Chapter 13 Gossip

After Zhou Yi left the Municipal Bureau, he first retrieved the three-wheeled motorcycle that had been parked on the side of the road.

In the morning light, I could see the yellow cordon in the alley from afar. I guess people would soon gather around the cordon and whisper to each other.

But in fact, after that rainstorm, the blood in the soil had been basically washed away.

Zhou Yi directly returned the tricycle to his neighbor and did not go to his second uncle's house again.

My second uncle’s problem is very serious, but it’s not the time to deal with it hastily, after all, grandpa hasn’t woken up yet.

He rode his 28-inch bicycle parked downstairs and headed straight to the hospital, buying breakfast for his father on the way.

Zhou Yi's grandfather was named Zhou Asi. The reason was simple: he was the fourth child in the family, and in the old society people believed that humble names were easier to raise.

By the time our parents’ generation came around, naming had a strong sense of the times.

His father is Zhou Jianguo, his second uncle is Zhou Jianjun, and his third uncle is Zhou Jianye.

It is said that my aunt's original name was Zhou Jianhua, but my grandmother said that it was too ugly for a girl to be called that, so it was finally changed to Zhou Aihua.

As soon as Zhou Yi returned to the ward, he ran into his father. When his father saw that he was covered with wounds and his clothes were torn, he immediately asked him anxiously what happened and why he hadn't been seen for half a night.

Looking at his father's red eyes and tired face, Zhou Yi lied that the institute had a temporary task and that he was fine, then changed the subject and asked about his grandfather's condition.

"The doctor has checked, and his condition is currently stable, but we're not sure when he'll wake up."

Zhou Yi nodded. As long as his life was saved, it was good. He thought that grandpa would wake up once the blood clot in his brain was drained.

"Dad, why don't you go back and get some sleep? I'll keep an eye on Grandpa here."

"It's okay. Your aunt said when she left yesterday that she would come to replace me in the morning. You can go and do your thing."

"Then go wash your face and eat breakfast while it's hot."

Zhou Jianguo nodded but did not move.

"Zhou Yi."

"What's wrong? Dad?"

"Thanks to you this time, otherwise it would have been a disaster."

Zhou Yi scolded him, "Dad, you're being so polite. I'm your grandson, and the eldest grandson. Whatever I do is my duty."

Zhou Jianguo's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly with a smile. "Yes, yes, yes, Dad is wrong. It's as I should, as I should."

"My son has grown up and can be relied upon." Zhou Jianguo walked out of the ward with a smile and went to the bathroom to wash his face.

Zhou Yi's face darkened, because he knew that in two months, something big would happen in Baicheng and even the entire Hanzhong Province.

That is the continuous wave of layoffs.

Baicheng No. 2 Iron and Steel Plant, where Zhou Yi's parents worked, was the first unit to declare bankruptcy.

Those with better financial conditions can live frugally, just like Zhou Yi's family, who have survived by relying on Zhou Yi's salary as a young policeman.

Ever since he was reborn, he has been thinking about how to change all this.

But it would be extremely difficult for him to do it alone, so he had to find help.

Just as I was thinking about it, a young nurse came in with two bottles of medicine in her hand.

After confirming the patient's name, the young nurse skillfully began to insert an injection and give the patient an infusion, but she couldn't help yawning.

"Working the night shift is hard enough." Zhou Yi said with a smile.

"Oh, there's nothing we can do. Who told us to do this? It's a pity that I can't leave after get off work. I'm so sleepy."

"Why can't you leave?"

"Who knows? It's said to be a notice from the Security Department. How annoying." The young nurse complained.

Security Department? Did Chen Yan notify them?

No, under such circumstances, it is unlikely that Chen Yan would directly reveal the case.

Then it’s only Du Xiaolin’s parents who are left. They probably have no place to vent their anger, so they can only hold the hospital responsible.

"You guys work hard enough."

"Hey, how many nurses do you have in the emergency room? I see there are only two of you on the night shift."

"Hey, don't mention it. There are twelve or thirteen nurses, but half of them only work the day shift."

"Why?"

"They are all senior and have families, so naturally they don't want to work the night shift, so it's up to us young people to take turns."

The young nurse complained that the water had actually been hung up long ago, but she was about to hand over her shift and was too lazy to do anything that was not urgent.

What's more, she was also happy that this tall and handsome boy was willing to chat with her.

"I remember there was a nurse yesterday with big eyes..."

Before Zhou Yi could finish, the nurse laughed as if she had discovered some gossip, "You're talking about Xiaolin, right? So, after all this talk, you actually wanted to ask her."

"No, no, I just felt that she was very tired running around to save my grandfather yesterday. I wanted to thank her in person, but I didn't expect her to leave work later."

"Really?" the young nurse asked with a smile.

"Of course it's true, but it's okay. I'll thank her when I get the chance anyway."

"Of course it's fine to thank her, but if you want to pursue her, forget it."

"What do you mean?"

"Because there are so many people chasing after her, who can blame her for being so beautiful?"

In fact, Zhou Yi already has information about Du Xiaolin's social life with the opposite sex. The files record that Du Xiaolin has basically never been short of boyfriends because of her good looks.

Her four ex-boyfriends naturally became the focus of investigation.

Three of them had solid alibis: one was married and at home, one was playing cards with friends all night, and the other was not in Baicheng at all.

Only the man she had recently broken up with, Wang Dawei, claimed to have been sleeping at home. However, as he lived alone and had no evidence to support his claims, he was the focus of interrogation and was interrogated for a long time.

In the end, the matter naturally came to nothing. Although Wang Dawei was indeed upset about Du Xiaolin dumping him, in his own words, "Is it worth it for me to risk my life for a woman?"

Since no evidence could be found, the case was eventually dropped.

But now, Zhou Yi doesn't even need to meet Wang Dawei to know that he is not the murderer.

Because Wang Dawei is 1.85 meters tall, it is impossible that the footprints are size 42.

The simplest logic is that small feet can fit into big shoes, but big feet cannot fit into small shoes.

The results of the on-site investigation proved that it was not him.

"Then there must be a lot of women who hate him."

The young nurse was stunned: "Why would a woman hate him?"

"What if one of the people pursuing her is someone else's boyfriend, or even... someone else's husband?" Zhou Yi said with an expression full of curiosity and gossip, as if he was just looking for trouble.

The young nurse suddenly said mysteriously, "Don't tell me, it's really possible. I've seen something like this before, but I never dared to tell anyone."