Chapter 545 - 361: Smother a Few to Test
The number of people observing this autopsy was indeed not large, only He Sizheng and two other officials from the Ministry of Justice, along with a single clerk.
"Proceed," Ran Yan’s voice was somewhat low.
The clerk next to Liu Qingsong had never seen a woman look at an unknown female corpse with such "affectionate" eyes, and was somewhat distracted until Liu Qingsong unexpectedly poked him.
"The deceased, Lady Dou, seventeen years old, approximately five feet five inches tall, well-developed..." Ran Yan began by stating the basic condition.
Ran Yan started with the head, noticing a lot of blood on the face, but no visible wounds or signs of swelling, which was illogical! She had never seen blood seep through the skin without any abnormalities.
Human blood vessels are buried within the flesh, and to damage them, there is skin protection on the outside. If the skin layer isn’t traumatized, such extensive bleeding wouldn’t normally occur.
Ran Yan used a cotton cloth dipped in vinegar to gently wipe the bloodstains off the corpse’s face.
The blood was easily wiped away, revealing some swollen, purplish skin beneath.
Ran Yan then inspected the face again more carefully. The blood might have been wiped by the deceased or her maid, and was somewhat messy, but the overall flow of the blood from the forehead to the jaw, dripping onto the clothes, covered almost the entire face. However, experienced forensic doctors know that such a columnar blood flow pattern usually indicates bleeding from a vein and typically makes it easy to locate the wound, but...
Ran Yan carefully examined the top and the front of the skull, finding no wounds, only a small amount of blood.