Chapter 108: If You

Sister, the way you describe it sounds a bit supernatural.

Yu Dazhang now confirmed that the officers who handled the case back then must have decided not to include it in the Yuandean Sect records because of her exaggerated account.

The Yuandean Sect records also prohibit any content suspected of being supernatural.

"Sister, please accept your loss and find peace," Yu Dazhang comforted her.

The woman burst into tears and couldn't stop.

After comforting her for a while longer and seeing she couldn't control her emotions, Yu Dazhang had no choice but to take his leave.

"We'll head back for now; if there are any developments in the case, we'll contact you again."

Asking further would be like rubbing salt into her wounds.

After leaving the woman's home, Yu Dazhang stood by the roadside, thought for a moment, and decided to visit the party involved in another case.

He pulled out his small notebook and quickly found the target's information.

In this case, the patient's family had gone to raise money and returned to find the child already dead.

After the call connected, Yu Dazhang got straight to the point:

"I'm from the Hongkou Branch Criminal Investigation Team. Regarding the case of the child's death, I'd like to ask you some questions."

On the other end was a man, his voice sounding rough:

"The case is closed. What's there to learn? Besides, I'm not even from Songhai."

Yu Dazhang had already known this when reviewing the Yuandean Sect records.

Gathering information doesn't require a face-to-face meeting.

"That's fine; a phone call is enough."

"There's nothing more to say. Please don't disturb my life again."

The man on the other end hung up immediately after speaking.

Not going well… Yu Dazhang realized the patient's family members all showed some degree of resistance.

At this moment, Ma Jian also noticed something was off.

"Dazhang, are you investigating an old case?"

When they visited the first home, he hadn't realized it—he just thought Yu Dazhang was gathering indirect information about the hospital.

But that last phone call was clearly an investigation.

"Yeah," Yu Dazhang nodded:

"Yesterday I reviewed the Yuandean Sect records related to this hospital, looked into a few similar cases, and checked for possible connections."

He knew some things couldn't be hidden—experienced investigators like Ma Jian would spot the signs quickly.

Sure enough, Ma Jian quickly grasped the key issue.

"You're not trying to investigate the hospital, are you?"

"It's not exactly an investigation," Yu Dazhang replied vaguely:

"The hospital is inherently connected to these cases; it's unavoidable that investigations will touch on it."

From the man's expression, he could tell Ma Jian would never approve of this.

Hospitals in reality have had plenty of incidents—look at any of them, which one was ever cracked by the police taking the initiative?

Too many things are involved here. Just consider local fiscal revenue alone.

How much fiscal income does a private tertiary hospital contribute to the local economy?

That's just one factor; I won't even mention the others.

In short, unless the matter becomes extremely serious, no one will ever proactively investigate their local golden goose.

"Oh, good," Ma Jian sighed in relief, then added a warning:

"Last year, one of our brigade's officers investigated the hospital without any evidence and was later suspended."

"Was it this same hospital?" Yu Dazhang asked.

"Yes, last year," Ma Jian recalled. "He was originally investigating an abandonment case, just like us, but later probably noticed other suspicious points and began targeting the hospital."

This guy really had guts… Yu Dazhang couldn't help but feel admiration.

But he didn't agree with the man's approach.

As always, without direct evidence, saying anything is pointless—no one will believe you.

This isn't the old days, where believing you're right is enough.

Today, truth must be backed by evidence.

"Where is he now?" Yu Dazhang became interested and asked about the suspended officer's whereabouts:

"Still in the Criminal Investigation Team?"

Since it happened last year, it must have been settled long ago.

If possible, he wanted to find that officer and exchange insights—maybe there'd be an unexpected payoff.

"He was transferred later," Ma Jian replied.

"I don't know exactly where. It wasn't something honorable, so nobody talks about it privately."

Then there was nothing to be done… Since Ma Jian didn't know, Yu Dazhang decided not to ask anyone else.

What he was doing was already sensitive; inquiring about the suspended officer's location would easily reveal his intentions. He also realized:

Ma Jian was using this real example to warn him: don't do things beyond your capacity—otherwise, you won't be able to bear the consequences!

He appreciated the warning, but Yu Dazhang never turned back once he'd made up his mind.

Someone had to do these things.

Then he pulled out his small notebook again and found the information for the last case's party.

Afterwards, he took out the small notebook again and found the information on the parties involved in the last case.

There were only three cases where the patient's family reported the incident.

In this case, the child's mother discovered that the child was lost during the rescue process.

It was also the case that made Yu Dazhang feel the strangest.

After the call connected, he immediately explained the situation.

This time went very smoothly; the child's mother had no resistance. As soon as she heard the police wanted to investigate the case again, she immediately expressed willingness to cooperate.

The meeting place this time was still at the other party's home.

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After the two entered the room, a woman in her thirties brought them slippers.

Walking into the living room, Yu Dazhang glanced around.

This family's conditions were much better than the previous one.

The house area was estimated to be over seventy square meters; the decoration was a bit old, but it could be seen that it had been carefully arranged.

Just this house, not counting the decoration, was worth over two million.

After sitting on the sofa, the woman brought two bottles of drinks and placed them in front of Yu Dazhang and the other person.

"Officer, ask away. Actually, I have been waiting for you to come. That hospital definitely has problems."

Yu Dazhang looked at the woman before him and noticed her eyes were filled with intense hatred; she seemed to be wrongly accused.

"Are you so sure you didn't see it wrong?" he asked.

"Of course." The woman nodded heavily:

"I went in at that time just to see the child; how could I possibly see it wrong?"

"They called it a rescue room, but in my opinion, there was no difference from an operating room; the area was at most over thirty square meters, and one glance could see the whole thing."

"The child couldn't be in..." Yu Dazhang forced the rest of his words back down his throat.

Where else could the child be besides on the bed? It couldn't possibly be in the corner of the room.

Doctors and nurses surrounded the bed, yet they threw the child into the corner of the room.

That scene was truly unimaginable.

So, there was no need to consider other places; as long as the child was not on the medical bed, it could be determined that the hospital had problems.

Yu Dazhang changed to another question.

"After you called the police, how long did it take for them to arrive?"

The woman recalled for a moment:

"It shouldn't have been long; I didn't record the specific time, I was too anxious at the time."

"Take a guess." Yu Dazhang was very calm, as if asking about a very ordinary matter.

At such a time, one must not cause pressure on the other party; one must show sufficient importance while also making the other party feel this is just an ordinary chat.

If mistaken for an interrogation, it would be counterproductive.

"Probably over ten minutes."

After the woman finished speaking, she did not forget to explain a sentence for the police officers at that time:

"The pediatric department is on the fourth floor; going upstairs also takes some time; they arrived very quickly already."

Getting the person back in over ten minutes... Yu Dazhang and the woman were thinking of completely different things.

He was calculating the travel distance.

Assuming the child was truly transferred away at that time, it must have been while the child was unconscious.

The hospital was crowded with people and eyes; they dared not directly carry the child away or carry the child on their back.

The best method would be to use a transport bed or a wheelchair.

No, a wheelchair wouldn't work either.

When a person is unconscious, they cannot sit still in a wheelchair; using auxiliary tools like straps to fix them would definitely arouse suspicion.

Then only the transport bed remained.

From the first floor to the fourth floor of the hospital, including the time in the elevator, even if the way was completely unobstructed, this journey would take at least ten minutes.

From this, it can be seen that even if the child was truly transferred, it still did not go beyond the hospital's scope.

Then the question arises.

Even if something needed to be done to the child, why transfer the child to another place in the hospital first?

Isn't that taking off one's pants to let out a fart, an unnecessary move?

Or is it that some things could not be completed in the rescue room.

(End of this chapter)