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On the morning of June 19, 2020, a fire broke out in a villager's home in the old town of Xixian New District, Shaanxi Province. Police and firefighters rushed to the scene and brought the fire under control in time. However, when firefighters examined the cause of the fire, a horrifying scene appeared: a charred body was lying in the bedroom in the northwest corner of the house. After being identified by neighbors, the deceased was the owner of the house, Mrs. Li. What exactly caused the fire? Why did Mrs. Li die in the fire? The police carefully inspected the room where the fire broke out and found that all the wiring in the house was intact and that the main location of the fire was around the body of Mrs. Li. Therefore, the police initially judged that this was probably a case of arson. What's even more puzzling is that the deceased's death posture was very strange, with his whole body lying on the ground and a quilt spread under him. Based on the analysis of past fire scenes, the police found that Mrs. Li's posture was obviously unconventional and was most likely caused by passive actions. Since the scene was severely damaged during the fire fighting, the police still found some clues when they extended the investigation outside the scene. A large amount of splattered blood was found in the living room and other places, and there was a large amount of toilet paper wiped with blood in the toilet trash can. These findings puzzled the police. Why was there such a large amount of blood at the fire scene? Follow the author to solve the mysteries one by one.