The Genius Female Forensic Pathologist, The Psychological Anatomist-Chapter 209

The police searched Director Chen's house. In his bedroom, Fang Rui noticed a photo frame containing a picture of Director Chen with a young Chen Xue and Chen Xue's mother. The photo and frame appeared old, showing signs of age, yet they were well-preserved.

Inside a drawer, Fang Rui found a photo album filled with numerous group photos, including pictures with patients and their families. On the back of each photo, the names of the patients were written. It seemed Director Chen used this method to document the more unique patients he had encountered.

One particular photo caught Fang Rui's attention—it was a picture of Director Chen and Chen Hui, with a wheelchair-bound woman suffering from cerebral palsy seated between them. On the back of the photo, the name "Chen Minrong" was written. Fang Rui had previously investigated Chen Hui's family background and knew that Chen Hui's aunt shared this name. This suggested that Chen Hui's aunt had likely been one of Director Chen's patients.

The drawer also contained several bottles of medication, commonly prescribed for treating depression. The bottles were nearly empty, indicating that Director Chen might have been suffering from severe depression.

In Director Chen's study, the police discovered a toolbox containing surgical instruments: scalpels, hemostats, an electric bone saw, and more. They sprayed luminol reagent on the tools, but there was no fluorescent reaction—no blood was detected.

The police continued their search, spraying luminol on the floors and walls of both the bedroom and study. Again, there was no fluorescent reaction, suggesting no bloodstains were present—this was not the location where the deceased's brain had been dissected.

Next, they inspected the bathroom. After spraying luminol on the tiles and walls, they still found no traces of blood. However, they noticed that the tiles appeared unnaturally white, with their patterns somewhat faded. Upon further testing, they discovered traces of hypochlorite, a bleaching agent that could interfere with the luminol reaction.

Determined, the police examined harder-to-clean areas, such as the gaps between tiles and the corners of the bathroom. Finally, in the crevice where the toilet met the floor tiles, they detected bloodstains and successfully extracted a blood sample. DNA analysis confirmed that the blood belonged to Yuanyuan.

This evidence strongly suggested that the bathroom was the site where the body had been dissected.

The police also located a white car in the parking lot of Director Chen's residential complex. Although the license plate had been changed, the car's make and color matched the one seen in the surveillance footage.

The car's front showed no visible scratches, but upon closer inspection, Wang noticed signs of recent paintwork. No bloodstains were found inside the vehicle, but on the driver's side floor mat, they discovered various types of soil and fragments of green grass.

After analysis, one type of soil matched the soil from the first body disposal site, while the grass fragments were identified as a type of wild grass found in flower beds. This confirmed that the car had been used in the first body disposal case.

The mounting evidence pointed to Director Chen as the perpetrator of both body disposal cases.

On Director Chen's desk in the study, Fang Rui found several crumpled pieces of paper. One of them bore a hastily scribbled note:

"Neural Rose is a scam. There are no miracles!

They've gone mad. I must stop them!

Xue, I'm sorry, Dad."

It seemed Director Chen's mental state had deteriorated. His actions of disposing of bodies and leaving behind symbols might have been an attempt to draw the police's attention and halt the research he opposed.

Fang Rui thought of Chen Hui, who had also suffered a mental breakdown and killed multiple pregnant women. Could Chen Hui's crimes have been motivated by a similar desire to stop the research?

Even the Star Home case seemed to be guiding the investigation toward the Jiangmiao Group.

Was all of this truly a coincidence?

Despite a thorough search of the house, the brain tissue taken by Director Chen was never found.

Fang Rui convened a meeting to conclude the case.

The mood was somber. Although the perpetrator had been identified, the team had lost two colleagues. Zhang remained in critical condition at the hospital, while Chen Xue had killed the perpetrator and then taken her own life.

Lin Sen analyzed, "In her suicide note, Chen Xue mentioned that Bai Jing had been sent to prison by their organization. Could the dashcam footage have been intentionally recorded for us?"

Li added, "It's possible they replaced the dashcam's memory card. When I examined it, I noticed the card wasn't the original, but since the video hadn't been edited, I didn't think much of it. Now it seems they deliberately provided us with evidence."

Fang Rui realized that the opposing side had set up a perfect trap: Chen Xue, the disloyal mole, was dead; Director Chen, the betrayer, was dead; and the police had been trying to find a breakthrough through Bai Jing, but she had been imprisoned by her organization—a blatant message that no leads would come from her.

Fang Rui and Lin Sen visited Bai Jing at the detention center.

She had been held for many days but remained in good spirits. Upon seeing Fang Rui and Lin Sen, she smiled and asked, "Why hasn't Mu Mian come? Are you afraid she'll learn the truth?"

Fang Rui inquired, "Was Mu Mian also a subject of Neural Rose?"

"I don't know."

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"I know nothing about Mu Mian. Asking me is pointless."

Fang Rui pressed, "The memory card in Li Xinyu's dashcam was replaced. Who do you think did it? Who knew you were there and recorded the scene?"

Bai Jing frowned. She had suspected she was being discarded, and now she was certain of it.

Bai Jing began to speak, "My mother was once a beautiful woman. She was wealthy, but her life was full of misfortune. She was deceived by men repeatedly until she met a psychologist. She thought he was her soulmate, but he swindled her out of her money and drove her to madness."

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"Do you know how painful it is to live with a madwoman? You can't imagine it because none of you have a mother like that. I couldn't even leave her because I loved her, because she needed me so much.

Then, I met someone who helped me cure my mother. Though she wasn't entirely lucid, she no longer dwelled on her past pain. She became happier, the kind of mother I needed."

Fang Rui and Lin Sen understood that Bai Jing would never betray her organization.

"Perhaps you think what we're doing is evil, but we believe we're creating miracles."

Fang Rui retorted, "Miracles? What about Yuanyuan, who you killed? Was she just a lab rat? How many more Yuanyuans are there?"

"Medical progress requires sacrifice. If you look back at medical history, you'll find that every advancement is built on countless lives. These sacrifices are insignificant."

Bai Jing refused to reveal more.

After the case was closed, Chen Xue's mother, accompanied by Chen Xue's Aunt and Aunt-in-law, came to claim Chen Xue's body.

Chen Xue's Mother wept softly, blaming herself, "It's all my fault. I kept telling Xue how her father abandoned us. I repeated it over and over, making her hate her father."

Chen Xue's Mother had despised the man who abandoned their family, forbidding Chen Xue from seeing him and constantly reminding her that only her mother loved her, that her father hated her because she wasn't a genius, that he wanted a brilliant child instead.

She thought this would motivate Chen Xue to study harder, and indeed, Chen Xue excelled. But she never imagined that her hatred had warped Chen Xue's psyche, leading her to commit such extreme acts.

Chen Xue's Aunt said, "It's not your fault. It's her irresponsible father's doing. He deprived Xue of a father, and now he's caused her death. He's a curse!"

Chen Xue's Mother clung to her daughter's body, crying, "Xue, he was your father. No matter how terrible he was, you shouldn't have killed him."

But Chen Xue could no longer respond. She had become a cold, lifeless corpse.

Fang Rui said, "Auntie, please accept my condolences and take care of yourself."

Chen Xue's Mother still couldn't come to terms with Chen Xue's death. She tightly held onto Chen Xue, crying, "Xue, don't leave me. How can I go on without you? Please wake up, please..."

Fearing that Chen Xue's Mother might collapse from grief, Fang Rui gently led her to the restroom.

As he walked, Fang Rui thought of the photo frame. He wondered if Director Chen didn't love Chen Xue after all—perhaps he just cared more about his career.

But Fang Rui decided not to mention the photo frame to Chen Xue's Mother. Some things, even if known, wouldn't change anything.