He asked me to produce the inspection report from that time, and Liang Chaobang showed no hesitation. He directly took a report from his drawer. However, normally, wouldn't such reports be sent to the archives after the patient's death, or destroyed? This guy, however, kept it in his office drawer.
I looked at the information written on the report: "Patient Fang Ruzhu's cancer cells had spread throughout her body. This morning, she developed symptoms of generalized convulsions, intestinal obstruction, chest pain, chest tightness, and then difficulty breathing, finally passing away. The estimated time of death is..." wap.kanshuw.net
There were many more professional terms, even in English, and the meaning was quite complex. In essence, it stated that Fang Ruzhu's terminal illness had reached its final stage and was beyond treatment. Theoretically, it was unlikely for a person in this condition to "come back to life," so Dr. Liang's statement might not have been without reason.
I didn't question him further for the moment. Instead, I called Fang Ruzhu's father. "Hello, Mr. Fang, I am Officer He!"
"Officer He, I've already moved Fang Ruzhu to another hospital, but her cancer seems to be very serious!"
"You take care of her. I just looked at the report, and it said that Fang Ruzhu's cancer cells had already invaded her entire body at the time."
"Then, did I blame the wrong person? But how could my daughter have..."
"Don't worry, we will investigate this thoroughly. If it's confirmed that someone acted intentionally, we will take immediate action to arrest them."
"That's good. I also hope you can get justice for my daughter. Her health was already poor, and she had to stay in a place like a funeral home, inhaling so much dust. That Dr. Liang is truly inhumane!"
This old gentleman again. After offering some reassurances, I temporarily hung up. Knowing that Fang Ruzhu had been temporarily settled, I breathed a sigh of relief.
Criminal Case Conference Room.
Upon returning to the provincial department, I asked everyone to summarize the clues investigated so far and initiated a case discussion meeting.
This meeting was attended by all members of the Punishing Sin group, as well as Dao Zhi Yong and Xia Xiao Ling. Of course, they were now part of our team, having joined not long ago.
"Director He, based on the reports of the two victims, we found no technical issues. We also questioned the nurses at the time, and they all said they saw the patient had already died, and the instruments indicated that her heartbeat and pulse were in a state of death," Xia Hou reported, holding the documents.
Xiao Yuan De nodded. "That's right. I also investigated the relatives and friends of the two patients. They all said the patients were dead before being sent to the funeral home, showing no signs of life. Even the surveillance footage at the time captured the terrible moments before the patients died. You can all take a look now!"
Xiao Yuan De played the footage for us and pointed to it with a laser pen. "This is the footage from before the first victim's death."
We watched the patient on the bed intently. His eyes bulged, his body convulsed, and his hands tightly gripped the bedsheet.
After a period of struggle, he finally lost all strength, let out a cry, opened his mouth, and showed no further reaction.
The second victim, Fang Ruzhu, was in a similar situation, but with more emphasis on chest tightness, coughing, and shortness of breath. Since their illnesses were different, when Fang Ruzhu passed away, her family members cried inconsolably while holding her body. At that time, everyone believed she was dead.
Honestly, if I were in the same situation, I would also believe the patient had died. How could someone "come alive" again at a funeral home just before being cremated? This was truly a very bizarre and strange occurrence.
After watching the videos of their deaths, He Xin said, "Could it be that they appeared to be in pain but were actually just suffering from their illness one last time? Dr. Liang somehow managed to kill them, and then tampered with the machines, making everyone believe, and the machines also indicate, that they were dead?"
"That's right, I thought of that before. Liang Chaobang's suspicion cannot be ruled out yet, as both patients he handled have now revived," I said.
Liu Yu Ning asked, "I've already had someone keeping an eye on him. How should we proceed with the investigation?"
At this moment, Dao Zhi Yong, who had been silent, seemed to be looking at some photos and video footage. Suddenly, as if he had discovered a detail, he stood up and said, "Everyone, please be quiet."
All eyes turned towards him. Dao Zhi Yong seemed to enter another world. He walked to the projection screen and pointed to a report with a laser pen. "Have you compared them? There's something wrong with these handwriting samples!"
"What? Dao Zhi Yong, please clarify!" Xia Hou asked, confused.
"I didn't notice it at first, but upon closer inspection, I realized something was amiss. The handwriting on the two reports seems to be traced," he said.
"Traced? Why?" Not only others, but I was also a bit bewildered.
Dao Zhi Yong seemed detached from everything else, with only one belief in his heart: "Everyone usually observes that everyone's handwriting is different. Of course, some people can imitate others' handwriting, but certain characters, for example, one's own name. Since people write those characters frequently, let's say mine is 'Dao Zhi Yong.' Then the characters 'Dao Zhi Yong' are definitely written often."
"So?" He Xin pressed.
"If someone writes certain characters frequently, their writing habits are hard to change. This cannot be imitated. I looked at other reports from Dr. Liang just now, and I noticed that when he writes characters with the 'disease' radical and the 'silk' radical, the other person writes them differently from Dr. Liang. The first stroke of the 'disease' radical is deliberately elongated, which Dr. Liang did not do. Additionally, the last horizontal stroke of the 'silk' radical is longer than what Dr. Liang writes."
"You mean these reports were not written by Dr. Liang?" I exclaimed, drawing a conclusion.
Dao Zhi Yong nodded. "There's no mistake. There are only two possibilities now. First, this person is not Liang Chaobang, but someone impersonating him. As for where the real Dr. Liang is, I'm not sure. Second, it's possible that Dr. Liang had someone else help him write them, someone he's very close to. However, according to hospital regulations, the attending physician cannot have someone else write such reports. Third, and most importantly, the person who wrote these reports on behalf of Dr. Liang should be a woman."
"A woman? How did you figure that out, Dao Zhi Yong?" He Xin inquired.