The cry of alarm made McRoss's expression change.
Almost instinctively, the female forensic examiner ran toward the small lake.
By the time she reached the lakeside, the sanatorium's attendants and medical staff had already gathered there, murmuring among themselves as they stared at the corpse floating in the water.
There was no doubt about it. Even an ordinary person could tell that swelling like that meant only one thing: death.
Under the direction of a woman who was clearly in charge of the sanatorium, two burly male attendants had already entered the water to retrieve the body.
Once they hauled the corpse ashore, the forensic examiner quickly inspected it.
Judging by her experience and the degree of swelling, the person had been dead for at least three days.
And she had only just spoken to her teacher on the phone.
It wasn't her teacher!
The forensic examiner breathed a sigh of relief.
Then she immediately spoke.
"Call the police!"
"Leave the body here. Don't touch it!"
Her professional instincts prompted her to warn the sanatorium director beside her.
The middle-aged woman clearly knew the forensic examiner. Without hesitation, she took out her phone and called the police.
After making the call and instructing the two attendants to watch over the body, the director approached the forensic examiner.
"Rose, are you here to see Adams?"
As she asked, the director looked at Qin Ran.
Her gaze was appraising.
It wasn't the ordinary scrutiny directed at a stranger, but the scrutiny of an elder watching a younger woman bring a man home.
It seemed gentle, but was actually razor-sharp, with a hint of killing intent.
Her formal work clothes and hair piled high gave her an air of efficiency, making that "killing intent" all the more pronounced.
When she noticed that Qin