The Tang Dynasty’s Female Forensic Doctor - Chapter 6

[Chapter 6 The Drowned Child]

Ran Yan nodded in a relaxed mood, and let Wan Lu help her down slowly.

On the way, I happened to meet one or two village women, and they all knew Wan Lu. When they saw her supporting a woman, they knew it was Ran Shiqiniang, so they retreated to the side of the road and squatted slightly to salute.

Ran Yan also politely asked them to forgive them, leaving a very friendly impression.

In order to get closer to the road, Wan Lu and Ran Yan passed through the village, and they encountered more and more people.

The Tang Dynasty did not have the habit of kowtowing at every turn. Even though these villagers were farm laborers on Ran’s Zhuangzi, when they saw Ran Yan, or even the Ran family’s owner, they simply saluted and greeted them.

When the two walked to the head of the village, they suddenly heard a loud roaring noise, but after a while, they saw more than ten children being chased by an old man with a cane, like a flock of fluttering birds, screaming and desperately trying. run.

Girls all have two buns, the larger ones wear skirts, the smaller ones wear trousers and cross-collars. Boys have more tricks, and some are like girls, with two buns and one. Yes, there was a chubby little baby, about five or six years old, who had all his hair shaved, leaving only a tuft in front of his head, and looked like he was about to cry with his mouth flat.

Ran Yan saw that they were all muddy, and there were bloodstains on two of them, so she guessed that a group of children were fighting with adults on their backs.

Sure enough, just after she thought about it, she heard Wan Lu tease the little fat man who was at the end and said, “Ping Xiaolang, let’s get caught in the fight again! Hurry up and run, if you are caught by the patriarch, When you go home, your mother will take care of you again!”

The little chubby cried out, but he was crying miserably, and his feet didn’t stop, his two short legs jerked upside down, for fear of being caught.

That look is really cute and tight.

Ran Yan said cheerfully, “Wanlu, you are really bad!”

Seeing that Ran Yan was more cheerful than before, Wan Lu was happy and deliberately quarreled with her, “The lady is so happy to watch the fun, and she even arranges slaves!”

Ran Yan has always been this virtuous. It was a bit embarrassing to be pierced by someone. She coughed twice, and before she could answer, she was suddenly bumped to the side. After staggering a few steps, he managed to stabilize his body, so he didn’t fall into the ditch beside the road.

After Ran Yan stood firm, she looked up at the person who bumped into her. It was a village woman in a light brown sackcloth skirt. She had already run away. Although she couldn’t see the front, she looked a little lost when she saw her hurried steps.

“How can you be so rude!” Wan Lu’s anger came up at once, “Miss, the servant will send you back to the manor first, and then I will find the village woman to settle the account!”

Ran Yan retracted her gaze and said lightly, “Forget it, seeing her walking in a hurry, I’m afraid that something is urgent.”

“What’s the urgency? Is the sky falling! I don’t even know how to apologize for bumping into someone!” Wan Lu said angrily.

Seeing the bulging appearance in the evening, Ran Yan couldn’t help but smile.

Ran Yan found herself relaxed these days. Although she was very idle, she was much more lively than before.

When facing a corpse from the front, out of respect for the deceased, she must be taken seriously, and she must not be sloppy. She is also a workaholic, and over time, she has formed a “dead face” that everyone keeps away from.

This change may be a good thing!

Wan Lu helped Ran Yan to the head of the village, and only needed to cross an arch bridge to reach Zhuangzi of Ran’s House. The two of them had just stepped on the stairs, and a heart-wrenching cry suddenly cut through the tranquility of the evening and startled the people by the water. Birds, fluttering around scattered.

It was exactly what Wan Lucai said – the sky really collapsed.

“Sanlang! Saburo!”

The woman’s weeping was not far away, followed by the consolation of men, women and children, nothing more than words of condolences.

The pain of losing a child is heart-wrenching. What’s more, this week, Zhou Lang is Liu’s only son, and Liu’s is a widow. She had two sons before, both of whom fell ill. Her husband passed away three years ago.

Entrusting the only blood to Liu, the mother and son depend on each other for life, and the pain is even more unbearable.

Liu Shi said in a panic, “No, my Saburo can’t die, I’m going to find Doctor Wu! He will definitely be able to save my Saburo!”

“Exactly, Mrs. Liu, just wait, let’s take Saburo to find Doctor Wu.” A man echoed.

Seeing that Zhou Zhoulang was dead, but everyone seemed to be superstitious towards Wu Xiuhe, wishful thinking that he was really a genius doctor and could bring Zhou Zhoulang back to life.

After Ran Yan heard the commotion in the crowd, she saw a group of people rushed out of a small forest in a hurry. The leader was a peasant man holding a child. He was wearing a gray narrow-necked shorts and shorts. It was soaked and attached to the body, revealing a sturdy body, and beside him there was a young and strong man who was also wet.

Followed by a few women in long linen dresses, one of them was the one who bumped into Ran Yan just now.

A group of people saw Ran Yan and Wan Lu standing on the bridge from a distance, and shouted, “Little lady! Hurry up and ask Wu Shenyi to save your life!”

Wan Lu said urgently to Ran Yan in a low voice, “Wu Shenyi went to Xishan early this morning to collect medicine, and he will definitely not be able to come back! How can this be good!”

“Anyway, go back and have a look first, in case this child should not die!” Ran Yan urged.

Listening to Ran Yan’s words, Wan Lu made a lot of sense, stomped her feet anxiously, picked up her skirt, turned around and ran into the house.

Afterwards, the group of people rushed over from Ran Yan’s side. Ran Yan grabbed a young man and was staggered by his momentum.

“This lady, you don’t have to pull it down, help is the most important thing!” The young man was restless, but he was restricted by etiquette, and it was difficult to reach out and pull Ran Yan away.

“What can you do when you go, what if the magical doctor Wu is not there! If you don’t hurry up and find a horse, go to the nearest doctor! Be prepared.” Ran Yan said coldly.

The young man was stunned for a moment, then quickly cupped his hands, “Thank you little lady for the guidance!”

Ran Yan didn’t pay him any courtesy, and after speaking, she hurriedly followed, unable to quench her thirst from afar, and if the child still had a chance to survive, she couldn’t let the rescue opportunity be wasted in vain.

Ran Yan has been practicing medicine for a long time. She has a problem. When she sees a corpse, she wants to move up. When she meets someone who still has a chance of life, she must try her best to save it. After all, in criminal investigation, the living can provide more information than the dead. More.

Therefore, when Ran Yan wants to save the child, it is not because of compassion, but mostly out of an instinct to “stay alive”.

The crowd stopped outside Ran’s Mansion and looked inside anxiously. The woman was just crying with the child in her arms.

The time seemed to be extremely long, and it only lasted for a short while. The waiting person began to get restless, and the man who brought the child over said, “It’s a big matter of human life, why don’t you go to the mansion to find Wu Shenyi! Blame it, I’ll take it!”

If they forcibly entered the village, only the two concierges would not be able to stop them. Everyone agreed and was about to move, but Wan Lu ran out out of breath, “Wu Shenyi went to Xishan early this morning to collect medicine, and I searched everywhere. In the whole yard, his old man has not returned!”

This news was tantamount to a thunderbolt. Before Wanlu finished speaking, the woman burst into tears, “The Zhou family has only one seedling, and the concubine can’t keep it! Husband! The concubine can’t help you!”

The villagers were also silent, and several village women stepped forward to comfort Liu.

Ran Yan pushed aside the crowd, walked silently in front of Liu Shi, and said, “Put the child on the ground.”

The voice was not loud, but it was awe-inspiring, and the calm didn’t seem to contain a trace of emotion, which made Liu Shi, who was crying non-stop, stunned.

“If you really want to save him, just listen to me.” Ran Yan crouched down impatiently and took the boy from the stunned Liu Shi.

Through the black gauze that was as thin as a cicada’s wings, you could clearly see the boy’s face turning purple, his abdomen slightly bulging, his whole body was soaked white, his hands clenched into small fists, and algae were still in his palms. Ran Yan felt a little cold in her heart for things like sand and stone, and reached out her hand to gently press on her bulging belly. Ran Yan confirmed to Liu, “But haven’t seen your child all night?”

Seeing Ran Yan’s serious description, Liu Shi was like a drowning person grabbing a life-saving straw, and said anxiously, “Yesterday after dinner, Saburo said to go to the village to play for a while, and when he came back in the evening, UU read www.sonicmtl.com It was a little unpleasant, saying that he had grown up and wanted to live alone in a room. I thought it was just that he heard some gibberish, so I responded. When I called him for dinner this morning, I found out that he was not in the room… woo woo… …”

Said he was already crying.

As soon as Mr. Liu said these words, the rest of the people also lost their minds. Since being drowning last night and soaking all night, everyone has been like this. How can there be any reason to live? rescued.

Everyone sighed and persuaded Liu to mourn.

There were tears on Liu’s face, but she stared at Ran Yan relentlessly. Although she never made a sound, her eyes were full of pleading and hope.

Ran Yan lifted Mi Li’s black veil, squeezed the child’s eyeballs with her fingers, and observed the pupil changes.

This is a way to distinguish whether a person is really dead or a fake death. If the pupil is squeezed and deformed, and the pupil can recover after releasing the finger, it means that the person has not died yet.

In forensic science, there is a condition called “feigned death”, also known as weak death.

It refers to a state in which people’s circulation, respiration, and brain function activities are highly inhibited, their vital functions are extremely weak, and no vital signs can be detected by ordinary clinical examination methods. , After active treatment, temporary or long-term recovery can be achieved.

Suspended death is common in various mechanical injuries, such as hanging, strangulation, drowning, various poisoning and so on.

Ran Yan has encountered several such situations in her work.

Ran Yan saw that the boy’s pupils were still able to recover, and he was probably still alive.

In order to confirm the judgment, Ran Yan tied the child’s fingers with a handkerchief.

“Look for dry soil! The more dry the better. Bringing it here can save his life.” Ran Yan raised her head and expressed her meaning in the most concise and direct language.

Everyone looked at each other in dismay, everyone in Suzhou was leaning on the river, where can there be dry soil?

[End of this Chapter]