"My opinion is that it's best to send a telegram and let the New Taoist sect personally analyze it. I remember that Taoist Zhang has done research on traditional Chinese cults and sorcery. There should be a lot of information in the New Taoism."
Mu Min nodded and said yes. He also asked when the autopsy report would be available.
"The workload is too heavy, and I don't have much experience in human anatomy - I just did some in medical school. Besides, the corpses are also quite rotten and damaged. I can only do some rough tests, which are not very accurate. I'll make a rough one." The test report, which is more detailed and accurate, will have to be reviewed by Forensic Doctor Su."
According to the preliminary investigation conducted by Liu Sanhe's forensic department, a total of thirty relatively complete corpses were discovered, including twenty-nine in three mass graves and one in the basement of Tianzi No. 3. It is said to be "relatively complete" because most of the corpses have partial defects in facial features, limbs, and internal organs. Only the corpses of boys and girls excavated in Pit No. 2 are completely preserved.
"In addition to these thirty corpses, the remains of corpses found everywhere are very messy. For the time being, I can't tell whether these remains were dismembered from the discovered corpses or whether they were from someone else." Liu San said, "I I studied traditional Chinese medicine, but my knowledge of human anatomy and histology is relatively average, so it’s impossible for me to piece together and compare the remains.”
"Stop being modest." Mu Min said, "What about the others?"
"Judging from the corpses that have been discovered, the victims are almost all women and children. I haven't calculated the gender of the children in detail, but it is roughly 50/50. The women are all young women. I don't have the ability to do a bone age test, so I can't determine each of them. The age of an individual can only be seen from the perspective of bone healing. Adults range from 16 to 30 years old, and children range from 5 to 12 or 13 years old."
"Beast!" Mu Min cursed.
"Animals can't do such a thing." Liu San said with a bitter smile, "The evil of human nature and the dark side of the human heart are really unimaginable."
She suddenly asked: "You just said 'almost all women and children', so you mean there are adult male skeletons inside?"
"Indeed," Liu San said. "There is a skull among the human bones collected at the scene. Judging from the shape of the brow bone, it is a typical male skull."
"Only the skull?" Mu Min suddenly became alert.
"I don't know. There are too many bones collected at the scene. We have to piece them together one by one to know."
"What was the cause of death of these victims?"
"We haven't dissected each one one by one, so it's hard to say. There are wounds on the corpses, and some internal organs have been removed. It's hard to say the specific cause of death. But a few corpses were strangled - there is no doubt about this."
Just after the conversation with Liu San ended, someone else came to report: Liu Xiang and Lin Baiguang had arrived at the municipal bureau, and Wen Desi also sent a secretary to inquire about the progress of the case.
"Please come to my office, two elders."
"How are things going?" Lin Baiguang asked as soon as he entered the room.
"It's very complicated." Mu Min sniffed in disgust. There seemed to be a rancid smell still lingering in the room. She took off her police uniform jacket, then took off her beanie hat, and threw it into the laundry basket.
"Lao Lin, are you a smoker? Today is a special day. I only smoke in my office."
Lin Baiguang calmly lit a cigar: "The scene must be very scary."
"It's not just scary, it's absolutely insane." Mu Min sat down on the high-backed wicker chair, "A murderer."
She briefly introduced the case, and both Liu Xiang and Lin Baiguang had expressions of disbelief on their faces.
"I didn't expect this case to be so big!" Liu Xiang said, "The witchcraft case, this is a huge case!" Although he said this, his eyes were full of energy.
Lin Baiguang asked: "Do you have any clues about the case?"
"More than a dozen suspects were arrested on the spot, and the results are expected to be available soon." Mu Min said, "But to be honest, I still have some doubts about the case. For such a big case, the people standing at the front desk are just minions. The real culprit behind the scenes may not be known.”
"The real culprits behind the scenes, haha, they can't escape some local powerful people. Otherwise, how dare they be so rampant?" Liu Xiang stood up and lit a cigar, seeming a little excited.
Mu Min was confused for thirty seconds and immediately understood what Mayor Liu meant. Unconsciously, there was another cold feeling behind my back. Mayor Liu has come up with the idea of taking advantage of the opportunity to build a prison. Since ancient times, this has been the only way to punish local powerful people. This is true whether it is the empty seal case in the early Ming Dynasty or the memorial and cancellation case in the early Qing Dynasty.
However, Liu Xiang is right. This kind of thing is impossible without the protection of powerful locals. Gao Tianshi, the head of the Guandi Temple group, came forward to defend it, which shows that Maojia Inn not only has a protective umbrella, but also the umbrella is very powerful. I'm afraid there is more than one Gao Tianshi.
"Based on the clues we have now, it is certain that the Guandi Temple forces are involved, but we don't know how deep the involvement is yet." Mu Min said, "I don't think the Gao Tuantou of the Guandi Temple is really so involved. If you have the courage to get involved, this is also a serious crime in the Ming Dynasty where the principal culprit was beheaded with a thousand swords and the accomplice was beheaded."
"Isn't it up to us to decide how deeply he is involved?" Liu Xiang said, "I think this case deserves a special mention, and the propaganda department should do follow-up reports. This will fully demonstrate the darkness of the old society and fully reflect our governance behavior. The spirit of the people. At the same time, it also serves as a stern warning to the evil spirits and monsters outside Guangzhou."
Mu Min nodded: "Even so, I still hope to find the real murderer. Only in this way can we comfort the souls of the dead. Give the people an explanation, and also give ourselves an explanation. We can't be the rulers of this place for nothing." She hesitated for a moment. , "As for the follow-up report, I have no objection, but the details should not be too many, so as not to alert others."
"Okay, I'll ask the Publicity Department to give you a sample before every report."
"It's really foggy." After seeing off the elders, Mu Min fell into deep thought. There is no doubt that this case involves witchcraft - she really doesn't know who is so bold and dares to do such a thing. Witchcraft has always been punished by lingchi in all dynasties, and even serious crimes implicated the entire clan. Even if they are relatives of the emperor or the prince or queen, they will inevitably die if they are exposed to the word "witchcraft"! Who could be so bold as to do such a heinous thing in the bustling city of Guangzhou?
Fortunately, everyone gets the spoils now, and the prisoners are all locked up. As long as they can still breathe, they must be made to speak. She rang the bell, and the secretary immediately walked in from the next door.
"Go and call Jie Buliao from the interrogation department."
Jie Bu Liao has been working as an errand in Zaoban for many years. His character is not too bad and he has not done many immoral things. Not only was he retained, he was a good person and worked hard in the hands of his new owner, so he was quite trusted.
The interrogation department retains a lot of staff. Naturally, these people cannot do interrogation work. In fact, they just play the role of "white gloves" - the police station retains them because of their "psychological quality."
Working in the interrogation department is relatively relaxed. You don't have to work hard outside like other departments. Jie Bu Liao had just "served" today some Dan people who were running Hengshui Crossing who were suspected of seeking wealth and murder on the river. After finishing an errand, I went home and slept soundly. Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and before he could figure it out, he was called to the city bureau.
"It's midnight, what case do you have to handle?" Xie Buliao complained and followed the correspondent all the way to the city bureau, still a little confused.
"I'm telling you, there's a big case." The bureau's correspondent whispered.
"What case?" Jie Buliao suddenly sobered up a little.
"I don't know the details, but there are several truckloads of corpses pulled from Zhenhaimen to Shuangshan Temple today. I'm afraid it's an earth-shattering case."
When Xie Bu Liao heard this, his mind suddenly became clear. He gasped, "Hey, how many trucks of corpses!"
When he arrived at the bureau, he realized that the person who wanted to see him was not the chief of the interrogation department, but the director, Mr. Mu Yuan. He knew immediately the weight of the case.
Mu Min briefly described the case.
"Now we have arrested more than a dozen suspects. I know that these prisoners are very strict. They have probably chanted curses and taken medicine, and they claim to be able to endure severe punishments. Some of them know that their crimes are heinous and are afraid of being punished by the official, so they just want to die. , will seek an opportunity to commit suicide. Therefore, since I want their confessions to bring justice to the people who died in humiliation, I must also spare their lives to punish them properly. Do you understand?"
Jie Bu Liao's spirit shrank, and he fell into an old-fashioned etiquette again. He bent down and crossed his hands and said, "I understand, little one!"
Mu Min said: "Since you understand, don't betray the trust the Senate has placed in you. You must pry open their mouths as soon as possible, especially what is their purpose of killing people and harvesting animals, and who is the mastermind behind the scenes. You must tell the truth, not allowed. Climb and bite!”
Jie Bu Liao hurriedly bent down and said, "Yes!" He thought about Mu Min's words several times, and then said: "Chief, this is a murder case involving evil magic. This group of people probably have evil magic protection. If you are a little daring, Can you prepare some dog blood and menstrual cloth to break the law?"
Mu Min was startled, and couldn't help but feel angry and funny, and said: "Do you really believe they have magic?"
"Yes, yes, you are so stupid!" Jie Bu Liao secretly cursed himself for being confused. Australians are most taboo about talking about ghosts and gods. He opened his mouth to "break the law". He was really asking for trouble.
However, without these things, he felt unsure. Because he had tortured prisoners in such evil cases in the past. It is true that some people "looked at ease" while being tortured. Every time, these filthy things must be used to defeat the law.
However, sometimes even if these things are used, the prisoner may not be able to recruit them. Jie Buliao knows that all the prisoners involved in such cases know that they cannot be tolerated in the world, and are often very tenacious and crazy. However, if they want to die, sometimes they cannot do it even with all the torture. When they are asked to confess, they often end up being executed. If you want to get them to confess, all the torture instruments and punishments in the yamen will not work, and you often have to use "non-torture" torture to get them to confess.
However, the Australians here are very averse to all kinds of torture. Although they also use torture as punishment, they have their own routines. In addition to whips, boards, and clamps, the yamen retained by Zaoban no longer use other old punishments.
