The CEO's Substitute Wife Is A Genius-Chapter 370: Song Ci + Sherlock Holmes = True Boss

"The cause of death had been established long ago, potassium chloride poisoning! But do tell, how did he get poisoned?" the female coroner stopped in her tracks, scrutinizing.

Jiang Man, calm and collected, pointed at the deceased’s neck, "Take a photo."

She continued to direct the male coroner.

The male coroner put his notebook aside and picked up the camera.

Looking toward the area Jiang Man had indicated, his face showed bewilderment.

"This mole? Is there a problem with it?"

Seeing this, the female coroner also leaned in closer.

The deceased had many moles, especially pigmented nevi.

So she had not paid attention to the man’s neck, and even if she had seen the mole at the time, she thought nothing of it.

"Just a mole? What’s the issue?" the female coroner immediately concurred.

"Both of you, look closer and see for yourselves whether it is really just a mole."

The male coroner frowned, zooming in with his camera.

When he saw a tiny puncture in the center of what seemed like a red mole, his pupils dilated instantly.

Click, click.

The louder the shutter sound, the more excited he was at this moment!

"Details determine success or failure. You didn’t notice this injection mark at all?" Jiang Man’s voice was cold.

She felt infuriated that they hadn’t grasped the point.

But to the male and female coroners, it sounded like an inquisition.

Without thinking, the female coroner automatically retorted, "Just an injection mark, how can you be so sure that this is where the cause of death lies?"

"The body has six exposed wounds that I already told you about. None of them show any sign of poisoning. So, it’s also possible that the poison entered through the mouth, nose, ears, or even the anus, etc. But only the deceased collapsed suddenly on the scene, and there are no drug residues in his mouth, nose, or ears, which proves it wasn’t a gas poisoning. And since there are no poison residues around his anus, one can infer that he was injected with a drug by external force."

"All of this you’re saying... is just speculation..." the female coroner stuttered.

Jiang Man scoffed coldly, "If you think it’s all speculation, then extract whatever’s left in this injection mark and send it to the lab for analysis."

As she spoke, she took off her medical gloves and strode toward Chief Chen, "The culprit used a needle to inject poison into the victim’s neck, killing him with the toxin. Potassium chloride, this type of prescription drug, is hard for ordinary people to access. Moreover, the potassium chloride that was injected into the victim was purified to a high concentration, causing hyperkalemia and resulting in cardiac arrest. I suggest that Chief Chen check with major hospitals, clinics, laboratories, and such. Additionally, the culprit might have an antisocial personality, and he is likely left-handed."

Jiang Man rattled off a fair amount of information.

Chief Chen noted it down one by one, regardless of whether it was true or false.

He was already impressed by her systematic analysis.

"I’ve extracted the poison. I’m taking it to the laboratory for testing now!" The female coroner extracted the sebum around the needle mark on the deceased’s neck and hustled out of the autopsy room toward the laboratory.

Jiang Man left through another door, tossing her gloves into the trash can at the entrance.

Wu Yingfan had already fallen asleep waiting, leaning back in his chair and snoring softly.

"Let’s go." Jiang Man nudged his face with her arm.

Wu Yingfan reacted instantly, jumping up from his chair.

Seeing it was Jiang Man, he calmed his heart, "You startled me, Sister Man."

"Let’s head back," Jiang Man said flatly.

"How did the autopsy go?" Wu Yingfan blinked, curious as a child.

"It’s done. What’s left is up to them," Jiang Man replied in her steady way, taking big strides back inside.

Since the results weren’t out yet, Chief Chen could only watch her leave without knowing whether her deduction was correct.

Every second of the fifteen minutes dragged on interminably.

The male coroner and Captain Chen waited outside the laboratory, watching every move of the female coroner.

When the time came, Captain Chen knocked on the glass door.

Seeing the results displayed on the computer, the female coroner’s eyes widened in shock.

"How is it?" Captain Chen asked urgently.

"See for yourself," the female coroner pointed at the computer screen.

The display indeed showed KCl 2, with a concentration reaching 2500 milligrams per kilogram.

Such a high concentration could instantly stop a living person’s heart within seconds.

The three exchanged looks, all instantly stunned.

"You guys check if Victim 2 met the same fate and get a new autopsy report out quickly. I’ll have the team follow Dr. Jiang’s instructions for the investigation right away!"

There was suddenly quite a commotion in the laboratory.

...

Late at night.

Madam Lu called for a family dinner.

Wen Jingya and Jiang Man were greatly startled.

Hence, the old lady ordered the kitchen to prepare a large table full of dishes, claiming these were traditional medicinal recipes, effective for calming nerves and soothing the mind.

The family gathered around the round table, tacitly avoiding the issue of the bar incident that night.

But even if everyone deliberately avoided it, they couldn’t escape it.

Lu Xingzhou put his face down, slamming his chopsticks onto the table.

"Jingya, the parents of Zhang Jianwen have sought you out, haven’t they? I heard that you had an argument with them?"

Caught off guard by the comment, Wen Jingya almost knocked over the juice glass in front of her.

"It’s not my fault... they came to extort me, saying I caused their son’s death, even though I am the victim. It’s their son’s bad luck, how can they blame me?"

"Jingya is right, it’s simply the male student’s misfortune, a disaster destined in his life, no one else can be blamed," Meng Lian quickly agreed, trying to defend her adopted daughter.

"If you hadn’t arranged to meet him, would he have lost his life? The Criminal Investigation Team informed us that the autopsy results are out, the Zhang family has taken the body back for tomorrow’s funeral. Both of you will go," Lu Xingzhou said matter-of-factly.

"The two of you, now bearing the Lu surname, I expect you to handle this matter properly without tarnishing the Lu family name. If this affects the company’s stock price, I won’t be lenient!"

"Zhou’er... isn’t that a bit cold-hearted? Jingya is also a victim..." Meng Lian retorted with dissatisfaction, but Lu Yaobang gave her a firm tug.

"Mom, what do you think?"

The old lady used to dote on Jingya the most.

But at this moment, her face was ashen, her tone authoritative: "What Xingzhou says is not unreasonable. This case has attracted a lot of attention, and any misstep could leverage a crisis against the Lu family."

"But..." Meng Lian was nearly in tears. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com

She genuinely didn’t understand why her Jingya, clearly a victim, should bear all this.

"Let’s resolve this quickly to avoid any further complications," Lu Xingzhou said, looking towards Lu Yaobang. "As for the compensation, uncle, that’s up to you to handle."

"You can count on me, Zhou’er," Lu Yaobang forced a smile.

Faced with a situation where reason could not be clearly articulated, what could they do?

They had no choice but to bite the bullet and accept it.

Wen Jingya felt very aggrieved, and Jiang Man felt even more so.

She had merely accompanied Wen Jingya for a blind date, essentially just a tool, but ended up entangled in a murder case, affected by the fallout. To whom could she turn for reason?

"Madam Lu, young master, a police officer by the name of Chen has arrived, stating there’s been a major breakthrough in the case and wishes to question the eldest and second young misses again..." In the midst of the tense atmosphere in the dining room, the butler rushed in, flustered.