My Lovely Wife is a Forensic Doctor - Chapter 186
Chapter 186 The Third Murder
“What? There was another murder?” Mu Yu was startled and immediately jumped up from the bed. “Is it another vicious homicide?” The reason she asked the question was that Rong Jian had mentioned Qing Tian Shopping Mall as the crime scene. If this case was similar in nature to the previous two, it could only mean that the perpetrator was targeting Qing Tian Group.
Qin Jinhuan, who was half-propped up in bed and scrolling through news on his phone, immediately shifted his gaze to her face.
“I haven’t been to the scene, so I don’t know the details for sure. Okay, I’m here now. Come to the scene immediately. Xiaofan will bring the toolbox with him.” After that, Rong Jian ended the call.
“Oh, okay.” She gripped tightly onto her phone and quickly left the bed to dress up. At the same time, she shouted at Qin Jinhuan in terror, “A murder happened at the construction site of the Qing Tian Shopping Mall! I have to immediately head over.”
“The construction site of the Qing Tian Shopping Mall? Who’s the victim?” Qin Jinhuan asked her while getting up to dress himself too.
“I don’t have the details. Chief Rong arrived at the scene just now. I’m afraid that…”
Qin Jinhuan’s phone buzzed and she instantly silenced herself, staring at him nervously. When he noted that it was a call from Chao Chenyu, the project manager of the Qing Tian Shopping Mall, he immediately took the call. A few seconds later, his expression changed, grabbing his coat and walking out of the room while giving orders in an authoritative tone, “Secure the crime scene and cooperate fully with the police investigation.”
“Huan, wait for me!” Mu Yu scuffed over in her house slippers to follow him.
“Huan, Yu, are you both awake?” They reached the first floor and were instantly greeted enthusiastically by Qin Chengxi who had been chatting with Qin Xiaozhi. “I’ll get you breakfast. Hey! Huan, where are you going?”
“Xi, we have some urgent matters to tend to.” Following closely behind Qin Jinhuan, Mu Yu explained to Qin Chengxi without stopping down.
“Yu! You cannot go out!” Qin Xiaozhi immediately stood up to remind them, “The snow is too heavy and the streets are definitely not cleared at this time of the day! Your car can’t even get out to the road!”
“Even if the snow is cleared, it’s dangerous to drive in such a weather. Is the matter so urgent that you have to leave now?” Qin Chengxi ran after them in great worry.
“Yes! It is urgent! It’s super urgent!” Standing at the manor entrance with Qin Jinhuan, Mu Yu responded to Qin Chengxi while anxiously looking in the direction of the garage.
The car parked in the garage was fine, but the snow around the garage was at least one foot deep. Huang Bo and Weng Yun led the other men to diligently shovel the snow in the garden with tools, but they had only managed to clear out a tiny path leading to the entrance of the garden.
“Why is the snow this heavy?” She stared at Qin Jinhuan with concern. “We don’t even know if the car can be driven out.” Right then, Bian Zijun hurried over and looked at Qin Jinhuan anxiously. “Boss, the roads are too icy, and it’s very dangerous to drive out there!”
“What should we do then?” Mu Yu stomped her feet in anxiety.
“You should wait at home. Feng Rubing can settle it on her own,” Qin Jinhuan suggested while heading out of the house.
“No! It’s my responsibility!” Mu Yu hurried up to catch up with him, but before she could move any further, she was stopped by Qi Hao as Qin Xiaozhi’s voice boomed. “Yu, it’s too cold outside. Don’t go out. You’ll fall sick!”
“Grandpa, don’t worry! I have a lot of layers on me.” Mu Yu smiled and pointed at the solid down feather jacket on her. She frantically pushed away Qi Hao while yelling loudly at Qin Jinhuan, “How are you getting there? By foot?”
“Yes. You wait at home,” Qin Jinhuan replied and quickened his pace.
“No! I must go! I told you before that it’s my job!”
“Yu, you can’t go!” When Qin Xiaozhi saw that Qi Hao failed to stop Mu Yu, he rushed over to the door with the help of Yu Zhongguang and his walking stick.
“Grandpa, be careful.” Qin Chengxi ran up to support him.
“Grandpa! I told you that I’m fine! I definitely have to be there today!” Mu Yu was confused by Qin Xiaozhi’s concern but when she saw that Qin Jinhuan was almost walking out of their garden, she panicked and attempted twice to shove at Qi Hao, who refused to budge and earned her contempt. She yelled at him, “Do you know that this is an obstruction of justice? I can report you to the police!”
When she realized that he had no intention to budge, she knew that she could never leave without a green light from grandpa. Feeling anxious, she pleaded with Qin Xiaozhi, “Grandpa, please allow me to leave. The murder case happened at the construction site of the Qing Tian Shopping Mall!” At the end of her wits, she had no choice but to blurt out the truth.
“What? Another murder case?” As expected, Qin Xiaozhi was shocked to hear that. “Is it another vicious homicide?”
“I’m not sure about that. I could only tell if I am at the scene. Grandpa, if the nature of this case is the same as the two cases before, it will have a negative impact on Qing Tian. You have to let me go and support Chief Rong so that we could solve the case as soon as possible!”
“But you…” The case concerned Qin Xiaozhi but he was more concerned about a pregnant Mu Yu. To him, his great-grandchild was more important than anything else.
“Grandpa, don’t worry. I’m fine. I’m really fine. Look, my body is as strong as a mull. When I’m back home, I’ll report the details of the case to you.” She seized the opportunity to shove Qi Hao and escaped during a tiny window of distraction.
“Hey! Yu, slow down! Slow down!” Qin Xiaozhi wanted to run after her with his unsteady steps but was pulled back in time by Qin Chengxi and Yu Zhongguang.
“Boss, look out! The ground is slippery!” Qi Hao frantically went up to support him but his hands were batted away by the old man and his body shoved to the front. “Quick, take care of the young mistress! Don’t let her fall or bump into anything!”
“Yes!”
“Huh? Wait!”
“Boss?” Qi Hao immediately turned around to wait for the new orders. Qin Xiaozhi turned around to instruct Qin Chengxi, “Go upstairs and take a vest quickly. Ask Qi Hao to send it to your sister-in-law.”
“Oh, sure.” Qin Chengxi did not have time to nod and hurried up to Mu Yu’s bedroom.
“I’ll go, I’ll go. I know where the young mistress’s clothes are.” While talking, Li Xianglan had run toward the staircase. Within seconds, she brought a firm vest over while panting heavily and handed it over to Qi Hao who was obediently taking in orders from Qin Xiaozhi. Upon seeing the vest, Qin Xiaozhi ordered, “Go! Go now! Catch up to her!”
“Yes!” After that, Qi Hao dashed out and vanished from sight.
“Grandpa, it’s cold outside. Let’s get back into the house.” Qin Chengxi who was supporting Qin Xiaozhi stared at the old man in great worry.
Qin Xiaozhi, on the other hand, was fixated on Qi Hao until the young man’s figure disappeared from his vision field. He let out a faint sigh and retreated into the house with a preoccupied look.
“No matter what time Huan and Yu come back, I want to be informed of it,” he reminded Yu Zhongguang in a somber manner.
“Do you plan to reveal the pregnancy of the young mistress?” Yu Zhongguang got the hint and started worrying. “What if the young master blames you for it?”
“Nothing is more important than my great-grandchild.” At this point, Qin Xiaozhi suddenly beamed craftily. “If he ends up blaming me, I will fake illness.”
“A great-grandchild?” Qin Chengxi stared at him in shock.
“Yes, a great-grandchild!” Qin Xiaozhi happily dragged her into the house. “Let’s get in for now. I’ll tell you more about it later.”
Just then, Mu Yu had finally caught up with Qin Jinhuan and told him in all seriousness that she had to be present at the crime scene. He did not bother to object and took her hand, walking as quickly as possible on the snow-filled grounds.
Mu Yu felt the strength of his grip through the thick glove and the worries weighing on him. She kept quiet and silently followed him while praying that the murder this time was an accidental homicide that was unlinked to the previous two cases.
At this time, the snow stopped but the snowfall from the previous two days and nights remained on the roofs and the streets. The snow snapped tree branches and even cheekily hid everything in the surrounding, turning the world into one blank canvas. Many citizens braved against the cold and left their warm beds early in the morning to admire the historical snowfall in decades. Even though their cheeks were red and frozen, they were all smiles.
But Mu Yu and Qin Jinhuan were in no mood to smile. They had no time to admire the lovely winter scenery and the snowmen in odd sizes lining the street. Instead, they hurried along with their heads hung low, rushing to their destination.
On the way, Mu Yu received Rong Jian’s call, asking her why she wasn’t there yet. Although he did not update her with more details, she could tell from his anxious tone that it was a special case. The thought of it further worried her and she wanted so badly to be there right away.
An hour later, they finally rushed to the crime scene, which was the construction site of Qing Tian Shopping Mall, which was located on Middle Zhenxing Road in the north of the city. It was a seventeen-floor building close to completion, and the crime scene was on the tenth floor. When they arrived, the police had cordoned off the area. They slid through the police tape and took the elevator to the tenth floor.
“Doctor Mu, you’ve finally arrived! Doctor Feng almost gave out!” Liu Xiaofan who had been waiting at the elevator area exclaimed when he saw Mu Yu. Her heart beat even more nervously. “Is the crime scene that gruesome?”
Is it that gruesome to the point that Doctor Feng could not take it?
“Well, that’s not the case.” Liu Xiaofan noticed that she had misunderstood and hurriedly explained, “Doctor Feng is sick. She’s sneezing and has a runny nose. She even has a high fever around 39°C! Chief Rong wanted her to go home, but she refused. She said that it was her job and therefore she had to press on. But her health condition prevents her from getting into the state.”
While speaking, he led Mu Yu to the immediate crime scene. Her gaze swept past Rong Jian and the others to find the victim’s body laying stiffly on the cold hard tile floor. The floor was filled with terrifying pools of blood that sent a chill down one’s spine.
When Rong Jian spotted her arrival, he immediately ordered Liu Xiaofan, “Send Doctor Feng back to rest.”
“That’s fine! I can manage!” Feng Rubing coldly rejected Rong Jian’s good will and instantly wandered to the other side of the body, squatting down to retrieve evidence.
Right then, Mu Yu had noticed that Feng Rubing’s face was as pale as a ghost. Even her lips were lifeless and her listless eyes were bloodshot. Although her voice was still loud as usual, she seemed to have used up all her might to move. Her steps were unsteady, one heavy step followed by a light one. She looked like she was about to stumble at any time.
Mu Yu was about to check on the body but Feng Rubing’s condition prompted her to approach the latter and take over the tools. She urged Feng Rubing, “Madam Feng, I’ll handle this. You should quickly see a doctor.”
“It’s fine. I…” Before Feng Rubing could say anything else, she collapsed to the side.
“Rubing!”
“Madam Feng!”
“Doctor Feng!”
With lightning speed, Rong Jian rushed over and lifted the unconscious Feng Rubing. He cooperated with Mu Yu to perform first aid on her. Their busy colleagues quickly surrounded them and nervously looked at the fainted Feng Rubing.
It didn’t take long for her to wake up, upon which Rong Jian secretly let out a sigh of relief. Then, he swiftly called Liu Xiaofan over and handed her over to him. “You need to send Doctor Feng to the hospital. Guo Fei, you shall go with Xiaofan.”
“It’s okay. I’m fine.” Feng Rubing struggled to get up but was pinned down by Liu Xiaofan and Guo Fei. The two were persuading her while carrying her over toward the elevator entrance.
“I’m really fine.”
“No! You should go see a doctor.”
“Yeah, don’t worry about your work. Doctor Mu is here now.”
“Madam Feng, don’t worry. I won’t disappoint you!” Mu Yu agreed with Liu Xiaofan and Guo Fei’s words. After making the promise, she turned around and noticed that Rong Jian had long shifted his attention away from Feng Rubing. He was currently at the side of the victim’s body. She immediately ran over to the body to check the details thoroughly, and she was greatly shocked by what she saw.