Chapter 973: Chapter 480: Bizarre Crime Scene? Euphoria to Death (2)

He also felt a bit embarrassed.

"Mr. Luo, you’re too kind. I’m merely expressing my thoughts, that’s all."

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Nearly at the same time.

Li Yu’s phone rang.

Upon answering, the voices of Cai Junfeng and Ma Liguo from the duty room were heard.

"Mr. Luo, just now Old Han and the others have contacted Zhao Ligang’s family, his daughter and son-in-law. They said they would come to the police station early tomorrow morning to be questioned and learn about the case’s details and progress."

Listening to Li Yu’s words.

Luo Fei nodded.

"I understand."

Early the next morning.

When Luo Fei got up.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Yang Mei sitting by the bed.

Breakfast was already prepared.

"Soy milk and fried dough sticks, did you buy these?"

Luo Fei spoke as he went to brush his teeth and wash his face before eating.

Yet, he noticed that Yang Mei’s expression was slightly off.

"What’s wrong, Yang Mei? Feeling down?"

Upon Luo Fei’s inquiry.

Yang Mei sighed.

"Just now, Deng Wen sent over the test report."

"From the body, we didn’t find any muscle relaxants, including animal tranquilizers. But, in Zhao Ligang’s hair, we detected some poison."

"So, if our guess is right, he must have overdosed on poison in the bathroom."

Of course, Yang Mei understood.

From any angle, the case seemed to be murder.

But now all the evidence suggests.

Zhao Ligang didn’t resist nor made any defensive moves.

Passed away due to an accident.

This likely indicates he really was a drug addict.

And because of his advanced age, his body couldn’t handle the drug’s effects, leading to his death.

Everything looks so reasonable, aligning with the clues Luo Fei and the team have uncovered.

Yet intuition told Yang Mei something was wrong.

"Don’t be upset, get ready for work. Maybe, once we meet his daughter, we will naturally get answers."

After finishing breakfast, Luo Fei prepared to leave.

Yang Mei handed him his tie, albeit reluctantly, as she put on her jacket.

Ready to head to work.

A while later, as they arrived at the police station.

Zhao Ligang’s daughter was already waiting there.

"Officer Luo, what happened to my father?"

"Was someone out to harm him? This must be murder, right??"

Looking at Zhao Haina, she was very agitated.

Her voice quivered as she spoke.

Her face was full of confusion and disbelief.

Yet, Luo Fei detected a hint from her words.

"Ms. Zhao, from what you’re saying, it seems you’re aware someone might have been seeking revenge on him?"

Luo Fei seemed bewildered, looking somewhat incredulously at her.

Zhao Haina had to sigh.

"Mr. Luo, let me be frank. My father had upset some people in the past."

"Just recently, when my boyfriend and I were shopping with him, an air conditioning unit from a building fell down. The repairman apologized repeatedly, saying he was only answering a phone call when he saw it fall. That was when I realized there must be someone trying to harm my father, so I suggested to my boyfriend to send him here."

"To let him lay low and avoid any more accidents."

But Zhao Haina’s words made Luo Fei frown.

"Who would put someone in a mental health facility for safety? Didn’t you know that if a healthy person takes medication for psychiatric patients, it not only fails to repair nerves but might make them unstable?"

"Officer, you don’t need to worry about that. Before we brought him here, we arranged for a full-body check-up. We also specifically instructed the nurse not to give him medication."

However, after hearing their words.

Luo Fei squinted his eyes.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, officer, we’ve always instructed the nurse accordingly. Even the director of this mental health facility knows about this, he’s an old acquaintance of my father."

But upon hearing their words, Luo Fei pulled out a pathological report.

"Yet, your father has been taking anti-depressant medication consistently."

"He’s even been secretly taking drugs, were you aware of this?"

Luo Fei asked in a somber tone.

This caught them completely off guard.

"That’s impossible. Officer, are you sure you’re telling the truth?"

"You can see for yourselves."

As Luo Fei played a voice recording from the nurse responsible for Zhao Ligang.

She confirmed that Zhao Ligang was indeed taking his medication regularly.

However, regarding his drug use.

The nurse was unaware.

"How could this be? My dad was always a good man, how could he secretly take illegal substances?"

Zhao Haina’s expression was washed with disbelief.

She found such a conclusion astonishing.

Luo Fei then spoke sternly.

"Zhao Haina, I have two guesses."

"First, your father was secretly taking drugs on his own, and you were unaware and didn’t understand this."

"Second, someone impersonated themselves as a psychiatric patient or a caretaker, possibly even a cafeteria worker, infiltrating the health center to administer illegal substances to patients, making them addicted, and profiting from it."

This analysis made Zhao Haina shudder.

"Mr. Luo, if what you’re saying is true, that’s terrifying."

As she spoke.

Her tone carried a bit of agitation.

But the son-in-law found it all too far-fetched.

"Mr. Luo, that seems impossible. This health center was picked by both me and Haina for father."

"If there’s a problem, then isn’t it as if we’re responsible for what happened to father?"

With sweat appearing on his forehead, fearing suspicion.

He spoke in embarrassment.

But Zhao Haina was frustrated.

"So you know this is your fault, too! It’s all because of your insistence that father was old and needed to be sent away or something. And now look what happened?"

"That’s not quite right, Ms. Zhao. If someone truly intended to harm your father, then even if he was very cautious, in the end, he might still face danger. So what we need to do now is catch the culprit and solve the case quickly."

With Luo Fei helping to explain.

The son-in-law, Song Jinliang, also smiled.

"Mr. Luo is right. Since it’s already happened, we can only move on. Don’t worry, Nana, I’ll ensure we prepare a proper funeral for dad. A dignified send-off."

Song Jinliang spoke, with trembling voice although his expression was complex, even somewhat comical.

Luo Fei also looked on, amused and yet helpless.

Just at that moment.

By his side, Zhao Haina realized the problem and spoke seriously.

"Mr. Luo, no matter what, considering what you’ve said, the nurse in charge of my father seems suspicious. We must find a way to catch them!"

Seeing Zhao Haina agitated.

Determinedly speaking.

Luo Fei responded too.

"Ms. Zhao, don’t worry because we have indeed detained that nurse."

"But from her confession, we only know she regularly received sugar pills for Mr. Zhao Ligang from the pharmacy department. From current assessments, she likely didn’t commit anything egregious and isn’t the actual culprit."

This result was completely unexpected for Zhao Haina.

It made her expression grow stern.

"Mr. Luo, are you serious?"

But hearing her query, seemingly skeptical.

Song Jinliang couldn’t help but remind.

"Haina, isn’t this to be expected?"

"Just an attendant, even if with courage, how could they commit something truly outrageous?"

"And if she actually did, it would only be because someone behind the scenes was orchestrating things."

Song Jinliang’s reasoning made Zhao Haina unsure whether to laugh or cry.

"Song Jinliang, so whose side are you on?"