What gives off the smell is the decay caused by some garbage.
Unlike normal reservoirs, where there are a large number of fish, shrimps, algae and various microorganisms, there are very few living creatures in such seepage tunnels of coal mines, and they are extremely single.
Occasionally there are fish and other things, but they are barely alive, and it is even more difficult to form an ecological system like a reservoir.
The garbage dumped in it is decomposed extremely slowly.
When large machinery starts to work, some exposed rots begin to smell under the baking of the sun.
The faces of the leaders of the Mining Bureau were even worse.
Landfilling is not not allowed, but there are certain rules. For example, the Tuanjie Coal Mine at the foot of the mountain here is a shallow open-pit coal mine. After it was established by several communes as a joint venture, it was quickly exhausted and the exposed mining areas were eventually destroyed.
It became a landfill in Zifeng Town.
It is a landfill that has been approved by regulations. It requires payment, responsibility, and waterproofing underneath.
The mine landfill requirements here are much more stringent, and not all domestic waste can be dumped into it.
The mining bureau's illegal operations will definitely lead to trouble in the future...
Xu Taining and others couldn't care less about this. They just stretched their necks and waited for the large machinery to push away some of the upper concrete. Then they ordered: "The forensic doctor will go down first. The police dog will wait a moment."
Police dogs' feet are very delicate and can be easily injured if there are too many concrete masonry, broken cables and wires, steel bars, etc. underneath.
Forensic medicine doesn't matter.
Without saying a word, Jiang Yuan dressed neatly and descended from the rock wall next to him in a hanging basket.
There are many such things in the warehouse of the Bureau of Mines, but they are in a state of disrepair and I wonder if they might fall to death.
The mine is almost 50 meters deep, which is equivalent to the height of a 13-story building. Looking from top to bottom, it is still a bit scary.
Of course, the horror index at the bottom of the pit is even higher. Thin mud, sticky feet, steel bars, iron wires, abandoned equipment, coal that pop out from time to time...
There are also various huge concrete blocks standing around, and I don't know whether they are stable or not.
"It's the most annoying thing to do at a scene like this. We haven't seen the body yet, shouldn't we let the investigators come first?" Forensic doctor Wang Lan, who was wrapped tightly around him, was already mumbling.
Jiang Yuan had already greeted her just now, as well as the forensic doctor Niu next to her. They were all forensic doctors who had just come to support her today.
The case occurred in Qinghe Town. Although the provincial department dispatched many people to provide support, the main force was Qinghe City's own police.
Several forensic doctors checked each other's equipment and began to work.
Complaints are complaints. Wang Lan is not sloppy in doing things. He first tries to walk where he can, and then slowly expands the scope of the survey. He also puts flags in places that are too deep. When it is time to turn with his hands, he just
Got started.
After a while, the legs and feet of several people were stuck in the mud, to the point where they could not move. Forensic Niu, who was disadvantaged in height, had his thighs buried in the mud, which made it even more difficult.
"Would you like to use a machine to dig it?" Wang Lan moved to the forensic doctor Niu.
The cow forensic doctor hesitated for a moment and said: "Forget it, it smells wrong to me."
"Does it smell like a corpse?" Wang Lan confirmed to Niu Forensic Doctor.
"I feel there is." Niu Forensic simply unhooked the mask, took two puffs, and nodded affirmatively.
For forensic doctors, the sense of smell itself is a very important criterion. If the smell is more obvious, such as a sweet and greasy smell in the body odor, it should be considered that the deceased was poisoned.
However, because it is difficult to express the sense of smell in movies and TV dramas, and because ordinary people are afraid of corpse odor, descriptions of smell are rare.
In reality, humans are innately sensitive to corpse odor.
The biggest obstacle to dumping a body is the smell.
When many people die at home or their bodies are dumped on the sides of the road, the easiest reason to find them is the smell.
The underwater mud was originally tasteless, but under the heat of the sun, it gradually gave off various smells.
Jiang Yuan and the other two young forensic doctors all wore activated carbon masks, which filtered out most of the smell. They listened to the conversation between Forensic Doctor Wang and Forensic Niu and had no intention of specifically smelling it.
Jiang Yuan has LV4 crime scene investigation, so for him, he can get more information through observation.
As for other bonuses brought by smell, they can also be achieved by other means.
For example... touch.
Jiang Yuan bent down, stretched out his hand, and slowly pulled out one arm...
Crime scene investigation, at times like this, can always produce some special investigation effects.
"Human." Jiang Yuan took one look and shouted.
At this time, not only the forensic doctors at the bottom of the cave, but also the crowd above the mine were in commotion.
"Confirmed that there are human remains." Wang Lan quickly came over to take a look and gave a positive answer.
Having human remains is not a good thing, but at least it proves that this long-running operation was not a joke.
The white shirts on top also breathed a sigh of relief.
Xu Taining immediately took out his mobile phone and started making calls.
Although thousands of people were dispatched and huge manpower and material resources were expended, it was still reasonable to be able to solve a murder case.
Of course, it is still important to find Liu Jinghui alive, if he is still alive.
Xu Taining whispered a few words to the people next to him, and then someone asked on the walkie-talkie: "How long has the body been dead? Can't exceed a week?"
That's why it's not easy to ask clearly if it's Liu Jinghui's.
Wang Lan poked the intercom and said: "There is corpse wax, at least a corpse that is more than 10 months old."
Corpse wax is a relatively rare corpse phenomenon. Generally, corpse wax can only be formed after the fat of the corpse is degenerated, or saponified, in water or moist soil.
The corpses that form corpse wax are called preserved corpses. Similar and more famous ones are mummies, such as mummies or Loulan female corpses.
The requirements for forming a preserved corpse are more stringent and take a longer time. But once it is formed, it can be preserved for a long time. The same reference is made to the mummy and the Loulan female corpse, which are thousands of years old and still have no similar appearance.
Traditional corpses decay and turn into bones.
However, how long it will take is a complicated task.
Xu Taining knew it was not Liu Jinghui's body, so he said: "Continue searching."
Then, he further discussed with the few people in white shirts at the top.
The atmosphere near the mine has obviously become better.
The police dogs felt this most clearly. Both Heizi and Da Zhuang sat down obediently, not anxious at all, like calm township civil servants.
More technicians were sent down by hanging baskets.
Those who usually sit in an office have to lower their heads and dig in the mud at times like this.
Everyone gathered around the place where Jiang Yuan found his arm and began to expand downwards.
Now there is no need to grope around. In the mud, which is one foot deep, everyone has an iron plate to hold the mud.
The iron plate is used to hold vegetables and rice in the large canteen. It is more than one meter long and half a meter wide. It can hold a large amount of mud. When it is almost full, it can be pushed to the edge, poured into a bucket and lifted out.
Soon, a Komatsu mini excavator began to join the on-site mining.
The half-meter-wide small bucket looks like a toy, but it works very hard, and it is also a serious productivity tool.
"leg."
Another person touched the treasure.
Immediately afterwards, other body parts also appeared one after another.
Only the head was not seen.
If you can't see them, you just keep touching them. If you feel tired, put them up in a hanging basket to rest. After you have rested, you can send them down again.
At this time, no one was talking about overtime pay and other topics. Anyway, there was none. They just kept searching down and around.
It is through this kind of meticulous work that the other hand and toes can be found.
Things were being fished out constantly, and the mine became abuzz with people.
Jiang Yuan was hoisted up again and was very tired.
The mud below is no better than the flat ground, and you have to stretch your legs when walking. The level of fatigue is greatly increased.
You have to bend down when fishing, and you have to bear weight when you are still.
In addition, you have to constantly identify the types of things you catch... To be honest, some of the garbage looks like real garbage.
Jiang Yuan rested for a while, then rinsed his clothes, hands and legs with water, and then went to the RV a hundred meters away to take a shower.
The RV was dispatched by Xu Taining specifically for everyone to use for bathing and changing clothes.
To be honest, the logistics support this time was really in place, so everyone was exhausted and there were not many calls.
Jiang Yuan washed himself up, came out again, sat down and drank a cup of tea, and then his nose could smell the smell normally.
At this time, I felt a slight sense of pleasure.
After resting like this for about two hours, Jiang Yuan turned on his phone again and saw that the small work group had already begun to discuss the corpse.
"The body was sawed, probably with a chain saw or something like that. It's very similar to the body in the last reservoir case."
"The corpse must have been dismembered to facilitate transportation. It seems that he doesn't know much about anatomy."
"Maybe it's just an act. I've cut the bodies into pieces a lot, and even those who don't understand understand."
Just when the site was about to turn into a large-scale survey site for teaching, another burst of noise came from below.
Several forensic doctors who were resting all ran out from their hiding places.
Below the mine, there was another noise, accompanied by very rapid orders.
Jiang Yuan looked at the edge of the mine and saw a gray travel bag that had been dug out from underneath.
"The second corpse." The voice from below came up muffled.
