I discussed this with the doctor, but Doctor Zhang said, "I can communicate with the Health Bureau about this. If we really need to do this, Liu Siya herself must agree!"
"No problem, I'll go see her personally!"
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Officer He. If this is successful, then none of us will have to fear those rats anymore!"
If only it were that simple, then the scientist wouldn't be able to do anything to us, and we would have a greater chance of apprehending him!!
After contacting the Health Bureau, we began researching the serum and producing the vaccine. I specifically asked the two great experts, Zhang Keying and Xie Chuchu, to help. With them here, I believed it would be much easier to produce a useful vaccine.
After inviting them, I stayed at the Health Bureau. Doctor Zhang now had this more important task to handle and took leave from the hospital. Of course, it was only with my intervention that it went smoothly, otherwise the hospital wouldn't have let such a renowned doctor like Zhang Youwei go so easily.
This guy is truly famous, especially in our Guangming City. He has cured countless leukemia patients, so he has made significant contributions to blood research. I won't be involved in the research and development, as I, a coroner, am not very skilled in that area. My main task is still the pursuit of the perpetrators.
Besides the scientist, none of the other members of the perpetrators can be let go. Returning to the provincial department, I found that Gao Meng had already returned. This person recovered quite quickly. Gao Mingqiang was talking to her. I was still a bit suspicious of her, after all, she also came from within the perpetrators' ranks, just like Gao Mingqiang before. It was normal for me to be suspicious.
Seeing my expression change, Gao Mingqiang pulled me aside, away from Gao Meng, and we went to the rooftop. I knew what this guy was going to say. We didn't waste time, as I was the director now, and could directly tell him some things: "Mingqiang, given the current situation, I think you should step aside for now. Don't worry, we can handle the rest of this case. Why don't you focus on taking care of Gao Meng and enjoy some family time?"
"I knew you'd say that. Perhaps you think that with Gao Meng back, my burden is lifted? Actually, I truly detest the perpetrators. I must bring the internal members to justice myself!"
"I understand. It's not just you; even ordinary people would hate such criminals. How much more so for us, the people's police. Alright, you should go back and rest. My intention is for you to take good care of Gao Meng, do you understand? This isn't about stepping aside; think of it as taking a vacation. This way, you might feel a bit better!"
"Alright, don't try to coax me too much. However, I do want to rest for a bit, just three days. During this time, I will spend quality time with Gao Meng. After that, I will return. You have no intention of obstructing me, do you?"
"Mm..." In fact, I had a plan to capture the scientist within three days, so I agreed.
Gao Meng was taken away by Gao Mingqiang. I didn't ask her anything during the process, as doing so might have angered Gao Mingqiang later.
Now that she's gone, even if this girl has issues, it won't have a significant impact on us. This, in fact, was my reason for letting Gao Mingqiang take a break.
After handling this matter, I instructed Liu Yuning and others to keep an eye on Liu Siya. Once the girl recovered, she was to be brought to the provincial department.
A day later, Liu Siya was brought back by Liu Yuning and Xia Xiaoling.
In the interrogation room, I met with Liu Siya alone.
"Miss Liu, may I ask if these diaries were written by you?" I produced the diaries I had found at her home earlier.
Liu Siya nodded solemnly. "You drew my blood. What is it for?"
"Oh, let me explain. Last time, we discovered that your blood is different from others. You are not afraid of those rats. So, if we use your blood to create a special serum, everyone in Guangming City will be unafraid of rats!"
"Oh? What a brilliant idea! No wonder you did this! That's a great plan. Then the scientist won't be able to do anything to you, and it will be much easier to catch him, won't it!"
"Regarding the scientist, did Liu Yuning tell you about this?"
"Mm, I know some of the details of the case you're investigating. She wanted me to provide some other clues, but I don't know anything else."
"Is that so? Then during this period, you and Miss Gao... how did you two meet?"
"It's a complicated story. Before, didn't I see my father being bitten to death? I was terrified at the time and ran for my life. I thought I was going to die, but when those rats approached me, they all scattered when I shouted. Since then, I've been using this method to escape. But I had no money, so I wandered around. When I was starving, Mengmeng appeared. She was very kind to me, and I noticed she had an endless supply of money. I asked her what she did for a living, and she said she sold criminal materials. At the time, I thought she was talking about that online game. Later, I realized she was a member of a criminal organization. But it doesn't matter now; I can see she has left it behind and returned to everyone's side."
"During your escape, did you enter the perpetrators' organization?"
"The perpetrators? What is that? Is it the organization Mengmeng was in?"
I could tell that Liu Siya was unaware of this organization. I nodded emphatically. "That's right. It's good that you don't know. We've been investigating this case recently and hope to crack them soon. Those rats were created by these guys. But now we have you; you're like a searchlight tenfold!"
"Heh heh, Officer He, I didn't expect you to be so humorous. I really like investigators like you!"
"You flatter me." At that time, I had no idea that in the near future, both Liu Siya and Gao Meng would become police officers. But that's a story for another time.
If Liu Siya wasn't lying, then Gao Meng should be fine. But it's also possible that Gao Meng deceived Liu Siya. For now, I can only put this matter aside. After all, even if she has issues, she probably can't cause much trouble.
After some time, news finally came from the doctors. They said the serum had undergone multiple separations and screenings and was now in the stage of producing the serum. I couldn't wait to go to the Health Bureau that day and found Xie Chuchu and Zhang Keying. They told me it would be ready in about a day, but large-scale production of a vaccine-like substance would take some time.