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

Chapter 165 We Must Persevere

After walking along the mountain path for a while, Bai Mengfei keenly noticed that Xiang Yuntian seemed somewhat distracted.

He seemed to be thinking about something else.

She immediately lost interest in explaining, to avoid wasting her breath.

"Alright, if you still have any questions later, just ask the forensic doctors who study toxicology. With your current status and position, they will definitely tell you. Or you can look up the information yourself."

"Well, I see."

Xiang Yuntian responded softly, without showing the slightest displeasure on his face.

Just as the two were about to turn back after rounding the mountainside, Bai Mengfei discovered honeysuckle.

The flower's appearance is very similar to that of the heartbreak grass, but professionals like Bai Mengfei can tell the difference at a glance.

She slowly squatted down and carefully examined the flowers.

Curious, Xiang Yuntian squatted down as well.

Immediately afterward, he noticed something amiss and said to Bai Mengfei with a hint of excitement, "This should be honeysuckle, right?"

“That’s right.” Bai Mengfei nodded affirmatively, picked a plant, and sniffed it lightly. “Hmm, it is indeed true. Honeysuckle is not common around here, so it can be basically confirmed that the dead man and the old ghost were here.”

After speaking, Bai Mengfei slowly stood up and looked around.

At the same time, her mind was racing.

Where did the old ghost and the deceased go at that time?

Why did the deceased willingly take the blame for the old ghost and commit suicide?

Is this related to their similar appearance?

After a moment of thought, Bai Mengfei turned to look at Xiang Yuntian beside her.

Xiang Yuntian smiled slightly and asked, "Why are you suddenly staring at me?"

“You’re not thinking about the case at all,” Bai Mengfei pointed out incisively, her displeasure barely concealed on her face.

In truth, Xiang Yuntian didn't want to think about anything, and indeed he wasn't thinking about anything at all.

Because he sided with Zhao Fei and agreed with Zhao Fei's point of view, he knew that continuing the investigation would likely have dire consequences.

Under Bai Mengfei's gaze, he finally nodded slightly and admitted, "Yes, you're right, I don't want to think about it. You probably know that thinking about it is probably useless."

"How could it be useless? We can catch the real murderer and bring justice to Fanghua!" Bai Mengfei said emotionally.

Xiang Yuntian gave a weary, bitter smile, turned to look at Jin Yinhua, and said, "If you want to investigate, I'll go with you. But to be honest, I don't have much hope."

"Why?" Bai Mengfei pressed.

Xiang Yuntian hesitated for a moment before stammering, "Because this time I'm on Zhao Fei's side. Of course, it's not for fame or fortune, I just don't want to cause trouble for myself. The murderer committed suicide after resisting arrest, and the case is already closed. Do you want this case to become like your previous one? Zhang Shun wasn't the murderer, but that case is still unsolved, which has greatly affected the reputation of the police."

Bai Mengfei finally understood and said bluntly, "Just say it directly, you don't want to catch the murderer at all, right?"

“No, I want to arrest them, but I don’t want to complicate things too much. We haven’t even solved that serial murder case of teenage girls yet,” Xiang Yuntian said, expressing his thoughts and concerns.

However, his stance was completely contrary to Bai Mengfei's stance and thoughts at this moment.

"So what if it hasn't been solved yet? This case might be the work of the same killer as that case."

Bai Mengfei tried her best to persuade Xiang Yuntian, hoping that he would take the case seriously: "As long as we find Lao Gui, we might be able to find the mastermind behind it."

"No! I don't think so. The murderer wouldn't need to spend money to hire Old Ghost to do this." Xiang Yuntian's voice trailed off as he spoke, because he saw Bai Mengfei's face turn red with anger.

Bai Mengfei was so angry that she was breathing rapidly, her heart filled with resentment.

"Is this how you conduct forensic medicine?" Bai Mengfei questioned.

Xiang Yuntian took a deep breath and surprisingly said, "Yes, but I don't think there's anything wrong with that. As a forensic doctor, my duty is to examine the scene, perform autopsies, and inspect living bodies. That's what I, as a pathological forensic doctor, should do. I've done my job."

Bai Mengfei didn't want to engage in this fruitless argument with him any longer. She nodded with a forced smile and said, "Fine, since that's the case, I'll investigate myself. Don't follow me; we're on different paths."

After saying that, Bai Mengfei turned her back to Xiang Yuntian and left.

Xiang Yuntian panicked and hurriedly chased after him.

But once Bai Mengfei gets angry, she's as stubborn as an ox, and several people can't hold her back, let alone Xiang Yuntian alone.

"Bai Mengfei, listen to me."

With no one else around, Xiang Yuntian called out her name, trying to stop her: "Don't you understand that our forensic abilities are limited? You've read more books and have more experience than me, you should know these things! What's wrong with you?"

Even so, he didn't dare to lay a hand on Bai Mengfei, and didn't even have the courage to reach out and grab her.

Bai Mengfei, however, only cared about walking forward and didn't want to pay any attention to him.

Since the two have different opinions, there's no point in saying more.

Xiang Yuntian followed Bai Mengfei until it grew dark. But Bai Mengfei showed no intention of leaving the mountain; she firmly believed this was one of the crime scenes and that she was determined to find clues here.

Moreover, she felt that finding the jade in Fanghua's stomach was no coincidence.

She desperately wanted to know where Fanghua's upper body had been found, but every time she turned around and saw Xiang Yuntian's pleading face, she remembered that she was still angry and couldn't take the initiative to talk to him.

They searched until nightfall, then Bai Mengfei took out her phone and, using the flashlight, looked for clues in the grass. The path became increasingly secluded, and the surroundings grew ever darker.

"Don't go anymore." Xiang Yuntian finally stopped and said these words.

Upon hearing his voice, Bai Mengfei stopped; she was both hungry and exhausted.

But she understood that she had chosen this path, and she would finish it even if she had to crawl on her knees.

So she paused for less than a minute before continuing on, determined to find a clue.

However, even the heavens were against it; the weather suddenly changed.

The already pitch-black night, coupled with the gradual gathering of dark clouds that obscured the moonlight, made the sky appear even more gloomy.

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