The trip to Morgue was very fruitful. Liu Renyuan's right kidney was indeed removed. He started buying limited-edition sneakers and expensive wines last November. Xiao Lou speculated that he may have sold one of his kidneys in October or November of last year and received a large sum of cash, which is why he had the means to squander money. Otherwise, with his usual salary, he would not have been able to afford such extravagant spending.
Qi Zhaoming and Chen Yuqing had no missing organs, but there were many suspicious points in their bank statements. Whether the two were related to the case still needs further investigation.
Xiao Lou planned to stitch up Qi Zhaoming's body and put it back in the freezer.
Just as he picked up the sewing thread, he suddenly heard the "clack-clack" sound of men's leather shoes on the floor tiles outside the door.
The footsteps were slow and deliberate, as if someone were taking a leisurely stroll.
Late at night, in the empty corridor of Morgue, clear footsteps suddenly rang out, and Xiao Lou's scalp tingled—the rhythm of the other person's footsteps was very familiar, exactly the same as the footsteps from last night.
Liu Qiao's face paled, and she lowered her voice, saying, "Could it be Zhao Sen again?"
Xiao Lou's expression was also rather unpleasant—this Zhao Sen is simply a persistent ghost! Didn't he say he wasn't on duty tonight? Why did he still have to come to Morgue?
Looking at the unstitched corpse in front of him, Xiao Lou's heart pounded. He took a deep breath and said decisively, " Liu Qiao, help! Hurry up and stitch it up!"
Liu Qiao nodded and secured the body.
Wearing gloves, Xiao Lou used tweezers in her left hand to gently align the corpse's skin together, while her right hand used tweezers to pick up a suture needle. She pierced the skin, quickly tied a knot, wrapped it around once, and continued suturing and tying knots…
His hands moved simultaneously, as nimbly as if performing magic, and the incision that had just been made was stitched up again by Xiao Lou's hands at an extremely fast speed.
The footsteps in the corridor grew closer and closer, and Liu Qiao felt her heart was about to stop beating—if Zhao Sen came in and saw that the body had been cut open, he would definitely suspect something and investigate, and they might be exposed!
The corridor outside Morgue wasn't long, and Zhao Sen's footsteps soon reached the door.
Yu Hanjiang lay prone on the edge of Xiao Lou's pocket, not daring to make a sound. Cold sweat broke out on Xiao Lou's forehead, but his hands moved steadily. The footsteps outside sounded like death knells, but he knew he couldn't panic.
Almost the instant Zhao Sen stopped at the Morgue's door, Xiao Lou finally finished sewing up the last stitch with great difficulty. Liu Qiao immediately covered the body with a white sheet, and the two of them worked together to push the freezer back and turned off the lights.
Xiao Lou said, "Quick, put on the cloak!"
The card was activated, and Xiao Lou and Liu Qiao simultaneously donned cloaks, concealing their forms.
The next moment, Morgue's door was pushed open with a "whoosh".
Zhao Sen entered Morgue, turned on the headlights, and squinted as he looked around. Finding no one in Morgue, he went to a corner, opened the drawer where his cousin's head was kept, and took out a black bag.
The round thing in the bag was his cousin's head. Xiao Lou clearly remembered the scene he saw when he opened the drawer last night.
Seeing Zhao Sen about to turn and leave, Xiao Lou couldn't help but wonder, "Where is he taking his cousin's head?"
Yu Hanjiang's voice echoed in my mind: "I'll follow them and see."
After saying that, he climbed out of Xiao Lou's pocket, quickly ran along the corner of the wall to Zhao Sen's side, and while Zhao Sen turned around and wasn't paying attention, Yu Hanjiang used the Lightness Skill Card of Light as a Swallow, jumped, and accurately jumped into Zhao Sen's pocket.
Xiao Lou: "......"
As the miniature Yu Hanjiang slipped into Zhao Sen's pocket and was taken away by him, Xiao Lou's face turned pale, and she trembled in her mind, saying, "You're taking too much of a risk..."
Yu Hanjiang calmly said, "Don't worry, if we encounter any danger, I'll teleport directly to Peach Blossom Spring. You and Xiao Liu should retreat first. I'll definitely be back within three hours."
After Zhao Sen left Morgue and closed the door, Xiao Lou let out a soft breath and said to Liu Qiao, "Let's go back."
The two took the Invisibility Cloak, teleported back to Peach Blossom Spring, and then went through the entrance to the VIP Ward of the General Surgery Department.
Liu Qiao noticed that the thumb-sized Captain Yu figure in Xiao Lou's pocket was missing and was taken aback: " Hasn't Captain Yu come back? Where is he?"
"...He crawled into Zhao Sen's pocket and went to investigate." Xiao Lou frowned worriedly. "He's still injured and he's shrunk in the process. If Zhao Sen finds out, he could easily crush him with one foot."
The thought of a miniature version of Yu Hanjiang being stomped into a meat pie made Xiao Lou's spine stiffen slightly, and he immediately stopped himself from having such a horrifying association.
Liu Qiao was quite optimistic: " Professor Xiao, don't worry too much. Captain Yu knows what he's doing and can send the message back anytime."
Xiao Lou forced a smile and said, "Xiao Liu, you go back and rest first. I'll wait for Captain Yu here."
After Liu Qiao left, Xiao Lou became restless, pacing back and forth in the ward.
He tried to communicate with Yu Hanjiang through mental connection, but the information in his mind was very chaotic, and he had no idea what Yu Hanjiang had encountered. Xiao Lou was extremely anxious and kept calling out in his mind, " Captain Yu?! Are you there?"
Finally, Yu Hanjiang's voice echoed in my mind: " Zhao Sen drove up the mountain. He has a private villa on the mountain. The house is decorated in a rather strange way. There is a separate exhibition room in the ground floor, which displays a lot of human specimens."
Xiao Lou was stunned, a chill running down his spine: "Human specimens? Did he kill so many people and turn them into specimens?!"
"Not the whole human body, but separate organs." Yu Hanjiang lay on the edge of Zhao Sen's trouser pocket, his head, no bigger than a fingernail, peeking out.
Because he had shrunk, his field of vision was very limited, and he had to strain his neck to see the display case clearly.
The display case contained many transparent boxes filled with various organs, a scene that sent chills down one's spine. If Yu Hanjiang hadn't been so mentally strong, he might have vomited in Zhao Sen's pocket.
Yu Hanjiang's gaze swept quickly across the eerie room, then he spoke to Xiao Lou through the telepathic channel: "There are hearts, kidneys, livers, and a few others I don't recognize. All the specimens are submerged in liquid and neatly arranged in transparent glass boxes."
"…" Xiao Lou's scalp tingled just imagining the scene: "Like a medical school's human specimen display case?"
"Probably. I've never been to the specimen room at the Medical School." Although the two shared a mind, they couldn't share eyes. Yu Hanjiang tried his best to describe what he saw in detail to Xiao Lou. "I suspect those are his cousin's organs."
"That's possible. Maybe he's already dismembered my cousin's entire body and made it into a specimen. He's already secretly made the limbs and organs before. Is he going to make a specimen out of my cousin's head today?" Thinking of this, Xiao Lou immediately warned nervously, "Be careful, don't let him find out!"
If Zhao Sen finds Yu Hanjiang hiding in his pocket, he might turn Yu Hanjiang into a specimen as well.
Yu Hanjiang said calmly, "Don't worry, I'll be careful."
Just then, Zhao Sen suddenly reached into his pocket to look for his keys. Yu Hanjiang noticed his hand approaching the edge of his pocket, immediately leaped out, hid under the table, grabbed the table leg, and stared at Zhao Sen through the gap beside him.
Zhao Sen's cold, sharp gaze swept around the room, but he didn't spot Yu Hanjiang, who was hiding under the table and was about the size of a thumb.
He took out a key from his pocket, opened a cabinet door, and took out a strange liquid—the strong smell of Formalin filled the air, causing Yu Hanjiang to wrinkle his nose. Zhao Sen then put on gloves, opened a transparent box, put his cousin's head inside, and poured Formalin into the box…
He was indeed making specimens.
Yu Hanjiang suppressed his nausea and watched as his cousin finished preparing the specimen. Then, he placed the head specimen in the center of the display case, squinted at his cousin's wide eyes, and a strange smile appeared on his lips: "Hmm, now it's complete. Soaking it in Formalin, the corpse won't decompose. Little brother, your terrified expression can be preserved for many years."
Yu Hanjiang: "..."
Xiao Lou: "..."
After finishing the specimen, Zhao Sen went to sleep in the bedroom and slept soundly. Yu Hanjiang then teleported back to Peach Blossom Spring. Seeing the thumb-sized Yu Hanjiang appear beside the sofa, Xiao Lou quickly put away Thumbelina's card and turned Yu Hanjiang back to normal.
Yu Hanjiang sat on the sofa, his face grim, and said, "He really did turn that head into a specimen."
Xiao Lou pressed his temples, his head aching: " Zhao Sen has made so many organ specimens, could he be involved in the organ smuggling case?"
Yu Hanjiang frowned and said, "He was a psychopath who dismembered his cousin and said 'Now it's complete,' which obviously meant that his cousin's body was completely made into specimens. I found in the exhibition room that there was only one heart and one liver, and a pair of kidneys. They should all have been taken from his cousin's body, and there were no other people's organs."
He paused, then analyzed, "But Zhao Sen's suspicion cannot be completely ruled out. After the autopsy at Morgue, didn't you say that Liu Renyuan's nephrectomy was not performed professionally, and was likely done by an amateur or an intern? Zhao Sen is a doctor in the Cardiovascular Surgery Department. If he performed Liu Renyuan's surgery, he is indeed not professional enough in nephrology."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Lou agreed with Yu Hanjiang's deduction.
If Zhao Sen was involved in the organ trafficking case, the information that Liu Renyuan's body told Xiao Lou could be reasonably explained; Zhao Sen had performed heart surgery for many years, so he wouldn't be a qualified specialist in kidney surgery. However, this alone is not enough to investigate Zhao Sen; they have no other evidence.
Yu Hanjiang continued, " We need to keep an eye on CEO Shao and wake him up as soon as possible. I have a feeling that CEO Shao might know some very important clues, otherwise he wouldn't have been unconscious for so long."
It has been three days since the incident occurred, and Shao Qingge is still unconscious.
Without Shao Qingge's help, the teammates' actions were restricted, and they couldn't leave the hospital, so the investigation couldn't proceed.
Xiao Lou said, "If CEO Shao is still not awake by tomorrow morning, I will ask for a consultation with specialists."
Yu Hanjiang gently patted Xiao Lou's shoulder and said softly, "Go to sleep first, we can talk about it when it's light."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Hanjiang suddenly frowned. Xiao Lou, connected via Telepathic Connection, quickly sensed the man's pain and asked worriedly, "What's wrong?"
"It's probably because you moved around too much just now, and the wound has reopened." Yu Hanjiang said calmly, but Xiao Lou felt sorry for him. After all, Yu Hanjiang had just had surgery, and it must be very painful for the wound to reopen. He immediately stood up and said, "Go back to bed and lie down. Let me take a look at it."
A moment later, Xiao Lou pushed in the treatment cart and lifted Yu Hanjiang's hospital gown. Xiao Lou removed the blood-soaked gauze; the wound had indeed reopened, but fortunately it wasn't serious. Xiao Lou said softly, "Bear with it, I'll stitch it up and disinfect it again."
Yu Hanjiang hummed in agreement. Xiao Lou quickly disinfected and changed the dressing. Yu Hanjiang looked at the man by the bed with a serious expression, and her heart softened.
I didn't feel any pain, probably because my attention was all on Xiao Lou.
After changing the dressing, Xiao
Lou re-bandaged the wound with gauze and gently instructed, "Don't engage in any strenuous activity. You are a patient now, and you can't use the Lightness Skill card casually."
Yu Hanjiang nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Xiao Lou said, "I'll sleep on the sofa next to you. If you feel unwell in the middle of the night, just call me and I'll give you painkillers."
Yu Hanjiang felt a warmth in his heart and said, "Don't worry, this little injury is nothing."
Xiao Lou took off her white coat and lay down on the sofa.
He had another nightmare. This time, he dreamt that he entered Zhao Sen's organ specimen display room, surrounded by all sorts of fresh organs. His cousin's head was placed in the very center of the display shelf, staring wide-eyed at Xiao Lou. Xiao Lou was startled by the head and was about to turn away when Zhao Sen suddenly appeared behind him, holding a scalpel to his neck, and asked with a smile, "Dr. Xiao, would you like to become a specimen?"
Xiao Lou jerked up from the bed with a start, breaking out in a cold sweat.
I've been having nightmares these past few days, all because of that pervert Zhao Sen who keeps haunting me, preventing Xiao Lou from getting a proper rest even in his sleep.
Xiao Lou felt a chill on his neck. He touched it, and his duty phone rang. He picked it up and saw it was a landline number, seemingly from a hospital department. Xiao Lou took a deep breath to steady his racing heart and answered the phone, trying to remain calm: "Hello, this is the chief resident of surgery." Xiao Lou, is something the matter?
A nurse's gentle voice came from beside me: "Hello Dr. Xiao, Shao Qingge in bed number 3 of the cardiac surgery ICU has woken up. Dr. Zhao instructed us to notify you as soon as he woke up. Would you like to come and see him now?"
It was seven o'clock in the morning, not yet time for work.
This is one of the few pieces of good news I've heard in the past few days.
Xiao Lou was overjoyed and said while putting on her white coat, "I'll be right there."
Yu Hanjiang also learned of the good news and said, "Go check on CEO Shao's health and ask him if he has any leads."
Xiao Lou nodded and strode into the Cardiovascular Surgery Department ward. Zhao Sen hadn't started work yet, and the ICU door was closed. Xiao Lou looked for the on-call nurse and said, "I'm Dr. Xiao from the surgery department. Could you please open the door for me? I'm going to see my friend."
Nurse kindly opened the door and reminded Xiao Lou to put on his protective suit.
When Xiao Lou entered the room, he found that the elderly man in bed number 1 was still wearing a ventilator and receiving oxygen, the young man in bed number 2 was gone, and Shao Qingge in bed number 3 was frowning and leaning against the headboard, his face as pale as paper.
Xiao Lou quickly walked to his bedside and asked in a low voice, " CEO Shao, are you alright?"
Although Shao Qingge was ill, he was always unserious in front of Xiao Lou. Upon seeing Xiao Lou, he immediately smiled and said, " Professor Xiao, is he a doctor again this time? How did I become a patient... Where are the others?"
"The others are patients too." Xiao Lou looked at him intently and asked, " CEO Shao, is something wrong with your health?"
Shao Qingge stopped joking and frowned slightly. A flood of memories rushed into his mind. He was silent for a moment before pressing his temples and saying, "I have a strange memory. I think... I recently had a kidney transplant?"
Xiao Lou: "..."