Corpse floating phenomenon?
Qin Tianming used modern words that no one, including the master, could understand.
The master and others stared at Qin Tianming, shaking their heads to express that they were not sure.
Qin Tianming sat in the center, looked at the people with questions on their faces, and explained calmly:
"You people can be considered the elites in solving crimes in Qandong County? You don't even know about the phenomenon of floating corpses? I'm convinced of you, and you still say that some ghosts and gods committed the crime. It's pure nonsense! You don't even understand the phenomenon of floating corpses, and you still pretend to solve the case. ?”
Everyone was a little surprised when they heard this, and asked at the same time:
"Qin Dazhu made it, I would like to hear the details!"
Qin Tianming picked up the tea cup on the table, took a sip of tea, and said coldly:
"In this case, I will give you popular science, so that you will not say that you don't know when you encounter it in the future! The so-called corpse floating phenomenon is nothing more than the phenomenon of corpses floating before death. If the person dies from suffocation, the lungs must be filled with air. If the corpse is thrown into the corpse water, Because there is air in the lungs, buoyancy is generated, and the person will naturally assume a standing posture, that's it! There is no other explanation."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar.
The complex ghost crime was completely solved by Qin Tianming in one sentence.
It seems that it is not the water ghost in the water that is causing trouble, but the inside of the human body.
After a while, Li Shitong and Tan Laosi stood up at the same time, raised their hands and said to Qin Tianming:
"I admire you! I admire you! Qin Dazhuo can explain the phenomenon of corpse erection in one sentence. No one in the government and the public of our country in Daxia has such insight as Qin Dazhuo! Master, master!"
Even Li Tai, Wu Ying and Deng Jie all praised and said in unison:
"Oh, Qin Dazhuzuo is really a god. He solved a ten-year-unsolved mystery of our Daxia Kingdom as soon as he came up. It's really amazing. Yushitai, Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment don't have experts like you! "
Everyone complimented him, and Qin Tianming felt very happy. He felt respected for the first time since time travel.
It seems that knowledge is power, and this statement is true.
Qin Tianming couldn't help but smile appreciatively and said:
"Although Mr. Qin is a butcher, he reads a lot in his spare time, so he naturally knows more than you do. In my opinion, this case is not a ghost case at all, but a human case!"
"Human case?"
Li Shitong still asked with some confusion:
"Since Qin Dachuzuo believes that this case is a human case, where is the murderer? Only if you find the murderer and prove that he is a human being, will we believe it!"
Qin Tianming said quietly:
"Master Li wants to ask where the murderer is hiding. We must first see the first scene before we can make a conclusion!"
Speaking of the first scene, Li Tai has the most say.
Back then, after someone reported the crime, it was the first scene that the arrester Li Tai took people to.
Mentioning the scene back then, even this bold and brainless detective was a little frightened.
He seemed unwilling to recall the situation at that time and reluctantly said:
"We don't want to mention the first crime scene mentioned by Qin Dachu. I remember when I was a young police officer, someone came to our county government office to report a crime in the middle of the night. It was already midnight, and the person came in a panic. He panicked and said that he found a sinkhole with many dead people in it, which was almost like hell, and..."
Before the head catcher Li Tai finished speaking, Qin Tianming immediately asked:
"Is there water in this sinkhole?"
Li Tai nodded and said:
“At that time, our county government received a report from a villager who was herding sheep. The villager said that his sheep accidentally fell into the sinkhole, so he and the other villagers had the courage to go into the sinkhole to retrieve the sheep. Unexpectedly, they found many corpses floating in the sinkhole. They were frightened on the spot. After receiving the report from the shepherd, the county government quickly organized people to rush to the sinkhole where the incident occurred. What we did not expect was that the sinkhole was actually very deep, at least a hundred meters above the ground, and the bottom of the sinkhole was full of The water was several meters deep, and among seven or eight of us, only two others and I dared to go down to the bottom."
Li Shitong was also one of the people who later went down to the bottom of the sinkhole. He looked horrified and said:
"That tiankeng is located on a very secluded hillside. It is said that the tiankeng often emits the cries of women and the laughter of children at night, so it is a forbidden area for the villagers. People call that place a ghost pit. No one dares to go in during the day.”
The head catcher Li Tai nodded a few times, expressed his agreement with Li Shitai's statement, and then said:
“When two brave detectives and I went down to the sinkhole, we were almost frightened to death by the scene there. At that time, we climbed down with the help of ropes. When we reached the bottom of the sinkhole, which is close to the water surface, we found that the water at the bottom of the sinkhole was in turn. There were seven people standing, four women in red and three men in black. We thought these people were alive at the time, but later we found out that these people had died long ago, and their bodies were standing on the water without falling. The situation was really scary."
Qin Tianming heard this and immediately asked:
"At that time, besides the seven standing corpses, what else was there in the sinkhole?"
Li Tai looked nervous and said:
"Because the body was found, the county government sent several fishermen who were good at swimming to dive to the bottom of the sinkhole. More bones were recovered from the bottom of the sinkhole. I don't know whether they were human or animal bones. Anyway, there were many, many bones."
"The scene was very scary and frightening."
The situation at that time was indeed terrifying, but what Qin Tianming was concerned about was whether the bones that were salvaged from the sinkhole at that time were still there?
This is first-hand information for solving the case.
If this information is missing, how can we solve the case?
If we start with this information, even though it is an old case from ten years ago, we might be able to crack it!
At that time, it was Li Shitong who was in charge of the inspection site. Therefore, Qin Tianming quickly asked Li Shitong:
"Master Li, where are the things that were salvaged from the bottom of the sinkhole, including the bones and the seven corpses, placed now? Have they been buried?!"
If it is buried, it will be more difficult to solve the case!
Fortunately, Li Shitong waved his hand and said:
"How dare we bury the body! This case happened suddenly and was very important. Seven people died at once, so it alarmed Bei'an Prefecture at that time. The prince of Bei'an Prefecture personally sent people to check the whole story. Later, all the emperors asked about this matter. Therefore, all the bones salvaged from the bottom of the sinkhole at the time of the crime were kept in the corpse warehouse of Qiandong County for ten years, and they were not dared to be disposed of without authorization. All the bones have been preserved to this day."
so far so good.
Qin Tianming felt relieved now.
Master Tan Laosi hurriedly added:
"Later, because a similar dead body was found in a lake cave in Beichen County, which is far away from Linxian County, Qiandong County, and the deceased was also standing in the water. At the same time, an abandoned pond on the outskirts of Bei'an Prefecture was also found. Seven female corpses were found, and all of them were standing dead. Therefore, the case spread quickly, causing panic in the villagers of Daxia. People did not dare to go out at night, and farmers did not dare to work in the fields. The case alarmed the court, and the court issued a strict order to When the county government solves the case, who dares to bury these recovered bones? They are all kept in the Qandong County warehouse."
Oh oh oh,
Qin Tianming was extremely happy, but he thought that the body would not rot after being left for ten years, so he couldn't help but said with regret:
"After ten years, these things must have rotted and deteriorated, and have little value. That's what I'm worried about. I hope the corpses are better preserved."
Because Qin Tianming knew very well that even in modern society, it is difficult to preserve corpses for ten years, not to mention the technologically backward Daxia Kingdom, which would definitely be even more unsightly.
The corpse is too rotten and deteriorated, and it has no use value.
Seeing Qin Tianming's regretful look, Master Tan quickly said:
"The twenty-one corpses from the three cases are still well preserved. Although they are somewhat rotten, their faces can still be identified. As for the unnamed corpses, they are also piled in the county government corpse warehouse. Although they are black and deformed, they can still be identified. !”
oh? !
When Qin Tianming heard that the corpse from ten years ago was well preserved, he was so excited that he shouted directly:
"Then why are you still standing there? Wait for me to go to the charnel house and take a look!"
Everyone quickly left Qin Tianming's hut, led by the head catcher Li Tai, holding a few lanterns, and followed the master, and the group ran directly to the warehouse.
After taking a few detours, not far from Qin Tianming's cabin, everyone came to a warehouse door.
This warehouse is located in the most inconspicuous place of the county government office, hidden in darkness, and the entire appearance looks dark, eerie and scary.
Normally, few people dare to come to this place.
The doorkeeper of the charnel house was an old man who was deaf and mute, and his eyesight was also poor.
Who dares to guard here if Quanchu?
The old man opened the warehouse door tremblingly, and was immediately hit by a rotten smell. Everyone hurriedly covered their mouths and noses with their sleeves.
Qin Tianming often played with rotting corpses in his previous life and was used to it, so he grabbed a lantern from a policeman and strode directly into the corpse warehouse.
He held his breath, raised the lantern and took a look, and almost shouted in fright.
Inside the dark house, there were many corpses hanging upside down from the beams, each one baring its teeth, making it as scary as hell.
Although Qin Tianming had been practicing for a long time, he was so frightened that he took a breath.
When he lit a torch and took a closer look at the upside-down corpses, he was dumbfounded.
He originally thought that Qandong County must have a corpse pool to preserve corpses, with huge ice cubes placed in it. Amidst the cold fog, the corpse was placed in the ice and could not rot for many years.
Or to be more advanced, the corpse should be preserved in potion, so that it can be preserved for at least several decades without decaying.
What's more, the body needs to be kept in an extremely deep cellar or well.
"Record of the Dead Corpse" records that in order to preserve the corpse, the ancients kept the corpse in their hands for four to five years. The corpse did not rot, providing direct evidence for future cases.
It's a pity that Daxia, a small and remote country, does not have such technology.
The Great Xia Dynasty did not learn from all these ancient corpse preservation techniques, but directly hung the corpse on the beams!
In the three cases, a total of 21 bodies were recovered from the water, all hanging from the beams, as scary as a wine pond and a forest of meat.
The most amazing thing is that in order to prevent the corpses from rotting and deteriorating, these elites of the Great Xia Dynasty actually came up with an unorthodox method. They dug a huge fire pit in the center of the warehouse, filled with damp firewood and thick smoke, and smoked the corpses. It is an excellent method of anti-corrosion.
This isn't antiseptic at all, it's just marinating pork!
Qin Tianming took a closer look and saw that all twenty-one corpses were blackened and hung on the beams, like pickled pork in the twelfth lunar month. They looked very disgusting.
Other physical evidence recovered from the crime scene was a pair of black bones, all scattered on the warehouse floor.
Qin Tianming covered his nose and said to the master and others behind him:
"This, this is what you call protection technology?!"
The master nodded and said:
"This is exactly the anti-corrosion technology invented by our Daxia State Criminal Department. It can be regarded as the most advanced technology in our neighboring countries."
Qin Tianming was speechless.
He was really disappointed. Is Daxia's technology considered the most advanced?
No wonder there is no hope, it seems there is a reason!
