Serious Case Tracking

Chapter 60 Golden Silkworm Gu (2)
"If the mutated organisms in Li Jian's body are related to health care products, then this kind of health care products would be too scary. Once they enter the market, they will basically be comparable to biochemical weapons. Li Jian's company only researches and produces health care products. , How could it be possible to produce such a creature that is extremely dangerous to the human body?" Meng Shaohui continued after thinking for a moment, "According to Liu Honghong's account, Li Jian had symptoms of stomach pain seven days before and on the night of the murder. On the one hand, it is temporarily impossible to determine when Li Jian was poisoned, but based on the situation in the corpse, they initially judged that the unknown creature that caused the death of the deceased entered through the mouth. There are only a few methods of poisoning, food or injection, Follow this clue to find out the details of Li Jian's recent activities, and then check Li Jian's physical condition to see if we can find a breakthrough in the case from these aspects."

Although Meng Shaohui arranged the next investigation work very carefully, he knew in his heart that the investigation work would not go smoothly. It is already very difficult to check a person's activities one day ago, let alone for seven days. The time is very vague, and it may even exceed seven days. As long as the forensic doctor has not given an accurate autopsy conclusion, then the number of days guessing when the unknown creature entered Li Jian's body may be infinitely extended .

Meng Shaohui couldn't help but admire the murderer's clever mind. Using this method to commit the crime not only allowed him to stay away from the crime scene and not leave any evidence at the crime scene, but also prolong the murder time and increase the difficulty of the police investigation.

Just when the investigation was deadlocked, the forensic doctor finally had a basic conclusion on the biology in Li Jian's body, and Meng Shaohui rushed to the forensic doctor's office as soon as he knew the news.

Four days had passed since the incident.

"After we analyzed the organisms in the dead body, we concluded that those organisms were indeed silkworms, and their DNA arrangement was exactly the same as that of silkworms." The forensic doctor handed the report to Meng Shaohui and gave a brief explanation.

Hearing this, Meng Shaohui asked in puzzlement: "But why do these silkworms enter the human body and cause fatal harm?"

"That's why I came to you. Although these silkworms are different from ordinary silkworms. According to our inspection, we found that the silkworms in the deceased's body were genetically mutated due to human factors. The silkworms we usually know eat mulberry Leaves, grow up, spin silk and form cocoons, hatch moths, and then moths produce silkworm eggs, thus reproducing in a cycle, but the silkworms in the dead body are not like this, the largest silkworm you see in the dead body, we call it It is called the 'mother body', because we found that the rest of the small silkworms are reproduced through this mother body, and the mother body absorbs nutrients by swallowing food that enters the human body and the organs in the human body. After a certain period of time, it does not need to change. Adult moths can directly produce new eggs from their bodies, and then hatch into silkworms, and such a process only takes about seven days. This situation is absolutely impossible to be caused by mutations caused by natural factors, and it must be man-made factors."

"It's just a silkworm. To be honest, the function of a silkworm is to weave silk. If it is artificial, it should be to increase the output of silk weaving. Who is so boring that the genes of silkworms become so terrible? And Was this behavior intentional or unintentional?"

Faced with such an unexpected test result, Meng Shaohui felt an unprecedented sense of fear enveloped him, and the cold air generated by the fear traveled through every inch of his body. He vaguely felt that the murderer he encountered this time was by no means an ordinary person. .

"Analysed from the professionalism of this gene mutation, it is most likely intentional." The forensic analyst said, "Team Meng, have you heard of such a thing as 'Gu'?"

"insanity?"

Meng Shaohui closed his eyes and searched for all the information related to this text in his mind: "I have heard of it, and I have seen it on TV. It seems to be a kind of folk witchcraft, which is specially used to curse people."

"That's right, although it's a kind of superstition to play Gu, I have reservations about things like 'Gu'. I remember when I was in school, my teacher once said this so-called 'Gu' 'In fact, it exists, but it's not as magical as it is said in the film and television dramas." The forensic doctor said, "The meaning of this 'Gu' can be seen from the shape of the characters, it is to put the insects in a container, In some folk places, the method used to make Gu is to put some poisonous insects into the same vessel, let them kill each other and devour each other, and the most poisonous one left is the so-called 'Gu'."

Hearing this, Meng Shaohui asked in surprise: "Could it be that you want to say that the deceased Li Jian died of a Gu?"

"That's right, there are many types of Gu, each with its own characteristics, and through my research and analysis of the deceased's symptoms after death, it is very likely that the deceased was poisoned by a kind of Gu poison called 'Golden Silkworm Gu'. And this is also the most poisonous of Gu poisons. It is said that this kind of Gu has very strong vitality, invulnerable to water and fire, and invulnerable to swords and guns. Bleeding to death, the appearance of death is no different from being poisoned, and then these Gu insects that invade the human body will devour the human intestines and stomach like corpse insects."

"It actually happened!"

Meng Shaohui couldn't help but gasp at the results of the forensic examination. It was the first time he had encountered a murder case involving "Gu", a legendary witchcraft in many years.

"Of course, this is a folk saying, and a lot of the content is exaggerated. In fact, according to our research on this creature, it does have the characteristics of the golden silkworm Gu, but it is not exaggerated to the extent that it is invulnerable to fire and water, and invulnerable to weapons and weapons. The point is that its epidermis can resist the erosion of human gastric acid, which is why it can survive in the human body. Furthermore, we found through research that the growth period of the largest Gu worm in the stomach of the deceased was only seven days The rest of the small Gu worms have a growth period of about two days, that is, they reproduce within a day or two before the death of the deceased. Because the mouths of this kind of Gu worms are relatively small, when they first start to devour human internal organs, they feel It won’t be obvious, at most it’s a bit painful, but it’s not fatal enough, but in a very short period of time, due to the huge number of reproduction, it naturally increases the speed of swallowing the internal organs, eventually leading to the death of the poisoned person.”

"Is the murderer a wizard?"

"Of course not. I believe in the existence of Gu, but it does not mean that I believe in the existence of witchcraft. Gu is actually a product formed after biological experiments, which has a certain scientific nature, but witchcraft is completely superstitious, without any According to the evidence, it is mostly because people spread rumors and became magical and mysterious." The forensic doctor explained, "I think the golden silkworm Gu in the deceased should be researched by someone, and this person must have a deep understanding of biology and genetics. There may even be more than one person.”

"More than one person? If that's the case, then I don't understand. What is the purpose of these people researching such creatures? Is it just to kill people?" Meng Shaohui was puzzled.

"The original intention should not be to kill people. This may be a semi-finished product after a failed biological experiment."

"The semi-finished product after the experiment failed?" Meng Shaohui thought, "Could it be that someone used this failed semi-finished product to harm people?"

"I don't rule out this possibility. All I can give you are the clues I found through the autopsy. As for whether the murderer is one person or several people, I can't do anything."

"Thank you very much, at least this also pointed out the direction for our investigation." Meng Shaohui thanked.

The forensic autopsy results can be said to have surprised all the investigators handling the case, but at the same time narrowed the scope of the investigation.The murderer used the method of voodoo to remotely control the murder, which not only would not leave any clues at the scene of the murder, but also formed a certain span of time, causing trouble for the police investigation.

Of course, nothing is perfect, just as the murderer used this unimaginable murder method, but it exposed the clue that he understood biology and genetics.

Meng Shaohui was skeptical about the investigation clues that emerged. Judging from the forensic research on golden silkworm Gu, the survival time of this creature in the human body is seven days. The murderer hopes to use this time to make the police's investigation more difficult. In order to better hide his whereabouts, it is not difficult to see that the murderer is very smart and knows how to conduct counter-investigation, but hasn't he thought that the method he uses has both advantages and disadvantages?
First of all, the method of murder, although the murderer killed the deceased through mutated organisms, is still a method of poisoning. If it is poisoning, why are there so many kinds of poisonous substances that are not used, but why choose such a strange method?You must know that not everyone can easily use this kind of mutant creature.I believe that the study of this kind of golden silkworm Gu must have some special significance. If so, no matter it is a finished product or a semi-finished product, for the laboratory that studies it, the preservation is very strict, and it is not something that ordinary people can take casually. Yes, even if it is stolen, judging from the danger of the experimental product, the laboratory will definitely report the theft as soon as it discovers the theft, but in fact the police have never received a similar report, so only One possibility is that if the murderer who used the golden silkworm Gu to commit the crime was not a so-called wizard, then he must be an insider of a laboratory that studies this creature, which undoubtedly narrows the scope of the case investigation.

Secondly, the motive of the murder. The murderer used poison to kill, which undoubtedly told the police that the motive of the murder was vendetta or love killing. Judging from the private life of the deceased, although the possibility of love killing is not ruled out, the possibility is relatively low. Because most of the women who had sex with the deceased were public relations ladies of nightclubs, they and the deceased were just a simple money transaction, and they did not have sufficient motives for the murder.In contrast, the possibility of vendetta is higher.

As far as these two points are concerned, Meng Shaohui believes that if the murderer didn't think carefully before acting, then the murderer didn't care about the police's investigation of the golden silkworm Gu.Comparing the two, he felt that the latter was the most likely, and the murderer's plan should have been carefully considered, because even if the poison was poisoned, since the murderer could get a strange mutant creature like the Golden Silkworm Gu, he wanted to get it. It should be easy to use more common poisons, and it is easier to hide one's identity with ordinary poisons, but the fact is that the murderer used very strange methods, even ordinary people would never use or think of murder methods.The most important thing is that during the growth of silkworms in the human body, if the deceased finds out in advance, the murderer's overall plan may be completely ruined. The creature has a certain understanding, otherwise it is simply stolen and used to commit murder, and it will definitely not consider all possible situations. This also shows that the murderer should not be impulsive and reckless.

If all kinds of speculations are true, then there is no doubt that the murderer has a high IQ mind, which is why Meng Shaohui feels great pressure.Fortunately, there are still some hidden breakthroughs in the case.

(End of this chapter)