Chapter 521: Confirming the Victim

The crime scene.

Everyone stared at the skull inside the HelloKitty doll.

The skull had no flesh left, only a desiccated bone.

Countless insects crawled over the skull, making everyone feel sick.

Anyone with trypophobia would likely faint upon seeing this.

The girl, upon seeing the skull, couldn't hold back—she turned sideways, gagging in terror and revulsion.

The cameraman immediately raised his equipment, showing the image to viewers for just a moment.

"What the hell is going on? What did we see? That girl's skull is completely bald."

"It looks like a decayed skull, with insects crawling all over it."

"Really? That's intense! So disgusting!"

"It's seriously making me gag—thankfully the cameraman moved the camera fast, or the livestream might've been banned."

"This skull must belong to the dead girl. No wonder we couldn't find the body—it was sewn inside this HelloKitty."

"I'll never look at a HelloKitty doll the same way again. I'll always think something horrible is hidden inside its body."

"Damn, the skull's this decayed—has the victim been dead a long time?"

…

The chat was flooded with shock.

Even Li Tian, usually composed, frowned deeply.

"Can you confirm this skull labeled 137 belongs to your classmate?"

Chen Fan turned and asked the girl who was vomiting.

The girl couldn't answer— the room reeked of decay, and finding the skull inside the doll had overwhelmed her.

All she wanted to do was throw up.

She gave no response.

Xiang Qinqin said: "For now, we can only take this item back for testing."

"We must confirm the victim's identity before we can proceed."

At this moment.

In the observation room.

Teacher He asked in confusion: "Didn't the girl who filed the report say the person who died in this room was her classmate?"

"Then why did Xiang Qinqin just say we still need to confirm the victim's identity?"

Peng Xiaoran and Ju Jingyi shared the same confusion.

Qin Ming said: "Because knowing something isn't enough—without concrete evidence proving the victim's identity, it's invalid."

"Investigations and autopsies demand meticulousness and rigor. As a forensic pathologist, you must know the victim's identity."

Everyone nodded.

The group packed the entire HelloKitty doll, as large as a person, into a bag, preparing to take it back.

But the entire room still reeked of decay.

"There must be other clues in the room."

Chen Fan said.

Liu Mengyan arrived later and began searching the room.

After over an hour of examination,

they found no additional bodies—but Chen Fan discovered a clue in the kitchen.

All kitchen utensils had been used and partially cleaned.

But some traces couldn't be removed by ordinary washing.

For example, odor.

Odor can be masked, but it always leaves behind faint traces.

Fortunately,

one of the skills Chen Fan had acquired was perfectly suited for this.

He truly smelled the scent of human flesh on these utensils.

"These utensils were used to cook corpses."

Chen Fan suddenly said this, causing everyone else who had found nothing to gather around.

"Are you sure?"

Old Song didn't doubt Chen Fan.

Chen Fan nodded: "You don't believe me? My nose never misses the smell of human flesh."

"So, all these utensils must be taken back for testing."

Forensic science demands evidence.

Chen Fan's word alone couldn't prove these utensils had cooked human flesh.

High-tech instruments were needed to detect human DNA on them.

Only then would it be true confirmation.

Liu Mengyan, though Chen Fan's apprentice, didn't know he possessed this skill.

She had already rationalized it in her mind as his experience and extraordinary attention to detail.

Her gaze toward Chen Fan grew even more reverent.

Such is the nature of human relationships.