Chapter 545

Xiang Qinqin shook her head: "I can, but Chen Fan doesn't belong to anyone."

Although she didn't quite understand Xiang Qinqin's words, Liu Mengyan didn't press further.

After finishing breakfast, since there were no cases interrupting them,

everyone continued with the program together and arrived at the dissection room.

On the dissection room's operating table lay a thawed corpse.

Because it had been stored well, the corpse was still intact; only the head—the ears, eyes, mouth, and nose—had been sealed shut with mud and sand.

The surface of the corpse bore marks of having been dissected.

Old Liu introduced: "This is a case from over a year ago, but at the time no leads were found, so the body was preserved intact."

"Chen Fan, come take a look and see what you can find."

Chen Fan stepped forward, and Liu Mengyan followed closely behind.

After a brief examination, Chen Fan said: "There are contusion marks on the body's surface, and signs of violation in the lower body region—this is a rape case."

Of course, this much couldn't stump Chen Fan.

Old Liu nodded and said: "That's right, but the police still haven't found the perpetrator, so I thought, while there are no cases right now, I'd bring it out and let you have a look."

Chen Fan said: "The deceased's eyes, ears, mouth, and nose are all sealed with mud and sand—that's rather strange."

Old Liu nodded.

"Perhaps the killer did it to prevent the deceased from seeing the process of the crime and his appearance."

Old Liu analyzed.

Chen Fan immediately shook his head: "No, that's not it. Our people have always held the deceased in great respect, and there are also many customs concerning the deceased."

"For example, after parents pass away, a married daughter cannot go to tend their graves. There are many reasons for this, but the most widespread one is the fear that the married daughter will take the family's good fortune away."

"I know this is superstition, but this is just the kind of country we are—these are our customs…"

Everyone listened attentively.

The viewers in the livestream also began sharing the customs of their own hometowns.

"Yes, my family is like that. My mom wanted to go back to see her parents, to tend my maternal grandparents' graves, but my uncle refused to let her. I wouldn't listen though—why can't I even visit my own parents?"

"That's still mild. Some places won't even let a daughter who married far away come home and sleep in a bed, saying it'll keep the men of the family from having boys. Isn't that ridiculous?"

"It is ridiculous. In this day and age, plenty of customs should just be discarded."

……

"In one of our provinces, there's a custom: after sealing the deceased's ears, eyes, mouth, and nose, it cuts off the soul's senses—preventing reincarnation and stopping them from taking such a grievance to the beyond."

"Based on this custom, I think the perpetrator is very likely someone from that province."

Chen Fan said.

After a pause, Chen Fan continued: "Of course, it's also very possible they're not from that province."

"When you conducted the scene investigation back then, did you find anything else?"

Old Liu shook his head: "We suspected the garage wasn't the primary scene, but we searched the entire school and found nothing."

"What about fingerprints on the body? Since the killer assaulted the deceased, there must be some traces left behind."

Chen Fan said.

"There were some, but because of the amino acids in the skin's surface layer, even 3.5-grade fingerprints extracted from the body couldn't be used as evidence."

"Later, the police found the deceased's car in the suburbs, and we found a few traces on it, but those couldn't be used as evidence either."

Old Liu said.

"The car should still be around, right?"

"Take us to have a look."

Because today's livestream leaned more educational, there wasn't that much suspense content.

This case, when it surfaced over a year ago, must have already been investigated thoroughly.

The perpetrator still hasn't been caught simply because they can't be found.

Soon.

Everyone arrived at the place where the accident vehicle was stored.

As Chen Fan examined the car, Liu Mengyan carefully took notes.

The rest were essentially audience and students.

Best case, they could learn something; even better, pick up new knowledge; if not… they could still show their faces in front of the viewers.