Life in North America, you call this an autopsy officer?!
Chapter 297 - 198: The Garden’s Anomaly, Discovered!

Chapter 297: Chapter 198: The Garden’s Anomaly, Discovered!

The manor had an intriguing atmosphere.

Wooden fences featured European garden styles—vines enveloped the surroundings, and green leaves unfurled, giving the impression of stepping into a fairytale world.

Standing at the entrance, one could smell the intense fragrance of flowers.

Although the interior scenery was yet unseen, the initial impression was quite favorable.

Outside the manor, there was a small cabin.

At the cabin window, facing a small door, sat an elderly man, seemingly in his late fifties or sixties, with a face full of wrinkles and white hair on both sides of his ears, charging and stamping tickets for the new visitors.

It was the kind of stamp placed on one’s hand.

The charge was twenty dollars per person, allowing unlimited playtime until the stamp naturally faded, not a one-time ticket, which was quite affordable.

Brian first sniffed at the entrance and didn’t notice anything unusual.

It was just that the scent of flowers was overwhelming.

With his enhanced sense of smell, the fragrant odor from over twenty different types of flowers mixed together was so intense that it made him uncomfortable.

It was a wonder how the owner managed to cultivate so many different types of flowers and plants in such abundance approximately in December.

..

They paid and received a stamp.

Next was the tour.

Throughout the manor, Brian continuously used his enhanced sense of smell.

Green, on the other hand, kept his eyes on the roots of the plants and the soil.

Seeing him act sneakily, Brian asked, "What are you doing?"

Green glanced away and muttered, "Big Brother Brian, I am observing the soil under the plant roots. Tom mentioned that if a body is buried underneath, the soil in that area would show some sinking."

Hearing this, Brian nodded, "Yes, indeed. When a body decomposes in shallow soil, the soil sinks in a way that might slightly retain the posture of the body before it was buried, providing some references."

Some experienced forensic doctors could determine if there was a body buried under a plant just by looking at these signs.

Just when Green thought he was learning something, Brian poured cold water on his theories, "It’s unlikely here. Look at the plants; whether flowers or trees, they are quite old. This indicates they have been growing for many years without being relocated or replaced. Under these conditions, it’s unlikely there’s a buried body beneath."

"Why?"

"It’s simple. If there really was a body beneath the plants, root burn would likely occur, which kills the plants.

The vehicles found in missing person cases include both new and old models over an extended period, and handling so many bodies by simply burying and planting over them isn’t feasible.

A more appropriate method would be using them as fertilizer."

Brian switched to the mindset of the perpetrator and explained crime psychology to his younger brother:

"Animal or human corpses contain a large amount of nitrogen and phosphorus, two of the three most important nutrients needed for plants—nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; they make the best fertilizer.

However, if bodies are buried directly, the decomposing process can burn the roots and kill the plants.

Thus, the proper method is to strip the flesh and crush the bones into powder, mixing them into the soil. After these materials decompose, you end up with top-quality plant fertilizer.

Moreover, the nitrogen from animal muscle tissues decomposes faster, while the phosphorus from bones breaks down more slowly, sustaining the fertilizing effects for a longer duration.

A batch of such fertilizer can be used for a long period.

In fact, many places that cultivate flowers use defatted bone powder from animals as a fertilizer.

If the criminal is from here, they wouldn’t be foolish enough to bury the bodies directly but would use the method I mentioned.

Without taking samples for analysis, it’s impossible to determine whether the fertilizer is of human or animal origin."

Brian had already smelled it.

There was indeed a distinct odor of bone powder in the soil, suggesting it was likely from farmed animals like chickens and cows, because he could smell the scent of feed ingrained in the bones.

Humans certainly don’t consume feed daily.

Green: ...

The lengthy explanation from Boss Brian, delivered with a calm expression and emotional thought process, overwhelmed him somewhat.

Is this criminal psychology?

Why does it sound like a step-by-step guide on how to manage a body without leaving traces after murder?

More unsettling to Green was a young girl with freckles on her face.

She was the same girl who had previously wanted to invite Brian to a family dinner.

The girl, unable to give up, had secretly left her mother and younger brother to find Brian but had caught snippets of his conversation.

She was at a considerable distance, unable to hear everything, but she did catch some horrifying phrases.

Terrified by the talk of stripping flesh and crushing bones...

Trying to hold her bladder, she trembled and attempted to escape further inside but accidentally tripped over a vine, falling to the ground and drawing Brian and Green’s attention.

Seeing it was the little girl from before, Brian chuckled, "Are you alright?"

Assuming she was, he stepped forward to help her up.

"NO, don’t!"

The girl scrambled up and ran toward her mother’s location, screaming about murder, causing a commotion and panic among some tourists hidden behind various plants...

Brian: ...

Do I really look like a murderer?

Eventually, Brian had to explain that he was an Autopsy Officer on vacation. The lush growth of the plants reminded his friend of a horror movie plot, and his explanations dispelled the suspicions of the men who had come over.

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