Mystery Pursuit

On the vast ice and snow, the crowd formed a circle along the ice hole like a high-song wall. Under the wall, in the dark green fishing net, the corpse was white, staring at the empty eyes, and the fish around were jumping and struggling, and finally they were dying. The strong man in the net thought that a big fish had been salvaged this time, but he didn't expect it to be a dead body.

Wu Yuzhou squatted down, took out disposable thin gloves from the large pocket of the down jacket, and put them on. First, he picked up the dead man's hand and looked at it. He opened his eyes and saw the lips and the skin on his body from the corner of the eyes. "The lips are purple, the nails The nail bed is cyanotic, there is sand in the crevice of the nail, the conjunctival hemorrhage, the skin hair follicles are raised like chicken skin, and the appearance of the corpse is consistent with the characteristics of drowning."

Yu Ye nodded, his eyes fell on the gloves he was wearing, "Carry it with you?"

Wu Yuzhou pulled off his gloves, "I'm used to it, it doesn't take up space."

Yu Ye stretched out his hand, "Give me a pair."

Wu Yuzhou took out a pair of gloves and handed them over again, then looked up and looked around. The circular ice hole is about one and a half meters in diameter. It may be dark or accidentally fall into the water after drinking. He turned his head and asked the owner of Xianyu Village beside him. , "How long has the ice hole been dug?"

Boss: "The lake is stagnant water. Fish underwater are afraid of lack of oxygen, so they will be chiseled when it freezes." The boss pointed to the circular iron fence in the distance. Going down, I specially made a fence around the ice hole, and I only took it down during the winter in the past few days."

Wu Yuzhou followed the boss's fingertips and looked over. The black iron fence was more than one meter high. The ice slipped on it to prevent the fence from being unstable, and there were cement piers under it to fix it.

Yu Ye got up and took off his gloves, "The deceased's body was not injured on the surface, and he drowned again, which means that he was conscious before falling into the ice hole, and he had no conflict with anyone. The fence is so high, it is impossible for someone to push it inadvertently." Go into the water, unless he wants to die himself, the possibility of suicide is very high."

In the past few days, the business of winter arrest has been booming. A dead body is bad enough. If it is a homicide case, the police will come to question every three days. There are always police cars parked in the yard, which especially affects the business. The boss heard that he might have committed suicide. Tone, "This kid has all his clothes on him, he can't find his ID card, he doesn't know his last name, and he can't contact his family members, what should I do?"

The case was not under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Bureau, so Yu Ye couldn't answer it, "Call the police station in your town and call the police."

"Where did his clothes go?" Wu Yuzhou whispered.

Yu Ye could hear him clearly, and asked, "Do you suspect murder?"

Wu Yuzhou shook his head, "Your analysis is correct. Judging from the scene, it really looks like suicide. I just don't understand why suicide is naked? I didn't find his clothes around the ice hole. It's impossible for him to be naked in such a cold day. Come, but there are no clothes for him at the scene."

Yu Ye looked around, and the mountains, farmland, and village roads were all white, "There is no surveillance in this place, and there is no forensic doctor now, so it is impossible to accurately infer the time of death. In the past few days, I caught up with the winter catch again. There are many people, and the traces have long been destroyed. Even if it is murder, it is difficult to find clues... The deceased looks very familiar."

"You have seen that the boy who hijacked me with a gun is also a friend of Chai Huan."

There were no street lights on the village road, and Yu Ye was so focused on Wu Yuzhou that night that he didn't take a closer look at the appearance of the boy with the gun. Hearing what Wu Yuzhou said, he thought about it carefully and got some impressions, "How could it be him?"

Wu Yuzhou shrugged, "I don't understand either."

Wu Yuzhou said: "He has a gun in his hand. It is not easy to kill him easily. In this way, the possibility of suicide is higher. They were two people at the time. If they can find another person, they may ask some clues."

"Wait for people from the town police station to come and tell them about the situation."

The cold wind on the icy surface was like a knife cutting the face. After a while, Wu Yuzhou's ears were frozen red, Yu Ye casually pulled his hat behind him and put it on his head, "The people from the police station will have to wait a while before they come. I will stay and seal the scene. You go in first." wait."

Wu Yuzhou rubbed his hands, "I'll wait with you."

Yu Ye pushed his back, "Mr. Wu is still waiting for you, and when the police arrive in town, I'll call you."

After mentioning Wu Weiguo and waiting, Wu Yuzhou went back and walked across the lake to the fresh fish house against the cold wind.

Yu Ye's gaze followed his back, extending into the distance, on the white snow surface, a tall and tall black figure passed through the crowd, walking towards the endless white in the distance, the black figure gradually moved away, turning into black spots moving in the white, Yu Ye had no reason With a sore nose, he withdrew his gaze to arrange the on-site affairs.

Walking all the way, Wu Yuzhou's hat had a layer of snow on his shoulders. When he entered the door, he dusted off the snow, took off his hat and walked towards the dining table. Wu Weiguo lowered his head and approached the little girl. He didn't know what they were talking about. The little girl smiled, and he walked in. , I heard the little girl say, "Thank you, Teacher Wu."

The immature voice brought back memories of Wu Yuzhou. Wu Weiguo graduated from Teachers College and worked as a teacher in Experimental Primary School for 30 years. He devoted half his life to education. He is very patient with students and has always had a good reputation. Wu Yuzhou didn’t like learning Chinese when he was a child. Thanks to Wu Weiguo Patiently guiding and cultivating the enlightenment of reading, he gradually liked Chinese.

Zhou Zhendong is very strict with boys, and his insurmountable majesty has become a wall between father and son. Perhaps because of his work, he has a sense of majesty, so that children dare not approach, no matter how much Zhang Miao and Wu Jingzhu come to Zhou's house to play. Hey, as soon as Zhou Zhendong comes back, the children immediately turn off the lights and go back to their respective homes.

Among the three elders, Zhang Cheng has no bottom line to spoil the children. The children of several families like to pester Zhang Cheng the most. Wu Weiguo likes to read and has the deepest wisdom. He is like a spiritual mentor. It was very distressing to find out that my sexual orientation was different from others, and I dared not tell anyone. It was Wu Weiguo who found out that he was in a bad mood, so he called him to the house and had a long talk with him to find out the reason. Zhou Qizheng gradually accepted the differences between himself and others different.

Because of this, Wu Yuzhou has always been grateful to Wu Weiguo. Looking at the kindness of Teacher Wu and his students, he suddenly realized that the old man seems to have remained the same all these years, only he is far from the past.

The little girl saw Wu Yuzhou and smiled, "Teacher, that uncle who dare not eat fish is here."

The corners of Wu Weiguo's mouth drooped for a moment, and then he raised it again quickly. He pulled away the chair, "It's cold outside, come and sit down."

"Well, it's colder here than in the urban area." Wu Yuzhou sat down and called the waiter to come over to reheat the dishes. He didn't eat the fish plate, and just ate a few mouthfuls of vegetables to fill his stomach.

"What time do you go to Zhang Miao's house in the afternoon? Do you want me to accompany you there?" Wu Weiguo asked.

"I met a case outside temporarily, and I can't go there until it's dealt with. Uncle Wu has something to do, so I can go by myself."

"Okay! Then I'll take her home first. It's cold and the roads are slippery. Drive carefully."

"I can't find a taxi around here. Wait a minute, why don't you take my colleague's car?"

"Don't delay your busy business, I came here by car."

"Goodbye, Uncle Wu." Wu Yuzhou waved his hand to the little girl, "Goodbye, kid."

The little girl smiled sweetly, "Goodbye, uncle."

She is beautiful, with a soft and sweet voice, and the sound of "uncle" makes people's hearts burst into joy.

Wu Yuzhou couldn't help laughing, and raised his hand to touch the little girl's head. Wu Weiguo pulled the little girl over, hid, and said with a smile, "Let's go."

Wu Yuzhou waved his hand. He was neither embarrassed nor surprised by Wu Weiguo's protection of the little girl. Wu Weiguo has always been very protective of children. When they were young, their parents kept silent about sex education. Only Wu Weiguo often reminded them not to let them People touch the body.

After Wu Weiguo left for a while, Yu Ye brought the policemen from the town into the restaurant. They led him to sit at the table, and after some introductions, he said, "It's too cold outside, let's talk indoors."

Wu Yuzhou told the local police about his understanding of the deceased and his suspicions at the scene of the crime, the situation at the scene, the identity of the deceased, and other issues, and he left Xianyu Village at nearly three o'clock in the afternoon.

The nights were long and the days were short in winter, and when they drove back to the city to buy gifts, it was already dark when they arrived downstairs at Zhang Miao's house.

The two had endless conversations when they met, Yu Ye got out of the car, opened the trunk and took out the gift he had bought and handed it to Wu Yuzhou, "You talk, I'll go back first."

Zhang Miao knew about the relationship between the two of them, and wanted to match them up, so he took a step forward and grabbed Yu Ye, "Officer Yu, do you have nothing to do and sit down for a while?"

Yu Ye took a vacation for Wu Yuzhou today, so he was fine, so he agreed generously. On the one hand, he wanted to accompany Wu Yuzhou, and on the other hand, he wanted to visit Zhang Cheng's house. After all, Zhang Cheng was a former suspect.

Zhang Miao and his brothers all moved out to live alone, only Zhang Cheng and his wife were in the house, a burning scent filled the door, Zhang Cheng's wife came out to greet her, the scent was even stronger when she was closer.

Zhang Miao explained with a smile: "A few years ago, under the influence of Uncle Wu, my mother also believed in Buddhism. The more confident she became, the more sincere she became. She gradually became my mother's spiritual sustenance, and the house is full of fragrance all the year round."

"Uncle Wu believes in Buddhism?"

"Your family and my dad started to believe after the accident. It's good to have some faith, they have a spiritual sustenance, otherwise they wouldn't be able to survive those hard times."

After chatting for a while, Zhang Miao led them to the bedroom to see Zhang Cheng. Zhang Cheng was lying motionless with his eyes closed on the floral bed sheet in the style of middle-aged and elderly people.

Zhang Miao bent down and held his father's hand, "Dad, Zheng'er is not dead, he has come to see you, and is beside your bed."

Wu Yuzhou took Zhang Cheng's hand from Zhang Miao's and held it in his own palm, "I'm sorry it took me so many years to come to see you. If I came back earlier, maybe you wouldn't do stupid things. Lulu and I didn't die back then. The two children who died were my cousins... Uncle, don't worry, I won't let you suffer for so many years in vain, I will definitely find the murderer."

Several people stood around the bed, staring at the unresponsive person on the bed. He seemed to be in a deep sleep, a deep and steady sleep, completely unaware of the outside world.

Zhang Miao had seen such a father for more than ten years, and it was earlier than that heartbroken, a father who was used to being alive but always silent. Hearing Wu Yuzhou's words today, the backlog of sadness in his heart was drawn out again, and he adjusted his emotions. , looked up again, and saw a tear streaming from the corner of Zhang Cheng's eye.

Zhang Cheng was well taken care of by his family. He had no sores, no peculiar smell, and his face was very clean. He was indoors all year round. His skin was fair, his cheeks were rosy, and he was younger than his peers. The crystal tears flowed into his black hair.

Mother Zhang took out a piece of paper, shook her hands to wipe off the small piece of wetness, her voice was choked with sobs, "You didn't respond to what you said all these years, I thought you lost consciousness, so you could hear us... The children are all grown up. When you grow up, I will clear up your grievances for you."

Zhang Miao wiped his eyes, they were all big men, he didn't want to cry and cry Didi was too sad, so he pushed Wu Yuzhou and Yu Ye to sit in the living room, "The old man sees you so excited, you often come to my house to chat with him when you have nothing to do, I don’t expect miracles, I’m satisfied if I can make him feel better.”

"I'll come when I'm not busy."

Yu Ye asked, "What did the doctor say about Uncle Zhang waking up?"

Zhang Miao smiled wryly, "I didn't understand it before, but when I got older, I realized that there are some diseases that doctors can't help. That kind of medical miracle can only be seen in TV dramas."

After chatting for a while, Yu Ye's cell phone rang, he got up and went to the side to answer the phone, said a few words, came back to look at Wu Yuzhou and said: "The town police called and said they couldn't find the identity information of the deceased, and they wanted to trouble me to go back to the city bureau. Check it out."

"Go back and check now?"

"Ah."

"I will go with you."

After bidding farewell to Zhang Miao, they returned to the Municipal Bureau. On the way, Wu Yuzhou said, "If I guessed correctly, the Municipal Bureau's system could not find out the identity information of the deceased."

The author has something to say: This article is related to forensic medicine, and there are references to "Forensic Medicine"