Shen Yan made a valid point.

For most people, the price of their outer clothing should be about the same level as their underwear.

Or, there are more people who care about external appearances than internal ones.

It aligns with most people's logic that the level of outer clothing is on par with or higher than the level of underwear.

However, the deceased's clothing was a bit unusual.

"Of course, some people might care especially about the quality of their underwear and not about their outer clothing, but I believe the deceased was not such a person."

Shen Yan approached the chest of the corpse and measured the deceased's chest size.

"Although the body has already started to decompose significantly, it has just passed the 'Giant Phenomenon' stage, so the current size of the body is quite close to the deceased's true size in life."

"The size of the deceased's underwear is a D cup, but the body's size... should be a B cup. More precisely, we would need to take measurements, but it certainly wouldn't exceed a C cup, let alone be a D."

The mismatch in underwear size alone suggests that the likelihood is low.

Therefore, it seems to Shen Yan that the clothing on the body, or at least the underwear, did not belong to the deceased.

This is the advantage of a joint inspection by Crime Scene Investigation and Forensic Doctor.

The complementarity between different professions often yields unexpected results.

The related crime scene records are being prepared by Liu Guodong and will be handed over to Qin Yong.

Of course, both the investigation and forensic reports provide only reality-based judgments without including the speculations discussed earlier.

Next is the autopsy to determine the specific time of death of the deceased.

The cause of death, as it seems now, should be a puncture wound in the left chest with a sharp object, causing heart damage and death from massive blood loss.

But this is just the primary judgment based on the external wounds on the body.

The final determination of the cause of death still depends on the autopsy results.

For instance, if the deceased was strangled, the perpetrator might have fabricated wounds to cover up the real cause of death.

In most cases, when a victim has just died, such fabricated wounds are easier for forensic doctors and investigators to detect.

However, this body is already in an advanced stage of decomposition.

Rigor mortis has long disappeared, and livor mortis has dissipated unnoticed.

The skin on the body surface is mostly gone, and internal organs must be in an advanced state of decay.

Coupled with river soaking and rain washing, many traces are no longer discernible to the naked eye.

"The time of death... is really hard to ascertain."

This time, Shen Yan is in charge of performing the autopsy, and Wang Changjiang is responsible for recording it.

Shen Yan nodded, "The body is severely decomposed and has been soaked in the river... given Haizhou City's current temperature... about a month?"

"Let's cut it open first and then examine the condition of the internal organs."

The forensic field is quite different from that of regular doctors.

When doctors perform surgery, they cut in a way to ensure that the incision can be closed again without causing damage.

But forensic doctors work differently.

While they also sew the body back up after cutting, the contents inside don't need to be kept intact.

In terms of precision, it's significantly less demanding.

As Shen Yan was about to make an incision, Wang Changjiang turned to Liu Guodong, who was about to finish up for the day.

"Old Liu, wouldn't you like to stay a bit longer?"

Wang Changjiang's words were clearly a joke. The initial surface examination of the body involved both forensic and crime scene investigation efforts.

However, the subsequent dissection has nothing to do with crime scene investigation.

According to standard procedures, crime scene investigators analyze the collected physical evidence.

A bit lucky this time, the crime scene is definitely not the primary crime scene.

So, apart from the black plastic bag containing the sheathed dagger discovered by Yang Sen, the rest pertains to the deceased's clothing.

Evidence like fingerprints, hair, or skin particles often collected at crime scenes was absent this time.

"You guys go ahead; I don't want to stay here any longer."

After all, the smell here is indeed unpleasant.

Both he and Wang Changjiang relied on their experience and didn't wear gas masks like Lu Chuan and Shen Yan did.

"Master, I'd like to stay a little longer."

Just as Liu Guodong was turning to leave, Lu Chuan didn't turn away but instead stared intently at the corpse on the autopsy table, somewhat engrossed.

"Hmm?"

Next is the autopsy. Does Lu Chuan intend to watch?

Liu Guodong knew that Lu Chuan had mastered skills that generally only forensic doctors had in Skeleton Identification Analysis, but this body had not yet reached skeletal status.

Having spent over half a year with Liu Guodong, Lu Chuan had given Liu Guodong a fairly deep understanding of his apprentice.

In daily life, he's easygoing, but at work, he's steady and thoughtful.

Lu Chuan had previously assessed corpses alongside Shen Yan, so it surely wasn't because of her that he wanted to stay.

As for curiosity...

What is there to see in an autopsy?

Unless you don't plan on eating.

Moreover, Lu Chuan doesn't have that kind of personality.

So if he says he wants to stay, there must be a reason.

With a slight mental pivot, Liu Guodong figured it out.

"Lu, do you have something on your mind?"

Lu Chuan nodded.

Since acquiring the Intermediate Body Insect Egg Identification Analysis skill from the system, Lu Chuan hadn't had a chance to test this ability.

Finally having a decomposing corpse might really help.

At least determining the time of death should be manageable.

Of course, Lu Chuan wouldn't mention anything about the system.

Lu Chuan walked over to Shen Yan, picking up a plump maggot that had fallen on the autopsy table.

"During my college days, I conducted some research on parasitic insect eggs."

The maggot in Lu Chuan's hand was a fly larva.

Generally speaking, common maggots are simply fly larvae.

Flies lay eggs on decomposing bodies, and after the eggs develop, they become maggots as we know them.

Moreover, there are many kinds of maggots, to be precise, they are headless larvae.

Aside from flies, many species of dipteran insects have larvae in the maggot stage.

But in daily life, fly larvae are the most common ones.

The maggot larva in Lu Chuan's hand was about three millimeters long, almost nearing adulthood.

"Ordinary fly larvae can grow up to about two centimeters before pupating and transforming into flies."

"The larva I'm holding is about 1.5 centimeters and will mature in two to three days."

"Most fly larvae take about 2 to 3 weeks from egg to emergence, though it varies with environmental temperature and humidity."

"But whether these larvae are the first generation that emerged after the body started decomposing is still uncertain."

"However, we can verify this through experimentation. By doing so, it becomes possible to estimate the time of death based on the larvae's growth cycle."

Lu Chuan roughly explained his reasoning for staying behind.

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