My Lovely Wife is a Forensic Doctor - Chapter 192
Chapter 192 Guessing the Motive for Murder
“W-Who are you?” Mu Yu did not have time to pick up the mug on the table as she stood up and took a few steps backward.
“I’m sorry. I must have frightened you,” the man hurriedly apologized to her while taking off his mask. He explained, “Doctor Mu, it’s me.”
“Sir Nie?” Mu Yu let out a long sigh and broke into a smile. “I almost could not recognize you with your mask on. By the way, why are you in the office at this hour?”
“To take over.”
“Take over?”
“Yeah. Where are your notes? Show it to me.”
“It’s here.” Mu Yu quickly handed him her notebook with both hands. “About your daughter, Xue…”
“Wait! I’m down with the flu.” Nie Yunkang took two steps backward and put on his mask again before receiving the notebook from her. After flipping through some pages, he looked at her. “I got it. You can go home now.”
“How’s Snow doing?”
“She’s still in the hospital.”
“Who’s taking care of her then?”
“I’ve hired a caretaker for the time being.” While he was replying, his phone rang and he took it out to take a look. He swiftly placed down the notebook and shuffled out of the office before answering in a low voice.
Feeling something was amiss, she sneaked toward the office door after some hesitation. Just then, she heard him whispering some comforting words to his daughter. He was asking her not to cry, be a good girl, and that he would have to be back to work for these two days or else he’d get into trouble. Mu Yu’s instant guess was that Gu Jihui had forced Nie Yunkang to come back to work. Without further ado, she approached Nie Yunkang and declared, “Sir Nie, just go home and take care of Snow. I’ll be working here.”
In response, Nie Yunkang clumsily covered his phone and shook his head with a smile. “This kid is too spoilt. She’s too fragile and likes to throw tantrums. I just need to coax her a little.”
“Did Director Gu force you to come in?”
“Uh, no, it was I who volunteered to be back. Recently, there’s been a lot of incidents in the forensic doctor’s office, and Doctor Feng has fallen sick due to the work. Seeing that you’re pregnant, I would feel bad if I don’t come in to help out.”
When she realized that he was shielding Gu Jihui, she knew that she could not get him to change his mind. After some thinking, she went back to the office to call Qin Jinhuan. It took a while for the phone to be connected. Qin Jinhuan’s voice sounded hoarse on the other side. “Yu, are you home?”
“Did you force Director Gu to call Doctor Nie back in?”
Noticing that something was wrong, Qin Jinhuan immediately asked her, “Aren’t you home yet?”
“Please call Director Gu and have him send Doctor Nie back to the hospital. I can handle the work here.”
“Yu, Snow is fine. Don’t worry about her, she’s just…”
“Sir Nie, I know about Snow’s condition.” Mu Yu quickly covered the phone with her hand and cut Nie Yunkang off. “Please return to her side and keep her company. She needs you.”
“I appreciate your good will, but Snow will be fine. Her condition has improved a lot lately.”
“Sir Nie, don’t lie to me. Chief Rong told me a few days ago that Snow only has at most three months…” When she saw the light flickered out of Nie Yunkang’s eyes, she frantically changed the topic, “Sir Nie, please leave and keep Snow company. I will handle everything in the office.”
Then, she let go of her hand covering the phone and ordered Qin Jinhuan, “Make a call to Director Gu now. If not, I’ll be upset, which will then affect my pregnancy, If that happens…”
“Sure, sure, I will make the call. Don’t be angry. Be good,” Qin Jinhuan immediately agreed to her demand and hung up on her.
Wow, that was quite effective! She was only saying it for fun.
She reflexively caressed her belly and secretly laughed at his overreaction and her easy victory.
“Yu, I know that you’re doing this out of kindness but it’s really fine. You’re pregnant now, so you can’t overexert yourself.” Nie Yunkang’s eyes were red from tears and his face was fraught with tension.
“Sir Nie, I’m really okay. I will take care of myself.” Mu Yu guessed that Gu Jihui must have put some pressure on Nie Yunkang. Therefore, she patted her chest and assured him, “Don’t worry, I’ll take care of Director Gu for you.”
“But…”
“Okay, Sir Nie, let’s stop here. You should return to take care of Snow. Remember to send her my greetings.” When she saw that he was not budging, she went up to give him a shove.
“Hey! Hey! I’m sick!” Nie Yunkang quickly took a few steps backward from her, fearing that he might spread the illness to her. She thus purposely made a long face at him. “Since you’re sick, why are you still lingering here?”
“Yu, I have no choice. Director Gu said that…”
“Don’t worry! I will talk to him about it. Go back and take care of Snow! She needs your company the most now.”
Even though he was touched by her kindness and eager to get back to the side of his daughter, who was near death and always fidgety, he dared not leave the office because of Director Gu’s threat of firing him. He really needed his paycheck.
Taking a long sigh, he shook his head helplessly. “Yu, I can’t afford to leave because…”
Just then, his phone ringtone cut him off. When he saw that it was Gu Jihui’s call, he immediately panicked. Stealing a glance at Mu Yu, he turned slightly to his side and took the call, addressing his superior with an anxious tone, “Director Gu… What? Really? Oh, oh, thanks for your understanding. Thank you. Thank you.”
After ending the call, Nie Yunkang put his palms together in joyful surprise and looked at her with gratitude. “Yu, I’m really thankful to you. I will always remember your kindness to Snow.”
“Sir Nie, you’re more than welcome. You should leave now. Don’t make Snow cry; it’s not good for her health.”
Her final sentence pained his heart. Without further ado, he bowed before her and left the office in a hurry.
Mu Yu followed him to the entrance of her office and looked on until he had disappeared from her vision. Then, she secretly sighed out of pity for him. At first, she started working here as an inexperienced intern and Nie Yunkang had always taken good care of her, which she remembered until today. She had heard of Snow’s illness from Rong Jian and could do nothing about it except to sigh for the poor child.
Finally, she felt the rumble in her stomach and took out the leftover cookies from before, eating while going through the case details.
She had never expected Feng Rubing to be involved in this case. Nevertheless, she did not believe that Feng Rubing was the suspect; her involvement could be pure coincidence.
Hope that Chief Rong could help Madam Feng clear her name. She prayed silently.
Taking out her notebook, she went through the key details recorded today for Li Jianyun’s case.
Li Jianyun was a forty-five year old bachelor. He had rented a one-bedroom apartment with his housemate Miao at The Phoenix Gardens north of the city. He had a record of being reported for sexual harassment by his neighbor downstairs, but the charge had been dropped because the neighbor gave up on suing him. Moreover, he had been thrown into detention centers due to illegal gambling and fights.
Sexual harassment, gambling and fighting… Mu Yu stared intently at the words that she had circled out, silently guessing which one could be the reason behind his death.
Feng Rubing… The woman’s panty… Sexual harassment…
“You animal! If you dare to touch even a hair on Qiqi’s head, I’ll give you a horrendous death!”
Feng Rubing’s threat from before suddenly echoed in Mu Yu’s ears, causing her to sit up straight in shock. Could Madam Feng be talking to Li Jianyun that day? What if…
“Young mistress.”
Mu Yu’s train of thought was interrupted by the voice. When she turned around, she saw Bian Zijun standing at the door. Shocked, she immediately averted her gaze.
“Boss has something going on at the company and he can’t leave. This is the dinner he wanted me to send over.” While explaining, Bian Zijun placed the bag in his hand on the table and carefully took out the flask and opened it. Next, he took out the containers and spread them out across the table. The dinner consisted of meat, soup and rice, which was very sumptuous.
Although she was starving, she lost some of her appetite at the sight of the meat. She quickly pointed at the three meat dishes, signalling Bian Zijun to take them away. “Just leave me the vegetables, soup and rice.”
Bian Zijun looked hesitant. “But this is a specially prepared dinner for you by a dietitian under Boss’s order!”
“I want to vomit at the sight of meat. If you don’t take them away, I will lose all my appetite,” Mu Yu told him and turned around with her back at him, trying not to look at the meat dishes. Every time she took a look at any meat, she would be reminded of the chopped-up palm of the victim.
“I’ll keep these. You can have the vegetables and soup.” Bian Zijun hurriedly put the meat dishes back into the bag and placed it at a corner out of her sigh.
Finally, Mu Yu took a seat to have her dinner but soon placed her chopsticks down with worry. “Did the murder at the construction site negatively affect the company?” If not, Qin Jinhuan would not have been at his office late at night.
“No. It’s just that a few company directors heard about it and rushed over to check on the situation, worried that it’d affect the company. That’s why Boss has called for an emergency meeting so that all departments can make preparations in case the murder affects the company.”
“Oh. That’s good then.” She finally felt relieved and started eating. At the same time, she was considering if she should inform Rong Jian about Feng Rubing’s phone conversation that she had eavesdropped on.
Just then, a knocking sound was heard at the door. “Hello, are you Doctor Mu?”
The man who knocked the door was young and handsome, looking no older than twenty-five. He beamed at her.
Mu Yu just finished her dinner and stared at him in surprise. “May I know who you are?”
“Hi, I’m Yunkang’s cousin. My name is Zhang Yiming and I’m a forensic doctor at the Criminal Investigation Quad of Qingyuan County. I came over to help on his request. This is my ID badge.” Zhang Yiming politely handed her his work ID as he added, “The Director Gu has agreed to this transfer.”
“Oh?” Mu Yu stared suspiciously at the work ID handed to her, on which the title ‘Deputy Chief Forensic Physician’ was printed. Even so, she was wary of the change in events and was about to call Rong Jian when the phone in her office rang. She hurried over to take the call, which was from Gu Jihui. He called to explain the new situation to her.
It happened that after Nie Yunkang left the bureau, he was still worried about her pregnancy and suddenly thought of his cousin who had traveled all the way to visit Snow. Therefore, he quickly requested his cousin to chip in.
“Doctor Zhang has participated in a lot of high-profile cases and he’s very capable. You can thus hand over your work to him and go home to rest.”
“Oh.” The description of Doctor Zhang as a capable man made her feel a little discouraged, but she insisted stubbornly, “I will come in to take over from him tomorrow.”
After the call, she briefly handed over her work to Zhang Yiming and reminded him of some details. Later, she gathered her belongings and left the office with Bian Zijun.
When they passed the corridor, she noticed that the lights in the interrogation room were on. Out of concern for the development of the case, she reflexively walked over to check on it. Right when she was debating whether or not to open the door, she suddenly heard Rong Jian’s strict voice from within. “Feng Rubing, please cooperate with our interrogation!”