A month has passed in the blink of an eye, but the weather is still extremely cold. The higher-ups didn't send anyone down. It seems that I may have to stay here until Team Leader Shao is transferred back to Dongxing City. The days are so carefree, and it will be New Year's Eve in a flash.
This is the first time for me to celebrate the New Year outside my home, it's a little fresh and a little homesick. Don't know what happened to my adoptive father, but logically, he should be talking now. Either talking about the glorious history of his past, or imagining the future.
This was originally a joyous festival, every family posted Spring Festival couplets and hung lanterns, sat around the dining table and watched the Spring Festival Gala while eating dumplings. But we were not happy today, because we received a call claiming that a body was found on the ice of the Elm River.
We drove to the pointed location, which is the river section near the Rainbow Bridge of the Yumu River. Driving on the Rainbow Bridge, I saw that the entire bridge was hung with colorful lights. From a distance, it looked like a rainbow hanging in the sky. Looking from the bridge to the residential area in the distance, there are lights and festoons everywhere, creating a festive and peaceful atmosphere.
But under the bridge, it was dark and desolate, very cold.
After parking the car on the bank, several of us climbed over the guardrail to the river, and the person who found the body was a sanitation worker. On this family-friendly night, they still have to stick to their posts, which is really hard enough.
Standing on the shore, the fifty-year-old woman pointed to a corpse on the ice in the distance.
Under the illumination of the colorful lights of the Rainbow Bridge, a person can be seen climbing on the ice in the distance. Judging from the long hair, this should be a woman, but I'm not sure. She was wearing a bright red down jacket, which was very conspicuous. But it is not clear whether the person is dead or alive, or whether there is blood on her body.
I tried to step on the ice with my feet, and it still feels very strong. It seems that it will not collapse.
I said to Gu Chen: "You and I go over to see the situation, Guan Zengbin, you stay here."
Guan Zengbin shook his head and said, "I want to go too."
"The ice is dangerous," I said.
Guan Zengbin waved his hand: "It's dangerous for your size. It's so frozen that it might fall into the river? Besides, I'm a forensic doctor. If any traces are left at the scene, I'm much more professional than you."
While talking, Guan Zengbin couldn't be held back, so the three of us had no choice but to move over there.
The cleaning lady said to us: "I yelled for a long time, but the girl didn't respond. I'm afraid she's dead..."
As we gradually approached, the whole picture of this woman appeared in front of us. This is a corpse lying on the ice. The reason why it is so certain is that there is a pool of fan-shaped blood marks on the ice, which was splashed from her head. At the position of the woman's head, cracks appeared on the ice. I have seen many corpses, but such horrible corpses are really rare.
Looking at the woman's appearance, it can be seen that she does not seem to be very old, and her height is only about 1.5 meters. It's just that she was lying on the ice, so she couldn't see her complete face, only half of it. But looking at the leopard from the inside, judging from this less than half of her face, it can be seen how "tragic" most of her face is on the ice.
After a long while, Guan Zengbin said: "The appearance of the corpse is consistent with death from a high fall. All the fractures bear the same direction of force. Judging from her head, the huge pressure even caused her eyeballs to detach from their sockets. Look again. Her neck and cervical spine were broken, and several vertebrae could even be seen protruding. The pool of blood in front of her head was divergent, and the farthest blood was more than ten meters away."
As he said that, Guan Zengbin looked up: "I'm afraid, this woman jumped off the Rainbow Bridge."
I looked up and saw that the distance from the Rainbow Bridge to the ice surface was about 20 meters high.
Guan Zengbin continued: "Judging from the condition of the corpse, she should have landed head first when she landed. Judging from the amount of blood, she should have died from a high fall of her own accord."
"What do you mean?" Gu Chen looked at Guan Zengbin and said.
Guan Zengbin replied: "The so-called voluntary high fall death means that the person was awake during the fall. In addition to the life traces of the corpse, you can see that the wrist of the corpse has obvious contusions. This shows that , at the moment of falling, she subconsciously supported her with her wrist. This is a human instinct, and it is also a factor in judging death from a voluntary high fall."
"However." Guan Zengbin changed the subject: "As for why she fell off the Rainbow Bridge, it's hard to say. Whether she was pushed off, wanted to commit suicide, or fell off by accident is not clear. clear."
I looked up at the Rainbow Bridge, thinking.
There are guardrails on both sides of the Rainbow Bridge, with a height of about 1.5 meters. And this woman's height is just over 1.5 meters, she looks more like a junior high school student, so she can't fall down by mistake. In other words, she was either going to commit suicide, or she was pushed down by someone.
As for which point it is, it is not yet certain.
Guan Zengbin said: "Take the body back, I can't dissect it with so many clothes on."
"We're going to use that broken dissection room again." Gu Chen glanced at Guan Zengbin and said.
Guan Zengbin shrugged, and said helplessly: "Fortunately, the first thing Wu Meng did when he came back was to install the heater, otherwise, he would be freezing again."
Guan Zengbin went back and brought the body bag, and Gu Chen and I lifted the body up. I lifted the arm of the female corpse, feeling like a puppet holding a string. I can feel that the bones inside are broken, which shows the great impact. And especially in my position, I can just see the face of the female corpse.
Looking at it, it makes people feel a little dizzy.
Putting the female body in a body bag, Gu Chen and I carried one head and walked back.
When we went back, the cleaning lady was still standing there watching our situation.
Putting the female body on the car, I turned around and asked, "Auntie, when did you find the body? Did you see anyone around?"
The aunt replied: "I called the police when I saw the dead body. There was no one around. I was in charge of this area. Think about it, what day is it now? It's New Year's Eve. Besides us, who else would be here?" Shaking around outside. I saw you put the body in a bag, what's the matter, are you dead?"
I waved my hand and said, "I jumped into the river."
As he said that, he felt something was wrong, and said, "It hit the ice."
The aunt didn't show any fear when she heard the words, but said sadly: "If there is no big grievance, if we can live on, who would commit suicide on New Year's Eve. I can't figure it out, no matter how miserable it is, it can be worse than death ?”
Saying that, the aunt left talking to herself.
"Go back." I shook my head.
Naturally, we had to pass the Rainbow Bridge on our way back. Gu Chen was driving, and I was sitting in the back seat, with the body bag right under my feet. I looked at the guardrails of the Rainbow Bridge all the way. The gaps between the guardrails are so short that it is impossible for a child to fall through the gaps. And judging by her height, it would be difficult to fall from above.
There are very few cars on the road. Think about it and know that at this moment, most people are spending time at home.
This woman, no, to be precise, how did this girl come from? Came by walking, by car? Why did she come here, and what is the purpose of coming here? Was it suicide or homicide
But I have a vague feeling, just like what the old lady said, how hopeless would be those who choose to commit suicide on this universally celebrated festival. But whoever chooses to kill on this festival must be so ruthless.
Suddenly, the sound of firecrackers rang out all around. The sound was concentrated and loud, which shocked me when I was thinking. I looked at my watch and realized that it was already twelve o'clock in the evening.
new Year is here.
Then, countless fireworks bloomed on both sides of the Rainbow Bridge, which was very bright and beautiful.
"Happy New Year." I looked at Gu Chen and Guan Zengbin.
The two said in unison: "Happy New Year."
But this New Year, it is estimated that I will not be happy. While everyone was watching the fireworks and eating delicious food, the few of us were still on our way back. And there was a dead body in the car. And the deceased was still a young girl in her prime, less than eighteen years old by visual estimation.
This world is like this, happiness and sadness are balanced most of the time. When you feel happy, there must be someone you don't know who is sad. When a person is born, someone will naturally die. It's just that those who died on this festival were full of sorrow and joy.
We are one year older, but this girl will always stay at this age.
The car was driving quietly on the Rainbow Bridge, surrounded by the sound of firecrackers, but the girl in the body bag was quietly sleeping.
We need to find out the reason for her deep sleep.