Shadow of great britain

Arthur leaned back in his chair in the Scotland Yard interrogation room.

Opposite the interrogation room, there was a temporary medical bed made of wooden boards. Several doctors with sweat on their foreheads were carefully assembling and sewing up the small corpse in front of them.

When the police officers standing behind Arthur saw this scene, their Adam's apples trembled up and down from time to time.

Even the police officers who were accustomed to seeing dirty environments and bloody scenes could not stand this scene.

Some of them couldn't help but turn their heads, while others frowned and closed their eyes.

I don't know how long it took, but the doctors took a long breath, raised their hands to wipe the sweat from their foreheads, then pursed their lips and glanced at Arthur who was sitting on the chair, and then reported back respectfully. .

"Mr. Hastings, the body has been sewn up."

Arthur did not raise his head to look at their faces, he just stared calmly at the bars of the interrogation room, which was the only light in this dark room.

"I heard that every medical school in the UK is required to recite the Hippocratic Oath upon admission. Do you remember what it says?"

The doctors looked at each other and lowered their heads that they had just raised.

"I remember...I must remember it."

"Can you recite it to me?"

The doctors were silent for a long time, and finally someone spoke.

"Relying on the testimony of Apollo, the gods of medicine, Asclepius, Axios, and the gods of heaven and earth, I solemnly swear that I will abide by this covenant to the best of my ability and judgment. Anyone who teaches me the art, I respect them as my parents and as my life-long business partner. If they are in urgent need, I will help them.

I am willing to do my best to the best of my ability and judgment, abide by the creed of seeking benefits for patients, and check all depraved and harmful behaviors. I shall not give harmful drugs to others, and I will not provide guidance in this matter, even if someone requests it. It will also not be followed. Especially not performing abortions on women. I am willing to carry out my duties in a pure and holy spirit throughout my life.

No matter where I meet men or women, nobles or slaves, my only purpose is to seek happiness for the patients, and to take care of myself and not to do any harm or bad behavior, especially not to commit adultery.

Whatever I see or hear, whether I have a business relationship or not, that I think should be kept secret, I will keep it secret. While I am still being asked to strictly abide by the above oath, I ask the gods to grant me supreme glory for my life and medical skills. If I violate the oath, the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth will be killed together. "

Arthur nodded: "You should be lucky that the people you swore to were Apollo, Asclepius and Axl. If the people you swore to were the devil, you would have gone straight to hell now!"

When the doctor heard this, he couldn't help but stand up and explain.

"Mr. Hastings, we really just purchased corpses. Of course we know that the corpses came from illegal sources, but the corpses currently coming in from legal channels cannot meet the daily teaching needs, let alone carry out scientific research. "

"Since the Burke case in Edinburgh in 1828, there have been some private agreements within the industry. We usually only contact gravediggers we are familiar with. Most of the corpses that come in from them come from church cemeteries. , we didn’t know they had changed their profession into the murder business!”

"If we were really involved in the murder, how could we cooperate with the police investigation? We have provided the facial features and personal details of the body seller as required by the police. You will know whether it is right or wrong after checking. ?"

"We anatomists have done nothing wrong, but officials and the public in this country simply do not understand the social reality. The law is used to punish those who dare to oppose the public interest of society, but anatomical actions help promote the public interest. There should be no restrictions.”

When Arthur heard this, he said: "I know that what you said is not completely unreasonable, which is why you are still standing here alive. If I get evidence that you participated in the murder, then I will not speak. You’d be so polite.”

After saying this, Arthur pointed to his colleagues behind him.

"Do you know why Scotland Yard has these police officers here? Do you think they are here to protect me? No, they are here to protect you. If no one is here, I'm afraid I will not be able to help but chop you to death!"

As for whether you are dissecting cadavers for the public interest or for personal gain, and whether these actions are consistent with medical ethics, the House of Commons has organized a special Anatomy Ethics Investigation Committee, and their review results will have more professional authority than my personal opinion. "

Having said this, Arthur ordered to the police officers beside him: "The family members of the victims of the corpse robbery are very excited now. They order all police districts to arrange for doctors to complete the suturing work of the bodies as soon as possible. The sooner the victims' bodies are returned, the better." good.

There have been several public gatherings and protests in front of the Supreme Court and the Parliament Building this morning.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs requires us to calm down the situation as soon as possible. The murderers who have sufficient evidence should be tried as soon as possible and the cases should be concluded as soon as possible.

The trial and punishment procedures for all murderers are all modeled on the Edinburgh Burke case.

After the criminal was taken to Tyburn Execution Ground for hanging, the body was hung in public for three days, and then handed over to Mr. Thomas Weekley, a member of the House of Commons and a medical expert, to perform a public autopsy to quell public outrage. "

Having said this, Arthur suddenly turned to look at the doctors: "Speaking of Mr. Weekley, you should have heard of his name, right?"

Several doctors broke out in cold sweat: "Of course...of course, the founder of The Lancet magazine, our industry's evaluation of him is quite divided..."

Arthur nodded and said: "For those doctors who really have a clear conscience, I want to announce good news, and for those doctors who claim to be for scientific progress but are actually doing it for their own selfish interests, I want to announce bad news.

Because Mr. Weekley has strong medical ethics concepts, and his original intention of founding The Lancet was to publish handouts on medical knowledge, break the monopoly of some medical groups on relevant knowledge, and crack down on them using handouts from metropolitan hospitals to conduct research. High profit-making behavior.

Therefore, this time the parliament specifically authorized him to be responsible for all organizational review work of the anatomy ethics investigation committee.

If you really have no problem, I think you should not be afraid of Mr. Weekley conducting a reasonable investigation. "

The expressions of several doctors changed instantly.

Some were calm and composed, while others looked at each other in confusion.

Arthur glanced at them, and before he could speak, the door of the interrogation room suddenly opened.

Officer Field rushed in and said happily: "Sir! We have determined the specific location of the murderer in St. Giles Parish!"

When Arthur heard this, he quickly stood up and asked: "Did you catch it?"

Officer Field said: "At noon today, based on the information we received, we raided their residence and arrested two people on the spot. Another person said that he went back to his hometown in the countryside near London to visit relatives two days ago. We have just sent police officers to the area. I believe it won’t take long to catch him.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Detective Field handed the document under his arm to Arthur. The case analysis written on it was quite detailed, including the social relationships, address information, professional experience and birthplace of the three murderers. Everything.

Arthur flipped through the file information casually, suddenly looked up at the sky, and took a deep breath.

He saw Agares hanging on the ceiling chandelier.

The red devil grinned and said: "Visiting relatives? This idiot actually dares to visit relatives! If you don't visit relatives, you will just be hanged and the body will be dissected. He probably won't even be able to save his soul during this visit. Arthur, catch up with him and put him He eats it up and wipes it clean!"

When Arthur heard this, he held his sore neck and twisted it, then stood up and walked towards the interrogation room.

Officer Field was confused by Arthur and asked: "Sir, what are you going to do?"

Arthur loosened his collar, pointed at the small milky white coffin he had prepared for Robin in the corner of the interrogation room, and said.

"Let the little girl sleep in. It is very difficult to return the body of the deceased. If there is something wrong with the tone, it is likely to arouse the nervousness and excitement of the public. So, let me hand it over to her parents in person. Her body."