A forensic doctor is reborn, sir, please don't bully me!

Chapter 487 Lying

"This is impossible!"

After thinking it over carefully, Xiang Yuntian couldn't help but say, "Even if he is a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner skilled in acupuncture, in my opinion, that needle should not have been stuck in the female victim's waist."

"It's actually hard to say. I once met a traditional Chinese medicine doctor who told me that acupuncture is a discipline with a long history and profound knowledge. So even if you search online, you might not be able to find out why the needle was stuck in that spot."

Wang Tian gently shook her head and said, "However, based on what you've said, I think the needle was there not to torture the deceased, but to kill her."

After listening to Wang Tian's words, Zhao Fei immediately said, "In that case, let's consider two scenarios. The first is what Officer Wang guessed; the second is what Forensic Doctor Xiang and you all think. Everyone, please share your opinions, and I'd like to hear your thoughts."

Actually, he felt the case was too complicated and he really didn't want to bother thinking about it anymore.

This case is so mind-bending, he's really worried he'll lose all his hair!

Bai Mengfei immediately agreed and spoke first: "I think we can see the relationship between the deceased and the murderer from this needle and the situation at the scene. In other words, there was likely an emotional dispute between them. Therefore, we can infer that this case is very likely a crime of passion."

Wang Tian shook her head and retorted, "Things aren't that simple. I think this case involves a love triangle, and the identities of the three people who appeared at the crime scene are complicated. Also, Dr. Zhang, the cigarette butt you found at the scene earlier, I think it was very likely left by that so-called traditional Chinese medicine doctor."

After listening to their explanations, Zhao Fei frowned and said, "What you both said makes a lot of sense, and I agree with it to a large extent. However..."

Before Zhao Fei could finish speaking, Xiang Yuntian interrupted, "Captain Zhao, there's no 'just' about it. Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. I think what we need to do now is find a breakthrough in this case and collect as many clues as possible to conduct the investigation."

Zhao Fei suddenly felt that Xiang Yuntian's suggestion was very constructive, so he immediately decided: "Okay! Then you guys go and find the clues. No matter who you want to investigate, I will fully support you."

Bai Mengfei quickly made a decision: "I will investigate Lian Muchen!"

Zhao Fei couldn't help but exclaim "Huh?" with a look of surprise. "Investigate Lian Muchen? I don't think there's anything left to investigate. I've already investigated him before and didn't find anything wrong."

Bai Mengfei insisted, "No, I still think he's very suspicious."

"What aspect is suspicious?" Zhao Fei pressed.

Bai Mengfei lowered her head, pondered for a moment, and then slowly said, "There are many aspects. The most important one is, why was only his photo with the female victim left at the scene? I feel that this case is definitely related to him."

Xiang Yuntian and Wang Tian did not agree with her point of view, so neither of them spoke.

Zhao Fei was also undecided, and said helplessly, "Anyway, this case is now in your hands to investigate. Sigh, I have a bit of a headache, you can go out now."

"Okay!" Bai Mengfei agreed and walked out of the office first.

Xiang Yuntian and Wang Tian hurriedly followed behind her.

After the three of them went outside, Xiang Yuntian asked, "So, are we really going to investigate that Lian Muchen?"

“That’s right!” Bai Mengfei said firmly, “Let’s go now.”

After a brief consideration, Xiang Yuntian and Wang Tian finally agreed to her request.

So, the three of them obtained Lian Muchen's information from their colleague and then went to Lian Muchen's shop.

Lian Muchen runs a medicinal cuisine restaurant, which sells things like tonics.

At first, when Lian Muchen saw the three of them, he thought they were customers, so he enthusiastically went up to them to solicit business.

Upon learning that the three men were police officers, he immediately understood their purpose, and the smile on his face vanished.

However, he still politely asked the three of them to sit down.

After everyone sat down, he took the initiative to make tea for them and told them about his relationship with the female victim, Cai'er: "Cai'er and I have known each other since we were very young, and we have always been good friends over the years."

While he was speaking, Bai Mengfei kept her eyes secretly on his left hand.

Why look at his left hand?

Because his index, thumb, and middle fingers on his left hand were somewhat yellow, especially the nails.

Therefore, Bai Mengfei suspected that he was actually a smoker.

However, Zhao Fei had previously investigated Lian Muchen and confirmed that he did not smoke at all. Therefore, Bai Mengfei began to suspect that Lian Muchen was lying when he said he didn't smoke.

Therefore, we can conclude that Lian Muchen is lying.

So why did Lian Muchen lie?

The reason might be quite simple: he is actually involved in the case and may even know that a cigarette butt was left in the toilet.

That's why he deliberately concealed the fact that he smokes.

So Bai Mengfei deliberately sat there, waiting for his nicotine craving to kick in.

Sure enough, after chatting for a short while, Lian Muchen's craving for a cigarette kicked in, and he kept yawning. Worried that someone would notice something was wrong, he quickly apologized, saying, "I'm sorry, business was so busy yesterday, I was busy until the evening, and I didn't get any sleep at all."

"Oh!" Bai Mengfei responded, then asked directly, "Mr. Lian, may I ask you a question? Do you smoke?"

"Huh?" Lian Muchen feigned confusion, smiled, and deliberately asked, "Why are you suddenly asking this? Does my smoking have anything to do with the case?"

Xiang Yuntian didn't notice Bai Mengfei's change in expression, nor did he know what she was thinking at the moment, so he directly confessed to Lian Muchen: "Because my colleague found cigarette butts at the first crime scene, we also found cigarette butts at the second crime scene."

"Oh!" Lian Muchen secretly raised his left hand and gently scratched his earlobe.

It was only then that Xiang Yuntian realized from this subtle movement that Lian Muchen was definitely hiding something from them.

Xiang Yuntian frowned slightly, and his eyes sharpened.

After waiting a few minutes without receiving a reply from Mu Chen, Xiang Yuntian asked again, "Do you even smoke?"

Lian Muchen took a deep breath and finally admitted the truth: "I will."

Bai Mengfei immediately took out her phone and called Zhao Fei directly.

After Zhao Fei answered the phone, Bai Mengfei put the phone on speakerphone, preparing to confront Lian Muchen face to face.

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