booktalesy Chapter 58 Xia Wanying
Chapter 58 Xia Wanying
As soon as Gu Huai finished speaking, a voice came from behind him.
Gu Huai looked in the direction from which the sound came from.
A woman emerged from the lychee grove.
No, to be precise, it wasn't a woman, but a girl.
She looked to be in her early twenties, with short, ear-length hair, fair skin that didn't suggest she spent much time outdoors, and striking features with a high nose bridge and thin lips.
The way he pursed his lips gave off a stubborn air.
She was wearing a white coat and carrying a metal box with the words "Pengcheng Public Security Forensic Doctor" printed on it.
Wang Weiguo glanced at her and said, "Xia, what brings you here?"
"Teacher Zhao asked me to come." The girl walked to the back, put down the box, glanced at the body in the ditch, and said, "Teacher Zhao is already at the station preparing for a detailed autopsy and asked me to come and check on the situation."
Wang Weiguo nodded, then turned to Gu Huai and said, "This is the intern forensic doctor I told you about before, her name is Xia Wanying."
Xia Wanying.
Gu Hai silently repeated the name in his mind.
Looking at her squatting on the ground and the words she had just said, Gu Huai silently recited them in his heart.
[They don't seem very easy to get along with.]
Xia Wanying ignored Gu Huai's gaze, took out gloves from the box and put them on, then turned to look at Gu Huai, "Comrade, I cannot agree with your judgment just now."
To conclude that someone is the victim of a missing taxi based solely on a ligature mark and the fact that their genitals were cut off is far too hasty. I believe that criminal investigations require a complete chain of evidence, not just intuition.
Gu Huai looked at her but didn't reply.
To be honest, he's a little surprised right now.
A rookie forensic doctor dares to directly refute someone else's judgment in front of the branch captain; it seems he has some real talent and ability.
Of course, what she said was indeed correct. To outsiders, what she just said was indeed too arbitrary, since others do not have memories of their past lives.
"Do you have any way to confirm the deceased's identity?" Gu Huai asked.
Xia Wanying paused for a moment, then immediately said subconsciously, "Teeth, teeth are the hardest tissue in the human body, and decay has the least impact. We can compare teeth with the dental records of missing persons."
"Teeth?" Gu Huai frowned. "There probably aren't many people going to the dentist these days, are there?"
When asked this question, Xia Wanying blushed slightly, staring intently at the corpse, and remained silent.
Gu Huai did not press the matter further.
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He understood Xia Wanying's situation very well.
A recent medical graduate learned a lot of theoretical knowledge, but when he arrived at the scene, he found that the theoretical knowledge was useless and was left speechless by someone's words.
He had experienced this kind of disparity when he first started doing business in his previous life.
Just as everyone fell silent, a commotion arose in the distance.
Turning around, I saw Wu Feilin walking towards me.
"Chief Wang." Wu Feilin strode over, glanced at the corpse, and said, "I'll take over this case."
Wang Weiguo did not respond.
Wu Feilin continued, "I just looked into it, and there are too few clues in this case. We need to expand our efforts as soon as possible."
Wang Weiguo glanced at him, then looked at Gu Huai.
"No rush," Wang Weiguo shook his head and said, "The case is still in the preliminary investigation stage. There's no need to make a big fuss. I'll take Xiao Gu and Xiao Xia to get a feel for things first, and we'll talk about it when there's progress."
Upon hearing this, Wu Feilin's expression changed.
"Wang Zhi, this..."
"I said, let's get a preliminary understanding first." Wang Weiguo interrupted him, "Old Wu, you haven't finished the cleanup work on the Rain Night Butcher case yet, have you? Coordination with Guangzhou, media interviews, comforting the family members, you need to worry about every single one of these."
He paused, then changed his tone, "Besides, Xiao Gu is also one of your team members. What's the difference between letting him investigate and letting you investigate? Besides, I'll keep an eye on this case. Don't you trust me?"
Wu Feilin opened his mouth as if to say something, but then swallowed it back.
"Alright," he nodded. "I'll do as Wang Zhi says."
After saying that, he turned to leave, but after taking two steps, he stopped and turned to look at Gu Huai.
In Gu Huai's eyes, that glance was very complicated.
There was resentment, vigilance, and something else I couldn't quite put my finger on.
Faced with that gaze, Gu Huai didn't flinch; flinching would only make him seem guilty.
Therefore, Gu Huai chose to look at him for two seconds, and then nodded slightly.
After making eye contact, Wu Feilin went to the perimeter and started chatting with the others.
Wang Weiguo stood by the ditch, staring at the body. After a long silence, he turned to Li Xiao and said, "Xiao, could you do me a favor and take this body to the Municipal Public Security Bureau? They've taken over this case."
"Why be so polite about such a small thing?"
After saying that, Li Xiao turned around and started making arrangements to move the body.
Then, Wang Weiguo glanced down at Xia Wanying and said, "When you get back, tell Lao Duan to help with the autopsy report as soon as possible."
Xia Wanying nodded, "Understood."
"Xiao Gu," Wang Weiguo turned to look at Gu Huai, "come back to the station with me, I have something to tell you."
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Pengcheng City Public Security Bureau, Forensic Medicine Department.
All the lights in the hallway were on, making the floor shine.
Gu Huai leaned against the wall, lost in thought, a cigarette between his fingers, but he didn't light it.
He kept replaying what Wang Weiguo had just said in his mind.
Although the details of this case have changed, I've decided to assign it to you, and you can bring in personnel from the main team to assist with the investigation.
He really couldn't understand why Wang Weiguo would do this.
This is practically putting him on the hot seat.
He said he was to transfer people, but who could Gu Huai actually transfer?
Gu Huai still vividly remembered the look in Wu Feilin's eyes in the orchard.
He is now facing a situation where Wu Feilin is dissatisfied if he transfers too many people, and Wang Weiguo is dissatisfied if he transfers too few.
Furthermore, judging from Wang Weiguo's behavior, he seems unwilling to let Wu Feilin have anything to do with this case.
Sometimes, he even hated himself for being so perceptive, able to guess what his superiors were thinking.
He rubbed his head and muttered irritably, "Never mind, let's investigate first. The case is the most important thing. If we encounter any difficulties in the investigation, I'll figure out a solution myself."
"What are you muttering about?"
Gu Huai looked up and found that Ling Yue had walked up to him at some point.
"Sister Ling, we've got a big job coming up." Gu Huai forced a smile. "We'll be busy for a while."
"Wait a minute." Ling Yue waved her hand and said, "What did you just say? What did you mean 'we'..."
"Here's what happened..." Gu Huai had nothing to hide from Ling Yue, and he even planned to ask her to help him analyze the situation.
So he briefly explained to Ling Yue how Wang Weiguo had handed the case over to him that day.
After listening to Gu Huai's explanation, Ling Yue frowned and said seriously, "If that's how you put it, then I roughly know the reason behind it."