Chapter 1180 - 1110: Maggot Master
Clack, clack, clack.
The technician picked up the camera, pointing it at the corpse and the surrounding scene, capturing the murder on film, as the shutter clicked away furiously.
Miao Ruixiang, who had come with the family from Ningtai County, was muttering as he put on his protective gear.
He was considered a junior disciple of Jiang Yuan and the last disciple of Wu Jun. During his time in Ningtai, he had followed Wu Jun and seen many cases of unnatural death, but he never had the qualification or opportunity to independently dissect a corpse in a murder case. Only by following Jiang Yuan could he have the chance to learn.
Miao Ruixiang gestured a few times, then put on his gear, and walked up to serve Jiang Yuan in the same way he would serve Master Wu Jun, asking, "Senior brother, what should I do now?"
"First, prepare the bottles. What are we using here?" Jiang Yuan referred to the poison bottles used in forensic entomology.
"Ethanol." Miao Ruixiang started pulling out his equipment.
The maggots on the corpse, including their eggs and adult forms, need to be captured and killed. Bringing them alive serves no purpose and since the insects continue to grow, they can interfere with determining the time of death.
So, quickly killing the insects is the first step in forensic entomology. The poison bottles described in textbooks often have a two-level structure, like a duplex gas chamber for insects, where insecticide is placed on the lower level and insects are put on the upper level. This method stabilizes and is effective, albeit a bit troublesome and slightly costly.
Ethanol is considered a simpler solution. Although it’s a bit wetter than using gas, the alcohol evaporates quickly and doesn’t significantly affect the operation.