The person who answered the phone was none other than Officer Hu's daughter, Hu Huixin.
Confused by her father's questioning tone, Hu Huixin said:
"I haven't forgotten. What's the matter?"
Officer Hu immediately replied:
"Then why didn't you come with him when he went to catch the burglar in the series of home invasion cases?"
"What?"
Hu Huixin expressed her surprise:
"Wasn't he supposed to go home and rest? How did he end up at the capture scene?"
Officer Hu shook his head helplessly, a line of frustration crossing his forehead, and said:
"He's on his way back to the station with Forensic Doctor Lin right now. Once he gets back, you need to start your task, this kid is really something strange."
After saying this, Officer Hu hung up the phone.
Hu Huixin, left staring at the now-dark screen with a peculiar expression, slightly pouted her lips and murmured softly:
"What's going on? Why is Zhang Feng making Dad so attentive?"
"Strange? How could a forensic doctor be strange?"
Just as she finished her words, a voice came from the front hall:
"Dr. Lin, Dr. Zhang, weren't you guys resting? Why are you back?"
Upon hearing this voice, Hu Huixin hurriedly put away her phone and quickly slipped into the office.
Her beautiful eyes continued to secretly observe the outside.
Watching as Zhang Feng and Lin Rui walked past the corridor one after the other.
Only then did she stand up from her seat in a flash and sneakily followed them.
Zhang Feng and Lin Rui had no idea what task Hu Huixin might have received from her father.
The two of them rested in the forensic doctor's office for a short while.
The decomposed corpse found at the scrapyard was sent back.
After completing the handover with Officer Hu and the others.
Once again, only Lin Rui was left in the autopsy room.
And as the director, Lin Rui, who was supposed to start the autopsy task, instead said to Zhang Feng:
"Alright, begin your performance."
Zhang Feng rolled his eyes speechlessly.
He realized that ever since Lin Rui learned of his ability to communicate with the dead, she had become lazy.
You're a forensic doctor, you should at least use your scalpel for an examination!
Now you're just waiting for me to perform necromancy?
However, given there's a method to make the corpse speak for itself, why bother laboring over an autopsy?
Zhang Feng didn't hesitate either.
Because when he used necromancy to aid in solving a case, he absorbed a substantial amount of Spiritual Qi, serving as the foundation for improving his cultivation.
He was eager to test if helping the police solve cases always granted him such resources.
He slowly closed his eyes, his hands forming a rather peculiar gesture.
Meanwhile, Lin Rui, surprisingly looking forward to it, even took out her phone.
As if intending to record Zhang Feng's necromancy scene.
However, both Lin Rui and Zhang Feng failed to notice the pair of captivating eyes peeping through a tiny window in the autopsy room, observing them secretly.
At this moment, the pupils were filled with thick curiosity and peculiarity, thinking silently:
"What on earth are they doing?"
"Why aren't they starting the autopsy? Do they have to pray to the gods beforehand?"
Zhang Feng had opened his eyes by now.
Lips moving as he uttered incantations quickly.
The next second, like lightning, he pointed at the slightly stinking decomposed corpse in front of him, shouting low:
"In the name of law and order!"
Then, an invisible ball of light instantly enveloped the corpse.
The next moment.
With a "whoosh!", the corpse lying flat on the autopsy table suddenly jerked and sat up.
"Hiss—"
Hu Huixin, hiding by the door, inhaled sharply.
She almost screamed in shock.
But due to her professional duty, she covered her mouth on the spot.
Her eyes, however, were about to pop out of their sockets.
Pupils trembling violently, clearly unable to believe the scene before her.
And then, something even more bizarre happened.
The sitting corpse, due to decomposition, had an eyeball slowly slide down its face.
But darn it, the corpse caught the falling eyeball and "thwack," popped it back in!
Hu Huixin clutched her own mouth tightly, even pinching her own throat as if to prevent any sound from escaping her vocal cords.
Granted, she might have been more worried that her heart would jump out through her throat.
Even Lin Rui, with years of experience as a forensic doctor, felt her stomach churn at the sight.
But she held her ground, actively addressing the sitting corpse:
"Tell us, how did you die?"
But then Zhang Feng stepped forward, shielding Lin Rui and, with a severe expression in his eyes, said:
"Something's not right here..."
"What's not right?"
Lin Rui still had no idea what was happening.
But at this moment.
With a "whiz!", the sitting corpse suddenly turned its head, its decayed gaze locking onto Zhang Feng and Lin Rui.
Now, even Lin Rui could see the indistinct black air in its pupils.
"Ha—!"
The corpse opened its decayed mouth, revealing a maggot-infested cavity.
Letting out a rough, explosive sound:
"Give me back my life!!!!!!"
"Whoosh!" Instruments and tools beside the autopsy table scattered, as the corpse flung itself toward Zhang Feng and Lin Rui.
"Ah—!"
Lin Rui had only seen scenes like this on TV or movies!
In reality, she'd never encountered such incidents during any of her autopsies!
She screamed a piercing cry in fright.
The corpse's speed was rapid, but Zhang Feng was even faster.
With a "thud!", he kicked the corpse directly in the chest.
With a "buzz!", the corpse flew backward.
Slamming hard against the far wall.
For a regular human, such an attack would definitely lead to severe injuries at least.
But this corpse was not affected at all, crawling up from the ground to lunge again with bared claws at Zhang Feng.
Frowning, Zhang Feng gave a slight push to Lin Rui, and Lin Rui was steady as she landed in the far corner.
And she heard Zhang Feng's voice ring in her ears:
"The victim must have suffered great injustice or other grievances before dying, resulting in this heavy resentment, causing the zombification. Stay calm and don't make any noise."
Lin Rui, already scared out of her wits, clamped her hands over her mouth as she nodded rapidly like a pecking chick upon hearing Zhang Feng's voice.
And the corpse was already lunging at Zhang Feng again.
Were it not for her hand over her mouth, Lin Rui would have shouted a warning.
Yet Zhang Feng's voice was low: "Spiritual Order of Heaven and Earth, Root of All Qi, Golden Light Spell!"
Dazzling golden light burst from Zhang Feng's whole being.
With a ringing "clang!", the corpse appeared to hit a metal barrier, flying backward once more.
Zhang Feng had already formed another bizarre hand seal, murmuring an incantation again:
"Heart as calm as water, water as reflective of the heart. A gentle breeze creates no waves. Sitting alone in a bamboo grove..."
Accompanied by Zhang Feng's incantation, a blue hue floated towards the flung-back corpse, slowly wrapping it up.
Of course, only Zhang Feng could see this light, invisible to anyone else.
At this moment, Zhang Feng also did not notice.
Outside the autopsy room, a shivering figure was backing away stiffly, covering their little mouth.
Not far out.
She suddenly turned, bolting away as fast as her legs could carry her!
...