Mr. Zhao folded his arms and spat out disdainfully.
"Damn, it’s only now that she realizes Dong Chengwen might hold a grudge against her. This woman is truly terrifying; it seems all her intelligence is invested in this matter."
Zhou Ning’s brows were tightly furrowed, and there was not a trace of relaxation on his face. Mr. Zhao looked puzzled.
"What’s wrong, Zhou Xiaozhou? The case has been cracked, and Yi Xiaou has already admitted to the cri. What else are you worried about?"
Just then, Xu Dayuan ca in through the door and heard Mr. Zhao’s words. The excitent on his face also faded a bit. Zhou Xiaozhou wasn’t soone who expressed his feelings carelessly. After taking a careful look at Zhou Xiaozhou, Xu Dayuan moved closer.
"Tell us, what’s on your mind?"
"I rember, the files ntioned that Yi Xiaou’s mother is a judge, right?"
No need for Xu Dayuan to answer; Mr. Zhao was already nodding over there.
"A mother who is a judge and a father who works in the prosecutor’s office, and she’s an only child at ho, but this has no necessary connection to her committing a cri, does it?"
Zhou Ning pondered for a mont before lifting his head.
"This case doesn’t need to wait for the transfer to the prosecutorial authorities. I’m afraid Yi Xiaou’s parents will find out about it tonight. I’ve carefully analyzed Yi Xiaou’s interrogation just now; she was extrely fixated on Dong Chengwen, and it was all on her own initiative.
If this point is amplified and presented, there’s a term you’re all familiar with, ’paranoia.’ Another term is ’paranoid personality disorder.’
Currently, our country’s criminal responsibility is mainly divided into three levels: full criminal responsibility, limited criminal responsibility, and no criminal responsibility."
Xu Dayuan was startled and narrowed his eyes, instantly understanding Zhou Ning’s implication.
"Article 18, clause 3 of the Criminal Law states: ’A ntally ill person who has not completely lost the ability to recognize or control his own conduct and commits a cri shall bear criminal responsibility, but may be given a lighter or mitigated punishnt.’"
From the aforentioned provisions of the criminal law, it is clear that the criminal punishnt for ntally ill people with limited responsibility is different from that for criminals with full criminal responsibility as well as from those who are completely without criminal responsibility."
Mr. Zhao looked from Zhou Ning to Xu Dayuan, stamped his foot, and got anxious.
"What are you two getting at? Are you saying that we’ve been busy for nothing and encountered a professional who might exaggerate a minor issue with Yi Xiaou into a major one, allowing her to escape legal sanctions? Is that what this ans?"
Zhou Ning and Xu Dayuan nodded together. Zhou Ning’s gaze landed on Xu Dayuan’s cell phone.
"We’ve done our part, and the case has been essentially cleared. At least Dong Chengwen’s suspicions have been removed. As for the next steps, that’s up to Mr. Hu to decide. We’re leaving, and the report will co tomorrow."
Xu Dayuan did not stop them. After leaving the criminal police brigade, he looked up at the sky, and Mr. Zhao sighed.
"Well, we can’t help with what’s next. About Professor Li, do you need to send a ssage?"
Zhou Ning nodded slightly.
"I need to send a ssage back. Later, when I return, I’ll contact Professor Li. It’s too early in Mi Country right now."
Mr. Zhao patted Zhou Ning’s shoulder and moved in close.
"Let’s go, I’ll take you back. I’ve been working non-stop these past few days; my arms and legs feel like they each have their own agenda. I need a good rest."
...
After drying his hair, Zhou Ning sat down on the sofa.
He took out his cell phone, and it was almost eight o’clock.
Zhou Ning composed a ssage with the details of the case and all the information about the people involved and clicked send.
Soon after, a text ssage ca in.
"Zhou Ning, I’ve seen your ssage. I didn’t expect the case to be solved so quickly, but this outco is indeed rather sigh-worthy. I’ll talk to Mr. Hu later, and we’ll try to transfer the case as soon as possible, with no interference."
Zhou Ning looked at the ssage, replied with an okay, and let out a sigh of relief.
Although the case was solved, Zhou Ning always had the feeling of being used. Dong Chengwen had not disclosed all the details at the ti of the incident and even after their repeated investigations and two etings, he never fully told the truth.
This ans he knew who the murderer was all along and was well aware that Luo Qian wouldn’t be implicated. Even when she was temporarily considered a suspect, he offered no explanation.
All that talk about his family not agreeing to their relationship was his own story. He had no deep feelings for either Fang Hua or Luo Qian, and Yi Xiaou was just an object he used. From beginning to end, he was the most selfish person.
And with this case closed, he would cleanse his na, and his reputation would be higher than it is now. After all, the case was sensational, and he even erged in the industry as a victim.
All for his first love, what a brilliant strategy, yet from beginning to end, he had done nothing.
Zhou Ning felt a tightness in his chest. He threw off his bath towel and flung himself onto the bed.
To pull himself out of the doldrums, he subconsciously raised his hand and waved it in front of his face. Then he opened the basic information on the large screen. Seeing the data there, Zhou Ning imdiately lost his composure.
He sat up abruptly, rubbing his eyes.
Could it be true?
Bound user: Zhou Ning
Age: 27
Forensic doctor level: 2
Overall evaluation: Learning ability is passable
Reward utilization rate: 42%
Upgrade cumulative value: 200 (2000 cumulative value required for upgrading)
Unexpectedly, he had leveled up!
Though there were no various countdowns and no prompts reminding him like a death knell, completing cases still earned him upgrade values, and he even had 200 left after leveling up, which was certainly surprising.
However, after several consecutive upgrades without enhancing his existing abilities, Zhou Ning didn’t know what to do. Was there so action needed?
But there were no prompts, were there?
Zhou Ning observed carefully and noticed that the layout of the entire screen seed to change with the upgrade. On the edge of the screen, there was an icon shaped like a loudspeaker with a slanting line across it, like the mute symbol on a phone.
After thinking for a mont, he clicked on the loudspeaker and suddenly heard a prompt in his ear.
System prompt: In accordance with the bound user’s behavior habits, the system has automatically entered mute mode. However, in mute mode, task prompts will not be received. Regardless of the cases the bound user takes, they will all be considered system tasks, and rewards for solving them will be doubled, with the awarded rewards automatically added to the cumulative value.
To open the lottery page, just click on the envelope symbol at the lower left corner. The opportunity to open the lottery page can’t be closed once used, and it will also default to system upgrade prompts.
If the bound user gains lottery opportunities and secures all the rewards, they will automatically be exchanged. Of course, once the bound user reaches level five, they will default to receiving all the rewards needed for exchange, and as the bound user’s level increases, damaged mories will gradually be repaired. Please choose carefully.
Zhou Ning fell silent.
What’s found cos when called, and to get it sooner ans to enjoy it sooner, but this rate was too slow. As for the software, he didn’t need to do anything at the mont, since the research work had already entered the third stage.
Of course, what attracted Zhou Ning the most was the last sentence about gradually restoring mories. Doctor Shi had already treated him a few tis, but no new images erged, so Zhou Ning, with determination, clicked to turn off the loudspeaker.
Then he closed his eyes, and just as he drifted between sleep and wakefulness, he seed to be pulled back into that dream.
The cold sensation beneath his feet made Zhou Ning shudder, and he hurried toward the bright hole. The shearling shoes appeared before him again. Zhou Ning bit his lip hard, struggling to control the fear coursing through his body.
His gaze slowly moved up from the shoes. The man kept repeating, "Damn woman, still want to..." As Zhou Ning’s eyes reached the man’s face, he noticed the thick fog on it had largely dissipated.
The gaunt cheeks, pitted face, and what seed to be a scar over the right eyebrow, a particularly ferocious scar. But after a careful look, Zhou Ning still couldn’t see it clearly.
However, he felt very clearly in his heart that it was a terrifying scar, and the end of the scar even extended to the man’s eyelid.
With a loud bang, everything froze. Zhou Ning felt warm liquid flowing down his head. He wanted to continue looking, but still couldn’t control his body.
At the sa ti, the scenery before him changed. It was still an autopsy table, but the shadowless lamp overhead had beco a high-end Maquet four-leaf clover type. Before he could react, a corpse appeared out of nowhere.
Zhou Ning didn’t wait for the system to explain; he lunged straight for the corpse.
He wanted to complete the autopsy as quickly as possible. Now accustod to the grueling training, Zhou Ning had even started to welco it.
Because completing just one autopsy training would earn him a point, he wanted to level up, to regain the missing mories, to see the full image of the scarred man.
The prompt in his ear kept going, and Zhou Ning tried hard to rember the introductions. As he made incisions in the chest and abdon, he used his hands to separate them and then lifted the bone saw to begin cutting...
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