Chapter 104: Entry Point

Leaving the hospital, the two returned to the squad.

On the way back, Yu Dazhang had already thought it through.

This matter must be investigated, and investigated to the end.

If that private hospital’s actions were purely for money, it wouldn’t be his business.

Each district has a health supervision department—just file a complaint directly, and someone will investigate.

But when it involves people, it’s not as simple as filing a complaint.

In his past life, Yu Dazhang had seen a news report.

There was a surgical doctor named Liu Xiangfeng whose actions could be described as monstrous.

I won’t write here exactly what he did—it probably couldn’t be published anyway.

Just listen to his nickname: the Devil Doctor.

For a profession as prestigious as medicine to be labeled with the term “devil” shows just how cruel he was.

Fortunately, someone exposed him online, and he was eventually sentenced to seventeen years.

It was karma catching up with him.

When it involves people, criminal liability applies; as a criminal investigator, Yu Dazhang naturally had to see it through.

But now there was a thorny problem: he couldn’t find an entry point for the investigation.

Should he report them to the health supervision department first?

Treating the symptom, not the cause… Yu Dazhang quickly dismissed the idea.

Even if the health supervision department uncovered issues, the worst they’d find would be overpriced drugs and illegal fees.

The penalties would be fines or rectification orders.

To dig deeper, criminal investigation had to get involved.

Since he couldn’t investigate the hospital directly, he needed another channel.

For the first time, Yu Dazhang felt his brain wasn’t enough.

He paced back and forth in the squad’s corridor, occasionally stopping to stare out the window.

He shook his head now and then, his teeth grinding.

The squad’s officers soon noticed his odd behavior.

Who’s this fatty thinking about now?

Though puzzled, no one approached to disturb him.

Even Li Jun, the squad leader, was finally alerted.

“What are you doing?” Li Jun stepped into the corridor, blocking Yu Dazhang’s path:

“Taking a walk to lose weight?”

Yu Dazhang looked at him blankly, momentarily confused, but politely explained:

“Squad Leader Li, I was just thinking about something.”

“Do you know how long you’ve been pacing this corridor?” Li Jun asked, frowning.

“How long?” Yu Dazhang slowly came back to himself:

“At least a few minutes.”

“Keep your few minutes,” Li Jun said, eyeing him with weary resignation, like a doctor watching a patient:

“Someone told me an hour and a half ago that you’ve been walking back and forth already.”

That long? Yu Dazhang suddenly felt his legs grow heavy, his ankles aching.

Seeing his condition, Li Jun asked with concern:

“Why do you look so troubled? Are you feeling unwell?”

He didn’t dare ask outright.

What he really wanted to ask was: Are you mentally okay?

This kid is under psychological counseling—emotional fluctuations are normal.

But now it didn’t seem like emotion; he looked almost deranged.

“I’m fine,” Yu Dazhang quickly explained, sensing a misunderstanding:

“I couldn’t figure something out, so I got stuck in a rut.”

“What is it? Can you tell me?” Li Jun still cared deeply for this new recruit; hearing Yu Dazhang had a mental block, his tone softened.

Yu Dazhang hesitated. Telling the squad leader might help—he could get a fresh perspective.

But he couldn’t mention his intention to investigate the hospital.

Not yet.

Without any direct evidence, investigating a top-tier hospital was no different from playing with fire.

If Li Jun found out, he’d definitely stop him.

Then he’d have to be abstract… Yu Dazhang quickly formulated his words, then looked at Li Jun with serious intent:

“Suppose you discover a place with suspicious points—or even suspected criminal activity.”

“But no one has reported it, and there’s no direct evidence—how should we intervene in the investigation?”

He thought he’d made himself clear.

He didn’t mention the hospital once—it sounded like he was puzzling over a textbook problem.

This kid’s mind really is broken… Li Jun couldn’t help but think it.

Please… please… collect 6…9…books…!

Who in their right mind would obsess over this?

Don’t you understand the principle of “innocent until proven guilty”?

You yourself said no one reported it and there’s no direct evidence—so what’s the point of investigating?

He thought that, but considering Yu Dazhang’s current mental state, Li Jun decided it was better to help him find an answer.

“If it were me…” Li Jun mused aloud:

“Without direct evidence, look for indirect evidence—leave no clue related to it unexamined.”

“If there are suspicious points, similar incidents must have happened before—check existing cases connected to it.”

“Find the links, review past cases, start from the smallest details, one step at a time…”

He was speaking enthusiastically when suddenly his right hand was gripped.

Yu Dazhang clutched his hand tightly, shaking it vigorously:

“Squad Leader Li, I’m convinced—I’m truly convinced. Only you could think of this!”

Li Jun’s arm ached from the shaking; he tugged but couldn’t pull free:

“Let go, let go first!”

What strength… Li Jun had never been outmatched physically, but compared to this fatty, he felt like a chick.

Yu Dazhang released his hand, still visibly excited.

He took a deep breath, steadied his emotions, then asked respectfully:

“The follow-up on the abandonment case is complicated—could the team give me a few more days?”

“Is that necessary?” Li Jun eyed him skeptically:

“The case was closed already, and haven’t you already been to the hospital?”

Even if he was diligent, there had to be limits—he suspected Yu Dazhang had another motive.

“Prevention,” Yu Dazhang improvised:

“I need to make sure they won’t abandon patients again, so I’ll follow up for a few more days.”

He couldn’t think of another excuse, so he stuck with the abandonment case.

He couldn’t investigate alone, so he had to use the abandonment case as his starting point.

“Then…” Li Jun thought he was making excuses to slack off; after hesitation, he said:

“I can give you three days.”

In his view, this was just giving Yu Dazhang indirect leave.

After three days, the psychological counseling would end anyway; after such a traumatic experience, letting him relax was reasonable.

“Three days…” Yu Dazhang felt the time was tight, but he agreed:

“Yes, Squad Leader Li.”

Five minutes later, the archives room.

Yu Dazhang knocked and entered.

“Hello, I need to review case files.”

The archivist, a female officer in her early thirties, nodded upon hearing his request:

“Give me the file number.”

“I’m not looking for one specific case,” Yu Dazhang explained:

“There’s a hospital in our district—I want to see all cases related to it, including complaint records.”

The female officer frowned, hesitant:

“You could use the archive software’s fuzzy search to meet your request, but it’ll take time.”

Yu Dazhang immediately said:

“That’s fine—I can wait.”

(End of chapter)