Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 633

"In the past two weeks, Zhang Guangyun fainted four times, with each interval being about three to five days. However, there was no interval between the fourth and fifth fainting episodes. His fifth fainting episode occurred yesterday at noon."

He's currently hospitalized at Peking Union Medical College Hospital. The doctors there suspect that his condition is due to an undiagnosed illness that is rapidly worsening.

Li Yancheng could tell from the sound that the patient's condition had definitely worsened.

There aren't really any particularly good diagnostic tools for brain problems these days. Although CT scans exist, not all problems can be detected by them.

"Director Yancheng, I'm telling you this so that I can trouble you to take some time to visit Guangyun."

See if you can find the cause of his illness, or if there's a way to treat it.

Li Yancheng didn't say whether he would go or not. After listening to Deputy Director Chang's account, he pondered for a moment and then said, "Old Chang, has Director Ning of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department at the hospital gone to see Zhang Guangyun?"

The Director Ning he mentioned is also a national-level expert in traditional Chinese medicine and a member of the health care team.

In fact, he should call this Director Ning "teacher," as he has learned many prescriptions for using medicine to regulate his body from her over the years.

When Li Yancheng's soul transmigrated, the traditional Chinese medicine skills he inherited were mainly acupuncture, which focused on treating illnesses and used conditioning as a secondary method, completely different from ordinary traditional Chinese medicine.

In terms of medication, he was actually similar to a newly trained traditional Chinese medicine doctor who had just started prescribing medicine independently.

Compared to the experts in the health care group, they are far inferior.

However, everyone has their strengths and weaknesses, and his acupuncture skills are indeed something that those experts can hardly match.

Over the years, he has generously compiled his acupuncture skills into teaching materials without any reservations or biases.

His selfless behavior also made the traditional Chinese medicine experts in the health care team do their best to teach him when he consulted them.

With so many experts teaching him, and having a solid foundation to begin with, his ability to use medication has grown rapidly over the years.

"Director Ning has seen it. Not only Director Ning, but he also found an old doctor surnamed Zheng. The two of them discussed and prescribed three doses of medicine, but there was no improvement. It was actually Director Ning's suggestion that we come to you."

Li Yancheng also knew the doctor surnamed Zheng that Chang Hongjun mentioned; he was also an expert in the health care group.

Both of them had been examined by Zhang Guangyun and prescribed medicine, but their condition did not improve. To be honest, Li Yancheng knew that even if he went there, he wouldn't have much of a chance; the illness in his head was not so simple.

He didn't think he had the skills of Hua Tuo, who dared to suggest performing brain surgery under such backward conditions in ancient times.

However, we should still go and take a look. After all, the Zhang Guangyun that Deputy Director Chang mentioned is the son of Director Zhang.

Director Zhang was a veteran revolutionary who had dedicated himself to the country and the people. In his later years, he was finally able to rest, but he passed away due to illness. It can be said that he had worked hard almost his entire life and had hardly enjoyed a good life. Now that he is gone, his son has contracted this strange disease. Since we've come to him, I should at least go and see him.

"I understand, Lao Chang." Li Yancheng nodded and said, "It's definitely not possible these next two days. You know the situation. Let's do it after tomorrow. After tomorrow, I'll try to find some time, and then you can take me there to see him."

"Thank you, Director Yan Cheng."

Hearing that Li Yancheng agreed to go and take a look, a look of joy appeared on Chang Hongjun's face. Although he knew that even if he invited Li Yancheng over, it might not help, but at least it gave him a glimmer of hope.

To be recommended by two experts, they must have some real talent.

"You're welcome." Li Yancheng waved his hand. "There are some things I need to say upfront. Although Director Ning recommended me to you and the patient's family, I may not be able to cure him."

“I understand what you’re saying. Director Ning also said that he recommended that we try to invite you over. It’s not that you are sure you can cure Guangyun’s illness. It’s because although you are also a TCM doctor, your approach is different from his and Old Zheng’s. If we invite you over, he can discuss with you, learn from each other’s strengths, and maybe come up with a way to cure the disease.”

"Well, the patient's family should just keep that in mind, but they shouldn't have too high hopes. If I can't do anything about it, it will be a huge blow to the family."

Especially for Director Zhang's wife, who is over seventy years old, I don't know if she could withstand another blow.

Before National Day this year, when Li Yancheng made his routine visit to retired veterans and some widows, he went to Director Zhang's house and met Director Zhang's wife. They sat together and chatted for quite a while.

He was representing the organization when he visited the old lady and asked her if she had any difficulties or opinions that she could raise with the organization.

Several years have passed, and by now the old lady has recovered from the shock of her husband's sudden passing. She says with a smile that she is doing well, has no difficulties, and has no complaints. She even says that she plans to move in with her eldest son and intends to return the house in the family compound to the bureau.

It is said that housing is difficult now, and many police officers who are married and have children are still living in single-person buildings. She occupies a room of more than 60 square meters by herself, which is really a waste.

Finally, after Li Yancheng's repeated persuasion, the old lady gave up the idea of ​​returning the house to the bureau.

It is true that the municipal bureau is short of housing, but the shortage is too large to be solved by just one or two units.

Besides, even if we only need one more house, we wouldn't want hers.

If she were to return the house to the bureau and move in with her eldest son, those who knew the situation would say she was of noble character, while those who didn't know the details would only say the municipal bureau was bullying her.

Do they even have the right to be human?
In Li Yancheng's memory, the old lady was indeed very nice. She always had a smile on her face when she spoke. Although she was over seventy years old and not very educated, she spoke clearly and logically, which made people feel very comfortable.

"Don't worry, Director Yancheng, Aunt Zhang knows everything and is prepared."

"That's good! Let's go, have some food first, and after tomorrow, I'll find some time to go to Hexie."

As they spoke, the two had already arrived at the entrance of the canteen in the backyard. Dai Ju and the others, who were ahead of them, had already started queuing up at the food window with their bowls.

Breakfast in the cafeteria usually starts around 7:30, and it's only 6:30 now. Normally, the kitchen staff should have just arrived and started preparing breakfast.

It was Director Dai who asked Director Liu to make the arrangements in advance, so Old Liu hurriedly sent someone to call two people from the kitchen to prepare a meal for them.

The meal was simple: a bowl of noodles or porridge for each person, a few leftover steamed buns from last night that were heated up in a pan, a side of cold shredded radish salad, and a few scrambled eggs.

The steamed buns in the cafeteria are usually steamed fresh. When Li Yancheng and his group arrived, the other kitchen staff were already there, busily kneading dough to prepare steamed buns for breakfast. "Hey, Yancheng, what's the status of that case at the Yangchao branch?"

After getting their meals, Li Yancheng sat at one table with Director Dai, Deputy Director Chang, and Director Liu, while Political Commissar Wan Changyou of the Criminal Investigation Corps, the Chief of the Public Security Corps, and the Political Commissar sat at another table.

After sitting down and taking a few bites, Director Dai remembered the case that had occurred in Yangchao, looked up at Li Yancheng sitting opposite him, and asked.

That's the downside of sitting at the same table with your boss for a meal. They'll always ask about work, so you can't just have a peaceful meal or even chat about trivial things.

"We're investigating, but there's nothing new yet. When you called me last night, Deputy Chief Jin had just gone over to report on the investigation and left not long ago."

Because Deputy Director Chang and Director Liu were still present, Li Yancheng did not explain the details of the case. Although both of them were members of the municipal bureau's leadership team, they were not in charge of criminal investigation work, so the details of the case would not be told to them before it was solved.

The two men also realized this. After exchanging a glance, they remained silent, picked up their bowls and plates, and got up to sit at a table with the three men.

After they left, Li Yancheng felt less restrained and quietly explained the current situation of the case to Director Dai.

After he finished speaking, Comrade Lao Dai thought for a while and then said, "Let's do it the way you and Comrade Zhihai discussed. I trust you to handle cases, especially you."

Old Dai also came from the criminal investigation field. Before he was promoted to deputy director, he was the director of the first criminal investigation department and was an expert in solving cases.

"No, sir, please don't flatter me. I've explained everything to you in such detail because I want to hear your opinion on this case. Please don't just stay silent."

Li Yancheng hurriedly waved his hand.

He could tell what Director Dai was thinking; he just wanted to experience the thrill of solving a case, which was why he personally intervened. Otherwise, there was no need to ask at all; he could have just waited to see the case report, or waited a week, and only intervened if the case still showed no signs of being closed.

"You really want me to tell you?" Director Dai asked Li Yancheng with great interest.

"I'd really like to hear your opinion." Li Yancheng nodded very firmly.

"Okay, since you want to hear it, I'll share my thoughts as a reference for you."

"You say."

Li Yancheng put down his chopsticks, took out a cigarette from his shirt pocket, handed one to Director Dai, and lit it for him with a match.

"Yan Cheng, from what you just said, it seems you have some doubts about the first victim?"

After exhaling the smoke he had inhaled, Comrade Lao Dai asked.

"Yes, I've always felt there was something strange about where he fell."

"Why couldn't the murderer have kidnapped him, intending to ask for the password, and then killed him there after learning that the safe's combination lock was broken?"

"First, there were no restraint marks on the deceased. Second, it was so late. Even if the murderer knew both the murderer and the two deceased and had a good relationship, there wouldn't be many people there. I personally think that two people is the maximum."

Even if there were two people involved, and he was being threatened with a dagger, as an adult man, he shouldn't have been completely without resistance, right? But in fact, after investigation, there were no signs of a struggle at the scene.

There is only one explanation for this situation: it was a surprise attack, and the deceased had no idea that the people who came wanted to kill them.

Even so, there's no way to explain why the first victim was found dead next to the safe.

Director Dai nodded noncommittally: "Hmm, then why don't you suspect the second victim? What if he was an accomplice of the murderer..."

He stopped just as he got to this point, then waved his hand to indicate that he had misspoke.

If there were truly accomplices, it couldn't possibly be the second victim; the reason lies in the spot where the first victim collapsed.

If the second victim was an accomplice, then the murderer must have known that the combination lock on the safe was broken and useless, so there would have been no need to bring the first victim to the safe.

"Crowbar..."

After waving his hand, Director Dai continued, "The safe was pried open with a crowbar. Where did the crowbar come from? Have you found out?"

"I checked. I forgot to mention this when I reported to you earlier. We don't know exactly where the crowbar came from yet, but we can be sure it didn't belong to the neighborhood committee."

"Okay, since it's not something from the neighborhood committee, that means it couldn't have been sourced locally; the murderer must have brought it from outside, right?"

"right"

"So that means the murderer knew the two guards didn't have the safe key, and he, or rather they, were prepared before they even arrived, intending to force their way into the safe. Am I right?"

“That’s right,” Li Yancheng nodded. “I understand what you mean. You mean that the murderer is very familiar with the situation inside the finance office. Either it was an inside job, or there was an insider acting as a mole.”

"Yes, that's what I mean. From this perspective, your judgment should be correct. The place where the first victim fell is indeed very strange. But didn't you say that after investigation, there were no 'veterans' among the people around the first victim?"

"The initial investigation found nothing, but it's possible that it's hidden quite well, or that we missed something during the first investigation. Zhihai said that this time he plans to personally lead a team to go through them one by one."

"There's something to note." Director Dai tapped the table with his finger.

"The murderer is not only related to the first victim, but he should also know the second victim, and they should have a good relationship. Otherwise, going there so late would have attracted attention."

Furthermore, the idea of ​​a duty leader conducting night patrols, as you mentioned, is impossible. Unlike our unit, the street office's so-called duty leaders are all on duty at home; it's impossible for anyone to carry out any night patrols.

Also, anyone with common sense wouldn't do that, because we'd definitely investigate. However, we could investigate the connections of those people. Even if he doesn't do it himself, he might send someone else; money can be a powerful motivator.

(End of this chapter)