"This well is 55 meters deep and is made of bricks and cement. It's cylindrical and has a diameter of 11 meters …" Wang Fei explained. "We found four male corpses in the well. The four corpses were arranged from top to bottom, and there were obvious layers of corpses. [Sui _ Meng]
"The lower it is, the older the corpses were buried!"
"Stratification?" Zhao Yu pointed at the well model and said, "Can I understand it this way? Every time the murderer left a person behind, he buried them with soil? "
"Not only soil, but also stones …" Wang Fei said. "The lower the corpses are, the more obvious the damage!"
"Oh …" Zhao Yu understood why Wang Fei had set up a model before examining the corpses. It turned out that it was to give him a better understanding of the situation.
"Every corpse was buried in a different age," Wang Fei said. "Through soil analysis, we found that the first corpse in the deepest layer was buried about five years ago.
"The third layer was four years ago.
The second layer was also four years ago, which was about half a year apart from the third layer. "
"The corpse on the top layer was three years ago," Wang Fei said.
"Among them …" Wang Fei gestured at the model. "The thickness of each layer is different, with the two in the middle being thicker."
"Maybe it's because the two corpses in the middle were buried at a similar time, so the corpse in the third layer was not completely decomposed."
"Wait a minute …" Zhao Yu suddenly realized a problem. He pointed at the model and asked, "Is there no water in the well? How could these layers be buried so smoothly? "
"There's no water," Wang Fei said. "Although the well is damp, most of it is rainwater. There are no obvious traces of the corpses being soaked!"
"Tsk tsk … When was this well built?" Zhao Yu asked. "I've never heard of any villages or towns in that area, right?"
"We're still doing tests," Wang Fei said. "But, judging from the material, it doesn't seem to be very old!"
"Indeed," Zhang Yaohui said. "The nearest village to the scene is 12 kilometers away. There are no roads there, so it's very remote!"
"So …" Zhao Yu asked again, "Have you found the identity of the corpses?"
"No … Come … Follow me!" Wang Fei opened the door of the forensics department and led everyone to the autopsy room.
At this moment, there was a skeleton placed on each of the four autopsy beds in the autopsy room. It looked abnormally horrifying.
"The corpse arrived a little late," Wang Fei continued. "We're still extracting the DNA from the bones, so it'll take some time.
"From the preliminary examination," she pointed at the skeletons, "the four skeletons were all males in their sixties, and their heights were about 1.7 meters. Only the last corpse was slightly shorter."
"Then … the cause of death?" Miao Ying asked.
Wang Fei shook his head and said, "The cause of death has yet to be determined. Some fractures and injuries were found on the bones, but it's likely that they were caused by the compression of rocks and soil after death."
As Wang Fei spoke, Zhang Peipei had already walked over to the autopsy table and was carefully examining the skeletons on the table.
"As the well was vertical, it's rare to see a corpse buried this way, so it's not easy to handle it …" Wang Fei said honestly.
"Leader Zhao," Zhang Yaohui added, "we found ropes on the skeletons. We suspect that when the murderer buried the corpses, they were tied up!"
"And …" Wang Fei thought of something and said quickly, "From the way the skeletons were dug up, the arms were pressed behind their backs, so their hands were probably tied up."
Hearing this, Zhao Yu seemed to have thought of something, but he didn't say it out loud.
"Then … What about the belongings of the deceased?" Miao Ying asked.
"We only found some of the deceased's personal belongings," Zhang Yaohui answered. "But we didn't find any belongings related to the deceased's identity."
"They're all here," Wang Fei said, pointing at the workbench in the distance. "The four people were wearing different clothes, but they were all very ordinary. There were no obvious unique features. We're still testing them."
As he spoke, a stocky lab technician in a white lab coat walked out of the laboratory. When he saw Zhao Yu, he could not hide his excitement and greeted him.
"Hey, it's really Bro Yu!"
Zhao Yu recognized him immediately. It was his old underling, Hu Bin.
"Wow, you're a laboratory technician?" Zhao Yu quickly went forward and gave him a slap.
"Hahaha … Without you, where would I get promoted?" Hu Bin said casually. "Alright bro, I still have a bunch of work to do. I'll catch up with you when I'm done!"
"Alright," Zhao Yu waved his hand and said, "I'll treat you to dinner tonight. You have to come!"
"Mm … This …" Hu Bin looked at Wang Fei timidly.
"Alright," Wang Fei waved his hand. "With detective Zhao treating you to dinner, of course I'll allow you to take your leave!"
"Section Chief Wang, come with us tonight!" Zhao Yu invited. "We haven't seen each other for a long time. Let's catch up!"
"I think I'll pass!" Wang Fei pointed at the table of evidence and said, "Someone has to stay here. You guys have fun. Let's do it another time. I'll treat you next time!"
"Alright, alright …" Zhao Yu shook Section Chief Wang's hand, then followed Zhang Yaohui out of the autopsy room and into the office to hand over the work.
As soon as she entered the office, there was a loud round of applause. Li Beini even held a bouquet of flowers and presented it to Miao Ying. At the same time, she said happily,
At the same time, she said excitedly, "Welcome back seniors!"
The flowers were gorgeous, and the applause was thunderous. Miao Ying and the others were caught off guard.
"You're welcome … Hehehe …" Zhao Yu habitually pinched Li Beini's cheeks. "Long time no see, little girl. You've put on weight again! Hahaha … "
"Senior, you really know how to talk." Li Beini pouted. "I've obviously lost a few pounds!"
"Aiya, I'm so emotional!" Zhao Yu put his hands behind his back and walked around in a stylish manner. He looked at the familiar working environment of the past and thought of all the things that had happened here in the past. He couldn't help but feel nostalgic. "Oh, it feels so good to be home!
"Actually, it's been less than two years, but why does it feel like I've been away for a long time? Everything here is still the same!"
Zhao Yu said it was the same as before, but looking around the room, he only knew Li Beini, Zhang Jingfeng, and Zhang Yaohui. The others, like Lan Bo, Mao Wei, Liu Xueshan, and Ma Wei, had already been transferred to other posts.
"Senior, look!" Li Beini pointed at Zhao Yu's old desk and said, "After you became famous, this desk was permanently sealed up by the police station. No one else has used it since!
"If you don't believe me, you can look in the drawer. There are things that you used in the past!"
"Really?" Zhao Yu opened the drawer and saw some documents that he had used before, as well as some notes that he had written.
"Sometimes, when police officers from other places come here for training, they specially come over to take a look!" Zhang Jingfeng quickly explained.
"Really?" Zhao Yu glared at Zhang Jingfeng. "Why do I feel that you almost said 'take a look' instead of 'admire'?"
"Really?" Zhang Jingfeng covered his heart. "I'm really getting old. I almost said the truth!"
"I think," Ran Tao, who was standing behind them, said, "The leader sealed up your desk not to commemorate you, but because he was afraid that others wouldn't be able to control it!"
As soon as he said this, the office burst into laughter.
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