Coroner Ke Xue

The body was discovered by Ms. Ye.

Because she was unhappy, she went into the deep mountains and forests alone and wandered around aimlessly.

A few trees were smashed along the way.

After venting their anger on those poor trees, Yuan Shan and Ye had unknowingly walked to the other end of the dense forest:

After walking out of the deep forest, there was probably a piece of muddy land extending forward for three to forty meters with sparse vegetation.

At the end of the empty mud field, behind a slope rising out of the ground, there was an almost vertical steep cliff.

The body was not on the cliff, but under it.

Yuan Shan and Ye Zhi walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down, only to find that there was a body lying at the bottom of the cliff dozens of meters deep.

After joining the people who came from Xun Sheng, she recounted the above experience in detail.

And just when Hattori Heiji heard how he found the body, he hurriedly wanted to rush to the edge of the cliff and look down at the body.

"Wait, be careful!"

Yuan Shan and Ye pulled their childhood sweethearts:

"Do you see the raised slope in front of you?"

"Be careful. After you step on the slope, if you take another step forward, you will fall to the bottom of the cliff."

"This" Hattori Heiji stopped and observed carefully:

Indeed, the naturally formed soil slope is higher than the ground, giving people a visual illusion.

At first glance, after climbing over the slope, there is still a road ahead.

But in fact, after going uphill, there is no downhill at all, it is a free fall.

If you are too impatient and rush uphill in a hurry, you may accidentally fall off the cliff and become a corpse at the bottom of the cliff.

"Furthermore, Heiji, look at—"

"There were originally a series of footprints on the muddy ground from the woods to the soil slope next to the cliff."

"That string of footprints extends from the woods to the edge of the cliff. It is very likely that they were left by the person who fell to death at the bottom of the cliff before he fell."

"It was when I saw this series of footprints that I curiously went over to look at the bottom of the cliff."

Toyama Kazuki explained this way.

Hattori Heiji was slightly startled:

"There are indeed a series of footprints on the mud and slopes, but weren't those left by you?"

"If the victim fell from this position, including you, there should be two sets of footprints here!"

"No." Yuan Shan and Ye shook their heads: "I thought it was strange to see footprints in such an inaccessible place, so I deliberately took a detour and looked down from the cliff on the other side."

"As for the muddy ground and slopes, I didn't even step on them."

"because."

She scratched her head and said a little embarrassedly:

"After seeing you find me, the prisoner, with half a footprint yesterday, I know how important the footprints at the scene are."

"So when I felt strange, I deliberately avoided the set of footprints and kept the scene as it was."

"This" Hattori Heiji glanced at his childhood sweetheart unexpectedly: "Not bad, Kazuha!"

"Thanks to you, the scene was perfectly preserved!"

"Yeah" and Miss Ye were very impressed by Hattori Heiji's compliment.

However, she also felt a little melancholy in her heart:

Even though she dressed up beautifully and took the initiative to talk to him, he didn't respond at all.

He made a little effort to protect the scene, but this guy was so excited and grateful.

Really.

Sure enough, in Heiji's heart, investigating crimes is more interesting than falling in love.

What should she do? Should she also learn criminal investigation techniques?

Yuan Shan and Ye couldn't help but have such strange thoughts in their hearts.

While she was meditating on how to keep a man's heart, Hattori Heiji was already immersed in it and turned to discuss the case with Lin Xinyi and Mao Lilan:

"Mr. Lin, Miss Maori, what do you think of this case?"

"I think it was probably an accident."

"I feel so too."

Mao Lilan nodded in agreement:

"That raised slope is just too dangerous."

"At first glance, it's hard to imagine that behind the top of the slope is a cliff."

"If you don't pay attention to slow down and run up in a hurry, it's really easy to accidentally fall to the bottom of the cliff."

"And, most importantly, there is only a series of footprints left on the soil slope at the site that lead directly to the top of the slope and to the edge of the cliff."

"There was no second person on the slope at the time of the incident."

"As long as it is identified that this series of footprints were left by the deceased at the bottom of the cliff, it can be basically confirmed that the deceased accidentally fell down because he did not pay attention to the road."

She analyzed the existing clues and made the same judgment as Hattori Heiji.

"Well, so far, that's indeed the case."

Lin Xinyi did not refute the opinions of the two students.

But his attitude is still very cautious:

"However, it is too early to draw conclusions."

"Only when we see the body can we be confident enough to make a judgment."

"Oh?" Mao Lilan and Hattori Heiji were both curious: "Can the forensic doctor still tell whether the deceased fell off the cliff accidentally or because of other factors?"

"Is this it?"

Lin Xinyi's expression was a little hesitant:

To be honest, basically not possible.

There are also limits to the capabilities of forensic medicine.

Especially this kind of falling case that occurs in the wilderness is even more difficult for forensic doctors.

There is basically no difference between a corpse that accidentally fell off a cliff and a corpse that fell after being pushed gently from behind.

If this is the case, it will be difficult to tell through an autopsy.

When Lin Xinyi worked in the past, he also handled several cases of falling from heights in mountainous scenic areas.

Most of these cases end accidentally.

The only case that was judged to be a homicide was that the murderer was too careless when pushing someone down the mountain, and it happened to be captured by the camera installed in the scenic spot.

The one that was caught on camera was a homicide, and the cases that were not caught on camera could only be determined to be accidents based on clues.

So are they accidents?

This is very scary to think about.

"When something happens in such a wilderness, there is no surveillance and no witnesses. If there are no special marks left on the body, it will be difficult for the forensic doctor to make an accurate judgment."

"So, we must be more cautious in this case."

"We must do our best to investigate to the last step before we can draw a conclusion."

Lin Xinyi's expression was very serious:

This kind of case is difficult to handle, but it is also "not difficult".

After all, as long as the word "accident" is given as the result, neither the family of the deceased nor the public will have any opinions.

Field survey work is very tiring.

Just the large number of police required to "search mountains and seas" is enough to make leaders lose their hair.

This can easily lead to the idea of ​​laziness.

I thought that even if I put all the effort into searching in the mountains, it would probably not change the conclusion of "accident".

Therefore, it is better to just omit the proof process just because it is "obvious" and "easy to get", like the reference answers at the end of the math summer homework.

"As the people's police, we must not have such thoughts."

Lin Xinyi unknowingly used words that both Mao Lilan and Hattori Heiji felt uncomfortable with.

But the word "people" has a heavy weight that cannot be replaced by other words.

If you don't have this word in your mind, you will unknowingly develop the bad custom of the Metropolitan Police Department where corpses are left alone and people are superfluous.

And under the outrageous fishing culture of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Even the bizarre murder of Asai Narumi's family could be dismissed as an "accident".

"As a law enforcement officer, you must be careful when using the word 'accident'."

“Despite hard work, it is possible to reach the wrong conclusion in the end.”

"But as long as we do the best investigation we can, we can minimize our chances of making mistakes."

Lin Xinyi instructed with great seriousness.

"Well we will definitely remember this sentence!"

Mao Lilan and Hattori Heiji both nodded seriously.

Especially Hattori Heiji.

He had never seen such heavy power in other police officers before.

It is a sense of responsibility and mission, not only loyalty to the honor of the police profession, but also loyalty to some higher belief.

"This is the real police"

Unknowingly, Hattori Heiji's impression of the police completely changed.

He was originally unwilling to give up his career as a detective, but now he quietly had a new goal.

"We will try our best to handle every case to the best of our ability and find the truth for the deceased!"

"Okay!" Lin Xinyi nodded with satisfaction.

Immediately afterwards, he arranged preliminary survey work:

"There's no cell phone signal in the woods. I've asked my girlfriend to go out and call the police."

Two "girlfriends", one old and one young, all went.

The younger one was reluctant, but was still carried away by the older one.

"It won't take long for the police from the scenic area police station to arrive."

"Heiji, you and Miss Mori are here to conduct a preliminary survey of the site, especially paying attention to the series of footprints on the soil slope."

"Gloves, tape measure, flashlight, evidence bag, these basic equipment can be obtained from Ms. Maori."

Ever since he met Conan, Lin Xinyi began to carry these small items with him.

Mao Lilan was influenced by him and was always ready to fight.

"I'll leave this to you."

"I'll go ahead and check on the body."

As soon as Lin Xin arranged the survey work, he turned around and left.

"Oh wait."

Hattori Heiji was a little confused:

"The body is still at the bottom of the cliff. Mr. Lin, why are you going to do an autopsy?"

"It would take at least an hour to go down the mountain and then go around."

"How about you stay here and wait for the Osaka Prefectural Police to arrive, and then we can go down to the bottom of the cliff to conduct an autopsy together."

"No, the autopsy must be done as soon as possible."

"If you go a few minutes late, you might not be able to see any important signs of the corpse."

Lin Xinyi shook his head and slowly walked to the edge of the cliff:

"As for how to get to the bottom of the cliff, I have my own way."

The words just fell

He took a look at the protruding rocks on the vertical cliff and jumped without hesitation——

The style of painting is starting to look weird again.