"certainly!"
Mona nodded, instantly understanding what Luo An meant, and immediately stood up and said:
"I'm going to check Philomena's cell phone and find out the person behind that phone number."
As a prostitute, the man had 100% contact with the people involved in this case.
"Good."
Seeing that Mona understood his thoughts so quickly, Luo An showed a smile on his face, and then led Lacey to the elevator.
As the elevator descended slowly, Lacey glanced at Luo An, who was bowing his head in thought, and a strange light suddenly flashed in his eyes.
She just thought carefully about Mona's performance in the past few days and found that not only did Mona guess Luo An's thoughts faster and faster, but Mona's accidental actions in life and work also became more and more like Luo An's. shadow……
——
NYPD, autopsy room.
"Good morning, FBI agent."
"Good morning, Mr. Forensic Doctor, just call me Luo An."
The old white forensic doctor in front of him was no stranger to Luo An.
In the previous car accident that occurred because of the CIA's troubles, when Luo An and Mona came to investigate Evander's body, they met this old forensic doctor.
The CIA agent also took advantage of the old forensic doctor to steal Evander's computer while he was obsessed with autopsy.
"Okay, Roan."
After all, he had met Luo An once before, so the old forensic doctor didn’t waste any time this time. He directly picked up a cup of coffee and drank it, and then said with a smile:
"My name is Latham."
"Thank you for your hard work, Latham."
Glancing at the covered female body, Luo An ignored the coffee next to him and asked in a deep voice:
"Can you tell me about the condition of these corpses?"
"certainly."
The old forensic doctor nodded, and then took out a piece of fast food noodles in a square paper box from the cabinet next to him:
"But before that, I need to eat something."
The old forensic doctor said that he was old, and this time he found 22 corpses again.
Although he had help from his colleagues, he was still very busy these days.
Smelling the faint smell of corpses in the air, and seeing the old forensic doctor sitting next to the corpse, calmly eating, Lacey suddenly twitched the corner of her mouth, and then looked away.
Over the years in the FBI's Trace Inspection Section, Lacey has seen such scenes many times.
But seeing it many times does not mean that she has completely adapted to it. Although Lacey no longer feels nauseated, she still feels very uncomfortable.
Luo An didn't care. Not only did his expression remain unchanged, he even asked the old forensic doctor where he bought the fast food noodles. It smelled so good that he wanted to try it when he came back.
When the old forensic doctor saw this, he immediately cast a satisfied look at Luo An.
He has worked in the forensic field all his life. When he sees himself eating in front of a corpse, most people, except fellow forensic doctors, will feel nauseated and vomit and choose to leave the room.
A small number of people are like Lacey, who are used to it but are still not used to it and choose to quietly look away.
People like Luo An, who is not a forensic doctor and does not often come into contact with disemboweled corpses in his work, but still maintains an unfazed expression when faced with eating, are one of the few.
"I'll give you the address later."
After finishing the noodles in the box in a few mouthfuls, the old forensic doctor wiped his mouth, and then introduced Luo An, a detective he was very satisfied with, with an attitude several times more serious than usual, and introduced him carefully:
“These victims were murdered over the past three years.
As for the recent deceased, numbers 018 and 019 died a week ago, and 020, 021, and 022 died three days ago. "
Hearing this, Luo An's eyes suddenly narrowed.
Corpse No. 021 was Philomena's sister. He had previously speculated that the other party was ruthlessly killed by the murderer after making the call for help.
Now it seems that he was indeed right.
"The bodies of these victims were stabbed 15-25 times by the murderer with a saw-shaped knife."
Lifting the blue covering covering the corpse, the old forensic doctor pointed to the top of the corpse's breasts and introduced with a serious expression:
“These corpses all show the characteristics of Xing workers.
And above their chests, all of them had a piece of skin the size of a bottle cap, which had been cut off by the murderer. "
Looking at the cut skin of the corpse, Lacey's face turned ugly, and Luo An lowered his head and looked at it carefully.
For a moment, Luo An suddenly discovered that there were still some uneven marks on the flesh and blood under the skin. He immediately raised his head and asked:
"What is this?"
"good eyesight."
The old forensic doctor smiled and patted Luo An on the shoulder and explained:
"Obviously this was a mark that could identify the victim."
When Luo An heard this, he nodded in silence for a while and said in a low voice:
"And it was forcibly carved into the victim's body with a heated blade."
"What?"
Hearing this, Lacey on the side suddenly looked puzzled:
"Why is the knife heated for a moment? Isn't it directly branded?"
"No."
Luo An shook his head, turned around and explained seriously:
"The heat emitted by the brand is limited and cannot penetrate the skin and enter the flesh so deeply.
This is only possible with heated blades. "
After saying that, Luo An turned to look at the old forensic doctor and continued to ask:
"There are 22 corpses in total. Which corpse has clearer marks?
Or, can you restore the traces to their original appearance? "
Combined with the incident of her cousin asking for help that Philomena mentioned before, now the corpses all show the characteristics of sex workers, and the corpses all have the same brand marks.
It is not difficult to judge that all victims should be serving the same organization.
The murderer removed the branding marks on the body in order to make it unclear which organization this organization was.
Faced with this situation, in addition to being a serial murderer, the real culprit behind this case may also be a personal trafficker.
As long as the brand can be restored to its original shape, with the help of the Organized Crime Investigation Division, Luo An believes that they will soon be able to find out where the organization is and who is behind it.
Then destroy the organization, catch the mastermind behind it, and rescue the remaining girls at the same time.
Lacey on the side thought carefully for a moment, and also thought of this, and immediately cast a hopeful look at the old forensic doctor.
Seeing this, the old forensic doctor shook his head seriously:
"The body's decomposition is very deep, and it has been sinking to the bottom of the sea. We can't restore the original appearance of the brand."
"All right."
Luo An was slightly disappointed when he heard this, but the expression on his face did not change much, while Lacey's face fell instantly.
the more you hope, the harder you fall.
"And one more thing."
Seeing Luo An's calm expression, the old forensic doctor added a calm and steady label to him in his heart. He nodded with satisfaction and continued:
"Several of the girls here who are over 18 years old have had polyacrylamide implants."
When Lacey heard this, she was slightly startled:
"Breast augmentation surgery?"
Luo An paid attention to the important point, looked at the old forensic doctor with a serious face and asked:
"Polyacrylamide? Are you sure?"
In previous lives, injectable breast augmentation using polyacrylamide has been strictly prohibited because it is extremely harmful to the human body.
At this point in time, most areas within the federal territory have stopped using this material.
(End of chapter)
