The Genius Female Forensic Pathologist, The Psychological Anatomist

Mu Mian quickly composed herself and began analyzing the case with Fang Rui.

If the children of the victims in the "Cat Fetus" case were still alive, the nature of the case would be entirely different.

Fang Rui speculated, "So, Chen Hui's true motive for committing the crime might have been to steal the pregnant women's children, and placing cats inside the victims was just a diversion to throw the police off track. However, Chen Hui's mental illness doesn't seem fabricated. If his sole intention was to steal the children, wouldn't he, as an obstetrician, have access to more discreet and safer methods?"

Mu Mian agreed with Fang Rui's analysis. Chen Hui's mental issues were likely genuine; he truly believed he could be reborn as a cat.

Mu Mian added, "Could it be that Bai Jing and the organization behind her are using Chen Hui to steal those children? But the same question arises: why wouldn't they adopt a more covert approach? They could have simply bought the children or hired someone to abduct them after birth. That way, they wouldn't attract our investigation."

Fang Rui said, "It's possible that the victims were also insiders, and they wanted to silence them. When we investigated Anqi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, we found that the first two victims had repeatedly considered abortions. The hospital told us it was because they knew they were carrying girls and, due to their preference for sons, didn't want to keep them.

Now, it seems more likely that they knew there was something wrong with the babies they were carrying, which is why they wanted to terminate the pregnancies. But what's strange is that Chen Hui was the one who stopped them from having abortions. This suggests that Chen Hui might also be an insider. Could he be part of that organization too?"n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Fang Rui decided to dig deeper into Chen Hui's background.

They used their phones to look up information about the hospital where Chen Hui had worked—Anqi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital.

Fang Rui said, "This hospital was once affiliated with the Jiangmiao Group, but about a year and a half ago, shortly after the 'Cat Fetus' case concluded, it was sold off and severed ties with the Jiangmiao Group."

"So, it's highly likely that the Jiangmiao Group was using this hospital for illegal research."

The next day, Mu Mian received the pathological test report for the deceased. Since the victim's identity remained unknown, he had no name, so Mu Mian gave him one: Little Tang No. 1.

Given that more than one child had gone missing in the "Cat Fetus" case, Mu Mian suspected that a second unidentified body might appear.

At the morning meeting, Mu Mian reported the findings: "The pathological test results show that Little Tang No. 1 had a congenital heart defect, and his condition was severe. He most likely died of a sudden heart attack."

"A sudden heart attack? So, the killer might not have directly caused his death but merely disposed of the body?"

Mu Mian replied, "Not necessarily. The killer could have used physical means to induce the heart attack." The reason she mentioned physical means was that neither the toxicology nor blood tests revealed any abnormalities.

"If the victim died of a heart condition, why would the killer remove half of his brain? If it was about the heart, wouldn't they have taken the diseased heart instead?" Zhang asked, puzzled.

Mu Mian explained, "Children with Down syndrome often have severe intellectual disabilities, so their brains might hold research value."

Fang Rui said, "Since we can't deduce the killer's motive, let's set that aside for now and focus on the existing clues. An eyewitness reported seeing a suspicious vehicle, so we'll start by investigating that car."

After the meeting, Zhang was surprised to find that Mu Mian had bought him milk tea and a small cake, while everyone else received coffee—even Fang Rui got coffee.

Zhang was both flustered and flattered. "Mu Mian, why did you suddenly buy me cake? It's not my birthday. This is so strange. Are you trying to ask me for a favor? Just say it—I’d never refuse you."

Mu Mian gave Zhang a sympathetic look and then sipped her milk tea. She frowned; it was too sweet. She shouldn’t have ordered it with sugar.

"Oh no, did my little ones die?" Zhang rushed to check the glass tank where he kept his white mice, but they were alive and well, even more energetic than Mu Mian.

Zhang turned to Fang Rui. "Boss, what's wrong with Mu Mian? I'm feeling a bit uneasy. Why is she suddenly being so nice to me?"

Fang Rui replied, "I don’t like milk tea or cake."

"Ah, I thought I was getting special treatment from Mu Mian. Turns out it's just that," Zhang said, a hint of disappointment on his face, though he felt relieved. "Well, I’ll enjoy it then. Honestly, this cake is pretty good. Mu Mian, where did you buy it? Send me the shop's name."

Mu Mian sent him the shop's name.

"What? Is this cake made of gold? Why is it so expensive?"

Mu Mian sighed. She finally understood why Rainbow No. 7 seemed so happy. Being a little clueless did seem to make life easier.

"Mian Mian, what's wrong? Why are you sighing?" Chen Xue asked.

Mu Mian pointed at the milk tea. "It's awful."

"Why didn’t you ask me to order for you? You always like what I pick."

"But I can’t always rely on you to order for me," Mu Mian said softly.

"Why not?"

"Once you marry Officer Zhang, I can’t keep bothering you."

Chen Xue glanced at the engagement ring on her finger and didn’t respond.

Mu Mian took another sip of the milk tea. The sweetness filled her mouth, but she still felt a deep sadness. It seemed she was getting better at lying now.

Fang Rui and Zhang went to Anqi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital to investigate.

Fang Rui didn’t tell the team that the deceased was the child of Li Yan, a victim in the "Cat Fetus" case, and he didn’t officially link the two cases.

He fabricated a reason, saying that an informant had provided a lead—someone had seen the child at Anqi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital.

When Zhang saw the hospital's sign, he exclaimed, "Isn’t this the hospital where Chen Hui used to work?"

They parked in the hospital's lot.

Zhang remarked, "This is a private hospital for sure. The doctors and patients' families here must be wealthy—look at all these luxury cars."

Fang Rui scanned the area and noticed that most of the cars were high-end brands. In the corner of the parking lot, he spotted a white domestic car with a green license plate, standing out among the luxury vehicles.

Fang Rui walked over to inspect the car and noticed that some paint had been scraped off the right side of the front bumper.

Zhang's face lit up. "Boss, the paint on this car is chipped. Could this be the car the eyewitness saw?"

"Send the license plate number to Li and check if this car appears in the surveillance footage."

"Got it." Zhang took photos of the car from various angles and sent them to Li.

Fang Rui and Zhang questioned the doctors and nurses at the hospital, but none of them recognized the child.

Fang Rui then asked the receptionist, "Whose car is this?"

The nurse looked at Fang Rui warily and hesitated to answer.

"I need him to move his car."

The nurse relaxed and said, "It belongs to Vice President Liu Qiangmin."

Zhang was surprised. "Your vice president drives this kind of car?" It wasn’t that Zhang looked down on it, but cars often symbolized social status. At a certain level, people were expected to drive something more prestigious.

The nurse retorted, "What’s wrong with driving this car? Don’t look down on people. Our Vice President Liu doesn’t care about superficial things. He’s the face of our hospital, the 'top hand' in obstetrics. With his income, he could buy any car he wants, but he prefers domestic cars over imported ones."

"Sorry, sorry, I was just joking. I actually think domestic cars offer great value for money," Zhang said, immediately feeling a newfound respect for Vice President Liu.

Just then, Li sent them a message.

[This car with the license plate was captured by a traffic camera near the area at 8:42 PM on the 14th and again at 9:36 PM at another traffic camera. This means the car was in the area where the body was dumped between 8:42 PM and 9:35 PM.]

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Fang Rui found it strange. The distance between the two traffic cameras was less than three kilometers, and fifteen minutes would have been more than enough time to dump the body and flee the scene. Why had the killer lingered in this area for so long?