My chat group members are all legendary criminals.

Chapter 10 This time it's alive.

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Mia slammed on the brakes again.

"Ouch..." Lu Yiming felt the seatbelt dig hard into his chest, and his wound throbbed with pain.

"We're here, get off." Mia showed no remorse and even yawned.

Lu Yiming reluctantly pushed open the door and got out of the car. When he looked up, he was stunned.

St. Mary's Medical Center.

Holy crap? This is Fremont's best private hospital.

A place where even a simple cold can cost thousands of dollars.

This place is a million miles away from the police station, how did they send me here?

He then understood, because that woman was a resident physician at this hospital.

……

Meanwhile, at the nurses' station in the hospital corridor.

"Dr. Chen, who was that policeman who brought you the cake today? He's so tall and handsome!" The nurse said, munching on the cake with a lovestruck expression.

"You like it? Shall I introduce you two?"

Chen Ruoyan joked with a smile, while still organizing the medical record folder in her hands.

The nurse blushed, covered her mouth, and laughed, "That policeman looked at you with unusually sweet eyes. Could he be your brother-in-law?"

Chen Ruoyan reached out and tapped the nurse's forehead: "Nonsense."

Just then, footsteps echoed down the corridor.

She quickly pushed up her glasses, smoothed her hair in front of the mirror, and her lightly made-up face was beautiful and refined, with the purity of first love.

"Yan, I've brought the person to you."

Mia walked over with her arms crossed and a disgruntled look on her face, followed by Lu Yiming, who was clutching his chest.

"I've given you the person. I'm going to the morgue to check on the body."

Chen Ruoyan put down the medical record folder, reached out and pinched Mia's cheek, saying with heartache:

"Come to my dorm and catch up on your sleep as soon as you're done. Look at your dark circles, you look like a panda."

Mia snorted, glared at Lu Yiming with annoyance, and turned to leave.

Chen Ruoyan then turned her gaze to Lu Yiming:

"What did you do that made her so upset?"

"I'm breathing."

"Then it's not surprising."

"Mia told me you were injured, and she happened to be here too. So I had her bring you here."

Lu Yiming nodded.

Chen Ruoyan, Mia's best friend, is also his childhood sweetheart.

They've been in the same class since they were little.

However, in college, he insisted on studying law, while she went to medical school.

If Mia is considered very familiar, then this person can be said to know her inside and out.

"Let's go to the examination room."

Upon arriving at the consultation room, as soon as Lu Yiming took off his shirt, Chen Ruoyan gasped in shock.

Large bruises covered his chest, a shocking sight, and there were also abrasions on his face.

The most serious injury was to the right palm; the wound was quite deep, and the blood had congealed into a brown color.

Chen Ruoyan picked up the tweezers and asked in a reproachful tone:

"What happened to you? You got beaten up like this?"

Lu Yiming's lips twitched. "What are you talking about? Can't I be the one who beats people up?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ruoyan bit her lower lip, desperately trying to suppress her laughter.

Well, in front of Chen Ruoyan, I really don't have any secrets.

Before sixth grade, he had never won a fight against her.

Later, it wasn't that he won, but that he grew up and Chen Ruoyan was too embarrassed to beat him up anymore, after all, boys have pride.

"Laugh if you want to."

Chen Ruoyan simply smiled slightly, dipped a cotton swab in iodine, and treated the wounds on his face first.

"How come working at the patrol station is so dangerous?" she said with concern. "You need to get a CT scan of your chest, in case there's internal bleeding. Let me take care of your hands and face first."

"How old are you? Still acting tough."

Lu Yiming smiled nonchalantly, with a hint of smugness:

"Dude, I did a great job today. If nothing unexpected happens, I'll be promoted to a permanent position by the end of the year."

While bandaging her wound, Chen Ruoyan asked enthusiastically, "What great achievement? Did you catch a serial killer?"

"Hey, you were right..."

Lu Yiming was about to boast a bit when he looked up and saw Chen Ruoyan with a "see if I believe you" expression on her face.

"Hey, what's with that expression?"

After treating his face, Chen Ruoyan began stitching up the wound on his palm.

"I believe you, of course I believe you." Chen Ruoyan said confidently, her head down as she worked on her computer. "Our Xiaomingzi is the most capable."

Lu Yiming pouted: "Didn't we say we wouldn't use nicknames anymore? It sounds like a eunuch's name."

While tending to her wound, Chen Ruoyan felt something was off: "Have you been working out lately? You seem much more muscular?"

"That's right, my buddy does hundreds of push-ups and runs dozens of kilometers every day..."

Halfway through the performance, Lu Yiming suddenly remembered a question:

"What is Mia doing at the morgue? Didn't she get off work?"

Mentioning this, Chen Ruoyan's expression hardened. She walked to the door and gently locked it.

She leaned down and sat next to Lu Yiming, lowering her voice: "Did you see the news about the case of the dismembered body in the subway?"

Lu Yiming nodded.

"Another body appeared today, brought to us late at night."

"That person's face was disfigured by sulfuric acid, and the limbs didn't even belong to the same person; it was terrifying."

Chen Ruoyan shuddered, clearly recalling the scene when she saw the corpse.

Lu Yiming was taken aback: "That's not right, shouldn't the body be sent to the forensic center? Why was it brought to the hospital? Can you bring him back to life?"

Chen Ruoyan's voice trembled: "This time, what was sent... wasn't a corpse."

"It's a living person."

Lu Yiming was dumbfounded. What did that mean?

"Inside that suitcase was a disfigured living person. But... his limbs belonged to someone else."

"Although he was rushed over for emergency treatment, he stopped breathing just as he arrived at the hospital entrance."

Lu Yiming felt that this murderer was too brutal. Was he provoking the police?

"You'll stay here tonight." Chen Ruoyan composed herself and stopped talking about the horrific corpse.

"I'll get you admitted to the hospital. You'll have a CT scan first thing tomorrow morning."

Lu Yiming pondered for a while.

The case of piecing together corpses in the subway.

The case has garnered significant public attention, with even the president, who is known for his expertise in trading, tweeting a demand for a swift resolution.

If I could use the power of chat groups to solve this case...

It's not just about getting a permanent position; it might also mean access to higher-level resources.

The status of a police officer is still too low; to climb the ranks, one must demonstrate their value.

Thinking of this, Lu Yiming looked at Chen Ruoyan, his eyes resolute:

"Sodium, I want to see that body. Do you have a way?"

Sodium Salt was a nickname Lu Yiming gave Chen Ruoyan during their middle school years.

It wasn't just because the pronunciation sounded similar, but also because she was volatile and easily ignited back then.

Although I don't beat him anymore, I pinch him every day.

Chen Ruoyan was stunned: "Why do you want to see the corpse?"

"I'm going to solve this case!"

Chen Ruoyan chuckled: "How old are you? Still playing house?"

Then she saw Lu Yiming's serious face.

In the more than twenty years she had known him, she had only seen this expression on Lu Yiming's face three times.

The first time was at his father's funeral, when he vowed to solve the case.

The second time was during the university entrance exam. He had excellent grades and could have easily chosen a top-tier university, but he chose a police academy instead.

The third time is now.

"are you serious?"

Lu Yiming didn't speak, but nodded solemnly.

"Okay, I'll help you."