Chapter 99: You Should Change Your Clothes

Hearing this, Yu Dazhang immediately perked up:

“What’s wrong?”

Qu Tuotuo’s eyes turned toward the nurses’ station, then she lowered her voice:

“The nurse who just went into the doctor’s room was wearing a Breguet Naples Queen watch—minimum thirty thousand.”

I thought it was something big… Yu Dazhang smiled dismissively:

“That doesn’t prove anything. Maybe her family is rich, or her boyfriend is.”

It’s not new—back in his past life, he’d seen many women with ordinary jobs but wealthy backgrounds.

“Let me finish.”

Qu Tuotuo kept her gaze fixed on the nurses’ station.

At that moment, a nurse was writing at the counter, also wearing a women’s watch on her wrist.

“That nurse’s watch is an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak—more expensive than the other nurse’s.”

“And her brooch is a Huaying—any piece from that brand costs at least ten thousand.”

Now Yu Dazhang couldn’t sit still.

“You’re sure you didn’t misread?”

“No mistake,” Qu Tuotuo said quickly:

“I have a close friend named Su Mi—you saw her at the matchmaking corner. Her biggest hobby is studying luxury accessories. I’ve accompanied her to physical stores many times.”

This is one difference between men and women—their focus is entirely different.

In Yu Dazhang’s eyes, all nurses looked the same.

White uniforms, white caps, white shoes—during work, you never saw them wearing jewelry.

Watches and brooches? He never paid attention, and he couldn’t tell anything special about them anyway.

That’s why girls need to be raised with wealth.

Wealth in perspective, nourishment in vision.

Even children from ordinary families should be exposed to the world as much as possible.

For example, they should at least eat lobster and abalone once.

What’s this called?

You might not afford it, but you can’t have never tried it… that’s vision!

Qu Tuotuo could spot at a glance that the watch and brooch weren’t cheap.

Yu Dazhang had been here over two days and hadn’t noticed a thing.

That’s the gap.

“Could it be…” Yu Dazhang hesitated:

“That both of them come from wealthy families?”

“How would I know?” Qu Tuotuo snapped back:

“I just think it’s overly showy for nurses to wear watches at this price point.”

It really is showy… Yu Dazhang agreed with Qu Tuotuo.

And both nurses were like this—it wasn’t likely coincidence.

As they spoke, Ma Jian walked over.

“Dazhang, if you’ve got something to do, go ahead and leave—I can handle this alone.”

“No way,” Yu Dazhang replied without hesitation:

“I appreciate the thought, but I don’t have a habit of abandoning my post.”

The team has been kind to him, but he knew he couldn’t cross ethical lines.

Especially since Qu Tuotuo had just arrived—he couldn’t just leave her alone like that.

He knew Ma Jian meant well; he probably thought Qu Tuotuo was his girlfriend and wanted to give them privacy.

But he dared not accept such kindness.

“You should go back first,” Yu Dazhang said to Qu Tuotuo.

“Hey, how can you do that?” Qu Tuotuo protested, her clear eyes flashing with anger:

“I just helped you, and now you’re kicking me out? Is that how you treat people?!”

You said you’d just take one look and leave—how’d you change your mind?… Yu Dazhang patiently reasoned:

“I’m here on duty, and this place is noisy. You should go back and rest.”

Qu Tuotuo had truly helped him—that’s why he couldn’t just shoo her away bluntly.

You don’t kick out the donkey after the mill’s done.

“Let me stay a little longer,” Qu Tuotuo said, glancing toward the ward, a flicker of worry in her eyes:

“We don’t know how the patient is doing yet. I’ll leave once I know she’s okay.”

Yu Dazhang nodded and stopped urging her.

Just then, he’d seen a man in a baseball cap hurry past the stairwell.

As he passed the pediatric corridor, he glanced toward them twice. The cap hid his face, but Yu Dazhang recognized his clothes.

Same style, same color, as the man in the surveillance footage—Liu Ying’s father.

Plus the height and build…

Yu Dazhang narrowed his eyes.

You finally showed up.

At least change your clothes—you make me feel no sense of accomplishment.

In a garden behind the hospital, a woman stood still, gazing up at a fourth-floor window.

Figures occasionally passed by the window; watching them, her eyes slowly moistened.

She remained motionless, head tilted upward, until footsteps approached.

Only then did she slowly lower her head and wipe away her tears.

“You can’t see anything from the corridor,” a man in a baseball cap said beside her, voice low:

“Don’t worry too much—the fact that people are entering the child’s room means the doctors haven’t stopped treatment.”

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The garden lights were dim, but the woman could still see the fleeting anxiety on the man’s face.

Neither seemed to want the other to see their expression.

So whenever they got close, they avoided each other’s gaze.

“I know,” the woman took a deep breath, forcing her voice steady:

“Our daughter will be fine.”

It sounded like she was reassuring him—but it was more like she was comforting herself.

After that, neither spoke.

They stood shoulder to shoulder, silent and motionless, staring at the fourth-floor window.

Seconds ticked by…

Suddenly.

A fat hand slapped the man’s shoulder.

“Who?!”

The man jolted and turned…

A fatty stood behind him, glaring angrily.

Beside the fatty was another man, face stern, equally displeased.

“Who are you?” the man asked vaguely.

Clearly nervous.

“Police,” Yu Dazhang replied directly.

Hearing those two words, the man’s legs buckled—he nearly collapsed.

But the woman remained calm, immediately grabbing his arm to steady him.

“I… I know I committed a crime,” the man stammered:

“It was all my idea. Arrest me. Punish me however you want—but don’t punish my wife. The child can’t be left without any family.”

“You’re quite considerate of others,” Yu Dazhang grabbed his collar:

“If I weren’t a cop, I’d beat you senseless today.”

Ma Jian saw him about to overstep and rushed over, pulling his arm to separate them.

“Come on, follow me upstairs,” Yu Dazhang glared at the man, then turned to the woman:

“You too.”

In cases like this, the nature of the crime depends on circumstances.

If the child had been abandoned in a remote, uninhabited area, it would be unquestionably criminal—abandonment charges would be mild.

But in cases like this—where parents can’t afford treatment and leave a sick child at the hospital—

Once located, authorities first negotiate. If the unpaid bills are settled, usually nothing further happens.

If they can’t pay, the hospital sues them in court.

If they have the means but refuse to care for the child, and the circumstances are severe, they face criminal liability.

These two made their decision under duress.

And the hospital debt has now been fully settled.

The hospital will certainly not pursue it further; the decision now rests with Yu Dazhang.

On the way, they heard not only had the overdue fees been paid, but an additional sum had been pre-deposited; the couple immediately dropped to their knees before Yu Dazhang.

“Hey hey hey, don’t do that!” Yu Dazhang grabbed each by an arm:

“You’ve got to pay me back—what’s this about? You trying to dodge the debt?!”

(End of Chapter)