Chapter 26: Actually Afraid of Cockroaches

The bus arrived at a stop and stopped.

Qi Yao followed Lin Feng's advice, carrying the silver-white metal box and got off the bus with him.

The box was about the size of a small suitcase and seemed somewhat heavy.

Lin Feng wanted to help carry it, but Qi Yao refused.

The bus stop where they got off was a relatively remote place with little foot traffic.

Lin Feng took out his phone and called Zhao Xiaoyang, reporting the name of the stop, a certain route, a certain stop.

After hanging up, Lin Feng handed the phone to Qi Yao.

Qi Yao looked at Lin Feng with a puzzled expression.

Lin Feng reminded, "Give your bureau a call! If they can't find you, they'll surely be worried sick."

Only then did Qi Yao react, taking Lin Feng's phone.

She placed the phone on its touchscreen, then froze.

Because she didn't know who to call.

"Call Yaoyao Ling!" Lin Feng reminded again.

He now suspected whether this beautiful woman was really a qualified forensic doctor..

Qi Yao nodded and dialed the number.

"I am Qi Yao, forensic doctor of the xx bureau... I'm looking for Captain Jiang... Yes, just contact this number."

Qi Yao hung up, returned the phone to Lin Feng, "Thank you!"

"You're welcome!"

Lin Feng took the phone and slipped it into his pocket.

Not knowing how long they'd have to wait, Lin Feng sat on the bus stop bench, lit a cigarette.

At that moment, a motorcycle sped over, emitting a deafening roar.

Just as it was about to pass the platform, the motorcycle braked sharply and stopped.

There were two people on it: one was a young man with dyed yellow hair, wearing a single metal earring.

The other had short hair, bare arms, with a black bat tattooed on his right arm.

The yellow-haired rider pouted, whistled at Qi Yao in her white coat, then teased, "Beautiful lady, which hospital do you work at?"

Qi Yao glanced at the two, saying nothing.

The tattooed man behind the yellow-haired one jeered, "Beautiful lady, how about leaving contact info?"

Qi Yao still didn't speak, furrowed her brows, showing disgust in her eyes.

"Yo ho!"

Seeing Qi Yao's gaze, the tattooed man gave a cold snort.

Then he got off the motorcycle and walked up to Qi Yao.

After sizing her up close, the tattooed man, with a teasing expression, raised his hand to touch her face.

Qi Yao stepped back, letting the tattooed man grasp at air.

"Puchi"

The yellow-haired one let out a laugh.

Hearing that laugh, the tattooed man grew angry and kicked the silver-white metal box.

"Bang~"

The box emitted a dull thud, then split open.

It wasn't broken; rather, the vibration caused the latch to pop open.

Then a mass wrapped in translucent plastic film squeezed out.

The tattooed man glanced at it, not knowing what it was, and kicked again.

The plastic film tore, exposing a rotting human head and a foot.

A strong stench of decay instantly filled the air.

Lin Feng's sense of smell was far stronger than ordinary people's; he nearly fainted from the stench.

He finally realized where the foul smell came from.

What puzzled him was that this was a human corpse, which should have been directly transported back to the bureau for disposal.

How could they let this great beauty Qi Yao carry it in her hand?

If it weren't for previously helping move a specimen, which had toughened his courage, Lin Feng wouldn't know how scared he'd become.

His reaction was even stronger in his stomach; a wave of nausea surged, and Lin Feng nearly couldn't hold back vomiting.

As for the yellow-haired and tattooed men, having never seen such a scene, they were frightened, eyes wide, bodies trembling.

Especially the tattooed man closest to them, his pants were wet.

This guy, who looked so tough, actually got scared enough to wet himself!

"Kill, someone's been killed!"

The yellow-haired man beside them suddenly shouted loudly, threw down the motorcycle, and ran.

The tattooed man's legs went weak, he plopped onto the ground, then summoned all his strength, pushed with his feet, retreated a few steps, got up, and shouted "Someone's been killed!" while chasing after the yellow-haired man.

Qi Yao furrowed her brows, took out a pair of plastic gloves from her pocket, put them on, stepped forward, and stuffed the rotting corpse back into the box.

After fastening the box's latch, she removed the gloves and threw them into the trash can.

From start to finish, Lin Feng never saw Qi Yao frown because of the corpse's foul odor.

Such willpower, it's practically as tough as steel!

"Your forensic doctor's box is really not reliable!"

After the odor cleared, Lin Feng walked up to Qi Yao, frowned, and said.

"It's not our box; it's the killer's," Qi Yao said lightly.

"Why didn't you just transport it back directly, and instead carry it around?" Lin Feng asked again.

"The vehicle broke down," Qi Yao replied again.

At that moment, Lin Feng's phone rang.

It was an unknown number.

After Lin Feng answered, he handed it to Qi Yao.

"I'm on the road, don't know where, I'm lost. Okay, I'll figure something out and be back right away…"

After hanging up, Qi Yao glanced at the motorcycle left by Huang Mao, then looked at Lin Feng with a questioning gaze.

"Is it urgent?" Lin Feng asked.

Qi Yao nodded.

Lin Feng made a call to Zhao Xiaoyang.

Zhao Xiaoyang said there was a traffic jam and didn't know when they could arrive.

"I can ride a motorcycle!"

Lin Feng said, then straddled the motorcycle and revved the throttle a few times.

Qi Yao lifted the box, placed it on the footboard, pressed it down from the side with one leg, and extended a hand to hold Lin Feng's waist.

At this moment, Lin Feng had no mind to appreciate the feeling of being embraced at the waist by a beauty.

"Alright!"

Qi Yao reminded Lin Feng.

Lin Feng shifted into gear, gave the throttle, and the motorcycle shot out immediately.

"Damn! My bike! My bike…"

Huang Mao's voice came from far behind.

After returning home, Lin Feng immediately went into the bathroom and washed his whole body.

After changing into clean clothes, Lin Feng let out a relieved sigh.

It was already past 3 p. m. now.

He was about to take a nap, planning to keep watching the stock market tonight, when his phone suddenly rang.

The call came from none other than Qi Yao!

"Thanks for today; I'll treat you to dinner tonight! My place, at six o'clock."

Qi Yao's invitation surprised Lin Feng.

Thinking the place was a haunted house, Lin Feng was about to refuse, but Qi Yao hung up.

Damn, have to go to the haunted house again.

After a nap, when he got up, Zhao Xiaoyang had already parked the car in the garage.

Lin Feng drove the car to Licheng Shiji.

Seventh building, 404.

Except for 404, the whole building is vacant.

The air inside the building feels somewhat cold.

Lin Feng first looked through the peephole, confirmed the lights were on, then pressed the doorbell.

The door opened quickly.

What appeared before his eyes was Qi Yao in a white lab coat.

Lin Feng, sharp‑eyed, noticed her lab coat was newly replaced and still gave off a scent of laundry detergent.

"This woman has nothing but the lab coat as outerwear?"

Lin Feng muttered to himself.

"Please come in," Qi Yao said lightly.

Entering the living room, Lin Feng saw two servings of steak on the dining table.

There was also a bottle of red wine and a glass, clearly prepared for Lin Feng.

Qi Yao doesn't drink Alcohol.

"I grilled it myself; it tastes great."

Qi Yao said lightly and sat down.

It was Lin Feng's first time feeling a bit restrained in front of a woman.

He smiled at Qi Yao, sat down, then took the already opened red wine and poured it into the glass.

He first took a sip of the red wine, then cut a small piece of steak and put it in his mouth.

After chewing a few times, Lin Feng's eyes lit up, and he gave Qi Yao a thumbs‑up, saying, "Not bad!"

Lin Feng wasn't flattering Qi Yao; the steak was genuinely tasty.

Even some head chefs at the hotel might not be able to achieve this flavor.

"I only know how to make steak," Qi Yao said lightly.

Although she didn't smile, Lin Feng could still hear her happiness in her voice.

After the meal, Lin Feng voluntarily helped clear the dishes, while Qi Yao locked herself in the workshop.

Curious after washing the dishes, Lin Feng entered the workshop and saw a huge metal table covered with shattered human bones.

The bones weren't frightening; Lin Feng glanced at them, then casually pulled a book from the nearby shelf to browse.

It was a medical book introducing human skeletal anatomy.

Qi Yao at this moment had fully entered work mode, ignoring Lin Feng.

She used tweezers to pick up a fragment the size of a fingernail cap, observed it for a while, and quickly fit it onto a leg bone.

"What's the point of assembling these bones?" Lin Feng asked curiously.

"Mainly to see how many different corpses there are," Qi Yao explained lightly.

Then she picked up another bone about the size of a fingertip and began to examine it.

"It's a leg bone, near the ankle," Lin Feng said offhand.

Qi Yao turned her head, looking at Lin Feng with a surprised expression.

Lin Feng lifted the book in his hand and laughed, "My memory is good; I deduced it from the bone's thickness, density, and surface curvature."

Qi Yao nodded and said, "Your eyesight and sense of smell are both strong, far surpassing ordinary people; you should study Forensic Doctor."

"Forget it! I have a cleanliness obsession," Lin Feng shook his head.

Having him deal with corpses every day, he'd rather just die.

Qi Yao replied, "They're all various organic matter and chemicals; only their appearance, shape, and smell differ."

Lin Feng retorted, "Why don't you say they're all made of molecules and atoms?"

Unexpectedly, Qi Yao nodded, "You make a lot of sense."

Lin Feng gave a wry smile.

At that moment—

"Pa~"

Something fell from the ceiling.

On closer look, it turned out to be a purple‑black cockroach.

When she saw the cockroach, Qi Yao's eyes widened.

Then…

"Ah~"

A scream rang out from her mouth.

Seeing Qi Yao covering her head, terrified, Lin Feng quickly slapped the cockroach dead.

This woman isn't even scared of dead bodies, yet she's terrified of a cockroach!?