Chapter 2051: The Hidden Murderer
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Hearing Lin Yi’s words, both Song Gang and Huang Xiaoli were astonished.
They hadn’t expected him to analyze the situation from such a professional angle.
For them, such insight required a high level of expertise that an average person wouldn’t possess.
Soon, they composed themselves, and Huang Xiaoli said,
“Officer Lin, are you suspecting that the deceased was murdered?”
“I don’t necessarily suspect that, but I think it’s a possibility,” Lin Yi replied.
“If the patient indeed died due to post-surgical inflammation, then there’s nothing more to say. However, if an external factor caused the patient’s death, then an investigation is warranted.”
“Let me check.”
With that, Song Gang inspected the body again, and Huang Xiaoli followed him.
“There is indeed a dark red discoloration, so we can’t rule out the possibility that Officer Lin mentioned. If we really want to investigate the cause of death, there’s a way,” Song Gang said.
“We can check the levels of hemoglobin and fibrinogen in the blood. This data can help determine the true cause of death, and such evidence is admissible in court.”
“Then I’ll trouble you both to conduct the tests and hopefully get results soon.”
“No trouble at all, Officer Lin,” Song Gang replied.
“We’ll handle it from here, but it might take some time. We should have the results by tomorrow.”
“That’s fine. We’ve already come this far. Waiting another day is no big deal.”
As they spoke, Huang Xiaoli collected a blood sample from the deceased to take back for testing.
The three then left the autopsy room, where Zhang Peng and Zhang Zixin were waiting outside.
“Brother Lin, how did it go?”
“We did find some suspicious signs, but we’ll have to wait for the test results to know more.”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Peng and Zhang Zixin exchanged a glance.
“Could it really be possible that the deceased was murdered?” Zhang Zixin asked, surprised.
“It’s possible. This autopsy wasn’t in vain,” Lin Yi replied. “We should thoroughly investigate the ICU staff who were on duty that day.”
“Got it.”
Afterward, the group went outside the hospital, saw off Song Gang and Huang Xiaoli, and Lin Yi checked his watch and saw that it was already past 4 PM.
“I have some other matters to attend to later, so I’ll leave the follow-up investigation to you.”
“Because you’re both ugly.”
“You b*stard!”
The three of them bantered their way to Ji Qingyan’s house.
Apart from Qin Han and the others, only a few close relatives had come over. There were about a dozen people, just enough to fit around one table.
Feeling a bit nervous, Lin Yi was greeted by Ji Antai as soon as he got out of the car.
Inside, Ji Qingyan and He Yuanyuan were sitting on the sofa, talking about something.
Ji Qingyan seemed calm, but He Yuanyuan kept glaring at Lin Yi.
Lin Yi was tempted to take off his shoe and throw it at her face.
“Auntie, happy birthday! I wish you many more to come, and may you stay young and beautiful forever.”
Liang Jinming’s sweet words made Song Minghui beam with joy.
Though he wasn’t as skilled as Lin Yi, Liang Jinming was certainly capable of charming women of Song Minghui’s age.
“Oh, you didn’t have to bring gifts. You’re not strangers.”
“Auntie, don’t worry about it. It’s just a small token of our appreciation.”
“Alright, alright...”
Song Minghui smiled and said, “Go ahead and sit down. Dinner will be ready soon.”
“But today is your day, so we shouldn’t let you cook. Let Old Lin show what he’s got.”
Qin Han said as he pulled Lin Yi into the kitchen to give him a chance to show off since the tension between them hadn’t completely thawed yet.
Lin Yi didn’t mind. If he wanted to win Ji Qingyan over, he would need the help of Song Minghui and Ji Antai.
Ji Antai was already on board, so now it was time to win over Song Minghui.
“My son-in-law works so hard. We shouldn’t make him cook.”
After the events of that night, Song Minghui had already started calling Lin Yi “son-in-law,” which showed how much closer they had become.
“I slack off all the time. It’s no trouble.”
Lin Yi didn’t say anything else and simply grabbed an apron before heading into the kitchen to start preparing dinner.
Seeing Lin Yi enter the kitchen, Ji Qingyan frowned slightly.
He still had injuries, and cooking might cause them to reopen.
“Senior Sister, what are you frowning about?” He Yuanyuan asked.
“Go help in the kitchen. He’s injured, and his wounds could tear open,” Ji Qingyan said softly.