Tong Xianbao followed the nurse and left.

Li Sikai quickly stopped him: "Where are you going? Can't you tell what's important? Your partner is lying in the operating room, her life hanging in the balance. What's the point of you going to investigate her prenatal checkup now? Is that doctor going to run away or something?"

Tong Xianbao was taken aback, realizing he had acted impulsively. His face flushed with shame, and he stammered, "I'm...I'm sorry!"

Li Sikai didn't look at him, her brows furrowed, seemingly lost in thought.

Sensing the awkward atmosphere, the nurse pursed her lips and said, "Well, why don't we wait until after the surgery? By the way, about this child..."

Li Sikai glanced at Tong Xianbao: "Although he's gone, he was still a life. Hold him for now, and when we get back, give him a proper burial."

Upon hearing this, Tong Xianbao began to tremble. He had seen dead people before, but he had never touched one. The nurse was holding his son, but he was a monster!

The nurse ignored Tong Xianbao's inner thoughts, handed the child directly to him, glanced at everyone, and returned to the operating room.

Actually, it didn't matter whether she went back or not; there were enough people inside, and her presence was just that of a gofer. But the atmosphere outside was too awkward, and she preferred to hide in a corner watching the doctor treat the patient rather than get involved in the conflict among those people.

A few minutes later, Qin Yuncheng arrived with his men. First, they tested his blood type, then drew blood.

Bags of blood plasma were delivered to the operating room, and soon the doctor came out and said, "The patient has been saved, but he is still in critical condition tonight and needs to be transferred to the intensive care unit for observation."

Tong Xianbao nodded stiffly like a wooden statue, looking at the pale-faced Yuan Ruoxi, and felt a wave of fear wash over him.

He followed the doctor to the ward door, where he was stopped by a nurse: "Family members are not allowed inside. Please cooperate."

Tong Xianbao made two "oh oh" sounds, then excitedly grabbed the nurse: "Please, you must save my wife, please!"

"Don't worry, we'll do our best." The nurse pulled away from Tong Xianbao's arm, turned around and went into the ward to fiddle with the medical equipment.

Seeing that there was nothing more for him to do, Tong Xianbao took Li Sikai to find the obstetrician who had treated her earlier.

Upon hearing the purpose of the visit, the doctor was also bewildered, but said confidently, "Impossible. If there were a problem, how could I not have noticed it? I have been working for over thirty years and have never had a medical accident."

"But my son has a problem, look!" Tong Xianbao showed the doctor the child in his arms. Faced with the evidence, the doctor had no way to defend himself.

She kept muttering, "It can't be, there must be something wrong. I always check carefully, it's impossible that I can't see such an obvious mistake."

As if remembering something, she looked up and asked Tong Xianbao, "Did you bring the ultrasound report?"

Tong Xianbao didn't know, so he turned to ask Lu Nanfang. Lu Nanfang nodded and took out the medical records from her bundle.

The doctor took a step forward, snatched the report, pulled it out, looked at the picture on it, and shouted, "I told you I didn't make a mistake! Look at this, it's perfectly fine!"

Upon hearing this, the doctors nearby came over to examine the child. Seeing that the child had all four limbs intact, they nodded: "That's right, the child is fine."

"Then what happened?" Tong Xianbao asked, looking bewildered. He didn't doubt that the doctors were all lying, but he just couldn't understand how his son could suddenly become ill.

Both sides were bewildered and began to deduce the reason.

"Did you eat something bad?" After ruling out environmental factors, external objects, impacts, the pregnant woman's mood, and other causes, the doctor suggested a possibility.

Tong Xianbao looked at the doctor with a look of disbelief: "We eat at the guard station every day, how could we possibly eat food with problems?"

After saying this, he remembered that he often had secret meals with Yuan Ruoxi. His eyes flickered, but he didn't say anything more.

However, a certain possibility flashed through his mind, giving him a sharp jolt. He turned to look at Lu Nanfang, and seeing that the worry on her face seemed genuine, he suppressed his suspicion.

That's true. If there really was something wrong with that stuff, how could Lu Nanfang dare to eat it? Besides, he ate quite a bit himself, and there wasn't a single problem with him.

"That's really strange. How could a perfectly healthy fetus suddenly become deformed?" The doctor couldn't figure it out, and the onlookers had no good suggestions either.

Seeing this, Li Sikai reminded them, "Make sure to record the details clearly before we talk about it later. Right now, the most important thing is to bury the child and take good care of Yuan Ruoxi."

"Yes, yes, we will record the patient's and fetus's data and continue the research later," the doctor replied hastily.

Seeing this, Tong Xianbao stopped arguing. He stood aside and examined the fetus with the doctor to see where the problem lay.

When the blanket was opened again, the doctor rummaged through it, searching for clues. Looking at her son's festering and deformed body, Tong Xianbao couldn't hold back and vomited.

The doctor frowned and took several steps back while holding the child. Seeing this, Li Sikai told Xiong Jianwei to get the child out, while he helped record the data.

Lu Nanfang, on the other hand, remained calm and composed, her expression unchanged throughout. If you looked closely, you could even see the subtle upturn of her lips.

"She's no simple woman," Li Sikai thought to himself, but his expression remained unchanged.

After the examination was finally completed, the doctor re-wrapped the baby and returned the child to Tong Xianbao.

"Mr. Tong, please accept our condolences. I have recorded the details clearly. Next, we will invite experts from various regions to conduct a consultation to find out the cause of your child's death as soon as possible."

With things having come to this, Tong Xianbao could only nod in agreement: "Okay, please let me know when you find out."

"must!"

Having received the promise, Tong Xianbao carried the child back to the entrance of the intensive care unit, looking inside through the door with a somewhat bewildered expression.

Looking at the two figures, one big and one small, Li Sikai couldn't deny having some thoughts. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "It's not good to hold them like this. Let's go back and find a good burial site."

Tong Xianbao turned his head stiffly, like a puppet on a string, and after a long while said, "Could you find him a coffin? After all, this..."

Li Sikai nodded: "Let Captain Qin help us look for it. If we really can't find it, our guard team has some wood in stock, so we can make one right away."

Tong Xianbao, overwhelmed with grief, suddenly burst into tears, startling Li Sikai and the others.

Although no one really liked him, they felt sorry for him because of his miserable state.

"Don't cry, Tong Xianbao. Yuan Ruoxi is still lying in the hospital bed. You have to cheer up!"

"Yes, and the child too. Although... you should bury him as soon as possible, just to fulfill your bond as father and son."

"Sigh, the dead can't be brought back to life. Don't be so sad. This makes us want to cry too."

"Life goes on. You're still young. You'll have children."