Chapter 68

At around eight o'clock in the morning, doctors on rounds and nurses dispensing medicine were coming and going in the corridor of the orthopedic surgery ward. Several patients were supported by caregivers or family members and were moving slowly.

Last night, Chang Ting was on duty at the door of Yu Aiai's ward, and Zhang You came to take over in the morning.

Just ten minutes after Chang Ting left, the accident happened.

A loud bang shattered the peaceful atmosphere in the corridor, and people screamed and rushed to one end to hide.

Zhang You, who was sitting on the chair at the door of the ward, jumped up.

Something seemed to have exploded, and the sound came from the other end of the corridor! Someone was shouting, "Help! Help!"

Police instinct made Zhang You rush against the crowd.

At the other end of the corridor, large pieces of broken glass were scattered everywhere, and a nurse was lying on the ground with blood on her back.

Zhang You quickly stepped forward and squatted down: "How are you?"

The nurse trembled and cried, "It hurts!"

The back of her pink nurse uniform was pierced with dense glass fragments, and blood kept oozing out. In a moment, her entire back was red.

Zhang You's scalp was numb. He didn't dare to touch the nurse for fear of causing secondary injury. He shouted, "Doctor, doctor!"

The medical staff had already run up, carrying a stretcher and carrying the nurse away for treatment.

Zhang You stood up and looked around, and was shocked to find that not only was the ground covered with fine glass fragments, but there were also many embedded in the walls and ceiling of the corridor, which showed that the explosion was quite powerful.

Fortunately, when the explosion occurred, the nurse had her back to the explosion. If she was facing it... the consequences would be unimaginable.

It looked like some glassware exploded, but no equipment that could cause an explosion was found nearby.

He broke out in a cold sweat: "What caused the explosion? If it was man-made, it could explode again. How can we evacuate the patients with limited mobility?"

At this moment, a loud shout suddenly came from Yu Aiai's ward: "Stop!"

Zhang You was horrified and turned around and ran back to the ward.

I happened to see "Yu Aiai" rushing out of the ward in a hospital gown, with bandages wrapped around her head and face, an oxygen mask hanging around her neck, various tubes hanging from her body, and she was walking briskly with her bare feet.

Zhang You hurriedly chased after him: "What's wrong?"

Yu Aiai didn't even look back, and shouted as she ran, "The fish got away, chase it!"

That was Zhou Zhengzheng's voice.

Yu Aiai never left the ICU. This was Chang Ting's "fishing plan."

A few days ago, Chang Ting used the anchor's camera to reveal the news that Yu Aiai's condition had improved and she would be transferred to a general ward.

Then, he asked the medical staff to cooperate and create the illusion that Yu Aiai was transferred to another ward.

He also asked Yu Aiai's parents to go in and out several times and pretend to take care of her.

Yu Aiai's parents were not easy to talk to. They didn't understand at first and were unwilling to cooperate.

Chang Ting confronted them and told them that Yu Aiai did not commit suicide, but was murdered. The murderer would come back sooner or later to silence her a second time. This was done to lure the murderer into a trap.

The couple was so frightened that they turned pale and did as they were told.

The person actually lying in the ordinary ward was Zhou Zhengzheng in disguise. With his head and face wrapped in bandages and an oxygen mask fastened, no one could recognize him.

The matter was kept strictly confidential and only a few participants knew about it.

The murderer who was just waiting to return and silence the witnesses was taken advantage of.

It was a dark, windy night, a murderous night. Chang Ting was on guard duty at night, not daring to sleep a wink.

During this period, he deliberately left several times, pretending to go to the bathroom, creating opportunities for the peepers lurking in the dark.

However, the night passed without incident.

In the morning, Chang Ting was very tired and dizzy after being tense all night.

He told Zhang You to guard the door and not to make any moves to lure the enemy, and he walked around to see if there were any suspicious signs, and bought breakfast for everyone.

At this moment, the cunning murderer did the opposite, took advantage of the opportunity, and used vicious means to lure the tiger away from the mountain.

After the explosion, chaos and cries ensued. Zhang You, driven by police instinct, prioritized protecting the masses and went to investigate. Zhou Zhengzheng, who was in the ward, was nearly dragged out. He sat up halfway, then remembered his mission and lay back down.

She pricked up her ears, listening to the noisy noise outside, thinking of waiting for Zhang You to come back and ask him what happened outside.

After a while, the door of the ward was pushed open. Zhou Zhengzheng thought Zhang You had returned. Just as he was about to raise his head to ask, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

Zhang You always walked in a hurry, but the person who came in walked very lightly and then closed the door gently.

Zhou Zhengzheng's heart was filled with alarm and he lay motionless on the hospital bed.

The man walked towards the bed step by step, his footsteps like a hunting leopard, and finally stopped beside the bed.

Zhou Zhengzheng opened his eyes slightly and saw through the gap in the gauze that the person was wearing beige work clothes, the uniform of hospital nurses.

She shifted her gaze upwards. Judging by his build, he was a man, about 178cm tall. His loose-fitting nursing uniform hid his figure, though he seemed reasonably thin. He was wearing a mask and a nursing cap, so his face was completely invisible.

Zhou Zhengzheng held his breath.

The man moved his right hand, which was in his jacket pocket, and a syringe emerged from the edge of his pocket.

At the same time, Zhou Zhengzheng held the police spray that he had always kept under his hand.

When making plans before this, Chang Ting analyzed what methods the murderer might use when he came back to kill Yu Aiai this time.

He said: "Since the murderer wanted to kill Yu Aiai, who was powerless to resist, there was no need to use knives or guns.

"Strangling is the most convenient way, but it will leave marks and take some time.

"Considering that the murderer used an anesthetic needle in the Xu Candong case, I think the murderer most likely chose to kill by injection.

"Yu Ai'ai is a seriously injured person, already covered in needle marks. One more won't attract attention. We can just inject her with some kind of poison... No, for Ai'ai, even poison isn't necessary.

"A small overdose would kill her. Injection is the quickest and most discreet method.

"The injection has to be done at close range. If we want to subdue him... guns won't work. They're not suitable for close combat. A police dagger won't work either. The man is a tall man. If Zhou Zhengzheng's knife is taken away..."

Zhou Zhengzheng said unconvincedly, "Master, who are you looking down on? I've won awards in fighting competitions!"

"Shut up right there! Why use a knife when there's no need to risk your life?" Chang Ting angrily said, "Use police spray. It's more effective than a knife!"

Zhou Zhengzheng really wanted to show off his skills, but he knew that his master was right.

At this moment, the weapon in the man's hand appeared, and it was indeed a syringe!

Zhou Zhengzheng is fully confident of taking the initiative——

However, the man suddenly stopped and looked at the heart monitor on the side of the bed.

Although the screen was on, the lines on it were all straight and the numbers didn't jump.

In order to facilitate the operation, the wire pulled out from the heart monitor was not connected to Zhou Zhengzheng at all, so the instrument would of course not respond.

Zhou Zhengzheng knew that he had been found out, and secretly cried out "damn it". Without hesitation, he suddenly raised his hand and pressed the spray towards the man's face.

The man was prepared, he quickly backed away, turned and ran away. Zhou Zhengzheng jumped out of bed and gave chase.

When Zhang You ran back from the other end of the corridor, he ran into this moment.

The man in the nursing uniform ran into the elevator. An elevator door happened to open and inside was an injured person in a wheelchair with splints on both legs.

The man rushed into the elevator and pushed the wheelchair and himself out fiercely. Zhou Zhengzheng, who was following closely behind, was knocked to the ground by the wheelchair. The injured person fell on her and screamed in pain. She was so scared that she dared not push the patient away.

Zhang You arrived a step late, and the elevator door was already closed. Zhang You pressed the buttons for a while, but failed to open the door, and the elevator had already gone down.

Zhou Zhengzheng tried hard to hold the injured man, not daring to move, and shouted to Zhang You: "Chase him from the stairs!"

Zhang You turned and ran towards the stairs, sprinting to the first floor.

There was already a commotion on the first floor. Some people fell to the ground and cried out in pain, while others shouted and cursed.

Zhang You squeezed forward, grabbed one of them and asked, "What's going on?"

The man said angrily: "A caregiver pushed someone. My father had just had his bones set and was on crutches. He pushed him down. I'm afraid his legs must have been broken again!"

Zhang You hurriedly asked, "Where is the nurse?"

The man pointed at the door and said, "He ran out!"

Zhang You ran out of the hospital building, craning his neck to look around.

It was morning time, the time when family members would bring in meals, and people were coming and going in front of the door. Among the crowd were several people wearing nursing uniforms, but none of them was the one from before.

He ran towards the gate and looked for the man, but there was no sign of him. He cursed and took out his cell phone.

"Brother Chang! Something happened!" He shouted angrily into the phone.

Chang Ting was walking to the hospital gate and stopped by a breakfast shop to buy some porridge to take back to his colleagues who were waiting there. When he got the call, he threw the porridge away and rushed to the hospital's south gate.

He stopped at the gate and stared at every person who came out, but until Zhang You came over to meet him, he didn't see any male caregiver come out.

Zhang You ran up to him and said, "Brother Chang, didn't you see it?"

Chang Ting shook his head: "No."

Zhang You was sweating profusely. "That shouldn't be the case. Could he be so bold as to stay in the hospital instead of running away?"

"Leave a ghost behind." Chang Ting's face was gloomy. "This hospital has more than one gate! The west gate is the closest to the ward building!"

The two ran towards the west gate. Before they reached the destination, Chang Ting caught a glimpse of a figure moving in a green belt of trees.

He felt something was wrong and gestured to Zhang You. "Go over and take a look."

The two ran into the woods and saw a man lying on the ground, his beige coat stained with blood.

Chang Ting saw who it was and exclaimed, "Song Zhou?!"