Chapter 1526: And a Spoonful of Sugar with the Coroner 39

Gu Huan's corpse was still laid out at the coroner's office, and Jin Chen felt the protagonist's attack had been too simple, as if there was something he hadn't noticed yet.

Jin Team, this is the autopsy result report done by Coroner Wu Lin.

While the assistant was handing the report to Jin Chen, Wu Lin wanted to speak but hesitated, asking: "Jin Team, will Coroner Wu Lin come back?"

Passing coroner colleagues also pricked up their ears, casting curious glances at Jin Chen.

"Look at him yourself." Jin Chen just said that, taking the report into the autopsy room.

Wu Lin came here for the old case; now that the matter is settled, whether he returns is entirely up to him.

He closed the autopsy room door; the cold air and the corpse's smell intertwined, truly assaulting the nose, and Jin Chen wore three layers of masks.

The report said that Gu Huan died about 24 hours earlier, killed by a blunt force blow to the back of the head, with no other fatal wounds on his body.

Jin Chen had no doubt about Wu Lin's expertise in autopsy, but he felt that the Gu Huan presented in the report was not quite the same as the one he had seen before.

Just where……

Jin Chen stopped pacing around the corpse, flipped open Gu Huan's right hand, which was very clean.

【Host, what did you find?】 Ling Gun Gun curiously looked around.

【The first time I met Gu Huan was in the hospital; he wanted to shake hands.】

Jin Chen murmured in thought, his memory tracing back to that day's scene.

He learned Gu Huan's name from his chest badge, confirmed his identity, and then Gu Huan wanted to shake hands.

"That Gu Huan had a red mark on the back of his hand."

Although it was only the size of a fingernail, removing such a scar in a short time would also be unlikely to leave no trace.

The difference on the back of the hand seemed to become a guide; the corpse of Gu Huan before him seemed to come back to life, standing up in Jin Chen's mind, placed side by side with the person he had seen before for comparison.

Their build, height, and degree of hunchback were not very similar.

Jin Chen looked over the report again, confirming the corpse's age was fine—a young man in his early twenties.

【Zero Egg. Can the deceased protagonist's attack still show the protagonist's halo?】

【Let me see… eh? eh? eh!! Host eh!】 Ling Gun Gun's hair stood on end, 【The protagonist's attack is still alive!】

【But I can't see where it is, and it's become a huge blind spot like that unbreakable firewall! There's definitely a problem!】

This Gu Huan is the real Gu Huan, the Mei Gui who exists as an envoy.

What they had seen before… was a Gui Die, a Gui Die disguising as Gu Huan.

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"Why am I being interrogated again… I already told you everything, or are you dissatisfied with this result?"

Gu Lu Ming had already learned from Yu Jue, who was in charge of the first trial just now, that his son Gu Huan had died; his expression was a textbook-level grief, the very picture of sorrow so great it felt real.

But as for acting skills, the police bureau still has an ancestor of the craft.

After watching the earlier interrogation surveillance, Jin Chen casually turned it off and lit a cigarette; the sound of the interlocking axes was somewhat hoarse and full of irrepressible irritability.

His aura was more intimidating than last time, and Gu Lu Ming even dared not meet his eyes.

"Gu Huan is Mei Gui, your so-called criminal group's envoy and Gui Die's eyes."

This point has already been fully exposed; Gu Lu Ming did not deny it, saying: "You've already found it out… what else is there to say?"

In the monitoring room, Ke Xiu let out a cry, shocked enough to shake ash from his cigarette: "Mei Gui is a guy."

"Those victim followers described them as heavenly beauties; I thought it was a great beauty."

Yu Jue slurped his instant noodles, shook his head: "Mei Gui isn't the one who can provide them with drugs, maybe it's mental control and brainwashing, causing… uh… idol worship!"

Gu Lu Ming dared not look directly at Jin Chen, but he could feel the cold gaze falling on him, as if trying to dismantle his mental defenses bit by bit.

Gu Lu Ming involuntarily swallowed, "Officer, can I have a cigarette?"

"No rush, wait till I finish this message, then you can enjoy it."

Jin Chen tapped the table, drawing Gu Lu Ming's attention without him realizing, staring at his exhausted brows and eyes, he spoke solemnly: "You and Gui Die's plans have worked out well; he used Gu Huan's Mei Gui identity here to cover his tracks, while Gu Huan secretly brainwashed those you call the new sheep."

"This time Gui Die left through the escape passage, and even deliberately had the believers turn into corpses disguised as Gu Huan, right?"

Gu Lu Ming's temples twitched, a tendon strained until it ached, the panic in his heart growing heavier, he felt this person had nothing good to say.

"It's just a pity, after our coroner's examination this is Gu Huan himself, not a disguise wearing human skin."

Thud!

Jin Chen's last words were like a hammer smashing into Gu Lu Ming's heart, shattering his remaining emotions—his blood‑bond with his son—into pieces, blood flowing freely.

"No…… how is that possible."

Gu Lu Ming shed his disguise, now revealing genuine fear and disbelief, while bearing the betrayal of his closest kin and the anguish of completely losing his son.

Yet Jin Chen continued whispering in his ear: "Gui Die is a very smart person; he knows that a skin disguise will eventually be discovered by the coroner."

"No…… no…… shut up!!"

"Gui Die also knows you've been taken by the police; Gu Huan is the one who most wants to rescue you, and he might very well drag things out, or simply kill you to end it all."

"Shut up! You damn well stop talking to me!!"

Gu Lu Ming kept struggling, even on the verge of breaking free of the handcuffs, his wrists rubbed raw and bloody, his bloodshot eyes glaring ferociously at Jin Chen.

"Don't move!" the recorder shouted.

But Jin Chen remained seated opposite, unmoving.

"Tell us about Gui Die—that is, the whereabouts of your good brother Gu Lu Hui's escape."

"Huffing and puffing…" Gu Lu Ming was held down by two officers, hearing this he cracked his dry, bleeding mouth: "What makes you think I'll tell you?"

"Jin Chen: Because your son's corpse is in my hands."

"Gu Lu Ming: ……"

The two junior officers shot fearful glances at Jin Chen.

What a classic villain's line!

Jin Team!! Jin Team! Something's wrong!

Yu Jue rushed up from behind, catching up to Jin Chen who had revealed the specific location, and hadn't even had time to wipe the instant noodle soup from the corner of his mouth, "Chief... Chief, they're looking for you, Wu Lin the forensic examiner..."

Hearing Wu Lin's name, Jin Chen's heart clenched, and without hearing the rest, he stormed upstairs.

"This is the result of your continued trust in Wu Lin." The city hall leadership said, their tone not lacking disappointment: "Even if surveillance isn't the best method, the facts prove our speculation was not wrong."

In the surveillance footage, Wu Lin left the police station and got into a car by himself, and that person even admitted to being a follower of the Ghost Butterfly.

Wu Lin's attitude was harmonious; he followed him in the car and left, the destination being the final address Jin Chen had painstakingly pried from Gu Luming's mouth just moments ago: Green Ring Mountain.

Green Ring Mountain, which had seen a ghost train and nearly taken Jin Chen's life.