Chapter 40

"That is to say, Niu Yinzhu is quite fat. It's hard not to attract attention to move the corpse here, right?" Zhong Kui said.

"Lao Qian said that a few days after Niu Yinzhu went missing, he saw a figure shaking in Niu Yinzhu's room, and on her desk were the original materials. Meetings, business trips, she needed people in the department to make plans for her. Only the plan for this business trip is missing. If..."

"If, the person who made the plan simply made a completely different plan, and Niu Yinzhu arrived at the vicinity according to the address written on the plan and found it was just a rice field, only then did she start to doubt and ask the other party for verification," Zhong Kui continued along Qi Fei's words.

"So, the murderer is the person who made the business trip plan, and that is these people in Niu Yinzhu's department," Qi Fei pondered and said. "That person let Niu Yinzhu walk into the trap of death step by step."

Wu Shanqiu, who had not spoken, stared at the skull face at this moment and muttered: "Is it my illusion? Why do I think it is smiling?"

Hearing Wu Shanqiu's words, the other two looked at the skull together. Sure enough, the skin and flesh that had dried up and stuck to the bones left a bitter smile, as if encountering some absurd joke before death.

"The forensic report of the remains we found is out. The DNA results show that the deceased is Niu Yinzhu," Wu Shanqiu's words dispelled everyone's last trace of doubt.

"Due to being exposed in the wild for three years, it has become a mummy, but it has also retained some valuable information. Straw and clothing fibers were extracted from the deceased's nasal cavity and trachea. Coupled with the strange smile on the corpse's face, we have reason to believe that she was still alive when she was tied into a scarecrow. This kind of smile is..." Xiao Tao hadn't finished speaking.

Zhong Kui had already picked up his words and continued: "This kind of smile is an expression that people involuntarily reveal before death due to hallucinations caused by extreme cold. Many people who freeze to death will reveal similar expressions. Three years ago was a cold winter that was rare in a hundred years, and it was freezing rain. No one would pass by that place. She should have died in freezing and fear."

After Zhong Kui finished speaking, the office fell into a silence—this is really a cruel way to die.

"Cough, cough." Xiao Tao cleared his throat, breaking the silence, and continued: "In addition, I discovered a special thing, which is this." As he spoke, he showed the knot that tied the corpse. "As a forensic doctor, I have to pay attention to this. This is a surgical knot we often use. I am thinking, will it indicate that the murderer has a certain medical background?"

"Medical background again?" Qi Fei's brow couldn't help but wrinkle again, and the suspicion circled back to Li Jian, the doctor at Nancheng Medical University.

When Qi Fei rushed to Nancheng Investment, Li Jian was not there.

"Dr. Li, he went on a business trip with President Feng early this morning," people in the department replied.

Qi Fei, who already knew a little about Nancheng Investment's business, felt strange: "Your department is not under Feng Yi's charge, right? Why would Li Jian go on a business trip with her?"

"We don't know about this either. It was Dr. Li who took the initiative to report to President Feng and requested a business trip."

"Just the two of them? Where did they go?" A bad premonition surged in Qi Fei's heart.

"Eh? You have to ask President Feng's secretary. We don't know," people in the department looked like it had nothing to do with them.

At this moment, Feng Yi's female secretary walked over with hurried steps.

Seeing that Qi Fei and the others were also there, she couldn't help but hesitate, hesitating whether to come forward.

"Just right, I want to ask you, where did your Feng Yi and Li Jian go on a business trip? Do you know?" Qi Fei asked.

The secretary had her usual timid expression: "I, I don't know..."

"Hm? Doesn't Feng Yi's business trip need you to prepare?" Qi Fei was now very familiar with Feng Yi's style as a hands-off manager, and was very surprised that the female secretary didn't know the whereabouts of her leader today.

"I also suddenly knew in the morning that Supervisor Li accompanied President Feng on a business trip, so I came to ask," the female secretary was clearly very worried.

Just as they were talking, Zhong Kui appeared between Qi Fei and the female secretary at some point.

"What is your name?" Zhong Kui was slightly taller than the female secretary, and asked with an arrogant expression looking down.

"Zhuang Xueqing, what's the matter?" The female secretary was very surprised by this mindless question.

"Xueqing, you seem very nervous about Feng Yi's whereabouts. I mean, extra nervous, beyond the scope that a subordinate should care about," Zhong Kui looked at Zhuang Xueqing and said.

"I, I'm just afraid that President Feng will criticize me for not serving well..." she muttered and lowered her head.

At this moment, Wu Shanqiu ran over in two or three steps: "Brother Fei, look! There is a situation." In her hand was a sticky note with a line of words: "Niu and Feng, both were killed by me—Li Jian."

At this time, there was a commotion downstairs, vaguely hearing discussions, "Someone jumped off the building!"

Everyone hurriedly ran outdoors. Looking up, sure enough, beside the big characters of Nancheng Investment on the roof, two figures were swaying on the edge. Vaguely, one could see it was a man and a woman. Looking at the woman's bright clothing, it was likely Feng Yi.

"Senior brother!" Zhuang Xueqing blurted out, and was actually the first to run towards the roof. Others followed suit when they saw this.

On the rooftop, Li Jian held Feng Yi hostage with a small knife. Seeing people coming, his emotions became more agitated.

"People, don't come over. I killed the person, and Feng Yi deserves to die!" His eyes were red, completely different from the last time Qi Fei saw him. The knife in Li Jian's hand was shining in the sun. This scene was really sigh-inducing. This medical doctor who should have held a scalpel was now holding a butcher knife tightly.

Feng Yi, who was held hostage, had long lost her usual arrogance. Her face with high cheekbones was as white as paper, and she didn't dare to breathe.

"Li Jian, killing people can't solve the problem. You come down first." Qi Fei tried to persuade, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the knife Li Jian held against Feng Yi's neck pressed harder. The tip of the knife had been embedded in her skin. She was so scared that she didn't even dare to cry. Vaguely, one could see water stains on her flashy skirt—she was scared to pee her pants.

Behind Qi Fei came Zhong Kui's calm voice: "You let Feng Yi go."

Li Jian's gaze shifted from Qi Fei to Zhong Kui, and he was immediately shocked: "You let her go!"

Everyone looked at Zhong Kui and was also startled—I don't know when, Zhong Kui used a small copper knife to hold Zhuang Xueqing's throat, and said calmly: "You can die, I guarantee your junior sister will go down to accompany you."

Qi Fei didn't expect to see Zhong Kui mess around at this juncture, and couldn't help but get angry, gritted his teeth and growled at Zhong Kui: "Zhong Kui, are you crazy?"