Chapter 70
Yu Lei went to Xu Qinghong to wish her a happy new year, bringing gifts and a handwritten letter of apology. He sincerely admitted his mistake, analyzing the reasons, the specific rules and regulations he had violated, and then explaining how he would solve similar problems in the future. Finally, he expressed his determination to sacrifice his life for the safety of people's lives and property.
Xu Qinghong retired two years later, but he had used DeepSeek before. He immediately tore up his crappy self-criticism and told him to go back and rewrite it.
However, Yu Lei said that if Tang Jiulin was not allowed to resume his post, his life might be in danger.
Xu Qinghong didn't know whether he was bluffing or had really found out something, but since the words had already come out of his mouth and entered her ears, she couldn't pretend not to hear them.
She is always afraid of the worst and just wants to retire in peace.
Normally, on the first day back from the Spring Festival holiday, no one would immediately get into work; they'd have to try their luck. Chen Jingzhou was no exception. He swept the office floor leisurely, hummed a song as he changed the water dispenser bucket, and made himself an iced Americano. Just as he sat down to wait for his computer to boot up, Yu Lei appeared.
His eyes lit up instantly, and he happily put down his coffee cup and said, "Captain Yu, you're back."
"Why is there no information about Ding Xinqiao before he came to Donghe City? Did the census miss him?"
While asking, Yu Lei kicked Chen Jingzhou's computer case. The computer, which had been running for a long time but the fan didn't start, turned on after this kick.
Chen Jingzhou was stunned. It usually took him more than five minutes to boot up his computer. It turned out there was such a shortcut!
"I don't know. The system only has information about him when he was in high school. Any earlier information is unavailable. I just started working and haven't had time to check it yet." Chen Jingzhou explained.
"Go ahead, and also go to the bank and the telecommunications company. Give it to me before you get off work tonight."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jingzhou's face fell as if he had bought stocks. Captain Yu was too dedicated in choosing the timing of his suspension. He chose to suspend him during the Spring Festival holiday. What's the difference between this and not suspending him at all?
In fact, Yu Lei did not come specifically to urge the cattle and horses to work, he was just passing by.
After getting his police officer ID back from Xu Qinghong, Yu Lei went straight to the Technical Investigation Building next door. When he knocked on Hu Ye's office door, a smile was already on his face.
"Chief Hu, Happy New Year!" Yu Lei placed the gift on the desk and sat sideways at the corner.
Hu Ye, who was wearing a white coat, looked at him with disdain, but since she didn't want to hit someone who smiled at her, she endured it.
"Brother Wolf, Happy New Year."
"What Wolf Brother? Did you give me that name?" Yu Lei didn't react for a moment.
"The wolf of the weasel." Hu Ye was annoyed. Ever since he woke her up in the middle of the night to make a 3D portrait, she felt nervous when she saw his face. "I'm terrified. Don't give me that. Just tell me what you want to do."
"Tsk, you're such a bore." Yu Lei shook his head and pointed at her, then asked, "Is there any disease that requires long-term estrogen therapy?"
"How long?" Hu Ye looked up at him. "One or two years, or ten or twenty years?"
"Ten years and up."
"So long. That only applies to two situations: congenital estrogen deficiency, which affects development and pregnancy. Those who wish to have children must continue taking it. The second type is men who have undergone gender reassignment surgery, who need long-term estrogen supplementation to maintain bone density and secondary sexual characteristics."
Yu Lei was as quiet as a statue for a long time, even his breathing slowed down.
Hu Ye thought he didn't understand and continued, "In simple terms, when a man changes his sex to become a woman, he needs to maintain his body fat content and bones... What's wrong with you, Yu Lei?"
He stood up and walked to the window, facing out. He stuffed his hands into his trouser pockets to hide his trembling, but that couldn't hide the redness in his eyes. His fingertips were numb, as if they had been electrified. He pulled his hands out of his pockets, clasped them in front of him, and rubbed them back and forth, taking deep breaths to relieve the sudden physiological stress reaction.
"Drink some water." Hu Ye poured him a glass of ice water. The blind man could also see that he was not in a good condition at the moment.
Yu Lei took the cup and gulped it down. He drank too quickly, choking on water that entered his trachea, and suddenly began to cough violently. He couldn't stop coughing, doubled over and squatted on the ground, retching uncontrollably. His face flushed, his neck bruised, and tears welled up in his eyes, dripping onto his numb fingertips.
"Hey, who's trying to snatch it from you? Drink slowly." Hu Ye squatted down and patted him on the back, considerately not exposing his not-so-clever disguise.
After coughing for a while, Yu Lei sat down on the ground, took a deep breath, and wiped his face with his sleeve. This action disgusted Hu Ye, and he quickly took a tissue and wiped his face. How disgusting! How could you wipe tears and snot on clothes? For a doctor, this was a nuclear bomb-level injury.
"I'll do it myself." Yu Lei's nose was almost lifted off hers, but he finally seemed to calm down. He cleared his throat and continued, "So... taking estrogen for many years, are there any side effects on the body?"
"Gaining weight is inevitable. Over time, the body develops drug resistance, requiring increased dosages, and the burden on the kidneys increases. This is also why people who have undergone gender reassignment generally have shorter lifespans." Hu Ye sighed, pulling up an office chair and sitting next to Yu Lei. She didn't want to sit on the floor; squatting all the time was tiring.
Hu Ye had already guessed it roughly, but since Yu Lei didn't say it explicitly, she pretended not to know.
"Why can't I recognize him..." Yu Lei murmured softly, "Is there such a big difference between the appearance before and after the sex change?"
Hu Ye thought for a moment and said, "Because most patients will undergo facial fat grafting after surgery, especially those with more obvious masculine features, who will have adjustments to their nose bridge, jawbone, and eyes to make their facial features softer and more feminine. This is also part of gender reassignment surgery, and those with sufficient funds will have it done at the same time."
Yu Lei's gaze fell on his clasped fingertips, his back hunched in a dejected and depressed manner. He sniffed, let out a long breath, and then smiled, a smile that was bitter and helpless.
He stood up on his knees and gently placed the tissue box on the desk. "Thank you."
After leaving the police station, Yu Lei drove to the townhouse where Tang Ruxin and Tong Jiayu lived and entered the password to open the door.
He went to Tong Jiayu's room on the second floor, took a few strands of hair from the comb in the bathroom, and took a tube of lipstick. Then he returned to his own home and went into the bedroom to take a few strands of Tang Ruxin's hair from the pillow.
After returning to the police station, Yu Lei handed these things over to the technical detective and came to Hu Ye's office again.
Hu Ye wasn't there at the time, probably in the autopsy room. He was curled up on the sofa playing a game on his phone, which he continued to do until dark. When Hu Ye returned, he was startled because he hadn't turned on the lights, and the light from his phone screen made his face look like a ghost.
Hu Ye and Yu Lei were alumni of the same police academy. She was two years younger than him, but they didn't have much else to do with each other. Yu Lei's frequent appearances today made her a little uncomfortable.
"Don't you have anywhere to go?" Hu Ye asked, going to his desk to pack up his things. "If not, then find an internet cafe to hang out in. Why do you keep coming to my place? People will misunderstand you later."
After finishing a game match, Yu Lei put away his phone.
"One last question." He paused, as if he didn't know how to start. "After becoming a woman, can I change back?"
Hu Ye looked at him silently for a moment, then thought of his emotional breakdown in the morning and thought it would be best to answer tactfully.
"The form is fine, but the quality is not." Looking at Yu Lei's bewildered eyes, Hu Ye knew that he had been too tactful, so he continued to explain: "Things that have been cut off cannot have normal functions even if they are rebuilt. They are just decorations."
Yu Lei nodded, stood up and prepared to leave.
"Yu Lei," Hu Ye called out to him, "We still have to look forward."
This insignificant and unhelpful remark was Hu Ye's best attempt at comfort. As a senior medical examiner who could dissect a person without blinking, she certainly hadn't gained much skill in comforting people. But after seeing it all, she couldn't be more unkind without being pretentious.
Yu Lei didn't look back, but waved to her with his back.
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