Chapter 313 (1/2)

Chapter 313

Long Sen, Qu Wanyue, Old Mo and Ye Qi almost simultaneously told Xiao Lou that someone had died . Four people died at once . After Xiao Lou hung up the phone, he had a splitting headache . He only had four hours of sleep last night and at his time, his brain seemed to be repeatedly stirred by an electric drill . The vein on his temple bulged and his vision was a bit confused .

Yu Hanjiang sensed Xiao Lou’s discomfort through the mind channel . He frowned and turned away from the window to head to Xiao Lou’s side, gently pressing a hand against his shoulder . “Don’t worry, deaths in hospitals are very common . They aren’t necessarily related to the case . ”

Xiao Lou turned to his senses and found that Yu Hanjiang had actually come down from the bed . He was worried . “Can you get out of bed?”

“Yes, the wound is recovering well . During the rounds this morning, the director said that proper activities can be carried out to avoid intestinal obstruction caused by long-term bed rest . ” Yu Hanjiang endured the pain from his wound as he spoke . “Go to the wards and take a look . First briefly investigate the causes of death and we will investigate again if there are any doubts . You are going to have to work hard again today . ”

“It’s fine . It is nothing more than running errands . ” Xiao Lou smiled and stood up . “I’ll go to pediatrics first . Walk around the ward and be careful not to exercise too vigorously . We don’t want your wound to reopen . ”

“Don’t worry, I know . ” Yu Hanjiang gave Xiao Lou a rea.s.suring look . Once Xiao Lou left, he picked up his mobile phone and called a colleague at the police station . “Immediately help me check someone called Liu Renyuan . He is male and 35 years old . I need his detailed social relations information . ”

“Yes, Group Leader Yu . ” The young police officer’s clear voice came from the other end of the phone .

Yu Hanjiang was hospitalized due to a gunshot wound but his ident.i.ty was a criminal investigations police officer . He could use his phone to contact the police department . The previous investigation of the ‘Cheng Shaoyu Dismembered Corpse’ case was sent to colleagues in the police force and he should fully utilize the resources at hand .

Xiao Lou went to the pediatrics department first . Ye Qi was sneakily hiding behind a door and rushed over the moment Xiao Lou arrived . Xiao Lou looked at Ye Qi who only came up to his thigh and asked softly, “What is the situation?”

Ye Qi spoke nervously . “The moment I came out of the bathroom at 9:30 in the morning, I saw a group of doctors and nurses rus.h.i.+ng in the next room . The door of the room was closed and I’m too short to see what had happened . I only saw Chen Yuqing’s mother sitting at the door of the room and crying . After 10 minutes, a doctor walked out and said, ‘Sorry, we tried our best’ . ”

These were the last words that family members wanted to hear in a hospital—Sorry, we tried our best .

This sentence made it obvious that Chen Yuqing had died . No wonder Ye Qi was in a hurry to notify Xiao Lou .

Xiao Lou asked in an incredulous manner, “Chen Yuqing was fine when I had a consultation on her yesterday, Why so sudden?”

Ye Qi obviously looked guilty . “I don’t exactly know . It is too inconvenient to be a child . The nurses don’t let me run around . Just now, they forced me to return to my room . I secretly ran out to wait for you while the doctor and nurse weren’t there . ”

Xiao Lou nodded . “You go back first . I’ll investigate . ”

He still remembered the 7 year old girl he saw yesterday . She had pale skin, a thin body and a cute smile . She said ‘thank you Uncle’ at the end of the consultation . At the time of the consultation, the patient’s condition was fairly stable . Since Chen Yuqing had congenital gallstones, Xiao Lou helped make an appointment for her to have surgery the next morning .

Xiao Lou turned and headed to bed 18 . Chen Yuqing was dead and her skin was as pale as paper, with her mother sobbing beside her . The attending doctor was a capable woman of around 30 years old with a neat ponytail . Xiao Lou had a consultation with her yesterday and had written down her name—Lin Ting .

At this time, Lin Ting’s eyes were a bit lost as she stood by the bed holding the medical record with a solemn expression . Xiao Lou walked over and asked in a low voice, “Dr Lin, what happened? Wasn’t she fine yesterday morning?”

Lin Ting sighed lightly . “I planned to send her to the operating room this morning . I didn’t expect that she would suffer a heart attack before being sent for anesthesia . We tried our best to rescue her but unfortunately, her heartbeat wasn’t able to recover . ”

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The concealment of a condition was very common .

For example, there was once a female cla.s.smate in obstetrics and gynecology who mentioned such a thing in the group chat .

Family members were afraid that the hospital wouldn’t perform surgery and concealed a history of coronary heart disease in a pregnant woman . The pregnant woman had a normal ECG and Color Doppler ultrasound examination and the results were normal . However, in many cases of coronary heart disease, these tests couldn’t find it . A professional coronary CT had to be done to find narrow blood vessels and pregnant women couldn’t do a CT because of radiation . The doctors believed the family members and pushed the pregnant woman to the operating room . Who would’ve thought that the pregnant woman would have a heart attack during the caesarean operation? The rescue was ineffective and she died .

Discussion in the alumni group was very intense regarding this matter . Xiao Lou saw that many doctors had encountered family members and patients who concealed their medical history, especially AIDS and other s.e.xually transmitted diseases . Concealing it was serious .

At that time, someone joked with Xiao Lou and said, “It is more comfortable to be a forensic doctor who deals with the dead . There is no need to worry that the dead will lie . The living are terrible and their hearts are too complicated . ”

Xiao Lou couldn’t help sighing when he thought of this and told Lin Ting, “Don’t blame yourself too much . You have done your best . ”

Lin Ting was silent for a moment before saying softly, “Yuqing sent me a card she personally made yesterday . She was very obedient and sensible . It really is a pity . If her heart disease was discovered earlier and she was transferred to cardiac surgery then she might’ve been saved…”

Xiao Lou wondered, “When I came to the consultation yesterday, her mother was with her . Why didn’t I see her father?”

Lin Ting answered, “Yuqing has been staying in our pediatrics ward for half a month and I’ve never seen her father . I asked her mother but her mother refused to say anything . It is a matter of privacy so I couldn’t ask any further . ”

Chen Yuqing’s mother seemed to stabilize her mood . She wiped away her tears and covered her daughter’s body with a white cloth before walking over . “Dr Lin, my family is in a foreign country and I have to make arrangements for my daughter’s funeral . It might take a few days . Can her body be placed in the hospital morgue first?”

Lin Ting nodded . “It can be temporarily placed in the hospital morgue until you claim it . ”

The mother said thank you and turned away in a lost manner . Suddenly, Xiao Lou asked, “Ms Chen, has your daughter ever had a heart check-up?”

The woman was stunned and looked back . “What do you mean?”

“Yu Qing’s cause of death is a sudden heart attack . Did you know previously that she had a heart disease?”

The woman paled and shook her head . “I didn’t know . ”