That night, I used the same pen to sign both the death certificate and the birth certificate.
I held Huang Xian for a little while before the nurse took the baby to the nursery.
My father-in-law wept in the mortuary. I sat in silence for a long time, then finally stood up and headed for the door.
"Dad," I said, "I'll see this through. You have my word."
He saw the fire in my eyes and hurried to stop me. "Where are you going?"
"I asked the nurses," I told him. "They said someone pushed Li Fang. I'm going to find out who."
"Call the police!" he urged. "Let them handle it!"
I shook my head. "Stay out of this. Just wait—you'll get your answer."
With that, I walked out. No matter how he called after me, I didn't look back.