Chapter 243: Can Xu Mo Really Do Autopsies?

Wang Dui, who was nearby, also noticed Xu Mo.

Just now his attention was entirely on Han Fei, and he hadn't noticed that Xu Mo had also followed Han Fei.

Now, like Han Fei, he also wore a bewildered expression.

Looking at Han Fei, he extended his hand and pointed at Xu Mo, who was squatting beside the corpse.

"Han Team, is this Xu Mo? Why did you bring him here? And… what about him?"

Han Fei only answered the first two questions from Wang Dui.

"He's Xu Mo. I persuaded him to join the Police. Xu Mo is a promising recruit."

As for what Xu Mo was actually doing, Han Fei gave no answer.

Because he didn't know either!

At that moment, Xu Mo spoke up.

"The deceased is female, age roughly between 22 and 24, time of death about three weeks ago, drowned."

Hearing this, Han Fei was stunned for two seconds, then asked.

"How do you know that?"

Of course Xu Mo didn't choose to tell the truth; he blurted out a random lie.

"I read a book on this subject; that's what the book says."

Han Fei couldn't help rolling his eyes.

Han Fei actually believes that Xu Mo can study a book thoroughly.

After all, past interactions with Xu Mo have shown that he's sharp; seeing through a book shouldn't be difficult for him.

But using the book's description to make a judgment is of no use!

Autopsy can't be learned just by reading a book.

The actual situation is complicated.

Temperature, humidity, storage conditions, and so on—there are far too many factors to consider.

If merely reading a book made you capable of autopsy, wouldn't everyone become a forensic doctor?

Besides, the time Xu Mo spent squatting and looking at the corpse was not long at all.

He didn't even touch it; he just squatted and glanced once—how could he reach a correct conclusion?

At this point, Han Fei could understand why Xu Mo wasn't afraid after seeing the corpse.

Books on autopsy often contain illustrations; Xu Mo must have read many, which explains his composure.

Like Han Fei, when hearing Xu Mo say his judgment was derived from the book's knowledge.

Wang Dui also didn't take Xu Mo's words seriously.

He just smiled and shook his head.

He thought to himself, young people are amusing.

Thinking that reading a book makes you capable of autopsy?

If autopsy were that simple, they'd start doing it themselves; why wait for a forensic doctor?

……

Five minutes later, the forensic doctor arrived.

"Sorry, Wang Dui, I'm late; the road from the hospital was a bit jammed."

"It's fine," Wang Dui waved his hand: "Take a look at the corpse first."

"Alright."

Saying that, the forensic doctor put on gloves and began to examine carefully.

While looking, he also asked a question.

"When the body was found, it should have been buried in the soil, right?"

The degree of decomposition and whether it was buried in soil are related.

Being exposed directly to air decomposes at a different rate than being buried.

"Right," Wang Dui nodded: "But it wasn't buried deep; just a thin layer of soil on the surface, and when we arrived, the front of the body was already exposed."

Hearing this, the forensic doctor muttered, "No wonder the two sides of the body decompose differently."

He then stood up, looking at Wang Dui.

"The deceased is a female, age between 22 and 24, time of death about three weeks, preliminary cause of death is drowning."

His words just finished.

The scene instantly fell silent.

Han Fei, Wang Dui, and the other police officers were all dumbfounded.

They all turned their heads toward Xu Mo, who was standing nearby.

The professional forensic doctor's assessment was almost identical to what Xu Mo said!

No, not almost identical—it was exactly the same.

Age, cause of death, and time of death all matched Xu Mo's earlier judgment without any discrepancy.

Incredible!

Xu Mo really can do autopsies!?

Realizing everyone's gaze was on him.

Xu Mo gave an awkward smile.

"What the book says is what the book says; I'm just a blind cat that ran into a dead mouse."

Seeing this, the forensic doctor asked, puzzled.

"This is… what's wrong?"

Wang Dui, looking dazed, pointed at Xu Mo and gave the forensic doctor an explanation.

Before you came, he took one look at the corpse, and his assessment matched yours exactly, but he isn't a forensic doctor; he said those were all things he had read about in books.

Forensic doctor: "???".

"From a book?"

"What book is that so powerful!"

"Just one glance and he could deduce all this?"

You have to know, this veteran forensic doctor usually studies the corpse for a while before arriving at these judgments.

The book Xu Mo read could match his ten years of experience?

"What book is it? Could you tell me? I'd like to read it when I have time," the forensic doctor asked Xu Mo, very curious.

"It seems to be something like… a corpse examination guide, I don't recall the exact title, sorry," Xu Mo shook his head.

Seeing that, the forensic doctor gave up.

He then looked at Wang Dui.

"A rough glance can only reveal this much; I'll take the corpse back to the station and see if there are any useful clues,"

"Alright," Wang Dui nodded: "We'll go back to the station together; we can also check missing person cases from the past three weeks to see if we can identify the victim's exact identity."

Before the forensic doctor arrived, the officers had already examined the place carefully and taken photos.

There were no valuable clues.

This isn't the first crime scene; it's just a dump site, so continuing to grind here is pointless.

The top priority is to use the death time and age the forensic doctor provided to identify the victim's exact identity.

Only after identifying the victim can we have a direction for the case.

Everyone left the place and headed straight for the police station.

On the way to the police station, Han Fei felt it was necessary to reassess Xu Mo.

He originally thought Xu Mo was just a rookie who knew nothing.

But now…

Han Fei suddenly felt like he had found a treasure!

He thought to himself that he indeed hadn't misjudged him.

Xu Mo really is a good seed!

He gave such a big surprise right off the bat.

Although this autopsy might have been a lucky strike—Xu Mo's blind cat hitting a dead mouse.

But at least Xu Mo knows a bit about autopsy; knowing something is far better than knowing nothing.

As the saying goes, many skills don't weigh you down!

…

Back at the police station.

The officers immediately checked missing person cases from the past three weeks.

And indeed they found a missing person case that matched all the conditions.

It was a report received by a substation a little over two weeks ago; the missing person was a 23‑year‑old woman.

When her parents reported her missing, they said she hadn't called home for three days, and calls to her phone automatically hung up after ringing, so they suspected she had been abducted.

All the conditions matched perfectly!

This missing girl is highly likely to be the nameless female corpse on the mountain…