A forensic doctor is reborn, sir, please don't bully me!

Chapter 369 Fingers

“That’s not the case.” Bai Mengfei said helplessly, but finally told the truth, “He made it clear that I must go alone.”

Xiang Yuntian looked at Bai Mengfei's solemn expression, nodded slightly, and forced a wry smile to show his understanding.

Bai Mengfei climbed to the rooftop of the tall building alone. When she pushed open the rusty rooftop door, a man wearing a strange mask came into view.

"Don't you find it ridiculous? You invited me here, yet you hide your true self and dare not show me your real face." Bai Mengfei said as she walked over with firm steps.

The man let out a chilling laugh, his tone filled with disdain: "I dare not show my true face? Hmph, I just want to make this game more exciting."

"A game?" Bai Mengfei stopped abruptly, her delicate brows furrowing tightly. "You actually treat human lives as a game, as a joke!"

"So what?" The man was extremely arrogant, and he threw his head back and burst into a long laugh, which echoed across the empty rooftop.

Seeing his arrogance, Bai Mengfei took a deep breath, trying to calm herself and remain unaffected. After taking a few deep breaths, she frowned and asked coldly, "Have you laughed enough? If you have, then we can begin your so-called 'game'! Tell me, what is your purpose in calling me up here?"

Upon hearing Bai Mengfei's question, the man's expression suddenly darkened, and he fell into deep thought.

A moment later, he raised his head and gently adjusted the mask on his face with his left hand, as if afraid that the mask would fall off.

Bai Mengfei raised her eyes and carefully examined his figure, a strange sense of familiarity welling up in her heart.

She felt that the figure looked familiar, but for a moment she couldn't remember where she had seen it before.

Just as she was pondering, the man suddenly spoke: "Punishment."

Bai Mengfei quickly realized what was going on and pressed, "Who do you want to punish? And how do you want to punish them?"

He slowly approached Bai Mengfei, lowering his voice as he spoke, "Last time I trusted you and gave you a fair chance, but you betrayed me. And this time..."

At this moment, the distance between him and Bai Mengfei was only three meters.

Just then, the dilapidated iron gate was smashed open with a loud bang, and a group of people rushed in.

Upon seeing this, the man stopped in his tracks, for it was Zhu Heng and his group of police officers who had rushed in.

"Where can you run now? Cheng Xiao, grab him!" Zhu Heng shouted.

Bai Mengfei reacted quickly, rushing forward to try and grab the man in front of her. However, her hands grasped at empty air; the man had vanished into thin air in the dim light.

"What exactly is going on?"

All the police officers present, including Xiang Yuntian, were panicked and completely bewildered. They stood back to back, cautiously observing their surroundings, fearing that the criminals might suddenly dart out from some corner.

Bai Mengfei stood alone, staring at her empty hands, her eyes revealing confusion and bewilderment.

At that moment, Kelly, who was in the crowd, suddenly thought of something. In a trembling voice, she said to Zhu Heng, "This might be using VR virtual reality or AR augmented reality technology, through principles such as light refraction. What we just saw might be like a mirage, a virtual image."

Kelly herself was quite frightened when she said those words.

At this moment, Xiang Yuntian walked to Bai Mengfei's side. He didn't say anything, but gently nudged Bai Mengfei, who was still in a daze.

Pushed by him, Bai Mengfei finally came to her senses and quickly turned to look at him.

Bai Mengfei blinked silently, staring blankly at him with a bewildered expression on her face.

"Are you alright?" Xiang Yuntian asked softly.

Bai Mengfei replied, "I have a bad feeling, I feel like something is going to happen." At this moment, her mind was in turmoil, and various terrifying and blurry images kept flashing through her mind.

Every scene is fleeting.

She knew in her heart that, given the killer's personality, this was undoubtedly another opportunity, and another test.

Moreover, Zhu Heng and his group did not keep their promise, and the murderer may very well do something even more terrible this time.

The next day, as soon as Bai Mengfei arrived at the police station, she saw Zhen Liang's father, Zhen Chuan, walking towards the office with Zhu Heng.

Upon seeing Bai Mengfei and Xiang Yuntian, Zhu Heng called out, "You two come here for a moment, I have something important to tell you."

Upon hearing Zhu Heng's words, Bai Mengfei and Xiang Yuntian followed without hesitation.

Upon arriving at the office, Zhen Chuan pulled a delicate little box from his trench coat pocket. His hands trembled slightly as he opened the box, saying, "This is what I received this morning."

His expression was unusually cold as he said this.

Bai Mengfei had a premonition that the contents of the box were definitely not simple.

However, as an experienced forensic pathologist, she was not afraid at all; instead, she widened her eyes and stared intently at the box.

What exactly is inside the box?

When Zhu Heng opened the box, Xiang Yuntian was taken aback. He was instantly wide awake, having been somewhat sleepy. Because inside the box was a single finger.

He looked up in surprise at Zhen Chuan.

Based on his understanding of psychology, Xiang Yuntian was quite surprised by Zhen Chuan's calm expression at this moment.

"What...is this? Could it be Zhen Liang's?" he asked in a low voice.

Zhen Chuan nodded affirmatively, turned to look at him, and said, "That's right, this is Xiao Liang's finger. This morning, a seven or eight-year-old girl brought it here according to the criminal's instructions."

"Then why are you so calm, without any reaction?" Xiang Yuntian asked in a low voice.

Zhen Chuan calmly replied, "Because this at least shows that Xiao Liang is not in any immediate danger, is it?"

Hearing Zhen Chuan's explanation, Xiang Yuntian suddenly understood and nodded silently. Then, he and Bai Mengfei looked up at the same time, looking at Zhu Heng standing behind the desk.

At this moment, Zhu Heng rested his hands on the desk, his head bowed, his face filled with despair and helplessness.

“This is the most cunning criminal I’ve ever met,” Zhu Heng said softly, his tone seemingly tinged with self-reproach, as if hoping Zhen Chuan would forgive his incompetence.

Zhen Chuan, on the contrary, seemed quite calm. He said in a deep voice, "No matter how cunning the criminals are, as long as Xiao Liang is still alive, that's all that matters. I'm here today not to pursue responsibility, but to hope that you can intensify your efforts and bring the criminals to justice as soon as possible."

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