Gene Fusion System: Crime Hunter

Luo Fei noticed a detail in their conversation and immediately asked, "So, you're saying there was a period when the child's father didn't show up at the hospital?"

"That's right." The two nodded in unison.

At this moment, Liao Xingyu, in charge of the records, raised his head, "Can you be sure?"

"This question is crucial for us, so please think carefully to see if there's any mistake."

"No mistake, because the man's attitude was extremely bad at the time, and I couldn't stand it, so I argued with him... Later, it was Director Wang who came to mediate."

"I was even criticized by the entire hospital for this incident, saying I had a poor service attitude and shouldn't have argued with the patient's family, so I remember this very clearly."

Xiaofang said angrily, obviously still holding a grudge over the matter.

Her attitude only added to the credibility of her words.

Considering the unfair treatment she received, it's understandable that she remembers it well.

Luo Fei thought quietly and then heard Wang Yan speak.

"That's right, this incident was quite serious at the time, and our hospital had several meetings about it."

"So it wasn't just Xiaofang who remembers; our department's medical staff all have an impression. If you're not convinced, you can check with others for more information."

"Rest assured, we'll definitely do that. But Nurse Wang, you just mentioned the child didn't have surgery here, what happened with that?"

"Because the child had eaten, we didn't dare to operate that day, so after discussing it, we postponed the surgery to the next morning."

"But who knew later that afternoon, the child's parents changed their minds and disagreed with the surgery. For the patient's safety, we certainly disagreed."

"No matter how we persuaded them, the couple just wouldn't listen. They kept insisting they had found a very effective folk remedy that would heal the child over time."

"I don't understand how there can still be such misguided parents these days, but there was no way; they were the guardians. If they disagreed, we had to respect their decision."

"The child stayed in the hospital for about a week until the condition stabilized, and then they took the child home. Not even three months later, the child was sent back to the hospital."

"But this time, the child's heart failure was severe, and despite our entire department's medical staff resuscitating for a whole day, we couldn't save him."

At this point, Wang Yan couldn't help but sigh, "The family was crying hysterically then; the child's grandparents were even kneeling on the ground begging us for help... But we're not miracle workers."

"If they had agreed to surgery sooner, this wouldn't have happened. The child was really harmed by their stubbornness and ignorance."

"When they refused the surgery, the child's father disappeared that afternoon. Were there any family members accompanying the child at the hospital?"

From the timeline, it deduced that Zhou Dahua left the hospital in the afternoon, but Zhou Kaieri disappeared in the morning.

So Luo Fei speculated there had to be an accomplice helping in between, and that accomplice, unsurprisingly, was Zhou Dahua's father, Zhou Guohua.

"I don't remember. I happened to be on leave that day, so I wasn't at the hospital."

"I can't remember clearly either. The only thing I remember is that morning, when I had an argument with the child's father, his wife and mother were there too, because Director Wang asked me to apologize to all three of them in turn, so I remember it particularly well."

"Alright, I got it. Thank you both for your cooperation. Oh, by the way, Nurse Wang, is Zhou Yucheng's medical record still available?"

"Yes, yes, but those old medical records have been stored in the archives, and only the finance department people have the key, so it might have to wait until tomorrow morning."

"Alright, we'll come back first thing in the morning."

Afterwards, they asked a few more questions before getting up to leave.

As they walked out of the hospital, they rejoined the others waiting outside, and Liao Xingyu checked his phone.

"It's almost one o'clock. Let's head back and get some rest. We'll discuss the case further when we return to the team in the morning."

"Sounds good."

So they drove back to the police station, then each went home.

Luo Fei also returned to his dorm, took a quick shower, and hurried to sleep.

After seven-thirty in the morning, Zhao Hai entered the police station humming a song.

As he passed by a team office, he saw Luo Fei sitting inside, looking surprised.

"Leader Luo, when did you get back?"

"Last night."

"Did you all come back? Has there been a breakthrough in the case?"

"Sort of."

"Tell me about it."

"No rush, I'll discuss it when everyone is here."

Zhao Hai, intrigued, decided not to rush back to his office in Team Four and instead sat down at Zhang Wei's desk.

They casually chatted on a topic as more people started to arrive for work.

Hearing voices in the Team One office, everyone craned their necks to peek inside and soon gathered in.

Soon enough, the office was filled with people.

When Zhang Wei finally came in yawning, seeing everyone gathered, he asked, "What're you all doing here?"

"Oh, we saw Leader Luo was here and came in to say hello."

Someone noticed Zhang Wei's dark circles and teased, "I say, Zhang Wei, how come Leader Luo still looks so energetic after a late night, and you look like this? Is it that you're not in good shape?"

"Get lost, you're the one in poor shape. You've all been looking more worn out than me after staying up late!"

"Haha."

The crowd burst into laughter, and then Zhao Hai said, "No kidding, even after those late nights, Leader Luo could still stay energetic all day; we can't compare."