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

Xiang Yuntian slowly put down the slightly worn book in his hand. Just now, he had finished explaining his complex and bold guesses in detail with his usual rigorous attitude.

Bai Mengfei seemed to emerge from a fog, her expression shifting from confusion to realization. She murmured softly, "So, what happened before was just you testing me."

There was a hint of belated regret in his tone.

Xiang Yuntian's gaze fell quietly on her, and an indescribable sense of familiarity instantly enveloped him. However, when he thought of the innocent and naive little girl in front of him, who was so different from the mature and tall girl in his memory, his heart was still filled with ripples. He felt that all of this was really absurd and bizarre, beyond his imagination.

"How did you become..." Xiang Yuntian was about to ask when his phone in his pocket suddenly started vibrating wildly, shattering the brief silence.

"Hello?" He glanced at the caller's phone number, quickly answered the phone, and listened intently to the voice on the other end.

However, his gaze kept drifting towards Bai Mengfei, who was engrossed in eating noodles, and her originally calm face gradually became complicated and strange.

After hanging up the phone, Xiang Yuntian's voice carried a hint of imperceptible heaviness as he slowly said, "The criminal investigation team found a body... it's yours, and it contains a lot of 'flour'."

Bai Mengfei froze instantly as she ate her noodles, her chopsticks hanging in mid-air.

She slowly tilted her head back, her lips trembling slightly as she asked, "Where?"

"A forest park in the north of the city."

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The air inside the car seemed to freeze instantly, and the atmosphere was so oppressive that it was suffocating.

A fine drizzle began to fall outside the window, the raindrops gently tapping against the car window, as if telling a sad story.

Dinner ended hastily, and Bai Mengfei stared at the gloomy and gray world outside the car window, her mood as heavy and depressed as the weather.

Deep down, she wasn't ready to face the cruel truth that was about to be revealed.

Xiang Yuntian's throat was slightly dry, and his voice became hoarse. He asked softly, "So you're saying that when you were manipulating time, he killed you. And when you woke up, you were like this?"

As someone who had been a top student since childhood, he found it hard to imagine that such a thing could happen in the world.

On Bai Mengfei's youthful face, her brows were tightly furrowed.

She nodded slightly, and after a moment of silence, she voiced her suspicions: "I think the cause of death of that corpse is definitely not that simple. Zhang Shun was in a hurry to kill someone to prevent me from revealing the truth... As for what secrets that corpse might have, I have no idea."

"Fortunately, the problems with the body itself still exist, so there is still a chance."

Her voice grew softer and softer, clearly indicating that she herself was deeply confused and still couldn't figure out the key to the matter.

Silence filled the car again as both men were lost in their own thoughts, neither speaking a word.

Xiang Yuntian stared intently at the rain-blurred road ahead, his eyes revealing a thoughtful expression.

After a long silence, he broke the silence and said calmly, "Actually, it's not that there's no way to hide the corpse. You mentioned before that the only abnormalities in the corpse were the amount of urine in the bladder and the degree of decomposition. If an autopsy isn't performed, these problems would be difficult to detect. So, the first time he tried to stop you before the autopsy, he failed and then killed you. As for the corpse, since it has already been autopsied, it's not difficult to change the amount of urine in the bladder with a syringe."

Bai Mengfei's gaze quietly fell on Xiang Yuntian's profile, and she was surprised to find that in just two or three years, he seemed to have gained a sense of composure and maturity, and his former naivety had gradually faded away.

"So, how exactly did he take my body away? There are quite a few people at the police station," Bai Mengfei asked softly, a hint of doubt in her voice.

However, they soon found the answer.

The body in the park had been brutally dismembered.

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Since vehicles could not drive directly up the mountain, Bai Mengfei and Xiang Yuntian had to abandon their car and hike up the mountain.

The mountain road was rugged and muddy, and the rain soaked their clothes, making their journey even more difficult.

When they finally arrived at the scene, Bai Mengfei's chest rose and fell slightly as she breathed softly.

These roads are a considerable burden on her body now.

Upon arriving at the scene where the body was dumped in the park, the area had already been cordoned off.

The detectives had carefully dug out the body parts. The scene was filled with a nauseating odor, a mixture of hydrogen sulfide from the decomposing body and the slightly acidic smell of the soil, which was pungent and unpleasant.

The body parts were scattered haphazardly on a huge plastic sheet, with blood and dirt mingling together, creating an extremely bloody and horrific scene.

Upon seeing this, Xiang Yuntian's heart tightened, and he hurriedly bent down and reached out to cover Bai Mengfei's eyes to prevent her from seeing this cruel scene.

However, Bai Mengfei gently pushed his hand away, indicating with a firm look that she was alright.

Although her years as a forensic pathologist had given Bai Mengfei a certain resistance to bloody scenes, seeing her own body parts still inevitably stirred up some indescribable feelings within her.

After all, who in the world has ever heard of someone performing an autopsy on themselves?

Just then, a middle-aged man in a police uniform saw Xiang Yuntian and immediately greeted him warmly, saying, "Little Xiang, you've finally arrived. Um... I know you and Bai..."

He paused slightly as he spoke, seemingly considering how to properly address Bai Mengfei, a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

Bai Mengfei recognized him at a glance as Zhao Fei, the head of the Major Crimes Unit of the Provincial Criminal Investigation Brigade.

At 49 years old, he has a simple and honest appearance, but when it comes to handling cases, he has a persistence and seriousness that is hard for ordinary people to match. He once lived and staked out a criminal in a car for ten consecutive days. This perseverance is well known in the police force.

"Hey, who's this child?" Zhao Fei only then noticed Bai Mengfei. Seeing her staring intently at the corpse in the distance without any fear in her eyes, he couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Most children would be crying their eyes out at this scene. What, aren't you afraid?"

Xiang Yuntian remained calm and composed, explaining unhurriedly, "This is a friend's child. He asked me to look after him for a while. Let's get down to business first."

After saying that, he ignored Zhao Fei and walked straight toward the corpse.

Bai Mengfei silently followed behind him, leaving Zhao Fei standing alone, reflecting on his preconceived notions about children's psychological resilience.

Although Xiang Yuntian is still young, he has already established a high reputation in the criminal investigation team thanks to his outstanding talent and rich practical experience.

When everyone saw him approaching, they greeted him warmly. Although they had some doubts about his decision to bring a child to perform an autopsy, no one dared to question him rashly.

Xiang Yuntian did not respond to the greetings from the crowd; all his attention was focused on the corpse in front of him.

He stared intently at the detailed autopsy report, then reached out and took the gloves from his colleague. With elegant and practiced movements, he rolled up his sleeves, put on the gloves, and slowly crouched down, preparing to carefully examine the body.

When he saw that once so familiar face, his handsome, sword-like eyebrows furrowed slightly involuntarily, and a hint of undisguised pain and reluctance flashed in his eyes.

Suddenly, a small hand gently landed on his shoulder. Xiang Yuntian turned his head and saw Bai Mengfei's round little face. Her big eyes sparkled with a familiar sense of comfort, as if telling him not to be too sad.

Xiang Yuntian was slightly taken aback, then took a deep breath, steadied himself, and quickly regained his usual composure and calmness.

Rainwater slid down Xiang Yuntian's neat short hair, flowing over his handsome but slightly tired face.

In Bai Mengfei's eyes, under the gloomy and gray sky, his slightly tense profile looked particularly resolute and pleasing to the eye, possessing a unique charm.

Xiang Yuntian calmly began his analysis: "The dismemberment technique of the corpse was superb, the removal of internal organs was extremely skillful, and the amount of bleeding was controlled quite precisely and was not large. There were a large number of needle marks on the arm. Judging from the degree of muscle hardening and the extent of drug spread, these needle marks were caused after death."

"The dismemberment of the upper limbs does not conform to the general pattern of dismemberment cases. The knife work appears chaotic and disordered. These details must be carefully recorded."

His deep, powerful voice echoed throughout the venue, instantly silencing the entire space to the sound of his voice and the rustling of the recorder's pen.

"As for the condition of the body, it is quite serious and has already developed green spots. However, this is clearly not the primary crime scene. The body must have been dismembered elsewhere and then moved here."

"Therefore, even if the body has not reached the level of vascular decomposition, the possibility that the temperature at the scene was low cannot be ruled out. Based on this, it can be inferred that the time of death is likely more than 30 hours, rather than the initial assessment of 24 hours. The record needs to be revised."

"The wounds on the body parts were not severely decomposed, and the blood was bright red, which indicates that the dismemberment occurred less than 72 hours ago."

"There was no significant hair loss, nor any putrefactive blisters. It is currently autumn, with temperatures not exceeding 25°C and humidity at... Based on these factors, it is preliminarily determined that the body has been dead for less than 72 hours. All these key points must be recorded in detail."

The detectives at the scene listened quietly to Xiang Yuntian's analysis, their pens constantly taking notes. Each of them wore a solemn and focused expression, as if, in that instant, the whole world revolved around the cold corpse and Xiang Yuntian's steady voice.

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