Doctor entering the police gate

Chapter 36 Visit
Yan Junli pushed open the door of the ward, and all the wards were greeted with the same monotonous white walls, solitary beds, and high-hanging infusion bags.He Yanqi's face was covered with white bandages, only a little of her facial features were exposed. From the gaps in the bandages, she could see blood and flesh around the corners of her eyes. From this, one could imagine how inhumanly disfigured her face had been.But for a 40-year-old woman, He Fayi's skin is very fair and looks very young.

"He Fayi." Yan Junli called softly, He Fayi obviously heard it, turned his head with some difficulty, and looked in the direction of the two.

"He Forensic Doctor, I'm here to see you." Yan Junli sat on the edge of the hospital bed, held the woman's hand, and said softly, "This is Dr. Yang from Minghai Hospital. He is helping me solve the case together."

"He Forensic Doctor, I have admired you for a long time." Yang Wenbin nodded slightly to the woman on the hospital bed, "I am Yang Wenbin."

"How do you feel?" Yan Junli asked softly, He Fayi nodded, and held Yan Junli's hand back, which made the latter slightly relieved.

"He Forensic Doctor, can you tell us what happened last night?" Yan Junli asked.

Forensic He nodded, took the paper and pen on the table, and wrote slowly:
— I was sleeping when the man broke in, armed.I was stabbed by him all at once and I tried to fight back but he immediately splashed acid on my face and I was out of sight in no time.Then you come.

"I'm sorry," Yan Junli lowered his eyes, "I couldn't arrive sooner..."

Forensic He shook his head, indicating that it was not his fault.Yang Wenbin stood silently beside Yan Junli all the time, and only then said,
"Forensic He, I know we shouldn't ask these questions, but the investigation is urgent now, we have to ask you these questions now, I hope I won't irritate you." Yang Wenbin paused before continuing, " We already know that you are not really pregnant, but you are avoiding this case for some reason, we suspect that you were threatened by the murderer before, is that so?"

Forensic He nodded slightly.

"You want to tell us what the hell is going on?"

He Fayi nodded and took the pen and paper. Both Yan Junli and Yang Wenbin looked at the paper in her hand nervously. When she showed them the paper, there was only one line on it:

—I don't remember much.

"Don't remember?" Yang Wenbin looked at He Forensic Doctor suspiciously.

——I just got a threatening letter saying that I knew the secret 20 years ago, but I don't remember anything from that long ago.I was terrified and when I heard the first person was killed I decided to hide.I didn't expect that I still couldn't escape.

"But," Yan Junli asked eagerly, "You really can't remember at all? Why did he want to kill you?"

——I only know that it is related to the case 20 years ago, but I have handled too many cases, and I can’t remember which one the murderer is talking about.

Yan Junli's eyes showed obvious disappointment, but he still nodded and stroked the back of Forensic He's hand comfortingly, "It's okay, you have tried your best, and we will do our best to find the murderer. Just rest well, no need Worry about that."

Yan Junli stood up, exchanged glances with Yang Wenbin, and left the ward lightly.

"It's all my fault." Yan Junli sighed, and buried his face in his palms, "My best employee, maybe she won't be able to speak for the rest of her life, let alone her face..."

"That's not your fault, and she won't blame you." Yang Wenbin comforted.

"It's strange that she said she didn't remember." Yan Junli shook his head and said, "She must have been very stimulated to do this. Because He Fayi used to be a very careful person, and she had to be very careful in every autopsy Record it, and her mind is very clear and her memory is very good. It stands to reason that even if it is an old case 20 years ago, as long as she feels suspicious, she will definitely record it."

"You said she would record it?" Yang Wenbin suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "Then does she still keep those records?"

"Maybe—" Yan Junli was stunned, and said happily, "Yes, maybe, maybe I will keep it!"

"Then what are you waiting for, go find it, and you will definitely find some clues!"

Just as Yan Junli was about to say something, his cell phone rang.

"Wait a minute, I'll take a call."

Yang Wenbin nodded, and Yan Junli answered the phone, "Yes, it's Yan Junli, tell me."

The other side seemed to say something, and Yan Junli's face became unsightly, "...well, I see, thank you for your hard work."

"What's wrong?" Yang Wenbin asked.

"It's the matter you asked me to investigate." Yan Junli hung up the phone, frowned and said, "The DNA match, that corpse has nothing to do with Keiko Nakano."

"What?" Yang Wenbin was stunned, as if he hadn't expected this result at all, "But... no, this is the only possibility, how is it possible!"

"What on earth are you thinking of?" Yan Junli's tone was a little impatient, "It's all over, can you stop being a joke, and just say it's okay if you think of it?"

Yang Wenbin had no choice but to compromise, "Okay. I'm thinking about the truth of the case 20 years ago. So far, how many versions of the story have we heard?"

"The first is the version that Xie Fengming's neighbor said, that Huazi was killed by Xie Fengming's mother Xie Mingqing." Yan Junli recalled, "Then Xia Baiyan thought that Huizi was behind the case. The skeleton told us that Huazi was killed by her family because of domestic violence." Killed by her husband."

"Yes, that's right." Yang Wenbin suddenly turned his head, stared at Yan Junli and said word by word, "But, have you noticed a problem? No matter which version of the story it is, there is a missing character."

"Yes, you said it." Yan Junli replied a little absent-mindedly, "'Third person'."

"No, that's not what I'm talking about now." Yang Wenbin said eagerly, "What if we simply read this story? What about the children of Huazi and her husband Du Yong?"

"Maybe they don't have children at all," Yan Junli said.

"Yeah, of course maybe not. But think about the legend." Yang Wenbin said, "The legend I heard said that after Hanako died, some people would see the shadow of a woman when they went up the mountain, and some even said that she wore Clothes of the dead."

"Did you mean..." Yan Junli hesitated.

"Yes, I suspect that the legend is true. Because the woman wearing the clothes of the deceased, or the girl, is most likely the surviving daughter of Hanako." Yang Wenbin said with certainty.

(End of this chapter)