Chapter 63 A Mischievous Child, Ghost Babies Everywhere
"Yes, that's the child."
Chu Ci nodded.
“The child saw everything that Li Yingqiao and his wife did.”
Shen Xiu was stunned for a few seconds, "Miss Chu, are you sure it's Li Yingqiao and his wife..."
He noticed Chu Ci frowning and assumed she was unhappy.
He quickly explained, "It's not that I don't believe in your abilities, it's just... why did Li Yingqiao do this?"
“That’s his own mother! And we heard during our investigation that Li Yingqiao and his mother had a very good relationship.”
"His father was an alcoholic, gambler, and abuser, so his mother divorced him early and raised him alone. The two depended on each other and had a very good relationship."
"Neighbors and colleagues at school all say that Li Yingqiao's mother is a very good person and cares a lot about her daughter-in-law. Li Yingqiao and his wife have no ulterior motives."
Hearing what he said earlier, Chu Ci thought it was fine, but when he said that the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was good, her eyes immediately changed.
"The neighbors say they have a good relationship with their mother-in-law?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
Chu Ci shook her head. "It's nothing, it's just a little different from what I knew."
Shen Xiu asked with doubt, "Is their relationship with their mother-in-law really bad?"
"It's not necessarily bad, but it's definitely not as good as the neighbors say."
Chu Ci: "They came to me with some issues before. At the time, the family of four seemed harmonious, but now that I think about it, something doesn't feel quite right."
She stroked her chin and recalled: "There were four people in the family, three of whom were adults, but Li Yingqiao rarely spoke. It was mostly his wife and mother who did the talking."
"Moreover, he doesn't seem to have a very close relationship with his mother. On the contrary, he seems a bit timid and hesitant in front of her."
"It's probably because his mother was too strict with him when he was a child. He always looks at his mother with fear and annoyance."
"Oh, right, and the mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship." This was the one Chu Ci remembered most clearly.
"I remember that Li Yingqiao's wife said something that upset his mother, and his mother actually pushed her daughter-in-law."
"She pushed her with a lot of force, and her daughter-in-law stumbled and almost fell. Her daughter-in-law was wearing high heels at the time, so she must have twisted her ankle, but she didn't dare to say a word."
She glanced at Shen Xiuhe, whose brows were furrowed, and raised an eyebrow slightly:
"If the relationship between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is really good, would there be physical conflicts? Would they not dare to complain even if they twisted their ankle?"
Therefore, Li Yingqiao's relationship with his mother was probably not as good as the neighbors said.
Moreover, Li Yingqiao's mother accepted gifts, favored children from wealthy families, and took bribes in various ways.
Even someone like that is still described as "very nice" by his colleagues.
Shen Xiu stared blankly for a long time, mouth agape, "Is that so?"
Seeing Chu Ci nod firmly, his expression began to become complicated.
"I never expected that a family that seemed to have such a good relationship in front of their neighbors would be like this behind their backs."
After a moment of silence, he took out his car keys: "Is there anything else? If not, I'd like to go to the hospital to see the child."
He sighed almost imperceptibly, "It's so pitiful for a child to be born into a family like this."
"I'm fine." Chu Ci shook her head and looked at Shen Zaikun.
Shen Zaikun reminded his younger brother: "The child is young. He saw his parents kill his grandmother and went through a car accident. His mental state must be very unstable."
"When you visit your child, it's best to have a doctor accompany you. Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask, and absolutely do not upset him."
"Don't worry, bro. I've been working for several years now, and I know how to handle different situations."
Shen Xiuhe patted his chest listlessly.
“If I go to ask now, I definitely won’t get any information. I’m just going to see the child to show my concern for him.”
"It's so pitiful that they've experienced so much at such a young age."
Upon hearing his words, Chu Ci and Shen Zaikun couldn't help but feel worried.
Especially Chu Ci.
She had previously held a prejudice against the child because of his constant wailing and nagging, which made him seem spoiled and unruly.
But think about his future...
The image of Li Yingqiao's mother's large box containing money suddenly appeared in her mind, forcefully suppressing the melancholy that was rising within her.
Chu Ci: "..."
never mind.
The thought of him continuing to live a life of comfort with that dirty money made her feel a lump in her throat.
It's stuck, unable to go up or down, making people feel choked and uncomfortable.
The feeling of depression became even more pronounced when thinking of Guo Miaotong and her granddaughter.
Hearing her sigh, Shen Xiuhe, who was driving, assumed she was worried about the child's future and comforted her:
"Miss Chu, don't worry, the child's mother is just unconscious, he won't become an orphan."
As he said this, he seemed to think of something and sighed to himself.
"It's a pity the car accident was too serious. I don't know what their family was thinking, they didn't use a bank account, they actually wanted to take cash abroad."
"The two money boxes were left in the car and were burned to ashes before they could be taken out in time."
"I wonder how the mother and son will live after his mother is discharged from the hospital..."
Chu Ci: "!!!"
She suddenly looked up. "Really?"
"Of course it's true."
Speaking of this, Shen Xiu and the voice seemed a little puzzled.
"However, I heard from my colleagues at the scene that Li Yingqiao's car caught fire very suddenly."
"The car caught fire as soon as the rescuers got the family of three out of the car."
"I heard that car was a luxury car, and the fire was particularly large and fast; in the blink of an eye, the car was reduced to a shell..."
His voice was filled with regret, but Chu Ci's feelings were completely the opposite.
"That's truly a blessing from heaven."
He heard Chu Ci sigh in the back seat, her voice sounding rather cheerful.
"What?"
Chu Ci stretched and laughed, "I say, heaven has eyes. What is not meant to be theirs will never be theirs."
Even if you go to great lengths to get your hands on it, it will still be reduced to ashes.
Moreover, although Li Yingqiao's wife is not dead, she has killed someone, so it's uncertain whether she can live with her son.
Shen Xiuhe didn't seem to understand her meaning, and then he didn't say anything more.
He was going to the hospital, and Chu Ci also wanted to see the child.
The police station where Shen Zaikun works is quite busy, and since the matter of Granny Guo has been resolved, he needs to write a report and submit it as soon as possible.
In the end, Chu Ci and Shen Xiu went to the hospital together.
Shen Xiuhe knew the child's room number and took Chu Ci there directly.
The two took the elevator up, and the elevator doors opened at the corresponding floor.
As soon as the door opened, a sharp child's cry pierced their eardrums, causing the two of them to instinctively cover their ears.
"Oh my goodness."
Shen Xiuhe couldn't help but cover his ears, feeling worried for the hospital's nurses and doctors.
"Whose child is this? Crying so loudly and so shrilly!"
He rubbed his ears, a hint of annoyance showing between his brows and eyes.
"Wouldn't you go deaf after working here for two days?"
Chu Ci covered her ears and couldn't help but frown.
That familiar, piercing voice... it's Li Yingqiao's son.
"This is nothing." She and Shen Xiuhe rubbed their ears together and walked towards the ward.
Shen Xiuhe didn't understand her implied meaning, or rather, he didn't hear what she said at all.
He repeated what he had just said, his voice unconsciously rising: "What did you say?"
Before Chu Ci could speak, Shen Xiu tightened his grip on his ears.
"Wait, are we going in the right direction? Why does the crying seem even louder?"
Chu Ci twitched the corner of her mouth, “…The louder the crying, the better.”
Shen Xiuhe covered his ears, frowned, and turned his face to the side where she was.
"What did you say?"
Chu Ci: "..."
She covered her ears and shook her head, then followed Shen Xiuhe to Li Yingqiao's son's hospital room.
Standing in front of the ward, Shen Xiuhe looked at the child on the bed whose face was red from crying and who was screaming from time to time. He didn't dare to go in for a long time.
He looked at the number on the ward sign again and again.
Hoping for a solution, she asked Chu Ci, "Did we go to the wrong hospital?"
The nurse, who was taking care of the child, looked utterly dejected, but her eyes lit up when she noticed the two of them standing at the door of the ward.
Are you related to Zizai?
Seeing the light of hope suddenly appear in her eyes, Chu Ci and Shen Xiu quickly shook their heads.
The light in the nurse's eyes vanished instantly, and her exhausted face, worn out by the ordeal, seemed to age ten years in an instant.
"oh."
She sat back down blankly, her eyes fixed on the child screaming and crying on the bed, completely lifeless.
Chu Ci suddenly understood what her young colleague meant when he was at the police station when he said "living people are almost dead".
Shen Xiuhe looked at the child sitting on the bed wailing, and lifted his foot several times, but did not dare to go in.
"Miss Chu."
He still couldn't help wanting to confirm.
"Are we really not on the wrong track?"
“You didn’t go to the wrong place.” Chu Ci mercilessly shattered his illusion. “The child sitting on the bed crying is Li Yingqiao’s son.”
Upon hearing the name "Li Yingqiao," the nurse couldn't help but feel a renewed sense of hope.
Looking at them with pleading eyes, she asked, "Do you know the child's father? Are you sure he's not a relative of the child?"
Chu Ci shook his head at her despairing expression. "We are not."
Shen Xiuhe: "I'm a police officer, not his relative."
Upon hearing that he was a policeman, the nurse immediately perked up.
She pleaded with a pained expression, "Officer, please help me! Please find the child's relatives quickly, okay?"
She held her tired face in her hands, feeling a little like crying.
"This child cries so much, I can't soothe him no matter what I do."
"We nurses are okay, but all the patients in the hospital are hospitalized. How can we not get enough rest?"
As she spoke of this, tears welled up in her eyes.
“Our nursing department has received many complaints from patients’ families, but the children just can’t be calmed down, no matter who comes.”
When patients complain, the nurses try to appease them, but when that fails, the head nurse gets anxious and the nurses are scolded.
It's a vicious cycle I can't escape!
She pouted, fighting back tears, "Could you please try to find some relatives for the child quickly? If you can't find any relatives, could you please switch to another hospital?"
Shen Xiuhe: "..."
Seeing the nurse's expression that seemed to say, "Can you please stop targeting our hospital?", Shen Xiuhe could only manage an awkward smile.
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I'll discuss it with the police chief!"
He apologized as he backed away, pulling Chu Ci along quickly.
"Quickly, quickly, get out of here!"
But as soon as I got close to the elevator, I ran into the head nurse who came out of it.
The junior nurse next to the head nurse saw the two of them, her eyes lit up, and she pointed at them:
"Head Nurse, it's those two!"
Shen Xiuhe: "!!!"
Two minutes later, Shen Xiu and Chu Ci stood in Li Yingqiao's son's ward, being subjected to the incessant chanting of demonic sounds, while opposite them was the head nurse with a worried expression.
"Officer, it's not that we're irresponsible or don't pity the child, it's just that he cries too much!"
Before she could finish speaking, a young father in a suit frowned and knocked hard on the closed door of the ward.
Before anyone could say "come in," he angrily pushed the door open.
Seeing the head nurse in the ward, his anger became even more pronounced.
"What's wrong with your hospital? The child is crying, can't the parents be allowed to comfort him/her?"
"Is this the pediatric ward? This child cries every day, and it scares my child so much that he cries too."
"My child cried until his voice was hoarse! What kind of work is your hospital doing?"
The head nurse quickly went up to apologize.
But this parent was probably not a first-timer; as the head nurse repeatedly apologized, their anger grew.
"Okay, okay, stop talking to me. Just tell me when this child will stop crying!"
He saw Shen Xiu and Chu Ci, who weren't wearing uniforms, and assumed they were the child's parents, so he rushed over and started yelling at them.
"Are you two the child's parents? You're so young to have a child. Can't you take some responsibility for the child?!"
Chu Ci: "???"
Shen Xiuhe: "!!!"
us?
They exchanged a glance, then looked at the parent.
Shen Xiuhe felt that their police station was in the wrong and was about to apologize when the parent launched into another tirade of abuse.
"What are you looking at? I'm scolding you two!"
If the head nurse hadn't stopped him, this parent would have rushed over.
He was probably irritable because his child was sick, so he took his anger out on the nurse and Chu Ci.
"The child keeps crying and crying, and you two just stand there like idiots, not even trying to comfort him!"
"Now it's not just this floor, but all three floors above and below are filled with your child's crying!"
"Your hospital is also sick; you want to make money but don't even bother to do proper soundproofing."
"This floor is full of children. When one child cries, the other children cry too, and it sounds like they're beating gongs!"
"Which good-for-nothing allowed you to divide the hospital wards like this?!"
The head nurse could only keep apologizing and saying kind words to get the person off.
After seeing the parents off, she returned with a resentful look on her face.
"Officer, you've seen it yourself. It's not that we're deliberately making excuses; we really can't handle it!"
She and two desperate nurses blocked the door, saying, "Today, you either take the child away, or you stop the child from crying."
The nurse pouted and chimed in, "We've really tried everything, but nothing works..."
Shen Xiuhe looked at the child who was still crying with his head up, then turned to Chu Ci and said, "Wait for me a moment."
He took out his mobile phone: "Can I call the police chief and ask how to handle this?"
The head nurse stared intently at him. "Make the call right here."
Shen Xiuhe quickly called the police chief.
But as soon as the police chief heard the child crying on the phone, his head started to throb.
Hearing that the child was about to be rejected by the hospital, he quickly asked Shen Xiuhe, "So, are you going to bring the child to the police station?"
"Shen Xiuhe!" The police chief, both shocked and furious, shouted, "Is the police station already chaotic enough? Solve it yourself!"
Shen Xiuhe, whose call was disconnected: "..."
He gave the head nurse an awkward smile.
In the end, the head nurse made them stay in the ward to continue enduring the torture of the ear-piercing noise, and then fled with two junior nurses.
Shen Xiu tried to coax the child, but it was no use.
He sat in the chair, a look of despair on his face, his hands covering his ears. "Does this child not know how to speak at all?"
Why is it that no matter how much he tries to comfort the child, the child won't say a word and just keeps crying?
He stared blankly into the void, "Hasn't he gotten tired after crying for so long?"
"Little friend," he said, holding the water cup to the child's lips, "would you like some water?"
The child's face was covered in tears, but he still drank the water when it came to his lips.
After drinking the water, he felt energized and cried even louder.
Chu Ci slumped in the chair, barely conscious, his ears ringing, feeling like his head was about to explode.
After a while, she couldn't stand it any longer and stood up.
"No, I can't take it anymore!"
She covered her ears, stood up, and went out the door.
"I can't stand being in this ward any longer. Good luck to you."
"Miss Chu!" Shen Xiuhe's voice was filled with despair.
He watched the child cry loudly, and he couldn't help but want to cry himself.
"Little friend, let's take a break. Please, I'm begging you."
His response was two screams from the child.
Chu Ci: "..."
She walked out of the room looking exhausted, and as she turned around, she saw a familiar figure.
Li Yingqiao's mother, wearing the white trench coat she wore when she died, stood in the shadows of the corridor, her eyes, as white as lychees, fixed on the door of the ward.
Seeing Chu Ci come out, she seemed to want to walk over, but then she thought of something and pulled her foot back.
Chu Ci looked at her, then at the nurse who was apologizing to the parents not far away, and pursed her lips.
Half an hour later, Shen Xiuhe stared in shock at the sleeping little devil.
"Miss Chu, how did you do that! The child actually fell asleep!"
With the nagging noise gone, the head nurse breathed a sigh of relief.
"Great, the child has finally calmed down."
She looked at Chu Ci gratefully, "Thank you, Miss. Our hospital hasn't been this quiet in a long time."
Chu Ci felt that these words were strange, and awkwardly tugged at the corners of her mouth, "No need to thank me, you've worked hard."
She looked at the hospital bed and sighed softly.
In her view, Li Yingqiao's mother had regained her appearance as she did when she was alive.
She was sitting on the edge of the bed, her face full of love, patting her grandson's arm repeatedly.
The child, exhausted from crying, had tears still on his face and was sobbing in his sleep.
After the child fell into a deep sleep, she and Shen Xiuhe came out of the ward.
But after taking only a few steps, they heard another cry.
Shen Xiuhe almost had a shock, "The child is awake again?"
The head nurse was also startled, but after listening carefully, she felt relieved.
"No, it's not Zai Zai."
She pointed to the ward furthest from here, "It should be there."
She explained, "It's that parent who just barged into the ward. His child is frightened and keeps crying."
Hearing the head nurse's explanation, Shen Xiuhe's eyes widened. "His own child was crying too, how could he have the nerve to blame the patient?"
"Hmm..." The head nurse looked embarrassed. "After Zizai was brought to the hospital, his child cried more often. Maybe he felt sorry for the child."
Chu Ci looked at the ward and noticed that black mist was swirling around the door.
She asked the head nurse, "Has that family been hospitalized for a long time?"
"Yes, it's been almost a month now."
"Is the child's illness very serious, requiring such a long hospital stay?" Chu Ci asked.
The head nurse shook her head and sighed, "That child's illness isn't serious, it's just a fever."
"But the fever persisted and wouldn't go down. I've tried injections and medicine, but nothing has worked."
"There were no other serious consequences, the child was just uncomfortable and kept crying."
Shen Xiuhe still remembered the incident where the child's parents barged into the ward and accused them, and asked, "Before Zizai came, was their ward always getting complaints?"
The head nurse's smile was bitter. "Not exactly 'general'..."
But lacking confidence, he ultimately nodded awkwardly.
Chu Ci: "..."
Looking at the head nurse's tired profile, she felt a pang of pity for the poor nurse.
Shen Xiu was worried that if Zizai woke up, he would be left behind again, so he muttered a few words and prepared to leave quickly.
"It's getting late, Miss Chu. Let's go back."
He entered the elevator, but Chu Ci did not follow.
Her gaze remained fixed on the hospital room door shrouded in black mist. "No, I have something to do. You should go back first."
"Huh? Aren't you leaving?"
Chu Ci shook her head, "You go first."
Seeing her walk towards the ward, Shen Xiuhe's eyes widened, and he quickly stopped her.
"Miss Chu, let bygones be bygones. There's no need to waste time on this!"
He didn't expect Chu Ci to be even more impulsive than him, trying to pull him into the elevator.
Chu Ci said helplessly, "I'm not looking for trouble, but that ward doesn't seem right."
Hearing her say that, Shen Xiuhe let go of her hand, looked over there, but didn't see anything special.
He lowered his voice: "Are there...ghosts too?"
Chu Ci's eyes remained fixed on the door of the ward. "I'm not sure, but it should be."
After saying that, she looked at Shen Xiuhe and said, "I want to go and take a look. You should go back first."
Shen Xiu rolled his eyes. "No, I'll go with you."
He glanced at Chu Ci's arm, which was in a sling, and said, "If anything happens, I'll take care of it."
The two walked over there together.
The head nurse didn't hear what the two were muttering, but seeing them walk into the ward, she assumed they were looking for trouble.
Her pupils contracted, and she quickly went over, "Hey, sir, miss!"
She stopped the two of them and said apologetically with a smile, "That gentleman has already left. Now there are only the child and the child's mother in the ward."
"What just happened was due to our hospital's inadequate handling of the situation, and I apologize to both of you."
Chu Ci smiled and said gently, "Don't worry, we're not going there to cause trouble."
“His child kept crying, and I wanted to see if I could help.”
Thinking about how easily she had put the wailing Zizai to sleep, the head nurse, who had been receiving numerous complaints, was slightly tempted and nodded.
"That family doesn't like to be disturbed. May I go and ask them first?"
"good."
Two minutes later, the head nurse walked over with a smile.
"Alright, Miss Chu, please come with me."
She led Chu Ci and Shen Xiu over and thanked them in a low voice.
"Thank you so much, Miss Chu. You've been a great help to our hospital."
Chu Ci smiled and shook her head, "Let's see if I can be of any help this time."
"Whether you can help or not, our nursing department is very grateful to you."
The head nurse stopped in front of the ward door and knocked.
"Please come in," a woman's gentle voice came from inside the door.
The head nurse pushed open the door and went in, with Chu Ci following closely behind.
Once she could see the situation inside the room, she immediately couldn't put her feet down.
Besides a hospital bed and other necessary furnishings, the small room was filled with black and red ghost babies on the floor.
At first glance, there were about a dozen of them, lying on the ground in various poses.
His body was covered in dark red blood, and his mouth was wide open, but he didn't cry out.
Why don't you go in?
Shen Xiuhe squeezed past from the side, unknowingly stepping on a ghost baby.
The black and red ghost infant let out a scream and instantly turned transparent.
At the same time, the little girl in her mother's arms on the hospital bed suddenly covered her head, closed her eyes, and screamed.
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