The Genius Female Forensic Pathologist, The Psychological Anatomist

After work, Fang Rui drove Mu Mian home. When they arrived at her doorstep, Mu Mian suddenly looked at him with a mysterious expression and said, "Fang Rui, let's go to your place. I have something important to tell you."

"Something important? What is it?" Fang Rui's heart raced. He couldn't help but wonder if Mu Mian was about to propose to him again. If she did, should he agree this time?

"We'll talk inside. This isn't something that can be explained in a sentence or two."

"Isn't it just a matter of one sentence?"

"Of course not. How can such an important matter be summed up in one sentence? Fang Rui, hurry up and open the door," Mu Mian urged.

"Alright."

Mu Mian had Fang Rui sit on the couch while she sat across from him.

Fang Rui felt a little nervous.

Mu Mian pulled out a black folder from her bag and handed it to Fang Rui. "Go ahead and open it. There's a surprise inside."

The folder had no writing on the cover. Fang Rui asked, "What is this? It's not a marriage agreement, is it?"

Mu Mian looked at Fang Rui and shook her head in disappointment. "Fang Rui, with such a special murder case happening right now, you're still thinking about marriage? You're so unprofessional!"

Fang Rui retorted, "Then who was it that came to me in the middle of the night to discuss a case and ended up proposing to me? You have a history, so it's only natural for me to misinterpret your actions."

Mu Mian, feeling guilty, changed the subject. "Fang Rui, just read the report."

"Can't you just tell me the results?"

"Of course not. I need to train your reading and comprehension skills, or your IQ might degrade like Rainbow Seven. Besides, seeing it for yourself will have a greater impact."

After ​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‍reading the report, Fang Rui furrowed his brows. The report was indeed impactful.

A child who should have died long ago had actually survived for over a year, only to become the victim of another murder case.

Fang Rui exclaimed in shock, "How can this be Li Yan's child? Wasn't her child killed by Chen Hui and put into a jar? Why is this child still alive?"

The DNA sample matching the child came from a victim named Li Yan, the first victim in the Cat Fetus Murder case.

Mu Mian explained, "Li Yan was eight months pregnant at the time. If the child was born prematurely, it's possible for it to have survived. Back then, I extracted DNA from the fetuses in the jar, and their DNA didn't match the DNA of the three victims. The child of the victim wasn't in the jar."

Fang Rui asked, "Why didn't you tell me about this back then?"

"At the time, I thought it wasn't important. The parents of those children didn't care about them, so they wouldn't care about their remains either. Besides, we weren't close back then. You were always so harsh with me, and I was a little scared of you," Mu Mian said softly.

"Was I really that harsh with you?"

"Yes! You never smiled at me."

"You were always asking me for corpses back then. How could I smile at you? And even though I was so harsh, it didn't stop your interest in my corpses."

"Later, I still asked you for them, but you started smiling at me often," Mu Mian said, tilting her head with a hint of pride. "You liked me back then, didn't you?"

"Yes. So when did you start liking me?"

Mu Mian lowered her head. "I don't know. But I just like you, really like you."

Fang Rui quickly noticed a contradiction. He asked, "Mu Mian, if you thought the children's remains weren't important, why did you test their DNA? Didn't you do it to help find their parents?"

Mu Mian nodded. "Yes. But Chen Xue told me that their parents wouldn't care about the children's remains. I thought her words made sense, so I ended up going out for a meal with her."

They both fell silent.

Fang Rui asked again, "When did you and Chen Xue become so close?"

Fang Rui had noticed that Mu Mian and Chen Xue had suddenly become very close. Given Mu Mian's personality, making friends was incredibly difficult. Yet, Chen Xue had been unusually tolerant of her.

"About a week after I started working. I don't know why, but Chen Xue always invited me to chat. She taught me a lot about social norms, even did my horoscope, and bought me milk tea. Slowly, we became friends."

They fell silent again.

Chen Xue also had a motive for murder. Chen Shu's mother had caused Chen Xue to lose her father and her happy family.

But if Chen Xue's initial intention in getting close to Mu Mian wasn't pure, then her motive for killing Chen Shu wasn't jealousy or hatred. It was more likely that someone behind the scenes had instructed her to do these things.

She and Chen Shu might belong to the same organization. Chen Xue was afraid that Chen Shu, driven by emotions, would reveal the truth to Wang, so she poisoned Chen Shu.

But Fang Rui couldn't understand why Chen Xue would be so kind to Mu Mian if she was a mole. Was getting close to Mu Mian also part of her mission?

Mu Mian felt a little sad. Chen Xue was a good friend to her, and she couldn't believe that Chen Xue's kindness was built on lies. She couldn't accept that Chen Xue might be a murderer.

"Fang Rui, could all of this just be a coincidence? Chen Xue... she wouldn't lie to me, right?" But Mu Mian knew very well that making friends on her own was incredibly difficult.

Mu Mian remembered her university days when she had a few good friends. They were kind to her, patiently listened to her scientific explanations, and tolerated her quirks. She thought she had finally made real friends.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Later, she found out that those people had befriended her because her sister had given them many benefits.

Mu Mian had confronted them, asking why they had deceived her. They all gave similar answers: if it weren't for the benefits, no one would willingly take care of someone unconditionally.

"Fang Rui, I should have realized. Someone like me, so troublesome, how could anyone willingly be my friend?" Mu Mian's eyes grew moist.

Fang Rui hugged Mu Mian and comforted her, "You're not troublesome at all. Look, you even have a boyfriend now."

"Fang Rui, are you lying to me too?" Mu Mian was scared. Even though she had learned to recognize lies, humans were too skilled at deception. Lies were nested within lies, truth and lies intertwined, and Mu Mian found it hard to distinguish between them.

"Of course not," Fang Rui said, taking Mu Mian's hand and placing it on his chest. "Mu Mian, feel my heartbeat. My heart won't lie to you."

"I believe you," Mu Mian said, resting her head on his chest and feeling his strong, steady heartbeat. "But Fang Rui, lies come from the brain, not the heart."

"..."

Mu Mian's emotions gradually calmed down, and she thought of the person most affected by Chen Xue's lies.

"Fang Rui, what about Officer Zhang? If he finds out that Chen Xue has been deceiving him, how heartbroken will he be? He's already planned the wedding and even invited me to be a bridesmaid."

Fang Rui thought of Officer Zhang, who was always so cheerful. He couldn't imagine how devastated Zhang would be if he learned the truth.

Fang Rui said, "Let's not let Chen Xue know that we suspect her. We'll see if we can find some clues from her."

Mu Mian asked, "Should we tell Officer Zhang?"

Fang Rui hesitated for a moment before saying, "Not yet!"

Zhang's acting skills were poor, and his feelings for Chen Xue were so deep. If they told him, it would likely alert Chen Xue.