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

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Zhu Heng pondered for a moment, then turned and walked toward the window, saying as he walked, "My brother-in-law only has this one precious son. It shouldn't be difficult for him to come up with ten million to ransom him."

Upon hearing this, Bai Mengfei and Xiang Yuntian finally felt relieved.

However, Zhu Heng's next words made both of them gasp in shock. Zhu Heng turned back and continued, "But if my brother-in-law were to come up with such a large sum of money now, and then tell him that his only son has been kidnapped, I'm worried he wouldn't be able to handle the blow. He's almost sixty years old, and his heart isn't very good."

Upon hearing Zhu Heng's words, the joy that had just appeared on Xiang Yuntian and Bai Mengfei's faces vanished instantly.

Since things had come to this point, and this matter was related to Bai Mengfei, Xiang Yuntian had no choice but to resort to his last resort. He said, "In that case, I'll go and discuss it with my parents and see if they can come up with ten million to save Zhen Liang."

Zhu Heng knew Xiang Yuntian's family background and was aware that Xiang Yuntian's parents indeed had the financial means.

In Xiang Yuntian's parents' eyes, ten million was as insignificant as a hundred yuan in the eyes of ordinary people.

But doing so is clearly not appropriate.

Zhu Heng shook his head in opposition: "No, doing this will only complicate matters further. Forensic Doctor Xiang, I know you are kind-hearted and want to save lives, but this will involve your parents as well, do you understand?"

“I understand, but…” At this point, Xiang Yuntian turned his head and looked at Bai Mengfei.

Actually, he was worried that Bai Mengfei would offend Zhen Chuan because of this, so he wanted to do something for Bai Mengfei and do his part.

As an experienced veteran police officer, Zhu Heng immediately saw through Xiang Yuntian's worries.

He quickly said to Xiang Yuntian, "Actually, my brother-in-law is a reasonable person, and you are all juniors. This matter is not your fault, so I don't think he will hold you accountable without understanding the situation. You don't need to worry about this at all, Forensic Doctor Shao."

Hearing Zhu Heng's assurance, Xiang Yuntian breathed a sigh of relief for Bai Mengfei and said gratefully, "Yes, thank you for reminding me, Director Zhu."

Bai Mengfei, however, insisted on taking responsibility, as she felt it was her fault for not taking good care of Zhen Liang. So she took a step forward without hesitation, looked at Zhu Heng and said, "Even if Mr. Zhen doesn't pursue the matter, I still have a responsibility, so I have to do something."

"Are you still able to contact the bandit who demanded the ransom?" Zhu Heng asked.

Bai Mengfei took out her phone, glanced at it, and said thoughtfully, "It should be possible, but this criminal is very cunning. He never talks to me for more than three minutes at a time, so I'm worried that the police won't be able to track him down."

“It’s okay, call him first and ask about the location and time of the transaction,” Zhu Heng said.

Just as Bai Mengfei was about to call back, Xiao Dong suddenly stood up and said, "But wouldn't doing this be tantamount to compromising with him?"

"It's just a temporary pretense of compromise," Zhu Heng explained. "When the time comes, we'll lay a trap at the transaction location and we'll definitely be able to catch him."

"Oh, oh." Xiao Dong nodded twice in response, then lowered his head, a look of disappointment on his face.

I have no idea what he's thinking.

After Bai Mengfei called back, the call could not be connected and kept hanging up automatically.

"What's going on?" Zhu Heng walked over and asked, puzzled.

Bai Mengfei gently shook her head and said, "I don't know, but the number itself is very suspicious, so I suspect it has been tampered with."

Zhu Heng thought this was very likely, so he nodded slightly. However, as the director, he was also somewhat at a loss, so he remained silent and did not express any further opinion.

Xiang Yuntian suddenly thought of someone who might be able to crack this VoIP technology.

So he said, "Perhaps there is someone who can help us."

Upon hearing this, everyone turned around. Zhu Heng was the first to ask, "Who?"

Xiang Yuntian turned to look at Bai Mengfei and said, "Kelly."

Upon hearing the name, Bai Mengfei felt a pang of unease and secretly gasped. After a moment's thought, she said, "But is it really okay to ask Kelly? If it is, we can ask her for help."

"It should be fine, since it's an internet call to you," Xiang Yuntian said calmly.

Bai Mengfei nodded gently and replied, "That's fine then." After saying that, she suddenly felt thirsty, so she walked out of Zhu Heng's office and went to the main office to get some water.

Unexpectedly, Xiang Yuntian chased after him and explained, "You didn't misunderstand anything, did you? I thought of finding her simply because I felt she could be of help."

As Bai Mengfei poured water into a disposable cup, she gently shook her head and said, "No, what would I have to misunderstand?"

"Well, she and I are just classmates and friends, nothing more," Xiang Yuntian explained nervously. "But you probably think I can ask Jiang Shuai, right?"

"No!" Bai Mengfei, holding her water glass, turned around and said while taking a sip, "Marshal Jiang is too far away from us. A distant source of water can't quench our immediate thirst, so finding Kelly is the right thing to do. It's rare that Kelly is here too, and she can be called over with just a phone call, isn't she?"

Xiang Yuntian didn't realize that Bai Mengfei wasn't actually that magnanimous. He thought she was genuinely understanding, so he sent a message to Kelly in front of her.

He sent a voice message to Kelly, saying, "Are you free now?"

Kelly quickly replied with a voice message: "Got some free time? I'm shopping with some new friends right now. Actually, I've thought it through. If you really don't like me, I'll go back to Vienna next week for a blind date. Anyway, my parents have introduced me to someone."

"That's fine, but I have something I'd like to ask you for help with. If it's convenient, could you come to the police station?"

No sooner had Xiang Yuntian finished speaking than Bai Mengfei quickly reached out and grabbed his hand before the message could be sent.

Because Bai Mengfei didn't want him to send the message out, and thought that taking advantage of Kelly's words, she could make the two of them completely sever their relationship, she quickly felt that she didn't need Kelly's help anymore.

To avoid the two of them owing each other anything and getting entangled. But unexpectedly, Xiang Yuntian loosened his thumb, and the message was still sent.

"What's wrong?" Xiang Yuntian looked at Bai Mengfei in confusion and asked, "Why did you suddenly grab my hand?"

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