Fox Fairy
The meeting place was a small park not far from here. Ye Jingan and Liu Muzhe walked over slowly.
Lu Yu hurried over with a large backpack slung over his shoulder and three cups of milk tea in his hands. He shook Ye Jingan's hand vigorously, "Thank you, thank you. You are truly my benefactors!"
Ye Jingan remembered the jealous look Brother Liu gave him when Officer Lu put his arm around his shoulders at the hotel last time. He quickly pulled his arm away and said, "Officer Lu, you're too polite. What case are you talking about?"
"It's not a complicated case. The husband of a company owner died. The suspect has been confirmed to be his wife, but she has run away and can't be found anywhere. What makes us anxious is that her husband turned into a mummy just a few days after his death. I don't know how the blood in his body disappeared, and we can't find any clues. Strangely, the DNA comparison results of this corpse showed that he was not human, and it didn't match the previous information of her husband. We can't be sure whether this corpse is her husband." Lu Yu said.
"It's really this case. Brother Liu is awesome." Ye Jing'an said.
"How did you know?" Lu Yu asked.
"This boss is my sister's client and owes her company a large sum of money. My sister is anxiously looking for her everywhere, so she asked me to look for her." Ye Jing'an said.
"I see. The clues are gone. She's in hiding." Lu Yu said, "Do you have any way to find her?"
"Can we go and see the body?" Liu Muzhe asked.
"The police station has strict control, so I'm afraid it's not convenient." Lu Yu pondered for a moment, "I can say that you are experts in studying corpses, so I asked you to take a look."
"That's a valid reason." Ye Jing'an agreed.
"But the forensic doctors there are quite arrogant. They might make things difficult for you. If I get caught, I'll be finished," Lu Yu said.
"It doesn't matter. Brother Liu, just ignore him and I will deal with him. If you ask me a question, just say you don't know. I'm just a driver." Ye Jing'an said.
"Okay, the people I bring here generally won't have any doubts anyway. But after you look at the corpse, you have to come up with some conclusions, and you can't bring it into the story of ghosts." Lu Yu said.
"What did your forensic doctor say?" Liu Muzhe asked.
"They say he died of blood loss, but there are no wounds. I don't know how the blood disappeared." Lu Yu said.
"Okay, when you asked me how he died of blood loss, I just shook my head." Liu Muzhe said.
"Okay, we'll investigate privately later." Lu Yu handed them the information in his bag. "This is the result of our investigation. You should familiarize yourself with the case first. This can't be spread outside. You have to keep it a secret for me, otherwise I'll be sent to be beaten again."
"Don't worry, Officer Lu." Ye Jing'an picked up the information, which was much more than what his sister gave him.
Han Xiujuan's motive for murder was that her husband had cheated on her. The couple had been married for many years but had no children, and her husband's mother kept urging them to have a child. Han Xiujuan was focused on her career and didn't care much about the children.
Her husband met a young woman on a business trip. They developed feelings for each other and the woman became pregnant. He filed for divorce from Han Xiujuan. Han Xiujuan could not stand this betrayal and killed her husband. The mistress also disappeared with her and her whereabouts are currently unknown.
"This woman is young and beautiful, what does he want from her?" Ye Jing'an looked at the young woman in the photo, who was probably about the same age as his sister.
"For money. We investigated this woman and found out she worked in a bar before. As police officers, we've seen this kind of situation many times. These days, people will do anything for money." Lu Yu said.
"I saw it said that the divorce was filed in April. Why did they kill someone now? Were they discussing it during this period?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"Han Xiujuan has been busy with work during this period and has ignored them. They are all living their own lives." said Officer Lu.
"Why did you do this? You worked so hard to earn money, and then you killed someone. You even gave up your company and ran away for a scumbag. It's such a shame." Ye Jing'an didn't quite understand her behavior.
"I heard that his company went bankrupt before and he owed a lot of debts. It was Han Xiujuan who used the money earned from her own company to help him pay off his debts. She also supported him all the time. This man is really immoral. I guess they also had private discussions during this period, and finally they had a disagreement and decided to kill each other." said Officer Lu.
"Her company said that she became very beautiful some time ago. My sister said that this was inconsistent with her usual personality. Has Officer Lu found out why?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"We checked the surveillance footage and she is indeed much prettier, but she is rich to begin with. There are many cases where rich people look like different people after putting on makeup. Her husband cheated on her with a young mistress, so it makes sense for her to dress herself up." Lu Yu said.
"Brother Liu, what do you think of the nine months in between?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"Nine months can do a lot of things. Let's go and see the body first." Liu Muzhe said.
"Let's go now, my dad is out." Lu Yu said.
"Hahahahahaha, how come being a policeman is like being a thief?" Ye Jing'an joked.
"You'll know in a few days how we changed our identities," Lu Yu said.
"I'm used to being lazy and can't be a policeman, but I really wanted to apply to the police academy before." Ye Jing'an said.
"You're quite suitable. Your physique is perfect for grappling. You'll be able to catch anyone accurately. Wearing a SWAT uniform will surely charm a lot of pretty girls!" Lu Yu was curious and gossiped, "Are you looking for a partner?"
"I've looked for them. Don't you know them all?" Ye Jing'an said.
"Ah? When did I meet your girlfriend? I've never even seen her." Lu Yu recalled that there were little girls surrounding Ye Jing'an.
"Of course I haven't seen him before. You even wanted to shake his hand when you met him." Ye Jing'an said with a smile.
"What?" Lu Yu thought for a moment and said, "No, I just wanted to shake hands with Brother Liu and make friends."
"Yes, he is my partner." Ye Jingan hugged him and said, "How about it, are we a good match?"
Lu Yu was stunned and turned to ask Liu Muze: "You are a man, right?"
"Is there any need to doubt this?" Liu Muzhe said with a smile.
"Ah? You are gay?" Lu Yu asked in surprise.
"Why is Officer Lu making such a fuss? He has been a policeman for so many years, you must have never seen a homosexual before." Ye Jing'an said.
"I have seen quite a few, but none of my friends have, so I was quite surprised. My father warned me since I was a child that if I liked a man, he would beat me up and throw me on the street." Lu Yu shook his head decisively.
"Damn, my uncle is so cruel? Fortunately, my grandfather is open-minded and my dad doesn't dare to provoke him." Ye Jing'an said.
The relationship between the two of them piqued Lu Yu's great interest. He asked questions all the way and still had many questions left when he arrived at the police station. However, when a young policeman came out to greet him, Lu Yu's playful expression immediately turned serious.
Ye Jingan secretly laughed. Officer Lu was just a funny guy and a chatterbox. It was really tiring to keep up appearances all day long.
Lu Yu brought the two to the Forensic Inspection Center: "Wait a moment, I'll go say hello to Forensic Doctor Wei."
"Okay." Ye Jing'an said.
The police station was huge, and the officers coming and going were all busy with their own affairs, not looking at them suspiciously. Ye Jingan had been caught by the police many times when he was a child because of mischief. He still had some psychological trauma when he came to the police station. He was inexplicably afraid of seeing the police, but he was more afraid of running into a familiar police officer. Fortunately, this was the police station near her sister's company. He had never made any mischief here before, so the police here probably wouldn't recognize him.
Lu Yu came over with a man in a white coat and introduced them with a smile: "This is Wei Yuan, the forensic pathologist from our bureau. This is Dr. Liu, an expert on mummies. Next to him is his assistant."
"Hello, you look very young." Wei Yuan said.
Liu Muzhe smiled and nodded in greeting.
"Hello, Forensic Doctor Wei. Dr. Liu doesn't like to talk much. I will answer any questions he has." Ye Jing'an said.
"Okay, then put on your lab coats and go check out the body first," Wei Yuan said.
The dissection room wasn't very large, but everything was neatly arranged. The body on the dissection table was covered with a white sheet. Wei Yuan uncovered the sheet and said, "Doctor Liu, please advise me."
The corpse was severely dehydrated, a mere skeleton, its skin still smooth and shiny. Its limbs and body were tightly curled up, and its mouth was wide, as if it had been frightened. Liu Muze put on a glove and pressed on the corpse's abdomen, frowning as he looked at its mouth.
Before Lu Yu could speak, Wei Yuan asked, "Dr. Liu, what did you find?"
Liu Muzhe shook his head.
"The doctor you hired didn't find anything abnormal with the body. When the director scolded me, you should stand up and speak out. Don't just hold your breath and watch me get scolded!" Wei Yuan said.
"I don't get scolded more than you, and you are often praised. Do I get praised? Why didn't you speak up for me when I was scolded?" Lu Yu retorted.
"Why should I interrupt when my father is teaching his son a lesson? Get out and don't pollute my autopsy room!" Wei Yuan said unhappily.
"I thought I was interested in seeing your precious corpse!" Lu Yu cursed softly as he walked out, bringing Liu Muze and Ye Jing'an to his office. "How is it? Did you find anything?"
"Yes, it's a fox demon." Liu Muzhe said.
"Was it really a monster?" Lu Yu rubbed his face. "Why do bad things always happen to me? My father doesn't believe in supernatural things. How should I write this report?"
"It's okay. You can just not write it. There's a forensic doctor who will be scolded along with you." Ye Jing'an joked.
"He's the only forensic doctor in the bureau. If he leaves, there'll be no one to do the work, but there are plenty of police officers. If I leave, the bureau will still handle the case. Will it be the same?" Lu Yu sighed. "According to Brother Liu, Han Xiujuan is a fox demon?"
Liu Muze shook his head: "No, she should be worshipping the fox fairy."
"Worshiping a fox fairy?" Ye Jing'an asked, "Didn't you just say it was a fox demon? How did it become a fox fairy now?"
Liu Muze explained to them that there was a folk belief in "Eastern Temples, Western Secret Treasures, Northern Foxes, and Southern Five Elements." In the north, people mainly worshipped spirits, including foxes, which we often hear of as "out-of-body spirits."
However, in ancient times, the five rituals were emphasized, with auspicious rituals being the most important. Therefore, the ancient government had strict regulations on the objects of sacrifice. Many people sacrificed to ghosts and mountain spirits that were not included in the regulations. Such sacrifices were collectively called lewd sacrifices. Lewd sacrifices bring no blessings. Despite repeated official prohibitions, such lewd sacrifices still prevailed among the people.
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