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Chapter 486 Needle

However, the livor mortis on the body had begun to turn a pale green.

Normally, a corpse begins to decompose as it transitions from the initial reaction phase to the later reaction phase.

Aside from special cases such as poisoning and drowning, the color of livor mortis generally changes from purplish-red to light green or green.

Bai Mengfei glanced habitually at the lividity, then extended her gloved hands and gently pressed them against the female victim's skull, beginning a thorough examination from head to toe. Her hands almost touched every inch of the victim's skin.

This is not a necessary method for forensic medical investigations; it's just her personal habit.

In her view, this kind of examination would be more thorough and meticulous, leaving no possible clue unchecked.

When her hand touched the female victim's waist, a sharp pain suddenly shot through her fingers. She frowned slightly, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes, and glanced down at herself.

Upon closer inspection, she discovered that an extremely thin needle was deeply embedded in the female victim's waist.

She immediately said to Xiang Yuntian, "My God, guess what I found?"

As she spoke, she bent down and, relying on the strength and feel of her fingernails, carefully pulled the needle out.

Xiang Yuntian quickly came closer, looking surprised. After examining the needle, he couldn't help but frown and mutter to himself, "There's actually a needle!"

Bai Mengfei nodded gently and replied, "Yes."

Xiang Yuntian raised his head in confusion, pondered for a moment, and murmured, "How could this be? I never expected there to be such a needle on the female victim's body."

Bai Mengfei suddenly had an idea and said, "The deceased couldn't have inserted the needle herself. I guess she might have accidentally fallen, and that's how the needle got into her body."

Xiang Yuntian, however, had a different opinion. He said, "But if that's the case, the needle should be stuck very deep. After all, as she was running away, the needle should have gone deeper and deeper with her movements."

Bai Mengfei immediately retorted, "It's also possible that the needle was only half inserted originally."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiang Yuntian raised his right hand and said, "That's impossible. If half of the needle was sticking out, she would have pulled it out while she was fleeing; that's a normal person's instinctive reaction."

When the two reached this point in their discussion, Bai Mengfei was momentarily speechless, realizing that her deduction might not be correct.

However, Xiang Yuntian failed to offer any more valuable insights.

The two quickly fell silent, both pondering the same question: why was the needle found on the female victim's waist?

After thinking for a while, Xiang Yuntian snapped his fingers and said excitedly, "I know!"

"What?" Bai Mengfei asked immediately, curious.

Xiang Yuntian explained, "It's possible that, like in the last case, the murderer did this to torture her. Think about it, maybe she couldn't run anymore, so the murderer slowly inserted the needle into her body."

"But why was it inserted in this spot?" Bai Mengfei stared at the female victim Cai'er's waist, her face full of doubt.

As Xiang Yuntian spoke, he walked slowly to the body, gently pressed the spot with his palm, and continued, "Perhaps the murderer originally intended to stab her kidney, but he didn't realize that it's impossible to reach the kidney from this spot. After all, we can't use the professional perspective of a forensic doctor to judge the cognition of an ordinary person."

Bai Mengfei thought Xiang Yuntian's reasoning made a lot of sense and nodded secretly.

The two then went to Zhao Fei's office together and told him about this important discovery.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Fei frowned and fell into deep thought.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Fei said, "This murderer is really a pervert."

Xiang Yuntian nodded silently in agreement.

Zhao Fei took a deep breath and said, "Moreover, the reason why there was such a needle in the deceased's body is indeed a question that deserves our careful study."

“That’s right!” Xiang Yuntian said with certainty. “That’s why I’ve been thinking about this issue. I think the murderer must have harbored a great hatred for Cai’er, and it’s very likely related to that. So I used my imagination and filled in some plot details myself.”

"So what came to mind?" Zhao Fei pressed.

Xiang Yuntian said seriously, "I think their past conflict is very likely related to the kidneys."

Before they could finish speaking, Bai Mengfei raised her right hand, interrupting them, and said, "Wait!"

Zhao Fei and Xiang Yuntian knew that Bai Mengfei must have thought of something, so they both turned to look at her. Bai Mengfei pondered for a moment and said, "Don't you find it strange? The murderer is so meticulous, so why didn't he take out this needle?"

Zhao Fei immediately said, "A person who can stab a woman so many times must be mentally unstable, there's no doubt about that."

"Hmm." Bai Mengfei nodded gently. "Are there any other reasons?"

“Furthermore,” Zhao Fei lowered his head and thought seriously for a moment, “the reason he inserted the needle but didn’t pull it out might be because he has some superstitious beliefs, such as believing in some cult.”

Just then, there was a knocking sound on the office door.

Zhao Fei turned around and said in a steady voice, "Come in!"

With a creak, the door was slowly pushed open.

Wang Tian walked in unhurriedly and asked, "Captain Zhao, is there anything I can help with regarding this case? I really don't want to investigate those small cases anymore."

Zhao Fei smiled wryly and said, "This case is baffling even to me. It seems very complicated. How can you possibly help?"

Unexpectedly, Bai Mengfei put aside past grievances and recommended Zhao Fei, saying, "Captain Zhao, during the time you were hospitalized, there was a case that we couldn't have solved so quickly without Officer Wang's help."

Upon hearing Bai Mengfei's words, Zhao Fei nodded slightly, agreeing to let Wang Tian stay and participate in the discussion.

After learning all the details of the case, Wang Tian said, "Perhaps there were actually two people at the crime scene!"

Xiang Yuntian thought Wang Tian's idea was a bit bold, but as long as it had logic, it was possible. So he looked at Wang Tian and asked curiously, "So what are your thoughts?"

"The first one is the murderer; his goal was to kill the victim, Cai'er. The second one is someone who wanted to save Cai'er. He appeared at the crime scene and performed acupuncture, perhaps because he is a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner skilled in acupuncture?"

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