mtl008 Chapter 513 Ask for advice
Chapter 513 Ask for advice
After a flurry of activity, she finally decided to take a cold shower.
As the cold water washed over her, her thoughts seemed to split into two completely different parts.
On one hand, she pondered the various details and clues of the case; on the other hand, Xiang Yuntian's image and the emotional entanglements related to him kept surfacing in her mind. These two thoughts, instead of cooling down in the cold water, swelled like fermenting dough, leaving Bai Mengfei feeling utterly confused and bewildered.
She quickly took a shower and went back to bed.
She, who had always been healthy and hadn't been sick in a long time, developed a high fever tonight. She knew in her heart that there was an intricate connection between a person's constitution and their emotions. When one's mood was low, one's constitution would also weaken. And this time, her fever was probably because she was in a terrible mood.
In the middle of the night, she had many dreams, all of which were related to Xiang Yuntian.
Due to his illness, most of these dreams were nightmares, in which he always dreamed that Xiang Yuntian would meet with misfortune.
Around midnight, she woke up several times from her dreams, each time silently comforting herself: "Dreams and reality are opposites."
After repeatedly reassuring herself, she gradually drifted off to sleep again.
The next morning, at exactly seven o'clock, Zhang Jie knocked on the door and called out, "Master, it's time to get up and go to work!"
Bai Mengfei was exhausted both physically and mentally due to not sleeping well last night and being sick. Her limbs felt sore, numb, and weak.
It took her a lot of effort to struggle out of bed and drag her heavy steps to the bathroom to wash up.
Before washing up, she glanced at herself in the mirror and froze. She looked extremely haggard, as if she had aged several years overnight.
She quickly washed her face and looked in the mirror again. Her condition hadn't improved; she still looked exhausted.
Left with no other choice, she quickly tidied herself up and left the room.
Zhang had been eagerly anticipating seeing Bai Mengfei look beautiful in the clothes he had bought, but he was shocked by what he saw. She seemed to have aged considerably, and her lips were completely bloodless.
Chapter asked in surprise, "Master, are you sick?"
"I'm fine, let's go to work."
"Xia Yun made breakfast. Let's go downstairs and have some before we leave."
Bai Mengfei knew how difficult it was for a girl to get up early in the morning to make breakfast, and not wanting Zhang Jie to let Xia Yun down, she nodded and agreed.
During the meal, Xia Yun keenly sensed that Bai Mengfei didn't have much affection for Zhang Jie, which actually made her like Bai Mengfei even more.
However, Bai Mengfei couldn't eat at all. The moment the food entered her mouth, she felt the taste was off, and even felt like vomiting. She couldn't hold it in any longer and rushed to the toilet to vomit.
Seeing Bai Mengfei vomiting so badly, Xia Yun said guiltily, "Was the food I cooked too bad?"
Bai Mengfei quickly waved her hand and said, "No, it's because I'm not feeling well. It has nothing to do with the food you made."
"How about I help you get a day off? You can rest well at home," Zhang Jie asked with concern.
Bai Mengfei felt so weak and uncomfortable that she nodded silently, agreeing to the chapter's suggestion.
Before leaving, the author specifically instructed Xia Yun to stay and take care of Bai Mengfei. After all, Xia Yun came from a wealthy family and didn't have anything important to do on a daily basis.
Xia Yun, being kind-hearted, readily agreed.
When the two were alone, Xia Yun told Bai Mengfei about her past with Zhang Jie. It turned out that she had fallen in love with Zhang Jie a long time ago, and the two had been through a lot together, but unfortunately, Zhang Jie never reciprocated her romantic feelings.
Xia Yun, without even realizing it, was praising Zhang Qu, saying he was smart and capable.
Bai Mengfei listened, but just smiled faintly and didn't take it to heart.
On this day, Bai Mengfei was recuperating at home, while a major incident occurred at the police station.
The case they are investigating has a new victim, this time a friend of one of the previous victims.
Because of this incident, Zhao Fei convened an emergency meeting at the police station, demanding that everyone do everything possible to obtain relevant information about the murderer as soon as possible.
After the meeting, Zhao Fei walked up to Zhang Jie and asked, "Where is your master?"
“She’s sick, and I was just about to ask her for sick leave.” As he spoke, Zhang Jie thought for a moment and, having gained some experience, suggested to Zhao Fei, “How about I go to the scene and take a look?”
"You?" Zhao Fei asked with a questioning look.
After all, in his eyes, Zhang Jie was just a newcomer who had just started out and had not yet fully matured.
Chapter nodded firmly and said, "That's right, it's me!"
Seeing Zhang's confident demeanor, Zhao Fei had a forensic doctor take him to examine some items collected from the scene.
The suspicious items collected by the forensic team at the scene included: a screwdriver, scissors, a cigarette butt, thumbtacks, and a blood-stained cross...
Looking at these scattered items, Zhang Jie couldn't immediately connect them with the course of the case.
The forensic doctor told him, "The current test results indicate that this cigarette butt belongs to the deceased. Furthermore, judging from the state of the cigarette butt, it was extinguished halfway through a cigarette smoked by the deceased, meaning the deceased was still smoking when they were murdered. Would you like to see the deceased's remains?"
Seeing the smug smile on the forensic doctor's face, Zhang Jie stubbornly insisted, "Fine!"
Upon arriving at the morgue and examining the body, Zhang Jie could no longer hold back and ran outside to vomit.
After vomiting in the toilet for a while, he insisted on continuing to check. As a result, he vomited several more times.
After all, the murderer's methods of torturing the corpse were extremely cruel, and the horrific state of the body was unbearable to look at.
The forensic doctor understood his reaction and didn't laugh at him. Instead, he patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him, saying, "It's normal for you to react this way. It's not surprising. After all, the condition of this body is different from the ones we've seen before."
"Hmm," Zhang Jie responded, then stubbornly raised his head to look at the gruesome corpse. "Do you have gloves? Could I have a pair?"
The forensic doctor casually handed him a pair of gloves.
Chapter took the gloves, put them on, and began to carefully examine every obvious wound on the deceased's body.
The forensic doctor, wanting to teach him, deliberately tested him: "Can you figure out what caused his death?"
"Was it because your hands and feet were cut off?" Zhang asked uncertainly.
“Wrong! It seems your master hasn’t taught you this yet.” The forensic doctor said, pointing to the deceased’s expression and pinching his cheek. “He died from excessive blood loss and unbearable pain. Look at the livor mortis. Your master will teach you this later. I’m just giving you a basic overview first.”
"Lividity spots? What are those?" Chapter asked, not understanding.
The forensic doctor didn't answer him directly, but kept him in suspense, smiling as he said, "It wouldn't be fun to tell you directly. It seems you'll have to buy some reference materials and study them carefully. These are all basic things; learn them well first before coming here to practice."
After listening to the forensic doctor's words, Zhang Jie immediately went to the bookstore during his lunch break and bought many books on forensic medicine.
He spent the entire afternoon eagerly absorbing this knowledge.
A person who can understand complex stock market candlestick charts and accurately predict trends is naturally quite intelligent.
After studying for a period of time, he quickly mastered some basic knowledge that forensic doctors must have, such as rigor mortis, livor mortis, localized dryness, and autopsy.
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