Episode 5 recap: Fan Pei Qing Discovers Chen Wei's Drug Use
In episode 5, Fan Pei Qing conducted a meticulous autopsy on the deceased Chen Wei, finding his lungs to be severely swollen, suggesting he may have died of asphyxiation from clogged sewer sludge. However, the precise drowning location still needed further investigation. Even more puzzling was the vastly different states of decomposition between the upper and lower body - the upper half looked only 2-3 days dead, while the lower half was nearly black, indicating at least a week had passed since death.
This discrepancy in time of death was truly perplexing, requiring deeper digging. When Yu Xing Bai heard his colleague's analysis, he also found it suspicious. He noted the lack of seaweed in the victim's airway, ruling out drowning in a deep well. Furthermore, there were no visible injuries on the body, so how did he end up discarded in the sewer? The team was utterly baffled - this case was truly bizarre.
Wang Jing bought a pig to conduct experiments, hoping to assist the investigation. As they rode the elevator, Department Head Tao nearly vomited upon encountering their foul stench. Everyone felt sympathy for the lonely, cryptic demise of Chen Wei.
Yu Xing Bai was unusually talkative today, which his colleagues found concerning. Huo Bao Le, on the other hand, remained his usual brooding self. At Jing Hao Ran's home, Shu Ting was warmed to see the room prepared for his child, even if his cooking skills needed improvement.
Fan Pei Qing made a new discovery - Chen Wei had used heroin before his death, which may have led to his disorientation and demise. To investigate the drugs, Wang Jing painfully sacrificed his beloved maggots.
As time passed, the pig experiment yielded results - the lower body was severely decomposed, while the head and upper body remained relatively intact. This led them to suspect Chen Wei had also used ketamine. Following this lead, they discovered another body, naked in a cabinet, with dangerously high levels of ketamine in the bloodstream.
Fan Pei Qing felt they needed to analyze the stomach contents to confirm. Yu Xing Bai recruited Jing Hao Ran's help, as this was clearly his area of expertise.
The team agreed this case was no simple accidental overdose - there was clearly a sinister plot behind it all. Huo Bao Le proactively offered to assist Yu Xing Bai, even sketching a diagram of the sewer system.
The police exhausted every method to find even the slightest clue. Yu Xing Bai deployed his high-tech tools, and lo and behold, detected movement in the sewer. Three men were chasing a woman, viciously biting her like wild animals. It turned out they had taken drugs and were afraid of the light, even running a fever.
The woman claimed she had gone with Chen Wei, but he never returned. Yu Xing Bai broke the news to Chen Wei's mother, who was wracked with self-blame but had since started a new life and did not wish to be disturbed. Yu Xing Bai then set off on a journey to Japan, in hopes of finding his own missing wife.
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