Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
This was the first time Su Qingsang came to a place like the police station. She was brought to a small dark room.
She had watched such scenes on television before. When her gaze met the glass, she knew that someone was staring at her from the other side.
Su Qingsang didnât show much fear. Instead, she felt that it was a little curious. A normal person wouldnât come to a place like this even once in their lifetime. This was a rare experience.
The two police officers who brought her here happened to be a man and a woman. The female police officer saw that se didnât panic even when she saw her. Instead, she looked calm.
This person was either too nonchalant or too good at acting.
âSit down,â the female police officer said. Su Qingsang looked at the table. There were two chairs on one side and a chair on the other side.
The armrest of the chair looked like the kind of chair that could be used to handcuff a criminal in movies and TV shows.
Su Qingsang frowned. She came here today to help with the investigation. Why were these people treating her as a criminal now?
âSu Qingsang, sit down.â
The policewoman called out again. Her tone of voice was obviously reprimanding. Su Qingsang glanced at her indifferently and took a step forward to sit down on the chair.
Fortunately, that person didnât handcuff her, otherwise, she couldnât guarantee that she would still be able to cooperate.
The two policemen sat opposite her and turned on the light. Su Qingsang instinctively closed her eyes.
âSu Qingsang?â
At this time, the policewoman took out a notebook, opened it, and began to record Su Qingsangâs statement.
âName?â
âSu Qingsang.â Su Qingsang felt that it was a little funny. The other party had just called her by her name, and now she was asking her name?
âGender?â
âFemale.â
âOccupation?â
âDoctor.â
âGynecologist from the Central hospital?â
âYes.â
âDid you perform a surgery yesterday?â
âYes.â
âWhat surgery?â
âCesarean section surgery.â
Su Qingsang felt helpless that the other party still wanted to ask her despite knowing everything. The other partyâs question was also very simple, and she answered it accordingly.
The first part was just an appetizer, and very soon, the main point was reached.
âSomeone is accusing you of murdering the newborn baby that you delivered yesterday.â
Su Qingsang was stunned. Even though she knew her crime, she couldnât help but laugh when she heard it.
âComrade, are you joking?â
âBe serious.â
âPolice officer, I did perform a cesarean section yesterday. I was the chief surgeon. The baby was stillborn. How did it become me who murdered the baby?â
The two police officers looked at each other. The policewoman looked at Su Qingsang.
âSu Qingsang, the informant said that you could have killed the baby during the delivery.â
âOfficer, you might not understand, but Iâm not the only one in charge in the operating room. Itâs impossible for only one person to complete a surgery. In an operation like a cesarean section, other than the chief surgeon, which is me, there are also assistant doctors, midwives, nurses, and anesthetists in the operating room. I would like to ask, how could I have killed the newborn baby in front of so many people?â
âYou mean, you had nothing to do with the death of that baby?â
âOf course.â Su Qingsangâs voice was very soft. âIf you donât believe me, you can ask the other doctors, nurses, and my colleagues in the operating room yesterday. They can prove that I didnât lie.â
âThen, do you admit that it might be because you didnât perform the surgery properly and that your delay caused the death of that baby? Does that mean that even if you didnât do it on purpose, there were still medical problems with the operation?â
Su Qingsang felt like laughing at this moment. Judging from the other partyâs attitude, it seemed like she had to be blamed for something?
âAs I said earlier, I donât control the operating room alone. All of our operations are strictly in accordance with a doctorâs ethics. Therefore, I donât think it was a medical operating problem.â
âSo you insist that the death of the baby had nothing to do with you?â
âYes. Iâm also very sorry that we didnât succeed in saving that babyâs life.â
Putting aside the fact that Qi Xiwei saved Huo Jinyaoâs life, even if she was just an ordinary doctor, she wouldnât leave the baby to die.
âDonât you have any responsibility for this medical incident at all?â
The policewomanâs words were very impolite, and Su Qingsang furrowed her brows.
âOfficer, first of all, this wasnât a medical accident. This was an accident that we didnât want to happen. Second, the doctor is just a doctor, an ordinary person. If we can cure all the diseases, if we could save all the lives, then we would no longer be humans, but gods.
âWe arenât gods. We canât save all the lives. Although we hope so, we canât do it.â
Su Qingsangâs voice was very soft. As doctors, they had taken an oath on the day they graduated from medical school.
However, sometimes, even if they tried their best, it was impossible for the outcome to be optimistic.
The two police officers looked at each other. Finally, one of the doctors looked at Su Qingsang.
âSu Qingsang, you donât need to talk big words here, and you donât need to make excuses for yourself here. We called you here for questioning because you have the motive to hurt the baby.â
âI have the motive?â
What motive did she have?
âThatâs right.â The policewoman nodded. âAt this point, donât you want to confess?â
âIâm sorry, I donât quite understand what you mean. What do I have to confess?â
âYou have a grudge against that woman.â
Su Qingsang almost choked on her own saliva. âI have a grudge against that woman?â
When she said âIâ, she even pointed at herself. Her face was full of disbelief. Since when did she have a grudge against Qi Xiwei?
âThatâs right.â The male policeman nodded. His voice was very calm. âWe already have all the evidence and the situation, so itâs better for you to tell the truth.â
âEvidence? What evidence?â
âWhat relationship does the woman who lost her child have with you? Do you really not want to tell the truth?â
âIâm sorry, officer. I really donât know what my relationship with her is. Why donât you tell me?â
The policewoman nodded. âLooks like you wonât give up until the nail its the coffin.â
As she spoke, she took out a document from the side and spread it in front of Su Qingsang.
âQi Xiwei, female, 30 years old this year. Sheâs from Rong City. She was once a couple with your husband, Huo Jinyao, at Yale University. Ever since Qi Xiwei returned to the country, she has been in contact with Huo Jinyao. We have evidence that proves that Huo Jinyao has been in and out of Qi Xiweiâs villa multiple times.â
Su Qingsang blinked and looked at the few photos on the documents.
One of them was of Huo Jinyao entering a villa, and the other was of Huo Jinyao sitting in the garden with Qi Xiwei. Huo Jinyao seemed to be hugging Qi Xiwei, and his hand was placed on Qi Xiweiâs waist. The two of them seemed to be in an intimate position.
Upon seeing the photo, Su Qingsang frowned slightly.
Her expression seemed to confirm the policeâs guess, and the policewoman retrieved the information. Her expression was colder than before.
âNow, you can confess, right?â
âWhat do you want me to confess?â
âSu Qingsang, you have to know that itâs not good for you to be like this.â The policewoman knocked on the table with a threatening look on her face. âIf you confess, the punishment will be lenient, but if you resist, the punishment will be severe. Youâve heard this saying before, havenât you?â
âIâve heard of this saying, but I donât quite understand. What do I have to confess?â
âAre you still playing dumb?â The male police officer slammed the table hard at this moment. âClearly, you knew that Huo Jinyao and Qi Xiwei were still entangled with each other. You felt indignant. Thatâs why you tried to of a way to assassinate her. But you knew that you couldnât kill Qi Xiwei, so you targeted that child, right?â
Su Qingsang couldnât even smile anymore. She looked at the male police officer with a mocking expression. âYou police officers rely on guesses instead of evidence now?â
âSu Qingsang, behave yourself.â
Su Qingsang smiled and looked at the two police officers in front of her. âI just want to ask, do you have any evidence?â
âSu Qingsang, thereâs no point in quibbling. Please answer our questions honestly. You killed Qi Xiweiâs child because you were unhappy with your husband, Huo Jinyao, and Qi Xiweiâs relationship, right?â
âOfficer, from now on, I refuse to answer any of your questions.â
Su Qingsangâs temper flared up as well. She propped her hands on the table and looked at the two police officers in front of her with extreme seriousness.
âEither you produce evidence and send me to jail in a fair and square manner, or please let me go. You have no reason to pin such a serious crime on me just because of a groundless guess.â
âSu Qingsang, do you really think that we canât do anything to you?â
The policewoman glared at Su Qingsang with obvious dissatisfaction in her eyes. âIâll say it again. Please tell us the truth.â
âI refuse.â
Su Qingsang threw out these words and stopped answering the other partyâs questions. Now, she was only waiting for Huo Jinyao to find a lawyer and get her out of here.
She believed that Huo Jinyao wouldnât let her down.
..
When Huo Jinyao went to the hospital, he didnât know that Su Qingsang had been taken away. After all, no one told him.
He first went to Qi Xiweiâs ward. Xiao Jiang called him and told him that a man had come to the ward. Qi Xiwei was very emotional, and they were having an argument.
When he entered the ward, Qi Xiwei was sitting on the bed. She had just given birth and was very weak. Even so, she glared at the man in front of her with hatred.
Lian Jin was standing about a meter away from the bed. Xiao Jiang was between him and Qi Xiwei.
Xiao Jiang stood in front of Lian Jin and looked at Lian Jin with fear and worry in her eyes.
Upon seeing that Huo Jinyao had arrived, Lian Jin scoffed, âWhat? Do you think you donât have to solve our problems just because you called your lover?â
âLian Jin, I have nothing to say to you. Get lost.â
Qi Xiwei was so angry that her chest heaved up and down violently. She was like a piece of paper floating in the wind, as if she could fall at any moment.
In place of Xiao Jiang, Huo Jinyao took two steps forward and stood in front of Lian Jin.
âIt seems that I was too polite to you yesterday.â
Yang Wenchang had already called someone to stand guard outside. As long as he called out, they could come in and throw Lian Jin out of the hospital at any time.
âHuo Jinyao, do you still have time to care about me now?â
Lian Jin looked at Huo Jinyao and smiled meaningfully. âTsk, I really can tell that you still have such deep feelings for this woman.â
âLian Jin, you better watch your mouth.â Huo Jinyaoâs eyes were sharp, and his expression was sinister.
âWhat? Are you angry out of embarrassment? You even left your own wife for this woman. Did I say something wrong?â
What did he mean? Huo Jinyao didnât react for a moment. Lian Jin sneered, then looked past Huo Jinyao at Qi Xiwei on the bed.
âQi Xiwei, either you hand over the child to me, or Iâll have to think of another way to get you to hand over the child.â
âGet lost.â Qi Xiwei was already heartbroken enough after losing the child.
However, Lian Jin had added insult to injury. She was furious.
âLian Jin, if you donât leave now, do you believe that Iâll perish together with you?â
Lian Jin sneered. He looked at Huo Jinyao, who was about to say something when he turned to look at her because of Qi Xiweiâs words.
âXiwei, donât be rash. Thereâs no need to lower yourself to such a personâs level.â
As he spoke, he called Yang Wenchang over and asked him to bring his men to throw Lian Jin out.
This time, Lian Jin had a smile on his face. That smile had a deeper meaning.
âHuo Jinyao, if you have the ability, you can guard her for the rest of your life. Iâd like to see if youâll regret it in the end.â
Huo Jinyao was too impatient to listen to his nonsense. With a wave of his hand, he let Yang Wenchang take him away.
After Lian Jin left, Qi Xiwei almost lost all her strength. Her body went limp and she fell backward. Xiaojiang timely took a pillow and placed it behind her, then held her steady.
Her face devoid of color, she leaned against the head of the bed and sat there.
Huo Jinyao let Xiao Jiang out and instructed Yang Wenchang to get someone to guard the door of the ward. Only then did he return to the front of the bed and looked at Qi Xiwei with a worried expression.
âXiwei, do you need me to help you find a new place?â
Qi Xiwei sat there in a daze. When she heard Huo Jinyaoâs words, she looked up at him and said, âWhy do you need to find a place? Iâm so weak now. If he comes looking for me again, it will be useless no matter where I go.â
Huo Jinyaoâs brows were tightly knitted together. He had never asked Qi Xiwei about her relationship with that Lian Jin, and this Lian Jin had come looking for her again and again now, but he really couldnât stay by her side forever.
âDidnât you divorce him? Do you need to call the police? Let the police handle it.â
Qi Xiwei looked at him and suddenly laughed.
âDivorce? Heh, that pervert, how could he let me off so easily?â
âXiwei?â Huo Jinyao was even more confused by her expression. âWhatâs going on between you and him?â
Qi Xiwei glanced at Huo Jinyao, lowered her head, and placed her hand on her abdomen.
There was once a child there, but that child was no longer there.
She had been running and hiding. She thought she could hide. But it seemed that at this moment, she realized that she couldnât hide at all.
âXiwei?â