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694words2026-01-26 09:15

This is an incident I encountered a long time ago. At that time, I had just been officially promoted from an auxiliary police officer to a police officer not long ago. I remember it was an extremely peaceful day originally.
We received an emergency call saying that a man had died at his workplace. When the hospital examined the cause of death, they found that the man's death was not an accident, and the person in charge of this case at that time was none other than me.
I drove to the hospital.

There was no specialized department for examining the bodies of the deceased in the county town. There was only one forensic doctor, who had already arrived at the special mortuary provided by the hospital at this moment.
"Yo, I really didn't expect that it would be you who took this case this time."
As soon as I pushed the door open and walked into the mortuary, I heard a very familiar voice. Looking towards the owner of the voice, as expected, it was this guy.
Michael Johnson was the only forensic doctor in our police station. He was about the same age as me, but he was a top student who graduated from a proper police academy.
Due to our similar ages, he and I had a good relationship in the police station.
"Alright, what's the situation of the victim? What's the cause of death?"

I didn't have the time to chat idly with this guy now. After seeing him when I entered the door, I asked directly.
"The victim is definitely dead. Although he had liver cancer in his body, he didn't die because of that. The cause of death was shock caused by the excessive accumulation of Alkaliclin toxin in his body."
"Alkaliclin toxin? What is that?"
I had been a police officer for so many years, and this was the first time I had ever heard of such a thing.

"It's a kind of toxin. Generally speaking, it's very rare. In real life, the best way to obtain this lethal amount of toxin is from the rhizome part of the Lycoris radiata flower."
Michael Johnson said this casually, but also very professionally.
"Lycoris radiata flower? What kind of thing is that again?"
I was stunned again after hearing this. How come I had never heard of this flower?
"Lycoris radiata is the scientific name of the flower. It's normal that you don't know it, but you must know its common name."
"Can you stop being so long-winded? I'm handling a case now."
I was really speechless about Michael Johnson's attitude. However, upon careful consideration, if Michael Johnson didn't have such a casual attitude, he might not be able to handle the extremely stressful job of a forensic doctor.
"The common name of this Lycoris radiata flower is the Red Spider Lily, that kind of red flower without leaves."
"The Red Spider Lily?"
The appearance of the Red Spider Lily emerged in my mind. I had really seen this kind of flower, and it was not long ago.
There were these flowers in the park. Could it be that the tool used in this case came from the Red Spider Lily flower beds in the park?
"Yeah, according to my observation, the victim must have been taking the rhizomes of the Red Spider Lily for a long time. Otherwise, how could so much of it have accumulated in his body to achieve the effect of causing death? If you're going to investigate, it's best to start with the people around the deceased."
Michael Johnson told me his speculation, and I nodded slightly. Just as I turned around and was about to go back to the police station to check the information, Michael Johnson's voice came from behind me again.
"Aren't you going to look at the victim's phone?"
Upon hearing this, I slapped my forehead. That's right, how could I almost forget such an important thing? I quickly turned around and asked Michael Johnson for the things.
As expected, the deceased's personal belongings were really with Michael Johnson.
After getting the things, I drove back to the police station.