"Here is the prescription. Go downstairs to the pharmacy and get the medicine. Remember to control the time when decocting the herbs; it must be decocted for one and a half hours."
Wan Yunting, after stamping the prescription, picked it up and blew on the ink to dry it before handing it to the patient.
"Okay, thank you, Doctor."
The patient took the prescription, stood up, and turned to leave.
Wan Yunting picked up his teacup and took a sip of water. Seeing that it was already five o'clock in the afternoon, he stood up and went to the small balcony to light a cigarette. As he was smoking, his phone rang. He took it out and saw it was Pang Yuan calling. He answered, "Director Pang…"
"Xiao Wan, come to the police station immediately. We've found Cheng Kai!" Pang Yuan said directly from the other end of the phone.
"Really? Good, good, I'm coming over now…"
Upon hearing that Cheng Kai had been found, Wan Yunting was excited. He immediately took off his white coat, went out, said hello to Sister Yan downstairs, and then hurried off in his car from the Traditional Chinese Medicine department…
He soon arrived at the police station and happened to see Niu Qiuling. He asked, "Where is Director Pang? Have you found Cheng Kai? Where is he?"
"In the forensic department next door."
"The forensic department?"
Wan Yunting was stunned. Niu Qiuling nodded, "Cheng Kai is dead. His body was dumped in the Zhu River and was only recovered this afternoon."
This time, Wan Yunting was shocked. So Cheng Kai was dead!
"Take me to see him."
Saying this, he followed Niu Qiuling directly to the forensic department. Pushing the door open, Wan Yunting saw Director Pang and Zhou Dong, along with two forensic doctors, examining Cheng Kai's body on the dissection table and making deductions…
"Xiao Wan…"
Seeing Wan Yunting enter, Pang Yuan and Zhou Dong greeted him. He nodded and looked at Cheng Kai's body on the dissection table. The body was naked, with pale skin and lividity, and a wound from a sharp object on the chest, which was clearly the fatal injury!
"Alas, this has to be turned into a criminal case," Director Pang sighed.
Wan Yunting frowned and asked Zhou Dong, "When did he die?"
One of the forensic doctors nearby said, "Based on our deductions, he died on the evening of the seventh. However, his body was encased in solidified cement, which cut off most of the air, so we cannot determine the exact time of death with 100% accuracy!"
Wan Yunting nodded and walked to the dissection table, looking at Cheng Kai's body. Apart from the fatal stab wound in his chest, there were no other injuries.
"The wound on his chest is fatal, but there's also a head injury on the left side…"
The forensic doctor parted Cheng Kai's hair on the left side of his head and indeed saw a blackish-purple discoloration on the surface of the skin. The forensic doctor judged, "This should have been caused by a blunt object, perhaps an ashtray, or something else."
"As for the fatal wound, can you determine the murder weapon?" Zhou Dong asked.
The forensic doctor examined the wound on the chest. "The wound's opening is very neat, about fifteen centimeters deep, with a blade three centimeters wide. It's a pointed blade, preliminarily determined to be a regular fruit knife!"
"As for whether the knife pierced the heart, we'll know after dissection."
"Then let's proceed with the dissection," Pang Yuan said, then turned to Zhou Dong and said, "Notify Cheng Kai's family."
"Okay."
Zhou Dong nodded and went out to have his subordinates call Cheng Kai's parents and also notify Wan Manyu.
At home, Wan Manyu's body stiffened on the spot upon receiving the call from the police officer, her heart trembling…
Just then, a man's figure appeared at the back patio glass door. Wan Manyu came back to her senses and said to the police officer on the phone with panic, "Okay, I'll be there right away…"
After hanging up, Wan Manyu immediately stood up and went to open the glass door. With a panicked expression, she said to Hou Bing, "What should I do? The police have found Cheng Kai…"
"Don't panic. Even if they find Cheng Kai's body, they won't find any evidence. Don't be scared when you go to the police station. Just do as I say," Hou Bing comforted Wan Manyu as he held her.
"Mmm mmm…"
Wan Manyu nodded. In the man's arms, her panic gradually subsided. After a long while, she went out and headed directly to the police station.
Meanwhile, in the forensic department, after dissecting Cheng Kai's body, the fatal wound in his chest had not pierced the heart. The forensic doctor concluded, "The killer must have been very panicked, which is why they didn't stab the heart, but the deceased died from excessive blood loss."
"So, Forensic Doctor Chen, you mean the killer wasn't professional?" Zhou Dong said.
"Yes, you could even say the killer accidentally stabbed the deceased, and due to excessive panic, the killer did not perform any rescue measures at the time," the forensic doctor said.
Wan Yunting, who was listening from the side, frowned. Zhou Dong looked confused and said, "That shouldn't be right. If the killer lacked certain experience, they wouldn't be able to dispose of the body like this!"
Indeed, if the killer stabbed Cheng Kai to death as the forensic doctor suggested, they wouldn't have used methods like filling the body with cement and dumping it into the Zhu River, especially in a blind spot for surveillance cameras. Therefore, the killer must have possessed some anti-reconnaissance capabilities!
At least the killer must have been calm when disposing of the body.
"What if there were two people involved in the crime?" Pang Yuan speculated.
"That's possible."
Zhou Dong turned to Wan Yunting and Pang Yuan and said, "The person who killed Cheng Kai might have been a killer with extremely poor psychological fortitude! While the one who disposed of the body was definitely professional!"
"Yes, this deduction makes sense."
Pang Yuan nodded and asked the forensic doctor, "Can you find any clues left by the killer on the body?"
"Yes, look at this…"
Saying this, the forensic doctor picked up a torn piece of paper fragment with tweezers. Wan Yunting, Pang Yuan, and Zhou Dong immediately leaned in. "This was found inside the deceased's clothes earlier, but it's torn, and this is only one corner."
"There are a few words on it. What are they?"
Zhou Dong saw a line of text on the torn paper fragment. Wan Yunting looked at it and said, "It should be a medical examination form!"
Zhou Dong and Pang Yuan were taken aback. "Did Cheng Kai go to the hospital for an examination?"
Wan Yunting, wearing gloves, held the paper fragment and looked at the handwriting. He said, "He should have had the examination at the First People's Hospital!"
Zhou Dong excitedly said, "This is an important clue. I'll immediately send people to the First People's Hospital to investigate when Cheng Kai went to the hospital and what examination he had."
"Okay, go quickly."
Pang Yuan nodded. Now that Cheng Kai's death had become a criminal case, the scope of the investigation naturally had to be expanded compared to the previous missing person inquiry.
"Director Pang, Cheng Kai's father has arrived," a police officer said as he entered.
Pang Yuan nodded and said to Wan Yunting, "Xiao Wan, you stay here and continue to look for clues. I'll go and deal with Cheng Kai's parents. You don't need to meet them."
"Mmm."
Wan Yunting nodded and stayed behind with the forensic doctors to meticulously examine Cheng Kai's body to see if any further useful clues could be found…
Outside, Cheng Kai's father, Cheng Quan, a man in his sixties with a head full of white hair, appeared. Although his face seemed calm upon hearing about his son's death, he could not hide his inner grief.
At this moment, Wan Manyu, wearing a floral dress, also walked in. She paused when she saw Cheng Quan before going over and saying, "Dad…"
Cheng Quan turned to look at his daughter-in-law, nodded, and said nothing.
Wan Manyu also lowered her head, clenching her hands together tightly. Perhaps due to her guilty conscience, she dared not face her father-in-law…
Just then, Pang Yuan walked out. "Mr. Cheng, please accept my condolences."
Cheng Quan shook his head and asked with a deep tone, "Who killed my son?"
Pang Yuan also nodded to Wan Manyu before saying to Cheng Quan, "At present, we haven't found any clues left by the killer, but please rest assured, Mr. Cheng, we will find the killer who killed your son as soon as possible."
Cheng Quan nodded and said, "Can I go and see my son's body now?"
Pang Yuan said, "Please wait a moment longer. Our forensic doctors are performing the autopsy. After they finish their examination, you can see him."
"Mmm."
Cheng Quan responded, covering his forehead and falling into silence. Wan Manyu asked worriedly, "Dad, are you alright…"
Cheng Quan shook his head and said sternly, "I warned him before, but he wouldn't listen. He brought this upon himself!"
In fact, apart from Cheng Kai, Cheng Quan and his wife were very satisfied with Wan Manyu. It was just that Cheng Kai, that scumbag, only knew how to enjoy himself outside and completely disregarded his wife at home.
Cheng Quan had warned his son many times, but Cheng Kai just wouldn't listen and kept indulging in his affairs outside. Now that he had met such an end, Cheng Quan was not too surprised.
He believed that his son must have been having an affair with someone else's woman outside, which led to him being killed like this!