Soon, the mummy began to react. The corpse oil on the deceased's body was being eroded by the medicinal liquid I had refined. Affected by the glycerol and vegetable oil, the corpse oil underwent a special chemical reaction, causing it to gradually disappear.
Hearing my explanation, everyone nodded. Liu Yuning remained silent, a look of surprise on her face.
Xie Chuchu was the first to notice strange marks on the body. "There are traces of something crawling on the corpse!"
"Is this? Footprints?" Liu Yuning asked, confused.
Gao Mingqiang suddenly noticed something and said, "It looks like..."
"Wolfhound footprints!" We both said at the same time.
"That's right, it's wolfhounds! I thought about this during my previous verification, but then I compared it and found it didn't match. Now I know, it was the corpse oil that covered its original shape!" Xie Chuchu exclaimed, enlightened.
"The results aren't out yet, and you're calling it corpse oil!" Liu Yuning poured cold water again. As soon as she finished speaking, the forensic doctor who had gone to verify returned with a report. "The oil found on the body has been compared with the oil on the human body, and the results are a hundred percent match!"
Liu Yuning was utterly embarrassed by the result. I ignored her. "Good! But the autopsy has just begun!"
"No way?" Xie Chuchu was also astonished this time. Liu Yuning dared not speak.
Gao Mingqiang looked at me expectantly, as if I were a god.
I picked up the scalpel and carefully sliced the body from the deceased's esophagus to her lower body. I checked her lungs and stomach and found no issues. However, when I reached the deceased's waist, I discovered irregular wounds near her spine.
"Captain Liu, was your cousin abused?" My question made Liu Yuning jump.
She then replied sheepishly, "I don't know. I'll have to ask her husband."
"Oh, alright! I'll leave this to you. Call me if you need anything!"
"He Sheng, I'm sorry. It's always me targeting you!"
"It's fine. There are so many people here, don't say such things!"
"Okay!"
I continued the autopsy and found that the deceased's lower body also had two identical wounds to those on her neck, but these wounds had completely destroyed the lower part of the deceased!
Xie Chuchu noticed my gaze and said, "I checked this area. It looks like the killer intentionally wanted to damage that part of the deceased. I compared it with the second body, and it's the same!"
"The killer seems to hate women, destroying that part of their body to vent his anger. If I'm not mistaken, he must have been abandoned by a woman before!"
"I think so too!" Liu Yuning interjected.
I nodded. "I've seen similar mutilation phenomena before. The question is, how could that animal be so intelligent? It even knew to bite and damage that part of the deceased for the killer? Is he a beast tamer?"
"Beast tamer? Do you think this is a fantasy novel?" Gao Mingqiang scoffed.
"I'm just using an analogy. I've heard that some experienced animal trainers or veterinarians can use gestures or sounds to command certain animals to commit crimes. If the killer knows these techniques, then the current phenomenon is not difficult to explain."
"Didn't you just say he works at a funeral home or morgue?" Liu Yuning asked curiously.
I shook my head. "Can't a person know multiple skills? Besides autopsies, I can also solve cases!"
"Uh, okay! Then we'll be investigating these types of people. But what about the guitar?"
"The sound of the guitar should be the signal he transmitted to the animals!" I explained.
"It seems you now agree with the possibility that animals killed the deceased." Liu Yuning replied.
I applied some medicinal liquid under the iron bed and then turned the body over. The deceased's back was exceptionally white and smooth, with no needle marks. From this angle, her spine was more clearly visible. The skin on it was bruised; it couldn't be seen before, but due to the gauze reticular examination method, it was now all revealed!
"Gao Mingqiang, what are you standing there dumbfounded for? Take pictures!" I instructed.
He snapped back to reality and immediately began taking photos!
Then, the body was turned over again for him to photograph the wolfhound footprints. We had already removed the gauze that had been covering the deceased.
Finally, I noticed the red ribbon on the deceased's left wrist. Xie Chuchu said she didn't want to move it until I returned, so the red ribbon was still on the deceased's wrist.
I carefully removed it and held it in my hand, examining it closely. "It looks very similar to the ones hospitals provide for deceased patients."
"I agree. I compared it with hospital personnel before. Strangely, how did the killer get it?" Xie Chuchu wondered.
"If we go by the possibility of the morgue, then it matches!" Liu Yuning analyzed.
Gao Mingqiang nodded. "It seems this case is slowly making sense. He Sheng, as soon as you got involved, you found us a breakthrough!"
"Alright! You all investigate according to these details. Captain Liu, call me if you need anything!" I reminded them.
"Okay! My Detective He!" Liu Yuning said, walking out of the forensic laboratory.
As soon as her back disappeared, Xie Chuchu quickly gave a thumbs-up. "Well done, senior! Look, even Captain Liu is completely convinced by you!"
"Of course, who told her to always look down on me! Alright, I believe she'll change slowly!"
"Yeah, it was because she scolded you before that you took such a long leave. And now, when there's a case, she calls you back to investigate! Oh my goodness!"
"That's just how she is. Cold on the outside, but warm on the inside!" Gao Mingqiang chimed in.
"Don't talk about her like that. Go help out! Find a few more people."
"Okay! If this case is solved, I'll treat you to a meal!"
"Uh, here we go again."
Why do so many people want to treat me to a meal?
I took off my rubber gloves and left the forensic laboratory.
I arrived at He Xin's location. Although Liu Yuning was already investigating, I couldn't just sit idle. He Xin knew what I wanted as soon as she saw me. In fact, I had already sent her a message.
"I'm assisting Captain Liu, but it will take some time. Liu Shuhua's family is still waiting, and they seem eager to take the deceased back."
"No rush. The body can only be returned after we've determined it has no further forensic value."
"But they seem very anxious. You can ask Xiao Dong about it!"
"Hmm? Why would that be?" I muttered. I patted He Xin's shoulder, telling her not to be lazy, and turned back towards the forensic laboratory.