Sister Miao Doctor looked at Chen Xiao with a strange expression.
This made Chen Xiao a bit baffled.
"Sister, is there sothing wrong with my question?"
"What do you think? You either treat
as if I were part of Huang Zhao's family or soone close to him, asking
about whether his family has any Young Pioneers?"
Chen Xiao almost choked.
Indeed, the lady wasn't wrong at all!
Chen Xiao nodded apologetically: "I asked too hastily, there's no way you'd know about this."
The lady shrugged: "If you have anything else to ask, just go ahead."
Chen Xiao shook his head: "Sister, thank you so much, I...won't bother you anymore."
"Mm, if you catch the murderer, rember to let
know."
As Sister Miao Doctor spoke, Chen Xiao nodded and then left the Miao dical Clinic.
Xiaoji and the other two had been waiting for a while, and upon eting, they asked: "Bro, why did it take so long this ti?"
"I asked so questions. Let's go to that old doctor's Traditional Chinese dicine Clinic again."
"Going back again? Could it be...?"
"There's a piece of information from the case that matches the situation at that old TCM doctor's place."
Xiaoji imdiately drove back to the street where Xue Xiangdi previously lived, and finally stopped in front of Huang Zhao's TCM Clinic.
Just as Chen Xiao was about to walk in, a voice called out from behind.
"Mr. Chen."
It turned out Xie Wensheng had co looking for him.
Chen Xiao stopped in his tracks, curiously asking: "Captain Xie, why are you here?"
"I'm doing a walkthrough too. There are quite a few internet cafes around here. I spent last night learning a lot about the six people with Xiong Ruru, but it seems like they were always just hanging out among themselves."
As Xie Wensheng spoke, he continued: "What about you all? Any findings?"
Chen Xiao shared the results of his morning walkthrough, and Xie Wensheng couldn't help but look towards Huang Zhao's TCM Clinic.
"What a coincidence? Xiong Ruru and Xue Xiangdi were at early acquaintance stage in September and October last year, the timing and their characteristics match, and they even have intertwined relationships."
"Yes, so I planned to go in to ask more. However, seeing you here, I've changed my mind."
Xie Wensheng asked puzzledly: "What do you an?"
"If this one question isn't clarified, it's useless to ask anyone right now!"
"The corpse sll?"
"It seems this question has been lingering in Captain Xie's mind too, yes... we must find the answer to this problem first. Let's head to the Criminal Police Departnt, to the Forensic Science Unit first!"
After Chen Xiao expressed his plan, Xie Wensheng nodded and said: "Alright, I'll take you there, but what about your three friends?"
"Xiaoji, you two and Dayou follow another lead."
"Got it!"
Both sides left Huang Zhao's TCM Clinic in two different directions.
Chen Xiao arrived at the Forensic Science Unit of the Criminal Police Departnt. When he changed and entered, the forensic doctor seed surprised.
"Mr. Chen, why are you here?"
Chen Xiao smiled and said: "I'm here to learn a bit, Director Zhu doesn't mind, right?"
"It's no problem, Mr. Chen, if you have any questions, feel free to ask ."
"Alright, thanks in advance, Director Zhu."
Chen Xiao politely said, and then began walking around the dissection room.
But after not walking long, Chen Xiao felt the mask he was wearing was too thin, unable to block the sll.
Chen Xiao leaned next to Director Zhu and smilingly asked: "Director Zhu, you must have discussed the issue of corpse sll with Captain Xie, right?"
Director Zhu nodded and glanced at Xie Wensheng, saying: "We've discussed this issue many tis, considering the current condition of the six corpses, things like refrigerated storage can be ruled out. Looking at the three male corpses, it's certain they were directly exposed to the air."
"Because of this, I can't think of any thod to control corpse sll unless the murderer lives alone in a secluded mountain with no other people!"
Chen Xiao responded: "Is there a possibility that Traditional Chinese dicine...?"
While speaking, Chen Xiao stopped himself, his hand already touching the corpse.
"Traditional Chinese dicine can't do that either; the corpse here is naturally decomposed. No matter how skilled a TCM doctor is, it's not possible. Even if they intended to preserve, asures would have to be taken at the beginning. And once asures are taken, other substances would be detectable, and the sa logic applies to Western dicine."
"Right, it seems like an unsolvable problem." Director Zhu nodded in agreent while saying so, and then sliced open Wu Rui's stomach.
In an instant, the already strong odor beca nearly unbearable.
Reflexively wanting to step back, Chen Xiao persisted and asked: "Director Zhu, I've done my protection, can I observe up close?"
With widened eyes, Director Zhu replied: "I don't mind, but can you handle it?"
Without answering, Chen Xiao moved closer, cautiously lifting Wu Rui's arm.
Rather than an arm, it was more akin to a skeleton.
The mont he touched the bones, Chen Xiao activated his Gold-Picking Drill ability.
At that mont, the knowledge points in Chen Xiao's mind began to collide.
While Director Zhu observed the inside of the corpse, the knowledge points he had seed to beco active as well.
"The stomach is likewise full; this ans Wu Rui and all the boys were killed after a full al."
"The deceased's bones showed no signs of major injuries but had marks of being bound... "
"Under my Power of Awakening, it increasingly seems that Sister Miao Doctor's 'covering odor with odor' is particularly sensible."
"What kind of sll would cover the sll of decay?"
As Chen Xiao pondered, he withdrew his hand.
Director Zhu continued his autopsy work, and Xie Wensheng patted Chen Xiao's shoulder, suggesting: "Maybe we should step out for now?"
Chen Xiao shook his head: "Not in a hurry, I've only seen one corpse, I should look at the others too."
Seeing Chen Xiao insisting, Xie Wensheng did not stop him.
Chen Xiao looked at the three corpses on the dissection tables, all males.
The others, limited by space, were temporarily placed in the storage cabinet.
Chen Xiao paused in front of each corpse, but whether by touch or feel, they all seed similar.
"Director Zhu, where are Xiong Ruru, Xue Xiangdi's numbers in the cabinet?"
"Cabinet numbers 05 and 06."
Chen Xiao nodded and proceeded towards cabinets 05 and 06.
Upon opening, the sll lightened significantly, prompting Chen Xiao to say:
"Director Zhu, can you distinguish in what kind of environnt these deceased rotted?"
"The first three seem to have been in a relatively cooler environnt, like a basent; the latter three weren't placed in a low-temperature environnt."
Thinking for a mont, after checking Xiong Ruru and Xue Xiangdi, Chen Xiao squinted and said: "Do you think the corpse sll of the first three and last three might be sowhat different?"
Director Zhu paused: "Where's the difference? It's all decay odor! If there's any difference, it's in the degree of decomposition, but the sll is basically the sa, the only difference is the intensity of the visual impact."
"No, no, it's different; the sll was covered by another sll. Yes, during decomposition, the murderer concealed it by 'covering sll with sll'! And when we discovered the bodies, they were similarly masked with another sll!"
Noticing Chen Xiao's certain tone, Xie Wensheng solemnly asked: "What did you think of?"
Chen Xiao didn't answer, quickly saying: "Where are the victims' cut-away clothes, let
see!"
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