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

Chapter 437 Tacit understanding

Nothing suspicious was found in Wang Dou's room, while in Xu Zu's room, Bai Mengfei noticed that the computer screen was unlocked.

There's a notepad on the main interface, and its title is simply "Date".

She leaned closer for a closer look and discovered that it was actually a diary.

Bai Mengfei gently pulled out a chair, slowly sat down, and began to examine the contents of Xu Zu's diary. In this diary, she learned that Xu Zu was also innocent. Moreover, since arriving here, Xu Zu had actually noticed some of Mu Zhen's strange behavior and had recorded these details in his diary.

When Zhao Fei was about to call it a day, he couldn't find Bai Mengfei anywhere, so he followed the clues and found this place.

Upon seeing Bai Mengfei sitting in front of the computer, Zhao Fei immediately misunderstood, and a surge of anger welled up inside him. He snapped at Bai Mengfei, "How can you still be playing on the computer here?"

Bai Mengfei didn't take Zhao Fei's anger to heart and calmly said, "Come and take a look at this."

Hearing Bai Mengfei speak so solemnly, as if she had truly made a discovery, Zhao Fei stepped forward. Upon seeing Bai Mengfei examining the densely packed text, Zhao Fei couldn't help but ask in surprise, "What's written in here?"

"This is Xu Zu's diary, which records some of Mu Zhen's strange behavior. On one occasion, Mu Zhen stared at the grandfather of the family across the street for more than ten minutes. Only after seeing Xu Zu go upstairs did Mu Zhen turn around and go back to his room. This incident is only briefly mentioned in the diary, but I think it is a very crucial detail."

Zhao Fei agreed with Bai Mengfei's point of view and nodded, saying, "So as long as we can find Xu Zu, it's the same as finding the key witness."

Bai Mengfei, however, had a different opinion. She shook her head and said, "No! I think what we should be thinking about now is how to find Xu Zu and the others. I think finding them now is as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Zhao Fei's phone rang. It was his colleague calling.

"What is it? Speak quickly!" Zhao Fei was in a bad mood, and his tone was very impolite.

After a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, the colleague said, "Captain Zhao, the Xu Zu you've been investigating recently, we received a report at lunchtime today that a male corpse had been found. Based on the ID card and physical characteristics on the deceased, we've confirmed that the deceased is Xu Zu, whom you've been trying to arrest."

"How could it be him?" Zhao Fei's heart skipped a beat, and the hope that had just been ignited was instantly extinguished.

Although their hopes were dashed, the investigation must continue.

So Zhao Fei made a decisive decision over the phone: "We'll go back right now. If the body hasn't been moved yet, we'll go to the scene to investigate immediately."

"Okay, Captain Zhao, hurry up and come over. We've already taken the body back to the station, and we're just waiting for the forensic doctor to do the tests."

After hanging up the phone, Zhao Fei took Bai Mengfei and Xiang Yuntian to check on the situation. Actually, Zhao Fei was also very worried about Wang Tian's safety, after all, Wang Tian was a police officer and his subordinate.

The reason he was so angry was because of this: Mu Zhen was too audacious to kidnap a police officer.

On the way, he complained to the mature and steady Bai Mengfei, "Zhang Ting, I really don't know who gave Mu Zhen such audacity. I never thought he would dare to do such a thing! I will issue a warrant for his arrest as soon as I get back."

“Yes, that’s fine.” Bai Mengfei appeared remarkably calm. “And we really should investigate his identity thoroughly. Last night, I fought with that mysterious man, and he subdued me in a single move. I think if that mysterious man really is Mu Zhen, then Mu Zhen is definitely not a simple person; he must have a powerful background.”

Afterwards, the three returned to the police station, and Bai Mengfei and Xiang Yuntian went to the morgue together.

Upon arriving at the morgue, Bai Mengfei immediately began examining the body and quickly concluded: "The deceased is Xu Zu, male, 22 years old, and died within 4 to 5 hours. Judging from the appearance, the deceased seems to have drowned, but there is no obvious bulge in the abdomen, which indicates that the body was disposed of after death."

"Any other discoveries?" Xiang Yuntian suddenly asked.

Bai Mengfei turned her head in surprise, looked at him with interest, and asked, "What else do you want to know?"

"Shouldn't we be able to determine where he was murdered? Let's confirm the primary crime scene."

"I'll ask my colleagues about this later and see if they share my opinion," Bai Mengfei said in a deep voice.

Xiang Yuntian could only nod slightly in agreement.

They then questioned a colleague who knew the details. The colleague said, "The body was found in a stinking ditch. If it hadn't floated to the surface at noon, it might have already drifted into the open sea."

"Well, we'd like to go see where the body was found. Can you take us there?" Bai Mengfei asked.

The policeman immediately agreed and even arranged a car to pick them up.

Upon arriving at the location where the body was found, the police officer said he had to leave, leaving Bai Mengfei and Xiang Yuntian to investigate. After examining the site, Bai Mengfei discovered that this was not the primary crime scene, and the clues she could obtain were even less than those found on the body itself.

Just then, she noticed that Xiang Yuntian seemed to be standing there, as if he was thinking about something, so she asked, "Did you find something?"

Xiang Yuntian turned his head and said, "Let's follow this ditch upstream and see if we can find anything."

“Hmm, that makes sense.” After saying that, Bai Mengfei suddenly realized that, based on the speed of the water flow in the ditch, combined with the time of Xu Zu’s death and the time when he was discovered, it was possible to deduce where the body was dumped.

She then performed some calculations on the spot and discovered that the body must have been dumped 5 kilometers upstream from here.

She and Xiang Yuntian immediately took a car to that area, only to find that it was very close to the police station. There were also hospitals, primary schools, and residential areas nearby.

"There are so many people coming and going here, and the place is so big, how are we going to find any clues?" Xiang Yuntian muttered to himself.

Bai Mengfei stared at him and asked, "If you were the murderer Mu Zhen, where would you choose to strike Xu Zu?"

"I..." Xiang Yuntian pondered for a moment, then a glint of light flashed in his eyes. "Right, didn't you say during the autopsy that he was killed 4 to 5 hours ago? And you could still see Mu Zhen when you left. That means Mu Zhen most likely committed the crime in that rented room. And look, this place is so close to the rented room!"

In fact, Bai Mengfei had thought of all this, so she just smiled slightly and nodded secretly to show her agreement.

At the same time, her gaze toward Xiang Yuntian held a newfound approval.

Xiang Yuntian and she were indeed becoming more and more in sync, which gave her hope of solving the "serial murder case of teenage girls".

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