Why Did You Provoke Her? She Can Tell Fortunes!-Chapter 178 - 151: Why Is Forensic Doctor Wen in Such a Hurry to Go Home? To Be with His Wife?
Wen Xu didn’t answer Zhou Zhicheng’s question immediately.
Instead, he looked at Mu Yunchu beside him.
Seeing that she wasn’t planning to speak, he slowly began to explain.
"Although both the body shape and height match those registered on the list, and nothing different can be discerned from the appearance, upon closer inspection, you can discover that this deceased is a young girl."
After all, the physiological structures are vastly different.
"A young girl???" Zhou Zhicheng thought he had misheard.
A man turning into a woman, wasn’t that a bit too far-fetched?
Before he could finish being surprised, Wen Xu revealed another shocking fact.
"Moreover, this deceased likely died before being burned by the fire."
Zhou Zhicheng: !
Whether unconscious or conscious, encountering such a painful experience would cause one to struggle and the body’s muscles to react.
But she didn’t.
Zhou Zhicheng’s face grew increasingly troubled.
Like a sky filled with dark clouds before a mountain storm.
He quickly speculated about what might have happened.
The next moment, it was like a thunderstorm struck.
"What a fucking bastard!"
While shouting, he inadvertently sprayed Hu Chi, who was closest to him, with spit.
Hu Chi: "..."
"Did he think turning her into ashes would prevent us from finding out?"
No one knew who killed the young girl, then set the fire to cover it, burning down the entire sanatorium and harming six innocent people.
How could such actions not provoke anger?
But the most critical point is...
"If this little girl is here, where was Zhu Wu taken?"
...
After dissecting six bodies in a row, even though Zhou Zhicheng had brought in additional help from elsewhere to share the workload, Wen Xu still felt extremely fatigued.
By the time he finished everything, it was already late at night. Yet his nerves couldn’t afford even a moment of relaxation.
He glanced up at the clock hanging just above the doorway; the hour hand was almost at 2.
Two in the morning, when everything is silent, and other creatures roam.
Unable to help himself, he raised his arm and massaged his neck, and with the force of his fingers, he felt a slight relaxation. With a deep breath, he opened his eyes and took out the blanket he always kept here from a nearby cabinet, intending to spend the night in the next room as usual.
But just as he turned around, he saw his work partners, who had been working alongside him, holding towels, looking slightly relieved at having finished their tasks.
A group of them were talking about something, not stopping even when opening the locker room door.
"Doctor Wen?"
The leader among them saw Wen Xu and greeted him proactively.
Then, feeling a bit delighted, he glanced back and invited him.
"We are about to grab a late-night snack. Care to join us?"
Although there wasn’t such a trend in the police force, Wen Xu was still a ’celebrity’ figure, and rather well-known.
What’s more, his professional knowledge was impeccable, and through interactions, everyone knew he wasn’t just a pretty face without substance. Hence, none of them were averse to mingling with him.
"Yeah, after seven or eight hours of continuous work, you must be tired too, Doctor Wen," another person chimed in. "Let’s go grab a bite. I know a great barbecue place that’s open at this hour."
"Right, right, let’s go, let’s go..."
All present had been in the forensic field for at least five or six years.
Otherwise, they couldn’t bring themselves to eat barbecue after dissecting bodies burned in the fire.
Knowing their good intentions, Wen Xu refused, but not so harshly.
"I’ll pass."
Afraid they might choose to stay and eat at the police station, Wen Xu could only say he was rushing home.
Then, under their gazes, he steeled himself and drove away.
They didn’t leave until the car’s lights completely disappeared in the courtyard.
Apparently, Wen Xu had too many things that intrigued them.
"Whoa... that’s a G-Class, right? Doctor Wen’s family must be well-off."
They couldn’t believe a forensic doctor’s salary could afford such a luxury car.
"But I didn’t expect that someone as composed as him would choose such a wild car."
The others stayed silent but agreed.
However, their attention was more drawn to another matter.
"What do you think Doctor Wen is rushing home for? To be with his wife?"
After all, the only reasons for a man to rush home seemed to be ’wife and kids around a warm fire.’ 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮
Another person, a bit excited, turned his head and glared, "No way, I heard he’s single, isn’t he?"
"Never heard of him having a girlfriend?"
An older one shook his head, "If that’s true, the young women in our bureau would be heartbroken."
...
Leaving the police station, Wen Xu could only choose to go home.
Actually, he staying at the police station wasn’t because his home was far. On the contrary, his house was just about ten minutes’ drive away.
At this time, there was no traffic, making it even quicker.
Passing by the riverside, without any mood to enjoy the scenery, he directly turned and parked in the underground garage.
Taking the elevator upstairs, watching the red numbers representing floors increase bit by bit, Wen Xu felt none of the joy others experience when going home.
His fingers lightly touched the door handle. As the fingerprint lock cylinder turned, with a ’click,’ the door opened. Inside was silent and dark, the only sound was the electronic voice saying ’welcome home.’
He casually placed his car keys by the door. The first thing he did after entering was to turn on all the lights in the house.
Only then could he slightly alleviate the anxious feeling.
After washing and changing into pajamas, lying down in bed, just upon closing his eyes, whether he had fallen asleep or not was unclear, he began to see the terrifying scenes he had encountered before.
Suddenly opening his eyes, any trace of sleepiness instantly vanished.
The reason he disliked staying at home was that the chances of seeing those weird things at home were much higher than at the police station.
Especially after coming back from dissecting bodies from a crime scene, these incidents were exceptionally severe.
So, Wen Xu would rather squeeze into that little resting room.
At least that way, he could sleep for a while.
However, for some reason, today after coming home, he didn’t see any strange ghosts anywhere, which was already much better than usual.
His temples ached alternately, and he realized that no matter what, he needed sleep, or his body would become overloaded and have problems.
Just then, he suddenly remembered the talisman paper Mu Yunchu had given him earlier in the day.
Getting up, he took out the neatly folded talisman paper from his coat pocket, looking at the red runes on it. Perhaps it was psychological, but he inexplicably felt a lot more at ease.
But at that moment, a question suddenly arose in his mind.
This thing... how is it used?
