A forensic doctor is reborn, sir, please don't bully me!

Chapter 288: Empathy

Upon hearing this, Zheng Yueru, who had been hiding under the table, suddenly gripped her pants tightly.

However, her face remained calm, without the slightest ripple.

Bai Mengfei's expression grew increasingly cold and serious, making it impossible for anyone to discern her inner thoughts.

The two men stared at each other, both with extremely serious expressions. A cold atmosphere permeated the interrogation room, making even Xiang Yuntian feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Xiang Yuntian looked at the two of them, unsure whether he should interrupt, so he remained silent.

Bai Mengfei felt that Xiang Yuntian should speak now, so she secretly nudged his ankle with her right foot. Xiang Yuntian then snapped out of his daze and turned to look at Bai Mengfei.

"Speak!" Bai Mengfei turned her face to the side, raised her left hand to cover her face, and mouthed the words in a low voice.

Xiang Yuntian then seemed to realize something and hurriedly said, "Miss Zheng, I think you really don't need to insist like this anymore, because we already have solid evidence. There's really no point in you denying it any longer, is there?"

Zheng Yueru, however, felt that Xiang Yuntian had a gentle personality, so she immediately became tough again and said, "If you have evidence, then show it. Just talking won't do!"

When Bai Mengfei saw Xiang Yuntian's guilty and flustered expression, she immediately understood: Xiang Yuntian was finding it hard to withstand Zheng Yueru's offensive!

So, she naturally revealed her assertive side, staring at Zheng Yueru and saying, "Are you trying to force me to produce evidence?"

“That’s right!” Zheng Yueru replied with such certainty, “If you’re so capable, then produce the evidence. I’m waiting!”

Bai Mengfei immediately raised her right hand and gently scratched her forehead. After a moment of contemplation, she said, "Alright, if that's the case, then I'll have to show you that safe."

“What can a safe prove? Can it prove that I sent someone to kill that lawyer?” Zheng Yueru continued to put on airs, secretly crossing her right leg over her left, striking a domineering pose.

Bai Mengfei sat there, coldly watching her, letting her play her tricks.

“A safe may not prove anything directly, but the physical traces left on it can help us solve the case. Moreover, these physical evidences, combined with the murderer’s motive and the fact that you were the ultimate beneficiary, I believe the judge is very discerning.”

Hearing Bai Mengfei's words, Zheng Yueru lowered her head, pondered for a while, and then realized that they made sense, and she couldn't help but feel afraid. But she had no other way out; even if she was wrong, she could only continue down the wrong path.

So, she arrogantly raised her head and looked at Bai Mengfei, saying, "Ha, fine! You win!"

"So if you plead guilty now, I can help you plead with the judge. Your motive is too obvious. As long as we catch the murderer and have him testify against you as a tainted witness, you will face more than just disgrace. Think it over carefully."

Hearing Bai Mengfei's words, Zheng Yueru became even more uneasy.

Xiang Yuntian wanted to press his advantage, but Bai Mengfei stood up, said nothing, and turned to leave.

"Think about it carefully yourself!" Xiang Yuntian said, and hurriedly followed Bai Mengfei.

After the two came outside, Xiang Yuntian immediately smiled at Bai Mengfei and said, "Your aura was too strong just now, you really intimidated her."

Bai Mengfei walked forward nonchalantly and asked coldly, "Do you think I'm bluffing her?"

"Isn't that right?" Xiang Yuntian asked in surprise.

Bai Mengfei slowly shook her head and then said, "No, I did this because I was confident enough."

"Then why didn't you tell us before?" Xiang Yuntian was both surprised and somewhat confused, not understanding why Bai Mengfei would keep it from them.

Bai Mengfei frankly told him, "Actually, it's not that I don't trust you and Captain Zhao, it's just that walls have ears, and there are some things I can't tell you outright. You too, come with me!"

Go with her? Where are we going?

Xiang Yuntian was puzzled for a moment, then felt that Bai Mengfei seemed to have something to say to him, so he followed her.

After arriving at the office, Bai Mengfei took out a piece of paper from her drawer, wrote a "6" on it, and then showed it to Xiang Yuntian, asking, "How much is this?"

Without even thinking, Xiang Yuntian replied, "It's definitely a '9', why do you ask?"

Bai Mengfei flipped the card over and asked him, "And now?"

"Huh? Uh..." Xiang Yuntian was secretly taken aback, dumbfounded, and speechless for a moment. However, he understood what Bai Mengfei was trying to express.

After thinking for a moment, he nodded and said, "Okay, but why are you asking me to think about it from a different perspective?"

"If you were the murderer, and you were among us, what would you think and what would you do?"

Listening to Bai Mengfei's words, Xiang Yuntian began to think seriously.

After a while, he said, "Maybe I'll install listening devices in the conference room?"

“That’s right, that’s possible! That’s pretty much the gist of it.” Bai Mengfei crossed her arms and gently placed them on the table. “So there are some pieces of evidence I don’t want to reveal, not because I don’t trust you, but because I’m worried there might be other people involved. Do you understand?”

"I understand!" Xiang Yuntian said, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Bai Mengfei could tell he didn't quite understand, so she raised her right hand and beckoned him closer with her index finger. Once Xiang Yuntian was close, Bai Mengfei whispered in his ear, "If the murderer hears this, the evidence might be destroyed. After all, you know that Zheng Yueru's identity is far from ordinary."

Xiang Yuntian suddenly realized, leaned back, looked at Bai Mengfei, and said as if waking from a dream, "I understand! So you did that out of caution. Actually, you already had a way to sue Zheng Yueru, right?"

"Yes." As she spoke, Bai Mengfei lowered her head, picked up the piece of paper, and drew the shape of a fire extinguisher on it.

She showed the paper to Xiang Yuntian, then immediately picked up scissors, cut the paper into pieces, threw some into the trash can, and stuffed the rest into her pocket.

Xiang Yuntian understood Bai Mengfei's meaning and also knew the key to solving the case: the fire extinguisher that Bai Mengfei found while examining the corridor.

There were traces of smudged paint on the fire extinguisher, and she also found some red paint on the deceased lawyer Han's hair.

This indicates that Han Jie had been hit by that fire extinguisher before.

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