Chapter 10 Change

midnight.

In the dark alley filled with water vapor, two people stood beside the unknown female corpse, one on the left and the other on the right.

"The cause of death has been determined, come quickly."

Just as Lu Li was folding up the pieces of paper and meditating silently, Duke suddenly urged him to come over with excitement in his voice, as if he had discovered something important.

"what happened?"

"Unlike the previous victim, she didn't die by cutting her throat, look here!"

Sticking so close, even with a mask on, Lu Li still felt the stench was unbearable.

However, when he saw where Duke was pointing at, his expression instantly became focused.

"This wound on the neck is very strange, with extremely irregular edges. Do you think it looks like a mark left by something?"

Hearing this, Lu Li ignored his nausea, stretched out his hand and pressed it, and felt the wetness from his fingertips. He took a closer look - apart from the blood stains, there were also some skin flakes on the glove.

"The rope, or the iron chain, maybe she was restrained during her lifetime, and her body was moved here after her death."

He felt a little uncertain. After all, a detective is not a surgeon, and he cannot be omniscient.

So, after guessing, Lu Li looked up at the ground, hoping to find some clues to support his statement.

But Duke's inspection of the corpse never stopped.

At the same time, he said to Lu Li in a very firm tone: "Not only that, except for the strangle marks on the neck, the other wounds were all left behind by the murderer after the corpse was abandoned. This guy definitely suffers from extreme histrionic personality disorder. .”

As he spoke, he pinched the closed eyelids of the female corpse again, revealing a pair of bloodshot eyes.

"Typical features of mechanical death, bloodshot eyes, incontinence, dark red blood."

After Duke finished speaking, Lu Li also noticed the water stains on the corner of the deceased's skirt. At first he thought it was fog condensation or rain.

It seemed that, as the letter said, he killed because he liked to kill. He killed the victim cleanly first, and then maliciously destroyed the corpse in order to attract people's attention.

Thinking of this, Lu Li shuddered. If he didn't stop the murderer, two more innocent lives would die tomorrow night.

"Hand me some tweezers."

Duke was busy checking the wound and couldn't do other things, so he could only ask Lu Li to be his assistant.

"Well, Jack the Ripper announced that he would kill two more people tomorrow night. The message was written on a piece of paper. I just discovered it."

After handing over the tweezers, Lu Li asked again.

For now, the investigation has officially entered the track, and on-site forensic identification is definitely an indispensable part of the investigation of criminal cases.

Because of this, there is no need for him to hide his secrets.

"Well, if there are no accidents, we will be able to find out important clues the day after tomorrow."

the day after tomorrow?

Lu Li frowned. He understood Duke's implication. He didn't have enough clues. He needed to wait for that guy to kill two more people before he could extract more key information.

"Look, the internal congestion is obvious, indicating that the suffocation lasted more than five minutes."

At this time, Duke lifted the peritoneum with tweezers and showed it to Lu Li——

Under the light, the horrifying scene inside made one's scalp tingle, and Lu Li almost vomited.

"You guys did it on purpose."

"Don't be in the dark, the night is long, don't you feel refreshed after reading these?"

Duke uttered a word, then lowered his head and continued to examine the corpse, while Lu Li watched from the side and chatted with him.

"How do you know whether the deceased's wound was suffered during his lifetime, or was maliciously cut out after death?"

"Generally speaking, the skin and fat of wounds before death will be stained with blood, and the wound will be red, while the skin and fat of wounds after death will appear yellow."

Lu Li silently wrote down these things, and then joked, "Okay, keep working hard, tonight is the home field of forensics, and I, a famous detective, are a bit redundant."

"Indeed, why don't you treat me to a meal afterwards? After dissecting two corpses in succession, I don't have time to eat. I'm so hungry."

"Okay, as long as you have an appetite..."

"Gentlemen, the inspector sent someone to say that he already has important clues to locate the murderer. Why don't we go back first and transport the body away later."

Suddenly, a voice came from the entrance of the alley. Following the sound, Wensli was walking towards here at a fast pace.

How can it be?

Is Scotland Yard so efficient?

Duke blankly put down the tool in his hand, feeling unbelievable in his heart. It stands to reason that this case is still unsolved until more than a hundred years later.

Could it be that in this plausible era, there is an accident in the direction of the case? !

"Don't think about it, you continue to dissect, I'll go over and ask."

Lu Li stood up and walked towards Wensley. He knew Scotland Yard very well, a group of hounds with not very good noses.

A few minutes later, a carriage drove down the alley.

There were only three people left near the morgue, except for Lu Li and a police officer in charge of security.

At this moment, the atmosphere is a little dignified.

"Why did Officer Wensley leave?"

Seeing Lu Li's gloomy expression on the side, Duke had a vague premonition——

While examining the corpse, he seemed to hear a dispute, and then, things turned into what they are now.

Once they lost the support of the police, it would be difficult for the two of them to do anything even if they found any clues.

You know, London in the 19th century was a huge city with a population of one million. Without their official power, whether they were looking for people or arresting them, it was no different from finding a needle in a haystack.

"It is said that three witnesses saw the murderer, and the homeless man who delivered the provocative letter was also caught. The senior officials of the police station thought that this line could be changed to continue the investigation."

"In other words, we can only act alone..."

At this moment, Lu Li didn't want to say anything more. He was just a special adviser and had no authority to order Scotland Yard. Wensley didn't mean to make things difficult for himself. The inspector felt that relying on detectives for everything would make the law enforcement agencies lose in front of the citizens. share--

Unscrupulous writers claim in the newspaper that the taxpayers are feeding a bunch of scum, and are driving private detectives into Scotland Yard.

"So, what should we do next?"

Duke suddenly panicked. His current status is a professor of medicine. Apart from being good at examining corpses and having a higher social status, he has no other role.

"After recognizing the reality, some people will not be able to sit still."

After finishing speaking, a trace of guilt flashed in Lu Li's heart. He wanted to do his best to cooperate with the police to arrest Jack the Ripper before he committed another crime.

However, the matter has come to this point, and there is nothing to be saved.

Using the two dead people who will be killed tomorrow night, they can manipulate public opinion and force some pedantic high-level people to bow their heads.

"There are four days left, enough..."