DEATH NOTE:NOTE OF DEATH

Shaking my head, I looked at Lucy who was walking towards us. Seeing Lucy coming, Alex tacitly did not speak again, but walked aside silently, lit a cigarette, and started smoking in big puffs. Looking at Alex, I don't know what to say. Most of the time, I am a madman, like now. Like a madman, desperate, paranoid, crazy, and bold...

"After you give me the report, go and have a rest," I said softly after taking a look at the tired Lucy, then walked into the autopsy room with the report without looking back.

Bang!

The door slammed shut.

Looking at the report in my hand, I was thinking.

The pH value of the soil is moderate, in the range of 6.5-7.0, which is neutral. The humidity does not change much at different time periods... As for the permeability of the soil, the conclusion that can be drawn is that the permeability is not strong. Even if it rained during the burial period of the deceased, it would not be soaked that deeply, or in other words, only a small part was affected.

Eliminating them one by one, I slowly sorted out the conclusions and doubts in my mind. Therefore, the corpse will not dry up quickly, but will gradually rot until only a skeleton is left. In other words, the degree of decay of the bodies of the deceased has no potential connection with the soil where they are located, but the biggest relationship is the mysterious plant whose species has not yet been identified.

After sorting out all of this, I looked at the soil test results collected by Lucy when discovering the other deaths. The results showed that there was no connection with these environments. Even if there was a connection, it was not to the extent it is now. So after eliminating everything, all contradictions point to the mysterious plant growing out of the body.

Before, I was just guessing and roughly certain, but now, I can be completely sure that, except for Michael Bloom, the other three victims all died from this mysterious plant. Moreover, before this, the same ingredients as those of the other three deceased people were found in Michael Bloom's body, as well as the strange fragrance.

In other words…

"After the laboratory comes to work and gives the DNA conclusions of the two plants, we will merge the cases."

This was the first sentence I said after finding Alex.

"Okay!" Alex never seems to doubt me.

Walking to the side, Alex handed me a cigarette, then pulled me to sit down on the ground. Sitting on the stairs, looking at the sky which was gradually turning pale, he let out a long breath.

"Wait until the case is over, then you can take a rest for a while."

"We'll see when the time comes. You know I'm a busy person."

"Lucy is a capable girl. She can help you a lot."

"But you also have to know that many times, for many things, only by doing it yourself can you give a definite answer. After working together for so long, I don't even believe what I see with my own eyes. You know that."

"Sometimes, it might be better to learn to trust other people..."

Alex talked a lot that night. Until people started to go to work one after another, Alex patted his butt hard, looked at me meaningfully, and slowly walked out of my sight.

I returned to the office, took the green leaves and petals that I had hidden earlier, which were sealed in a bag, and walked out of the dissection room. When I was halfway there, I saw Lucy walking towards me with sleepy eyes. We passed each other, but for some reason, I called out to Lucy:

"Wait a minute!"

Lucy was stunned. She was almost awake and looked at me in a daze.

"Take this and have it tested. Look at it yourself. Notify me as soon as the results come out."

After saying that, I handed the three sealed bags in my hand to Lucy who was still in a daze, and then quickly walked to my office. In the past, I would never have handed over such an important task to other people, but when I thought about what Alex said, I thought, maybe I could give it a try. Try to integrate yourself, a madman, into this circle.

About an hour later, Lucy walked into my office.

"Chief Carter, the test results are out. After DNA comparison and analysis of the DNA components of the three plants, it has been confirmed that they are the same plant."

Hearing this result, even though it was within my expectations, I breathed a sigh of relief. Then I took the report, confirmed it again, and walked towards Alex.

"Open a case. There are common points among the four cases. You can do the rest yourself."

"Common point!?" Alex looked at me with some surprise. The cigarette in his hand shook and almost burned his thigh. He quickly stood up.

"That mysterious plant! That mysterious plant has been running through the entire case and played a crucial role." I looked at Alex and rolled my eyes at him unhappily. "Think about the rest yourself."

"Also, carefully watch the surveillance video that Frank brought back earlier, and then compare it with the car and the figure in the car that we saw when we were squatting in the corner."

After explaining everything, I let out a long breath, then stood in the corridor outside Alex's office and lit a cigarette. The air was hazy and I couldn't see anything through the smoke this time, but I always had a feeling of uneasiness in my heart. This feeling is so faint that I can't even feel it if I don't calm down.

"Ryan, I'm leaving first. You should have a good rest." Having obtained clues and identified the first suspect, Alex seemed quite happy, and even walked with a breeze. The whole person almost jumped up. He is happy, and I am happy too.

Back in the office, I picked up an unrelated magazine for the first time and started reading it. I looked at the beauties, and when I saw something exciting, I smacked my lips and made comments from time to time. This is a unique pleasure for otakus and closed-minded people like me.

"Chief Carter, what are you looking at?"

Suddenly a playful voice came over, and I was so scared that my hands trembled and the magazine fell to the ground.

"Wow! Chief Carter!"

My face turned red and I gritted my teeth. Seeing that I was about to lose my temper, Lucy stuck out her tongue, put down the coffee in her hand, and ran out of my office.

"Mad woman!"

I cursed, picked up the magazine on the ground, looked at the woman on it, blushed, and stuffed the magazine directly into the bottom drawer of the desk. But seriously, the coffee made by this crazy woman is pretty good, not too sweet or bitter, just the right taste.

Enjoying this rare leisure time, I lay down on the table and fell asleep directly.

Time passed slowly, and I didn't know how many hours had passed. I suddenly stood up from my desk, and the slight feeling of uneasiness in my heart suddenly became stronger.

He is coming!

Through the glass door, I saw the prisoner that Alex was escorting. I was looking at him, and the prisoner was also looking at me, but that one look made the uneasy feeling in my heart even stronger, and my breathing became rapid. But I couldn't catch anything.

Many years later, when I think of this incident again, I still sigh. At that time, I thought the case had been solved, but not long after, I found out that it was just...

It's just the beginning.