Chapter 267 The Fourth Victim

"Come here, these are the three heads."

After leading Bai Nuo and Liu Yanan into his private autopsy room, Qiu, the forensic doctor, went straight to the autopsy table. Three heads, charred black like charcoal, were neatly arranged on it, and some charred limbs were placed on the other side.

Just at first glance, it's not that it's particularly scary, but it has a strange, eerie feel to it.

Bai Nuo walked over and bent down to examine the three heads closely. He could still vaguely make out the facial features, but after being burned by the fire, the skin and flesh on the head had shriveled and dried up. The eyes were just two blackened holes, which made the nasal bones and brow bones protrude particularly obviously. To someone who had no knowledge of the direction of human facial features, looking at this head was like looking at a charred skull covered with a layer of charcoal.

This fire is probably only slightly weaker than a crematorium furnace. If the fire were any bigger, there would probably be nothing left.

Oh, wait a minute!

In the end, at least the police will be left with a handful of ashes!

"So, is there any way to restore his appearance?" Captain Li looked at Bai Nuo with a hopeful expression, as if the six-foot-tall Northeastern man would burst into tears if Bai Nuo shook his head.

It wasn't that he wanted to force the girl; he just couldn't control himself. He was having such a hard time. He could almost see several vengeful spirits floating in front of him, accompanied by his chief's furious curses, when he closed his eyes.

Bai Nuo silently moved to the side, neither shaking his head nor nodding, and said in a calm tone, "It is still uncertain at the moment, but I will do my best, so please rest assured. Now I will tell you what I am going to do, and you two can discuss whether you agree. I guess you two will have to apply to your director first."

The little system had taught her some of the rules of this era, especially in government units, where there were many rules. You had to apply to your superiors for everything, even if you wanted an extra pen, let alone such important evidence.

Moreover, humans are best at shifting blame when things go wrong, and she, a technician seconded from a small county, is perfect for taking the blame.

Therefore, before taking action, it is essential to have a prior agreement to ensure one's own interests.

"No problem, please go ahead!" Captain Li quickly stood up straight and looked at Bai Nuo intently. The forensic doctor next to him exaggeratedly pulled a notebook out of his white coat pocket, ready to take notes.

It's clear that these two are truly desperate.

Bai Nuo twitched the corner of his mouth: "It's like this, I looked at the current condition of these three heads, the skin and subcutaneous tissue were severely burned by the fire, and there has been a severe atrophy. It is impossible to draw their original appearance based on this alone."

Because the facial muscles have atrophied so severely, it has greatly affected their appearance in life. I now have to scrape away all the necrotic skin and flesh tissue on this head bit by bit to examine the deeper skin and flesh texture. Through the texture and the direction of the facial bones, I can restore the appearance of these three heads in life.

These three heads are the most important piece of evidence you have besides the severed limbs, so if I'm going to take action, you two should submit an application, right? Also, I need a waiver of liability from your precinct.”

Bai Nuo's last sentence directly and frankly admitted her feelings.

Refusing to shift blame after the fact must start with me!

If this succeeds, she might get a reward, but if it fails and she ends up shaving all three heads off, then it will be hard to say who will be held responsible.

Therefore, this matter must be made clear in advance.

After hearing Bai Nuo's words, Captain Li was taken aback at first. After realizing what he meant, he couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly. It was the first time he had ever seen such a cautious technician. However, he could understand, but he just didn't quite understand.

This girl is so young, how can she be so cautious? It's like she has a lot of experience in being scammed.

"No problem, Comrade Bai, please wait a moment, I'll go find him right away. No, we're going to find our bureau chief. Don't worry, there won't be any problems." After saying that, Captain Li turned around and strode out the door, starting to run as soon as he stepped outside.

Target: The Director's Office!

"Comrade, wait a moment. Would you like some water or a snack?" Forensic doctor Qiu looked worried that the person would run away, and his face unconsciously showed a fawning expression, which made Bai Nuo and Liu Yanan cringe.

This person really doesn't suit that expression, really!

"No need to trouble yourself, let me take another look!" Bai Nuo smiled politely and turned to look at the other limbs on the dissection table.

It was previously said to have three arms, but upon closer inspection, it turns out to be just three forearms. The wrists are missing hands and have some scratches that look like knife marks. There are also two shin bones, and no feet. Next to them is a piece of the left rib area, as well as some body parts.

These severed limbs were in the same state as the three heads, burned black, and looked like a few sticks of firewood.

Bai Nuo carefully observed those things and found them increasingly strange. Captain Li had previously said that based on these remains, there should be three victims.

But……

Bai Nuo bent down and carefully examined a shinbone, then turned to look at Forensic Doctor Qiu: "Forensic Doctor Qiu, this doesn't seem to be a shinbone, but rather an arm bone, but it doesn't seem to connect with the three forearm bones."

"What!"

Upon hearing this, the forensic doctor Qiu's mind went blank for a moment.

Three victims had already driven their entire team to the brink of madness, and now another one...

Whether they're crazy or not is secondary; the main issue is that every additional victim means another family destroyed, which is definitely not the outcome they want to see.