Chapter 616: The Origin of Forensic Medicine
"President Li, my husband and I are giving this jade book to you with all sincerity. If you must give money, then just give me one dollar." Mr. Qin's family has been a single-son family for three generations, and Li Quan saved his son. His kindness is as great as the sky.
A collection means nothing to him.
"If you really respect me, then tell me a real price. Selling this jade book to me is the best thank you I can give you." Li Quan insisted on buying it at the real price and refused to accept it as a gift.
Mr. Qin and his wife looked at each other. After exchanging glances, Mr. Qin smiled bitterly and said, "Well, since you insist on not accepting it as a gift, I will sell it to you at the actual price. I spent 15,000 US dollars to buy it. You just need to give 100,000 RMB."
This treasure was originally purchased by Mr. Qin overseas.
Converted into RMB, the actual cost is close to 110,000.
"Okay! I'll give it to you in person!"
Li Quan transferred 150,000 yuan to the other party without saying anything.
Precious cultural relics like this are unique pieces and have great potential for appreciation.
In fact, Li Quan knew that even a piece of such high-quality mutton-fat white jade could not be bought with 150,000 yuan. Its added value was no less than the value of the jade itself.
Therefore, Li Quan actually took great advantage of Mr. Qin.
"How...how come 150,000 has been deposited into my account? No, no, how can I charge you more money?" Mr. Qin was anxious.
"Mr. Qin, please don't refuse. Otherwise, we can continue the politeness until tomorrow morning. To be honest, I have taken advantage of you. From now on, we can be friends and establish a bond."
Li Quan is also an open-minded person and he spoke directly.
After seeing off Mr. Qin and his family, Li Quan found a magnifying glass and studied the jade book with great excitement.
"The Essence of Xiyuan Collection".
When reading this kind of ancient book, you should start from the rightmost side.
Perhaps it was the writing habit of the ancients. They liked to start writing from the rightmost side and also liked to write in vertical format.
"A Collection of Records on Clearing Up Wrongs?"
What a familiar name.
Ever since Li Quan discovered that reading ancient medical books could help him gain favorability and obtain miraculous medical skills, he has paid special attention to the medical works of many ancient miraculous and famous doctors.
A special table has been prepared for this purpose.
Which miraculous doctors there were in which era and what medical books they wrote were all recorded on his self-made table.
Perhaps many people don’t know who wrote Xiyuan Ji Lu.
I haven't even heard of the title of this book.
But anyone who has studied forensic medicine must have heard of this book.
Because "Xi Yuan Ji Lu" was written by a forensic scientist named Song Ci in the Southern Song Dynasty.
Song Ci not only had profound medical attainments, but also because of his work, he often dealt with corpses and solved various murders. Over time, he accumulated rich experience in forensic identification.
Moreover, he has solved many unsolved and mysterious cases.
Song Ci was even revered by later generations as the founder of forensic medicine for his book "Xi Yuan Ji Lu".
Please note that no matter in which field, anyone who can be honored as the originator is a very remarkable person.
Because this means innovation and the need to blaze a trail that no one else has blazed before.
The era in which Song Ci lived was characterized by political turmoil, mutual protection among officials, evil landlords and local forces, and lawlessness. In addition, there were deep-rooted feudal shackles.
It is very difficult to carry out forensic evidence collection work.
For example, the status of women in that era was extremely low, especially those maids and peasant daughters who had no status, not to mention human rights, they almost didn't even have the right to life.
It was common for maids in the homes of many large landlords or officials to be killed if they did not obey their employers' wishes.
Song Ci once solved such a case.
At that time, a fifteen-year-old maid in the home of a powerful landowner suddenly died.
The servant's employer, relying on his family's power, directly carried the servant's body back to her home and returned it to her parents. Not only did he not pay for the funeral expenses, he didn't even pay the servant's wages.
The maid's parents were tenant farmers of the honest Ba family.
Seeing their good daughter die in such an unclear manner, they felt sad and angry.
But the employer my daughter works for is the largest landlord in the area.
The land they cultivate all belongs to this big landlord.
They didn't even dare to think about the consequences of offending this big landlord.
With tears in their eyes, the parents prepared to bury their daughter's body hastily.
Unexpectedly, when the maid's mother was dressing her daughter and changing her shroud, she found many purple bruises on her daughter's body from being pinched, and there were even bite marks on some female parts of her body.
The mother was an experienced person and she immediately understood which beast had raped her daughter.
Not only did the boss rape her daughter, he also killed everyone. The mother could not help crying bitterly as she had to see her son die young.
Song Ci, who happened to be passing by and handling a case, heard it.
He felt that the woman's crying was too miserable, and based on his years of experience in handling cases, he guessed that there must be .
So he dismounted and entered the house to inquire about the situation.
With this question, the landlord's crime was exposed.
Song Ci also knew that this landlord was extremely powerful. If he were to convict him with his body still intact, he would certainly not admit it.
Moreover, officials protect each other. Even if Song Ci wants to take charge of this matter, his superiors probably won't agree.
What should I do?
Song Ci thought of a solution.
First, I asked the family if they wanted to seek justice for their daughter.
The maid's parents were naturally willing to do it.
Song Ci was well aware of the government's case handling procedures.
He asked the parents of the deceased to carry the body to the government to report the case and beat drums to appeal for justice.
Then he had the opportunity to take action on the case.
Sure enough, the maid's parents made up their minds and immediately carried their daughter's body to the government office to beat drums to appeal for justice.
As long as someone beats the drum and protests against injustice, the county magistrate must deal with it.
The county magistrate had long since accepted bribes from the big landlord. When he learned that the parents of the dead maid were carrying the body outside and crying out for justice, he pretended to have the bailiffs call the people into the court first.
Then he pretended to ask a few questions, and after the maid's parents answered, the county magistrate slammed the gavel.
The maid's parents were almost frightened to the ground.
Without asking any questions, the county magistrate angrily accused the maid's parents of trying to extort money from their employer.
Then they were sentenced to be beaten with twenty lashes of the cane each.
If you dare to make trouble again, you will be severely punished and imprisoned.
You know, in ancient times, the county town didn't have a prison. But the county town was so big, there must be people who committed crimes. Even if you caught them and killed them, you had to lock them up first, right?
This shows that there is a demand for prisons.
Usually, the county magistrate had to pay for the wages of jail bosses and jailers as well as the cost of repairing the prison out of his own pocket.
Nine out of ten county magistrates are corrupt. They themselves feel that they do not earn enough, so how could they be willing to spend money to maintain the prison?
At this time, the county magistrate would acquiesce to the jailers and prison guards and allow them to use various means to extort bribes from the prisoners.
Of course, this kind of thing is against the law.
The county magistrate certainly wouldn't do it himself.
Instead, he tacitly allowed his jailers and guards to do the work. Then, when the jailers and guards got money and property, not only would their wages be paid, but they would also give a portion of it to the county magistrate.
Therefore, people in ancient times were most afraid of going to prison.
Even if you don't die, you will lose a layer of skin.
How can you make the prison boss and jailer pay the money if they don't punish you?
It would be even worse if the woman was put in jail.
Many of them could not bear the humiliation and hanged themselves or jumped into the river.
When the maid's parents heard that they would be locked up if they made trouble again, they were so frightened that their teeth chattered and they kowtowed repeatedly.
Getting an explanation for their daughter's death is certainly not more important than their own lives.
Just when they were about to back down, Song Ci took action.
Song Ci said to the county magistrate that since the parents of the deceased were crying out for justice and there were many people watching outside the hall, in the interests of justice, it would be better for him to perform the autopsy in public.
The onlookers outside cheered loudly.
This does not rule out the possibility that Song Ci had already arranged for someone to cheer outside.
The county magistrate was now in a difficult situation.
If I don't agree to an autopsy and something goes wrong, it would be like shielding a criminal.
This sin is very serious.
Losing one's official hat and ruining one's future are both minor consequences.
If the higher-ups question you, you'll most likely be executed.
The salaries of officials in the Southern Song Dynasty were very high, but the requirements for officials were also very high.
Officials who abuse their power for personal gain, bend the law, or shield criminals are generally punished with death.
The county magistrate had no choice but to agree.
It was the first time that an autopsy was performed in public, because at that time, etiquette and laws were strict, and the dead were the most important, and it was considered disrespectful to perform an autopsy in public.
Song Ci was actually under tremendous pressure when he performed the autopsy on the maid in public.
He removed some of the victim's clothes, revealing purple bruises and bite marks on the upper body, and then used his extremely professional forensic knowledge to infer the crime from a variety of evidence.
In the end, it was confirmed that the maid did not die of a sudden illness, but was raped and killed.
Things are not over yet.
Even if the maid didn't die suddenly but was murdered, so what?
The big landlords had plenty of money and could get away with just sending a servant to take the blame.
This big landlord even threatened Song Ci in court, saying that he would make him pay.
Song Ci is also a ruthless person.
In fact, scholars are all ruthless people. They are gentle and polite in normal times, but when it comes to life-threatening situations, their methods are more ruthless than anyone else.
Song Ci first retreated to advance and dug a hole.
In court, he asked the servant who was pushed out to take the blame, "Did you kill the person?"
The servant said yes.
And signed, sealed and put fingerprints.
At this time, Song Ci began to use his professional forensic knowledge to teach this arrogant landlord a lesson.
First, he grabbed the servant's hand and compared it with the wounds on the corpse.
As a result, Song Ci angrily denounced the servant in public, saying that the servant was not the murderer at all.
First of all, there was one bite mark and tooth print missing from the body.
This means that the murderer is missing one of his front teeth.
The teeth of the house slave were intact, and if he really bit the maid, a complete row of teeth marks would be left.
Then, there were the scratch marks on the body.
The hands of a house slave are very rough, and the skin of a maid is very delicate. The skin that is scratched hard will feel like being scraped by sandpaper.
Whether it was the size of the palm print, the mark on the skin surface, or the amount of force, none of them matched this servant.
In the end, Song Ci told everyone that the real murderer was probably missing a front tooth, with skin as delicate as a woman's on his fingers, and the size of his palm was exactly the same as the palm print on the corpse. Even the murderer's approximate age and height were reasonably deduced by Song Ci.
At this time, the landlord next to him was no longer as arrogant as before, but was pale and sweating profusely.
Song Ci's gaze suddenly turned and stared at the landlord, asking him why his face was so pale?
The weather in early spring is not very hot, so why am I sweating so much?
The landlord hesitated and became even more nervous after being stared at by everyone.
At this time, Song Ci suddenly pointed at the landlord's mouth and asked why he was missing a front tooth?
The landlord was anxious and angry.
Everyone also realized that this big landlord was extremely consistent with the murderer Song Ci had just deduced.
Song Ci grabbed the other person's hand and compared it with the palm print on the corpse, and they were surprisingly consistent.
Then show the landlord's hand to everyone.
Because of his pampered life, the landlord's hands are softer than women's and are very well maintained.
At this moment, the case was solved and the truth was revealed to the world.
The county magistrate saw that the case was irreversible and irreversible. He also decisively protected himself and put the landlord in shackles and put him in prison.
At the same time, report to the superior prefect and the Ministry of Justice.
As a result, the next day, the landlord was found hanging himself in prison out of fear of punishment.
It is unknown whether the landlord committed suicide or the county magistrate wanted to cover up his crime of taking bribes and killed people to silence them.
Song Ci's forensic autopsy became famous and even attracted the attention of the emperor of the time.
It was also from that time that forensic medicine was gradually promoted throughout the country and gained a place.
Before this, the coroner performed the autopsy, and his conclusions on whether it was murder or suicide, or who the murderer was, were all very vague.
With Song Ci's forensic medicine, the number of false and wrongful convictions has dropped dramatically.
Later, even the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple based their trials on Song Ci's forensic law theory.
After Li Quan found out the origin of the jade book, he felt a little disappointed but also a little surprised.
The reason for the disappointment was that the owner of this jade book was the founder of forensic medicine, and most of the divine medical skills he possessed were related to forensic medicine. If Li Quan was a criminal police officer or a forensic doctor, it would definitely be very useful for him to learn it.
But he is a doctor and rarely has to use forensic medicine.
As for surprises, maybe it's more of surprises.
Forensic medicine is a niche field and he has little knowledge of this area.
It can make up for one of his shortcomings.
Forensic identification is not only used to solve crimes, but can also be used to dissect corpses, find out the cause of death, and study how patients died of illness. It is very useful for finding treatments for some difficult and complicated diseases.
Now is not the time to read this jade book, so Li Quan put it away first.
Once he has completely cured Sophie, he will have time to read this jade book.
After leaving the office, Li Quan first went to visit Mr. Qin's son.
After taking the medicine, the boy's condition improved significantly, and he no longer complained about the itchy skin on his back, and he no longer went crazy.
I estimate that I will be able to go through the discharge procedures after staying in the hospital for another two or three days.
After seeing the little boy, Li Quan walked straight to the intensive care unit where Sophie was.
As the future dean's wife, it is not excessive for her to enjoy the treatment of the intensive care unit.
