Chapter 71 2 Cups

Chapter 71 2 Cups

Chapter 71 Two Cups
After Zhou Shi finished his analysis, Du Yu seemed to have thought of something and looked at Xu Yiqing with a strange look.

Xu Yiqing was originally thinking, but when he came to his senses and saw Du Yu looking at him, he was stunned.

"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?" He glanced at Zhou Shi casually, then lowered his head slightly and sniffed his collar: "Do you smell?"

He had been working hard for two days and dissected two corpses in a row, and was almost locked up in the morgue. Although he had washed himself, he was still a little concerned about himself in Zhou Shi's presence.

"A little bit, the smell of disinfectant... It's not important. What's important is why it's you?"

"What am I?"

"Since [the cleaner] is targeting the Fumei Group and our hypothetical Li Dusheng, what does this have to do with you?"

Du Yu spread his hands and said, "Your salary is not paid by Fumei Group. As for your relationship with Li Dusheng, you only met Li Dusheng because of Li Yueyue's case. In fact, there is no connection at all. It is even more impossible that they must kill you because of Li Dusheng."

After hearing this, Xu Yiqing also felt that what he said made sense.

“Um… because of that photo?” He wasn’t sure: “I’m in the photo, although I don’t remember taking such a photo.”

Du Yu said: "There are many people in that photo. If she killed people according to the list in the photo, she should have started it long ago. There is no need to wait until Li Cheng wanted to sell the land to Fumei and He Yunke was transferred back to Jiangcheng from other places before taking action."

The bureau had previously held a meeting to analyze the time and motive of the cleaner’s crime.

Everyone agreed that the Cleaner's range of activities was in Jiangcheng, and the trigger for this series of murders must be related to something that happened in Jiangcheng.

A secret is brewing in the city, and they want to uncover it.

Xu Yiqing was thinking.

He definitely had no relationship with Li Dusheng. It was only because he had done Li Dusheng a favor by helping him to seek justice for his sister that Li Dusheng respected him from the bottom of his heart.

Could it be the Fumei Group?
That photo may be related to the Fumei Group.

At least now, the people whose identities are known in the photo, except himself and his brother, Li Cheng and He Yunke are all related to this multinational company.

At least now it is certain that [Cleaner] does not want this capital group that mainly focuses on medical research to develop in Jiangcheng.

Du Yu clapped his hands and said, "It's not too late to think about these things after we get back. It's much better to hold a meeting than to think about it alone. Let's investigate the nightclub first."

Xu Yiqing nodded. The hidden truth behind the case would be revealed sooner or later. The top priority now was to find out the cause of death of Song Lang and the principal of No. 4 Middle School and catch the "Cleaner".

Then all the truth will come out.

A few people came out of the alley and prepared to go back to the nightclub. Du Yu walked in front and Zhou Shi was behind Xu Yiqing.

She suddenly quickened her pace and moved closer to Xu Yiqing. As they passed each other, she put her hands behind her back, tilted her head and sniffed him.

Xu Yiqing dodged to the side. He never felt ashamed of his profession, but he also knew that as a forensic doctor, he would inevitably be stained with some smells that could not be washed off.

Just because he doesn't care about himself doesn't mean he doesn't care about other people's feelings.

Especially Zhou Shi.

"Hmm... there's a slight smell of disinfectant, and other than that it's shower gel." Zhou Shi was a little curious and smiled: "You know how to take a shower in the Forensic Department?"

Xu Yiqing didn't hide it: "As long as there is water, you can wash. No women will come into the men's restroom."

Zhou Shi smiled even more after hearing this, her eyes narrowed into crescents: "You love cleanliness so much, are you afraid of others smelling it?"

She reached out to straighten Xu Yiqing's collar, patted his shoulder wrinkles, and finally looked at her ex-husband, who was considered a handsome man, with satisfaction, and clenched her fist and gently punched his chest.

"Be more confident. So what if it smells? What I do to you is never...unpleasant."

She smiled, then walked out of the alley and turned into the door of the nightclub.

Xu Yiqing felt a warmth flowing through her heart. Zhou Shi was considerate. If it were any other woman, she might not be able to accept that the man she shared a bed with dealt with corpses all day and always smelled of medical disinfectant.

Because of this, most of the colleagues in the Forensic Department are single, and there are many who are in their thirties and still unmarried. Even a young man like Lin Sheng, who comes from a wealthy family and looks very handsome, is kept at a distance by others when they hear that he is a forensic doctor.

Xu Yiqing was glad that he had a lover as considerate and independent as Zhou Shi.

It’s a pity that her family is not as open-minded as she is.

Li Dusheng asked all his men to disperse, leaving only a few trusted men who were driving to wait outside the door.

He said to Du Yu, "Since Xiao Lang left with you guys last night, I closed the store. I know Xiao Lang well. He built this store by himself. He would worry about it when he's not around. I was afraid that something might happen and the people below wouldn't be able to handle it properly. So I simply closed the store to save him from worrying."

After saying that, Li Dusheng sighed and took out a cigarette box from his pocket. "Now that he is gone, I haven't figured out what to do with this store in the future."

He patted his trouser pocket and prepared to look for a lighter, but suddenly realized that Xu Yiqing didn't like the smell of cigarettes, and his girlfriend was also there, so he put the cigarette back into the cigarette box.

Zhou Shi saw all of this. Being good at guessing people's minds, she could naturally see Li Dusheng's respect for Xu Yiqing through these small details.

So she smiled slightly and looked at Xu Yiqing, raising her eyebrows.

He is indeed the man I like, he has charisma.

Xu Yiqing didn't understand Zhou Shi's eyes, nor did he care about Li Dusheng's details. He was now focused on the case.

"That means the store hasn't been cleaned up since we left last night."

His eyes fell on the round table near the bar in the nightclub lobby, on which were empty bottles and glasses, and crumpled paper towels.

"Great," Xu Yiqing breathed a sigh of relief. If the nightclub had been open last night, a lot of evidence would have been lost. "Ah Sheng, send everything on that table for testing... Be careful, don't let it come into direct contact with your skin."

"Okay, Brother Xu."

Mr. Lin worked very efficiently. He called the police officers next to him, gave them medical gloves and masks, and helped them put the evidence into sealed bags.

Xu Yiqing moved closer to the table, bent down and smelled the empty wine bottle, then smelled Song Lang's wine glass.

"It tastes no different than last night's wine. It smells bitter, but has a sweet aftertaste."

I don’t know what recipe Song Lang used to mix some sweetness into the bitterness of almonds to simulate the air in the mountains after rain.

I have to admit that Song Lang's cocktails are really delicious. Even Xu Yiqing, who doesn't drink, thinks they are good. This shows real skill.

He had been thinking that if he had the chance he could really buy some of the wine that Song Lang had personally mixed and store it at home so that he could drink it when he had a chance to date Zhou Shi at home.

There is no chance now.

Li Dusheng seemed to have thought of this as well, and there was a little sadness and melancholy under his calm expression.

He lost a very good henchman who could be called a friend. Du Yu looked at the whole wall of wine behind the bar in the nightclub and went to check them one by one.

"Many of them are unopened." He said as he lowered his head to look inside the bar: "These should be the ingredients for cocktails... I know these, Jack Daniel's and Disaronno Liqueur."

After the wines were opened, Du Yu guessed that the wine Song Lang drank last night should have been made with these kinds of wine... and other dried fruits such as almonds.

Xu Yiqing said, "Take away all the opened bottles for testing."

Even though he didn't think there was poison in the wine...he drank it himself.

Although it was only half a cup, if it contained aconitine, that dose would be enough to kill hundreds of people!
Xu Yiqing didn't think that apart from his ability in dissection, he had anything special that could prevent him from dying hundreds of times.

Du Yu looked at Li Dusheng and said, "We want to take away all the wine, not just the ones that have been opened, for investigation."

There were many expensive foreign wines on the wine rack, and he couldn't tell their value, but Zhou Shi did recognize one or two brands. If we talk about the selling price without mentioning the original price, many of them cost several thousand or even tens of thousands per bottle.

The nightclub run by Song Lang is of quite high standard. The customers who come here are all famous second-generations in Jiangcheng. Most of them come here because this is the area under the jurisdiction of Li Dusheng and they don't have to worry about trouble or privacy issues.

So there are still some wines left by guests on the wine rack, and Du Yu thinks he should ask Li Dusheng for his opinion.

Li Dusheng nodded happily: "Take them all. As for the guests, I will negotiate with them."

So the police began to move all the things that might be poisoned in the bar of the nightclub. The process was very cautious. After all, no one knew whether Song Lang was poisoned by drinking alcohol or touching something else.

Xu Yiqing had watched a detective anime before. In one episode, the murderer poisoned the victim's nail polish. The victim had a habit of biting his fingers, and because his lips touched the nail polish, he was poisoned to death.

"Paper towels, wine, wine glasses, maybe even a table, a sofa..."

Xu Yiqing frowned as he looked at the layout of the nightclub. This was Song Lang's club. He even lived here when he drank too much and didn't go home. Everything he touched was littered with things.

Do we have to move all the tables and sofas back for testing?

"Lao Xu, I think it's about done." Du Yu came in from outside, patting the dust off his hands. He had just helped the police to clear the bar. "See if you can take anything else away?"

"No need." Xu Yiqing shook her head: "Just take the wine and the paper towels that Song Lang used to wipe with you. According to the habit of the [cleaner], she would not poison a place like the sofa where there are too many uncertain factors. It must be a place where she is 100% sure that Song Lang will touch it."

"Doctor Xu, are you going back?"

"I may contact you later." Xu Yiqing looked at Li Dusheng and decided to tell him after hesitating for a long time: "There is another thing. I hope you will calm down after listening to it."

Li Dusheng looked serious when he saw this: "Doctor Xu, please tell me."

"Your sister's death may not be as simple as we thought... Zhao Xiaomeng did want to kill your sister because she had a grudge against her, but the real murderer, based on our investigation over the past six months, may be related to you."

After he said this, he saw shock and anger on Li Dusheng's face.

But Li Dusheng's expression clearly didn't change. Human emotions are really magical.

After a long silence, Li Dusheng asked, "What about the little wolf?"

"Just like your sister, someone wanted to kill him because of a personal vendetta, but the person who actually poisoned him was probably targeting you."

Li Dusheng asked: "Is it the same person?"

Xu Yiqing said: "If I were representing the police, I would say I have no comment. But my personal guess is... yes, it is the same person."

Li Dusheng's eyes became fierce.

"I understand, Doctor Xu. I will close this store until you solve the case." He took out a key from his pocket and handed it to Xu Yiqing: "This is the key to the store. You can come and check it anytime if you need it."
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The Forensic Department's office is particularly crowded today.

In addition to Xu Yiqing and Lin Sheng, the two forensic doctors who were supposed to be here, there were also Zhou Shi and Du Yu.

They are all waiting for the test results from the laboratory.

Zhou Shi paced in the room, looking here and there, sizing up the place where Xu Yiqing usually lived.

Ever since he was threatened by the [Cleaner], he spent most of his time in the Forensic Department.

While observing, Zhou Shi was thinking in his mind what was missing if he lived here for a long time.

Ok……

Get a microwave oven. It’s not convenient to cook in the office, but if you have an appliance that can heat things up, at least you can eat hot meals.

Du Yu sat in the chair without saying a word, trying to think whether there were other times when he might have been poisoned besides 8:40 last night?

Zhou Shi walked around the room and sat down to analyze the case.

"Boss Du, are you sure Song Lang wasn't poisoned in the police station?"

Du Yu nodded. "Everything he touched in the police station last night has been tested, and no toxins remain. We also took a statement from the cook who came to the cafeteria last winter solstice, and there should be no problem judging by his condition. As for the evidence, we checked the cafeteria several times, and there are no toxins left... If there were any, I would be on the dissection table now."

After saying this, he began to worry. From now on, the members of the serious crime team would have to be careful about things like poisoning.

There was a knock on the door.

The colleague in the laboratory who was in charge of the test pushed open the office door.

He glanced at the people present and was stunned at first, wondering why even the captain of the criminal police brigade was here... Could there be another case?

He no longer wants to work overtime.

"Director Xu, the test results are out."

"Just say it."

"We have tested everything you brought back. There is nothing wrong with the wine, but toxins were found in the cup."

cup!

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

So he was poisoned while drinking!
Du Yu thought thoughtfully: "If the cup was poisoned, how could the [cleaner] be sure that Song Lang would use the poisoned cup?"

The laboratory technician was stunned when he heard this and waved his hands repeatedly: "Captain Du, you misunderstood. Toxins were detected in not just one cup, but both cups."

This sentence was like a bolt from the blue, leaving everyone present stunned.

(End of this chapter)