civil forensic

Chapter 1323 Diaphragmatic Hernia

Chapter 1323 Diaphragmatic Hernia

If the surveillance footage at the scene doesn't reveal anything, then investigating from the perspective of the criminal motive is a perfectly normal approach.

Liu Jinghui and Yu Wenshu both agreed, and the prosecutor had no objections, so they dug out all of Zhang Jifeng's information and began to review it again.

I spent half a day looking at it, and the more I looked, the more I saw.

Liu Jinghui and the others were not surprised. That's how fraud cases work; they are essentially crimes against multiple people, and theoretically, each victim is a separate case.

Throughout Zhang Jifeng's life, he gradually rose through the ranks, starting in his twenties and becoming involved in crimes. Initially, he followed along as an accomplice, but later became a key member of the fraud gang. The gang would break up and regroup, much like a private company in the underworld, always committing fraud in different locations over time...

Therefore, the case is no longer just a case in Changyang City or Shannan Province, but a nationwide case.

Fortunately, Liu Jinghui was able to contact Cui Xiaohu and Chu Guanliang, the police liaison officer in Malaysia. Although Chu Guanliang was still working in Malaysia, he owed Jiang Yuan and the Jiang Yuan backlog case task force a huge debt of gratitude, so he was very proactive in helping out whenever possible. His connections within the ministry were even better than Cui Xiaohu's; a few phone calls saved him a significant amount of time.

However, this also resulted in Yu Wenshu, Liu Jinghui, and others having an endless amount of material to read.

Yu Wenshu stretched and said, "I can't read anymore, my brain is completely full." He continued reading until dinner time.

"Then take a rest." A young man immediately came over to refill the tea: "You wrote down everything after you read it, which must have been much more tiring, but your efficiency is so high that I can't even imagine how convenient it must be for you when you're handling cases."

As everyone knows, you can't directly use the phrase "photographic memory" to flatter Yu Zhi; it's too cliché, lacks originality, and Yu Zhi has heard it far too many times.

Therefore, expressing "photographic memory" using different words and phrases is something we all need to learn and innovate upon.

Yu Wenshu was somewhat satisfied and waved his hand with a smile: "The ability to solve cases is the ability to solve cases, and a good memory is innate. This is different. I'm just a little luckier than others."

This means that the ability to solve cases and the photographic memory should be praised separately. The young man next to him immediately understood and said, "In the past, Yu Zhi would have been like an AI that could automatically output and correct itself. His computing power was top-notch."

Yu Wenshu waved his hand dismissively. He was getting old and could hardly understand the compliments of young people anymore, which was disheartening.

Liu Jinghui saw through it at a glance, but didn't say much. He used Yu Wenshu as an AI and brought the case back to the main point, saying, "Many of the fraud cases here were handled so-so on the day of the incident. Some were filed but were never resolved. I guess there are still some that weren't filed. In terms of resentment, the victims who weren't filed might be even angrier."

Yu Wenshu replied, "That's difficult to investigate."

“We can call the police officers handling these cases in different places to see if anyone has a strong impression of a particular victim in these cases. I think that, given the current social environment, the possibility of it escalating to murder all at once is relatively small; the possibility of it escalating gradually is more likely.”

“Investigating like this will be very costly.” As the head of the criminal investigation team, Yu Wenshu was very sensitive to the expenses of a case. Looking at the prosecutor Lin Qingshan beside him, he said, “Although we have abundant resources and Jiang Yuan has joined us, handling cases from this angle will be quite expensive. Just the various travel expenses alone, and we might even have to sort out some previous fraud cases…”

“That won’t work.” Upon hearing this, Lin Qingshan immediately realized that if the case were handled this way, the procuratorate would be out of luck.

Liu Jinghui smiled and said, "I'm used to handling cases for Malaysians..."

After saying this, a mix of truth and falsehood, Liu Jinghui pondered for a moment and said, "However, this case is indeed quite difficult. We only have this few clues right now, so if we don't give it a try..."

"We don't necessarily have to keep trying." Jiang Yuan said as he pushed open the door and walked in.

"Huh, the autopsy is over? It's been so long?" Liu Jinghui was a little surprised. "Why didn't you call back? Did you find anything?"

“I’ve made a discovery. I don’t think it’s easy to explain over the phone.” Jiang Yuan looked around and then said, “Let’s have a short meeting first. Prosecutor Lin, how many people would you like to select?”

Yu Wenshu immediately stood up: "Then what do you say..."

"Chief Yu, you can stay here. It's not that serious. The main issue is the nature of the case," Jiang Yuan quickly said.

"That's not serious." Yu Wenshu muttered a few words, then sat down with peace of mind. As long as it didn't involve politics, he didn't care. He had experienced many bizarre cases.

Lin Qingshan was a little confused and hesitantly chose a few colleagues to stay, but Jiang Yuan didn't seem to object at all.

At the same time, Jiang Yuan cleared out all the prison staff who he most wanted to stay.

When Lao Qin left, his brows were furrowed, and he looked old.

Lin Qingshan's expression was equally grim, wondering if the prison authorities were truly involved. Thinking about it, it made sense; how could such a murder have been committed without inside help?

On the other hand, Lin Qingshan doesn't actually like doing these kinds of cases either; they're all very tricky to handle, which means he'd have to be a nuisance within the system.

After Jiang Yuan and others closed the door, he gestured for everyone to take out all the recording devices, turn them off, and place them on the table before slowly saying, "Let me state the result first. I don't think this is an isolated case."

The group of people who were deep in thought all stared wide-eyed.

This result was indeed unexpected.

Liu Jinghui's mind raced. He asked, "Not poison? No, we can't investigate all the poison cases. Was it an accidental death? How was it an accident? Food poisoning? No, that can't be the case. He couldn't just be the one who died and the others were perfectly healthy... It couldn't be a heart attack or stroke either, could it? You could have closed the case with just one phone call. There's no need to explain it separately..."

Liu Jinghui was talking to himself to think and reason quickly. Then, his eyes lit up and he asked, "Is it an allergy? A specific allergen?"

“I checked, it’s not.” Jiang Yuan didn’t let everyone guess any further and said directly, “It was death from illness, so it can’t even be considered an accidental death. But it wasn’t a heart attack or stroke either, it was delayed diaphragmatic hernia, which should be traumatic.”

"What?" Most people at the scene had never heard of this before.

"Simply put, a diaphragmatic hernia is when an organ in the abdominal cavity passes through the diaphragm and pushes into the chest cavity. Diaphragmatic hernias can be congenital, caused by a hole in the diaphragm, or they can be traumatic, caused by an injury that leads to perforation." Jiang Yuan explained briefly, then added, "Diaphragmatic hernias are inherently difficult to detect and can develop over time. There are often cases where an injury from more than ten years ago caused a diaphragmatic hernia, which, after further development, eventually leads to death."

As Jiang Yuan spoke, he took out a PAD and showed the photos on the spot, saying, "Look at the diaphragm here. The stomach has actually passed through it. This situation has been going on for some time. Zhang Jifeng's stomach has been uncomfortable. He has seen doctors and had images taken, but the doctor who took the images did not consider this situation and failed to find it."

Jiang Yuan: "At the time of the incident, Zhang Jifeng was kneading dough. It is very likely that he used too much force and a sudden movement caused his diaphragmatic hernia to flare up. Judging from the autopsy results, the deceased died of illness, so this is not a separate case."

Lin Qingshan then understood why Jiang Yuan wanted the prison staff to leave. If the other side heard about this, and the case took a turn for the worse, it would be impossible to proceed.

Lin Qingshan quickly asked, "Is this diaphragmatic hernia obvious? Would it be easy for a regular forensic doctor to detect?"

“It’s still a bit difficult because organs change after death. In this case, the stomach and colon herniated into the left thoracic cavity, leading to respiratory distress and circulatory dysfunction, specifically reduced blood return to the heart, which in turn caused acute respiratory distress.” Jiang Yuan briefly explained, then added, “From an evidentiary standpoint, we can see openings in the diaphragm, and the colon is also incarcerated. However, the latter can also be explained by colonic infarction…”

After Jiang Yuan finished speaking, he said, "The conclusion is clear. However, delayed diaphragmatic hernia is inherently insidious and difficult to detect, but it is still possible to find it."

"And what about the trauma?" Lin Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then we need to trace back to Zhang Jifeng's medical records. Based on the current situation, I think it is very likely that it was caused by a fight that happened to Zhang Jifeng six years ago. He was hospitalized at the time, but the diaphragmatic hernia was not obvious."

"Alright." Lin Qingshan sighed, then laughed, "Old Qin will be overjoyed."

(End of this chapter)