"What's a civil punishment?" Li Hui was puzzled.
Han Bin took out a pen and notebook and wrote two words on it: "Mosquito punishment."
Chinese characters were broad and profound. Although there were only two words, everyone present vaguely understood the meaning of it.
"Brother Bin, you mean to kill people with mosquitoes?" Zhao Ming guessed.
"Yes." Han Bin nodded and explained, "It is said that the mosquito punishment was created by Duke Huan of Qi to punish corrupt officials."
"Mosquitoes can also kill people?" Sun Xiaopeng didn't believe it. He had killed at least eighty mosquitoes in the summer.
"Mosquitoes are small in size. Even if they can suck blood, they won't suck people to death from lack of blood," Tian Li said.
"When mosquitoes bite people, the first step is to inject a chemical substance into the human body. Its composition is very complex, mainly various kinds of proteins. Its main function is to prevent the human body's blood from clotting and to have a local anesthetic effect. This chemical substance will make people have a stress reaction, which is commonly known as allergy." Han Bin paused and said in a professional tone,
"When a person is bitten by a large number of mosquitoes, the cause of death is actually allergy. From a medical point of view, the cause of death is diffuse capillary coagulation, which is in line with the death caused by anaphylactic shock. "
Everyone was already used to Han Bin's profound knowledge, so no one questioned him.
"Since people can be stripped naked and tied naked to a tree, there are simpler ways to kill people. Why do they need to spend so much effort?" Li Hui raised doubts.
"This kind of punishment seems to be gentle and kills people invisibly, but ancient people didn't understand the death caused by anaphylactic shock. They thought that the prisoner was drained of blood by mosquitoes. Many corrupt officials would rather go to jail or be beheaded than be tortured slowly. The significance of deterrence is greater." Han Bin explained.
Zheng Kaixuan had also heard of the mosquito punishment, but he didn't know much about the specific situation. He didn't think about it at first. Now that he heard Han Bin's analysis, he nodded with satisfaction. With such a subordinate who could fill in the gaps, he could also save a lot of trouble.
"Brother Bin, you really are awesome. You know everything." Sun Xiaopeng revealed a look of admiration.
Sweeping a glance at Li Hui and Zhao Ming, Han Bin smiled. "Watch less movies, read more books, and you'll understand everything."
Li Hui's constipated face appeared again.
Zhao Ming didn't mind. "Brother Bin is right. I will study hard and improve every day."
Zheng Kaixuan turned his head and glanced at the clock on the wall. "Stop talking nonsense. Let's go to the scene."
…
Kojima University.
When Han Bin and the others arrived at the scene, the area around the pond was cordoned off. Many young people had gathered nearby, all of whom were university students returning to school.
"I haven't been to school for a long time. I really miss it," Li Hui lamented.
"When you were in school, weren't you always yelling about how school was boring and how you wanted to intern as a police officer?" Han Bin smiled.
"I was young back then, and I didn't know that school was good." Li Hui reminisced.
"Don't blindly sigh over there. When you reach my age, you'll miss the days now." Zheng Kaixuan harrumphed, and led his men into the scene.
"Captain Zheng, you're here." Zhao Ying came over.
"How's the situation?"
"Wei Zimo, Lynch, and the rest are taking the statements of the two reporters. The forensics team is investigating the scene, and Forensic Wu is conducting the autopsy." Zhao Ying gave a brief introduction.
Glancing at his watch, Zheng Kaixuan unhappily said, "It's been so long, and they still haven't finished taking the statements of the two reporters."
"The two reporters were students from Kojima University. They were probably on a date in the forest when they suddenly saw the corpse. They were terrified and emotionally unstable. We had to comfort them for a while." Zhao Ying helplessly said.
"Big Brother Hui, the school is so big, so why did they have to go on a date in the forest?" Zhao Ming squinted his eyes.
"Ask Han Bin. That brat did this many times in the past." Li Hui pouted.
Han Bin couldn't be bothered with him. It was pure jealousy.
Han Bin put on his shoe covers and walked to the tree where the corpse was tied up.
This place was only ten meters away from the pond, and the corpse was tied up with its back leaning against the pond. There were many footprints around the corpse, some shallow and some deep, some male and some female, and some footprints were already covered.
Han Bin squatted down and carefully observed.
At this time, the corpse had been put down. The body was naked, and the surface of the skin was swollen. The hands were behind his back, forming a semicircle. There were obvious strangulation marks on the forehead, neck, waist, and legs. It should have been a fierce struggle.
Reuven put the rope into a plastic bag and prepared to take it to the laboratory for further examination.
"Pa!" Li Hui patted his neck: "Why are the mosquitoes here so big? There are so many of them during the day. They will bite people to death at night."
"Mosquitoes breed on the surface of the water. They like a dark and humid environment, and they breed very fast." Bin stood up and pointed to the small pond not far away:
"That can be said to be the best breeding place for mosquitoes."
Wei Zimo came over with a notebook in his hand and reported: "Captain Zheng, the statement is done."
"Let me introduce everyone."
Wei Zimo opened the notebook: "The person who reported the case is Lin Yang, a fourth-year student at Qindao University. He was on a date with his girlfriend, Feng Xiaoli, in the woods. Feng Xiaoli is a third-year student at Qindao University, and she was the first person to see the deceased. The exact time of discovery was around 8: 50 in the morning."
"Then why was the report made at 9: 04 am? What did the two of them do in the ten minutes?" Li Hui asked.
"The two of them were so scared that they forgot to call the police. They only remembered to call the police after they ran out of the school." Wei Zimo didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Did they go near the corpse?" Zheng Kaixuan asked.
"Feng Xiaoli accidentally found the corpse. According to her, she was still five or six meters away from the corpse, but she was so scared that she ran away. She didn't dare to go near the corpse at all." Wei Zimo said.
"Other than the two of them, was there anyone else nearby?" Han Bin asked.
"No."
Zheng Kaixuan pointed at the footprints on the ground: "Han Bin, there are a lot of footprints nearby. What do you think?"
"Many students like to date here. The footprints are also quite messy. The footprints have overlaps and overlaps. We need to do a detailed comparison and analysis of the footprints. It will be more difficult to find," Han Bin said.
Zheng Kaixuan frowned: "Do you have any clues about the suspect's identity?"
"The victim was naked. He had no clothes or identification items. There was only a rope that tied him up and a towel that was used to gag his mouth. We can't get many clues," Zhao Ying said.
"There are a lot of college students around. Why don't we show them the photos of the deceased and let them identify him? Maybe someone will be able to recognize him," Sun Xiaopeng suggested.
"His face was bitten by mosquitoes, and it's very swollen. Let's not talk about whether the college students can recognize him or not. The students might be scared when they see the photos of the dead body. If it causes panic on campus, the consequences will be unimaginable." Zheng Kaixuan thought more comprehensively.
"Captain Zheng has a point. I suggest we let the school's teachers identify him. It's easier for them to manage and have a certain degree of organization to avoid unnecessary panic," Han Bin said.
Wu Xia walked over with a box. "The preliminary autopsy has been completed."
"What's the cause of death?"
"The preliminary diagnosis is death from anaphylactic shock," Wu Xia said.
Zheng Kaixuan nodded. This was in line with Han Bin's analysis. It seemed that the victim was probably subjected to mosquito torture.
"What about the time of death?"
"Based on the rigidity of the body, it should have been around ten hours, which means it was around one in the morning last night." As Wu Xia spoke, she made a gesture with her pen, signaling for her assistant, Qiao Ziming, to put the body into the body bag.
The male body was around 1.8 meters tall, and it was quite muscular. Qiao Ziming naturally couldn't move it alone, so he shouted, "Brothers, give me a hand."
This was the time to distinguish the brave from the cowards. Although Sun Xiaopeng was tall, he didn't dare to stand forward, and he was still holding his injured arm.
Zhao Ming rolled up his sleeves and was the first to walk over. Wei Zimo was also the bolder one, so he was the second to walk over. The three of them worked together to put the body into the body bag and carried it to the cart.
Zheng Kaixuan didn't mind these small things. He continued to ask, "Are there any defensive wounds on the body?"
"That's what I wanted to say. The suspect has bruises on his chest, arms, waist, and legs. Although they aren't fatal, he should have been beaten up," Wu Xia said.
Zhao Ying thought for a moment. "I've looked at the body carefully, and I didn't find any obvious wounds on the surface."
"These wounds are more than 48 hours old," Wu Xia explained. "The symptoms are much better, and the mosquito bites absorb the clotted blood, which reduces the bruising symptoms. Plus, the body is a bit swollen, so the wounds aren't obvious."
"The injuries don't match the time of death either," Lynch said.
"The mosquito torture doesn't kill in a short period of time. The time of being tied and the time of death don't have a clear relationship, so it's hard to guess when the suspect committed the crime."
Han Bin rubbed his chin and continued to analyze, "I've been thinking about one question. How did the suspect get into this forest?"
"Could it be that the people who threatened him forced him into the forest and tied him up?" Li Hui guessed.
"This is a university, after all. Even if it's a holiday, there will be students and guards. If that's the case, wouldn't the suspect be worried about being discovered?" Han Bin asked.
Zhao Ying said subconsciously, "The suspect should be part of a gang, and the crime might have been committed at night. This way, they could control the victim, and the possibility of being discovered would be low."
"What you said makes sense, but what's the purpose of doing this?" Zheng Kaixuan had a cigarette in his mouth, but he didn't light it.
"If the suspect could control the victim, he could have easily killed him. Why would he take the risk of bringing the victim to the forest and use the mosquito torture? It's a waste of time and a risky way to kill someone."
"Brother Bin said before that this method of killing is more meaningful, and the suspect didn't bury the body. Could it be a provocation to the police?" Li Hui's imagination ran wild.
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