The Underlying Reasons I Chapter 6

Sean was stunned for 5 seconds before he reacted: "Yes, they said you just resumed work today... Oh, by the way, your eyes, are you okay?"

"Well, everything is healed now. I went to the hospital to remove the stitches that day. By the way, I want to thank you for saving my life that day." Jason said with a smile.

"Haha, you helped me a lot." Recalling the scene of that day, Sean finally reacted. "No wonder you are so familiar with the human body, it turns out you are really an expert."

"I don't dare to call myself an expert, but if I do more analysis, I will know something."

"Oh, by the way," Sean suddenly remembered something: "Today...your welcome party...sorry I had something else to do..."

Jason noticed that when Sean said this, a hint of guilt appeared on his fair face.

"Haha, it's okay. What's wrong with you? They said you were in a hurry."

Sean seemed a little embarrassed and moved his body unnaturally: "They were all very happy to hear that you were back. It seems that you have a good relationship."

"After so many years of cooperation, it's natural that we have some feelings for each other." Thinking of that group of funny people, Jason smiled.

Seeing Jason's smile, Sean also smiled: "Since you have such a good relationship with the people here, I guess the relationship within your group should be even better. I heard from Chris that they seem to be holding a welcome party for you."

"Them? Haha, they just want to find an excuse to eat and drink." Jason finished speaking and laughed, "But we do have a good relationship over there. You know, if you go through garbage dumps and sewers with a group of people, it's unlikely that you won't have a close relationship."

Jason, who answered casually, didn't notice that when Sean heard these words, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

The two chatted and laughed for a while before Sean remembered the important matter: "By the way, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Oh, I looked at the information you gave us and found something suspicious, so I came to tell you."

"So fast?!" Sean was surprised.

"I heard that you are in a hurry to find clues, so you have to hurry up." Jason smiled.

"What's the doubt?"

"I found the first draft of the award-winning paper from Li Yuzhong's computer, and I discovered a very strange phenomenon: from the first draft to the final draft, one person's name disappeared."

"Hmm?" Sean frowned.

"Li Yuzhong's project is a key research project supported by the state. Once the results are published, it will have a great impact in the industry. Therefore, whether or not they can sign the paper is very important to them. Although I am not sure that the person whose name was removed is the murderer you are looking for, I think that if you talk to him, you should be able to get some information."

Sean opened the paper handed to him by Jason and looked at the name on it: "Lu Yubin..."

Lu Yubin, 30 years old, assistant researcher at the Medical University Hospital. This person probably has too much pent-up dissatisfaction with Li Yuzhong. After Sean asked him a few questions, he began to complain incessantly.

"Li Yuzhong?! Humph, this guy is a mean person! We applied for this project together, aiming for this year's scientific research award. We all accepted the tight timeline and heavy workload. But, can you pay more money?! This guy put the 10% of the free activity funds stipulated in the project into his own pocket from the beginning!! We are usually busy and exhausted, but he only gives us 1,000 yuan a month! But he spent 600,000 yuan to send his son abroad!" Seeing the expressions of Sean and others, he sneered: "Do you think I am dissatisfied with him because of this? Humph, I am not that vulgar. He has more disgusting things! Our project studies patients with porphyria. This disease is difficult to treat, and patients need continuous blood transfusions to maintain their lives, which is very expensive. When applying for project funds, 5% of the funds were reserved for supporting patients. But this guy swallowed this part too!!"

"What?!" Sean and others were surprised.

"After I knew about this, I went to him to argue, but he not only denied it, but also criticized me. Later, I warned him that if he didn't give me the money, I would report it to the dean, and he panicked and gave me the money. He held a grudge against me because of this, and finally found an excuse to kick me out of the research group!" At this point, Lu Yubin became even more emotional. He put his hands on the table and shouted: "I have been busy with this project for more than two years, and I did a quarter of the whole project, but he kicked me out completely in the end, and didn't even give me a name!"

"So, you hate him very much?" Felix asked from the side.

Lu Yubin heard the hidden meaning in Felix's words, so he sneered: "Humph, I hate him, but I won't kill him. Evil will be punished, people like him will be punished by God!..."

"So where were you on September 18, three days ago, from 7 to 11 p.m.?"

"Three days ago? Oh, a classmate of mine from the city next door was getting married that day, so we all went to celebrate for him. We drank until late at night, and I drank too much, so I slept at his house. If you don't believe me, you can go ask him."

"What Lu Yubin said is true. His friends can confirm that he was in City A that whole night." Quentin put down the phone and said to everyone.

It seems that he cannot be the murderer.

Sean looked at Jason who had been listening outside: "What do you think?"

Jason seemed to be thinking about something. When he heard Sean's question, he came back to his senses. He did not answer directly, but asked: "Just now, did Lu Yubin say that their main research is porphyria?"

"yes."

"Do you know what porphyria is?"

"Hmm?" Sean was stunned. What does this question have to do with anything?

Jason smiled with a hint of meaning: "Porphyria is a primary or secondary blood disease. Patients with this disease will have pale skin, be afraid of light, and need constant blood transfusions to stay alive. That's why some people call this disease vampire disease..."

Vampire disease?!

Everyone immediately thought of Li Yuzhong’s strange death.

Everyone suddenly felt a chill down their spine.

"That shows that we are on the right track." It was Sean who broke the silence. He smiled slightly, and his eyebrows raised with confidence, making his handsome face even more elegant.

Sean said to his team members: "Lu Yubin's words provided us with clues. Now we know that Li Yuzhong is not as simple as his wife and the hospital director said. Felix, Chris, the two of you go to the hospital again and ask Li Yuzhong's colleagues, especially those who participated in this project, to see who still has conflicts with him; Quentin, you go to investigate the patients who participated in their research to see if any patients are dissatisfied with Li Yuzhong; Jiang Li, you go to investigate Li Yuzhong's financial situation. He swallowed so much money, where did he get it? We must find out." After saying this, he looked at Jason: "As for your team..."

"We will continue to examine the evidence along this line of thought." Jason finished the second half of Sean's sentence.

"Okay." Sean nodded slightly: "Everyone act quickly, and report to me immediately if you find anything!"

The second round of investigation soon produced preliminary results. Li Yuzhong quickly returned the embezzled pension after being threatened by Lu Yubin. Because the matter was hidden, the patient did not know the inside story. The money that Li Yuzhong had taken was used to give to his son who was studying abroad, and had nothing to do with his murder. In the end, it was the forensic team that found the clue.

"I studied Jason's research report and found a strange part. Because porphyria is also known as vampire disease, the background research of this paper contains some content about vampires and how ancient people treated and even killed vampires. What's interesting is that in the first draft of this part, a vampire family crest was cited. And this crest is not the common vampire family crest."

"Not common?"

"Yes, this emblem is very similar to that of the Bruch clan, but there are some differences." Jason handed the comparison picture of the two to Sean: "The one on the left is the original, and the one on the right is a pirated copy, but it also has some origins." At this point, Jason smiled and raised his eyebrows slightly: "This is the emblem of a famous vampire club in the city."

"Vampire Club?" Sean was surprised.

"Yes, and I did some background research for you. It is said that all the members of this club are around 20 years old, and no one is over 30 years old."

"But, if I remember correctly, all the people who signed the paper were over 30 years old..." Sean said, while quickly looking through the documents to check. After confirming that he was not mistaken, he looked up: "So, this text was written by someone else?..."

"Moreover, this person's name has not been included in the paper, and most importantly, this person knows a lot about vampires."

Sean understood the meaning behind Jason's words and smiled knowingly: "Team Leader Cheng has done such a good job, he should have found out the address of this club, right?"

At this point, Jason actually kept it a secret: "Of course it's no problem for me to tell you, but our service is so thoughtful, shouldn't Captain Shen show some appreciation?"

"Show?" Sean repeated the word seriously and frowned slightly: "What?"

Seeing Sean's smile fade and his brows furrowed, Jason knew that Sean might have misunderstood, and quickly waved his hands: "Don't be nervous, I'm not asking you to do anything against the rules. In fact, I just want to ask you to help me take some photos of the city's landmark buildings when you go out to handle cases in the future, preferably from all sides."

"Take a photo?" Sean was stunned at first, but soon realized: "To solve the case?"

Jason blinked: "It is not convenient to disclose the specific details for the time being, but if Captain Shen agrees to help, when the things are ready, I think you will be the biggest beneficiaries."

Hearing Jason say this, Sean realized that his guess was almost right. So he nodded: "Deal."

Hearing Sean's agreement, Jason smiled with satisfaction and handed a small piece of paper with the address to Sean. As he handed it over, he said, "When I said I wanted to express my gratitude, you didn't think I was really going to ask for a bribe from you, did you?"

Sean felt a little embarrassed when Jason discovered his doubts. He quickly answered "No" almost as a conditioned reflex.

Jason did not respond. He just looked at Sean's face with a smile, which made Sean more and more embarrassed. He pulled the small piece of paper, said thank you and walked out.

Jason showed a sinister smile, and as he followed, he said slowly: "Hey, don't be in a hurry! I want to go and see it too, can I go with you?..."