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Chapter 725 - 695: The Critical Moment
Yu Mo was supposed to have the day off today, but a sudden emergency call from the hospital brought her back in. The wife of the hospital director suddenly experienced a burst of bleeding, and almost all the obstetrics experts at Changxing Hospital were summoned.In the field of obstetric surgery at Changxing, Yu Mo is recognized as the leading expert. Her being called in signified that Pei Lin’s condition was extremely critical.
Although Zhao Feiyang is the hospital director, he was still asked to leave the operating room. He felt very uneasy, the daily work pressure had not been relieved, and now, faced with this sudden emergency, his mind was in complete disarray.
Xu Ying, who came rushing upon hearing the news, suggested he inform the family. Zhao Feiyang didn’t want to worry his mother, so after several considerations, he called Pei Yu. Pei Lin lost both her parents at a young age, and this cousin had the most frequent contact with her.
After receiving the notice, Pei Yu rushed to the hospital immediately.
Zhao Feiyang had just been called in for a talk, there was still a month until Pei Lin’s due date, and due to the earlier accident, placental abruption had occurred, resulting in significant blood loss, and an emergency surgery was being undertaken, with Yu Mo as the lead surgeon, who instructed Zhao Feiyang to prepare for the worst.
Zhao Feiyang was extremely upset, sitting alone on the bench smoking, even though smoking was not allowed here; but because he was the director, no one dared to stop him,
Xu Ying felt somewhat sympathetic seeing Zhao Feiyang’s state, but didn’t know what to say, so she bought a can of iced coffee from a vending machine and handed it to Zhao Feiyang.
Zhao Feiyang looked up at her and said in a low voice, "Thank you!" His eyes were full of despair and helplessness, he deeply realized the truth in the saying, misfortunes never come singly.
Xu Ying said, "Don’t worry, everything will be fine for mother and child."
Zhao Feiyang took out another cigarette, realizing the pack was empty, he crushed the box and threw it into the nearby trash can, standing up he said, "I’m going to buy a pack of cigarettes."
Xu Ying said, "Stop smoking, you are the director, you should set an example."
Zhao Feiyang said in a low voice, "To hell with being the director, I don’t want to do anything anymore." His mind was in utter confusion, what kind of director was he? Since the cooperation with Hua Nian, not only did he fail to gain the desired freedom, but he was also constantly restrained, he couldn’t maintain power, couldn’t keep the branch hospitals, couldn’t protect the employees’ interests, and now he couldn’t even ensure the safety of his wife and child, an unprecedented sense of defeat made him become dejected, he wanted to give up, he wanted to abandon everything.
Xu Ying’s eyes showed a hint of disappointment, through recent events she increasingly saw Zhao Feiyang’s cowardice.
At this time Pei Yu came over and questioned Zhao Feiyang, "Why did this happen?"
Zhao Feiyang shook his head, "Accident."
Pei Yu looked at Xu Ying, "Accident? Who is she? If my sister didn’t go to see you guys, today’s accident would not have happened."
On the way, Pei Lin had called Pei Yu and told her some things.
Zhao Feiyang said, "Pei Yu, you don’t understand what happened at all."
"I don’t understand, all I know is that no man is any good."
At that moment several police officers appeared, Xu Ying felt a bit nervous, could it be that Zhao Feiyang and Pei Lin’s conflict had alarmed the police?
Zhao Feiyang recognized the team leader Li Zhong, knowing his sister was an employee at Changxing, the head nurse of the neurology department, Li Lingyun.
Li Zhong walked straight to Pei Yu, "Pei Yu, right?"
Pei Yu blinked, "Yes, that’s me?"
"We have something we need your assistance with."
Pei Yu said, "I haven’t broken any laws, why do you want me?"
Li Zhong said, "Would you rather talk here or back at the station?"
Pei Yu thought for a moment, she really didn’t want to go to the police station: "Whatever you want to ask, just ask, I’ll tell you whatever I know." She felt a bit nervous seeing the stern policemen.
Li Zhong pointed to a distant spot, Pei Yu followed him over there.
Pei Yu said, "My sister is still in surgery, could we perhaps discuss this tomorrow?"
Li Zhong said, "It’s about her."
Pei Yu thought Li Zhong was here for the accident, and suddenly became spirited, "So, you’re here for this event, earlier my sister called me..."
Li Zhong raised his hand indicating she didn’t need to say anything, just answer his questions.
Li Zhong said, "Do you know about Pei Lin and Yang Mufeng’s romantic relationship?"
Pei Yu was stunned for a moment, then shook her head vigorously, "I don’t know, I don’t know about this, you can’t say such things carelessly, Pei Lin never mentioned it to me."
Li Zhong said, "We wouldn’t say anything without evidence, are you aware of Yang Mufeng’s murder?"
Pei Yu nodded, she didn’t dare to lie in front of the police.
Li Zhong said, "Do you remember what you were doing the day he was murdered?"
Pei Yu said, "I don’t even know this person, whether he is dead or alive has nothing to do with me, I wouldn’t pay attention to that, how could I remember?"
Li Zhong said, "Let me remind you, on the day Yang Mufeng was murdered, you and Pei Lin had agreed to go shopping and eat together, do you remember where you guys ate?"
"I remember, Da Yu Japanese Cuisine."
Li Zhong nodded, Pei Yu’s words matched the previous testimony, he continued to ask, "Did Pei Lin leave during that time?"
Pei Yu realized something was wrong, although she didn’t know exactly what the problem was, she reminded herself to answer this question carefully.
"It’s been too long, I don’t remember, I’m really sorry, I can’t help you."
"It’s okay, I can remind you, she went out that day."
Pei Yu said, "If going to the bathroom counts."
"Do you remember how long she was out?"
Pei Yu remembered, because at that time Pei Lin said she was going to the bathroom, and when she came back, she specifically emphasized that she went out at 8:14 and returned at 8:27. But Pei Yu had checked the time, and when Pei Lin came back, it was actually 8:30. Although she didn’t know the exact time Pei Lin went out, she could be sure that Pei Lin definitely went out before 8:00. Because she heard a girl next to her complain about her boyfriend arriving late, saying it’s almost 8:00 now, how come you just got here. That is to say, Pei Lin was out for at least half an hour.
But Pei Yu still shook her head: "I can’t remember the specifics, going to the bathroom wouldn’t take that long, probably not more than ten minutes."
Li Zhong said, "You often visit Chen Weiwei’s nail salon, right?"
Pei Yu flatly denied it: "No, we don’t."
Li Zhong said, "We checked the records, you are a VIP customer at this nail salon. If you don’t admit it, we can bring the staff over to confront you."
Pei Yu said, "I think I had a card there, but I rarely go. You know how businesses like to use membership cards to bind customers nowadays."
Li Zhong said, "Do you know the relationship between Chen Weiwei and Yang Mufeng?"
Pei Yu said, "Officer, I’m not familiar with them. How many times do I have to tell you?"
Li Zhong said, "You have been to Chen Weiwei’s nail salon with Pei Lin, haven’t you?"
Pei Yu said, "I probably have, but I have cards from several nail salons. Do you want me to find them and show you?"
Li Zhong glanced at Pei Yu’s fingers and said, "You don’t seem to get manicures often."
Pei Yu said, "Does this have anything to do with what you’re investigating?"
Li Zhong said, "Pei Yu, you’d better honestly tell us what you know. There’s been a breakthrough in the case of Yang Mufeng. According to our investigation, Chen Weiwei has been ruled out as a suspect in the murder, meaning someone else killed Yang Mufeng."
Pei Yu’s face turned pale with fear: "You don’t suspect me, do you? I don’t even know him, why would you suspect me?"
Li Zhong said calmly, "You are also one of the suspects."
Pei Yu said, "I have an alibi. I was at Jianjie Square the entire time when Yang Mufeng was murdered."
"How long was Pei Lin gone?" Li Zhong’s voice became stern.
Pei Yu said, "I really can’t remember, I..."
"If you continue to conceal information, we will charge you with obstructing justice in the future."
"She was probably out for ten to twenty minutes. She went to the bathroom. Pei Lin has nothing to do with it, things are going so well for her, how could she be involved with someone like Yang Mufeng..."
Li Zhong stared into Pei Yu’s eyes: "You know about their past relationship, don’t you?"
Pei Yu was almost in tears, why ask her, hadn’t they already found out?
Li Zhong said, "You don’t need to cover for her on this matter, Yang Mufeng’s wife, Guo Mingli, has told us everything."
Pei Yu said, "They broke up a long time ago, it was years ago."
Li Zhong said, "Take your time, tell us everything you know."
Plainclothes Lu Qi was waiting in the parking lot, and when he saw Li Zhong and the others return, he quickly went up to them: "How was it?"
Li Zhong said, "You were right; Pei Lin definitely has issues." He relayed the information they just got from Pei Yu to Lu Ming.
Lu Qi said, "The time she left coincides exactly with the time Yang Mufeng was murdered."
Li Zhong said, "She also knew Chen Weiwei for a long time and frequently visited Chen Weiwei’s nail salon. When we previously asked her for information, she dodged the important points."
Lu Qi said, "How is she now?"
Li Zhong said, "She’s in surgery, your sister-in-law is the lead surgeon."
Lu Qi said, "This case needs a resolution."
Li Zhong knew Lu Qi had been troubled by this case ever since Yang Mufeng died, not long after that, major suspect Chen Weiwei also died, the bureau punished Lu Ming internally, transferred him out of the special investigation team, and suspended him for some time. After coming back to work, Lu Qi still had no chance to return to the team.
Lu Qi was about to get married soon, and not long after the wedding, he was supposed to go on a mission to Xinjiang, and he wanted to get to the bottom of this case before leaving. However, according to the rules, he couldn’t openly investigate the case, so he had to ask his old partner Li Zhong for help.
Li Zhong was now teamed up with Li Guangzhong on the case. After Zhao Daqiang’s death, more and more secrets came to light, and they also found Pei Lin suspicious, but Pei Lin had an airtight alibi, and Chen Weiwei had recently been ruled out as a suspect.
Li Zhong said, "We’ll have to wait until she recovers for a thorough interrogation."
Lu Qi said, "Reinvestigate the surveillance from that night. Justice will prevail. I refuse to believe we can’t find evidence." Deep down, he already saw Pei Lin as the primary suspect. The time she left Da Yu Japanese Cuisine was critical. Half an hour was enough to travel between the restaurant and SEVEN STAR nightclub to execute a murder plan.