists and fingers. There were no ornaments on the wrists, no signs of binding, and the skin was intact. The fingers were stiffly curled, and the spaces between them were filled with mud and a small amount of fallen leaf debris. Xiao Sun carefully cleaned the mud and debris from between the fingers with tweezers. From between the index and middle fingers of the deceased's right hand, he extracted several thin, light-colored fibers, consistent with the light-colored fibers previously extracted from the deceased's hair. He also extracted a thin black hair, consistent with the characteristics of the previously extracted hair.
“Captain Yang, the deceased’s wrists were not adorned with any jewelry, and there were no signs of binding,” Xiao Sun said. “Several light-colored fibers and a black hair were extracted from between the index and middle fingers of the deceased’s right hand. The characteristics of the fibers and hair extracted earlier are basically consistent with those of the fibers and hair extracted earlier. They have been marked and will be sent to the laboratory for further testing to determine the source of these fibers and hair.”
Xiao Yang carefully examined the deceased's hands and said, "Good, this discovery is very important. The fibers and hairs between the deceased's fingers are most likely left by the deceased scratching the murderer or surrounding objects during the stabbing and struggle. If subsequent testing confirms that these fibers and hairs do not belong to the deceased, they may have been left by the suspect, becoming a key clue to identify the suspect."
At this point, the investigation of the body's surface was basically completed, and Xiao Wang had also completed the work of taking photos of the details of the body's surface. A total of 82 photos of the body's surface were taken, clearly recording the deceased's physical characteristics, wound details, clothing damage, and the location and form of the trace evidence.