Chapter 420: Evidence

“Mo Li, do you think this is where the bleeding is?” Qin Xuan asked excitedly. Mo Li took a look at the purple bruises and nodded. “Cut into it and we’ll know.”

Bleeding under the skin, lividity, and the formation of putrefaction would cause all kinds of changes to the body. Normally, experienced coroners could tell the point of bleeding instantly but to be sure, one had to cut through the skin to observe the situation under it.

Qin Xuan used a scalpel to carefully cut down along the area with a different color. He found evidence of subcutaneous bleeding on both of the victim’s armpits.

“Why are there subcutaneous bleeding here? This is the first time I’ve seen something like this!” Qin Xuan was not lying. He had no idea how to explain this situation.

“It’s simple. There is only one explanation behind this. Someone had moved the victim by dragging him via his armpits. The force was exerted on the armpits and that caused the internal bleeding.” Mo Li explained and Qin Xuan got it immediately.

“Since there was bleeding, then the victim must have been dragged around when he was still alive.” The conclusion was swirling in Qin Xuan’s mind. “But how can we confirm that these two bleeding points are related to Wu Yong’s death?”

“There is a fixed pattern to the process of subcutaneous bleeding.” Mo Li raised the victim’s arm and provided a lecture for Qin Xuan. “During the initial stage of subcutaneous bleeding, one cannot see it on the skin surface. However, as time progresses, the symptoms will become clearer. First, it’ll form a purple bruise. And then the internal bleeding will be absorbed by the body, forming hemosiderin. That will change the color of the hematoma.”

“So the fact that the hematomas are purple in color, it means that the victim was killed not long after the subcutaneous tissues under the victim’s armpits were injured? In other words, Wu Yong died not long after he was dragged along by his armpits.” Qin Xuan got it then, “So Wu Yong should be unconscious when he was thrown into the river!”

“That’s right.” Mo Li turned to Qin Xuan and asked, “So what do you think we should do now?” Qin Xuan answered by taking action. He took samples from Wu Yong’s heart, stomach, and liver to send to the lab for analysis.

“When we cut open Wu Yong’s body, we didn’t smell alcohol.” Qin Xuan analyzed seriously, “There is food in his stomach too. He died after he had his meal and he did not drink. The only possibility left is he was drugged and fainted.”

Mo Li nodded and gestured for Qin Xuan to continue. She felt like applauding the young man. No wonder he is ranked first in his university, he is indeed capable.

“Because he was thrown into the water when he was unconscious, while he had signs of drowning, it explained why his hands are so clean.”

Sensing the approval from Mo Li, Qin Xuan couldn’t help but blush. Mo Li turned to him and said, “You’re right. You’ve improved a lot. You even knew how to combine your analysis with the evidence from the trace analysts. This is very good.

“In any case, if the victim was drugged, then it was probably done by someone close to him. The drug was slipped into the food and the victim didn’t suspect anything. Then the culprit dragged the victim to the river and dumped him into the water to make it look like an accident.”

“If that is the case, the biggest suspect is his wife, Hua Tao.” Mo Li looked at Wu Yong on the autopsy table. “Her daughter was raped by this monster so she did have the motive. Plus when I questioned her at the riverbank earlier, she was acting very strange. Plus, when Hua Tao saw her daughter’s body, she was acting very over the top, but she was very calm when we found her husband’s body.”

Qin Xuan thought about it and realized Mo Li was right. Hua Tao had traces of pretenses when her husband and daughter were discovered.

Even though the autopsy was over, they faced a new problem. “How are we going to explain to Captain Xiao that Wu Yong was actually murdered… If we don’t have any evidence, I don’t think he will believe us…”

“It’s not our job to find the evidence, we only need to report our finding to them. Then Xiao Rui will definitely find the clues to arrest Hua Tao.” Mo Li said.

Mo Li and Xiao Rui waited until the result from the toxicology lab came. Elements of sleeping pills were found in Wu Yong’s stomach content.

Mo Li’s suspicion was proven. Qin Xuan was excited too. They had discovered the truth of the case from the smallest detail.

Xiao Rui and Kang Zhi listened to Mo Li and Qin Xuan’s report. Xiao Rui had a strange smile. “So how do you suggest we progress with this case? Do the coroners have any good ideas?”

Qin Xuan was stumped. Indeed, all they had were speculation and no actual physical evidence.