Chapter 103: This Bone Won't Be Easy to Gnaw

This is the outcome with the highest probability of occurring.

Moreover, the hospital bears no responsibility whatsoever—after all, it was the child's parents who abandoned her in the first place, and that is the main cause.

Some things are better not thought through too carefully.

The cold-hearted nurse, the misdiagnosis that should never have happened, the recurring cases of abandonment…

And last night, the moment they heard about the transfer, the medical staff's abnormal behavior.

Linking all of these together, Yu Dazhang couldn't help but grow suspicious.

At the hospital, they found the child's parents and first asked about little Liu Ying's current condition.

Learning that the child's condition had stabilized and that the meningococcal symptoms were not serious, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hello, Uncle."

The moment little Liu Ying saw it was Yu Dazhang, she immediately greeted him with a beaming smile.

Judging by her mental state, the child was indeed much better than before.

"Good girl, Xiao Ying."

Yu Dazhang stepped forward and gently pinched the child's cheek, saying with a smile:

"Uncle and Mommy and Daddy have something to talk about. Will Xiao Ying play by herself for a bit?"

Liu Ying immediately nodded and answered obediently:

"Okay."

Out in the corridor, the four of them didn't go far, stopping at a corner not far from the ward.

Yu Dazhang got straight to the point:

"Why did you choose that hospital half a month ago?"

He had wanted to ask this long ago, but never had the chance.

This was the key point of the whole matter, so it had to be asked face-to-face.

At the very beginning, he had asked the female nurse who reported the case, but she had only said she didn't know.

At the time, Yu Dazhang already sensed something was off, but he couldn't prove she was lying.

"The advertisements," the woman answered immediately:

"We're from a small city, but it's not far from Songhai. Their pediatric ads are everywhere back home."

"You step outside, go anywhere, and you'll see their ads."

"Before the child got sick, we already knew about this hospital."

As she spoke, the woman took out her phone, pulled up some photos, and handed them to Yu Dazhang:

"These are a few billboards I photographed—mainly to capture the phone numbers on them."

"It was because the ads said their pediatric internal medicine was nationally leading that we went."

"Plus, out-of-town patients got preferential services from the hospital."

Yu Dazhang took the phone and flipped through a few photos.

Sure enough, they were all ads for that hospital.

#With our professionalism and love, we only safeguard your baby's smile#

#On the pediatric journey, bringing health and joy to our babies#

#Our little angels will thrive under the shelter of our hospital's pediatrics#

Setting everything else aside, the ad slogans alone were enticing enough.

Even knowing that hospital had problems, Yu Dazhang still felt a warm glow in his heart.

But he also noticed something.

Why only advertise pediatrics?

A Class III Grade A hospital has so many departments, yet only this one is promoted—is that not strange?

And Yu Dazhang hadn't seen anything remarkable about their pediatric treatment standards either.

"So after you went, did you actually receive the preferential treatment?" Yu Dazhang continued.

This time the man jumped in to answer first:

"At first there were indeed discounts, and they took good care of us—even arranged a private room, and the hospital fees weren't high."

"But after just a few days, the medicines the doctor prescribed got more and more expensive, while the child's condition didn't improve."

"We asked the doctor many times, but he grew increasingly impatient."

"By then our money was nearly gone. Even if we'd wanted to transfer, it was already too late—we could only keep going with the treatment."

"Until every last cent we had was spent, and we still owed the hospital over ten thousand. So we could only…"

At the end, the man didn't continue, only a flicker of helplessness and pain passing through his eyes.

Yu Dazhang already knew what happened after that.

The couple ran off, the hospital called the police, and Yu Dazhang and Ma Jian stepped in to investigate.

What seemed like a very simple case turned out to have so many hidden details.

Staring at the man before him, Yu Dazhang suddenly thought of something.

"Yesterday I noticed you seemed pretty afraid of that male doctor. Did something happen?" At this, both husband and wife fell silent.

It seemed they didn't want to recall it, as if just thinking about it would bring them pain.

Yu Dazhang wasn't in a hurry.

He knew some things were truly hard to say, especially when they touched on privacy and dignity.

Caring about face is only human nature.

After a brief silence, the man spoke first.

"It's not just that male doctor—we're afraid of the nurses too."

"In the end, they almost every time we showed up pushed us to hurry up and raise money, saying how terribly serious the child's illness was."

"So much so that just seeing them made us terrified."

"Add to that their increasingly hostile attitude, and we grew even more afraid of them."

The man had just finished speaking when the woman chimed in:

Please... collect... 6... 9... Book... please...!

"Once, when I passed the nurse's station, I overheard them talking about how someone had abandoned a child at the hospital before."

"Later, the hospital didn't stop treatment—they actually cured the child."

"I was completely hopeless at the time, but hearing that, I immediately thought it might be a way out."

"Even if we ended up being sentenced, at least the child would be saved."

"Thinking about it now..."

The woman's gaze grew distant, as if recalling the scene from back then.

After a moment, she snapped back and continued:

"It felt like they were saying it on purpose, just for me to hear."

You only figured this out after so many days? You're something else... Yu Dazhang muttered inwardly.

What "felt like"? It's obviously a trick.

First apply pressure; when the pressure reaches a certain point, offer an escape route.

At that moment, people clung to that escape route like a lifeline, desperate to flee.

Who had any energy left to think of anything else?"

There's a saying: the bystander sees clearly; the participant is confused.

Their experience was pure PUA—they got trapped in the scheme and manipulated at will.

They really know how to run this game~

Yu Dazhang quickly ran through the entire incident in his mind.

First, use ads and promotions to lure parents to bring their children for treatment.

Once they arrive at the hospital, give them a little sweetness to stabilize them, then slowly drag out the treatment.

When their money runs low, start applying pressure, and finally drive them away.

If you look at it this way, their ultimate goal...

Is people!

The children who come to the hospital for treatment.

Is this an isolated case, or did all the abandoned children before suffer the same fate?

Yu Dazhang suddenly felt his scalp tingle, a chill creeping over his body.

You can't just guess about this.

Too many threads are involved!

To confirm it, you need direct evidence.

Searching for evidence at the hospital isn't practical.

No one filed a complaint—if you go investigating on your own, they'll think you're causing trouble on purpose.

Just two complaints would be enough to crush a low-ranking cop like you.

Because they had signed liability waivers, claiming misdiagnosis won't work—it might even get them to turn the tables on you.

They've mastered this business so thoroughly, they've already plugged every loophole.

This entry point is hard to find~

Yu Dazhang looked at the couple before him, who had emptied their homes to save their child.

He recalled again the horrific suffering of Xiao Liu Ying last night.

Slowly, his face took on that stubborn determination to uncover the truth.

I usually don't get involved in trash cases—but when it's this bad...

... it's worth investigating!

(End of Chapter)