The Underlying Reasons I Chapter 4

Police station, serious crime squad meeting room.

"The autopsy results are out," Ryan distributed the autopsy report to everyone: "Li Yuzhong lost more than 60% of his blood. This ratio is definitely not a simple blood loss. Someone must have deliberately drawn blood out. I guess if Li Yuzhong's heart hadn't stopped working after he died, the murderer would have drained all his blood."

"Hey, tell me, how big is this hatred? It's not enough to kill the person, but you have to let all his blood flow?" Chris said as he looked at the autopsy report.

"Not necessarily. Maybe they killed him just for the blood." Quentin said casually.

"Ah? Who needs so much blood?"

"Vampires."

"dmn! Stop scaring me! There are no ghosts in this world!!"

"Hey, Officer Chris, you really don't disbelieve it." Quentin, who is only one year older than Chris, put on an old scholar's appearance and nag at Chris: "The legend of vampires has a history of hundreds of years. In the 15th century, the French nobleman De Rais once imprisoned more than 300 children and cut their throats to bleed them; Vlad III would impale people alive on wooden stakes and watch them bleed out; and the most famous Countess Bathory, she bathed in the blood of young girls to keep her face young! In China, there is also a saying that human blood steamed buns can cure diseases..."

"That can't be a vampire! Didn't Ryan say that there were no traces of saliva on the wound?" Chris looked at Ryan, with a bit of pity in his eyes, as if he was seeking support.

Ryan shrugged cooperatively: "I didn't find any traces of 'human' saliva..."

"Hello!......"

Chris and Quentin, one with a pale face and the other calm and composed, were bickering with great pleasure. The people around them did not say anything. Everyone in the serious crime team knew that Chris was fearless except for ghosts. Not to mention watching horror movies, he even dared not listen to ghost stories. Quentin always liked to tease him with these things. This case was so strange, Quentin would never waste such a good opportunity. Jiang Li sat aside and watched the two bickering, and a smile appeared on his usually expressionless face. But Felix couldn't stand it anymore - because Sean was still beside them, and he didn't know the usual routines of these two people. Felix secretly glanced at Sean, and he found that although Sean was looking at the two of them, his eyes were not focused, and he seemed to be lost in thought.

"Quentin!" Felix coughed and signaled with his eyes: "Speak to the point."

"Oh," Quentin followed Felix's gaze and saw Sean sitting next to him. He then realized that he was a little too proud of himself. He quickly sat up straight and restrained his jokes: "What I mean is, if the murderer is not a vampire, how did the wound occur? It is not so easy to drain a person's blood. Why did the murderer have to spend so much effort to drain his blood?......"

Several people were silent. Indeed, these questions hit the nail on the head: If it was just a murder, why did they have to drain all the blood? Also, in that position, with that kind of wound, if it wasn't a vampire, what else could it be? ......

After a moment, Sean finally came back to his senses. He looked at Jiang Li and asked, "How's the forensic department going?"

"Preliminary inspection showed that only the fingerprints of the college students were collected on the door handles of the house and the cabinets. The murderer did not leave any fingerprints. As for other evidence, the forensic department is still testing it."

"What did Li Yuzhong's wife say?"

"We asked Li Yuzhong's wife, and she said that Li Yuzhong has an easygoing personality, is very good to his family and friends, and has few enemies. But according to his wife, Li Yuzhong usually spends most of his time in the laboratory and ward, and she doesn't seem to know much about Li Yuzhong's work." Felix gave an inference: "We suspect that the problem may still lie with his unit..."

The Medical University is located in the southeast of S City. It is mutually dependent with the Medical University Hospital and is the most famous hospital and medical university in S City. In the Dean's Office of the Medical University, the current Dean Xu Xuewei looked at Sean and Felix sitting opposite him with a little caution.

"Are you two here to investigate the cause of Li Yuzhong's death?"

"Yes." Felix said, "I believe you have heard about Li Yuzhong's murder. We want to know more about him."

"Dr. Li Yuzhong is an excellent researcher and an excellent teacher. He has always had a good reputation in our hospital."

"Researcher, teacher?..." Sean said, "He doesn't see patients?"

Hearing Sean's question, Xu Xuewei flashed a subtle sense of unnaturalness, but he quickly changed his expression to indifferent: "Oh, that's right, Dr. Li prefers academic research, and the hospital is willing to provide him with more conditions."

"According to the newspaper, he won the award for his research on blood diseases, right?"

"Yes."

"During the research and award-giving process, did he have any unpleasant experiences with anyone?"

Hearing Sean's question, Xu Xuewei frowned slightly: "Why do you ask that?"

"Li Yuzhong was killed the day after he won the award, and the murderer's method of killing was very cruel. We suspect it was related to his research."

Hearing this, Xu Xuewei's expression became more cautious. He considered for a moment before speaking: "Dr. Li is a very kind person, very popular with people, and he has no enemies."

Sean and Felix looked at each other, and both noticed Xu Xuewei's unnaturalness.

Sean continued: "We want to go to his office and take a look."

"I'm afraid this is not very convenient... Dr. Li's death has already had a significant impact on our hospital. If you continue to investigate and this matter is known to reporters..."

"It is precisely because Li Yuzhong's death has an impact on you that we, the police, need to solve the case as soon as possible so that we can eliminate the adverse effects on your hospital more quickly, isn't it?" Felix said in a kind tone and gave a considerate smile.

Seeing Xu Xuewei still hesitated, Sean added coldly: "Even if you don't agree, we can still apply for a search warrant. I'm afraid it will cause even more trouble then."

Hearing this, Xu Xuewei's face turned even worse. Finally, he had no choice but to nod helplessly.

Although Xu Xuewei agreed to Sean and Felix's request, he did not intend to let them move freely, but followed them all the way in the name of "accompanying". The three of them came to the teaching and research branch behind the hospital.

"Everyone, these two are police officers. They are here to find out about Dr. Li." Xu Xuewei spoke first as he entered the office.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the room immediately raised their heads and looked at Sean and the other person with various eyes.

There was silence.

Sean and Felix ignored the mixed looks from the people in the room. Sean asked directly, "Which desk is Dr. Li Yuzhong's?"

"Over there." A little boy slowly raised his hand.

The two followed the direction of the boy's finger and came to a room. This was a separate office, separated from the large office by a glass partition.

After opening the door, there is a typical office configuration: a desk with a computer on it, two large bookshelves on the left side, full of books, and a leather sofa on the right side, which looks pretty good.

"This is the teacher's office." The little boy who spoke just now explained.

"Are you his student?" Sean looked at the boy in front of him: the boy seemed to be in his early 20s, not very tall, about 170cm, pale and thin, with glasses, and a typical pedantic look.

"Yeah." The little boy nodded.

"May I have your name?"

"Luyi Bridge."

"How long have you been with Li Yuzhong?"

"I...I have been following the teacher since my first year of graduate school...this is my fourth year..." Lu Yiqiao answered a little nervously.

Seeing the boy's nervous look, Felix smiled gently: "Don't be nervous, we are just trying to understand the situation. You have been with Li Yuzhong for four years, what is he like?"

Just as Lu Yiqiao was about to speak, Xu Xuewei suddenly said, "Don't be afraid, Xiao Lu, just say whatever you want to say."

As soon as these words came out, Lu Yiqiao was startled, and his mouth, which was about to open, was closed in fear. He raised his eyes and looked at Xu Xuewei carefully, and then whispered to Sean and the others: "No, Teacher Li is a very good person... He doesn't... have any enemies..."

Sean and Felix exchanged glances.

"Okay, we understand. We'll go back first. Dean Xu, if there's any need, we may need to trouble you again."

Hearing that the two were leaving, Xu Xuewei's tense face suddenly relaxed. He nodded and said, "Of course, no problem."

Xu Xuewei accompanied Sean and Felix to the parking lot, helped them get into the car, watched the car start, and then walked back.

"Humph, this dean is really cautious. He guards against us like he's a thief." After driving, Felix said to Sean.

"Humph, the more defensive he is, the more it shows that he has something to hide." Sean sneered: "Felix, go back and apply for a search warrant and get all the stuff from Li Yuzhong's hospital. There must be something wrong here!"

The serious crime squad acted quickly and moved all the items in Li Yuzhong's office to the police station the next morning.

With a "bang", Chris threw a box on the forensic team's desk, and then heaved a sigh of relief: "This is the last box!"

"Okay." Liam marked the items on the evidence list, then looked at the two tables full of things and said with emotion: "There are quite a lot of things..."

"Haha, these are just a part of it. The ones downstairs are the main ones. These are medicines, research reports and the like. We really don't understand them, so we have to ask you for help." Chris put his hands on his waist and looked at the pile of things and said, "Whether we can solve the case depends on whether we can find clues from these things."

"Well, don't worry, we'll let you know as soon as we have any news."

"Okay. Oh, by the way, it's best to check that computer first. The boss said that there may be the most clues there. I heard that you have a new computer prodigy, right? Let him help check it out. Can you finish it before noon?"

"I'm afraid not. We are not open to the public this morning." Liam replied with a smile.

"Ah? What's going on? It's only this time, why aren't you working? Even if Brother Jin isn't here, you can't just slack off like this, right?"

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Liam hit Chris on the head with a folder: "Brother Jin is back today!"

"Ah? Really? Brother Jin is really reinstated today?" Chris's eyes lit up when he heard it.

Liam smiled and nodded and replied: "Yes, so we want to hold a small welcoming ceremony for him."

"Hey, that's great! Wait a minute, I'll go call them! Wait for us!!" Chris threw down his things, turned around and ran out.

Soon, a tall figure slowly walked into the corridor of the forensic team on the seventh floor. He was wearing a well-fitting suit and had a clean and handsome face. This person was the patient in the hospital who had just had his gauze removed. However, unlike his appearance at that time, at this moment, this person's eyes were bright and there was no sign of surgery at all. The name tag on his chest clearly showed: Jason Cheng, senior forensic examiner, forensic team leader.