Chapter 99: At Least Change Your Clothes

Hearing this, Yu Dazhang immediately perked up:

"What's off?"

Qu Tuotuo's eyes glanced toward the nurses' station, then she lowered her voice and said:

"The nurse who went into the room with the doctor just now was wearing a watch—a Breguet Reine de Naples. It starts at a minimum of three hundred thousand."

Thought it was something serious… Yu Dazhang smiled dismissively:

"That doesn't prove anything. Maybe her family is rich, or maybe her boyfriend has money."

This wasn't anything new—in his past life he'd seen plenty of ordinary-working women from wealthy families.

"Let me finish."

Qu Tuotuo's eyes were still fixed on the nurses' station.

At that moment a nurse was writing something on the counter there, and on her wrist she was also wearing a ladies' watch.

"The watch on that nurse is an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak—more expensive than the previous nurse's."

"Also, the brooch on her chest is from Huaying. Any single piece from that brand costs over ten thousand."

At this, Yu Dazhang could hardly sit still.

"You didn't misread it?"

"I didn't." Qu Tuotuo said quickly:

"I have a good friend named Su Mi—you saw her at the matchmaking corner before. Her biggest hobby is studying these light-luxury goods. I've gone with her to the physical stores to buy them many times."

This was one of the differences between men and women—their points of focus were completely different.

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

A white outfit, white cap, white shoes, and at work you couldn't see them wearing any accessories.

Things like watches and brooches, he simply hadn't paid attention to, and he couldn't tell anything special about them either.

Which is why girls should be raised rich.

What's enriched is the vision; what's cultivated is the breadth of one's horizons.

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

For instance, lobster and abalone—children should get to eat them at least once.

What do you call this?

You may not be able to afford it, but you must have tasted it… that is vision!

Qu Tuotuo could tell at a glance that the watch and brooch weren't cheap goods.

Yet Yu Dazhang had been here for over two days and still hadn't noticed.

This was the gap.

"Is it possible…" Yu Dazhang said hesitantly:

"That just happens to be the case for both of their families?"

"How would I know." Qu Tuotuo replied irritably:

"I just feel that for the nursing profession, wearing watches at that price is a bit flashy."

Indeed flashy… Yu Dazhang agreed wholeheartedly with Qu Tuotuo's take.

And both nurses were like this, so it didn't look much like a coincidence.

As the two of them were talking, Ma Jian walked over.

"Dazhang, if you have things to do, go on back first. I can handle this alone."

"How could I do that." Yu Dazhang refused without a second thought:

"I appreciate the thought, but I don't make a habit of leaving my post."

The team did look after him, but he also knew that matters of principle couldn't be crossed.

Especially since Qu Tuotuo had only just arrived—if he immediately left with her, what would that look like.

He knew Ma Jian meant well; he probably assumed Qu Tuotuo was his girlfriend and wanted the two of them to have some alone time.

But a kindness like that, he didn't dare accept.

"Why don't you head back first." Yu Dazhang said to Qu Tuotuo.

"Hey, how can you be like this." Qu Tuotuo wasn't having it; her clear eyes flashed with anger:

"I just helped you, and the moment you turn around you're chasing me away. Is that any way to act?!"

You did say earlier you'd just take one look and leave—why the change of heart… Yu Dazhang patiently persuaded her:

"I'm here on the job. Besides, it's noisy here. Why don't you go back and rest early."

Qu Tuotuo really had been a big help, which was also why he felt too embarrassed to chase her away directly.

One shouldn't kick the donkey after the grinding was done.

"Let me stay a while longer." Qu Tuotuo looked toward the ward, a flicker of worry crossing her eyes:

"We still don't know how the patient is doing. If everything's fine, I'll head back."

Yu Dazhang nodded and didn't try to persuade her further.

Just now, he'd seen a man in a baseball cap walk quickly past in the direction of the stairwell.

When passing the pediatric corridor, the man glanced this way twice. The cap blocked his face, so Yu Dazhang couldn't see his features, but he recognized the clothes he was wearing.

Same style as what Liu Ying's father had worn in the surveillance footage—even the color was identical.

Add to that the height and build…

Yu Dazhang narrowed his eyes.

You finally came anyway.

At least change your clothes—it's left me with not a shred of a sense of accomplishment.

In a garden behind the hospital building, a woman stood quietly, looking up at a window on the fourth floor.

Silhouettes flickered past the window from time to time; watching them, the woman's eyes gradually welled up.

She kept her head tilted back for a long while, until the sound of footsteps came.

Only then did the woman slowly lower her head and wipe the tears from her face.

"You can't see anything from the corridor." A man in a baseball cap came up beside her and said in a low voice:

"Don't worry too much either. The fact that people are going in and out of the child's room means the doctors haven't stopped treatment."

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The garden's lighting was a little dim, but the woman could still catch the flash of anxiety that crossed the man's face.

Neither of them seemed to want the other to see the expression on their own face.

So whenever they got a little closer, they would avoid meeting each other's eyes.

"I know." The woman took a deep breath, trying to keep her voice steady:

"Our daughter will be all right."

Those words sounded as if they were meant for the other person, but they seemed even more like she was comforting herself.

After that, neither of them spoke again.

They stood in silence, shoulder to shoulder, staring motionlessly at that window on the fourth floor.

Time passed, second by second…

Suddenly.

A fat hand slapped down on the man's shoulder.

"Who?!"

The man gave a start and turned to look…

He saw a fat man standing behind him, glaring at him with an angry face.

Beside the fat man was another man, his face set, also wearing an annoyed expression.

"Who are you?" the man asked, mumbling.

That alone made it obvious he had a guilty conscience.

"Police." Yu Dazhang answered directly.

Hearing those two words, the man's legs went weak and he nearly collapsed.

The woman, however, stayed perfectly calm and immediately reached out to steady him.

"I-I know I committed a crime," the man said in a trembling voice:

"It was all my idea alone. Arrest me, sentence me however you have to, but don't make things hard for my wife. The child can't be left without a single family member."

"You're quite the considerate one for other people, aren't you." Yu Dazhang grabbed him by the collar:

"If I weren't a cop, I'd have to beat the hell out of you today."

Ma Jian, seeing he was about to make a mistake, immediately stepped up, grabbed his arm, and pulled the two apart.

"Come on, come upstairs with me." Yu Dazhang glared at the man, then looked at the woman:

"You too."

For a case like this, the nature of the charge depends on the circumstances.

If a child is abandoned in a deserted place, then it's a crime beyond doubt, and a sentence for abandonment would be considered light.

But in a case like the present one, where they had no money for treatment and abandoned the sick child at the hospital—

once the parents are found later, there will first be negotiations; if they pay off the overdue fees, generally nothing more comes of it.

If they have no money, then the hospital will file a lawsuit and take them to court.

Those who are able to pay but refuse to support the child, with aggravating circumstances, will bear criminal responsibility.

These two had made their decision under circumstances where they were left with no choice.

Moreover, the money owed to the hospital had now been settled.

The hospital certainly wouldn't pursue it; the decision now rested with Yu Dazhang.

On the way, when they heard that the overdue fees had not only been paid but that a sum had also been prepaid into the account, the couple dropped to their knees on the spot, about to kowtow to Yu Dazhang.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't pull that stunt!" Yu Dazhang took hold of one with each hand:

"You still have to pay this money back. What's this supposed to mean? Are you trying to welch on the debt?!"

(End of chapter)