Chapter 87 Their relationship? 1. Corpse odor
Wednesday, October 2, 9:30 p.m.
"Xiaobai, this fish head soup is nutritious. Drink it while it's hot."
Mai Shaozhen enthusiastically served Xiaobai a bowl of fish soup, and then handed a bowl of soup with a fish head to Han Jianye. She looked at Han Jianye and said, "It's good to follow Captain Han. You eat the meat and we drink the soup."
Han Jianye sat on the chair with his hands crossed. He glanced at Mai Shaozhen, then turned his gaze to Ye Bai and found that in front of him was a bowl of tender white fish soup, while the fish soup in his bowl was occupied by half a fish head.
"Mai Shaozhen, you did this on purpose."
"How could that be? The fish head is the essence of the whole fish soup. I'm doing this for your own good. Don't be too touched, and don't thank me."
Han Jianye made a snort and looked at the two people drinking soup and then at the bowl on the table. He hated spitting out fish bones when eating fish, but Mai Shaozhen deliberately gave him such a big piece of fish head.
So he reached out and took Ye Bai's bowl, and then exchanged his bowl with him.
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Ye Bai stood there in a daze with the soup spoon in his right hand. He blinked, confused by Han Jianye's sudden action. He had only taken two sips of the bowl of fish soup and it was replaced by him. Didn't he even dislike the one he had eaten?
"Han Jianye, can you be a little more childish?" Mai Shaozhen looked at him and said.
Han Jianye drank the fish soup silently and responded nonchalantly: "I don't know who said that fish heads are nutritious just now. Now the nutrients are given to you, brother Ye Bai. Aren't you happy?"
"I..." Mai Shaozhen was speechless for a moment, then looked at Ye Bai and whispered, "Xiaobai, hurry up and eat. Captain Han is treating us tonight. He has money, so you don't have to be polite to him."
Ye Bai hummed and fell into deep thought as he looked at the fish head in front of him, because he also didn't like eating fish heads.
"By the way, Xiaobai, are you still living in the dormitory?" Mai Shaozhen asked him.
"yes."
"Come live with me? I live alone in my three-bedroom apartment, and I often video chat with Xiaoxi. Last time, I talked about you with Captain Yan."
"Really?" Ye Bai's eyes suddenly lit up, "Did Captain Yan say anything?"
"He said..."
"I'm full." Han Jianye suddenly stood up, interrupting their conversation, and turned to pay the bill.
Mai Shaozhen glanced at Han Jianye and found that his expression suddenly turned stern. "This guy's mood changes like the weather. Hey, Xiaobai, you've worked hard, but don't pay attention to him."
Ye Bai pursed his lips and smiled, "It's okay, I'm used to it."
Just when they finished eating and were about to leave, a girl came in from the door and passed by them. She came to pack a portion of white rice and a portion of spicy chicken.
When Mai Shaozhen passed by the girl, she smelled something and her expression immediately became serious. She grabbed Ye Bai who was about to get up and whispered, "Wait a minute."
Han Jianye and Ye Bai noticed that something was wrong with Mai Shaozhen. They looked at each other and followed her gaze to the girl who had just entered the room.
After the girl packed up and left, she passed by Mai Shaozhen again and asked her to confirm once again that she was not mistaken in smelling the odor.
Mai Shaozhen turned to look at Han Jianye and Ye Bai, "Let's go."
"What's the matter?" Han Jianye also felt that Mai Shaozhen was mysterious.
After the three of them went out, they followed the girl from a distance.
"That girl had a stench of corpse. Didn't you smell it? I wasn't sure the first time she passed by me, but when I smelled it the second time, I was very sure it was the stench of corpse. You have to understand that corpse odor can be absorbed by clothes and skin mucous membranes and is difficult to wash off."
After Mai Shaozhen finished speaking, Ye Bai also fell into a brief contemplation, "I smelled it too, but I didn't pay much attention to it. After all, it's hot, and some people will emit the odor of body odor, which is very pungent."
"That's not body odor, it's just a faint corpse odor. We've been working together for so long, and you still don't believe in my professional ability?"
Han Jianye looked at Mai Shaozhen and said, "I believe you. After all, sometimes you go to see corpses without even wearing a mask. Your sense of smell must be more sensitive than ours."
"It's very simple. Sometimes we need to use our sense of smell to determine the cause of death or to respect the deceased, so we may not wear masks. But in order to protect our health and safety and to prevent contamination of the test materials, masks are worn during autopsies."
The three of them talked as they walked, and then followed the girl to a residential area. They watched the girl go upstairs alone, and then began to look up at the residential buildings attentively. Two minutes later, the lights in the living room of a house on the left side of the 4th floor came on.
"She lives on the 4th floor, so this address should be No. 402." Han Jianye said very confidently.
Ye Bai asked him: "So what are we going to do next?"
After all, it was not enough for them to judge based on the stench of a corpse alone. "Besides, if it was really a stench of a corpse, it should have been emanating. Then the girl's neighbors living upstairs would definitely have been able to smell it and complain."
Mai Shaozhen was very sure of Ye Bai's analysis. "Xiaobai is right. Once the stench of a corpse is released, it cannot be suppressed. That means the body is not here, but somewhere else. The girl has been to the place where the body was hidden, so the stench of the corpse is absorbed by her clothes or body. She has not noticed it after smelling it for a long time."
After hearing this, Han Jianye frowned and said, "Has she been smelling the stench of the corpse for a long time? Doesn't she feel disgusted?"
Ye Bai came up with another idea, "Is it possible that she just accidentally passed by somewhere and brought back the stench of corpses?"
"Xiao Bai's speculation is not impossible." Mai Shaozhen looked at Han Jianye, "You should have some ideas, right?"
"have."
"I know you have it. Do you need my help now? If not, I'll go back first and have dinner with you guys. I haven't finished writing the report yet."
Han Jianye said, "You go back first. We need to find out what the girl's name is and what she does."
"Okay, I'll go first then." Mai Shaozhen patted Ye Bai's shoulder, "Sister is going back, let's contact each other by phone if there's anything."
"Got it. Be careful on your way back." Ye Bai said to Mai Shaozhen.
"What are you afraid of? I'm a black belt in Taekwondo. If you dare to mess with me, I'll beat you to a pulp."
After hearing this, Han Jianye teased, "With your manly character, who would dare to marry you in the future?"
Mai Shaozhen had a look on his face that said "you don't care". He even deliberately pulled Ye Bai's hand and leaned his head on his shoulder. "I have money. I can't have a relationship with a man who is younger than me. I like gentle, polite and quiet guys like Xiaobai."
Then he looked up at Ye Bai, "Xiao Bai, if you want to have a relationship, you have to consider your sister, do you know?"
Ye Bai pursed his lips and smiled, and said cooperatively: "Okay."
Han Jianye glanced at them, then clicked his tongue, looked at Ye Bai and said, "Let's go."
Mai Shaozhen stopped joking with Ye Bai, let go of his hand and turned to leave. After all, doing business was more important.