Coroner Ke Xue

Chapter 40 Injury Examination

Mao Lilan and Lin Xinyi blocked the scene very promptly.

None of the passengers waiting on the platform just now ran away, they all stayed here.

And Kudo Shinichi came forward again and again to reveal his identity. Hearing that the famous detective was preparing a live performance of reasoning here, the emotions of the passengers temporarily calmed down——

In contrast, although the fledgling Lin Xinyi has gained some fame, he is still far from Kudo's popularity, prestige, and effective words.

Then, security and staff from the tram station arrived quickly.

Under Kudo's command, they called the police and then took over the scene.

In this way, these security personnel will cooperate to gather the passengers on the platform and keep an eye on them, preventing any of them from having the opportunity to leave secretly.

Theoretically, there is a high probability that the murderer is now trapped among these passengers.

The scope of suspects has been narrowed to a more limited level.

but

"There are still too many people."

"There are more than 100 passengers on this platform!"

Kudo Shinichi glanced at the faces of the more than one hundred passengers one by one, and he had no clue for a moment.

And he just asked these passengers present:

When the murderer quietly escaped from the bathroom, they were basically chatting, dazed, and reading newspapers. No one noticed what was going on near the bathroom.

In other words, the murderer had successfully avoided being witnessed at the scene and quietly blended in among the more than 100 waiting passengers.

"It's basically impossible to find the murderer among them just by observation."

"It seems that we still have to go to the crime scene to investigate first - only by finding useful clues left by the murderer from the scene can we more accurately identify him from the crowd."

Kudo Shinichi quickly confirmed the direction of the investigation.

Then, facing the sudden challenge, a different kind of excitement surged from the bottom of his heart.

"Mr. Lin Xinyi."

Kudo turned his head and looked at Lin Xinyi with a special fighting spirit in his eyes:

"Although it was an unfortunate accident"

"But this case may be another opportunity for confrontation."

Lin Xinyi: ""

Why does it feel like he just heard something similar yesterday.

Moreover, it was only one day before the "showdown" happened again.

It's really evil. After today, I'd better avoid this Detective Kudo as much as possible from now on.

Lin Xinyi thought so in his heart, but still agreed vaguely:

"Well, let's go see the scene first."

He couldn't turn a blind eye to the case that was happening in front of him.

What's more, Lin Xinyi will soon be sent to the Metropolitan Police Department as an undercover agent.

According to the undercover plan arranged by the GIN boss, what he needs to do most now is to solve more cases, improve his reputation, and create a widely respected Wei Guangzheng character.

Yes, although it seems strange to say it, it is the truth——

If Lin Xinyi does not actively fight crime, he will make a certain criminal very unhappy.

Therefore, Lin Xin half-heartedly agreed to Kudo's so-called challenge.

"good!"

A high-spirited smile appeared on Kudo's lips:

"Mr. Lin Xinyi, let's go to the scene to investigate now."

As he said that, he couldn't wait to walk towards the murder scene without hesitation.

But Lin Xinyi did not keep up.

He took a few steps subconsciously, but suddenly stopped when he thought of something.

"Um, Miss Suzuki?"

Lin Xinyi walked to Suzuki Sonoko.

She is now holding the arm of her best friend Mao Lilan with tears in her eyes, and with a frightened face, she is recounting her experience of being attacked by a murderer in the bathroom just now.

However, as soon as I heard Lin Xinyi's voice,

Miss Suzuki suddenly stopped crying, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and asked expectantly:

"Mr. Lin, what's the matter?"

"I want to see your injuries." Lin Xin asked straight to the point: "You were covering your neck when you came out. Was it injured by the murderer?"

"Y-yeah."

"The guy gave me a hard blow from behind. It still hurts."

Suzuki Sonoko touched the injured back of her neck and couldn't help but feel curious:

"But do you want to see my injuries to pass this investigation?"

"No this has nothing to do with the case."

Lin Xinyi answered unabashedly:

"Neck injuries can be very dangerous."

"I'm barely a doctor. Let me see how your injuries are."

"If it's serious, it's best to go to the hospital for further examination as soon as possible."

"well?"

Suzuki Sonoko and Mao Lilan were both slightly startled:

None of them expected that Lin Xinyi was not in a hurry to investigate the case, but came over to help examine the injuries.

"Mr. Lin Xinyi, aren't you going to the scene now?"

"Kudo was the first to investigate!"

Suzuki Sonoko asked in confusion.

"I'm not interested in participating in any reasoning competition."

"Since the scene and the body are well preserved there, it doesn't matter if I go a minute or two late."

"As a doctor, the most important thing is to take care of the injured first."

Forensic medicine is also medicine. Forensic medicine students also go to hospitals for internships when they are studying, and they treat living people as doctors.

For Lin Xinyi, going to the autopsy one minute late has no impact at all.

On the other hand, it is better to check and treat living people as early as possible.

What's more, Lin Xinyi knows very well that for people, the neck is a very "delicate" part. If it is not checked in time after injury, it may cause very serious consequences.

For example, when he was in school, he heard a case told by his teacher:

After a neck injury, someone felt persistent neck pain and difficulty swallowing. He thought it was a minor injury that could heal on its own, so he did not go to the hospital for examination.

As a result, two days later, the person's arytenoid cartilage was damaged and inflamed, causing congestion, edema, and bleeding, which blocked the respiratory tract. He was sent to the hospital but could not be rescued, and finally died of suffocation.

In addition, there are many frightening cases of neck injuries that were not treated, resulting in paralysis due to damage to the cervical spinal cord, and sudden death due to atlantoaxial misalignment.

"Let me see."

"That hit on the back of the neck is no joke."

Lin Xinyi said in a serious tone.

"Um"

Suzuki Sonoko hummed in agreement, rarely showing her quiet side as an eldest lady.

Then, she turned around and gently lifted her hair, showing the injury on the back of her neck.

"The bruises are severe, but not large. They look fine."

"So, Miss Suzuki, do you have any symptoms such as dizziness, brain swelling, difficulty breathing, and numbness in your upper limbs?"

Lin Xinyi asked methodically.

"No." Sonoko replied.

"That's good, at least the most serious situation didn't happen."

"Press the upper trapezius muscle with your hand, which is the junction between the base of the neck and the back of the shoulder. Do you feel any pain?"

"It won't hurt." Sonoko gently pressed her shoulders and back with her fingers and answered truthfully.

"It's good. The pain hasn't radiated to the shoulders and back."

"It seems like it's just a superficial bruise, and there's no problem with the cervical spine."

Lin Xinyi said this to himself, and finally added:

"Try twisting your neck again. If there is only slight pain on the surface of the bruise, but no stiffness in the neck or obstruction of rotation, then there should be no big problem."

"Um!"

Suzuki Sonoko responded softly, her eyes shining:

Sure enough, the handsome guy she liked this time was not only smart, but also very considerate.

Not at all like the reasoning madman that Xiao Lan likes.

When Kudo comes across a case, he forgets about his childhood sweetheart and rushes to the front alone regardless of the situation.

But Lin Xinyi is completely different. He is not only willing to speak out for the dead, but also willing to stop for the living.

In comparison, the latter is obviously better!

If she can successfully capture this man, it will be Xiaolan's turn to envy her in the future!

Wow ha ha ha ha

Miss Suzuki laughed wildly in her heart.

Lin Xinyi didn't know that he was just helping to examine the injury out of a doctor's instinct, and his body was greedy again.

He is just thinking to himself now:

"The murderer attacked Suzuki Sonoko on the back of the neck with great force, obviously with the intention of knocking her unconscious."

"But the murderer probably watched too many movies."

"This is not how you would knock someone unconscious."

It's generally true in the movie, hitting the neck can indeed cause people to faint.

Medically, this kind of syncope triggered by external force is called carotid sinus syncope.

However, if you want to cause coma due to insufficient blood supply to the brain in this way, it is more effective to attack the side of the neck closest to the carotid artery than the back of the neck.

The murderer obviously didn't know this, so he chose to attack the back of the neck.

Because of this, and because Suzuki Sonoko was relatively healthy and had good blood pressure, she was not knocked unconscious by the murderer's blow.

Of course, this is fortunate. Fortunately, the murderer had no intention of killing in the first place, otherwise the consequences would not be so beautiful.

It's really dangerous to be around Detective Kudo.

Lin Xinyi sighed in his heart.

Then, after the examination of Sonoko's injuries was completed, he took steps again, preparing to rush to the murder scene in the bathroom.

"Oh, right."

Lin Xinyi stopped before taking two steps and reminded him loudly:

"Ms. Suzuki, it's best to apply ice to the bruise in the early stages. This can reduce inflammation and swelling."

"There are no ice packs here. You can go to the vending machine and buy a bottle of iced Coke instead."

"Um?"

Suzuki Sonoko's heart moved:

The man stopped for her again!

Hahahaha, as expected, the charm of this eldest lady is still working, right? !

So, she immediately tried her best to show off her personal charm with a sickly and pitiful look: