Chapter 417: Everyone Is Waiting for You to Be Discharged

Qu Tuotuo realized her whole body had shifted upward, the arm around her waist slowly tightening; she immediately sensed something was wrong and jumped off the bed.

"You're in this state, yet still thinking all sorts of nonsense."

She was somewhat flustered.

If she had discovered it any later, she would have been dragged into the blanket by this fellow.

"Truly strange," Yu Dazhang said with a look of grievance:

"I didn't intend this; my hand moved on its own. I suspect the blood transfused into me has a problem."

His absurd words didn't even convince himself, yet Qu Tuotuo happened to take them seriously.

"I also feel something is off," she said earnestly:

"You've been unconscious for too long; it really could be the blood. How about we transfer hospitals and invite an expert in this field to take a look?"

Her expression was so adorable... Yu Dazhang, seeing her nervous state, couldn't help reaching out again.

Qu Tuotuo skillfully dodged.

"Transfer hospitals right now!"

Yu Dazhang naturally disagreed with transferring hospitals.

His injury this time was sustained in the line of duty.

Staying in a special care ward, all expenses were covered by the Provincial Department, and he was on paid leave while recovering.

With such conditions, why transfer hospitals?

What if they changed hospitals and the Provincial Department stopped taking responsibility?

So, he settled into the Fourth Hospital with a clear conscience.

This stay lasted another three days.

During this period, members of the task force visited one by one; a senior leader from the Provincial Department even came personally to offer condolences and instructed him to fully recover before being discharged.

It is worth mentioning that Li Jun also rushed over from Songhai.

On the second day after Yu Dazhang regained consciousness, the Provincial Department notified Songhai of his injury.

Upon learning this, Director Liu directly ordered Li Jun to go to Balin to investigate the situation; if Yu Dazhang's injuries were severe, he was to be immediately brought back to Songhai for treatment.

However, when Li Jun arrived at Balin Fourth Hospital, he was stunned by the scene before him.

He saw Yu Dazhang leaning against the headboard, bare-chested with his belly exposed, holding a banana in his left hand and an apple in his right, eating with great relish.

Qu Tuotuo was sitting by the bedside, peeling an orange for him.

Although his head and shoulders were heavily bandaged, his complexion was still ruddy, showing no sign of weakness.

This is an injury?

Li Jun gritted his teeth.

Eating and drinking lavishly, accompanied by a beauty; this was clearly a vacation!

"Not bad treatment," Li Jun said in a bad mood.

Seeing Team Leader Li arrive, Yu Dazhang, excited, tried to rise to greet him; due to the large movement, he pulled the wound on his shoulder, immediately grimacing in pain.

"Enough, enough, just lie down properly."

Seeing this, Li Jun hurried forward quickly and supported Yu Dazhang:

"You're not a rookie anymore; why are you still so reckless?"

While verbally reprimanding him, his face showed concern.

"It was just a coincidence," Yu Dazhang said perfunctorily.

"As long as you're fine," Li Jun let out a long sigh:

"When I came, Director Liu said that if your injuries were severe, I should immediately bring you back to Songhai. Now it seems he was overthinking it."

The leader's concern must be conveyed properly.

Without this level of awareness, Team Leader Li wouldn't have risen to the position of Squadron Leader.

"Temporarily fine," Yu Dazhang said indifferently:

"Just waiting for the stitches to be removed; if the wound heals well, I'll be discharged directly."

Actually, he could be discharged right now.

However, Qu Tuotuo insisted he observe for a few more days; at the very least, he must wait until after the stitches are removed before leaving.

Yu Dazhang was quite happy to enjoy the leisure.

Such a huge case, rescuing so many intellectually disabled personnel, recovering so much stolen money.

And he himself was injured.

What's wrong with staying in the hospital a few more days? The police force isn't incapable without him.

Two more days passed.

Yu Dazhang's stitches were removed, and the thick bandages on his head were replaced with a small mesh cap; a sudden glance made him look somewhat ridiculous.

In the doctor's words, the wound had healed very well; after discharge, just be careful not to get infected or inflamed.

Seeing he was fine, Li Jun had already taken a car back to Songhai yesterday.

As a Squadron Leader, he had many matters on his shoulders and naturally couldn't stay here accompanying him forever.

Lv Zhongxin came to discharge him, driving Yu Dazhang's off-road vehicle.

After dropping them off at the hotel Qu Tuotuo had booked in advance, Lv Zhongxin pulled Yu Dazhang aside:

"If you're fine, go to the Balin Municipal Bureau; everyone is waiting for you to be discharged."

Waiting for me? Yu Dazhang didn't understand for a moment.

With the case at this stage, the rest is just following procedure.

Interrogation, building an evidence chain, pursuing the criminals; any detective can handle this set of procedures; why wait for me?

In his view, the work of pursuing and arresting the criminal suspects no longer required the task force.

The maritime smuggling route was the Coast Guard's responsibility.

As for the foreign gang, the National Security Bureau would certainly not sit idly by.

While at the hospital, he had heard Captain Hua say that the National Security Bureau had already sent people to take that foreigner away.

Although they wouldn't necessarily wipe the other side out completely, out of national security considerations, they would surely cut off the other side's channels for entering the country.

Now that all the main culprits had been caught and the money recovered, why were they still looking for him?

Yu Dazhang looked at his own master and asked:

"Do you know why you're looking for me?"

Lu Zhongxin's expression was a little odd, and he answered evasively:

"You're the team leader. It's only right that the task force members wait for you to come back to work. If your body hasn't recovered yet, resting at the hotel for two more days before going in would be fine too."

Master isn't usually like this… He rarely saw Lu Zhongxin speak so haltingly.

After exchanging a few words with Qu Tuotuo, he followed his master to the Baling City Bureau.

From the moment he stepped into the city bureau building, Yu Dazhang sensed that something was off about the atmosphere.

The way the people here looked at him was strange—there was a hint of admiration, and a touch of awe.

The officer on duty even stood up and gave him a salute with his eyes.

Yu Dazhang couldn't help but look behind him, suspecting that some city bureau leader must be walking behind him.

What is this about?

Could the Baling City Bureau have some strange tradition?

Along the way, any officer who saw him would immediately stop walking, stand to one side, and gaze at him with an awed look.

Later, Yu Dazhang really couldn't hold back. While going upstairs, he grabbed his master and asked:

"What's going on with the people here? The way they look at people is too creepy. When they looked at me just now, it was like they were looking at some kind of rare species."

Lu Zhongxin was amused by his apprentice's words.

He patted Yu Dazhang on the shoulder and said with a smile:

"You're a celebrity now. In Baling City, almost every police officer knows your name."

"Why?" he asked, looking completely bewildered.

In his memory, the day he had just arrived in Baling he had been shot twice, and then he had been hospitalized until now.

He had never had the chance to meet his colleagues here at all.

Let alone get acquainted with anyone here.

"The gunfight scene you left behind shocked everyone at the city bureau and the local police station."

Lu Zhongxin lowered his voice and said:

"They probably haven't seen a scene like that in their entire careers."

"Right now the rumor going around is that the scene was littered with dead bodies, all taken out by you alone, one shot each. As for exactly how you did it, no one can explain."

When he said these things, he was also looking at his own apprentice with an admiring gaze.

But compared to the others, he was much more composed.

Lu Zhongxin didn't think there was anything surprising about it—he had seen two similar scenes before.

In terms of bloodiness, this one could only rank second.

The time his apprentice was ambushed, all sorts of human organs were scattered across the ground, and even the forensic examiner at the scene couldn't tell whose was whose.

"The people here sure are gossipy," Yu Dazhang muttered.

He also didn't think it was a big deal.

In a situation like that, hesitating even slightly meant you wouldn't survive. The fact that he hadn't died was purely because his life was tough.

They arrived at the conference room.

Yu Dazhang found that everyone from the task force was already waiting there.

Seeing him come in, everyone—including Captain Hua—turned their gaze toward him.

The next second…

Everyone stood up in unison.

(End of chapter)