American Comics: The Invincible Wheel of Fortune

Lanie Parish, the chief forensic examiner of the 29th Precinct Forensic Laboratory, is also an alumnus of Aaron and a talented student at New York University School of Medicine. However, she did not choose to become a doctor, but became a forensic examiner.

However, the reason for making this employment choice is not that Renee, a forensic doctor, has a weird personality or is not good at interpersonal communication, but that she has difficulty making choices. She is always hesitant about the treatment plan for patients and is not able to afford it. The responsibility of taking control of other people’s lives.

After Renee Forensic Doctor was troubled by this problem for a long time, she discovered that the forensic medicine industry can perfectly solve this problem. You don’t have to worry about choosing, but you can still fully use the professional knowledge you have learned. After that, you are like a duck in water, working in the forensic medicine field. It went well, and within a few years he became the chief medical examiner of the branch.

Forensic doctor Renee and Kate have a very good relationship. In private, they are best friends who talk about almost everything. However, they are busy at work, so the two don't chat much.

"What's going on here?" Kate asked directly without saying much.

Renee replied: "Asian female, based on the nature of the wound, the fatal injury is initially judged to be a stab wound on the chest, but we have to go back, check the water accumulation in her lungs, and conduct a toxicology test before we can make a final conclusion. "

As Renee spoke, she pointed to a horizontal incision on the chest of the female corpse. On both sides of the incision, there were two dot-like bruises. After being soaked in the river water, the color of the wound was somewhat gray.

Kate asked: "Who stabbed her?"

"Yes, a precise blow completely avoided the bones and hit the victim's heart. The person who executed it should have a very good understanding of the human body structure and a strong force. The two dot-like bruises were caused by the pressure on both sides of the knife handle. of."

"According to the angle of the wound, if it is the most convenient attack posture, the suspect should be similar to the victim, which is about 1.75 meters, not too different."

Aaron and Kate listened carefully. Aaron looked at the wound on the victim's chest and simulated the scene in his mind. He also felt that the knife was quite powerful and not something ordinary people could do.

Renee continued: "There are varying degrees of bruises on the arms and torso, and they may be caused by fighting or defense."

"The corpse had been soaked in river water for a long time. The specific time of death cannot be determined by the temperature of the liver. It can only be judged by the properties of its skin and iris that it was not more than 24 hours. The specific conclusion cannot be drawn until an autopsy is performed. "

It seems simple, and everyone knows that this is a stabbing to death, but the specific process of handling the case requires scientific judgment and cannot be taken for granted.

What kind of knife was used, how it was stabbed, why it was stabbed, whether it was drugged first, whether it fell into the river when it was stabbed, or whether it was thrown into the river later, all need to be further determined.

As the saying goes, a slight mistake can lead to a huge mistake. Details determine success or failure. Any evidence may affect the derivation process of the case.

"Also because of the immersion in the river water, it is impossible to extract non-personal fingerprints and DNA from his body. These are the conditions at the scene. Others have to wait for further analysis."

"Okay, thank you Renee, and let me know if you find anything later."

"Uh-huh." Renee nodded, swaying and turned around to leave, going to the vehicle sent by the forensic laboratory, preparing to wait for Kate and Aaron to examine the female body before pulling her back.

The two of them searched with gloves on, but could not find anything valuable. Aaron said with some uncertainty: "There is no ID, wallet, jewelry, mobile phone, none of these, but there are traces of a fight. Kate, what do you think, the behavior during the robbery was excessive? But it doesn’t match the situation described by Parrish’s forensic doctor. Well, how much are the victim’s clothes and shoes worth?”

"They are just ordinary mass brands, nothing expensive." Kate said directly. It must be the normal experience of being an urban woman that made her make a judgment in her heart when she saw them for the first time.

Kate also frowned slightly at this time and said in a deep voice: "Well, it's not easy to explain such a professional method. There is too little evidence left for us at the scene. It is completely impossible to judge whether it is a murder of love, vendetta or a conflict of interest. We don't even know the real truth. Where is the crime scene, and there is no way to determine the identity of the victim, we can only rely on facial recognition, fingerprints and DNA identification."

"That's all it can do." Aaron replied helplessly.

Aaron and Kate's on-site investigation was almost fruitless.

The case is somewhat difficult, as a large amount of evidence has been destroyed by various external factors. It is considered the most troublesome type of murder case.

Kate and Aaron discussed it, and they decided to call Esposito and Ryan to help solve the case. Kate knew that the case at hand was about to be concluded.

Precinct 29, homicide unit.

The victim was unlucky, but Kate and Aaron were lucky enough to quickly identify the victim through a fingerprint system.

"Kate, Aaron, there's news." Ryan walked quickly with a document, walked to their desks, handed the document to Kate, and then said: "Javier and I are in the information database of the Immigration Bureau. The victim’s information was retrieved.”

"The victim's name is Hii... Hiiragi Tamako." Ryan is a foreigner. It feels very convoluted to pronounce this name. He stumbled for a while before finishing it, and then said: "25 years old, a Japanese immigrant. Because his father's job was transferred, he immigrated to the United States with his parents and younger sister. The younger sister is Hiiragi Yoko, who is 20 years old. Her parents died in an accident five years ago."

"The victim has no criminal record. I haven't had time to investigate further. I just checked the victim's information on the Internet. I didn't find much. I only know that the victim lives in the lower DC area of ​​Manhattan. He is a supermarket warehouse supervisor and has a boyfriend. , Jed Westwood.”

Kate took the file and listened and browsed it, then handed it to Aaron. After hearing this, she looked at Ryan and asked: "So where is the victim's sister Hiiragi Yoko now?"

Ryan raised his eyebrows and replied: "Hey, the victim's sister is not a fuel-efficient person. She drove without a license, drank and got into fights. She entered the juvenile detention center twice at the age of 15 and 16, and left home last year. The victim ran away and called the police, but has never been found and is now defined as a missing person.”

Aaron and Kate also grinned when they heard this, and they also inferred something from this. The family suffered a sudden change. The eldest sister matured and took on the responsibilities and burdens of the family, working hard to support the family. The younger sister could not withstand the blow and had a bad temper. Change, even to the point of degenerating and giving up on oneself...

It’s all human nature.

After reading the document, Aaron thought for a while and said, "Maybe the disappearance of the victim's sister is related to our case?"

"It's also a clue. We'll ask the police to retrieve the information from the juvenile detention center later and let's study it. Ryan, you said the victim also had a boyfriend. Do you have contact information?"