1406: Is It Xu Zhongyi Who Died (1 More)

Jim has determined that the unnamed male corpse recorded by the San Francisco Police Department in 1967 is Xu Zhongyi himself.

The age is right, and the rental location is also the same, the possibility of not being Xu Zhongyi is very small.

But this fact is very difficult for Xia Xiaolan to accept:

"You infer that the local gang robbery set fire to cover up the truth. Even if Xu Zhongyi was unfortunately killed, where are his wife Cui Yiru and son Xu Changle? I read the case records and found only one at the scene. The body of a man... In fact, even the San Francisco police can't confirm the identity, right?"

If the police determined that the person was Xu Zhongyi, the death certificate would not have been written that way.

In this regard, Jim obviously understands the national conditions of the United States better, and he also has something to say:

"Like this kind of corpse that has been burned to the point of being unrecognizable, dental identification is a method, but Xu had not yet obtained an official identity at that time, and there was no dental record during his stay in the United States. This is the reason why we could not make a conclusion at that time. Son? They are not a threat in the eyes of the gangsters, they can even be regarded as 'property' that can be obtained from Xu, young women and young children will be trafficked... It was the United States 19 years ago, anything is possible, fire After it happened, no one saw Xu's wife and son again."

They robbed people of money, killed the master, and took away the mistress and children as trophies.

In the late 1960s, the United States as a whole was not as dark as Jim said, but it also depends on what kind of people it was aimed at. The Xu Zhongyi family was not able to obtain official status at that time, and they were not American citizens at all. They also expected the police to punish non-Americans. Citizens responsible?

New crimes happen every day, and if the investigation fails for a while, the case will be hastily sealed.

If he hadn't paid Jim to investigate, he'd just asked someone else to help him, and he wouldn't have been able to find out about this old case.

Wait, her thoughts have been taken away by Jim, and she is convinced that the corpse is Xu Zhongyi, what if it is not?

"What about the corpse, can that corpse still be found?"

It's hard to say whether the corpse can be found 19 years ago. In American dramas, it is often seen that before a murder case is solved, the corpse will be disassembled and frozen by a forensic doctor, and it is waiting for the family to come and claim it. But Jim said that the burned body beyond recognition was unclaimed at the time.

"Of course! It's inappropriate to say this at this time, but I have to stress that I'm the best in the industry, and every penny you hired me was worth the money. That highly suspected Xu corpse was in police custody. The bureau was unclaimed, and the local church in San Francisco came forward and buried the deceased."

Church priests don't just hide in small houses and listen to the troubles of others.

Some food is also distributed to the poor every week.

It is normal for the church to come forward to bury unclaimed bodies.

"Is it a burial?"

If the church comes forward for burial, it is very likely that the complete remains will be preserved. The flesh and blood must be long gone, but the bones must still be there.

"It's a burial, do you want to re-examine your identity?"

Xia Xiaolan nodded, "Naturally, the autopsy has to be re-examined. Just relying on the archives of the old case makes me believe that Xu Zhongyi is dead. This is impossible!"

Is there DNA technology now?

Even if there is, Xia Xiaolan is not sure whether the technology has developed to the point where it can examine the bones of 19 years ago, but she will find a way to confirm the identity of the deceased.

Whether it is Xu Zhongyi or not, there must be a conclusion.

Xia Xiaolan took out the checkbook and wrote another check for $3,000:

"Jim, you still need to continue to investigate further. This is new funding to confirm the identity of the body and investigate the whereabouts of Xu Zhongyi's wife and children. I know that the matter may involve local gangsters in San Francisco. I can understand if you choose to suspend the investigation. , after confirming your identity, even if you have completed the entrustment, I will pay the remaining balance."

The two had agreed before that the total remuneration was $10,000, and Xia Xiaolan would first pay $2,000 to Jim as the investigation fund for San Francisco, and the balance would be paid if anyone was found.

According to Jim's preliminary investigation results, Xu Zhongyi was disappointed 19 years ago, and his wife and children are missing.

Xia Xiaolan only hoped to be 100% sure of the true identity of the corpse. If it was Xu Zhongyi, his wife and children were lucky to escape, or were they really taken away by the gang?

There must be traces of what happened, otherwise Jim wouldn't be able to find out the case back then.

Now Xia Xiaolan wants him to investigate further. This is not the same as the original entrustment. It becomes complicated and dangerous.

Jim flicked the cheque, "The detective will not refuse to investigate, we make a living, and if we die during the investigation, it is also our destiny."

When Jim said this, his fat body was a little righteous.

He is handsome but breaks his power in three seconds:

"But in terms of remuneration..."

"It will definitely increase, you don't have to worry about this!"

She is willing to pay 10,000 US dollars, why not give up a little more?

Jim nodded, "No problem."

He grabbed the doughnut that Xia Xiaolan ordered before, and asked a heavy sweetie to endure the temptation of this larger version of the doughnut.

Xia Xiaolan only drank a cup of coffee.

She definitely couldn't tell Grandma Yu about the results of Jim's preliminary investigation.

Live to see people, die to see corpses.

The identity of the corpse must be determined first. If it is really Xu Zhongyi who died, it is best to find Cui Yiru and Xu Changle, and then tell Grandma Yu the news. It can't be all bad news.

Grandma Yu had to collapse.

Xia Xiaolan didn't know Xu Zhongyi's family at all, so naturally she couldn't talk about her feelings, but she had feelings for her grandmother.

Can Grandma Yu accept such a blow?

Just thinking about it, Xia Xiaolan also felt quite heavy.

After agreeing to keep in touch with Jim at any time, Xia Xiaolan wouldn't even want to go to New York if she hadn't promised to go with Ning Xue. San Francisco is too far from Ithaca to run back and forth in one weekend, and she wanted to find time to go to San Francisco on her own.

It seems that the search for the person in the newspaper cannot be carried out immediately. If the body is really Xu Zhongyi, he, like Jim speculates, was killed by the local gangster. Even if Cui Yiru and Xu Changle are still alive, they are controlled by the gangster. Will it be possible to publish it in the newspaper? Beat the grass and startle the snake?

"Hopefully Jim is really, as he says, the best detective in his profession, able to keep himself safe while investigating!"

Is there any DNA detection technology now, and where is the development?

Can Cornell University School of Medicine help her?

Xia Xiaolan couldn't help but ask Professor Wen for help when she got home.

"Cornell Medical School? You want to get help from a doctor, maybe Klaus can help."

Xia Xiaolan really didn't think about Klaus for a while, it was Wen Manni's husband, the surgeon... DNA test, Xia Xiaolan felt that it should belong to the category of biology.

Biology and modern medicine are closely related. Whether Klaus can help or not, it is better than Xia Xiaolan ramming around like a headless fly.