Genius Detective - Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Two days later, Chen Shi continued to pick up driving orders as per usual . To his passengers, he gave off the impression that he was one of those drivers who just wouldn’t stop nagging you . No matter who was in the car, he could talk to them enthusiastically .

The police visited all the friends around Chen Shi, including his buddies who had been eating together with him on the night of the incident . Of course, they gained nothing from this investigation . These were the same people who immediately called Chen Shi after being approached by the police and told him about everything through WeChat and over the phone .

Meanwhile, Lin Dongxue had asked the coroner to conduct a drug test where it was confirmed that there was ether residue in the body of the deceased . This news was told to Chen Shi .

This morning, Chen Shi was in the middle of talking to a passenger about the economic situation in Southeast Asia when he suddenly received a call from Lin Dongxue .

On the phone, Lin Dongxue sounded excited, “I found it! The deceased had a close girlfriend named Gao Xiaohui . She’s a doctor who currently works in a private hospital . ”

“Send the address over . ”

“I’ll send it to you using WeChat . ”

“Where are you now?”

“Gao Xiaohui is on-call until noon, so she will get off work in about ten minutes . I am going to find her now!”

“Wait a sec!”

“Hurry on over!” Lin Dongxue ordered before she hung up the phone .

On the other end of the phone, Lin Dongxue had a ticket number in her hand as she stood in the lobby of the hospital where people were constantly coming and going . She took a couple of breaths and went up the escalator .

As Gao Xiaohui was a doctor in the Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Lin Dongxue traveled to that section of the hospital and found where Gao Xiaohui was located, knocked on the door and entered . A woman dressed in an elegant and classy dress wearing a neat bun smiled at her and asked, “Where is it uncomfortable?”

Lin Dongxue presented her ID, “I am a police officer, and I’ve come to clarify a few things . ”

Gao Xiaohui raised her eyebrows slightly and asked, “So you turned out to be a police officer . You wanted to ask about Gu Mengxing, right? I heard about her death from my circle of friends on WeChat . My heart is finding it very difficult to accept this news . After all, I went to college with her . I can’t believe…”

While she was talking, Gao Xiaohui wiped her eyes with a paper towel, revealing a mournful and sad expression .

Faced with an individual who could be a murderer for the first time, Lin Dongxue was a little nervous, but the side of her that refused to lose told herself that she would definitely be able to arrest the killer .

“Excuse me, when was the last time you met with Gu Mengxing?”

“A few months ago . She asked me if I wanted to go out to eat with her . ”

“Then . . . ” Lin Dongxue thought about what to ask next . “What were you doing at the time of the incident?”

Gao Xiaohui’s mouth hung slightly open, “Miss Police Officer, isn’t what you just asked a bit sudden? Surely you aren’t suspecting me, right? I’ve been friends with her for countless years!”

“I was only asking!” Lin Dongxue had a red face .

“At that time, I was…” Gao Xiaohui recalled, “with a few colleagues at a dinner party . I even have the receipt from that night; I’ll find it for you . ”

Gao Xiaohui pulled out the receipt from the drawer, and Lin Dongxue looked at the date and time on it, unsure what to do next . As Lin Dongxue was biting her lip, Gao Xiaohui smiled and asked, “Is there a problem? If not, I should get off work . ”

“You . . . uh . . . Do you have any bad blood with Gu Mengxing?”

Gao Xiaohui looked surprised at the question, “No . As I have told you, I went to college with her, and my relationship with her was pretty good . ”

Lin Dongxue angrily clenched her fists . At this time, Gao Xiaohui got up and excused herself, “Sorry, I should go . They don’t serve meals in the cafeteria any later in the evening, so I have to hurry! Excuse me . ”

At this moment, the door was suddenly shoved open, and Chen Shi stood in the doorway . His cheeks had a red glow to them, indicating that he had he ran all the way here . Chen Shi asked, “Doctor Gao, my apologies, but I still have some questions to ask you!”

“Who are you?”

Lin Dongxue looked at him as if he was her savior and announced, “This is my partner . He just parked underneath the hospital . ”

Chen Shi used his eyes to signal Lin Dongxue not to interject . After entering, he closed the door behind him and gestured to the chair, saying, “Please, sit down Doctor Gao . ”

“I am off-duty right now . Can you make this short?” Gao Xiaohui seemed a little impatient .

“I am afraid this is not possible!” Chen Shi smiled, “Let’s talk about how you killed Gu Mengxing!”

Gao Xiaohui’s eyes went wide, and Lin Dongxue was almost mimicking her expression . The Criminal Investigation classes she attended never mentioned that such a direct line of questioning was a viable method .  

“What are you talking about?!” Gao Xiaohui suddenly raised her voice . “What could I possibly have to do with the death of Gu Mengxing? You suddenly ran in like this and unreasonably accused me of such things . I have the right to sue you!”

“Doctor Gao, I believe we’ve met before!” Chen Shi pointed to his face .

“We have?”

“It was too dark at the time, so you may not have seen my appearance, but I remember you . You took my car that night . ”

“You are . . . ” Gao Xiaohui's eyes revealed a trace of confusion .

“You seem to have recognized me . I was the driver who drove you that night!” Chen Shi smiled, “And your destination was coincidentally very close to the crime scene!”

Realizing that she stepped into a trap, Gao Xiaohui immediately took on a defensive posture, crossing her arms, furrowing her brows, and pursing her lips . All these little movements did not escape Chen Shi’s eyes .

Chen Shi opened his phone and showed a picture to Gao Xiaohui . It was the women's coat that he had previously bought from the scavenging aunty . He asked, “Do you have an impression of this garment?”

Gao Xiaohui bit her lip, “I don't know what you are talking about . ”

“That night, the temperature in Long'An City was 10 to 16 degrees . It was just the right kind of weather to wear this type of clothing, but I remember that when I came to pick you up, your choice of clothing was very thin . At the time, I thought, ‘Is this beauty not afraid of the cold?’”

“Just what are you talking about!?”

“Is this piece of clothing yours?”

“No! I have never seen it before!”

“Oh, really? What if the police found your fingerprints, hair, and dandruff on it? What explanation would you have then?”

Gao Xiaohui suddenly went silent . This was, of course, only a bluff from Chen Shi . After he bought the trench coat, he did not have the authority to do these tests . Even if he did, there was no comparison sample in the database . However, from his observations from talking to her, he was basically certain that his suspicions of Gao Xiaohui could not be mistaken .

“Don’t freak out . Please let me finish what I have to say! That night, Gu Mengxing and another person opened a room at Feng Zhilin Hotel and then left the hotel at about eight o'clock . You went over to her and asked her to walk with you to the river . Then, you used the ether that you had previously prepared to knock her unconscious . After that, you used a skipping rope to strangle her neck from behind . However, the effects of the anesthesia were not strong enough, and Gu Mengxing woke up during the strangulation . She struggled for her life and grabbed one thing . This item was a button on your coat . ”

“After killing her, you took Gu Mengxing’s bag and left in a hurry . Midway through your escape, you suddenly noticed that there was a button missing from your clothes . You panicked! If this button fell off at the murder scene, it would be fatal evidence . Thus, you did two things: First, you dealt with the clothes on your body, and then called a Wang Yueche back to the scene of the murder . You didn't expect the driver - That being me, to keep talking with you . You suddenly had an idea as you remembered that there was a Wang Yueche murder case that was going viral on the Internet, so you used Gu Mengxing’s phone to send a few text messages to her boyfriend .

“After getting out of the car, you went back to the river, successfully found the button from the hand of Gu Mengxing, and forged a rape scene . You tore her clothes, repositioned the body, and threw her bag into the water . Your plan was almost successful . The police did think that this was a Wang Yueche homicide case . Thanks to you, I was invited to drink a few cups of tea with the police . However, of all the cars in the world, you shouldn’t have taken my car!“