A forensic doctor is reborn, sir, please don't bully me!

Chapter 337 Internal Discord

He felt that Bai Mengfei was too young and inexperienced, and he didn't believe that Bai Mengfei could be more capable than him.

Bai Mengfei could read his thoughts from his eyes, but she didn't care what he thought or bother to look at him. She simply turned her head and sniffed, explaining, "Can't you smell the smoke in here?"

"Smell of smoke?" Gu Ling couldn't smell anything, so he had to make up an excuse, "Oh, I've had a cold recently, so my nose isn't very sensitive."

Bai Mengfei glanced at him indifferently and said, "It doesn't matter if you can't smell it. After all, so much time has passed, and there's still a faint smell of smoke here, which means the people who used to live here smoked frequently. Also, the room is well-sealed, which is why there's still a smell of smoke."

"Oh, that sounds reasonable." Actually, Gu Ling wasn't truly convinced yet.

Bai Mengfei pondered for a moment, then turned her head and asked, "Around when did you discover the body?"

Gu Ling thought about it carefully for a moment, and then said, "It was about three weeks ago! We originally wanted to find the murderer ourselves, but the case was too difficult. None of the people in our department could find any clues, so we handed the case over to you."

Bai Mengfei only noticed the key information—three weeks.

She pondered silently for a moment, then frowned and said, "This house has probably been uninhabited for about three weeks! So there must be some connection. If we can find the people who lived in this house before, we might be able to find the murderer."

Gu Ling laughed, a laugh full of contempt. "Really? Forensic Doctor Zhang. Do you think you can find anyone who lived here before?"

Bai Mengfei did not respond, but turned her head again and stared at the iron chain.

Seeing Bai Mengfei leaning closer and staring at the iron chain again, Gu Ling was puzzled and asked, "What's so interesting about an iron chain?"

After a moment of contemplation, Bai Mengfei said, "There's almost nothing here, so doesn't it seem abrupt to see an iron chain here?"

"It is a bit abrupt, but what does it have to do with us? Don't you think so?"

"No!" Bai Mengfei directly refuted Gu Ling's point of view. "If the owner of this house is really related to this case, then tell me, do you think this chain has nothing to do with us? It could be a key clue to solving the case!"

Gu Ling pursed his lips slightly, nodded, and tacitly agreed with Bai Mengfei's statement.

As the two were about to leave, Bai Mengfei felt her phone ring. She took it out and saw it was Xiang Yuntian calling. She immediately answered, asking, "Hello, why are you calling me again?"

Her tone unconsciously softened.

Xiang Yuntian chuckled on the other end of the phone and said, "I heard that Director Cai was indeed responsible for the case, so I just went to see him."

"Hmm!" Bai Mengfei almost forgot about this. "Yes, it was Wang Tian who solved it."

"I know." Xiang Yuntian's tone suddenly turned serious. "Let me tell you, Cai Qi just told me something, which seems to be implying that there's disunity within our ranks. Guess what I'm thinking?"

Bai Mengfei, unaware of what he was thinking, responded coldly, "Hmm?"

Xiang Yuntian immediately said, "I immediately thought of that corpse maggot you collected before. Maybe someone came into contact with the corpse, you understand?"

"Maybe!" Bai Mengfei's biggest worry was the lack of unity within the police station.

At this moment, her mood also became heavy, and her brows furrowed even more.

Gu Ling, who was standing to the side, noticed her unusual behavior, but seeing that she was on the phone, he didn't say anything.

After she hung up the phone with Xiang Yuntian, Gu Ling immediately said in a teasing tone, "What's wrong? Talking to your sweetheart? Your tone was noticeably gentler just now."

Bai Mengfei's expression remained icy. "Really? Don't mess with me. Focus on investigating the case." With that, Bai Mengfei walked away, her heart heavy.

Whether she was happy or sad, she didn't want to show it and affect others.

After returning to the crime scene, Bai Mengfei looked around and realized that this road was the only way out. In an instant, a thought flashed through her mind: the deceased might have been imprisoned inside, and after a failed escape attempt, was brutally murdered here.

So Bai Mengfei turned her head again and looked at the wooden house.

Gu Ling followed her gaze and then teased, "What are you looking at? Don't tell me you like the scenery here and want to stay?"

"You're overthinking it," Bai Mengfei replied coldly, then turned and left.

The two then walked to the car together. As soon as they got in, Gu Ling said, "Actually, you don't need to worry too much about this case. Let me tell you a secret: we couldn't solve it here, so we dumped it on you. And we don't think you can find the murderer. We just think that because your bureau is big, you'll get a lighter scolding when the higher-ups question you. That's all."

Bai Mengfei smiled slightly at this, thinking that Gu Ling's idea was somewhat naive.

Then, she shook her head slightly and said to Gu Ling, "Drive, a friend of mine has arrived at your police station, I need to go pick him up."

"Was it the person who just called you?" Gu Ling was quite inquisitive.

Bai Mengfei didn't say anything, but turned her head to look out the car window.

At this moment, her expression was unusually calm, and anyone with eyes could tell that she had something on her mind.

But Gu Ling was oblivious to the situation and chatted with her a lot along the way, mostly about trivial matters, rambling on and on.

Although Bai Mengfei was getting impatient, she still listened patiently because Gu Ling was talking with great interest. She didn't respond, but she still felt restless and uneasy.

It wasn't until she arrived at the police station and saw Xiang Yuntian that Bai Mengfei's mood improved somewhat. She had been barely able to stand being without Xiang Yuntian by her side for the past few days, surrounded by such eccentric people.

So as soon as she saw Xiang Yuntian, she immediately went up to him and said with a smile, "Why did you come so quickly?"

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