The Death Knell

Kama Taj is still the same scenery presented in four seasons at the same time. The ice and snow inside the courtyard wall and outside the wall are completely two worlds. After meeting Hamil at the mountain gate, the three of them came to a side room together.

Although from the outside it looks like a classical Chinese building with carved beams and painted beams, when you open the door, you will see a very modern morgue inside.

"Holloway, please excuse me." After saying hello to the old friend who was teleported just now, Su Ming threw the body on the autopsy table: "Help me check the cause of death and see if it was a natural death."

Of course, strangulation can also perform work similar to an autopsy, but the corpse of an extradimensional mage? It's best not to eat it. You don't know how dirty it is. Because of the cost of casting spells, the situation in a magician's body is often very complicated.

The curse of this demon god, the mark of that demon god, the spiritual parasites in different dimensions, super cancer cells caused by long-term exposure to magical abilities, etc...

Will it cause stomach upset if you eat it?

Holloway's mustache trembled, and he fastened his surgical clothes a little speechlessly: "I am a cardiovascular surgeon, not a forensic doctor, do you remember?"

"I remember, but I also remember that time we went to investigate the phantom bullet. Didn't you do a good job as well?"

Su Ming, who was dealing with his old friend, nodded to Hamil and motioned for him to get some snacks and tea, otherwise it would be boring for him and Xu Xian to watch by the side while Holloway dissected the body.

I haven't seen him for a while. Holloway has been living a fairy life on the island in Hawaii after he faked his death. Now he is a little fatter and tanned, and he even wears a floral shirt under his white coat.

But the art of disemboweling people has not fallen behind at all.

As soon as the scalpel was pressed on the belly of the corpse, Holloway realized that the touch felt wrong. After opening the incision, he took a deep breath:

"The cause of death is probably that all the internal organs have disappeared, right?"

"Uh-huh..." Death Knell, who was blowing tea, pointed at the corpse's head: "Don't rush to judge, his brain is gone too, and by the way, his soul is gone too. I wanted to use the treasures I harvested recently. There was no success in resurrecting him.”

"It's useless for you to talk to me about soul matters. I'm just an ordinary doctor, a Christian..."

The doctor moved his wrist, put down the knife, picked up the circular saw on the side, and quickly lifted the skull of the corpse. It was exactly as the death knell said, the brain was gone, and the skull was as clean as if someone had licked it. :

"There is no need for me to look at this. There is no doubt that it is an unnatural death. You should ask the devil or some ghost."

"I don't just want you to see this, I want to know where he went before his death, where was the first scene, and when was the blood loss." Su Ming ate a snack and raised his hand to signal Professor Xu to try Jiangnan too. Smell: "There is a gas chromatograph on the wall, and there are some technological equipment that I can't name. You can use them."

"I can only try. If it doesn't work, I advise you to find a professional forensic expert." Holloway sighed and began to investigate honestly.

A flash of red lightning ran through Su Ming's mind, but he still shook his head: "You try it first and then talk."

While watching the doctor's autopsy, Professor Xu calmly ate snacks, making miamia sounds, and took a sip of fragrant spring tea from time to time, with a very contented expression on his cat face.

On one side, there are flesh and blood flying around, and on the other side, you can see the beautiful scenery outside the window. This is really a good place.

....................................

Half an hour later, after both Deathstroke and Xu Xian were knocked all over the ground, Holloway gave the result.

He held a thick stack of printed reports and walked towards the death knell while flipping through them:

"I don't know where you found this body. The radiation intensity on his body is almost the same as the space suit worn by astronauts. There are also many elements that cannot be identified by instruments, mysterious bacteria, and unseen viruses. The cells are distorting themselves...Either your equipment needs to be replaced, or it has too much experience."

After practicing medicine for decades, Holloway had never seen a patient's body in such a complicated condition. It was simply a hodgepodge of all the factors that caused death.

"Don't worry about those unrecognizable parameters. He is originally a person from another dimension. Well, I can't say whether he is a human or not." Su Ming handed the doctor a cup of tea and motioned for him to sit on the corpse freezer and chat: "You just need to tell me where the identifiable earthly matter comes from."

"Okay, it's another dimension?" Holloway climbed up the freezer, sat halfway down, put the report on Deathstroke's lap, and clicked on the printed picture: "Generally, plants and insects can help We have determined the traces of the deceased’s life, but let’s talk about the most intuitive thing first. This gentleman was obviously still alive when he arrived on Earth. I detected a kind of asbestos on the soles of his shoes. After looking at the structure of the shoes, I found that they were produced by a Japanese chemical company in 1927. of."

"So, he stepped on the roof of an old house?" Su Ming nodded clearly. In the past, when asbestos was not proven to be harmful to the human body, it was often used as an insulation material in buildings and was used more on roofs.

But after it was shown that it could cause lung disease, most buildings where asbestos was used were demolished, and today only old buildings like this exist in remote areas.

"More or less, I'm a doctor, but I'm only a half-assed detective. The one who can really solve the case is you." Holloway spread his hands. He also picked up the teacup and snacks to taste, and later went to give the corpse He was sewing his belly. While eating and drinking, he continued: "If you turn back, there are other clues that can prove the coordinates."

"Well, there are feather fibers from more than a dozen species of wading birds on the robe. He may have passed through the bushes by the water when he was escaping. Those waterbirds like to make nests in the weeds."

Su Ming took out a cigarette and gave it to the doctor. He lowered his head and flipped through the paper. The sunshine outside the window shone warmly into the room, and Hamil took the initiative to clean the room with "clean up."

After asking for the lady's opinion and confirming that Professor Xu didn't care about others smoking, Holloway lit the cigarette, took a relaxed puff, scratched his temples and said:

"One of them is the blue-footed boobies, which are seabirds that live in the tropics and subtropics. And there's also a feather fiber that comes from pelicans, but pelicans only live in freshwater or swamps."

Xu Xian, who could transform into clouds and smoke, really didn't care if someone was smoking. She didn't feel anything about it. She just stretched her neck to read the report in Deathstroke's hand.

As a scholar with a good level of knowledge, she easily understood the reports produced by the machine. Holloway did not need to explain too much, and she also had an understanding of biology.

After all, archeology and historical excavation work mostly takes place in the wild, and we often encounter various creatures, friendly or unfriendly, natural or mysterious, so it is definitely a good idea to learn more.

"So our master arrived in a swampland where freshwater and seawater mixed, and it was located in a tropical or subtropical climate. There were small houses covered with asbestos, and the report also included the feces of some small turtle? "

She said this, probably already knowing it in her heart.

As for Deathstroke, he had already left the freezer and stood on the ground, returning the report in his hand to Holloway:

"I almost know where it is, so I'll go and check it out."