This was the first time he performed skull restoration surgery. Jiang Yuan was very meticulous. He changed the water in the pot in which the skull was boiled twice until the bones were boiled into sharp meat. I wanted to shake it twice and the meat would fall off.
The remaining bones are not so particular. They are boiled vigorously in a large pot, and the foam is rinsed halfway, the rotten meat is removed, and too much fat is poured out.
"Every time I cook this, it reminds me of the stewed soup I used to make in my hometown." Lao Ye stirred the steel pot with a thigh bone, his eyes full of nostalgia: "The stewed soup my grandma used to cook is a kind of stewed soup."
Jue, we cook a lot every New Year, including chicken, beef, and mutton, and pack them for each family and take them back."
"That's a craft passed down from family." Wang Zhong was still young, so he cooperated with Forensic Ye and said.
Forensic Doctor Ye nodded heavily and said: "Later, when I became a forensic doctor, this inheritance was cut off."
"Why?"
"One year when I was making soup, I fished out the meat and threw it away, like this. It was not the Chinese New Year at that time, and many people died. I cooked corpses in the workplace for a week, and I got used to it.
Forensic Doctor Ye babbled and said: "That pot of stewed soup was later disliked by the villagers, saying it smelled of formalin and was a waste. Our old Ye family has been passing down the stewed soup for 40 years. Hey,
What a pity..."
Wang Zhong felt regretful and uncomfortable when he heard: "Is this the braised soup that has been passed down from generation to generation in the family of forensic doctors?"
He actually wanted to say that such stewed soup was actually a waste.
Forensic Ye just thought it was a pity, and sighed heavily, and said: "Let you remind me, when I go home this year, I will still have to make a pot of stew..."
Jiang Yuan didn't wait for them to cook the other bones. He held the skull and sat aside. He began to use a ruler to measure and record the dimensions bit by bit.
Looking back, this skull will have to be scanned again, but measuring the size yourself is the most basic task.
While measuring the size, Jiang Yuan was also observing the skull.
The history of cranial reconstruction can be traced back a long time, and was first proposed by the German anatomist Schaff Hasen in 1877.
This year was the third year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. It was only two years since Zuo Zongtang carried the coffin into Xinjiang, and there were still 37 years before the outbreak of World War I.
Schaffhassen's theory is very simple and direct, because he discovered that the thickness of soft tissue on the human face has certain rules. Therefore, as long as the thickness of the soft tissue in various parts of the head is known, the appearance of the owner of the skull can be inferred.
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Although the theory was established more than 100 years ago, in the next 100 years or so, the framework of cranial reconstruction has not changed significantly, only the technology has changed.
Of course, from a practical point of view, the evolution of technology only seemed simple at that time. Looking at it thirty or fifty years later, it is basically black technology.
The earliest cranial reconstruction surgery was very straightforward. First, the thickness of the head and facial tissue was measured to obtain a usable average value, and then these values were continuously expanded and improved.
There is a very important basic point here. The thickness of human soft tissue is relatively constant. To put it in a more straightforward description, obese people usually only have fat on their face, bridge of nose, eye sockets, forehead, and ears and do not accumulate fat.
In this way, the skull is ready, and the thickness of the soft tissue is looked up in a table based on the skull owner's age, race, gender and other restrictions, and then the muscles, glands and other tissues are considered... and finally added up bit by bit.
However, whether it is the original Russian method, the subsequent American method, or the most commonly used British method now, the results of skull reconstruction are greatly affected by the aesthetics and technology of the operator.
This is also the most difficult part of cranial reconstruction surgery.
Of course, another difficulty is caused by technological evolution.
With the development of modern technology, the previous method of using scaffolding clay has gradually been replaced by computer technology.
In other words, skull restoration at LV1 requires technicians to be familiar with forensic anatomy and at the same time master certain artistic aesthetics and even sculpture techniques. When you reach LV2, you begin to be required to understand computers and mathematics...
There are very few hexagonal warriors like this in the dating market or in the medical examiner's office.
Therefore, when Jiang Yuan's measurements became more and more detailed, Forensic Ye began to feel that something was wrong.
"What are you doing holding that head shell? It took so long." Forensic Doctor Ye asked.
Jiang Yuan answered truthfully: "I'm going to do skull reconstruction."
Forensic Doctor Ye laughed: "You're kidding."
Jiang Yuandao: "No."
Jiang Yuan continued to hold the skull and measure its dimensions.
Forensic Ye soon realized that Jiang Yuan was not joking with him.
Jiang Yuan was so busy every day. Even if he was joking, he would only make two verbal jokes at most. How could he, a middle-aged man who was half-aged, make a cost-effective joke?
Looking at Jiang Yuan's seriousness in every step, Forensic Ye instinctively felt uncomfortable, as if he had missed it when others were growing brains.
Jiang Yuan had almost measured the facial features, then stood up to inspect the cooked bones.
It was only then that Forensic Doctor Ye finally came to his senses and asked in a low voice: "Captain Jiang, when did you learn how to reconstruct the skull?"
"I also learned it recently." Jiang Yuandao.
Forensic Ye frowned: "This... is not easy to learn, right? Just learn it directly?"
According to the understanding of forensic doctors, techniques such as skull reconstruction are basically something that can be done when you are born; if you are not able to do so, you can't do it.
As a veteran forensic doctor, Dr. Ye has actually never met two people who really know how to do it. Maybe some people do, but they have never shown it in front of him. Mr. Ye himself has learned about it through training or introductions at meetings.
Arrived.
Jiang Yuan recalled the various difficulties on the way to find Osmanthus fragrans, and said calmly: "If you want to say it, it is not easy to learn, and it is quite twists and turns."
When he said this, Medical Doctor Ye was a little convinced, but his heart was even more scratched.
"Then when you do it for a while, can I take a look?" He didn't want to learn, but he was mainly curious. Of course, from the perspective of lottery, he, Lao Ye, would never have the opportunity to come into contact with the skull restoration technique in his life.
Do you also have talent in this area? Take a look and you won’t lose any weight.
In addition, he was just worried that Jiang Yuan would be so proud of himself that he would kick people out or do it in private.
Jiang Yuan didn't even think about it. Forensic Doctor Ye wanted to see it, so he agreed and continued to look at the cooked bones.
"Looking at the ratio of feet to height, the probability of Shannan locals is higher...the wear and tear on the knees is caused by people who often climb mountains. They are not like sports enthusiasts. They should live in the mountains at home? Or people who often climb and descend.
Work?" Jiang Yuan looked at the bones and asked Wang Zhong next to him to take notes.
Advanced forensic anthropology plays a role in cranial reconstruction at any time. For example, determining the race - the domestic race is relatively homogeneous, but there are also different ethnic minorities, or foreigners living in the country.
He might die in the pool.
In addition, people from different provinces have different appearance characteristics. For example, people with the Yellow River Basin type have a yellower complexion, thicker eyebrows, and thicker lips. People with the Yangtze River Basin type have a lower average height than those in the Yellow River Basin, but their skin color is thicker.
Most of them are white and have single eyelids. Those in the Pearl River Basin type have darker skin color, more protruding forehead bones, and thicker lips.
In addition, Kham type, Annan type, Northeast Asia type and other branches all have their own characteristics.
The purpose of these classifications is to confirm the proportion of cartilage.
From this perspective, only LV1 anthropology foundation can really only serve as a foundation. At least LV2 forensic anthropology is required to do something decent.
In addition, Jiang Yuan's skills such as footprint analysis can still be used.
Jiang Yuan analyzed in detail, and Wang Zhong took notes carefully.
Forensic doctor Ye cooked the bones silently, and the aroma filled the room.
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The next day.
The crows at the funeral home were croaking.
Some of the birds with red beaks landed on the branches, while others landed on the ground. While looking for food, there was almost no sense of vigilance.
The Hou Le family came to the forensic autopsy room early.
Once inside, Jiang Yuan was seen holding the skull and observing it carefully.
The Hou Le family had received a call from Huang Qiangmin yesterday, and their ears were still hurting at this moment. When they saw this scene, they exclaimed: "Forensic Doctor Jiang, my dear Team Jiang, can't we use traditional methods to handle this case?
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"Are you saying that the direction of the investigation needs to be changed?" Jiang Yuan had been notified by Huang Qiangmin a long time ago, and he raised his head without surprise.
Hou Lejia looked more haggard than yesterday, his eyes were a little dark, and he seemed to have slept poorly.
He hesitated for a moment when Jiang Yuan asked, and then whispered: "It's not the direction of investigation. What I mean is, can't we just look at the bones? Or, we can do it with another backlog..."
"Brigade Hou." A sticky voice came from the side, it was Tang Jia who was sent here early in the morning.
The Hou Le family was confused and looked over.
"Team Hou, even if the backlog of cases is changed, our requirements from the Yellow Bureau will not be lowered." Tang Jia said cruel words in a lovely voice.
Hou Lejia sighed heavily.
Jiang Yuan was unmoved. The funds of the Ningtai County Bureau must not be able to buy a CT machine or something, and the funds of Longli County must not be much, but this is not the beginning of the new year.
"Forget it, I'll call someone over to install the machine first. It's still in the debugging and trial period. If you think about it later, if you want it, we'll make the payment from here." Hou Lejia looked back at Bai Sensen's skull in Jiang Yuan's arms.
Before leaving, he seemed to just remember and said, "By the way, the provincial department said that if you are determined to do this case, they would like to bring someone over to take a look."
"I have no objection." Jiang Yuan answered cheerfully. He had long been accustomed to working under the gaze of people from all walks of life.
The Hou Le family left with heavy steps. When people came from the provincial government, they had to come from Longli County to entertain them. There were quite a lot of people coming this time, and the meal expenses were probably going to explode.
In the end, it is the grassroots who bear everything.
