The freezer in the funeral home in Langgu County can reach a temperature of minus 18 degrees Celsius.

With this basic condition, the conditions in the autopsy room are slightly worse, but still acceptable.

However, even if the body is preserved at minus 18 degrees Celsius, there will still be some changes. For example, the color of the body in front of me is somewhat dark green. The most serious change is that the skin color has completely changed, resembling the color of the official robes in the Qing Dynasty. If the entire body changes color, it might give a slight zombie-like feeling.

Next, the nails have undergone significant changes. To an ordinary person who is not familiar with forensic medicine, the nails of a body that has been stored for a long time may appear longer, giving a slight traditional Chinese zombie vibe. However, if one has studied forensic medicine, they would understand that it is not the nails that have grown longer, but rather the fingers have shrunk, making the nails appear longer.

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Jiang Yuan observed the body while Li Zhen observed him.

In terms of age, Li Zhen is almost three times older than Jiang Yuan. In terms of qualifications, Li Zhen is a forensic doctor of the same generation as Wu Jun. When they were young, such qualifications would have been ridiculed.

Of course, that is not the case now. Moreover, Jiang Yuan is brought by the Provincial Bureau, so Li Zhen has to give him face.

However, beyond these social niceties, Li Zhen does not have a good impression of Jiang Yuan.

In Li Zhen's perspective, young people lack experience, and that is an objective fact. Young forensic doctors have seen fewer bodies and performed fewer autopsies, which means they lack experience.

Forensic medicine often relies on practice and pays attention to details. It also requires understanding of life, just like how one can tell from the wear and tear on someone's knees whether it is due to work, running, or illness. Li Zhen can easily tell that the forensic intern is clueless.

This is just forensic pathology. If we go further into forensic anthropology, there are even more intricate details. Li Zhen's experience is not enough to support that.

And Jiang Yuan...

Li Zhen simply dismisses him. He doesn't want to say anything harsh, just watching Jiang Yuan work and waiting for him to finish so he can leave.

Jiang Yuan doesn't really need Li Zhen's help. As long as the other party doesn't cause trouble or talk too much, he is satisfied.

Both sides complement each other, making the atmosphere in the autopsy room very harmonious.

The routine surface examination didn't provide much information. Jiang Yuan quickly moved on to the stage of examining the bones.

There is nothing left in the body's abdominal and thoracic cavities. The cranial cavity - the head - is also missing. The pelvic cavity is a mess, probably due to animal bites, but most of the bones are still intact enough to piece together the shape of the pelvis.

Li Zhen's main task was to piece together the pelvis to confirm the gender and reproductive status of the body, but still... this is basic forensic work, nothing outstanding, and it didn't solve the problem.

Jiang Yuan examined the bones while contemplating.

The difference between forensic anthropology and other forensic techniques is that forensic anthropology focuses on a specific point rather than the overall picture.

In other words, forensic anthropology is not about capturing all the information, as some information is difficult to obtain. Pursuing comprehensive information is inappropriate.

For Jiang Yuan, the body in front of him has already provided a considerable amount of information.

However, it seems difficult to determine her identity.

"It's troublesome without the skull. If we had the skull, we might be able to identify the deceased through the teeth," Li Zhen suddenly sighed, giving Jiang Yuan an opportunity.

In his words to his apprentice: If you can't do it, don't do it.

Being stubborn and doing things without thinking is a common problem among young forensic doctors. They think that as long as they keep doing it, they will eventually find the answer.

Based on Li Zhen's experience, dissecting without a clear plan is usually a waste of time.

Seeing Jiang Yuan starting to move the arms and legs randomly, Li Zhen found it amusing.

There is no such thing as randomly hitting and moving in an autopsy. It's simply...

"Marfan syndrome," Jiang Yuan suddenly straightened up and said.

Li Zhen, being older, took a few seconds to realize and repeated, "Marfan syndrome?"

"Yes, tall stature, long limbs, and very little subcutaneous fat..." Jiang Yuan listed the matching criteria and then pulled down the arm of the body, saying, "Hands past the knees."

Each of these criteria sounds good on its own, but when combined, it is enough to suspect Marfan syndrome.

In the modern population, the incidence of Marfan syndrome is relatively high, and many people are carriers of this genetic disease. Due to the symptoms being in line with modern aesthetics, some Marfan individuals are quite popular. Especially in their younger years, many people are selected as athletes because of their long limbs and height.

However, the destructive effects of Marfan syndrome are also very direct.

Various skeletal abnormalities, such as funnel chest or scoliosis. There are also heart diseases related to the aorta and mitral valve, as well as eye diseases, all of which cause great pain to Marfan individuals. The older they get, the more damage they suffer.

Li Zhen recalled the relevant points of Marfan syndrome and compared them one by one.

Eye disease... the head is missing.

Heart disease... the heart has been removed.

Spine and sternum... they are intact.

Several easily noticeable points have problems. However, it is not difficult to prove that it is Marfan syndrome. The difficult part is thinking of proving it.

Li Zhen and Jiang Yuan focused their attention on the hands of the deceased.Jiang Yuan, wearing gloves, held the deceased's hand, making her hand form a fist - unlike the normal fist gesture, Jiang Yuan now required her thumb to be inside, with the other four fingers outside.

Under this fist gesture, the tip of the deceased's thumb protruded from the side edge of the palm, which is where the little finger is located.

Jiang Yuan's eyes lit up involuntarily.

If this were to be a clinical diagnosis, further examinations and tests would be needed.

But on the forensic autopsy table, this discovery was already enough.

For safety's sake, Jiang Yuan grabbed the deceased's right hand and wrapped it around her left hand.

In this action, a normal person's thumb and index finger either can't touch each other, or can only touch lightly. But a person with Marfan syndrome can easily cover the index finger with their thumb...

"It really is Marfan syndrome." Liu Jinghui couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed: Why didn't I think of this before?

For a forensic expert, Marfan syndrome is definitely not an unfamiliar symptom. Of course, for Liu Jinghui, it was somewhat challenging. Very few people in Langgu County carry the gene for Marfan syndrome, or if they do, they didn't die in the county.

Liu Jinghui had encountered bodies with Marfan syndrome in previous autopsies, and it was normal that he couldn't remember it at the moment... right?

"I'll call Officer Liu." Jiang Yuan took off his gloves.

Liu Jinghui remained silent.

The body was right here. Jiang Yuan had figured it out, but he hadn't. It was a pure technical crush. He had nothing to say.

With the same headless body, Liu Jinghui had always thought, "It's a pity there are no teeth," and "There are no implants in the body." It wasn't strange that he hadn't discovered the Marfan syndrome.

...

On the other side, Liu Jinghui, who received the call, was also a bit stunned.

His mind turned slightly, and he understood the value of Jiang Yuan's discovery, asking, "Can we find this person by checking medical records?"

"In the missing persons records, look for women over 30 years old, with a history of childbirth, height above 165 cm, and with Marfan syndrome. The number should not be many." Jiang Yuan didn't go into detail, with Marfan syndrome as a basis, it should be easy to find the person.

Liu Jinghui agreed, hung up the phone, and stared blankly ahead.

Across from him, the enthusiastic chicken vendor had tied up another rooster, boasting, "Our Langgu County chickens have been famous since ancient times. These chickens I have are all from the countryside, raised for at least a year or two. Look at these claws, look at this beak..."

He brought the red-crowned rooster in his hand closer to Liu Jinghui, pointing non-stop.

Liu Jinghui coughed twice, "Boss, there's been a change in my plans..."

The chicken vendor's face fell, the chicken he was holding dared not make a sound, "These are all chickens I've collected from the countryside for you."

"I know, it's just that I..."

"Let me tell you, people need to eat chicken when they're alive." The chicken vendor swung the rooster, making it nod its head, and added, "Chicken, it's good for men."