CHAPTER 56: CHAPTER 56: THE TWO OFFICERS WON’T WORRY ABOUT FOOD AFTER RETIREMENT!

Officer Ma and Officer Hu wouldn’t suspect Zhang Feng’s self-talk.

They couldn’t see the soul floating in mid-air.

Moreover, they also had the same doubt in their hearts:

"Are these two telling the truth?"

Whether it’s true or not, a murder has indeed occurred.

So, Officer Ma directly ordered:

"Bring both of them back to the station, let the doctor take a look at them first."

After all, a forensic doctor is still a doctor.

However, they no longer thought of Zhang Feng as just a simple forensic doctor.

In their eyes, Zhang Feng was more suited for criminal investigation.

After all, even having breakfast, he could discover a murder, and this murder didn’t seem so simple!

However, at this moment, Lin Rui quietly came to Zhang Feng’s side and whispered in his ear:

"Is she... right here now?"

As she spoke, she pointed to the direction Zhang Feng was looking at just a moment ago.

Indeed.

Others didn’t know that Zhang Feng could communicate with souls, make corpses stand up.

But Lin Rui knew!

Lin Rui also knew that souls were in a drifting state before entering a body.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have caught Hu Huixin’s peeking back in B City.

Zhang Feng was still pondering the issue, not responding, and subconsciously asked:

"Who?"

Lin Rui pointed at the corpse on the ground with her lips:

"Her, of course."

Seeing Lin Rui’s gesture, Zhang Feng couldn’t help but laugh, but he nodded directly and said:

"Yes, your finger is poking right into her belly button now!"

"Oh my god!"

A startled scream, Lin Rui quickly withdrew her slender finger in fright.

This commotion drew the attention of a few people around.

Officer Ma asked:

"Forensic Doctor Lin, what’s wrong?"

Lin Rui quickly shook her head and waved her hands, saying: "Nothing, nothing, just a bit scared seeing the corpse."

Scared of seeing the corpse?

Officer Ma and Officer Hu exchanged a glance, their expressions strange.

Who doesn’t know Lin Rui is the star forensic doctor of the entire district?

She’s handled countless gruesome bodies, and now she’s scared by this one, who are you trying to fool?

But they didn’t expose Lin Rui.

They assumed Lin Rui said something secret to Zhang Feng, scaring him.

Completely missing that Lin Rui was tensely chanting to herself, with her hands clasped together:

"Sinful, sinful, I’m sorry, it was an accident, I’m sorry..."

Seeing Lin Rui’s current state, Zhang Feng couldn’t help but smile.

However!

It seemed Lin Rui’s frightened demeanor opened some sort of idea in Zhang Feng’s mind.

Looking at the unconscious Liang Yongcheng being carried away, a mischievous smile appeared in his eyes.

...

The branch office in City D.

In Officer Ma’s independent office for criminal investigation.

Zhang Feng, Officer Hu, Lin Rui, and Officer Ma sat around a small coffee table.

There were takeouts placed on it.

After all, the four of them truly didn’t eat their breakfast earlier, nor could they stomach it.

Now, the four could finally open up their appetites.

While eating, Officer Ma said:

"Liang Yongcheng woke up. We separated him and his wife for questioning, and their confessions matched."

"His wife confessed to her crime without hesitation, even saying she hid the body while lying to Liang Yongcheng about renovating the store, completely deceiving him."

"Liang Yongcheng said the same thing. During the questioning, he was very emotional, both in pain and furious! Plus, he indeed had no motive for the crime."

"If we look at it this way, it seems the case can really be closed."

Officer Ma referring to closing the case meant confirming that Liang Yongcheng wasn’t the murderer, and he knew nothing about it—the murderer was merely the victim’s stepmother.

It indeed made sense!

After they left Xiaoliang Grain and Oil Store.

The gossip people had already concocted a cliché story of an evil stepmother poisoning Snow White.

If this cliché were turned into a soap opera, the ratings would surely be high.

But is the truth really such a tawdry plot?

Zhang Feng knew the truth!

Actually, it wasn’t just Zhang Feng; the three others present also expressed doubt about it.

Officer Hu put down his chopsticks and said:

"Old Ma, do you really believe the suspects’ confessions?"

Officer Ma also put down his chopsticks and spread his hands, saying:

"Personally, I don’t believe their confessions, but what can I do?"

"No eyewitnesses, no physical evidence. The autopsy results match exactly what the woman said."

"All evidence indicates they’re telling the truth. If I don’t close the case, what else can I do?"

"Are you kidding?" Officer Hu reacted strongly:

"Are you being this hasty? There’s still suspicion, why’s Liang’s reaction so extreme, there must be a reason!"

Yet Officer Ma still spread his hands helplessly, saying:

"Then tell me, what can I do? It seems just as difficult to find something on Liang Yongcheng as it was with Cheng Bing!"

"Unless we have divine help like we did with Cheng Bing, otherwise, we’d really need to rely on Demon Technique—but is there such a thing in this world? Simply impossible!"

"So, I can only close the case this way!"

At this point, Officer Hu also looked like a deflated balloon, saying:

"Yeah, our skills are just at this level. What can we do, despite our many years of experience, it really doesn’t compare to them either!"

Officer Hu and Officer Ma back-and-forth banter.

Initially, it seemed fine.

But the more he listened, the more peculiar Zhang Feng’s expression became!

Especially at the last line, "can’t compare to them!"

The porridge in Zhang Feng’s mouth couldn’t be swallowed down.

While beside him, Lin Rui kept her head down eating, as if saying:

"I don’t know, has nothing to do with me, I know nothing, I’m just here to eat!"

Only Officer Ma and Officer Hu looked like they were eating, but actually, their eyes looked as if they’d pop out of their sockets, flying signals to each other.

Zhang Feng also said helplessly:

"I say, you two officers, are you hinting at me here?"

"No, no, no!"

Officer Ma and Officer Hu shook their hands vigorously upon hearing this.

The two of them were like a comedy duo, with Officer Hu doing the setup and Officer Ma doing the punchline.

Hu: "Little Zhang, I know you’re a forensic doctor!"

Ma: "Mm..."

Hu: "Plus, you’ve solved so many cases, it must’ve been hard, the investigative work definitely falls to us!"

Ma: "Ah..."

Hu: "We know your investigation skills are much better than ours, we two old investigators are really ashamed!"

Ma: "This..."

Hu: "Plus, you were brought here by me from B City, the task is already completed!"

Ma: "Yes..."

Hu: "From now on, let Old Ma and his team worry about it themselves, it’s got nothing to do with us!"

Ma: "Get out of here!"

Seeing these two perform a skit for him.

Zhang Feng’s face nearly turned black.

"Pfft!" Lin Rui, sitting beside him, almost spat out her breakfast.

Zhang Feng was rendered speechless, covering his head, he said:

"Alright, tonight, bring Liang Yongcheng to his daughter’s morgue. Leave the rest to me."

"But! I can only say I’ll try, I can’t guarantee a specific result!"

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