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

Xiang Yuntian was worried that Bai Mengfei would be in danger, so he silently followed behind her.

Before they knew it, it was noon, and the two arrived at a street with few pedestrians.

An elderly woman was seen slowly dragging a load of trash along.

Bai Mengfei was eager to learn more about this place, and remembering the superstitions mentioned by the steamed bun shop owner, she quickly walked to the old woman's side and politely asked, "Grandma, may I ask you a few questions?"

The old woman gave Bai Mengfei a sharp once-over, then gave a muffled "hmm".

Bai Mengfei looked around and then asked, "I heard that things aren't very peaceful here. Is that true?" She asked this to see if the old woman knew about it.

Upon hearing Bai Mengfei's question, the old woman seemed to be very reluctant to discuss the topic, and turned to leave while dragging the trash.

Bai Mengfei quickly stopped her and said, "Mother-in-law, please tell me, I can give you money."

After saying that, she turned to look at her wallet.

Xiang Yuntian!

Xiang Yuntian nodded slightly, tacitly approving of Bai Mengfei's actions.

Upon hearing that there was money involved, the old woman relented and said to Bai Mengfei, "This is a long story. If you are really interested in knowing, come to my house, and I will tell you the whole story slowly."

"Okay!"

The two then followed the old woman to her place of residence.

The place was extremely rudimentary; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe it as dilapidated.

However, the old woman was very hospitable. She took the tea-stained cups and poured a cup of tea for each of them.

Bai Mengfei naturally wouldn't drink it, and Xiang Yuntian had the same idea.

"Sigh." The old woman sat opposite the two of them, first letting out a long sigh, and then slowly said, "Before, there were quite a lot of people in this place. But ever since that terrible thing happened, there have been fewer and fewer people. They've all moved away. All that's left are us old people, weak people, women and children, who can't leave even if they want to."

Xiang Yuntian was very curious and hurriedly asked, "How could this happen? What happened? Is it about the girl being murdered?"

The old woman smiled faintly and said, "The girl's murder is a recent event. What I'm talking about is much earlier, several years ago."

"Oh? What is it?" Bai Mengfei asked, her expression showing focused listening.

The old woman placed her right hand on the table, turned her palm over, and beckoned with her finger, clearly indicating that she wanted money.

Bai Mengfei understood immediately and turned to look at Xiang Yuntian.

Xiang Yuntian quickly took out some money from his pocket and handed it to the old woman.

"Here's what happened. There used to be a man named Lu here who owned a company."

Upon seeing the several hundred yuan, the old woman finally spoke: "This man used to be a poor boy, but after he became rich, his mind changed. He actually wants to divorce his wife and marry a woman from out of town. But according to our local custom, a man can only marry a local woman."

Hearing this, Bai Mengfei couldn't help but interject, "So conservative?"

"Yes, and what's even worse is that he actually wants to abandon his wife who has been through thick and thin with him."

Xiang Yuntian couldn't help but sigh, "This kind of person is simply a bastard."

"He's absolutely a bastard."

"In the end, he divorced his wife and left for that mistress, but then he came back and set fire to the house, burning his wife alive."

The old woman sighed, her words filled with disgust for the poor boy.

Bai Mengfei pondered for a moment, then asked, "Grandma, do you mean that the recent deaths of young girls are likely caused by ghosts?"

“That’s right!” the old woman said meaningfully, “It must be that woman who came back to take revenge.”

Such an absurd story was naturally not something Xiang Yuntian and Bai Mengfei would readily believe, but at least it provided another perspective.

After leaving the old woman's house, the two walked along, pondering her words and analyzing them.

"How credible do you think the old woman's words are?" Bai Mengfei asked Xiang Yuntian.

Xiang Yuntian smiled slightly and said, "I don't think it's even 10% related. These two things are completely unrelated. If there was a man here who couldn't find a wife and became psychologically twisted, he would prey on young girls, which I could barely accept."

Bai Mengfei didn't respond directly; she was thinking to herself.

What the old woman could tell was definitely a major event that had happened in the area.

Although her account may not be detailed enough, the events may be far more sensational than she describes, and the truth may be even more bizarre, but the two events are likely still connected to some extent.

Otherwise, why would everyone here have moved away because of that incident? There must have been some strange, unknown events that happened in between. The best way to find out the truth is to conduct an investigation.

So, Bai Mengfei and Xiang Yuntian returned to the police station.

It was already afternoon, and the police officers were taking a lunch break during their downtime.

To wake them up, Bai Mengfei stepped forward and slammed her hand on the table.

"boom!"

The sudden sound startled everyone, instantly bringing them to their senses.

When everyone turned to look at her, Bai Mengfei deliberately frowned and turned to look at Xiang Yuntian beside her.

Xiang Yuntian reluctantly took the blame, but he didn't argue. He just glared at the police officers with an air of dominance.

Everyone knew his identity and understood that he was sent by his superiors, so they didn't say much.

"Forensic Doctor Xiang, what are you doing?" a police officer asked, standing up.

Xiang Yuntian was not actually clear about Bai Mengfei's intention in making that move, so he could only turn to look at Bai Mengfei.

Bai Mengfei then said, "I would like to know about the cases that have occurred recently."

"A case?" The officer was still dazed. "It's always been peaceful here, nothing serious..."

As he spoke, his voice grew softer and softer until it was almost inaudible even to himself.

Bai Mengfei glared at him again, then stared at him silently.

He then continued, "Okay, there are indeed several cases. There are three recent cases of teenage girls being murdered. Based on the killer's modus operandi, we initially believe it was committed by the same person."

"However... we haven't caught anyone yet."

"Even in this state, you still have the mind to sleep here?" Xiang Yuntian questioned.

It is important to understand that investigating every murder case is an ironclad rule for any local police station.

"There's nothing we can do about it!"

The police officer sighed helplessly and looked at Bai Mengfei and Xiang Yuntian, saying, "We can't find any clues at all, and the sun is so bright outside. Why waste police resources?"

Hearing this, Bai Mengfei bit her soft lower lip and clenched her fists tightly. If it were her old, hot-tempered self, she probably would have slammed her fist on the table again.

She had no choice but to turn her head away, take a deep breath, and try to calm herself down.

Xiang Yuntian understood her feelings at that moment, so he said to the police officers, "But you're all just lying here waiting to die, aren't you? Can't you take action? Or use your brains to think of a solution? What if the murderer attacks the girl again?"

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