Chapter Ninety-One Unexpected Discovery
After the vice dean finished speaking, he exaggeratedly fanned his nose with his hand, his eyes filled with undisguised disgust!
These words and actions were like a resounding slap across the deputy director's face! Veins throbbed on his forehead, and he practically spat out the harsh words through clenched teeth: "Fine! Since you say so! If this child really catches a deadly infectious disease in the future, you will be fully responsible!" Before he finished speaking, he abruptly flung his sleeve and stormed off in a huff.
Damn it!
If it weren't for the fact that this old bastard is related to the police chief and the bureau chief by marriage, I would have killed him a thousand times over! The deputy director's heart was filled with venomous anger.
Since this old geezer took office, he's been going against him at every turn, ruining so many of his plans! Before, if he wanted to "transfer" someone from a regular ward to the infectious disease department, he could just fabricate an abnormal test result, and the doctors in the ward would be terrified and rush to get the person to sign it. Now, it's even worse; to move anyone, you have to wait until this old geezer is off duty…
We must find a way to remove this stumbling block! Otherwise, he'll keep causing trouble!
Watching the deputy director's sharp, sarcastic gait as he stormed off, the vice dean mimicked him, letting out a loud snort and deliberately swaying his hips as he walked away, inwardly scoffing: "A grown man, walking like that? That butt he's got more of a seductive air about him than my wife's! Tsk tsk!"
*
Lin Baozhu waited for a while at the hospital entrance before Wang Shenghua hurried out. She looked nervous, her eyes darting around like a startled rabbit. When she saw the grim face of the deputy director of the infectious disease department approaching, her heart leaped into her throat!
No! We can't let him catch us! If we're left behind, we're finished!
Driven by a strong will to survive, she ran towards Lin Baozhu with lightning speed. Seeing her panicked state, Lin Baozhu immediately raised the newspaper in her hand and said in a light and cheerful voice, "Cousin! You're finally out! I've been waiting so long, my stomach is growling! Hurry up, hurry up, the police officer finally treated us to a meal at the state-run restaurant, and he promised to order a huge portion of braised pork!"
As she spoke, she grabbed Wang Shenghua's arm and, half-dragging and half-pulling her, hurried towards the hospital gate...
The deputy director watched helplessly as the two disappeared into the crowd on the street, stamping his foot in frustration, a chilling glint in his eyes. "You bitch! I'll let you live one more night today! Tomorrow… I'll make sure you die quietly, just like those nurses who 'died suddenly from infectious diseases'!"
Lin Baozhu, Wang Shenghua's daughter, held a steaming bowl of sugar water and listened quietly to Wang Shenghua's hurried narration.
"Comrade, what you just said... about knowing friends who work in the municipal bureau and the provincial bureau... is all true?"
Wang Shenghua's voice was filled with barely suppressed panic and lingering fear.
"Absolutely true!"
Lin Baozhu put down the enamel mug, her tone firm, her eyes conveying a reassuring strength, "Nurse Wang, what have you discovered? Just tell me! I'll contact my friend at the Municipal Bureau later. Don't worry, as long as it involves your safety, they will definitely send someone to protect you! They will never let you face danger alone."
Upon hearing this, Wang Shenghua's tense shoulders finally relaxed a bit, and he let out a long breath.
Her life is now hanging by a thread, and she must seize any possible chance to survive.
"I...I suspect that the deputy director of our department has been using the infectious disease department as a cover to secretly conduct...human experiments!"
Wang Shenghua's voice was extremely low. Lin Baozhu's face immediately showed surprise and deep seriousness: "Human experimentation?! This... needs concrete evidence! What exactly did you discover?"
"There are actually very few patients with serious infectious diseases... Most of the people sent to the infectious disease department are either sent by their families after being misled, or they are inexplicably 'transferred' from other departments..."
Wang Shenghua recalled, his face pale, "Just like... just like your 'nephew' Xiao Zhi! He was clearly sent here by his heartless stepmother who lied and said he had 'tuberculosis'! As for the purpose, I don't know... but the injections used to 'treat' him were not streptomycin at all!"
She took a deep breath and mustered her courage to say, "I secretly replaced the medicine I was giving him with saline solution... that's how he survived!"
Lin Baozhu immediately pressed further: "Can you get your hands on the 'fake medicine' that was given to him?"
"Before I left today, I took the plunge and secretly brought a bottle with me!"
Wang Shenghua hurriedly pulled a tiny brown medicine bottle from his pocket and carefully placed it on the table. The label on the bottle clearly read "Streptomycin"—this was the injectable antibiotic used to treat tuberculosis at the time. Although it could damage hearing, it was at least an effective drug against tuberculosis bacteria.
Lin Baozhu picked up the small bottle, carefully examining the familiar yet suspicious label. Her expression was unusually solemn: "If the situation is true, then your Deputy Director Gu, and even the entire infectious disease department... are probably unfathomably corrupt! However..."
She changed the subject, looking at Wang Shenghua with worry, "I noticed the way he looked at you today was off; he's probably already suspicious! What if he gets desperate and does something rash..."
Wang Shenghua trembled.
Lin Baozhu continued, "I suggest you leave immediately and hide for a few days! Avoid the limelight!"
"I do have distant relatives in the county town... but my job..."
Wang Shenghua's face was filled with struggle: "What if I get expelled..."
These days, a job is a secure livelihood, a matter of life and death! Lin Baozhu straightened her back, her voice resolute: "Foolish! You're doing this for the people, cleaning up the parasites for the country! That's a great achievement! Once the deputy director's crimes are proven and the police arrest him, you won't just not be fired, you'll be commended! You'll get a red flower! A certificate of honor and a medal! At that time, your hospital will be eager to give you a raise, how could they fire a hero?!"
Wang Shenghua's eyes suddenly lit up, as if a drowning person had grabbed onto the last piece of driftwood: "Really...really? Then...thank you so much, comrade!"
"You're welcome,"
Lin Baozhu stood up, her voice firm yet warm, "For justice, for the people!"
*
After saying goodbye to Wang Shenghua, Lin Baozhu moved swiftly, heading straight for Deputy Director Gu's house. The deputy director's house was just steps from the hospital, hidden deep within an alley.
The vermilion gate was tightly closed, and the courtyard wall was noticeably higher than those of other houses.
Lin Baozhu stood at the foot of the alley wall. She originally wanted to use the trees in the alley to climb the high wall, but she found that the area around the Gu family was unusually "clean", without even a sapling as thick as a wrist!
However, the neighbors had trees planted in front of and behind their houses—clearly, this was to prevent people from using the trees to climb over the walls.
Lin Baozhu sneered and glanced contemptuously at the bare high wall.
She spat twice into her palm, took two steps back, and with a running start, deftly touched the wall with her toes, braced herself with her arms, and silently flipped over like a swallow.
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