Chapter 431: Don't Touch Me, Chen Fan

At this moment, Chen Fan did not reach out to cut open the woman's qipao; instead, he carefully removed the qipao, folded it neatly, and placed it beside the woman.

Then, he began to use the knife to slice through the woman's skin bit by bit.

The movement at this moment was like carving a work of art, so elegant that music should be playing right now.

"Teacher, may I play some music?"

Old Liu, speechless, said, "Do whatever you want."

Chen Fan played a song, a classic dance tune from "One Step Away," the famous score from the movie "Scent of a Woman."

But at this moment, paired with Chen Fan, it fit so perfectly.

On Old Liu's side, he explained, "Regarding the difference between postmortem lividity and blood spots, or subcutaneous hemorrhage, Chinese classical forensic medicine has accumulated rich experience. 'The Collection of Corrections on Washing Away Wrongs' discussed this point long ago and provided precise methods of identification. In the 'Examining Corpses' section of 'The Collection of Corrections on Washing Away Wrongs,' it is recorded: 'When examining injuries, one must press the blue or red areas with a finger; if it is a true injury, it will be hard, and the blue or red color remains even after lifting the finger... If it is a change due to decomposition, pressing with a finger will turn the area white upon lifting... Decomposition refers to blood inside the abdomen dispersing outward after death; it cannot gather and clot, so it floats superficially. An injury is caused by beating before death, where the breath stops and blood clots to form the wound.' 'For any corpse, if there is a faint reddish color on the back of the neck, the back, behind the ribs, on the upper arms, behind the legs... and above and below the calves, it is caused by the blood settling due to the body lying supine on one side, not due to any other cause of death.' In the 'Hanging' section, it is recorded: 'After hanging, blood circulation stops; the body turns purple-black, like clouds condensing, resembling decomposition, called blood obstruction. Compared to the blue-red swelling from beating, blood obstruction is less.' Here, 'decomposition,' 'blood settling,' and 'blood obstruction' all refer to postmortem lividity."

This description left the audience completely stunned.

Good heavens, Old Liu's aura was instantly raised to the max; was this pairing something high-end with Chen Fan's music?

Chen Fan put down the knife in his hand, lifted the woman's skin, removed a portion of it, and said, "Although it was wiped clean, this skin does not belong to this woman."

Old Liu looked at the sutured gap and said, "What do you mean? Sutured?"

"Mm, look closely."

Old Liu reached out, touched the skin, and discovered that he could actually pinch off a tiny bit.

This skin really did seem to be sutured on.

"So, this woman's skin was peeled off and replaced with other skin, is that it?"

Chen Fan measured the area of the spleen and said, "Moreover, it contains a large amount of anesthetic components. Mm, the skin must have been removed while she was alive; because of the anesthesia, the person felt no pain, so the skin became very relaxed and not so tense. Mm, the technique is actually quite good."

?????

Wait a minute, I've seen these words in the dictionary, but why, after Chen Fan says them, does it all feel so strange?

In the observation room, Qin Ming said, "I feel like if I defend Chen Fan right now, would you believe me?"

Everyone looked at Qin Ming as if to say, Are you joking?

Teacher He said, "Chen Fan's hobbies are quite extensive."

Teacher Luo said, "I actually know a bit of psychology; is this criminal trying to play with art?"

Qin Ming said, "Eighty percent chance. Generally, art-related cases are the most headache-inducing for us; for these cases, you simply cannot find any clear trail. This crime pattern is abstract."

Chen Fan slowly removed the skin and placed it aside.

Then he put down the scalpel, picked up this piece of skin, and said, "Mm, not bad; this skin gives me a good feeling; it is fresh."

Fresh?

Old Liu said, "Fresh?"

"The time of death indicated by the skin is separated from the time of death of the corpse; didn't you notice, Teacher?"

Old Liu examined the marks on the skin and said, "Indeed, the skin and the corresponding position differ significantly."

Old Liu calculated while examining the body, saying, "Before rigor mortis is fully formed, that is, within 4 to 6 hours after death, if one forcibly destroys the rigor mortis that has already occurred, it will reappear shortly. However, if rigor mortis is destroyed after it is fully formed, that is, more than 7 to 8 hours after death, eliminating the stiff state, rigor mortis will not reappear. Therefore, for moved corpses, one usually examines whether the jaw joint is rigid to determine if rigor mortis exists or has subsided. Why examine the jaw joint and not other joints? Because the strength of rigor mortis varies across different parts of the corpse, with the jaw joint being the strongest."

After speaking, he pointed to the position of the jaw.

On the side, Xiang Qinqin and Qu Yiling were recording quickly.

Chen Fan then said, "So, this person was placed here after death, and then, after being placed there, it was determined to be frozen, and then some methods were used to process it."

Processing methods?

Old Liu said, "More specifically?"

Chen Fan took out the wax from the oral cavity and said, "It should be these; they protected the corpse, allowing the corpse to maintain its state, so that the skin could be sutured so conveniently here."

Damn it.

This is a madman, right? No, this is absolutely the biggest, biggest madman.

And Chen Fan continued, "The workload was huge, and regarding the peeling and suturing of the corpse, I saw two people, not one."

Two people?

Everyone looked at Chen Fan.

Chen Fan pointed to the thread on the skin and said, "Look at the pattern here; the Needle technique is different. Teacher, you also understand sewing; take a look yourself."

Old Liu silently looked at the stitching and said, "This is the first time I have seen sewing used on a corpse. I like embroidery, but that doesn't mean I like embroidery on corpses, okay?"

So the question arises.

The corpse and the skin belong to two different people; so where exactly is the other victim? Is she dead, or what?

On this side, Li Tian brought the corpse into the room and said, "I still have to follow this case; there are five corpses in total."

Five corpses were placed on the table. Chen Fan looked at the corpses and said, "This is wrong, this is very wrong..."

Wrong?

Li Tian asked, "What is wrong?"

"There is a man among them, and four beautiful women. Give me a reason why a man appears."

Chen Fan examined the sutured wound and said, "The sutured area is ridiculously rough; this is simply swapping a woman's skin onto a man's body. This is simply a desecration, damn it."

Not one person, but two, and corpses of different styles appeared; then this case is starting to become difficult.

Old Liu and Chen Fan spent a long time removing the skin. After examination, these corpses belonged to the other three people.

That is to say, there was actually an extra female corpse that had been disposed of.

This person swapped the skin; as for the reason for swapping the skin, that is the killer's own thoughts.

Regarding the sutured area of the second corpse, Chen Fan said speechlessly, "This is pure nonsense, damn it."

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Nonsense?

On this side, Li Tian asked, "What happened now?"

"Suppose the corpse I brought is the first one; the second corpse's stitching technique is completely off, and the third is the same. Every single one is different."

Every one is different. Although Chen Fan's special techniques in certain aspects might seem surprising, Li Tian would not doubt Chen Fan's words.

If Chen Fan says they are different, then they are truly different.

Li Tian calculated seriously and said, "You told me it was anesthesia, right?"

"Yes."

"Then let me ask you one thing: why the cheongsam, and why the skin swapping?"

Chen Fan said, "How would I know why they swapped the skin? Perhaps it was for beauty?"

Li Tian chuckled and said, "On every skin, two people's Needle techniques were found, right?"

'Yes.'

"Then let me ask you, did you look at the Needle technique on the cheongsam?"

Chen Fan picked up the cheongsam, compared the Needle technique on it, instantly arrived at a definite answer, and said, "I feel you can make an arrest now, because the Needle technique on everyone's body is identical."

Two Needle techniques exist on each person, yet one Needle technique is the same.

It also matches the cheongsam over here, so finding the cheongsam's tailor should be enough.

"I can't read the Needle technique, but our tailor shops are few. Come with me."

Chen Fan followed along.

They went shop by shop. After visiting all of them, Chen Fan felt none of them were it. At this point, Li Tian fell speechless.

Suddenly, Chen Fan thought of something.

He returned to the forensic institute, went straight to Sister Yuanyuan, squatted down, inspected Sister Yuanyuan's skirt hem, and said, "It's this... I knew it. I've seen it somewhere."