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

Chapter 499 Decision

Hearing Xiang Yuntian say that, Bai Mengfei turned her head suspiciously, looked at him with a surprised expression, and asked, "What are you talking about?"

"It's what I mentioned to you before: we'll leave the forensic field together and go into business."

Upon hearing this, Bai Mengfei took a deep breath, shook her head secretly, and said, "I don't want to think about that matter for the time being."

"But in the long run, you should understand that you can't work as a forensic pathologist for your entire life. And it's hard to find true happiness on this path."

"No, it would make me feel uncomfortable to go into business with you and attend those celebrity gatherings."

Seeing Bai Mengfei's resolute attitude, Xiang Yuntian dared not try to persuade her any further. But deep down, Xiang Yuntian had already made a decision: to retire from the forensic profession.

The two arrived at the morgue together and found the door closed. Xiang Yuntian then called the forensic doctor to come and open the door.

After waiting for more than half an hour, the forensic doctor finally arrived, yawning incessantly. After all, forensic doctors are just ordinary people, and they get tired too.

Just as the forensic doctor opened the door, Bai Mengfei couldn't wait to ask, "When did the female victim from before, the lady named Cao Tong, pass away?"

"It seems to have happened in the middle of the night, but it wasn't discovered until the morning. What happened?"

Bai Mengfei's heart stirred, and she thought to herself: It seems that my previous deduction was correct!

Upon entering the morgue, Bai Mengfei personally examined the body. Because the longer the time interval, the more difficult it became to accurately determine the exact date and time of death, she was extremely meticulous, considering various factors before finally deducing Cao Tong's exact time of death.

By the time she finished all this, it was already past eight in the morning.

Xiang Yuntian stood quietly to the side, always looking out for any way he could help.

The forensic doctor yawned repeatedly, occasionally saying a few words, some helpful to the case, others irrelevant.

For example, he mentioned that one of the four victims had an illness, while the other three did not. From the perspective of elimination, this does rule out the possibility that the killer met them through a hospital or illness and then attacked them.

Bai Mengfei and Xiang Yuntian returned to the police station together after searching the morgue until after 11 a.m.

As soon as I arrived at the police station, I saw Uncle Shi walking towards me.

As soon as Uncle Shi saw them, he asked, "Where's the female detective who was with you? I haven't seen her today or yesterday."

"She's gone."

"Oh, I see!" Uncle Shi didn't think much of it and continued, "Dinner's almost ready, you two should get ready to eat. Also, you two just went to the morgue, didn't you?"

"How did you know?" Xiang Yuntian asked suspiciously.

Uncle Shi said, "Because you two smell so bad, if it's convenient, go and wash up."

Bai Mengfei smiled faintly and said, "I understand."

After using herbs to remove the odor from their bodies, the two went to the cafeteria for a meal.

Just as he was eating, Xiang Yuntian suddenly noticed a strange taste in his food. He quickly spat it out and urgently said to Bai Mengfei, "Don't eat it! There might be poison in the food!"

Subsequently, Xiang Yuntian genuinely felt unwell, slumped under the dining table, and foamed at the mouth.

Seeing this, many police officers rushed over to help, and together with Bai Mengfei, they took Xiang Yuntian to the hospital.

Afterwards, Bai Mengfei took the food directly to the forensic examination center. The tests revealed that the food did indeed contain a deadly poison; someone had put arsenic in it.

In order to seek justice for Xiang Yuntian, Bai Mengfei told Zhao Fei and the police chief about the matter and ordered the uncle and aunt who contracted the canteen to be arrested.

That noon, Xiang Yuntian was sent to the hospital for treatment; that evening, the couple was arrested and detained in two separate interrogation rooms.

"Why would you poison the food?" Bai Mengfei asked seriously.

The man hurriedly protested, "No! Everyone eating here is a policeman, how could we dare to poison them?"

"Has anyone suspicious visited your area before?"

The middle-aged man looked up, thought carefully for a moment, then shook his head slightly and muttered to himself, "It doesn't seem like it. Maybe there's something wrong with the dish itself!"

"No, the problem is only with the food we're eating!" Bai Mengfei emphasized.

The man pleaded desperately, insisting that he had nothing to do with the matter.

Bai Mengfei had no choice but to let him stay in the interrogation room, because at present, he was the most suspicious and very likely the murderer.

After leaving the interrogation room, Bai Mengfei went to the hospital to visit Xiang Yuntian.

Xiang Yuntian had just finished septicing his stomach; his lips were pale, and he looked extremely weak and thin. But seeing Bai Mengfei come to visit him, he managed a weak smile and said softly, "You've come?"

"Mmm!" Bai Mengfei slowly sat down beside him, looking at him with heartache.

Xiang Yuntian said weakly, "I feel much better now, but my head still hurts. Captain Zhao just came to see me and told me to rest well."

"I know." Bai Mengfei didn't know how to respond for a moment, so she could only say that.

Xiang Yuntian smiled slightly and said, "I'm really happy that you came to see me."

"That's good." Bai Mengfei smiled with relief.

Xiang Yuntian gave another forced smile and continued, "While I was getting my stomach pumped, I had an idea."

"what idea?"

"I have decided to quit being a forensic pathologist. Regardless of whether you will quit in the future, I am leaving this profession."

A complex mix of emotions welled up in Bai Mengfei's heart. She wanted to complain like other girls: "You were the one who said you would stay with me until the end!" But in the end, she just smiled faintly, said "Oh," and said, "I know."

Seeing Bai Mengfei's indifferent attitude and lack of intention to keep him, Xiang Yuntian secretly turned his head away. In truth, the reason he acted this way was because he felt guilty towards Bai Mengfei.

After some thought, he said in a deep voice, "I'm sorry."

"It's okay, it's your own decision anyway. After all, it's the path you chose in life."

Hearing Bai Mengfei say this, Xiang Yuntian couldn't help but think of their relationship, and turned around to ask, "Then does that mean we can't be together anymore?"

Bai Mengfei was silent for a moment, then said rationally, "No, we can still be together, just with less time to spend together. After all, I have my cases to investigate, and you have your business to attend to. But we will still be boyfriend and girlfriend."

After saying that, Bai Mengfei sighed softly.

Actually, she had her own thoughts. If she couldn't be with Xiang Yuntian, she would rather be alone.

Hearing her answer, Xiang Yuntian felt a sense of relief and nodded gently.

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