"She was just unlucky, died for some other reason..."
This speculation was consistent with the scenario of the female victim falling into the water wearing pajamas.
"There’s that possibility, but it’s also possible that the victim was emotionally agitated before her death, leading to the rupture of capillaries in her eyes, causing this symptom.
Let me first see if I can determine the cause of death."
Saying this, Brian squatted down, carefully felt the female victim’s entire body, ensuring that there were no broken bones or obvious internal injuries, then pried open the woman’s mouth.
The victim had undergone oral surgery, belonging to the kind of full, plump lips that exuded sensuality with their natural fiery red for mature men.
Brian took out a flashlight and checked the inside of her mouth.
Her oral hygiene was quite good; under the skin there was no sign of hemorrhage, and her teeth were all veneered. With an enhanced sense of smell, he could detect a hint of red wine residue.
In addition to that, there was an unpleasant odor escaping from the body’s internal gases.
It proved that even beautiful women can emit a foul smell from their mouths after death.
Brian then pinched and tugged at her tongue.
Wow, the woman’s tongue was long and slender, the kind that could easily touch her own nose, with a relatively thick and creamy coat in the middle, while the sides were more distributed but still much thicker than normal.
This wasn’t to say that the victim was unhygienic before death; rather, it was a characteristic that came from excessive friction, similar to calluses on the hands.
Even if this white coating was scraped off, someone experienced could still discern certain information contained on the tongue at a glance.
It was clear that the victim was also a woman who strived for self-improvement.
Brian noticed that the victim’s tip of the tongue, throat, and tonsils were all significantly swollen.
This was inflammation caused by excessive congestion.
However, Brian was unsure whether the throat inflammation was due to physical friction or a pathological reason; medicine was his weak point, and he couldn’t determine or distinguish.
Suddenly, Brian’s eyes narrowed.
He reached out and gently scraped the top teeth of the victim, and actually peeled off a blackish-gray piece of skin tissue.
Brian immediately said to Tom, "Take a picture with the camera; this is an important clue."
Tom hurriedly snapped a photo and took out an evidence bag to preserve the blackish-gray piece of skin.
After securing the evidence, he turned to Brian with curiosity, "What is this?"
Brian shrugged, "I’m not entirely sure, but if I’m not mistaken, this is dead skin peeled off from some man’s banana."
Tom thought he’d heard wrong.
Brian lifted an eyebrow, "Uh!"
Friction creates calluses.
Indeed, bananas can develop calluses too, but these calluses are different from those on hands.
Bananas are relatively fragile and sensitive; too frequent friction in a short time can lead to peeling and swelling, and then the skin in these areas becomes blackish-gray dead skin, which comes off at a touch.
As a man who once held a crazy part-time job, Brian had been through these experiences, so he knew a little.
The average person wouldn’t know this.
This is the wisdom that comes with experience.
What he once considered debauchery now seemed like just a little accumulation of knowledge on the road to growth.
Tom confirmed that he had not misheard, his face showing excitement, "Then can’t we use this to identify the owner’s DNA based on the piece of dead skin?"
"The victim’s mouth was full of veneers.
Although teeth veneers are beautiful, they require great attention to oral health, otherwise the gums can easily recede.
Her oral condition was not bad, indicating she had good habits, which means the owner of this piece of dead skin should be the last person she contacted."
In any murder case, the last person the victim had contact with before death has naturally the highest probability of being the murderer.
The female victim had an incredibly attractive figure and face, which is limited by the current medical beauty materials, making the tactile experience average, not very alluring to someone who has tasted finer things.
However, the exaggerated features of the victim’s tongue and throat prompted Brian to a new hypothesis about the cause of death.
It was likely during the act of ’biting’ someone that some accident occurred, causing the victim to gag or choke, subconsciously closing her mouth, which hurt that person, who then pushed her down, causing her to fall into the swimming pool.
To verify this guess, Brian, along with Tom, went to the second-floor balcony of the villa.
The area was not small, furnished with a high-end sofa and lounge chairs, offering a vast view.
There was an oddly shaped swing nearby with some decorative coverings, ensuring that one could see out from this location, but only the upper body part could be seen from the outside.
This setup seemed a bit deliberate...
Brian moved to the edge of the viewing balcony.
The distance to the ground wasn’t too high, about five meters, with a large glass fence for protection.
This kind of special large glass isn’t cheap in the United States.
The production is difficult, and the fees are high; adding the brand premium, this circular structure probably cost six figures.
There was a gap near the swimming pool side of the balcony, made into a small step, like a diving board.
From here, one could jump precisely into the swimming pool below without the fear of taking a nasty fall.
Brian focused on inspecting the area, and then he sniffed the ground, extended a finger, and wiped between the tiles, bringing back many shattered glass fragments, nodding his head: