Chapter 278: Suspected of Murder

Lin Dongfan and Director Qi waited at the operating room door for over three hours, until 1:25 a. m., when the rescue surgery was still not over.

This caused Lin Dongfan considerable mental stress, and he had no idea what was happening inside.

Gao Lu!

She was not only the mastermind behind the ethylene explosion case, but also a key figure through which Sea Mining Corporation transferred benefits to the Zhou Family Group, an intermediate link in the oil corruption chain.

If Gao Lu died, the investigation line of the oil corruption case would be cut off.

She cannot die!

By after two o'clock, the rescue surgery was still not over, and Lin Dongfan anxiously called Yang Qing to ask for the specific situation in the operating room.

"It seems the problem is somewhat serious."

This was Yang Qing's reply; as a police officer he didn't understand medical issues, but seeing the people inside the operating room scrambling, he felt the problem was very serious.

At 2:35 a. m., another director-level doctor arrived.

He looked to be in his fifties.

He wasn't wearing a white coat, but a striped T-shirt and shorts, with house slippers on his feet, and as soon as he arrived he ran toward the operating room, his steps hurried.

"Who are you? Stop!" Lin Dongfan blocked him at the operating room door.

He hurriedly explained, "I'm Director Lu Xinting of Neurology; President Wang called me in the middle of the night, saying there was a critical patient needing rescue, and told me to come right away."

Lin Dongfan sized up the person's attire and demeanor.

Seeing him like that, rushing about, not even having time to change clothes before running to the operating room, he must have come to save someone, with no possibility of lying.

Lin Dongfan then switched to a respectful tone: "Director Lu, could you spare a minute to brief me on Gao Lu's specific condition? Can she survive?"

"I haven't even entered the operating room yet, so I'm not fully aware of the specifics."

Lu Xinting pondered briefly.

He continued speaking to Lin Dongfan: "Based on President Wang's account, the patient's risk of death is indeed high. Whether she can be saved depends on the specific circumstances..."

"Cut the formalities and get to the point quickly," Lin Dongfan reminded him.

Lu Xinting quickly corrected his phrasing: "Barbital is a central nervous system depressant, while Shidening is a central nervous system stimulant. The pharmacological effects of these two drugs are completely opposite; if used together, the mortality rate rises sharply, and the rescue window is extremely short. Please let me in—time is tight."

"Go ahead."

Hearing Lu Xinting say that, Lin Dongfan didn't dare waste more words and hastily let him through.

Director Qi, standing aside, was now full of questions.

He discussed with Lin Dongfan: "Emergency Department Director Feng Yiqiu should understand pharmacology. Knowing that Gao Lu had already taken Barbital, why would she still inject her with Shidening? Is she merely trying to stiffen Gao Lu's muscles to help Gao Peng fake death? I think this isn't that simple."

"This is murder!"

Lin Dongfan's eyes already revealed a cold, killing intent.

Earlier, Lin Dongfan had originally planned to first hand Feng Yiqiu over to President Wang for internal handling, and later, depending on the case's needs, decide whether to take action against her.

Now Lin Dongfan changed his mind.

Lin Dongfan, filled with righteous indignation, proposed to Director Qi: "Director Qi, immediately arrest Feng Yiqiu on suspicion of murder! Get the facts straight—I need to know who the mastermind is before dawn!"

"We were thinking the same thing."

Director Qi turned and ordered his subordinate officers to carry out the arrest.

Who is the mastermind?

At this moment, Lin Dongfan and Director Qi were in complete accord, believing the mastermind to be Gao Lu's own older brother, Gao Peng!

As for Gao Peng's motive in doing this,

it's also very simple!

In Lin and Director Qi's view, Gao Peng initially likely intended to create a false death scene to help Gao Lu evade legal punishment!

But afterward, Gao Lu's "corpse" slipped out of Gao Peng's control.

Thus Gao Peng decided, "in for a penny, in for a pound," gritting his teeth and simply sending Gao Lu on her way! This kind of cut‑and‑run tactic is nothing new in history.

Knowing a person's face but not their heart—officials are the most ruthless!

To prevent any mishap, Lin Dongfan continued guarding the operating room door; despite being deep into the night, he would keep watch with panda‑eyed exhaustion to safeguard Gao Lu's lifeline.

A few minutes later,

Emergency Department Director Feng Yiqiu was brought over by two officers.

Feng Yiqiu is a woman in her forties; her outward appearance and demeanor are quite impressive, her charm still present! Her white coat hasn't been taken off, and her hands are already locked in cold handcuffs.

After being brought in, she lowered her head and said nothing.

One couldn't tell whether she was repenting or thinking up her next excuse; either way, her mind was certainly not idle.

Director Qi asked Lin Dongfan: "Are you going to question her, or shall I?"

Consumed by rage, Lin Dongfan locked his gaze onto Feng Yiqiu: "Director Feng, come clean—who told you to inject Gao Lu with Shidening?"

"I didn't inject Gao Lu with Shidening."

Feng Yiqiu still kept her head down, but her voice was calm, giving the impression that she truly was an innocent scapegoat.

Lin Dongfan coldly warned: "President Wang and Director Lu of Neurology are both in the operating room; they have confirmed that someone did inject Gao Lu with Shidening! After Gao Lu was brought to the hospital, only you had contact with her! If it wasn't you who injected the Shidening, then who did? Stubbornness leads to a dead end!"

"!!!"

Those last eight words struck her like rolling thunder, splitting her skull.

Seeing that there was no room for excuse,

Feng Yiqiu calmly replied: "No one ordered me; I simply mistakenly used the wrong medicine myself. This is a medical accident, and I am willing to bear all legal responsibility."

Upon hearing that, Lin Dongfan really wanted to slap her across the face.

"A loach? She's so good at finding loopholes!"

The maximum penalty for intentional homicide is death, while the maximum for a medical accident is seven years' imprisonment.

And she dares to play the old trick of avoiding the serious and emphasizing the trivial with me!

Lin Dongfan spoke solemnly: "It seems I need to give you a lesson in law! Whether it's a medical accident or not, this matter is not for you to decide, but for the law to decide! You, knowing full well that Gao Lu had already taken barbital, still injected her with a drug of opposite pharmacological effect, a sedative; this already constitutes intentional homicide!"

!!!

Feng Yuqiu lowered her head and remained silent, showing no emotional turbulence on the surface.

All of this seemed to have been anticipated by her.

Seeing that Lin Dongfan's pressure tactics were ineffective, Qi Ting immediately cooperated with Lin Dongfan, playing the sympathy card, and gently persuaded Feng Yuqiu: "Feng Yuqiu, don't be foolish. If you expose the mastermind behind the scenes, you're merely an accomplice; but if you clench your teeth and say nothing, you're the principal offender. As a doctor, murdering a patient is a heinous crime; all that awaits you is the death penalty. Think of your family, your parents, your children—they need you."