A Bad-Hearted Doctor is Unbearably Beautiful - Chapter 33

Lu Xiao was stunned for a long time. He wanted to explain a little more, but Shen Zhao quickly changed the subject.

“How’s the case going?”

Lu Xiao’s face immediately fell. It was longer than a horse’s. Shen Zhao understood. He had run into a problem.

Shen Zhao looked at Lu Xiao’s constipated face. “Come on, let’s take a walk.”

“This Chen Qiang is as sneaky as a thief. He’s very cunning, always avoiding the cameras perfectly. We still don’t know where Zhang Dalong and Liu Tingting were during those two days. He cleaned up all the fingerprints, too. Every time we think we’ve found a new clue, it turns out to be that unlucky bastard Song the Third’s again. I’m so fed up with him!”

Lu Xiao talked as he walked, gesturing wildly, looking very funny.

Shen Zhao watched Lu Xiao scratching his head in frustration and couldn’t help but feel the urge to laugh.

“I actually have a question,” Shen Zhao said.

“Go ahead.”

“If the two bodies were placed on top of the filing cabinets, how did Chen Qiang get them up there?”

“It’s true that he probably couldn’t carry them up by himself. A person who is unconscious is like a lump of meat; they’re incredibly heavy.”

“Exactly. And it’s not like he could have installed a hoist in the room.”

“When Old Qin did the autopsy, didn’t he say there were signs of restraint on the bodies? Besides restraining the victims’ movements, could it have been to drag them up with ropes?” Lu Xiao thought about it and decided it was unlikely. That would be too much effort.

Chen Qiang most likely tied the unconscious people securely to his body, used the cabinets or chairs nearby to climb, and carried them up himself.

“If Chen Qiang carried them up, with that much weight, wouldn’t there be marks on his body from the ropes?”

Shen Zhao nodded. “There should be, but even if there are, it wouldn’t prove anything.”

Tying them securely to his body? A lightbulb went off in Lu Xiao’s head. He suddenly turned to face Shen Zhao, his voice filled with excitement. “I just remembered something! Old Qin said the bodies tested positive for some kind of barbiturate. Can that substance remain in the body for a long time?”

Shen Zhao thought for a moment. “You’re likely talking about barbiturates. A large dose of this drug must be used to put a person in a deep coma. This drug metabolizes very slowly, and its metabolites will remain in the urine for a long time.”

“Deep coma… Is it possible that Zhang Dalong or Liu Tingting unconsciously urinated while in a deep coma?”

Shen Zhao immediately understood what Lu Xiao was getting at. “It’s very possible! In the post-op care of a patient in a coma, we have to insert a catheter to help the patient urinate. Since these two were in a long-term coma, it’s very likely they would have been incontinent!”

Lu Xiao finally took a deep breath. “We’ve been looking for DNA and fingerprints this whole time and never thought to test the urine.”

“Wang Deng, tell Lin Xue to put in some overtime. We need to get all the clothes Chen Qiang wore recently, including the ones he’s wearing now! Test them all for any barbiturate metabolites!”

“Got it!”

Wang Deng knew something was wrong as soon as he got the call. He was going to have to work overtime again! He quickly took a bite of his pork sandwich.

Lin Xue’s test results came out the next afternoon. Lu Xiao had been up all night, and he looked like someone owed him millions of dollars. “Well?”

Lin Xue nodded. “We found the key components on the back of one of Chen Qiang’s shirts and his pants!”

Lu Xiao threw his head back and howled. “YES! I knew it! I knew I was a genius!!!”

Everyone: “…”

Shen City Police Department, 5th Floor – Conference Room

Everyone was seated, all wearing the same police uniforms and hats. The host on the main stage adjusted the microphone. After two test sounds, he cleared his throat. “Please welcome Director Gao.”

Gao Jianmin stood up from the front row and walked to the podium. He smiled as he looked around the room. “This meeting is our kick-off meeting for the new year. The new year is destined to bring new challenges! Everyone here has put in blood and sweat for our cases. I hope all of you can continue to work hard and shed your blood for your work and for the people!”

Lu Xiao was the first to clap, and a thunderous applause filled the conference room.

“Secondly, the February 4th medical center explosion case is officially closed. This case happened during the Spring Festival and received a lot of public attention. It was a complex case where the perpetrators had guns and ammunition, which had a very negative impact on society! It also caused a great deal of social panic! In this case, Lu Xiao led his team, fighting for their lives against the perpetrators, carefully analyzing the details, and ultimately figuring out who the criminal was. Those who disregard the law will be punished by the law, and Lu Xiao’s determination to solve the case is something that everyone should learn from.”

Applause rang out again. Lu Xiao looked incredibly smug.

Director Gao paused, glanced at Lu Xiao, and cleared his throat again. “We should commend comrades like this. However! We do not encourage our colleagues to use such extreme methods to investigate cases. Investigating cases is important, but the safety of our police officers is just as important!”

At this moment, the people on Xie Yunfan’s team applauded loudly.

As darkness fell, everyone started leaving the conference room. Lin Xue stretched. “Finally, the meeting is over. My butt is numb.”

“Ha, did you see Xie Yunfan’s face?” Lu Xiao said with a proud smile.

“I did. He looked so jealous!”

“Feel free to order whatever you want tonight. It’s all on me, my treat!” Lu Xiao said with a grand gesture.

Everyone: “You’re our hero!!!”

The explosion case had finally come to an end. Both Song the Third and Chen Qiang would pay for their actions.

Lu Xiao was about to open his phone to send Shen Zhao a message with the good news, but he remembered the USB drive that hadn’t been cracked yet. The assassin and the deadly organization behind him were still a mystery. The case still had many unanswered questions. Shen Zhao’s biggest concern was only the tip of the iceberg. The journey to finding the truth was still a long one.

“Brother Zhen, is that password… that hard to crack?” Lu Xiao walked up to Zhang Zhen.

When Zhang Zhen turned around, Lu Xiao felt like he was possessed. His eyes were like a vengeful ghost seeking revenge. Zhang Zhen had been pulling his hair out for the past two days. When he looked up at Lu Xiao, his eyes were full of resentment. Lu Xiao felt that in the next second, Zhang Zhen would say something like, “I’ll haunt you even after I’m dead.”

“Brother Zhen, you’ve worked hard. Let’s get something good to eat tonight to make up for it?”

“No thanks, I’ve lost my appetite.” Zhang Zhen said, but Lu Xiao could clearly see the man was a zombie.

Lu Xiao sidled over to Lin Xue. “Lin Xue, is he… is he going to be okay?”

Lin Xue waved a fan. “He’s always like this when he has a technical problem. He’d rather die than not figure it out. Don’t worry about him.”

Lu Xiao nodded apologetically.

What is Shen Zhao doing right now?

What exactly happened between him and that important person he talked about?

“You guys can eat whatever you want tonight. Just put it on my tab. I have to go out for a bit!” Lu Xiao grabbed his jacket and ran out.

“That kid,” Old Zhou said, shaking his head with his hands behind his back.

“What do you know, old man? Captain Lu is in love,” Lin Xue said, looking at her phone, searching for, “What is the most expensive restaurant in Shen City?”