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After completing the basic identification of the body, the remaining task was the DNA analysis to ascertain the true identity of the corpse whose features were no longer distinguishable.
The final result revealed that it belonged to a resident of this building.
According to the neighbors' recollections, indeed, no one had seen him for over half a month.
However, no one knew him well, so no one would notice when exactly he went missing.
When Tan Xianmei was stitching up the opened corpse, Mai Xiaomai suddenly said to her, "Check inside the deceased's mouth."
The mouth of the deceased had remained firmly closed, as if biting down on something.
When Tan Xianmei opened it, she discovered, to her shock, a piece of scalp with hair still attached inside.
Though the flesh piece had started to decay, it was still recognizable.
After testing the scalp, Tan Xianmei's findings indicated that the DNA matched that of a female neighbor who lived right across from the deceased.
