Chapter 1036: Two Days of Digging

The reason for doing this is because even if Lu Chuan and the others go down into the well and scoop out the water one ladle at a time, it will still have some impact on the body's position. However, being a bit careful would prevent any damage to the bones.

First, use detection instruments to examine it, record the entire skeletal structure, and then analyze it for more accurate results.

Additionally, acquire some high-quality waterproof suits.

This way, even if they go inside, wearing waterproof suits while handling the remains can isolate the body fluid outside.

Although the water looks clear, since there are possibly some inexplicable bacteria inside along with the body, Lu Chuan's side spares no effort in ensuring safety measures.

The underwater detection equipment was transferred pretty quickly and arrived within an hour or two.

The protective suits were more convenient, with available stock in the warehouse. Lu Yao personally drove a few top-tier protective suits over to Lu Chuan.

By the time everything was prepared, it was already noon.

With this equipment, the police detectives felt a lot less psychological pressure during the investigation.

The equipment operators were all professionals. The underwater surveying equipment was similar to a small submarine, about the size of a cellphone. After adding a weight below, it was dropped into the reservoir with a rope.

Since there was no disturbance in the water, the surface remained very clear.

Once the equipment entered, the propeller slightly stirred the water as it slowly circled around the body, recording it from top to bottom in a complete cycle.

From the video results, the overall preservation condition of the body was relatively intact, and most of the bones were in their original positions without suffering significant external force impact.

Generally speaking, a body soaked in water starts to decompose in about one to two years.

Of course, under normal circumstances; if a body is thrown into water during hotter weather, the decomposition is much faster, taking roughly two to three months to completely decay.

Given the situation of this reservoir, the exposed damper lid outdoors creates an environment very suitable for rapid body decomposition.

Conversely, if the entire space is sealed, the body in the water may not necessarily decompose but might instead form into a waxy corpse.

It would preserve like a mummy and is referred to as an adipocere body.

Such body conditions are very rare because maintaining such preservation conditions requires very high environmental criteria.

In ancient times, when burying bodies, some people even deliberately created such conditions to seek non-decay after burial.

For instance, by compacting earth around deep underground to form a relatively sealed space. Wealthy people would even surround the tomb with a ring of quicksand or mercury to isolate the body from the external natural environment, creating a relatively vacuum-sealed environment.

"Stop here!"

It wasn't the equipment rotating in circles from the heels downward to video the entire entity. When it reached the thigh area, Lu Chuan halted the operator.

This was due to a dislocation and misplacement.

The thigh bone shifted upwards into the chest cavity in this kind of situation.

After Lu Chuan carefully recorded this, he continued to have the equipment operators circle the entity for more recordings.

However, the equipment couldn't capture the entire body as the section from the clavicle downwards was entirely buried in silt.

"Alright, pull the equipment up and start scooping water."

Wang Zhaokai was the first to get into the water.

Although Wang Zhaokai is now the squadron leader, in actuality, he has the most experience in the Criminal Investigation Team here.

Chen Jiang and Sun Biao of the second squad and third squad were originally in his squad. They only took over as squad leaders of the second and third squads once they gradually matured and could handle responsibilities independently.

In other words, Wang Zhaokai could be considered as the old leader for these two. In a situation like this, Wang Zhaokai had to be the first to go in.

One couldn't really let the director go down first.

Fortunately, the protective suits that Lu Chuan acquired had excellent protection, completely safeguarding a person once underwater.

"We don't know how deep the silt is below. When going down, we all step on the ladder or soft ladder to scoop water, and do not enter the silt directly."

Earlier, Lu Chuan had probed with a long pole indicating the silt was at least over a meter deep inside.

So if a person directly steps into the silt, it would be tough to manage, even with clear water.

Fortunately, the reservoir's extension was solidly constructed with cement, allowing Lu Chuan's team to hang soft ladders, providing a support point in the situation of scooping water.

"Be very careful. Don't scoop too much water at a time, and try not to disturb the silt at the bottom."

Lu Chuan's motive to adopt this method, retrieving the ribs this way, was mainly to avoid stirring the underwater silt and causing secondary pollution to the skeletal remains.

However, this meant nobody could stay down for long because the support points on the soft ladder weren't particularly good. After scooping around a dozen buckets of water, their waists and backs were sore, so they had to rotate personnel.

Moreover, the entire process had to be very cautious; if the silt at the bottom was disturbed, all previous efforts would be wasted.

The first day's operation continued for four or five hours until it was dark. Lu Chuan decided to stop because even with lighting, everyone was exhausted, and to prevent accidents, there was no rush to solve the case, which could wait until the next morning.

Before the main force withdrew, Lu Chuan arranged for police from the station to be on duty, protecting the scene.

The police station in Beitou Town naturally had no objections. The station chief, Zhang Biao, personally led people to guard this site.

This isn't saying the Criminal Investigation Team was pushing these sideline tasks to the station, but rather because the station couldn't partake in more critical tasks.

Like the recent activity of scooping the body water, the station's police didn't go down; it was all handled by the Criminal Investigation Team.

Hence, leaving the Beitou Town station police to stand by, nobody had complaints or issues about it.

Not to mention this was arranged by the Deputy Director of the High-tech Zone Public Security Bureau; even other members of the Criminal Investigation Team arranged it, they'd comply.

After all, that afternoon, they watched the Criminal Investigation Team dive to dredge the body water firsthand.

However, Lu Chuan and the others didn't rest upon returning; they had a brief coordination meeting.

"No issues have been reported from the two informants; detailed inquiries have been conducted."

"No disappearances have occurred in the village in recent years. There was a missing male ten years ago, reported by the family from out of town."

"Currently, there are no valuable leads on the body's identity."

After several people successively reported the situation, Lu Chuan nodded in acknowledgement.