Chapter 53
Pediatric ward
People came and went, some families even came in their entirety, making a grand and impressive entrance.
The three continued walking inside.
As I passed by the wards, I could hear the heart-wrenching cries of children from time to time.
Hearing the cries of her nephew, Yu Juan felt terrible thinking about him.
We arrived at the corner, near the nurses' station, in a ward.
There was only one bed inside. Yu Juan walked at the front, her footsteps stopped, and she looked up and glanced at the sign on the door.
Intensive Care Unit.
Those five words weighed heavily on her heart.
Suzhou Lu clasped his hands together and looked into the ward door.
The commotion outside woke the woman who was sleeping face down.
Yu Juan stood at the door, peering through the glass at the haggard, pale figure inside, and couldn't help but clutch her bag strap tightly.
They weren't in a hurry; they gently raised their hands and tapped again.
The door opened.
He met those eyes filled with grievance and unease.
"Sister is here, don't be afraid."
"Awooo..."
The woman hugged Yu Juan tightly, buried her face in her shoulder and wept bitterly. Her tears quickly soaked her light-colored clothes. She cried her heart out, but not loudly.
Silent tears are even more heartbreaking.
Yu Lan had never suffered any hardship growing up, but since her nephew was born, her younger sister must have lived in constant fear and anxiety.
This time, she glanced at her nephew lying on the hospital bed, barely breathing.
He held the woman in his arms even tighter.
Visiting time was limited, so Suzhou Road led Yang Lanling around the two sisters and into the ward to put their things away.
Yang Lanling squinted and first spotted the Buddhist amulet on the child's chest, his eyes darkening.
Suzhou Road quietly approached Officer Yang.
His chubby, white forehead was covered in large beads of sweat, whether from nervousness or heat, it was hard to tell.
"Do you see that Buddha amulet?"
Looking towards my nephew on Suzhou Road, I didn't even need to look; the Buddha amulet was casually hanging around his neck.
"I'll go pick it now."
After saying that, he took out a tissue to wipe his sweat and was about to go over.
"etc."
Suzhou Road looked back with a puzzled expression, as if asking him what he was waiting for.
Yang Lanling stretched out his hand, and the plump middle-aged man blocking his way was pushed aside effortlessly like a chick. Under the guise of caring for the child, he deliberately looked at the red string with the Buddha amulet.
The man remained calm and picked it up to examine the back more closely.
Logically, after wearing it for several months and being in constant contact with sweat and oil, the material should change. But now there are no marks on the red string around the boy's neck, indicating that it was just replaced.
After reading it, Yang Lanling silently took a few steps back.
Looking at the thoughtful police officer, Suzhou Road was somewhat puzzled.
Should he pick it or not?
Over there, Yu Lan let go of her sister, her eyes red and swollen from crying. Yu Juan immediately told Lao Su to go to the nurses' station to get some ice.
Yu Lan seemed a little out of sorts, so she turned around and brought out some stools: "Sister, please sit down first."
How is the child?
Yu Juan glanced at her nephew, who had an oxygen tube on his face and an electrocardiogram monitor next to him. She couldn't understand the numbers on it, so she asked her sister about the child's condition.
Yu Lan sighed: "They haven't found out yet."
Yu Lan plopped down at the foot of the bed, regaining some composure. Her gaze swept over the tall young man in black standing to the side. He was handsome, upright, and exuded an aura of righteousness, making her feel very safe.
She looked at it again and again.
The young man keenly noticed her gaze, his expression softened, and he nodded, smiled, and greeted her.
She was about to ask him who he was when she remembered that he had come with her sister.
Yu Lan looked at her sister and whispered, "Whose family is this? She's so beautiful."
Yu Juan: "Oh, that's your brother-in-law's cousin."
"Really?" Yu Lan was somewhat surprised. Most of the Su family members were fair-skinned and plump, which could only be described as festive.
I never expected my brother-in-law's family to have such outstanding looks.
Suzhou Road is right at the entrance.
Hearing his sister-in-law's skeptical tone, he joked, "What, you don't believe me? I'm not bragging, but your brother-in-law's ancestors were all good-looking enough to be celebrities."
“I don’t believe it.” Yu Lan’s eyes were full of doubt.
"Hey!"
"Don't force me to find the evidence for you."
Yu Lan widened her bloodshot eyes, her spirits lifting considerably. "Then go ahead and look!"
"you……"
Suzhou Road, who had been exaggerating, was speechless for a moment, unsure of what to say.
I won't stoop to your level.
Yu Lan scoffed: "Hmph! Shameless."
Yu Juan, who was watching the commotion from the side, laughed and said, "How old are you all? Aren't you ashamed!"
As she spoke, she took the ice cubes. Suzhou Road even asked the nurse for more ice cubes, which she wrapped up and handed to Yu Lan.
Yu Lan took it and applied it to her eyes.
At this moment, Yang Lanling, who was standing to the side, kept looking around while the others were talking.
Suzhou Lu, clutching his large belly, found a stool and prepared to sit for a while. He spread his legs apart and stretched them towards the corner of the bed, finally feeling comfortable.
The young man's casual glances paused, and he looked towards the corner of the hospital bed.
With the slightest movement of the black leather shoes under the bed, a splash of red suddenly emerged from the darkness.
He bent down to pick it up.
With a flick of his slender fingers, a broken red rope was found in the man's hand.
The rope's break is in the middle, with a clean cut, unlike an accidental break; it looks more like it was cut with a knife.
And the knife… The young man looked without hesitation at the fruit knife on the table, which was sheathed.
Yu Lan applied a mask to her eyes, and her gaze inadvertently drifted to the young man. His every move was ordinary, but coupled with his sharp temperament and angular face, he looked exceptionally pleasing to the eye. Even the red mark on his palm made his hands appear even whiter.
As soon as she put the ice down, a deep, powerful voice rang out, "Why did this rope break?"
Yu Lan's ears twitched, and she realized that the red mark on the man's palm was the red string that her son had broken.
Her expression changed, and she lowered her voice: "Speaking of which, it's strange. Just yesterday, for some reason, it suddenly stopped."
"It suddenly stopped?" Yang Lanling's eyebrows furrowed.
Based on his experience...
There's a high chance that Yu Lan and her husband cut that red string, but now...
His eyes were fixed on a sliver of surveillance footage visible outside the corridor, and he seemed lost in thought.
“Yes, it was fine just a moment ago, and then it broke.” Yu Lan looked somewhat horrified as she recalled the events of that day. “My husband also inexplicably had a fruit knife in his hand, even though we both remembered putting the knife away.”
"Could I... be possessed by an evil spirit? I've heard there are too many of those things in the hospital."
Yu Juan immediately said, "Hey, nothing like that. Don't scare yourself."
Suzhou Lu and Yu Juan knew a little about the situation. The two of them looked at Yang Lanling and kept comforting their sister-in-law.
Yang Lanling's tone remained unchanged. He met the couple's uneasy gazes and smiled, "These past two days, it's just you and your brother-in-law taking care of you. Has anyone come to visit and help take care of you?"
Yu Lan was a little puzzled as to why she was being asked this, but it wasn't a private matter, so she casually replied, "No, it happened so suddenly, I didn't even have time to tell you."
"You were the first ones to arrive."
Yu Juan was worried about her sister's health: "Old Su and I won't be going back tonight. You two should go back and get some rest. Otherwise, working day and night will wear you down."
"No need, sister, you should go back with brother-in-law..."
"Your body is..."
Yang Lanling shut his mouth again.
After sending a message to Suzhou Road, he said goodbye and returned to the criminal investigation team, where he tried to find the surveillance footage outside the hospital ward.
After reading it, his expression turned very serious.
Yang Lanling dared not delay and told the master everything he had discovered.
...
"Have them come over here."
"Yes, just let me know before you come."
"Okay, goodbye."
In the flower-filled courtyard, a playful pale pink rose bloomed beside the woman's face. The woman merely nodded slightly, and the delicate petals seemed shy, causing the branches and leaves to tremble.
Lingxi had just hung up the phone.
A figure in green robes appeared silently behind her, and a gentle breeze carried a unique fragrance to the woman.
Su Yuan gently plucked the rose.
Lingxi turned her head and said, "As expected, there's a problem."
"Oh, by the way, I'll have that child come here. I'll need your help then."
Su Yuan nodded slightly, looked down at the delicate flower in his palm, and said softly, "Hmm, that Buddha amulet is useful to me. This time, I'll see where it's hiding."
"Then... won't they notice something?" Lingxi was afraid that it would directly expose their location.
Su Yuan smiled and said, "No need to worry too much. The amulet is broken, so it's good that he came out."
The woman's tightly furrowed brows relaxed.
He said, "Now that I've recovered some of my strength, don't worry."
"I know, I'll work harder too."
...
The two siblings were chatting quietly in the hospital room.
While sitting idly on Suzhou Road, I took out my phone to check the time and happened to see a message from Officer Yang.
[Find a convenient place to answer the phone, I need to speak.]
Suzhou Lu glanced at the two of them, then quietly walked out of the hospital building and into the parking lot.
Once in the car, he didn't dare delay for a moment and dialed Yang Lanling's number.
After the call connected, even the usually amiable man couldn't help but sound a little anxious: "Officer Yang, how is my nephew...?"
As soon as Yang Lanling answered the call, he heard a series of questions.
He understands the feelings of the family members.
After patiently waiting for Suzhou Road to finish asking, he said seriously, "You should be prepared that no matter which hospital you go to now, even the top hospitals in the country, they won't be able to find the cause of the child's illness."
The meaning behind the words is very straightforward.
This is not a physical illness.
Perhaps it's something else...
"...Officer, you must save my nephew!" Suzhou Lu's mind went blank at that moment.
"He's so young... damn it..."
"Calm down first. The only one who can save your nephew right now is the master. But you and your husband need to cooperate with me and take your nephew to Linxi Cave."
"Okay, okay, let's think of a way."
Suzhou Road nodded repeatedly, afraid that Officer Yang would give up.
When he entered the ward, heavily pregnant, Yu Juan asked first, "Where are you going?"
"I went to answer a phone call."
Suzhou Road sat down on the stool again and explained his plans for the journey: "I... have a suggestion. If we're going to stay here, should we go see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor? Your sister knows that doctor. Should we take Zixuan to see him?"
"Doctor, um... oh... yes, there is one."
Yu Juan was initially a little confused, but when she saw Lao Su winking at her, she thought of Officer Yang, and her mind immediately clicked, so she changed her words.
"Traditional Chinese medicine?" Yu Lan hesitated.
“I’ve taken Zixuan to see many traditional Chinese medicine doctors before, but none of them have been effective. I’m worried…”
Seeing his sister-in-law hesitate, Suzhou Road became extremely anxious.
This golden opportunity has been wasted, but it's a life at stake!
He was about to speak again to persuade him.
But Yu Juan, quick-witted and agile, beat her to it.
She held Yu Lan's hand and said gently, "Do you remember when I almost got into trouble a while ago?"
Yu Lan nodded.
"The doctor happened to be in Lao Su's car, heard what was happening, and kindly came to my rescue, which is how I was saved."
"What--"
Yu Lan's expression changed: "They don't treat us like family, but they've kept it a secret!"
"ah!"
No.
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