The Genius Female Forensic Pathologist, The Psychological Anatomist

Li nodded in agreement, "Chen Shu's mother never married Director Chen. She has always been single. So, what is Chen Shu's relationship with Director Chen? Why do they have a photo together?"

Chen Xue, who had been lost in thought, suddenly spoke up, "Chen Shu's mother was Director Chen's first love. She cheated on him, fell for someone else, and left him. But she ended up with the wrong person and got pregnant out of wedlock, giving birth to Chen Shu. Later, Chen Shu's mother was in a car accident and became semi-vegetative. She was completely paralyzed, unable to move, but could still speak and respond to external stimuli. Director Chen, heartbroken for his first love, abandoned his own family to take care of Chen Shu and her mother."

Everyone looked at Chen Xue in surprise.

Zhang asked, puzzled, "Chen Xue, how do you know all this so clearly?"

Li nudged Zhang, "Haven't you noticed? All three of them share the surname Chen."

Chen Xue sighed, "Yes, it's exactly what you're thinking. It's a very dramatic story."

Mu Mian analyzed, "Chen Shu's mother must be a patient with severe brain damage. And the patients Chen Shu killed all had varying degrees of brain lesions. Could it be that Chen Shu, in an attempt to cure her mother, made a deal with some medical institution, using these patients as test subjects for experimental drugs?"

Everyone agreed with Mu Mian's speculation.

Fang Rui added, "Chen Shu once said that when you're in despair, you start to believe in faith. Could her faith be that medical institution? Does she believe the drugs they're developing can cure her mother?"

"That might be why she's cooperating with that institution."

"But what is the name of that institution?"

The tech team examined Chen Shu's phone and recovered some deleted pictures and messages. The photos were all ordinary scenery shots with no clues. However, they did find something in the chat records.

"How does Chen Shu know Bai Jing?" Zhang exclaimed in surprise.

Hearing Bai Jing's name, Fang Rui and Mu Mian exchanged glances. In the case of the Cat Fetus Killer, Bai Jing had allegedly manipulated Chen Hui to exact revenge on her father. Could she be involved in Chen Shu's case as well? Was she manipulating Chen Shu into committing these crimes?

The recovered chat records showed that Bai Jing had once been Chen Shu's friend, but after the medical dispute involving Sun Guanghua's family, Chen Shu deleted Bai Jing from her contacts and wiped their chat history.

From the recovered chats, Bai Jing often arranged to meet Chen Shu at a café called "Left Bank Coffee." The chats were brief, mostly about setting up meeting times and locations, but they had been in contact for over two years.

Chen Xue speculated, "Bai Jing works at a psychological clinic. Could she have been providing counseling to Chen Shu?"

Mu Mian countered, "But Bai Jing isn't qualified to conduct independent psychological counseling. And counseling sessions usually don't take place in public places like cafés."

"Then why did they meet so often?"

At that moment, Fang Rui received a call from the prison guard escorting Chen Shu.

The guard shouted anxiously, "Captain Fang, something's happened to the prisoner. She suddenly started foaming at the mouth and convulsing. We're rushing her to the nearest hospital for emergency treatment."

Hearing the conversation, Mu Mian gestured for Fang Rui to hand her the phone.

Mu Mian asked, "Is she having a seizure?"

"We don't know. I was about to ask you if she has any medical history."

"First, tilt her head to the side to prevent secretions from causing choking. Is her convulsion severe? Very severe? Then find a spoon or something to put in her mouth to keep her from biting her tongue."n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"Got it."

Fang Rui asked, "Which hospital are you taking her to?"

"Jiangzhou University Second Affiliated Hospital."

Fang Rui was about to suggest they switch hospitals when the guard added, "It's the closest one. We've already contacted the hospital."

Fang Rui decided not to insist.

"What happened? What's wrong with Chen Shu?" Wang asked anxiously.

"We don't know yet. Let's go to the hospital and see."

Fang Rui and the others immediately drove to the hospital, arriving just as the prison van pulled up. The emergency department doctors and nurses were already waiting at the entrance. They lifted Chen Shu out of the vehicle.

Mu Mian noticed that Chen Shu had already lost consciousness. She had foam at the corners of her mouth, and her body was cyanotic. It didn't look like a seizure.

"She's been poisoned."

The doctor asked, "Did she attempt suicide by poisoning? What kind of poison did she take?"

The guard replied, bewildered, "You're asking me? I'm not a doctor. How would I know what poison she took? She just suddenly collapsed like this. I didn't see her take any poison!"

Unable to determine the exact poison, the doctors followed the standard procedure for treating poisoning and sent her for gastric lavage. However, during the process, Chen Shu stopped breathing.

The doctor declared her death, "I'm sorry, we couldn't save her. She likely ingested a highly toxic neurotoxin."

Wang's eyes welled up with tears. He slowly walked over to Chen Shu's hospital bed, wanting to hold her body, but Mu Mian stopped him.

"Officer Wang, I'm sorry, but you can't touch her yet. I need to take her back for an autopsy."

Hearing the guard describe Chen Shu's symptoms, Mu Mian had already guessed that she might not survive. She had wisely prepared a body bag in advance.

Mu Mian and Chen Xue placed Chen Shu's body into the bag.

"Officer Wang, you can now hold her body through the bag," Mu Mian said.

Wang didn't reach out to hold her. He struggled to suppress his emotions, "Mu Mian, is Chen Shu really gone?"

"Yes. She has been declared brain dead."

Fang Rui carefully questioned the guards about what had happened.

The guard escorting her said, "We don't know what happened. After she got in the van, she didn't eat anything. Then, suddenly, her expression turned pained. We asked her what was wrong, but she didn't answer.

After a while, foam started pouring from her mouth, and her body began convulsing. We realized something was wrong and rushed her to the hospital."

The driver added, "There's surveillance in the van. She really didn't eat anything. Meng was sitting right next to her, watching her the whole time."

The guard added, "When we called for an ambulance, she said, 'It's no use. I'm already beyond saving.'"

Fang Rui found it strange. Before entering the interrogation room, a female officer had thoroughly searched Chen Shu. She had no dangerous items on her—not even hairpins or necklaces. How could she have been poisoned?