AWB Chapter 1725 He might have died before he died!
Chapter 1725 He might have died before he died!
"Advisor Li, I'd like to hear the details!"
Hearing Li Xiangnan say this, Guo Qian immediately became excited. He knew that the other party had many of the same ideas as himself. As long as he listened to his reasoning, he would be able to prove his own ideas. "I think so too. I think Xu Sheng really can't commit suicide!"
Forensic Doctor Wang turned his head and looked around. His sharp eyes scanned Xu Sheng's body, then glanced at the rope hanging from the window. A rare curiosity crossed his face. "Advisor Li, please tell me something!"
The assistant beside him had his hand holding the camera turning pale, and it was obvious that he could no longer suppress the strong desire in his heart.
"First!"
Li Xiangnan raised his finger and pointed at the cloth shoes on the ground.
"A person determined to die must be internally conflicted, flustered, nervous, uneasy, and apprehensive. Many of these emotions are beyond the comprehension of us living, normal people. So, I would like to ask, before dying, would they care about how they place their shoes?"
When everyone heard this, they subconsciously looked at the shoes in front of the bed.
Xu Sheng's cloth shoes were placed at the foot of the bed, close to the vertical surface of the cement.
The toes of the shoes are facing outwards and the heels are facing inwards, and they are placed very neatly and correctly!
Guo Qian's eyes lit up. "I noticed this detail when I came in, Consultant Li. What you said is exactly what I suspected! Xu Sheng's mentality couldn't be so peaceful! How could he have properly put his shoes in the right place before he died? This doesn't conform to the logic of human behavior!"
"Not bad!" Forensic Doctor Wang nodded, and there was a little more admiration for Li Xiangnan in his eyes.
"That's just... not enough, right?" The assistant beside him swallowed hard. "Master, Consultant Li, Captain Guo, do you have any other evidence?"
Forensic Doctor Wang smiled and looked at Li Xiangnan.
Guo Qian also turned his head and looked over, as if he was listening attentively.
"Second, instinct!"
Li Xiangnan raised his second finger, lifted Xu Sheng's finger, narrowed his eyes and reminded:
"Take a look, Old Wang. Does this align with a person's instinctive reaction before dying?"
Forensic Doctor Wang didn't step forward. Instead, his assistant eagerly took a look and said, swallowing his saliva, "Advisor Li...Master Li, what did you see?"
Guo Qian said with a sharp look in his eyes, "His fingers are so clean!"
"Right!" Li Xiangnan snapped his fingers, "Xiaodan, look here!"
He walked to the window and picked up the fiber rope. "This rope is made from shredded Xu Sheng's clothes and bed sheets. It contains fiber elements!"
"I understand!"
Assistant Xiaodan immediately raised her hand, like a primary school student actively answering questions in class, and said excitedly, "He didn't struggle! Before he died, there was no struggle at all, so there is no fiber tissue between his fingers. This is inconsistent with a person struggling before death!"
"That's right!" This time, it was Guo Qian who nodded in confirmation of his assistant Xiao Dan's statement. "Whether he committed suicide or was murdered, before dying, the human body would subconsciously pull at the object that caused his death. Since Xu Sheng committed suicide, there should be fibrous tissue between his fingernails, no matter how much, there must be some!"
At this moment, Forensic Doctor Wang brainstormed, "So, this suggests an explanation for Xu Sheng's condition before his death!"
"Yes!" Li Xiangnan squatted in front of the rope, staring carefully at the knot on it, "He might have died before he died!"
"Died before he died?"
This sentence came out of nowhere, and assistant Xiao Dan was confused. He scratched his head, but it still itched. Then he realized that wearing gloves and a hat on his head couldn't solve the embarrassment he subconsciously felt. So he put his hands down and said earnestly, "Advisor Li, how do you understand this?"
Li Xiangnan looked at Forensic Doctor Wang.
Medical Examiner Wang folded his arms calmly. "It's very simple. He was either strangled to death while unconscious, or he died before being strangled. The purple marks on his neck were fabricated later..."
The assistant exclaimed, "So he didn't struggle at all when he died?"
Guo Qian said with sweat on his head, "So this piece of information is enough to prove that Xu Sheng did not commit suicide!"
Because when a person is unconscious, he cannot strangle himself!
"So," Li Xiangnan raised his third finger, shrugged, and said, "This is my third point! Have you noticed that after the door is closed, there's a faint fragrance in this room?"
Assistant Xiaodan's face changed drastically. He subconsciously covered his mouth and nose and tried to open the door, but his master, Forensic Doctor Wang, suddenly grabbed his arm.
"No need to open the door, the smell isn't that strong anymore! Besides, if it were still useful, the smell would have been almost completely absorbed by the prison doctor and guards who came in earlier. They're all fine!"
Forensic Doctor Wang comforted his apprentice.
Assistant Xiao Dan said in horror, "Advisor Li, Master, are you saying... the air is poisonous? What is that?"
Li Xiangnan shook his head and sniffed.
There was a faint sweet smell in the air, very similar to herbs, but it seemed to be essentially different from herbs.
He recalled the details of the Shen Yujing case, which was a carefully planned poisoning.
But here, there is no poison that can only be obtained through special channels!
It's probably ether!
This chemical has a certain degree of sweetness.
It can indeed produce a coma-like effect in people, as long as the concentration is appropriate.
Forensic Doctor Wang looked at Li Xiangnan and whispered, "Could it be ether?"
After he finished speaking, he saw Li Xiangnan nod, and then he said to his assistant: "It is this kind of chemical that makes people unconscious!"
"Huh?" the assistant exclaimed, then raised his hand and asked, "So after Xu Sheng was knocked unconscious, he was strangled to death?"
Li Xiangnan shook his head. "Don't make that assumption for now. It's just a direction. There are many details to find the chain of evidence! Because if we make that assumption, we have to find the person who entered the cell, and this direction of investigation will cause resistance and non-cooperation from the prison..."
Forensic Doctor Wang nodded, looked at his assistant, and reminded him, "Now that you put it that way, it makes sense that someone in the prison wants to kill Xu Sheng."
"I understand!" Assistant Xiaodan wiped the sweat off his forehead.
"It's okay!" Guo Qian pinched his shoulder. "We were just brainstorming. No one blames you! You're one of us. Consultant Li is just reminding you not to show your emotions in front of outsiders other than us. That will alert others and may interfere with our investigation!"
Assistant Xiao Dan nodded with lingering fear: "Thank you, Consultant Li!"
Li Xiangnan smiled.
This was indeed what he was worried about.
If someone is suspected of being in prison, whether it is a prison doctor, a guard or any other manager, those who are not skilled enough may look at the other person with disgust and suspicion. If it is a murderer, they will be particularly sensitive.
Then he knows that he is about to be exposed, and he is likely to make some unexpected moves, which will escalate the situation and that will be bad!
Xiaodan is not very old, so Li Xiangnan said more.
At this moment, the assistant Xiaodan looked at Li Xiangnan with a hint of awe in his eyes.
Although Consultant Li is only a few years older than himself, the aura he exudes and the steadiness, maturity and artistry in his dealings with others are so impressive.
"fourth……"
At this time, Li Xiangnan suddenly stretched out four fingers.
Assistant Xiao Dan's eyes widened in surprise, "Advisor Li, do you have another reason?"
Guo Qian and Forensic Doctor Wang also thought that Li Xiangnan's observation stopped here, so they reminded Xiao Dan. They didn't expect that there were still some details that others had not noticed.
"Consultant Li, what is it?" Guo Qian's heart suddenly tightened.
"Look!" Li Xiangnan picked up the noose and held it in front of the crowd.
"This is the most important and crucial piece of evidence! How could a professor of child psychology, an intellectual, a high-ranking elite who's never done any housework, tie such a complex variation of the Fisherman's Knot?"
"???"