Chapter 77

Although Gu Qiancheng was focused on her work, she still noticed Qin Jiyans discomfort...

Gu Qiancheng understood that children who had been pampered all their lives couldn't endure such things, just like she had been in the past. Her senior at the time had mocked and ridiculed her, saying she was too delicate and not cut out to be a forensic doctor. Every time she turned pale from nausea, they would tell her to get lost, saying their forensic department didn't hire princesses...

Back then, she had really held her breath and toughed it out. After seeing more, she got used to it. Compared to the sense of achievement from being a forensic doctor, a bit of filth and nausea was nothing.

Someone had to do these things; she couldn't expect others to do everything...

Gu Qiancheng was distracted for just a moment, but quickly returned to her work, extracting the undigested contents from the stomach and placing them in two small bowls.

Gu Qiancheng looked up at Qin Jiyans and said, "Catch a small mouse. If you can't, a chick or a puppy will do. Mix these things into their food and feed them."

Without testing equipment, she had to use the most primitive methods. As for the powdery substance in the nasal cavity, Gu Qiancheng also carefully scraped it off, ready to conduct experiments if necessary.

"Go and do it." Qin Jiyans gave the order, and a guard immediately stepped forward, without Qin Jiyans needing to do anything himself.

After Gu Qiancheng finished cleaning up, she examined the heart and other areas, then quietly told Qin Jiyans, "The deceased had taken drugs to enhance sexual performance before death, and their body was in a state of extreme excitement, but they did not die from excessive intercourse." In other words, Prince Zhou couldn't pin the blame on Qin Yunchu for killing a prostitute.

Although it was a bit of a pity, she was a forensic doctor and could only speak the truth she saw.

Qin Jiyans was taken aback for a moment before asking, "Is this relevant to the case?"

"No, but it could be useful, right?" Gu Qiancheng hinted...

Qin Jiyans had brought her to the morgue in the middle of the night to secretly perform an autopsy, clearly under pressure from Prince Zhou's faction, who didn't want Qin Jiyans to investigate further.

Prince Zhou's actions were partly aimed at Qin Jiyans, but mostly at Prince Zhao, trying to use this opportunity to suppress Prince Zhao. The case falling into Qin Jiyans' hands was likely due to Prince Zhao's influence.

In short, this small case had significant implications, and as an observer, Gu Qiancheng could only see so much.

Qin Jiyans glanced at her and turned away silently...

Sometimes he really wondered how Gu Qiancheng had grown up. She was a woman, yet her political acumen was so high.

Gu Qiancheng didn't say more. It was best to hint and leave it at that. She wasn't showing off her intelligence; she just wanted Qin Jiyans to see her value, hoping that even if he didn't care about the Six Fans Gate in the future, he would still give her a way out, not just use her and discard her...

Gu Qiancheng knew when to stop and continued her work.

As for the deceased's private parts?

She had already examined them during the day, and Prince Zhao's people had likely verified them. Gu Qiancheng didn't plan to recheck, as it wasn't crucial to the case...

The next step was the most important: the craniotomy.

Before the craniotomy, Gu Qiancheng first shaved the deceased's hair, especially around the head wound, being very cautious to avoid accidentally cutting and damaging the original wound.

This task was very time-consuming and tedious, but Gu Qiancheng did it meticulously from start to finish, showing no impatience, which made others also take it seriously.

Soon, the hair was shaved off, revealing a bald head, and the bloody wound on the top of the head was very noticeable.

"There's an injury at the Baihui acupoint, and there are coagulants or similar drugs in the wound." Gu Qiancheng made this judgment based on experience, with an accuracy rate of about eighty percent.

Next was the craniotomy.

Without an electric saw, an electric drill, or a sharp surgical knife, Gu Qiancheng was very troubled but also relieved. If this were a living person, she wouldn't dare to perform a craniotomy.

She used a knife to cut the scalp and lift the dura mater, then...

"Help me with something." Gu Qiancheng initially wanted to ask a guard, but Qin Jiyans stepped forward, and she couldn't refuse. She had to tell Qin Jiyans how to help her open the skull...

Qin Jiyans wanted to say, "Does it have to be so complicated? Can't we just cut it open?" But seeing Gu Qiancheng's serious expression, he swallowed his words.

Gu Qiancheng did a great job. If every forensic doctor were like her, keeping the body intact after an autopsy, the deceased's family might not be so opposed to autopsies.

"Clack..." The skull was removed, and blood spurted out...

Gu Qiancheng was prepared and had already moved to a safe position, but Qin Jiyans hadn't, and he was splattered with blood...

Oh no! His Highness hated being dirty.

The guards around them immediately changed their expressions, looking panicked and unsure of what to do.

Oh no, she had forgotten to remind Qin Jiyans to move. Gu Qiancheng also realized her mistake and, with a stiff face, called out, "Your Highness..." This was really an accident, not intentional.

But Qin Jiyans didn't see it that way. His face was very sour. He looked down at the blood on his clothes and gritted his teeth, saying, "Gu Qiancheng, you, are, very, good!"

Calling her by her full name showed how angry he was.

"This was an accident." Gu Qiancheng swore it was really an accident; she wasn't that petty.

"Better be an accident, or... I'll show you the consequences of playing with me." Qin Jiyans coldly snorted and left, the guards following him, leaving Wen Sheng and Gu Qiancheng standing there, unsure whether to leave or stay.

"Miss..." Wen Sheng looked at Gu Qiancheng, seeking her instructions.

Gu Qiancheng calmly收回了眼神，面不改色地对文书道：“我们继续！”高傲别扭孩子气什么的，回头就好了，又不是第一次，习惯就好。

“是。”文书暗暗叫苦，却不敢擅自离去，只能陪顾千城在停尸房，继续验尸……

尸检的结果，和顾千城推断的八九不离十。凶器是冰片一类的东西，那一滩水迹就是安放机关的地方，到早上冰化掉了，很容易被人忽视……

而在顾千城准备将尸首缝合起来时，拿小鸡做实验的侍卫也传来消息，小鸡吃下混着秽物的食物后，很快就昏迷不醒。

“案情已经明朗，死者死前喝下有助睡眠的食物，凶器安放在床头，在死者熟睡时，机关触发，射入死者脑内。强大的冲击力，不仅刺穿脑部，还将血管切断，造成死者颅内出血而死。”

“能给死者准备食物，并且可以在死者房内自由进出，可见凶手必然是和死者亲近的人，我怀疑凶手可能是死者身边的丫鬟。”顾千城大胆推测道：

“前面十一起案子，凶手绝不是同一个人，只能说由同一个策划。”

没有人，可以同时进入十一户，大户人家杀人！

Gu Qiancheng calmly continued, "We continue!" Pride, stubbornness, and childishness would pass; it wasn't the first time, and she was used to it.

"Yes." Wen Sheng inwardly groaned but didn't dare to leave, so he stayed with Gu Qiancheng in the morgue to continue the autopsy...

The results of the autopsy were largely in line with Gu Qiancheng's deductions. The weapon was something like ice chips, and the puddle of water was where the mechanism was placed. By morning, the ice had melted, making it easy to overlook...

While Gu Qiancheng was preparing to sew up the body, the guard who had conducted the experiment with the chick reported back. The chick had quickly fallen unconscious after eating the food mixed with the contaminants.

"The case is clear. The deceased drank food that aided sleep before death. The weapon was placed at the head of the bed and triggered while the deceased was asleep, shooting into the brain. The strong impact not only pierced the brain but also severed the blood vessels, causing the deceased to die from intracranial bleeding."

"Only someone close to the deceased could prepare their food and freely enter and exit their room. I suspect the murderer might be a maid close to the deceased." Gu Qiancheng made a bold deduction:

"The eleven previous cases were not committed by the same person, but they were planned by the same person."

No one could enter eleven large households and commit murder simultaneously!