Solving the case: Combining the police dog's olfactory genes at the beginning

"Thank you, Officer Luo, but...it seems Xuanran prefers sweet and sour flavor?"

"It's okay, she's on a diet."

Without looking up, Luo Fei served Zhu Ke'er another bowl of soup.

"This soup is also good; it's good for beauty and skin health."

Chen Xuanran's hand holding the chopsticks trembled slightly, and his knuckles turned white.

She stared intently at the back of Luo Fei's head, as if she wanted to burn two holes in it with her gaze.

From the moment they started ordering, Luo Fei hovered around Zhu Ke'er, asking her all sorts of questions, from her work to her hobbies, and even finding out the name of the goldfish she used to keep in elementary school.

"Luo Fei."

Chen Xuanran spoke through gritted teeth.

"Have you forgotten there's someone else at the table?"

Luo Fei then turned his head, looking completely innocent.

"Huh? Weren't you playing on your phone? I thought you didn't want to be disturbed."

"I'm on my phone because nobody's paying attention to me!"

Chen Xuanran raised his voice eight octaves, drawing the attention of guests at the next table.

Zhu Ke'er awkwardly put down her chopsticks.

"Um, I'm going to the restroom."

She quickly left her seat, leaving the two of them facing off.

Luo Fei watched Zhu Ke'er's departing figure, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Chen Xuanran caught this expression and slammed her hand on the table.

"Luo Fei! What exactly do you mean?"

"what do you mean?"

Luo Fei blinked.

"Didn't you tell me to be more enthusiastic towards Ke'er? You said she was your best friend and that I should take good care of her."

"I asked you to take care of me, not to fawn over me!"

Chen Xuanran was so angry that his chest heaved violently.

"You serve her food, pour her water, and even when she burns her mouth while drinking soup, you anxiously hand her a tissue! You've never been this considerate to me!"

Luo Fei suddenly leaned closer and lowered his voice.

"Xuanran, are you jealous?"

"Me, jealous?!"

Chen Xuanran's voice suddenly rose, but he immediately realized he had lost his composure and lowered his voice again.

"Why would I be jealous! I just think what you're doing is very rude!"

Luo Fei leaned back in his chair, his smile carrying a deeper meaning.

"Oh~ so it wasn't jealousy. Okay, I'll ask Ke'er again when she gets back. She was talking about her high school crush, and I haven't heard the rest of the story yet."

Chen Xuanran suddenly stood up, the chair scraping against the floor with a screeching sound.

"I'm not feeling well, I'm going home now!"

Zhu Ke'er happened to return from the restroom and, seeing this, quickly asked.

"Xuanran, what's wrong?"

"fine."

Chen Xuanran forced a smile.

"I'm just feeling a little dizzy. You guys take your time eating, I'll be going now."

Luo Fei immediately stood up.

"I send you."

"Need not!"

Chen Xuanran almost shouted it out, then realized he had lost his composure.

"You should finish your meal with Ke'er; it's rare for her to come here."

After saying that, she grabbed her bag and was about to leave.

Luo Fei grabbed her.

"Stop fooling around, it's not safe this late, I'll take you home."

Zhu Ke'er also offered her advice.

"Yes, Xuanran, let Officer Luo take you. I can take a taxi home myself."

Luo Fei gave Zhu Ke'er an apologetic smile.

"I'm so sorry, let's make it another time."

"It's alright, Xuanran's health is the most important thing."

Zhu Ke'er spoke gently, but her eyes flickered, and she dared not look directly at Chen Xuanran.

As Chen Xuanran walked out of the restaurant, he shook off Luo Fei's hand.

"The play is over? Are you satisfied?"

Luo Fei pretended to be stupid.

"What drama?"

"Stop pretending!"

Chen Xuanran stopped in her tracks, her eyes glistening with tears under the streetlights.

Are you deliberately trying to annoy me?

Luo Fei finally dropped his nonchalant expression and sighed softly.

"I just want you to know what it feels like to see someone you like being nice to someone else."

Chen Xuanran was stunned.

"What do you mean?"

“Every time you and Zhang Wei discuss a case, you talk for hours on end, completely ignoring me.”

Luo Fei's voice was deep.

Do you know how I feel?

Chen Xuanran opened his mouth, but was speechless for a moment.

She never imagined that Luo Fei would care about this.

"I"

She was about to explain when Luo Fei turned and walked towards the parking lot.

"Let's go, let's take you home."

The silence inside the car was suffocating.

Chen Xuanran stared at the rapidly receding street scene outside the window, his thoughts racing.

She recalled the "dating advice" that Zhu Ke'er had taught her.

Men like the feeling of being aloof and distant; "Make him jealous occasionally, and he'll cherish you more."
Looking back now, those suggestions seem utterly absurd.

"arrive."

Luo Fei's voice interrupted her thoughts.

Chen Xuanran did not get out of the car immediately, but turned to Luo Fei.

"sorry."

Luo Fei raised an eyebrow.

"Why apologize?"

I shouldn't always ignore your feelings.

Chen Xuanran bit her lower lip.

"We shouldn't have listened to Ke'er's bad ideas either."

Luo Fei reached out and ruffled her hair.

"Good to know. But..."

He suddenly grinned mischievously.

"You look kind of cute when you're jealous."

Chen Xuanran blushed and pinched his arm hard.

"Who is jealous!"

"Ouch!"

Luo Fei cried out in exaggerated pain.

Domestic violence!

"Deserve it!"

Chen Xuanran got out of the car, but the corners of his mouth had already unconsciously turned up.

"See you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

Luo Fei watched her enter the apartment building before driving away.

However, neither of the girls could sleep that night.

Chen Xuanran lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling, his mind filled with the image of Luo Fei smiling at Zhu Ke'er.

Although reason told her that Luo Fei did it on purpose, she couldn't shake off the bittersweet feeling.

What's wrong with me?

she muttered.

"It was clearly me who let him have his way."

Meanwhile, Zhu Ke'er was pacing back and forth in her apartment.

The phone screen lit up; it was a message from Chen Xuanran.

"I'm sorry, I suddenly feel unwell today."

Zhu Ke'er stared at the message, her finger hovering above the screen, but she didn't reply for a long time.

The image of Luo Fei's focused gaze upon her flashed through her mind, and the feeling of being valued made her heart race.

"no."

She put down her phone and clutched her head in anguish.

"He is Xuanran's boyfriend."

The next morning, Luo Fei walked into the Criminal Investigation Team building in high spirits. The news was playing on the electronic screen on the first floor.

Regarding the recent "bird-cutting case" that has attracted widespread public attention, authoritative experts have determined that the suspect, Li Ya, is suffering from dissociative identity disorder and is a mentally ill patient completely lacking the capacity to act. It is understood that she has been sent to Gebaoshan Mental Hospital for treatment.

Luo Fei stopped to watch, a smile unconsciously creeping onto his face.

His efforts paid off, and Li Ya finally received the help she deserved.

"Officer Luo, congratulations!" A colleague passing by patted him on the shoulder.

"This case was solved brilliantly!"

Luo Fei smiled modestly.

"The result of teamwork."

After going upstairs, even more congratulations followed.

Chen Xuanran was also in the office. When she saw Luo Fei come in, she handed him a cup of coffee.

"I saw the news, you did a good job."

Luo Fei took the coffee, his fingertips brushing against her hand, seemingly unintentionally.

Thank you. Did you sleep well last night?

Chen Xuanran blushed and turned her head away.

"good."

Just as Luo Fei was about to continue his teasing, the office suddenly became lively.

Li Ya's parents entered, led by the receptionist, carrying a brocade banner.

"Officer Luo!"

Mr. Li excitedly grasped Luo Fei's hand.

"Thank you so much! If it weren't for you, our daughter would..."

The old man choked up and couldn't continue speaking.

Luo Fei quickly helped him up.

"Uncle Li, this is what I should do. How is Li Ya doing now?"

"It has been sent to Gebaoshan Hospital."

Li's mother wiped away her tears.

"The experts said they would do everything they could to treat her."

Luo Fei nodded.

“Li Ya is lucky to have parents like you. Although she did something wrong, it wasn’t her intention.”

Mr. Li sighed deeply.

"Actually, there were signs of this all along. After Li Lin passed away, Ya Ya started to change."

Luo Fei led them to sit down.

"Can you tell me more about it?"

"Li Lin is the older sister, but she has a gloomy personality and has been scheming since she was a child."

Mr. Li recalled.

"On the contrary, Ya Ya is cheerful and generous, and always takes care of her older sister. If Li Lin hadn't suddenly run into the road that day, Ya Ya wouldn't have chased after her."

Luo Fei interrupted in surprise.

"Wait, you mean... Li Ya was in a car accident while trying to save Li Lin?"

"correct."

Mrs. Li nodded.

"Everyone likes Ya Ya, and Li Lin has always been jealous of her. That day they argued, and Li Lin deliberately ran into the road to scare Ya Ya, but unexpectedly..."

Luo Fei frowned.

This is completely contrary to his previous speculation.

He had always thought that Li Ya developed her sister's personality out of guilt, but he never expected it.
"Uncle Li, do those two sisters know Taekwondo?"

Luo Fei suddenly asked.

A look of pride appeared on Mr. Li's face.

"Yes, they were both frail when they were young, so we sent them to learn Taekwondo. We never expected that the two children would be so talented. They won the national championship and runner-up titles in junior high school! Ya Ya was able to get into the police academy entirely because of this skill."

After seeing Li Ya's parents off, Luo Fei returned to his seat.

"Li Ya is a black belt in Taekwondo? And she even won second place in a middle school competition?"

Luo Fei's knuckles turned white as he gripped the steering wheel, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class tracing a sharp arc along the winding mountain road.

"Damn it, we've all been tricked by Li Lin!"

Deng Yunzhou's urgent voice came through the car's Bluetooth.

“That’s right! I just checked the police academy records, and Li Ya’s fighting record is the best among her peers. Last year in the intra-school competition, she beat three male instructors so badly they ended up in the hospital.”

The tires screeched as they rubbed against the ground, and the gray buildings of Gebaoshan Mental Hospital came into view.

Luo Fei floored the gas pedal and sped over the speed bump, his phone screen still displaying the message Li's father had sent two minutes earlier.

[Dr. Jiang arrived at the hospital half an hour ago, saying he was going to do the final stage of treatment.]

"Old Deng, immediately notify the SWAT team for backup!"

Luo Fei slammed the car door shut and sped toward the main building.

"Li Lin wants to use Jiang Xia to destroy Li Ya's character!"

The smell of disinfectant hits you.

Just as the young nurse at the nurses' station was about to stop him, Luo Fei had already shown his identification.

"Criminal Investigation Team! Where's the operating room?"

"The third floor. But Director Jiang gave instructions."

Before he could finish speaking, Luo Fei had already smashed open the door to the fire escape.

The red light at the end of the third-floor corridor shone glaringly, and the three words "Under Treatment" on the metal door were as red as blood.

"Open the door! Police!"

The only response he received was the hum of the machine running.

Luo Fei took two steps back and kicked the door lock hard with his military boots.

On the third knock, the door frame groaned under the strain, and the alarm blared shrilly throughout the corridor.

Inside the operating room, a two-meter-diameter circular machine was emitting blue light. Li Ya was secured to the conveyor belt with restraints, and half of her body had already entered the machine's cavity.

An elderly man in a white coat was inputting code at the control panel, while Jiang Xia stood in front of the observation window, his face as pale as paper.

"stop!"

Luo Fei strode forward, grabbed the old man's wrist, and twisted the joint, forcing the man to his knees.

"This surgery is suspected of being murder!"

"Officer Luo?"

Jiang Xia's glasses slipped down to the tip of his nose.

"This is a standard treatment procedure."

"Fuck your program!"

Luo Fei unplugged the power cord, and the blue light from the ring machine immediately went out.

He untied Li Ya's restraints with one hand. The girl's eyelashes fluttered a few times, but she did not wake up.

The dean struggled to lift his head.

"Do you know that interfering with treatment can lead to legal consequences?"

Luo Fei sneered and took out his phone. The screen showed a photo of Li Lin and Li Ya standing side by side on the podium.

"Do you recognize these two girls? They were the champion and runner-up in the 2009 citywide youth taekwondo competition."

Jiangxia's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Li Ya could take down four strong men with her bare hands and gang rape them?"

Luo Fei slapped his phone on the control panel.

"Li Lin is lying! She wants you to believe that Li Ya has violent tendencies so that she can legitimately eliminate this personality!"

The observation window reflected Jiangxia's swaying figure.

Luo Fei grabbed him by the collar and dragged him into the corridor, then punched him in the cheekbone.

"You almost became an accomplice to murder!"

Jiang Xia crashed into the wall, and his glasses flew off and shattered.

He touched the blood in his nose, and his voice trembled.

"Impossible, Linlin's scar."

"scar?"

Luo Fei grabbed him by the collar.

"Zheng Hao told me before he died that the scar on Li Lin's inner thigh was from an appendectomy she had when she was a child!"

He took out his tablet and pulled up the surveillance footage.

"Look closely! This is the whole process of Li Lin going to the gym last week. Where did the scars come from when she was changing clothes?"

The woman's long, slender legs in the picture are as smooth as ever.

Jiang Xia slid to the ground as if his spine had been removed, his white coat covered in wall dust.

"Still don't understand?"

Luo Fei squatted down to look him in the eye.

"From the day you installed the tracker, Li Lin has been acting. She deliberately let you 'discover' the knife, deliberately led you to suspect Li Ya, all for today. To use you to kill her own sister's personality!"

Disorganized footsteps echoed from the end of the corridor, and Deng Yunzhou rushed in with five or six policemen.

Luo Fei waved without turning his head.

"Take control of the operating room and protect Li Ya!"

"Zheng Hao."

Jiang Xia suddenly grabbed Luo Fei's sleeve.

Linlin insisted on doing it herself.

"Because she had to be silenced."

Luo Fei shook off his hand.

“Zheng Hao was the referee at the competition back then, and he knows best that Li Lin was never sexually assaulted. Only the three of them know what really happened in the alley that day.”

The sound of the emergency bed's wheels grew louder as nurses pushed Li Ya toward the intensive care unit.

Luo Fei noticed the fresh needle marks on the girl's wrist, and his temples throbbed.

Was the car accident where Li Lin pushed her sister really an accident?

Jiang Xia suddenly looked up, a terrifying realization appearing on his bloodless face.

"Think about it, Dr. Jiang."

Luo Fei shoved the tablet into his arms.

"The person you love is a devil who would harm her twin sister. Now her personality is awakening within Li Ya's body, and you..."

He pointed towards the operating room. (End of Chapter)