A Bad-Hearted Doctor is Unbearably Beautiful - Chapter 34

Lu Xiao took a moment to react, wanting to explain a couple of things, but Shen Zhao quickly changed the subject.

“How is the case?”

Lu Xiao immediately put on a different face, one longer than a donkey’s. Shen Zhao understood—he had run into a problem.

Shen Zhao looked at Lu Xiao’s constipated expression: “Let’s go. Let’s take a walk.”

“Chen Qiang is an extremely crafty fellow. He’s one hundred percent accurate at dodging cameras. We still don’t know where Zhang Dalong and Liu Tingting were during those two days. He cleaned up the fingerprints very well. Every time we think we’ve found a new lead, comparing it reveals it’s just that unlucky bastard Song Laosan’s again! I’m completely exasperated with him!”

Lu Xiao talked to Shen Zhao while walking, gesturing wildly, looking utterly ridiculous.

Watching Lu Xiao scratch his head and claw his ears in frustration, Shen Zhao couldn’t help but feel the urge to laugh.

“I actually have one more question,” Shen Zhao said.

“Go ahead.”

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

“It’s true that it’s nearly impossible for him to carry them up alone. A person in a coma is like a pile of mud—dead weight.”

“Exactly. And it’s not like he could install a hoisting device in the room.”

“Old Qin mentioned during the autopsy that there were traces of restraint on the bodies. Besides restraining the victims’ movements, is it possible he used ropes to drag them up?” Lu Xiao thought about it, then considered it unlikely, as it would be too strenuous.

Chen Qiang’s most probable method was to firmly tie the unconscious person to his own body and use nearby cabinets or chairs to personally carry them up.

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

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

Tying a person firmly to his body? A flash of inspiration seemed to strike Lu Xiao.

He suddenly turned around while walking, facing Shen Zhao, his tone extremely excited: “I just remembered something! Old Qin previously said the bodies were tested for metabolites of some kind of Barbi-something drug. Can that component be preserved for a long time?”

Shen Zhao thought for a moment and said, “You must be referring to barbiturates. To cause the victims to fall into a deep coma, a large dosage of this type of drug must be used. The drug metabolizes very slowly, and its metabolites remain in the urine for quite some time.”

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

Lu Xiao immediately understood what Lu Xiao was trying to say: “It’s highly possible! In the postoperative care of comatose patients, we insert catheters to help the patient maintain urination. Given that these two people were in a long-term comatose state, it’s very likely they suffered from excretory incontinence!”

Lu Xiao finally let out a deep breath: “We’ve been checking DNA and fingerprints all along, never thinking we could also test urine.”

“Wang Deng, have Lin Xue work overtime. All the recently worn clothes left in Chen Qiang’s home, including the set he’s wearing now, should be stripped off! Test all of them for residual barbiturate drug metabolites!”

“Roger that!”

Wang Deng felt a bad premonition when he got the call, and sure enough, he had to work overtime again! He quickly took a bite of his rou jia mo.

Lin Xue’s test results came out the following afternoon.

Lu Xiao had been up all night, his face looking like someone owed him millions. “How is it?”

Lin Xue nodded. “We detected the key component on the back of one of Chen Qiang’s shirts and on his trousers!”

Lu Xiao looked up and roared: “YES! I knew it! I knew I was absolutely brilliant!!!”

Everyone: “…”

Shen City Police Station Fifth Floor – Conference Hall

Everyone was seated, all in matching police uniforms and caps.

The host at the main podium adjusted the microphone. After two sound checks, he cleared his throat: “Please welcome Chief Gao.”

Gao Jianmin stood up from his seat in the first row, walked onto the main podium, scanned the crowd, smiled slightly, and slowly began: “This meeting serves two purposes. First, it’s our mobilization meeting for the start of the year. The new year is bound to bring new challenges! Every person here has contributed blood and sweat to cases, and I hope that this year, everyone will continue to throw themselves fearlessly into their work, for the sake of the people!”

As soon as the sentence ended, Lu Xiao took the lead in applauding, and the entire conference room erupted in applause.

“The second thing is that the 2.4 Health Check Center bombing case can finally be considered closed. This case occurred during the Spring Festival and received widespread attention from all sectors of society. The case was complex, and the perpetrator possessed firearms and ammunition, causing an extremely negative social impact! It also triggered great social panic! In this case, Lu Xiao led his team, engaging in life-and-death struggles with the perpetrator multiple times, scrutinizing details, and meticulously investigating, ultimately peeling back the layers to identify the suspect. A madman who disregards the rule of law will undoubtedly face legal sanctions, and Lu Xiao’s fierce dedication to solving the case is worthy of everyone’s emulation.”

Applause erupted again, and Lu Xiao wore a smug look on his face.

Chief Gao paused, glanced at Lu Xiao, and cleared his throat again: “We must commend comrades like this. However! We do not encourage every colleague to use such extreme methods to investigate cases. Investigation is certainly important, but the safety of our People’s Police is equally important!”

At this point, the area where Xie Yunfan and his team were seated burst into continuous applause…

As it grew dark, everyone filed out of the conference room.

Lin Xue stretched. “The meeting is finally over. My butt is almost flat.”

“Heh, did you see Xie Yunfan’s expression?” Lu Xiao wore a triumphant smile.

“Saw it. He must be dying of jealousy~”

“Order whatever you want tonight. Dinner is on Young Master Lu!” Lu Xiao waved his hand grandly.

Everyone: “You are our God!!!”

The bombing case had finally reached its conclusion. Both Song Laosan and Chen Qiang would pay the price for what they had done.

Lu Xiao was about to open his phone to send Shen Zhao a message with the good news. He suddenly remembered the USB drive that still hadn’t been successfully decrypted. The killer and the deadly organization behind the killer remained an enigma. There were still many unanswered questions in this case.

The matter Shen Zhao cared about the most had only shown the tip of the iceberg.

The process of finding the truth was indeed a long and arduous journey…

“Zhen Ge, is that password… so difficult to crack?” Lu Xiao walked up behind Zhang Zhen.

When Zhang Zhen turned around, Lu Xiao felt as if he had been possessed; his eyes were like vengeful ghosts demanding a life…

Zhang Zhen had practically plucked out all his hair over the past two days. When he looked up at Lu Xiao, his eyes were full of resentment.

Lu Xiao felt that Zhang Zhen would utter words like, “I won’t let you off even if I become a ghost,” the next second.

“Zhen Ge, you’ve worked hard. How about eating something good to make up for it tonight?”

“No need, I can’t eat.” A sound came from Zhang Zhen’s mouth, but Lu Xiao clearly sensed that the person in front of him was a walking dead man.

Lu Xiao crab-walked over to Lin Xue. “Lin Xue, he… is he okay?”

Lin Xue fanned herself and waved a hand. “He’s like this every time he encounters a technical problem. Not figuring it out is worse than death. Just ignore him.”

Lu Xiao nodded, feeling awkward.

What is Shen Zhao doing right now???

What exactly happened between him and that ‘important person’ he mentioned?

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

“That boy.” Old Zhou shook his head behind him, hands clasped behind his back.

“You old man, what do you know? Captain Lu is lovesick,” Lin Xue said, scrolling through her phone, searching: What is the most expensive restaurant in Shen City?