Chapter 40: Human Bones Turned into Pig Bones
[Ding, case triggered successfully.]. [Police God case sign-in activated.]. [Would the host like to sign in?].
Xiao Yu snapped back to reality, his expression odd.
System, where’s your dignity?
Or have you fallen from grace?
The case file he had opened was indeed a small case.
In both his past life and present life, it wasn’t something he would have paid attention to.
The only reason it caught his eye was that it had remained unsolved for over four years.
This isn’t the past; the streets are full of surveillance cameras, and there are many forensic methods and various high-tech equipment.
Over four years without being solved… that seems unreasonable!
With modern forensic methods, cases rarely remain unsolved for more than six months.
Those that drag on for a year are almost unheard of.
A case that has gone unsolved for over four years is quite rare.
Moreover, the case itself isn’t big. Typically, even a general police station could handle it.
But it remained unsolved for four years and was transferred to the Criminal Investigation Brigade. Isn’t that strange?
Is the system giving me a freebie?
Definitely not.
A case that has stumped other investigators for four years won’t be simple.
Don’t think you’re the only smart person; the world isn’t full of fools.
If you think that way, the fool is definitely you!
“Sign in.”
Xiao Yu’s expression turned serious as he silently repeated in his mind.
[Ding, congratulations to the host for successfully signing in to the case!]. [System reward: Skill – Driving Expert!]. [System task issued: Solve the Corpse Theft Case!]. [Time limit to solve the case: Seven days!]. [If the host completes the task within the time limit, an additional reward will be the system skill: Wax Moth’s Ear!]. [If the host fails the task within the time limit, the system abilities granted to the host will be revoked!]. [Task time limit countdown, start…].
As countless ‘driving skills,’ including vehicles, tanks, planes, and ships, fused into Xiao Yu’s brain and body, he was stunned.
For the first time, he realized that his previous understanding of the word ‘driving’ was too narrow!
Wax Moth’s Ear… what’s that?
Xiao Yu took out his phone to look it up.
The greater wax moth can hear sounds up to 300 kHz.
So far, no other animal in the world has such a high level of hearing.
First Falcon’s Eye, then King Butterfly’s Nose, and now Wax Moth’s Ear?
The system really knows how to play… Xiao Yu chuckled and shook his head as he looked at the case file on the computer screen.
The Corpse Theft Case!
This corpse theft case isn’t your ordinary body snatching.
It was discovered after the body was cremated when the family noticed something was wrong.
The story begins with a victim who died in a car accident and was declared dead after unsuccessful resuscitation.
After the death certificate was issued, the body was sent to the crematorium for cremation.
Initially, everything seemed to be in order.
Coincidentally, the deceased’s son was a medical student.
When he was replacing his father’s urn, he noticed the color of the ashes was off.
For those in the know, cremation doesn’t completely reduce bones to ashes; some bone fragments remain.
Although all bones, once reduced to inorganic material, leave behind some inorganic salts.
Human bones and animal bones, if any bone fragments remain, can still be tested using forensic methods.
As a result of the test, the deceased’s son found that his father’s ashes had turned into pig bones.
Can you believe it?
After reporting to the police, an investigation began.
Since it might involve corpse theft, the case wasn’t too big or too small.
Depending on the classification of the crime, the maximum penalty would be about three years.
Here’s the problem.
The family discovered the possible switch of the body during cremation six months later.
The crematorium denied any switch and counter-sued the family for extortion.
The funny thing is.
The family wasn’t extorting; they didn’t ask for a penny and just wanted the truth and to find their relative’s body.
How do you investigate this?
The crematorium indeed had surveillance, but the cremation process in the furnace room didn’t.
And according to police questioning, no suspicions were found among the crematorium workers.
So, although it seemed like a small case, it remained unsolved and became a cold case.
I feel like I’m playing a murder mystery game; this is getting interesting… Xiao Yu leaned back in his chair, squinting his eyes, his thoughts racing.
For profit?
No, the family didn’t want money, just the truth, and it was unlikely they swapped the ashes.
Moreover, the family lived in the city and had no rural relatives.
Even if they wanted to burn some pig bones, they might not have had a way to do it, so how did they swap them?
Ruling out the family’s involvement, it indeed suggested the crematorium might have stolen the body.
Another problem arises.
According to the case investigation, the file shows.
Although the furnace room had no surveillance, the crematorium did.
With records of personnel and vehicle entries, the internal theft of the body was highly unlikely.
In the Dragon Country, even if you steal a body, what’s the use?
No, there is use!
Some medical and specific institutions do purchase bodies.
Although the prices are high, it’s done through legitimate channels.
What channels?
Deceased individuals with no family to claim the body could be collected as a family effort with their ID card.
Or the family agrees to donate the body post-mortem, and the state provides compensation.
There’s also the case where someone volunteers to donate their body after death.
Apart from these, buying and selling bodies for profit is a crime.
The penalty isn’t very high!
Xiao Yu stood up, ready to visit the family and the crematorium.
Thinking alone won’t solve it; I need to see the scene!