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Chapter 31 Howens

Holding the gun, Xiaoman slowly pushed open the bedroom door.

There was no one in the bedroom, only a stray cat came in through the window and stared at Xiaoman in confusion.

Xiaoman immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

In the living room, three people looked at the clock on the wall.

"It seems that I can't solve the secret of this score tonight. It's getting late, I'll go back first."

Luo Fei looked at the music score intently, and said to Xiaolu: "The music score is temporarily here. I want to do further research."

Xiao Lu nodded: "Then I will take my leave first."

After the deer left.

Seeing that Xiaoman didn't intend to leave, Luo Fei said, "Aren't you going back to sleep?"

Xiaoman patted the pistol on his waist: "As a police detective, I have the responsibility to stay here and protect your life."

Luo Fei hesitated for a moment: "As you like."

After Luo Fei finished speaking, he walked to the bedroom.

"Where are you going?" Xiaoman looked towards the bedroom.

"Sleep." Luo Fei walked into the bedroom, leaned on the door frame and forgot to glance at Xiao Man, then closed the door.

"Don't close the door!" Xiaoman sat down on the sofa.

After a while, Luo Fei threw a blanket from the bedroom.

It was late at night, and the living room was still lit.

Sitting on the sofa, Xiaoman looked around vigilantly, his gaze swept over every door, window, and exhaust vent on the wall in turn.

Little Manhuo got up from the sofa, found a roll of tape, pulled a chair, stood on the chair, and sealed the air outlet with tape.After sealing it, pat it firmly.

Just when Xiaoman felt that everything was safe, there was a strange scratching sound from the window.

Xiaoman turned her head and saw a dark figure outside the window, who seemed to be playing with the gap in the window.

Xiaoman quickly and silently jumped off the chair, drew his gun and approached the window.

Looking closely, it was the shadow of a tree, and a branch happened to poke on the window, and was blown by the wind, making a scratching sound.

Xiaoman breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiaoman wanted to go back to the sofa, thought for a while, then turned around and walked towards Luo Fei's bedroom, and entered gently.

As soon as Xiaoman entered, she saw Luo Fei sleeping quietly on the bed.

Xiaoman found that the bedroom window was half open, and then raised her fist angrily at Luo Fei who was sleeping.

Then he walked to the window silently, closed the window gently, and tried several times to make sure it was locked.Next, Xiaoman looked around the room again.

When he walked to Luo Fei's bedside.Xiaoman hesitated again and again, leaned closer and whispered: "Luo Fei, are you still alive?"

Luo Fei remained motionless, unexpectedly making no sound.

Xiaoman was nervous: "No way."

Xiaoman frowned, reaching out to check Luo Fei's breath.

Sudden!Luo Fei opened his eyes.Xiaoman was startled.

"Get out." Luo Fei gritted his teeth on the bed and stretched his waist, this time it really looked like a dead body.

Xiaoman looked serious: "I think I should be safer in this room."

Luo Fei made a gesture to get up.

Xiaoman pressed him on the bed: "Why are you going?"

Luo Fei pointed to Xiaoman's hand on his chest: "Call the police, the female police detective from the patrol room broke into the male neighbor's bedroom at night."

Xiaoman rolled her eyes, withdrew her hands and retreated.

"Close the door, thank you."

The bedroom door slammed shut.

In the morning, Xiaoman was sleeping soundly on the sofa.Luo Fei crouched in front of her, looking at her.

Xiaoman babbled in her sleep: "Luo Fei, be careful!"

Xiaoman actually went to pull out a gun.

Luo Fei was taken aback, and carefully pushed Xiao Man's gun away, and Xiao Man put down the gun while muttering in his sleep.

Luo Fei covered Xiaoman with a blanket, and quietly walked out of the room.

In the corridor of the patrol room, Luo Fei and Benjamin walked side by side and talked.

Benjamin pointed to Luo Fei's nose and said, "I brought the corpse here to help you. If no doubts can be found, I will be in big trouble."

Luo Fei shook off Benjamin's hand: "Don't worry, when will I cheat you?"

At this time, at the corner, Hovans came over.

"Detective Luo, have you found the music murder case?"

"Not yet." Luo Fei turned cold instantly.

"Why didn't you see Detective Qin?" Hovans looked around.

Luo Fei hugged his shoulders and proudly pretended to be indifferent: "Yesterday I tried to play that piece. She stayed at my house all night for fear that something might happen to me, and she is now asleep."

Hovans smiled slightly: "Detective Qin is very concerned about his partner. I asked Inspector Sha to take a step ahead of time, so I won't disturb your case."

Luo Fei watched Hovens leave, and turned around to see Benjamin looking at him with a strange look.

"Qin Xiaoman stayed at your house all night?"

"Don't learn from him meddling in his own business." Luo Fei curled his lips, turned around and continued walking.

Benjamin spread his hands wordlessly, and followed immediately.

The two came to the dissecting room, and Benjamin began the dissecting procedure skillfully.

A scalpel cut open the skin of the corpse with even strength and a relaxed rhythm.Afterwards, a crimson line of flesh slowly emerged from the bluish-white flesh, which seemed to open the door to another world to Hovens.

Luo Fei watched intently from the side.

"The face of the deceased was dark purple, and blood flowed from the nostrils. There were bruises and dark red spots in the crevices of the fingers, and the ends of the toes were hypertrophied and deformed. These are the manifestations of metabolic poisoning caused by hypoxia. Look here again, the abdomen of the deceased It was swollen, and there were obvious signs of water accumulation in the abdominal cavity. These all prove that this person died of a sudden heart attack..." Benjamin asked Luo Fei suddenly, "Qin Xiaoman was at your house all night yesterday? "

Luo Fei nodded perfunctorily: "Well, is there any poison left in the stomach?"

Benjamin shook his head: "No, why did you tell Hovens about Qin Xiaoman staying overnight at your house?"

"Because he asked me. Blood?"

"The protein content is high, but it may be caused by general inflammation."

"Could it have been injected with drugs?" Luo Fei asked.

"I have checked my whole body and found no injection holes..."

"It's better to check again."

Luo Fei took the gloves from Benjamin and put them on, and the two began to examine the corpse together.

"What's your relationship with Qin Xiaoman now?" Benjamin couldn't help asking again.

"Neighbor, partner."

"anything else?"

"Gone."

"Since you have no other relationship with her, don't prevent her from developing other relationships with others."

Luo Fei looked up at Benjamin: "What do you mean?"

"Can't you see that Dr. Huo seems to be very interested in our Detective Qin." Benjamin said deliberately.

Luo Fei lowered his head: "Is there? You have also become a psychologist?"

Luo Fei was frowning when Xiaoman rushed in.

"Luo Fei, you are indeed here."

Benjamin muttered: "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here."

Seeing Guan Er's body, Xiao Man was shocked: "Guan Er?! You secretly..."

"Hush!" Luo Fei and Benjamin made individual gestures to Xiaoman.

"Qin Xiaoman, can you shave your head?" Luo Fei asked Qin Xiaoman.

Xiaoman was surprised: "Shave your head?"

Afterwards, Xiaoman concentrated on shaving the head of Guan Er's corpse, while Luo Fei watched from the side.

"Why should I do such a thing?"

Seeing that Guan Er's scalp had appeared, Luo Fei immediately waved his hand: "Okay, get out of the way."

Xiao Man moved out of the way, Luo Fei leaned over to examine Guan Er's scalp carefully.Benjamin also came over.

"What did you find?" Xiaoman asked.

Benjamin pointed to Xiaoman's scalp: "Look, there is a pinhole here."

Where Benjamin pointed, there was indeed a small dark red pinhole on Guan Er's scalp near the back of his head.

"What kind of poison can be injected into the blood to create the false appearance of a heart attack, and it won't be easily detected?" Luo Fei asked hastily.

Benjamin thought for a while and said, "It's hard to say... Did he have any special symptoms when he died?"

"When I saw his death, his expression seemed to be very happy, but there were tears in the corners of his eyes." Xiaoman recalled.

"I thought of something..." Benjamin said as he walked to the experimental table and began to adjust various instruments.

After 10 minutes, liquids of various colors in the test tubes and flasks on the test bench began to bubble continuously. Luo Fei and Benjamin focused on observing.

Xiaoman tilted his head and dozed off.

"How is it?" Luo Fei asked.

Benjamin picked up a test tube: "Yes, I did a targeted pharmacological test and found tears residue." Luo Fei was puzzled: "Tears?"

Benjamin nodded: "A new type of high-purity drug. It is in the form of white powder. Once people take it, they will have an illusory sense of happiness. Excessive inhalation will cause excessive burden on the heart and sudden death. Tears."

"Do you usually use injections to smoke?" Luo Fei asked again.

Benjamin looked serious: "Absolutely not, unless he wants to commit suicide."

"If he committed suicide, why did he deliberately hide the injection hole?" Luo Fei stepped aside and shook Xiao Man who was dozing off.

"Ah?" Xiaoman looked at Luo Fei sleepily.

"Please go to the funeral home, collect Xiao Lang's blood sample, and give it to Benjamin for testing."

Xiaoman nodded: "Oh."

Xiaoman took two steps and looked back at Luo Fei?

"Aren't you going?"

Luo Fei waved at Xiaoman: "Of course I have more important things to do."

"What are you going to do?" Benjamin asked.

Luo Fei threw down his gloves: "Go to the scene."

At the gate of Xiao's house, Xiao Lu rushed to Luo Fei, panting.

"Why did you call me here?"

"You are Xiao Lang's assistant, you should have his house key?"

Xiaolu looked at the door of Xiao's house: "Wouldn't it be good to just break into the empty door?"

"Don't you want to solve the mystery of the death of Xiao Lang and Guan Er?"

Xiaolu hesitated for a moment, looked around, quickly took out the key, opened the door, and waved to Luo Fei.

It is still the piano room, where the sun is overflowing during the day, making people feel comfortable and leisurely, and there is an urge to sit in front of the piano and play a song.And it doesn't make people think that this is a mysterious place where two people have died strangely.

Luo Fei picked up Guan Er's violin from the ground.

"When Guan Er died, he played this violin, right?"

Xiaolu nodded: "Yes, no one has moved."

Luo Fei put down the piano, looked around, and saw that the bookshelves were full of records.Luo Fei immediately stepped forward to check the records.

"Xiao Lang has collected a lot of records."

Xiaolu followed: "He is a music fan."

Luo Fei took out a record from the shelf, and "The Flower of the Other Shore" was impressively printed on the jacket.

"Is this also in his collection?" Luo Fei looked at Xiaolu.

When Xiao Lu saw the name of the record, he was also a little surprised: "I don't know, he never let people touch these records."

"This record is a collection of "The Flower of the Other Shore" in various instrument versions, and there is also a violin version." Luo Fei took out the record, put it on the turntable of the gramophone, put down the needle, and the melancholy sound of the violin immediately reverberated in the room.

"When Guan Er died, what we heard was actually the sound of the record?" Xiao Lu asked.

Luo Fei shook his head: "No, when I walked into the room, I noticed the gramophone, and there were no records on it."

At the same time, Xiaoman ran into Benjamin's laboratory panting, and handed a syringe to Benjamin.

"Here you are, Xiao Lang's blood sample, if I go one step later, he will be burned to ashes."

Benjamin gave Xiaoman a thumbs up, and then injected the blood sample in the syringe into the test tube.

"Why is Xiao Lang's blood tested?"

"Tears." Benjamin stared intently at the test tube.

Xiaoman stared at the blood sample in the test tube: "What's dead?"

Benjamin sighed softly: "If you hadn't fallen asleep just now, you wouldn't be asking such a stupid question now."

Xiaoman muttered: "It's not because of Luo Fei..."

Benjamin picked up a small jar and said to Xiaoman, "Open your mouth."

"Huh?" Xiao Man was taken aback for a moment.

Benjamin took out a green ball and put it into Xiaoman's mouth.

Xiaoman kept stirring in his mouth with his tongue: "What did you give me?"

Benjamin smiled: "Rejuvenating mints, I reward you for protecting Luo Fei for one night."

Xiaoman smiled and nodded: "Thank you."

While chewing candy, Xiaoman watched Benjamin work.

Benjamin took a peek at Xiaoman, and put his tone as naturally as possible: "What do you think of Luo Fei?"

Xiaoman thought for a while: "At first I thought he was impersonal, but it seems that I misunderstood him. He still has a little bit of humanity... But overall, he is quite annoying."

"Disgusting?"

"Luo Fei seems reluctant to partner with me, do you know why? Is there something wrong with me?"

Benjamin shook the test tube: "I know, because you are careless, violent, and impulsive."

(End of this chapter)