Chapter 364: Judge
At the moment when they raised their binoculars to see clearly the true face of the mask on the tree, Qian Jingtao and Wang Yuanteng blurted out almost at the same time, "Judge Book!"
"Is this mask called Judge Goubo?" Wu Qiushan frowned immediately after hearing this, "It means there is a trial."
Wang Yuanteng and Qian Jingtao looked at each other, and it was Qian Jingtao who finally explained.
"Judge Goubou is a character in Nuo opera. He has similar responsibilities as the judge we often say, mainly killing evildoers." Qian Jingtao also did not expect to see the judge's wooden mask here.
"Get out of the way, let me go over and take a look." Forensic Doctor Lin has already put on his shoe covers. This low-lying area is very muddy, a bit like a swamp, so Forensic Doctor Lin is very careful when walking, and will check the road under his feet every step he takes. Whether it is strong or not.
Wu Qiushan and Yuan Chenxi went to help, while Cen Lian went around from the other side and came to the big tree where the mask was, and finally saw clearly what the mask looked like now.
Although the Nuo opera masks were fried and painted during the production process, they were still somewhat mottled and discolored in the rainy and humid climate of the primeval forest. It was only when Cen Lian got really close that he discovered that the mask was still covered in paint. There is a layer of something on it, and the color is painted on that layer of something, not directly on the wooden mask.
"Sister Lin, come and see if this is human skin." Cen Lian felt a little sore when he said this.
Forensic doctor Lin had confirmed that he could walk normally on the surrounding damp ground, so he rushed over immediately after Cen Lian called her.
She put on two layers of gloves and inspected it carefully before saying with a serious expression, "You are right, there is indeed a layer of human skin on the mask, and it is the skin of the human face."
For a moment, everyone present was silent.
Although they are all working as criminal police, almost no one has ever seen someone peeling off the skin from someone else's face to make a mask.
What kind of deep hatred is this.
Several of Tan Wanxin's junior brothers and sisters couldn't help but rush to a place where no one was around to vomit. Tan Wanxin's expression was not very good, and his whole face turned pale.
"Are you okay?" Ququhan was right next to him. Seeing that his legs were a little weak, he kindly helped him, "Now you know why Professor Liu asked you to follow our support team out to see the world. The human skin mask is very sensitive to us. It’s not the most horrific case.”
Tan Wanxin's face turned even paler after hearing this.
However, as Ququhan said, the other members of the support team were not at all afraid of masks made of human skin.
Forensic Doctor Lin carefully took off the mask, checked it over and over, and then looked at the tree where the mask was hanging.
"The blood stains are very obvious. I guess the body is down here." Forensic Doctor Lin turned and looked at the uneven soil on the ground. "dig, I guess it won't be buried too deep."
By leaving such a mask here, according to criminal psychology, at least the murderer hoped that someone would discover the body.
"The crime occurred in May. It has been more than four months now. The body may not have completely turned into bones. Please let those students leave first." Forensic doctor Lin suddenly remembered something when he was about to start digging. I still gave Cen Lian a warning.
Among these students, Tan Wanxin was the only one who had seen the murder scene during his internship. This was a bit unbearable, let alone the remaining few.
"Professor Liu thought we were oversimplified." Tang Hua chuckled, took the shovel handed over by the policeman from Zhao Huailong's team and prepared to dig, "Just let Xiaoqu take them out first, she doesn't have anything to do here for the time being. "
It is true that there is no need for Internet security to dig up corpses. Although Ququhan is now well-informed, it does not mean that she wants to see highly decomposed but not completely bones. So she took Tan Wanxin and several of his The junior brothers and sisters slipped away very fast.
Zhao Huailong came to help after arranging other tasks. Seven or eight people worked together to dig for more than ten minutes. Just as they were about to continue wielding the shovel, they heard Forensic Doctor Lin calling to stop.
"Don't move. The body should be down there." She could already smell the familiar smell of corpses. "The next few of us will come."
Cen Lian, Wu Qiushan and Yuan Chenxi continued to stay where they were, and cooperated with forensic doctor Lin to clean up the surrounding soil bit by bit. Some maggots and other insects twisted out, and the disgusting corpse odor gradually became abnormal. It was clear that even a veteran forensic doctor like Lin Forensic Doctor, who had experienced many battles, frowned a little.
"This kind of corpse might as well be completely turned into bones," Yuan Chenxi muttered, and the movement of his hand suddenly stopped, "I touched it, it's right next to my feet."
Several people adjusted their positions and continued to clean up carefully. It took more than half an hour before a highly decomposed corpse, with most of its body already skeletal, appeared in front of everyone.
"All the corpses, surrounding soil and insects were sampled and taken away." Forensic doctor Lin skillfully directed several policemen from the Yongchang City Bureau to begin moving the corpses to extract samples, but Cen Lian remained where he was.
Wu Qiushan and Yuan Chenxi also did not move.
Although this place is not the scene of the first crime, as a burial place, many traces may remain. Especially in the process of burying the corpse and peeling off the facial skin, tools will inevitably be used, and traces may also be left when using tools.
"Now it seems that this case was probably committed by a stranger." Wang Yuanteng stood aside and did not add to the chaos. "Judge Goubo's duty is to judge evildoers, so the murderer may also be using this mask to represent himself in the trial."
Just when they were about to start cleaning up the body, Qian Jingtao followed him and left. They didn't need to keep the details of the case confidential.
"Isn't that the kind of dark executor you see in various movies and TV shows?" Tang Hua became interested. "So this man killed Tian Chunhai because he sold fakes?"
"It's just selling fakes, so it shouldn't be that serious." Cen Lian was mechanically extracting the remaining pieces of clothing while thinking about this question. "He can compare himself to a judge, so he should think he is very righteous, so he shouldn't kill people for things that are not serious enough to warrant the death penalty."
But Cen Lian had other doubts in his mind, that is, he didn't see any criminal records related to the murder on Tian Chunhai's head.
Selling fakes during the process of bringing goods is often not even criminal. This Tian Chunhai must have a huge amount of money. There is indeed a criminal record of making and selling fakes on the head of the corpse, but apart from this one, there is not even a criminal record of petty theft.
It's impossible that this murderer who regards himself as a "judge" really kills people because of making and selling fakes.