I, Tomoya Aki, am not a bootlicker

It is not appropriate to say that what they brought were remains, rather they were bones!

When the corpse was placed intact on the dissecting table, Akitomo finally understood what the director meant.

It is not an autopsy investigation, but an examination of the deceased's remains to look for clues from the bones.

"It's already turned to bones... The director is really good at picking!"

The chief forensic doctor Misaki Mikoto sighed, and Tokai Lin Yuko beside her also pulled the corner of her eyes.

When Kube Rokuro looked at Aki Tomoya in confusion, the latter shook his head helplessly.

"This is also my first time seeing you."

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Chapter 271: Starting from the Bones (1/4)

It was a corpse that was mostly skeletonized, with tissues still clinging to the bones that were difficult to distinguish. The stench of decay was so overwhelming that it would have been impossible to stay there if you weren't wearing a mask.

"At 7am on November 1, someone found a body that was suspected to be buried in the woods and called the police."

That is the corpse that was discovered the day before yesterday.

The climbers were walking up along the path in the morning and found a suspicious place in the forest.

When I got closer, I was frightened by the exposed corpse.

The terrified climbers called the police.

The police are also troubled by these unidentified corpses.

“This is a photo of the scene.”

The criminal police took out the photos taken at the scene, which fully recorded what the scene looked like.

The body was found in the bushes, already skeletonized, and the on-site investigation also revealed traces of rope binding.

On top of the bones was gravel with moss growing on it, and next to it was a green plastic rope.

The middle layer is soil, in which plant roots can be seen growing.

The head and torso were still buried in the soil.

After moving the stones on the ground at the burial site and removing all the soil and rubble, a scattered human skeleton was revealed.

The lower limb bones to the ribs are covered with a textile similar to a bed sheet. The original color can still be seen in some parts, but most of them have been contaminated by dirt and corpse decomposition fluid.

The femur and tibia and fibula were then tied together.

"First of all, I would like to state that we cannot guarantee that we can identify the cause of death, but we can still ensure that we can determine the nature of death!"

Mikoto Misumi first explained the matter clearly to the detective.

Whether they can determine it as homicide or not, they can still do it.

However, analyzing the cause of death from a skeletonized body is not that difficult.

"Then please find more clues!"

The leading detective said helplessly. After all, based on his experience, the way the body was buried could most likely be determined to be homicide.

However, for a corpse that has already turned to bones, the key is how many clues and evidences can be found. Otherwise, even if they want to investigate, they can only search like a headless fly. In that case, it would be better to just leave it there, not investigate, and solve other cases.

The criminal police then explained some of the situation and left, waiting for news from UDI.

In the autopsy room, the only people left were the Sancheng team who were going to examine the corpse.

"This is the first time I've seen a corpse that has turned to bones, but it looks like you're not that easy to deal with..."

After noticing Misaki Mikoto's eyes, Tomoya Aki confirmed that this task would not be so easy.

Tokai Lin Xizi's expression didn't seem relaxed either.

As for Kube Rokuro, who had just arrived at UDI, he was also confused at the moment, but he seemed eager to try, and he didn't know what he was trying to deduce while looking at the corpse.

"I've probably handled more than a hundred cases of skeletonized corpses, but the cause of death was clearly identified in less than ten of them!"

That is to say, the cause of death can be determined in less than 10% of skeletonized bodies.

"Last year, there were 119 unidentified bodies in Nishi Musashi, 15 of which were skeletons, and only two of them had a clear cause of death!"

Therefore, there are still many difficulties in examining a corpse that has already turned into skeletons.

The body is intact, but most of it has turned into bones. Such a body is arranged according to the anatomical structure of the human skeleton, and then the examination record is made.

"The total length of the skeleton is 171.5 cm... The skull is intact and smooth, with normal color... No skull fractures were found, and black dirt was visible in the cranial cavity..."

"Yes."

He started writing down everything Misaki Mikoto said, then raised his camera and took a picture of the skull.

Hisabe Rokuro was watching from the side, taking note of what the medical students who were also recording here were doing.

The skeleton-like corpse was much more shocking than any other corpse.

Most of it turns into bones, but not all of it. Decay is a process.

The corpse sent here is something that ordinary people cannot tolerate.

At the beginning, Kube Rokuro tried his best to avoid visual contact with the corpses.

"There is no formed soft tissue in the neck, and the cervical vertebrae are surrounded by black dirt..."

There was no telling how much of the body was covered in dirt, and it had not been washed before the police sent it to them. Because it had been decided that UDI would take over, they naturally had to preserve the original appearance and not destroy any unknown and unseen clues.

Check, then record and take photos.

At the same time, they had to be washed carefully part by part, washing away the black dirt on the bones to determine which parts were mud and which were useful.

"After flushing the dirt, it was found that the hyoid bone, the greater horn of the hyoid bone and the hyoid body had fallen off the articular surface, and there was no fracture..."

First, the skull was flushed to find not only the hyoid bone, but also a piece of bone fragment.

"It looks like a bone fragment of thyroid cartilage or cricoid cartilage..."

"Yes."

This sequence proceeds slowly.

"No fractures were found in the cervical vertebrae..."

Then there were the sternoclavicular joints on both sides, which also showed no abnormalities.

It was not until the middle and lower part of the sternum was examined that the fracture was discovered.

"Transverse fracture of the middle and lower part of the sternum..."

Afterwards, the fracture sites were recorded one by one. Finally, after the bones were completely rinsed, it was seen that some of the bones were black, indicating signs of burning.

Some bones like carpal bones, metacarpal bones, phalanges and metatarsal bones have been scattered.

When performing gender identification, observation is made above the pubic bone.

"The pubic angle is V-shaped, with an angle of about 70 degrees, the right marginal angle is about 145 degrees, and the left marginal angle is about 150 degrees..."

The pubic angle is gender specific, with men's being V-shaped and women's being U-shaped.

The pubic angle of men is approximately seventy to seventy-five degrees, while that of women is approximately ninety to one hundred and ten degrees.

"Based on the characteristics of the pubic angle, it is determined that the deceased is a male."

According to Mikoto Misumi's judgment, the corpse that was sent here should be a male.

As for age, there are also special standards and scoring methods to infer it.

How to judge the gender, age, height and skeleton of a corpse are all very complicated.

After tedious tests and inferences, the conclusion can finally be drawn.

Male, approximately 44 to 48 years old, 1.73 to 1.8 meters tall.

These are all clues to determine the identity of the remains and to check the recorded missing persons, but whether they can be found depends on how many clues there are.

They worked on the corpse all afternoon.

"It depends on whether we can find anything else in the tissues that are suspected to be stomach and liver..."

Misumi Mikoto said and sighed.

Chapter 272 Cause of Death (2/4)

Examine the unknown corpse that was sent to us and find out as much as you can.

Gender, age, height, these are things that can be determined from bones.

Then we will make inferences based on the fractures found above, and then find tissues that are suspected to be from the stomach and liver, and hope to be able to test something useful from them.

DNA is extracted and preserved from the remaining tissues that have not yet completely decayed.

There is only one thing left, which is to determine the time of death.

Out of curiosity, Tomoya Aki went to ask Misumi Mikoto how to judge the corpse that had already turned into skeletons.

"These are bones that have been landfilled. The decay process depends on the ambient temperature at the site, the activity of insects, the landfill conditions and depth... and then we can make a judgment based on the experience summarized by past scholars in experiments and cases."

In short, many conditions need to be taken into consideration.

Just like the corpse now, most of it has turned to bones, it was buried directly without a coffin, and the chest and abdominal organs have been saponified and have not taken shape. Then we can make a series of inferences based on the conditions at the scene, environmental factors, etc.

Finally, Misaki Mikoto compared many cases from past experiments by American and Japanese scholars, and combined with the situation at the scene, she concluded that the body had been buried for more than six months.

As for the cause of death, we have to wait until Tokai Lin Yuko completes the examination before we can make a comprehensive consideration.

After recording the process of the autopsy, Akitomo did not do anything else, but talked about UDI with the newcomer Hisabe Rokuro, mostly about work and what they had to do as recorders.

Perhaps because they both wore glasses, or perhaps because they were both medical students, Tomoya Aki had a good impression of Kube Rokuro when they first met.

There were still many things the other party didn't understand, so Aki Tomoya explained what he could.

"But no matter how much I say, you should get used to it after a while, Kube-kun."

After saying so much, actually after doing it for a while, you will get used to everything.

As a recorder, the work itself is not too complicated.

"Ami-kun, are you coming here because you plan to pursue a career in forensic medicine?"

Hisabe Rokuro seemed very interested in the fact that a Tokyo University student like Aki Tomoya would work part-time here.

He himself comes from a family of doctors. Several of his brothers also studied medicine, and his father is a professor.

Born in such a family, Kube Rokuro actually knows in his heart what Todai Li San means.

It is really hard to understand why he gave up his bright future and came to Japan to study forensic medicine, a desert that is difficult to cultivate.

"I came here for professional reasons, not the reasons you think."

Aki Tomoya smiled and explained casually.

Then, out of curiosity, he asked Kube Rokuro, "Let's not talk about me, why did Kube-kun come to UDI?"

Akitomo didn't think there was anything wrong with UDI.

Anatomy, pathological examination, and laboratory are all closely related.

At school, he was in the pathology classroom, and outside, it was UDI.

"I...my intention is to study clinical medicine. I'm here just to work part-time."

Kube Rokuro raised his glasses.

Unlike Aki Tomoya who had thought everything through, Kube Rokuro now submitted an application for leave of absence in his first year at the medical university.

"Unlike Amiya-kun, I took the exam for three years and only got into a third-rate medical school."

Perhaps because they were both medical students, or perhaps because he was touched by what Aki Tomoya showed, Kube Rokuro whispered with a bit of self-mockery at this time.

He said he wanted to develop in the clinical direction, but in fact, even he himself didn't know what the point was of spending three years to get into a third-rate medical university.

Upon hearing this, Aki Tomoya raised his eyebrows. He took three years to take the exam, which means he had to repeat two years.

Sure enough, the person in front of me doesn’t look like someone who is short of money.

"A third-rate medical school. Since it's a medical school, it must be much better than the average person."