Diary of a Criminal Investigator

Furthermore, an autopsy is not just a one-time procedure.

If necessary, a second autopsy will be conducted.

Also, if there is no final conclusion, the body will definitely remain frozen.

Any issue that arises during this process could potentially be exposed.

The reason police advise against immediate family members viewing the autopsy is due to concerns that they might not be able to endure the process.

Witnessing their loved one being dissected into pieces is something no one can bear.

Wang Yaowu’s parents both wanted to watch the entire autopsy process at the time.

The police persuaded them, suggesting it would be better if only Wang Yaowu’s father watched.

As for concerns that there might be issues during the autopsy, this is completely unnecessary.

The entire autopsy process is recorded on video and can be reviewed at any time.

So in the end, only Wang Yaowu’s father and their appointed lawyer watched the autopsy.

Li Xin then asked, "The question we want to ask is, what was the cause of the victim’s death?"

In this regard, as a reporter, Li Xin also did not know exactly how Wang Yaowu died.

"This question will be answered by the forensic doctor from the City’s Criminal Investigation Team, Wang Changjiang."

Upon receiving the interview assignment notification, Wang Changjiang had already come from the Criminal Investigation Team to the Criminal Investigation Team.

"Minister Li, Comrade Wang Changjiang is the most experienced forensic doctor in our Haizhou City Public Security Bureau."

"He has participated in the autopsies of many major cases."

"When we found the victim’s body, we immediately realized that the impact of this case would be significant, so we requested the forensic doctor Wang Changjiang of the Criminal Investigation Team to personally conduct the autopsy on the victim Wang Yaowu."

"Hello, Minister Li."

Wang Changjiang, also in uniform, greeted and then answered in the pre-agreed wording.

"The deceased had extensive blunt force injuries on the face, and from the onsite investigation, it was due to continuous blows from half a brick."

"We also found soil particles in the victim’s throat and lungs."

"Based on the autopsy findings, the victim Wang Yaowu died of asphyxiation."

"Asphyxiation?"

This time, Li Xin exclaimed aloud.

What this statement meant was very clear to Li Xin.

If the cause of death of the victim Wang Yaowu was asphyxiation, then it means he did not die from the head injuries inflicted by the three suspects.

Instead, he suffocated to death after being buried in the pit!

This!

The staff who accompanied Li Xin also did not expect that the cause of death of the victim was asphyxiation.

This was vastly different from the various rumored causes of death circulating online.

"Captain Lu, I think these three questions should be sufficient."

Although only three questions were asked, the police revealed a lot of comprehensive information.

This was far beyond what Li Xin had originally expected.

"Captain Lu, I think there are basically no major issues with the questions and answers for the interview, and it will certainly be able to go viral organically and guide current public opinion."

"Next, this afternoon and tomorrow morning, I think both of us can report to higher authorities. Once approved, we can proceed immediately with the formal interview tomorrow afternoon."

"Captain Lu, you might have to work a bit harder, and Forensic Doctor Wang should also review the interview content again. Just follow what we discussed today, and there shouldn’t be any issues."

"Alright, we have no issues on our side. I’ll report our communication results to the higher-ups. After approval, we’ll begin the formal interview."

After seeing Li Xin off, Lu Chuan headed straight to the High-tech Zone Sub-bureau with the printed interview questions and answers to report to Chen Weiguo.

"Have you all discussed it thoroughly?"

After reviewing the documents, Chen Weiguo first inquired about the discussions with the broadcasting station.

Lu Chuan nodded affirmatively.

"Before I came, Deputy Minister of New Media Business for Haizhou City Broadcasting Station, Li Xin, had just discussed the interview questions and answers with us at the Criminal Investigation Team."

"They feel that these questions and content should guide public opinion effectively."

"They also took the related information back to report to the top propaganda department."

"I want you to take a look first, and if there are no issues, report it to the publicity department at the city bureau for their review."

"Alright," Chen Weiguo handed the documents back to Lu Chuan: "I agree."

The content inside is related to the case itself. Generally, to protect the victim’s privacy and due to the need for solving the case, these details should not be disclosed.

But this case is very special, and the disclosure of these details can help guide public opinion.

In truth, there are many reasons why the details of a case are not publicly disclosed, but the main one remains the guidance role.

Regarding murder, only those who have done it know how to commit it.

Many online reports about murder cases often have scant details.

For example, it might say a stab in the chest caused the victim’s death.

But in reality, where on the chest was the stab, and how deep does it need to be to cause immediate death, is hugely different.

The general public does not know the precise location of the heart within the chest or how to thrust a knife directly into the heart.

Therefore, withholding crime details is mainly to prevent imitation.

Life is fragile, a pencil jabbed into the neck could be fatal.

Yet life is also resilient, as someone might survive even after being stabbed over a dozen times in the chest.

After getting Chen Weiguo’s consent, Lu Chuan rushed to the city bureau to submit the related materials to the publicity department.

This matter was arranged by the Haizhou City Public Security Bureau, so the publicity department took it very seriously and immediately reviewed the materials, reporting to Director Song Jiangguo.

Lu Chuan quickly received a response to proceed with the interview based on the questions and contents he and Li Xin had discussed.

On the other side, Li Xin also moved quickly; by the time she returned in the afternoon, she had already reported to higher authorities and received the related approval.

The city also agreed to this publicity plan.

Thus, both sides’ review processes were expedited, leading to the interview being rescheduled to take place the following morning.

Still at the Criminal Investigation Team.

This kind of interview should be conducted in a solemn and authoritative setting.

Li Xin did not have Lu Chuan and the others go to the broadcast station’s studio, but began the interview in the meeting room of the Criminal Investigation Team.

The backdrop was the police emblem.

Having rehearsed the night before, Lu Chuan and Wang Changjiang were quite familiar with the responses, so the interview process went smoothly with almost no retakes.

Camera angles were adjusted slightly and a couple of extra takes were made.

By the afternoon, the edited video product was ready.

However, it couldn’t be released immediately; it needed to be reviewed by higher authorities first.

At 8 a.m. on the third day.

All accounts of Haizhou City’s broadcasting station’s new media publicity matrix simultaneously released the interview video.

Within just an hour, the click rate exceeded ten million across the entire internet!