Chapter 50 Information on Tires
Xu Dayuan hummed for a long time, and finally said thank you before hanging up the phone. Then he received a text message on his mobile phone.
"The temperature was very high from January 15 to 20, with the lowest temperature from morning to evening being 5 degrees above zero. At 1 a.m. on January 21, it started snowing and the temperature dropped by 17 degrees.
In our area, the lowest temperature was -12 degrees Celsius. The temperature rose yesterday and the snow began to melt. So the body was dumped before the early morning of January 21?"
This time matches the condition of the corpse.
"Mr. Xu can have someone take the deceased's photo and check various hospitals. He has not been working since the 21st. This is easy to check."
Xu Dayuan nodded.
"Hurry up, Zhao Xinli, send the photos to everyone, and our people will spread them out. Oh, and go directly to the hospital office to ask about this Eighth Hospital."
Zhao Xinli was busy distributing the photos of the deceased, and then he went out with his mobile phone. He was very familiar with the Eighth Hospital, so he ran directly to the office building in front.
Zhou Ning tidied up the dissection table and prepared the autopsy equipment, then began to look at the first countdown on the large transparent screen.
38:21 minutes, with the seconds still ticking away. He had tried his best to search for the features on the body's surface. He exhaled, and just when the countdown reached 30:10, the door of the autopsy room was pushed open.
Zhou Ning quickly turned his head and saw Zhao Xinli running over with a man and a woman, all three of them were panting.
Zhou Ning made way for the autopsy table, and Zhao Xinli brought the two men closer. When they saw the face of the deceased, the two men gasped, quickly nodded to Zhao Xinli, and stuttered a little nervously.
"This... this is Zhang Jiahui, a nurse in the operating room. She is 24 years old and unmarried."
On the transparent large screen in front of Zhou Ning, the first countdown stopped at 29:12. Zhou Ning breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, this person was from the Eighth Hospital. If it was from another hospital, even if someone was sent over, it would take some time, and the countdown might not be enough.
However, after dealing with a girl from a medical school, now here comes a nurse. When did this profession become a frequent visitor on the dissecting table?
Xu Dayuan waved his hand, and He Chunyang went to notify all the people who had been sent out to confirm the identity of the deceased. The case now had some clues, so naturally everyone had to retreat quickly.
"Notify the family. They need to come over to identify the body and sign a consent form for an autopsy. The cause of death has not yet been determined, but there are external injuries on the body."
The woman took out her cell phone and dialed a number. The call rang seven or eight times before the other party answered.
"Hello, is this Zhang Jiahui's mother? I'm Chen Xiaohong, the director of the Nursing Department of the Eighth Hospital. Is it convenient for you and your wife to come to the Eighth Hospital? ... Yes... I'll have someone meet you at the door and come right over."
Then he called Corey again and asked him very detailed questions. After hanging up the phone, the autopsy room became quiet. Xu Dayuan gestured for several people to walk towards the door and asked as they walked:
"Zhang Jiahui hasn't been here in the past few days. Has she asked Corey for leave?"
"The head nurse of their operating room said that when she got off work on the evening of the 20th, Zhang Jiahui asked for leave saying that her boyfriend was coming from another city.
She wanted to discuss her marriage and take a week off. She could work back-to-back shifts during the Chinese New Year. The head nurse in the operating room agreed. Today is only the 26th, and it is not the day to take leave, so Corey didn't know what happened to her."
The director of the nursing department was now able to fluently recount what had happened, and it was obvious that he was a man of strong psychological quality.
"Besides Zhang Jiahui's parents, is there anyone in your hospital who knows Zhang Jiahui's boyfriend, or knows anything else about her? Of course, you can ask someone who knows to come and talk about it."
Xu Dayuan tried his best to sound gentle, but he was a rough man, and even if he lowered his voice, Zhou Ning could hear it clearly.
"Wait a moment. I'll call someone in the operating room who knows the situation. I think it's better to ask here than to go to the operating room. After all, there are many people in the operating room, and there is no rest all year round. Patients and their families are easily anxious."
Xu Dayuan nodded, and Chen Xiaohong hurried to contact him. Another man came up to Xu Dayuan .
"Xu Da, you see, our two units have been cooperating for many years, and none of us want to see something like this happen.
However, regarding this matter, can you wait until after the New Year to complete your investigation before issuing the case report? Otherwise, not to mention the New Year, even the normal operation of the hospital may be in jeopardy."
Xu Dayuan raised his hand and placed it on the man's shoulder. He could feel that the two people were very familiar with each other.
"Mr. Zeng, rest assured that we will not mention your unit. Even if there is a case report, it will only say that the deceased is a nurse named Zhang. But you have to understand that after we withdraw the county and divide it into districts, all procedures must follow the city's regulations. After New Year's Day, we must work transparently."
The man smiled and nodded, and seemed to whisper a few words, but his voice was too soft for Zhou Ning to hear. Zhao Xinli bumped Zhou Ning's shoulder and raised an eyebrow in the direction of the flatbed truck where the tires were placed.
"I checked the tire."
As he spoke, he handed the phone to Zhou Ning. Not to mention that Zhao Xinli's hobby would not improve his work ability at all, he glanced at the detailed introduction on it.
On the side of the tire was written OPEN COYNTRY TOYO H/T, next to it was a string of numbers 265/70R16, and with a date at the end Zhou Ning seemed to understand that this was the tire brand and wheel number.
Zhao Xinli flipped through a few pages, pointing and explaining:
"This is a Toyo tire, made specifically for SUVs. With the tire number, production date, and tire pattern on the back, I'm sure this tire is from a 2010 Toyota Prado 4000. And this tire is not a spare tire, but an original tire. There are screws stuck in here and here."
Zhou Ning didn't know much about cars, but he knew this brand. When he was in college, he heard a news report that a poor county in the west bought five cars of this model at once after receiving financial support. He remembered that the car was very expensive at the time.
“Very expensive?”
"According to the model of this tire, the lowest configuration costs more than 800,000 yuan, and this is the price of the bare car."
Following the position of Zhao Xinli's finger, Zhou Ning saw the two black screws on the tire. The screws were stuck directly in the gap of the tire. The nail caps were many times larger than ordinary screws and had hexagon sockets, so they could not be seen without careful observation.
"This screw is very special. I have never seen such a hexagon socket screw before, and it has such a big head. Let's unscrew it and take a look."
Zhao Xinli searched around and found a set of hex wrenches in a box left by Liu Yongxin. After trying twice, he finally found a suitable one. After all, it was now flush with the tire and nothing was exposed. He couldn't just cut it directly, considering how much Zhao Xinli loved cars.
After struggling for a long time, twisting and prying, they finally got the two screws out. Looking at the screws as thick as index fingers, both of them were dumbfounded.
Yes, the shape and color are unique, and I have never seen what this thing is used for.
"Take a photo quickly and let the hardware people take a look. If this thing is very special, it can be considered a clue."
When Zhao Xinli heard this, he stood up immediately, took a few photos with his mobile phone, and sent them directly to the two people via MMS. Then he called them and asked them a lot of questions. When he hung up the phone, Zhao Xinli's eyes were shining.
"Ordinary hexagon socket screws are widely used, but this one can be seen as a high-strength, anti-corrosion hexagon socket screw with a large head, which is mostly used in ships, cars and even some more sophisticated equipment and instruments."
Zhou Ning paused and said, "Okay," as if he hadn't said anything. This suddenly expanded the scope to include several industrial parks in Qidong District. There is a machinery industrial park, an aviation industrial park, and a high-tech industrial park, all of which cover the industries mentioned by Zhao Xinli. It seems that relying on screws to find clues is unreliable.
Just as I was thinking about it, the door of the autopsy room opened, and Chen Xiaohong walked in with a man and a woman. Both of them were supported. It seemed that Chen Xiaohong had already said that she was here to identify the body. Her speed and work ability were indeed remarkable.
The two came to the dissection table. Xu Dayuan looked at the two with sad faces and asked:
"Look, is this your daughter Zhang Jiahui?"
The woman took a glance and fainted immediately. Chen Xiaohong was quick to hug her. The person from the hospital office rushed over and carried the woman out. The man grabbed the dissecting table and burst into tears.
"Ah, why did my daughter die? Was she beaten in the hospital?"
