Xiao Lou strode over, swiftly grabbing the nurse's wrist to stop her. Sure enough, in her hand was a freshly opened 20ml syringe, and it contained no medication!
Intravenous infusions for hospitalized patients do not require this type of syringe; syringes are typically used for intramuscular injections. For intravenous infusions, simply puncture a vein on the back of the hand with a needle to establish a venous access and connect the IV drip.
She held an empty syringe in her hand and grabbed Shao Qingge's hand—wasn't this just giving Shao Qingge an injection of air?!
If 20ml of air is continuously injected into the bloodstream and reaches the heart, the large number of air bubbles that cannot be expelled will cause gas embolism, leading to multiple organ failure or even cerebral infarction, causing the patient to die rapidly.
Xiao Lou grew increasingly terrified—if he had arrived even a moment later, Shao Qing, lying in bed right now, might already be a cold corpse! Killing someone with air is so convenient and discreet!
Looking at the sleeping Shao Qingge, Xiao Lou suppressed his anger, his usually gentle gaze turning icy cold. He gripped the other's wrist tightly and asked sharply, "What are you trying to do?"
The nurse paused for a moment, then lowered her head and said softly, "Dr. Xiao, I'm here to draw his blood for a test."
Xiao Lou said coldly, "You're using this kind of syringe to draw his blood?"
These syringes are rarely used for drawing blood in clinical practice anymore. Different colored negative pressure tubes are used to draw blood for testing various blood indicators. Xiao Lou has never seen blood drawn directly from a syringe and then dispensed into various test tubes.
This nurse is clearly lying.
Xiao Lou frowned as she looked at her. The nurse's name tag read " Xu Fangfang." The girl was petite, wearing a white nurse's uniform and a mask. Her hat had a diagonal stripe on the brim, the mark of a junior nurse. Xu Fangfang had beautiful eyes and arched eyebrows. Judging from the upper half of her face, she was a pretty girl, around 25 years old.
Under Xiao Lou's gaze, Xu Fangfang shrank back and said timidly, "Dr. Xiao, I really am here to have my blood drawn."
"Really?" Xiao Lou, with a stern face, pulled her to the Nurse station. The Nurse Chief was there as well, and Xiao Lou asked directly, " Head Nurse, does Dr. Zhao have any orders to draw blood from the patient in bed number 3 of the ICU?"
Nurse flipped through the medical orders on the computer and said, "Yes, you need to have your cardiac enzymes checked after the surgery."
Xiao Lou picked up the empty syringe from Xu Fangfang's hand and asked coldly, "Do you use this kind of syringe to draw blood in your ward?"
Nurse paused for a moment, then looked at Xiao Nurse incredulously: "Xiao Xu? Why are you bringing a syringe to draw blood from a patient?"
Caught red-handed, Xu Fangfang looked visibly flustered: "I...I accidentally took the wrong one..."
Nurse glared at her reproachfully: "You took the wrong one?! You draw blood every day. Different tests use different negative pressure tubes. These are basic things. How could you make a mistake?! I remember you're usually quite meticulous. What happened today?"
Xu Fangfang's eyes suddenly reddened, and she lowered her head, her voice choked with sobs: "I...I just received a call that my grandfather passed away at noon today. I'm so confused, and I accidentally grabbed the wrong syringe to draw blood from the patient. Dr. Xiao just happened to come in, so it must have been a misunderstanding."
"A misunderstanding?" Xiao Lou frowned slightly; he didn't believe this explanation.
"Sigh, you should have told me immediately if a family member passed away. Don't make mistakes at work…" Nurse helped to smooth things over, "Since your grandfather has passed away, you should take a couple of days off to go home. I'll have Xiao Wu cover your night shift."
Xu Fangfang said "Thank you, Head Nurse," and then bowed to Xiao Lou, saying, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."
"..." Faced with this girl whose eyes were red and who was about to cry, Xiao Lou didn't know what to say. He could only let go of her, and Xu Fangfang immediately turned around to change her clothes.
Xiao Lou isn't a police officer and has no right to arrest this nurse. Besides, he only saw Xu Fangfang grab Shao Qingge's hand, seemingly about to give her an injection; there was no clear evidence that " Xu Fangfang intended to murder Shao Qingge." If Xu Fangfang insists she panicked and grabbed the wrong syringe, there's nothing he can do. He can't convict someone just because they grabbed the wrong syringe, can he?
However, Xiao Lou felt that this girl's situation was more complex than simply "feeling sad and grabbing the wrong syringe." The moment he entered the ICU, he clearly saw a strange smile in the nurse's eyes. Her gaze towards Shao Qingge even contained a hint of hatred; that image sent chills down Xiao Lou's spine.
It's impossible to be mistaken. A normal nurse drawing blood from a patient wouldn't have that kind of look in her eyes.
It's always better to be cautious than to carelessly let a suspect go.
Xiao Lou thought for a moment and immediately texted Liu Qiao: "Xiao Liu, there's a nurse in the Cardiovascular Surgery Department named Xu Fangfang. I suspect she's involved in the case we're investigating. She's very hostile towards CEO Shao. I have to stay and keep an eye on CEO Shao. Could you find a way to track her down?"
Liu Qiao replied, "No problem. I'll use Thumbelina's card to shrink myself and slip into her pocket or backpack. She won't notice me. Professor Xiao, send me her picture. I'll come to the Cardiovascular Surgery Department entrance early to wait for her."
When no one was looking, Xiao Lou secretly took a picture of Xu Fangfang from the nurse station duty roster and sent it to Liu Qiao. Then, he looked at the nurse head and politely suggested, " Head Nurse, since Xu Fangfang has taken leave, could you please change the nurse who is drawing blood from Shao Qingge?"
Nurse laughed and said, "Don't worry, I'll draw his blood myself this time."
Xiao Lou followed Nurse into I
In the ICU ward, Head Nurse quickly and skillfully finished drawing blood. Xiao Lou breathed a slight sigh of relief when he saw that Shao Qingge's vital signs were stable.
After leaving the ward, he casually chatted with a few patients, ostensibly as the chief surgical resident to learn about their conditions. In reality, Xiao Lou was conducting a field investigation.
While Zhao Sen was still in the operating room, Xiao Lou asked several patients about their impressions of Zhao Sen and Director Lin. One elderly woman said, " Director Lin in cardiac surgery is a wonderful person! My granddaughter's congenital heart disease was operated on by Director Lin, and she is recovering very well. She will be discharged tomorrow. I was even thinking of making a banner for Director Lin."
A 70-year-old man said happily, " The nurses in the Cardiovascular Surgery Department are all very kind; they treat us like family. Dr. Zhao implanted my stent. At first, I was a little worried because he looked young, but after asking around among other patients, I learned that Dr. Zhao is young and capable, and he performs the surgery exceptionally well…"
Patients spoke highly of Dr. Zhao and Dr. Lin from the Cardiovascular Surgery Department. Xiao Lou hadn't completely shaken off his suspicions about Renchuan Hospital, but emotionally he didn't want these doctors to be involved in organ trafficking.
After talking with the patients, Xiao Lou went to find out more about the situation from several young doctors in the cardiology department.
According to them, Renchuan Hospital's Cardiovascular Surgery Department is divided into two groups: Director Lin's group mainly performs open-heart surgeries, while Zhao Sen's group mainly performs interventional surgeries. They collaborate on major surgeries like heart transplants. Zhao Sen is considered Director Lin's protégé, and their mentor-student relationship is quite good. The nurses in the department get along well and have never argued.
The more Xiao Lou investigated, the more he felt that this department did not seem like a team involved in organ smuggling. The medical staff had sunny smiles, and when they talked about heart transplants, their tone was relaxed and their expressions were upright. It's impossible that every one of them was an actor, right?
After a tour of the Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Shao Qingge finally woke up.
Upon hearing the news, Xiao Lou immediately entered the ICU ward. Seeing that Shao Qingge had her eyes open, Xiao Lou finally breathed a sigh of relief and walked to the bedside, saying, "I was so scared just now. I'm so glad you're alright."
Shao Qingge said with a smile, "What could possibly happen to me? With you watching from the side, Zhao Sen shouldn't dare to tamper with anything during the surgery, right?"
"I wasn't talking about the surgery." Xiao Lou pressed his temples, looking pained. "The surgery went smoothly. I didn't expect the danger to come after the surgery… Just now, a nurse seemed to be trying to kill you, but luckily I caught her in time. Xiao Liu is following her."
" Nurse?" Shao Qingge's expression changed drastically upon hearing this. "No way? Who have I offended?"
He fell into a coma for several days as soon as he entered the secret room, was on tenterhooks during surgery, and was even murdered after the surgery... Is it because he has won too many times in the past, and this time he has to be so thrilled?
Shao Qingge looked at Xiao Lou helplessly: "Should I go home as soon as possible? Staying in the hospital is a life-or-death ordeal every day!"
"You need to be observed for a few days after the heart stent procedure before you can be discharged. If you are discharged immediately, Zhao Sen will not be able to process the paperwork for you. However, I can find a way to transfer you to the ward under my supervision, which will be safer." Xiao Lou offered a feasible suggestion: "Ask your father for help with this matter; it will be easier for him to handle it."
"Yes, Captain Yu was discharged, right? I can check into his VIP Ward." Shao Qingge immediately called his father, telling him he didn't like the Cardiovascular Surgery Department and wanted to be hospitalized at his old friend Xiao Lou's General Surgery Department, which had a VIP Ward and better facilities. Shao Zhengyang, who doted on his only son, immediately stepped in to negotiate…
Everything went smoothly. At 3 p.m., Xiao Lou personally picked up Shao Qingge and took her to VIP-1 ward in the General Surgery Department.
This ward just saw Yu Hanjiang leave yesterday, and Shao Qingge moved in today. Xiao Lou thought helplessly that he was about to become his "teammates' guardian," with everyone requiring him to worry about their safety!
Living in Xiao Lou's department, Shao Qingge felt very safe. Leaning against the headboard, he wondered, "By the way, why did that Nurse want to kill me? I don't think I ever offended Nurse."
"According to my analysis with Captain Yu, people who receive organ transplants are very likely to face retaliation from the organ donor's family," Xiao Lou said. " The Cheng Shaoyu that Captain Yu investigated before had a heart transplant and was dismembered."
"Revenge? My kidney came from the already deceased Liu Renyuan?" Shao Qingge raised an eyebrow and said, "Does his family think I killed him? But I didn't perform the surgery, and we paid for the kidney. This logic doesn't make sense."
"I'm also puzzled by this. Liu Renyuan is an orphan with no relatives," Xiao Lou said with a headache. "We can't yet determine whether your kidney originated from Liu Renyuan. I need to take a sample of your kidney tissue to compare with Liu Renyuan's. I originally wanted to wait until you were feeling better before doing this, but now it seems…"
"It's okay, do it as soon as possible, my body can handle it."
Are you sure?
"Yes, the blood vessels have been cleared after the heart stent was implanted, right? I feel strong all over now, unlike a few days ago when I could barely breathe. It was just a small tissue biopsy, so there's no problem."
"Okay, I'll arrange it right away." To avoid leaving a record in the medical records and arousing Zhao Sen's suspicion, Xiao Lou simply turned around, pushed over a treatment cart, took the tools, secretly took some kidney tissue from Shao Qingge, and then made an excuse to send it to the laboratory for testing to compare with Liu Renyuan's left kidney tissue.
However, the results of the comparison surprised him.
—Matching mismatch!
Shao Qingge's right kidney did not come from Liu Renyuan!
Xiao Lou took a deep breath and immediately told Yu Hanjiang the news: "Our speculation was wrong. Although Liu Renyuan and Shao Qingge both had their surgeries in November of last year..."
However, CEO Shao's kidney did not come from Liu Renyuan.
Yu Hanjiang had also considered this possibility. After hearing the results, he said in a low voice, " Liu Renyuan's kidney was transplanted to another person; Shao Qingge's kidney came from another donor... It seems that this organization has been involved in more organ trafficking than we imagined!"
"Have you gotten the genetic comparison results for the newly discovered body yet?" Xiao Lou asked with concern.
"The fragments of the body yielded the genes of five people. We searched the database but found no overlap between the genes of these five people and any registered missing persons. In other words, these five people died without anyone knowing, and no one reported it to the police."
"..." Xiao Lou felt a chill run down his spine. "So, our previous guess that this organization specifically targets people who have no relatives to care for them and whose deaths won't attract attention was correct?"
"Hmm." Yu Hanjiang's voice was low. "Most of the fingers on the body parts were burned, so we couldn't compare the fingerprints. But the fingerprints on one hand were intact. I compared them with the fingerprint database entered into the ID card and confirmed that the deceased's name was Wang Wei and that he was a food delivery worker."
Is the takeout container found in the trash can related to the delivery driver?
Xiao Lou carefully reviewed the current clues and realized that if CEO Shao's kidney didn't come from Liu Renyuan, then the young nurse who attacked CEO Shao would definitely know some clues. Perhaps this Xu Fangfang... Nurse is the relative of the kidney donor in Shao Qingge's body, and her relative must have died an unnatural death to trigger such great hatred in her.
Now that CEO Shao is safe, Xiao Lou is starting to worry about Liu Qiao.
Sending Xiao Liu alone to follow her was too risky, but at the time, the only thing he could think of was Liu Qiao's thumb card, which could shrink and hide in people's pockets for a long time. Besides, Xu Fangfang was less than 1.6 meters tall, and Liu Qiao had so many cards that he could easily deal with a girl like her.
Xiao Lou was worried until 5 p.m. when Liu Qiao sent a message from an unknown number: " Professor Xiao, Xu Fangfang's grandfather passed away today. As soon as she got home, she knelt in the mourning hall and cried for more than an hour until she fainted. Her grandmother took her back to her bedroom to sleep. She was very close to her grandparents. Her parents did not show up, and she has no other relatives."
I never imagined that Xu Fangfang's grandfather really had passed away. Could it be true that she "grabbed the wrong syringe in a panic"? But I clearly saw Xu Fangfang smiling strangely at Shao Qingge, and her eyes looked off.
Xiao Lou was in a state of confusion until Yu Hanjiang's voice rang in his mind: "Let Xiao Liu continue to follow Xu Fangfang. I trust your judgment. This Xu Fangfang definitely knows something."
Yu Hanjiang's words gave Xiao Lou a lot of confidence. He sent a message to Liu Qiao: "Xiao Liu, be careful. If you encounter something you can't handle, immediately use your cloak to become invisible and protect yourself."
Liu Qiao replied: "Don't worry."
At this time, Liu Qiao was still the size of a thumb, and Xu Fangfang's phone was like a bed to her.
Xu Fangfang was fast asleep. Liu Qiao lifted Xu Fangfang's hand, unlocked her phone with her fingerprint, sent a text message to Xiao Lou to let him know she was safe, then deleted the text message history and opened Xu Fangfang's WeChat.
She's too small; she has to jump around on the phone to navigate.
Xu Fangfang's phone has many contacts; judging from the nicknames, most are colleagues from Renchuan Hospital. Her grandparents probably don't use WeChat, as there are no WeChat chat records between them. However, one pinned chat record caught Liu Qiao's attention.
The other person's nickname is "husband," so it seems to be Xu Fangfang's boyfriend.
Liu Qiao jumped over and stomped on the chat history. The last chat ended on November 17th of last year, with the other party simply saying "Let's break up," followed by a 60-minute voice message. It's unclear what the two talked about.
Finally, Xu Fangfang retorted, "You scumbag, I misjudged you!"
Then she blocked the other person on WeChat.
What puzzled Liu Qiao was that since they had broken up and blocked each other, why did she still pin her boyfriend's WeChat chat history to the top? Was she keeping it to make herself miserable? Seeing his profile picture the first thing she saw every time she opened WeChat—wasn't that self-torture?
Girls' attitude towards their "ex-boyfriends" is generally "I'm happy if he's not doing well." As far as Liu Qiao knows, not a single girl would pin her ex-boyfriend's WeChat account after blocking him.
This doesn't seem right.
Just as Liu Qiao was about to roll over, Xu Fangfang suddenly rolled over and opened her eyes.
Liu Qiao quickly and deftly crawled under her pillow.
Xu Fangfang was stunned. Did she just see a tiny girl, about the size of a thumb, jumping around on her phone? Was she just hallucinating from crying? She lifted her pillow in confusion and found nothing underneath.
Xu Fangfang turned over, closed her eyes, and continued to sleep.
Liu Qiao then stealthily crawled out from the gap at the head of the bed.
There are many secrets behind this nurse, so she decided to stay at the girl's house and investigate carefully.
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