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"Really? Let me take a look." Xiaoshuang set down the stack of letters she had been examining and walked over to take a notebook, flipping through its pages.
The notebook systematically recorded the unique herbs and their properties found in Guiyang. Although she couldn't understand the lengthy English text, the numerous illustrations inside intrigued her. As she was engrossed in her examination, Xiaoshuang suddenly paused on one page.
She held the notebook out towards Lin Mingchang, pointing at an illustration. "Brother Lin! Look, could this be the Golden Money Bee?"
The page depicted an insect resembling a bee, adorned with alternating yellow and black rings. Next to it was an anatomical diagram detailing the structure of the stinger and venom sac.
"That's right, this is the Golden Money Bee." Lin Mingchang took the notebook and continued reading intently. "Doctor Thomson has made detailed notes on the toxicity of the Golden Money Bee here—its venom, when specially processed, has significant medicinal value and can be used to treat rheumatism and neuralgia. However, if misused, it can be extremely dangerous and even fatal..."
Xiaoshuang raised her camera, intending to take a photo of the research notes on the shelf. She looked into the lens for a moment before suddenly exclaiming, "Oh!"
Ruan Xiaoshuang waved her hand to tap Lin Mingchang's arm, her eyes still fixed on the shelf. "Brother Lin, come look! It's strange; the numbering of these research notes isn't consecutive. It seems like one is missing."
Lin Mingchang set down his notebook and leaned closer to inspect—sure enough, after R-17, the numbering jumped directly to R-19; R-18 was nowhere to be found.
After realizing this obvious clue that he had overlooked, he slapped his forehead in frustration, grateful for Xiaoshuang's keen observation. He turned to Zheng Jianfei, who was still standing at the door. Without waiting for Lin Mingchang to speak, Zheng Jianfei coldly remarked, "We local police officers don't have anyone who understands English, so we didn't examine these notes closely during our search and didn't notice one was missing..."
Lin Mingchang frowned but ignored the sting in Zheng Jianfei's words as he continued searching through the study. Aside from these notes, Zheng Jianfei's earlier search had indeed been thorough.
After scouring the entire study with Ruan Xiaoshuang, they found nothing else of interest. Finally, with Zheng Jianfei and the butler's consent, Lin Mingchang borrowed the research notes documenting the Golden Money Bee.
As the three exited Doctor Thomson's home, it was early afternoon and the air felt stiflingly hot. Zheng Jianfei shaded his eyes with his hand and glanced at the sky before saying to Lin Mingchang and Ruan Xiaoshuang, "Let's head down the mountain first; I suspect it might rain today."
Ruan Xiaoshuang secured her camera and hopped onto her bicycle. "Where are we going next?"
"First, let's find a place to eat." Lin Mingchang checked his watch and said to Zheng Jianfei, "Officer Zheng, I heard from Director Zhou that all three victims were involved in Long Tianming's Golden Money Bee Project. After we eat, if there's still time, should we go check out Long Tianming's Tianming Industries?"
Zheng Jianfei lowered his head to pat his bicycle seat, concealing his impatience.
He stepped onto the bicycle and tilted his head slightly, saying, "Alright, Tianming Industries is conveniently not far from both the Police Station and your inn."
After the three of them descended the mountain, they had a quick lunch before continuing their ride to Tianming Industries.
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