Chapter 17

Those who respected and admired Mr. Lin were somewhat disappointed. They did not expect that the person whom Mr. Lin had been praising all these days was actually a young girl.

“Mr. Lin, this little girl? Can she do it?”

Some people who are bold and outspoken cannot help but speak their minds.

Suya felt that it was right for them to question her age.

After all, in this era, forensic technology is relatively limited, and people are more accustomed to relying on traditional investigative methods. They are naturally full of suspicion towards young women like Su Ya.

Facing all kinds of doubts, Su Ya just smiled and said nothing. She knew that actions were the best proof.

Mr. Lin did not respond to the doubts just now. After the introduction, he took Su Ya back to the forensic office area.

Zhang Fugui: “Comrade Su just arrived today, why don’t you go to the dormitory to adjust first and start work tomorrow?”

Before Su Ya had time to reply to Director Zhang, she saw He Qiang rushing to see Mr. Lin in a hurry.

“Mr. Lin, a tourist reported that a body was found on the ice of the Yinlang River on Longwang Mountain.”

Although it is May now, Longwang Mountain is at a high altitude, so the river on the mountain is still frozen. However, it is now mid-May, and the ice surface should be much thinner.

Mr. Lin originally wanted Su Ya to go back and have a rest, but he didn’t expect that a case would arise.

“Mr. Lin, I will go with you.”

Su Ya knew that Mr. Lin would not let her travel a long distance on the first day of work. But Su Ya was the king of forensic medicine in her previous life, and nothing was more important than solving the case as soon as possible.

Lin Wenguang did not refuse. He nodded, picked up the toolbox and set off.

After reaching the foot of the mountain, they still had to climb up. But Lin Wenguang was old and it would take him a while to climb up.

“Xiao Su, the on-site corpse investigation is now left to you.”

Su Ya looked at the toolbox that Elder Lin handed over and said, “Okay, Elder Lin, please wait for me at the nearby crematorium.”

Mr. Lin looked at Su Ya with gratitude.

Over the years, he has been exposed to the wind and sun, and his knees have suffered a lot. It is really difficult for him to climb the mountain now.

Under the questioning gazes of the group of people, Su Ya half walked and half ran up the mountain carrying her suitcase.

When she reached the bank of the Silver Wave River, she was already out of breath. The original body’s physical fitness was indeed not very good, and this location was close to the top of the mountain. Su Ya did climb for nearly an hour to get there.

“Captain, the ice is too thin for the men to walk on.”

After seeing He Qiang, one of the police officers who arrived first came to report.

Now, He Qiang was really in trouble.

If they don’t drag the body over, they won’t be able to get any clues.

But at the moment, there were no other female comrades except Su Ya. But Su Ya, who looked so weak, was already out of breath after climbing the mountain for a while.

“Captain He, let me do it.”

Su Ya volunteered. She knew that no matter who it was, no one had much expectation or trust in her.

She didn’t care about these. She only cared that the later the autopsy was performed, the more difficult it would be to determine the exact time of death of the deceased, which would be very detrimental to the subsequent investigation.

He Qiang saw that there was no other way and could only agree. He had someone tie a rope around Su Ya’s waist and then pull the other end of the rope.

After Su Ya made sure the rope was tied tightly, she crawled onto the ice.

When she came to the body, she found it was a woman wearing a yellow coat and corduroy pants, which were common in that era.

The side closer to Su Ya was the dead man’s legs. His shoes were gone, so Su Ya grabbed the dead man’s trouser legs and began to pull them towards her.

But she found that it was as if someone was pulling on that side of her head and she couldn’t pull it free no matter how hard she tried.

In order to find out what was going on, Su Ya tried crawling again, moving away from the collapsed part of the ice, and slowly crawling around to the side of the deceased’s head.

As expected, the deceased’s hair, which was tied in a ponytail, was stuck together and frozen to the ice.

Fortunately, not too many places were frozen. Su Ya held the two ends of the dead man’s hair and began to pull it bit by bit.

If the hair was pulled directly off the ice, it might cause the ice surface where Su Ya was lying to crack, and she would also be in danger of falling off.

Therefore, Su Ya could only choose this conservative method to tear off the connection between the deceased’s hair and the ice surface.

However, the ice water was too cold. Su Ya pulled it off a few times and then put it to her lips and blew on it to warm her hands.

After that, continue.

In this way, Su Ya finally severed the connection between the deceased’s hair and the ice surface.

Afterwards, Su Ya crawled back to the deceased’s feet, took the rope off her body, and tied the deceased’s legs.

She pulled the rope bit by bit, and after great difficulty pulled the deceased onto the ice, she took the lead in pulling the rope and returned to the shore.

The police officer pulling the rope saw that Su Ya had reached the shore safely and immediately pulled the deceased back.

After all this, Su Ya found that although she was not wearing much, she was already sweating profusely.

But she paid no attention to her own situation and went straight to check on the deceased.

The deceased looked young. During the inspection, Su Ya found a small cloth bag in the pocket of her yellow coat, which contained a wet piece of paper.

Fortunately, the words written inside are not blurred. It seems that they were written with an oil pen.

Su Ya carefully put away the paper and put it in the toolbox.

Afterwards, they began to examine the condition of the deceased.

There was nothing in the other clothing that could prove his identity, and the deceased had an impact wound on his head, which appeared to be fatal.

But when Su Ya went to the ice to pull the body, she looked around and didn’t find any blood.

It seems that the ice surface is not the crime scene.

“Captain He, find someone to carry the body away. The exact cause and time of death can only be determined after an autopsy.”

He Qiang, who has worked with Mr. Lin many times, analyzed the situation of Su Ya’s examination of the corpse just now and believed that this girl… seems to be an expert in forensics.

In addition, Su Ya had volunteered to pull out the corpse before. After seeing the corpse, she showed no fear at all. She put on gloves and started working directly with a serious expression on her face.

All this shows that Su Ya is not a complete newcomer, but a forensic doctor with practical experience.

So, when Su Ya told him that she wanted to carry the body down, he immediately arranged for someone to do it. Although he still had doubts about Su Ya’s ability, she was someone that Elder Lin liked after all.

Mr. Lin, he is absolutely trustworthy.

After reaching the foot of the mountain, Su Ya and Lin Wenguang met at the crematorium.

“Since the deceased is a woman, you will be the one to perform the operation.”

Su Ya knew that Mr. Lin didn’t really mind that the deceased was a female. He just wanted to see the dissection process with his own eyes.

After all, last time, Mr. Lin only saw the results she gave but did not see the dissection process.

“good.”

Su Ya was also straightforward. She immediately put on gloves, picked up the clippers, and shaved the dead man’s head.