Chapter 36 The Filter Shattered
Back in the forensic department office with Wen Qing, the familiar environment allowed Lin Xili to quickly switch back to work mode.
There were no bodies requiring autopsies today, so she turned on her computer and pulled up the backlog of autopsy reports that had accumulated during her four months of sick leave, carefully flipping through each page.
Lunch break time has arrived.
Wen Qing stood up, stretched, and said to Lin Xili, "Let's go out to eat today. It's on me to celebrate your reinstatement."
Lin Xili put down the mouse, rubbed her slightly sore eyes, and said, "Okay!"
She subconsciously took out her phone again and opened the WeChat chat window with the contact name "Huo Nanchen".
The interface remains frozen on the short message sent two days ago: "Has it arrived yet?"
She replied: "We've arrived."
After that, there was no further news.
Lin Xili looked at the few words on the chat interface and felt a subtle sense of loss.
She knew he was very busy with consultations, often seeing patients one after another, and he never even glanced at his phone during work hours.
But surely there should be time to eat, right?
During lunch break, even just sending a message saying "I'm eating" or asking if her return to work went smoothly...
She sighed softly, locked the screen, put her phone in her pocket, and prepared to get up and leave her seat with Wen Qing to go eat.
The next morning at 8 a.m., Lin Xili had just sat down at his workstation when
The landline on the desk rang urgently.
Lin Xili quickly answered the phone: "Hello, forensic department."
"Is this Forensic Doctor Lin? This is Lao Zhang from the Haidian District Police Station. Someone reported a suspected date rape case at the Dihao Hotel, and we need your forensic department to come and assist with evidence collection!"
The voice on the other end of the phone spoke quickly, carrying the urgency characteristic of an emergency.
"Received. Send me the address and exact location, we'll set off immediately." Lin Xili's expression sharpened, and he responded instantly.
After hanging up the phone, she said to Wen Qing, who was taking off her white coat, "There's a mission. The Emperor Hotel, suspected date rape case. Prepare the crime scene investigation kit and evidence collection tools."
"Understood!" Wen Qing quickly put on her white coat and began preparing efficiently.
In today's society with sound laws and extensive surveillance, heinous murder cases are rare.
The scope of the forensic department's work has also expanded, and it often assists the police in handling cases involving the detection of drugs and date rape drugs.
These contraband items are usually distributed through clandestine channels, making them difficult for ordinary people to access, and often involve individuals with special backgrounds or financial resources.
Most of the time, victims choose to remain silent due to various concerns, resulting in very few of these cases coming to light.
Lin Xili and Wen Qing, carrying professional survey equipment, drove to the Emperor Hotel in the city center.
The scene has been taken under control by police officers from the local police station who arrived earlier.
Lin Xili immediately spotted the familiar face leading the team—Wei Dongyang, the captain of the Haidian District Police Station.
"Captain Wei," Lin Xili greeted him as he stepped forward.
Wei Dongyang saw them, nodded, and briefly explained the situation:
"The girl who called the police was named Shi Yue. She insisted that the man had drugged her."
The man denied using any illegal means, only admitting that a sexual relationship had occurred.
"I can't remember exactly what happened, and now everyone has their own version of events, so I need your technical support."
Lin Xili looked in the direction Wei Dongyang indicated.
On the sofa in the suite's living room sat a young girl, her clothes disheveled, her hair messy, and she was sobbing softly.
The man, who was standing by the window with his back to them and was already dressed, turned around when he heard the sound.
The moment their eyes met, both Lin Xili and the other person were stunned.
That man was actually Xu Yanchi!
Her current brother-in-law is Lin Xuenuo's husband, who is pregnant!
Xu Yanchi clearly did not expect to meet Lin Xili here, in this way.
His face flashed with shock, embarrassment, and a hint of indescribable panic, but he quickly turned his face away and avoided looking at Lin Xili again.
The moment Lin Xili recognized Xu Yanchi, a mixture of absurdity, disgust, and icy anger surged into her heart.
He was having an affair while her sister was pregnant...
She suppressed the urge to vomit, clenched her fists tightly, and forced herself to calm down quickly.
She is a forensic doctor and a judicial worker, representing the law and justice, and must not be tainted by any personal emotions.
She indifferently shifted her gaze away from Xu Yanchi and turned to Wei Dongyang.
"Team Leader Wei, we need to collect biological samples from both parties, including blood, oral swabs, hair, and any bodily fluids and containers that may remain at the scene."
"Okay, proceed according to procedure." Wei Dongyang gestured for the police officers to cooperate.
Lin Xili and Wen Qing put on masks and gloves, opened the survey kit, and began collecting samples.
She walked towards Shi Yue first.
"Hello, I am Lin Xili, a forensic doctor from the Forensic Medicine Department of the Municipal Bureau of Justice. I need to collect some samples from you to test for the presence of prohibited drugs in your body. Please cooperate."
Shi Yue raised her tearful eyes, looked at Lin Xili, then glanced fearfully in Xu Yanchi's direction, and nodded timidly.
Lin Xili took Shi Yue to the bedroom of the suite, drew venous blood, collected oral mucosal cells, skin flakes that might be under her fingernails, and semen residue from her body.
After collecting Shi Yue's sample, Lin Xili left the room and walked up to Xu Yanchi.
Xu Yanchi remained standing there, his expression somewhat unpleasant.
When Lin Xili approached with the blood collection needle and vacuum tube, he subconsciously took a half step back.
"Mr. Xu, please cooperate with our work." Lin Xili's voice was somewhat cold.
Xu Yanchi looked at her, his lips moved, but in the end he didn't say anything and stretched out his arm.
Lin Xili deftly applied a tourniquet, disinfected the area, inserted the needle, and drew blood. The entire process was conducted without any unnecessary touching or pausing.
After the blood draw was completed, Lin Xili took out an individually packaged white pill and an unopened bottle of mineral water from the evidence collection kit.
Shi Yue had already come out of the bedroom and was sitting on the sofa.
She stepped forward and handed her the water and the white particle:
"This is an emergency contraceptive pill. If you need it, you can take it now to reduce unnecessary risks later."
Shi Yue was stunned for a moment, then took the pill with trembling hands, twisted open the mineral water bottle and drank it down with the pill.
At this moment, Xu Yanchi finally couldn't hold back any longer. Taking advantage of the gap between the police officer and Wen Qing checking other items, he lowered his voice and pleaded:
"Xi Li... could you... please not let your family know about this?"
"Jon Snow...she's pregnant, she can't handle any stress..."
Lin Xili paused for a moment, then slowly turned her head to look at Xu Yanchi.
She knew that the Xu family was in the media business, and as long as she didn't say anything, he had his own ways of keeping it from his family.
"Mr. Xu, I am a forensic doctor. My duty is to collect evidence and ascertain the facts."
Whether your family will ultimately find out about this depends on the evidence and the subsequent legal proceedings, and has nothing to do with whether I am a gossip.
Her words extinguished any thought Xu Yanchi might have had of communicating privately.
Xu Yanchi's face instantly turned ashen.
Wei Dongyang walked over and said to Xu Yanchi and Shi Yue, "The preliminary evidence collection is complete. Please come with us to the police station to assist with further investigation and questioning."
Xu Yanchi: "I can cooperate with the investigation, but I need to contact my lawyer."
Wei Dongyang nodded. "Okay, go back to the police station. We'll give you time to contact a lawyer."
Xu Yanchi turned back and gave Lin Xili a deep look before being led away from the room by the police.
In the suite, only Lin Xili and Wen Qing remained, along with a room full of physical evidence that needed careful examination.
Wen Qing leaned closer and clicked her tongue in a low voice: "My God... Xi Li, isn't that the eldest son of the Xu family, the heir to Xu's Media?"
"They just got married three months ago, and he's already acting too..."
Lin Xili raised his hand, stopping Wen Qing from saying anything more.
"Work," she said, her voice a little hoarse.
She knelt down again and began to carefully examine the carpet for any possible marks, collect the scattered wine glasses, and wipe the table with cotton swabs...
Only she knows the truth, regardless of what it may be.
The last layer of filter that she had in her heart for the image of that handsome young man she once secretly admired was completely shattered!
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