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

Chapter 372 Detailed Clues

Upon arriving at the hospital, Bai Mengfei hurried towards the morgue.

Xiang Yuntian followed silently behind her, deliberately keeping a distance, afraid that his approach would interrupt her thoughts, since he knew that she might be pondering a key clue to the case at this moment.

Entering the morgue, Bai Mengfei gently pushed open the door.

At that moment, Xiao Dong, who was focused on performing an autopsy in the cold morgue, heard the noise and immediately turned around.

Perhaps it was because his sister's tragic death had hit him hard, or perhaps it was the grief and lack of rest he had been experiencing for days, but his eyes were bloodshot and the whites of his eyes looked particularly glaring.

Bai Mengfei cautiously stepped forward, each step marked by deep thought, her expression extremely solemn.

Upon seeing that the person who arrived was Bai Mengfei, Xiao Dong's expression softened slightly, and the previous hostility diminished.

"Oh, it's you!" Xiao Dong said in a relatively calm tone. "What brings you here?"

Bai Mengfei pondered for a moment, then looked up and said, "We're here to assist you in your investigation. As the saying goes, many hands make light work; with more help, we might find clues faster. What do you think?"

After saying that, she quickly turned her gaze to Xiaoyun, who was lying there.

The corpse, due to prolonged freezing and its own physiological responses, had begun to stiffen. The skin appeared to be covered with a thin layer of frost, shimmering translucent under the light.

However, because Xiaoyun had been tortured before her death and then thrown into the water afterward, her "drowned" body looked extremely horrific, especially her face, which had already begun to decompose.

In addition, the prolonged immersion in water and the friction from the stones in the water have made her face unrecognizable.

Most people would probably feel nauseous upon seeing such a scene.

But Bai Mengfei was already used to it. After all, as an experienced forensic doctor, she had seen too many similar corpses, so she appeared very calm at this moment.

Seeing that Bai Mengfei and Xiang Yuntian meant no harm, Xiao Dong allowed them to examine his sister's body.

So the three of them stood together beside the corpse, observing it quietly.

Xiao Dong still felt somewhat resentful towards Xiang Yuntian. After all, Xiang Yuntian was a man, and it seemed disrespectful to him to let him see his sister's corpse.

Bai Mengfei noticed the way Xiao Dong was looking at Xiang Yuntian, so she said to Xiang Yuntian, "Why don't you leave for a moment? I'll be fine here."

“Okay.” Xiang Yuntian obeyed Bai Mengfei’s arrangement without hesitation and turned to leave.

After Xiang Yuntian left, Bai Mengfei bent down gently to examine every detail of Xiaoyun's body more closely. At the same time, she said to Xiaodong, "Xiaodong, the murderer's method was quite ingenious. He left the body for a while before throwing it into the water, using the water environment to accelerate the decomposition process."

“That’s right, this situation causes the body’s humidity to be abnormal.” Xiao Dong agreed, “That’s why I still find it difficult to accurately deduce the time of my sister’s death.”

"Hmm." Bai Mengfei responded softly, then picked up Xiaoyun's hand and examined it carefully. She noticed some dead skin cells under her fingernails.

"Look at this!" Bai Mengfei quickly said to Xiao Dong.

Xiao Dong quickly leaned over and observed carefully with Bai Mengfei.

His expression changed instantly when he saw the dandruff under his fingernails. He hadn't even noticed such a crucial detail!

He turned to Bai Mengfei in surprise and asked, "How did you discover this?"

“If you pay close enough attention, you can find these subtle details,” Bai Mengfei said, quickly changing the subject. “But now is not the time to focus on that.”

"Hmm?" Xiao Dong looked puzzled.

Bai Mengfei quickly explained, "Our primary task now is to find a way to use this clue to bring the murderer to justice."

“The murderer must be caught!” Xiao Dong nodded firmly. “It’s just that I think it might be difficult to catch the murderer, since this clue is still too little.”

Bai Mengfei thought for a while and came up with a solution: "At present, perhaps the only way to find the murderer is through a step-by-step investigation."

After speaking, Bai Mengfei immediately turned around, preparing to report the situation to Zhu Heng and find out about his plans. Seeing Bai Mengfei turn to leave, Xiang Yuntian hurriedly followed, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

As soon as the two stepped out of the morgue, Bai Mengfei said to Xiang Yuntian, "We need to hurry and find Director Zhu."

"What do you want with him? Do you already know who the murderer is?" Xiang Yuntian asked suspiciously.

“We don’t know yet, but we’ve found an important clue: there’s skin flakes under Xiaoyun’s fingernails. Think about what that means?” Bai Mengfei said, glancing up at him.

Xiang Yuntian pondered for a while, but still couldn't figure out why he wanted to find Director Zhu, so he didn't speak, but just looked at Bai Mengfei with doubt and silence.

Bai Mengfei sighed helplessly and explained, "Why didn't you think of that? This means the skin flakes likely came from the murderer, which means the murderer's arms or other parts of their body must have been scratched!"

"Oh, right!" Xiang Yuntian suddenly realized.

But his joy lasted less than half a second before he became worried again, saying, "But with just this, catching the murderer won't be so easy."

"In any case, this is the only thing we can do for now. We need to find everyone connected to this case and check if they have similar scratches on their bodies. This will greatly increase the chances of finding the killer."

Xiang Yuntian had no better solution, so he could only nod and agree with Bai Mengfei's idea.

After arriving at the hospital lobby, Xiang Yuntian immediately took out his phone and called Zhu Heng: "Director Zhu, we have found a crucial clue. We found skin flakes under the fingernails of the female victim, Xiaoyun. This indicates that she may have scratched the murderer before she died. Therefore, forensic doctor Zhang and I believe that we should investigate all personnel related to this case. Once we find someone with scratch marks on their body, they are very likely to be the murderer."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Heng, who was anxious because he had no clue about the case, immediately took action according to their suggestion and organized relevant personnel to conduct physical examinations.

However, after checking all the people associated with the deceased, no one was found to have similar injuries.

The next day, as soon as Bai Mengfei and Xiang Yuntian returned to the police station, Zhu Heng rushed over and said to them, "Unfortunately, everyone has been checked, but no suspects matching the criteria have been found."

"Could the murderer be someone they knew?" Bai Mengfei muttered to herself. But she still firmly believed that the murderer must have known one of the victims, especially the first victim, or perhaps had some connection with Zhen Liang.

Then she asked Zhu Heng, "So, have Zhen Liang's family members also been examined?"

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