Chapter 174: Concern
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“There were two people on the ground, one person standing on either side of the two, and including the pair of eyes in the cabinet, there were five people in the room.’
Every time Yin Tao saw this painting, she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. She kept feeling that Xu Shan’s painting was definitely not a coincidence. She was trying to say something.
“Based on what Xu Shan said earlier, the two people on the ground are her parents. Then who are the other three?” Yin Tao frowned slightly. Xu Shan draws quite well, so she wouldn’t have drawn herself bigger-sized than her parents. The two featureless people standing on the ground surely wouldn’t be herself.
“If the pair of eyes in the cabinet belongs to Xu Shan, then could the two people standing on the ground be her parents’ murderers?” Yin Tao made a bold guess. If Xu Shan’s parents didn’t die in the fire, it was very likely that they were killed by two people.
Xu Shan, who was hiding in the cabinet, became the only eye witness.
“There’s a huge difference between the state of a body that was killed in a fire and a body that was murdered… ”
Yin Tao didn’t think that the forensic doctor at that time would make such a huge mistake because the cause of death in a fire was almost always carbon monoxide poisoning. Furthermore, the livor mortis of carbon monoxide poisoning would definitely be bright red. Even if the corpse was severely burned, it was impossible to not be able to tell the difference in the cause of death.
“Looks like I have to find an opportunity to take a look at the autopsy reports of Xu Shan’s parents at that time.” Yin Tao felt that if she wanted to investigate the cause of Xu Shan’s parents’ deaths, she could only start from the autopsy reports at that time.
Yin Tao took a photo of Xu Shan’s painting using her phone. She wanted to find time to consult a psychiatrist and see what she could do to help Xu Shan heal her psychological trauma.
Her phone suddenly rang. Yin Tao saw that it was Feng Jing and immediately answered the call.
“Brother Feng, how’s the situation on your side?”
“I’m almost done. Are you in the dormitory now?” Feng Jing’s voice was very calm.
Yin Tao felt that the case should be relatively smooth, otherwise Feng Jing wouldn’t have taken the time to call her.
‘Yes, I just got back.”
“I’m downstairs at your dormitory.”
Hearing what Feng Jing said, Yin Tao looked out of the window in surprise. Feng Jing was indeed standing beside the flower bed not far from the dormitory door.
“Wait a moment, I’ll come down right away.” Yin Tao hung up the phone, grabbed a jacket, and quickly walked out the door.
As she jogged downstairs, Yin Tao saw that Feng Jing hadn’t changed his clothes. He possibly came directly from the villa.
“Brother Feng, why are you here?”
Feng Jing saw the wound on Yin Tao’s neck and asked, “Didn’t you go to the hospital with Zhang Rui? Why didn’t you treat your wound?”
Yin Tao pulled up her collar and said with a smile, “It’s fine. It isn’t a deep cut. I’ve disinfected it.”
“Get in the car. I’ll take you to the hospital.” Feng Jing opened the car door, but Yin Tao didn’t intend to get in.
“I’m really fine. I’m also a doctor. I can deal with this minor injury myself.”
“Let’s go get it checked, it’s a stab wound after all.” On Feng Jing’s insistence, Yin Tao had no choice but to get into his car. Yin Tao asked him about Meng Heng on the way to the hospital.
“How’s Meng Heng’s situation? How many people did he kill?”
“Meng Heng is still in a coma. He has multiple fractures and there was some impact on his brain as well.” Feng Jing had just returned from the hospital where Meng Heng was sent to. His condition was serious. ‘When he was holding you hostage, he mentioned a total of five victims including Zhang Rui. However, we are still short of one person who can prove his identity.”
“Looks like we’ll have to wait for him to come out of his coma.”
Feng Jing took Yin Tao to the hospital to treat her wound. He then sent her back to the dormitory after she was given anti-inflammatory ointment by the doctor.
“Brother Feng, did you ask me out just to bring me to the hospital?” Yin Tao looked at her bandaged neck and felt that although Feng Jing seemed aloof, he was actually very attentive.
“I had thought that you would go to the hospital to treat your wound. I didn’t expect that it was necessary for me to come and see you.” Feng Jing looked at Yin Tao’s disheveled hair falling by the side of her ears and suddenly felt a little sad.
“Are you alright? Were you frightened today?” Feng Jing regretted bringing Yin Tao to Meng Heng’s house. He had thought that there were enough police officers and Yin Tao would not be injured. It seemed that he had been too careless.
“I’m fine. I was just a little afraid earlier on, but I’m fine now.” Yin Tao was indeed terrified just now, but she had always been very adaptable. She was completely fine now.
“Talk to me if you need to. I know a very good psychiatrist. If you’re frightened,
I can also accompany you for a consultation..”