False evidence

Chapter 366 Black Medical Consultation Form

Third Granny exclaimed in surprise, "You want Sanqi to impersonate the master?"

The old man shook his head: "This is no one you can impersonate. He's just temporarily acting as the owner and managing the Drywood Hall. Maybe he can be used as a pretext to bring out the real owner?"

I said, "Sir, you make the Kumu Hall sound so mysterious. Do you think the owner can be replaced so easily? Besides, I'm just a veterinarian; I don't treat patients."

"If the master can do everything, what's the point of having a manager?"

The old man waved his hand. "Alright, I have my own plans for this. Let's not talk about it anymore."

There was a knock on the door.

The old man frowned: "That old rascal Chen San is still so impatient."

I noticed their expressions and quickly got up to open the door.

An elderly man and a young man arrived.

This young man was Li Tao, whom I had met at Chen Zudao's house.

"We meet again."

Li Tao smiled and nodded at me. "Is Master Feng Jiu here?"

Why are you even talking to him?

The old man looked older than Grandpa and Third Grandma, but he had a bad temper. He stepped in with one leg and raised his hand to press against my chest.

I was displeased, but seeing how old he was, I stepped aside.

Seeing the old man go straight into the house, Li Tao said apologetically to me:

"The old man has a bit of a temper, please don't take it personally."

Back inside, the old man had already sat down next to Grandpa.

Grandpa glanced at me, pointed at him and said to Erpang, "Look how imposing he is, you can tell he's Manager Chen San."

Erpang quickly got up and poured a cup of tea for Chen San.

Chen San snorted coldly, glanced at the old man sideways, and said, "Is this kid going to take over your job?"

"Yes. He's still young, so please take good care of him, Third Master."

Chen San said, "Sure, I just took on a deal, so I'll let him test his skills."

As he spoke, he took out a black paper card and casually handed it to Erpang.

Just as Erpang was about to take it, Chen San's fingers loosened.

Seeing the card fall to the ground, Erpang hurriedly tried to catch it. Being large and clumsy to begin with, his frantic movements made him look quite disheveled. In the end, he still failed to catch it.

Seeing Erpang's face turn red, the old man chuckled and said, "Kid, Third Master Chen is upset that you don't know your manners and don't know how to greet your senior!"

Erpang picked up the card, bowed halfway to Chen San with a reluctant expression, and said, "Hello, Third Master."

Chen San grunted again and raised his hand to Li Tao: "He's new here and doesn't know the rules. Li Si, you go with him."

"Understood, Third Master."

"Little Sanzi!"

The old man suddenly raised his voice and shouted.

Chen San paused in mid-air with the teacup he had just picked up, and turned to look at him.

Grandpa pointed at me and said with a smile, "I forgot to introduce you, this is my grandson, Xiao Sanzi, Sanqi!"

"Sanqi?"

Chen Sanbai raised an eyebrow, his eyes becoming somewhat suspicious.

Grandpa said to me, "Little Sanzi, you and Erpang haven't seen each other in a long time. He's new here, so why don't you show him around? Little Li Si, you don't need to go. Come, have a couple of drinks with me and tell me about all the unusual things that have happened over the years."

Seeing that Grandpa was giving me a meaningful look, I quickly pulled Erpang out the door.

The monkey followed, shaking its head and saying:
"Not only have I suddenly gained a grandfather, but I've also become related to you. I need to calmly reflect on my life."

Once I got in the car, I remembered to ask Erpang where we were going.

As Erpang unfolded the paper card, he told me that his grandfather had told him that the "medical appointment slips" for Kumu Hall came in three colors: red, black, and white. Red meant treating the living, black meant treating the dead, but his grandfather hadn't explained what white represented.

Unfold the card, and you'll see an address written on one side—West Suburbs Funeral Home.

On the other side, a person's name and dates of birth and death are written in red ink.

The monkey grinned and said, "This is the first time I've heard of treating the dead. There's no contact person or phone number here. Who are we supposed to talk to when we get there?"

Erpang scratched his head, "We really should have let Li Si come along." I said, "There must be a reason why Grandpa didn't let Li Si come along. I do know someone at the funeral home. If she still works there, she should be able to help."

Upon arriving at the funeral home, I could see Zhai Yutian standing at the entrance from afar.

The three of them got out of the car, and I gave them a brief introduction.

Zhai Yutian asked me, "You said you're looking for someone, who are you looking for?"

"Have you sent over someone named Jiang Yazhen?"

Jiang Yazhen is the name on the black post.

Zhai Yutian was taken aback. "What is your relationship with her?"

I shrugged. "I can't explain it to you. Just think of her as someone who booked my car, just like you did back then."

“It’s okay if you can’t explain it to me, but if you really want to find Jiang Yazhen, then you really need to explain to someone else why you want to find her.”

As Zhai Yutian spoke, he pointed towards the front of the office building.

When we saw the big jeep parked there, Monkey and I looked at each other in bewilderment.

"It can't be such a coincidence, right?"

I asked Zhai Yutian what was going on and why Gao He's car was here.
Zhai Yutian put his hands in his pockets and shrugged: "I can't explain it to you. You'd better contact Captain Gao directly."

I have a terrible headache. It's true that I have a good relationship with Gao He in private, but how should I tell him this?

Should we just say it directly—we're here on a house call, and Jiang Yazhen is our client?

"Sanqi!"

As luck would have it, Gao He came out of the building first.

He looked like he was out for a smoke, and he seemed a little surprised to see us.

"Why are you everywhere?"

I shrugged helplessly: "That's what I wanted to tell you too."

Gao first asked me how the preserved egg was doing, and then asked me why I came to the funeral home.

I pointed at the monkey and said, forcing myself to speak:
"One of Monkey's old classmates passed away, so I came with him to see what was going on."

The monkey glared at me and asked Zhai Yutian in a mocking manner:
"Miss Zhai, do you know which hall Jiang Yazhen is in?"

"You and Jiang Yazhen are classmates?" Gao He raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, we were elementary school classmates," the monkey said, sounding a little guilty.

I quickly chimed in, "Don't just stand there, you have her family's phone number, right? Call them again right away."

"No need. We received a report that Jiang Yazhen... went missing early this morning."

Gao He looked at me, his eyes flickering slightly, and suddenly beckoned, "Come with me."

He led us to the monitoring room, where, besides Lin Dan, there were two other police officers who looked somewhat familiar.

Gao He walked to the monitor and gestured for Lin Dan to rewind the footage.

Because I had been to the dressing room with Zhai Yutian before, I quickly realized that what was displayed on the screen was a section of the corridor in the work area.

The time displayed in the upper left corner is 3:24 AM.

The corridor was quiet and empty.

I looked at Gao He.

He pointed to the screen, "Look."

Following the direction he pointed, a figure walked across the corridor.

As the figure drew closer and I could make out its appearance, a chill ran down my spine.

The person walking in the picture is a woman wearing a dress.

Because the funeral home's surveillance footage is in black and white, it's impossible to discern the specific color of the clothing, but the woman's long hair was loose and she was clearly wearing makeup.

I instinctively looked at Zhai Yutian.

That's because I'm quite familiar with this exaggerated makeup.

This is clearly the makeup of a dead person, which has been repaired and has to be covered up with heavy colors!

(End of this chapter)