Themanageredhisneck,squinting."Hardtosay."
Hegesturedtowardastreetmpacrosstheway."There''''''''sacameraonthatpole,but..."
Lutookastepforward.Thealleyexhaledadamp,metallicchill,untouchedbythesicklyglowoftheoverheadlights.Hewasabouttomovedeeperwhenhisphonebuzzedviolentlyinhispocket.
Moxi''''''''snamefshedonthes.
Becauseofthesuspiciousnatureofthedeath,thebodyhadbeeotheforensicsbearly.WhileLuhadbeentiedupwithback-to-baterviews,preliminaryresultswerealreadyingin.
"...Theleginjuriesaresistentwithpressionfractures.Biteraltibiandcalealbreaks,whichalignwiththeinitiassumptionthathendedfeet-first."
Luwasstillindoubt,"Fallingfromthesedfloorcouldbreaklegs,sure.Buttodiefromit?That''''''''sastretch.Didhehithishead?"
"Noialheme,noskullfractures,nocervicalfractures.Spiact.Causeofdeathwascardiacarrest,butmyocardiumshowsnoischemiaorstructuraldefects.Itlookslike...suddencardiacdeathduetoaprimaryarrhythmia."
Lu''''''''sgazedarkened."Youmean...hewasalreadydeadbeforehehittheground?"
"''''''''truleitout.It''''''''spossiblethecardiacarresthappehatsplitsed.Lossofsciousness,posturalcolpse—hefallsfeet-first,theimpactcrushesthelegs.Thelivormortispatternandbloodpoolingalsosupportthissequence."
"Hewasyoung.Anyknowditions?"
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