Chapter 207 Getting closer to the truth (please subscribe and vote monthly)
  After getting useful clues, Luo Fei hurriedly thanked him and led everyone out of the police station.

"Team leader, you said that Zhou Guohua's family went to another place immediately after the death of their child. Is it possible that they had a guilty conscience and felt that they were unworthy of their brother's family?"

Zhang Wei said with a guessing look.

"It is indeed possible." Luo Fei nodded solemnly, opened the car door and got in.

Everyone got in the car, and He Xin, who was in charge of driving, asked, "Team leader, where should we go next?"

"Go to Zhou Guoan's house first to find out the situation."

It was probably around nine o'clock in the evening when we arrived at Zhou Guoan's house.

At this time, Zhou Guoan had already turned off the lights and rested, but he never fell asleep.

Hearing some movement outside, he quickly got up and opened the door.

Seeing Luo Fei and others outside the door, he was a little surprised, "Comrade police, what do you want to do with me so late?"

"Uncle Zhou, I have something to tell you. How is your relationship with your eldest brother Zhou Guohua's family?"

In order to save time, Luo Fei asked directly.

Zhou Guoan was obviously stunned by this question, and then quickly replied, "Very good, we are brothers, so our relationship must be better."

"After Kerry disappeared that week, did they come to help search for her or come to your house to visit?"

"No, his grandson was also sick at that time. The child had a heart disease since he was a child and needed surgery in the city hospital, so the whole family was cared for in the hospital."

"I didn't even have time to come back, and I didn't want them to worry, so I didn't inform them about it... I didn't know about it until they came back from the hospital."

"Then after they found out, did they come to your house to visit you?"

"I've been here. After my nephew and nephew learned about Ruirui, they brought a lot of things to visit that night and gave us a lot of advice..."

"What about your elder brother and the others? Are they coming?"

"No, Yu Cheng needs to rest due to his illness, and they can't get away."

Zhou Yucheng is really Zhou Guohua's grandson who died of heart disease.

In fact, after hearing this, Luo Fei was certain that Zhou Guohua was escaping from his own brother with a guilty conscience.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances, two brothers who are closely related will definitely rush to visit as soon as they hear that something is going on at each other's home.

Moreover, the distance between the two families is not far, and it only takes ten or twenty minutes to walk. Even if you have to take care of your grandson, you can't spare this time no matter what.

"Uncle Zhou, what happens next? Have you met Zhou Guohua, your eldest brother and sister-in-law?"

"No... My wife and I were very sad during that time. We stayed at home all day, and they had to take care of the children, so we didn't have time to see each other."

"It wasn't until the morning of September [-]rd that I heard from Daming that the child Yu Cheng suddenly fell ill the night before and was sent to the city for emergency treatment."

"I planned to go take a look, but I didn't know that I got a call from Daming when I walked into the town, saying that my wife had drunk pesticide... After the child had an accident, I found something was wrong with her, and I kept thinking about going down to accompany the child all day long. .”

"I watched her every day during that time, just because I was afraid that she would do something stupid. It had been so long since I thought about that day, and she must have thought about it. Who knows, it was all my fault..."

As Zhou Guoan spoke, he suddenly began to hammer his head with regret.

"It's not entirely your fault. People can't be resurrected after death, so don't blame yourself, Uncle Zhou."

Luo Fei hurriedly stopped his movements and comforted him with a few words.

When Zhou Guoan gradually calmed down, he continued to ask about what happened next.

"Then I rushed back and sent my mother to the county hospital with Daming, but after rescuing her for a long time, she still couldn't be saved, and I was not in the mood to care about anything else."

"After we finished arranging my wife's funeral, we heard that Zhou Yucheng also went there on the night of my wife's death because rescue efforts failed."

"When I heard the news, I wanted to go to my eldest brother's house to see them, but it turned out that none of them were at home. When I called, I found out that they were too sad, so I went to work with my nephew and niece in another place to relax."

"After that, they only came back once a year during the Chinese New Year, and each time they would leave after visiting the grave and burning incense sticks. I never encountered them."

"So that means you haven't seen your eldest brother since Zhou Kairui's accident?"

"Well, that's right."

"Then do you usually keep in touch by phone?"

"I called them a few times at the beginning, but my eldest brother rarely answered the call. Sometimes he would hang up without even saying a few words. My nephew said it was because Yu Cheng had hit him too hard. Then slowly I I rarely hit him again."

"I just occasionally call my nephews and ask them how they are doing."

"Is there any difference in your nephew's attitude towards you before and after the incident?"

"Comrade police, why are you asking these questions? Do you suspect that Ruirui's death is related to my nephew? How is this possible..."

"Uncle Zhou, calm down first. We have no doubts about him. This is just a normal investigation process. Anyone who has contact with your family needs to be carefully investigated based on their proximity."

Luo Fei would definitely not reveal his suspicions before there was absolute evidence.

And even if he said it, Zhou Guoan would definitely not believe it.

After all, who would have thought that brothers who are connected by the same blood would do such a cruel and vicious thing to their own grandson.

Zhou Guoan didn't have much education, so he was quickly dismissed by his words.

"My nephew's treatment of me is still the same as before. There is no change. Moreover, during the Chinese New Year last year, he came to see me specially. Before leaving, Fei Fortress gave me [-] yuan to buy some supplements to replenish my health."

"He dropped the money and ran away if I didn't want it. Later, I asked Daming to transfer it back to him using his mobile phone, but he didn't accept it... Even if my nephew is in our village, he is the only one."

Zhou Guoan said with a bit of pride.

"We all know the good situation. Uncle Zhou, you can rest early that week. Let's leave first."

After Luo Fei said this, he rejected Zhou Guoan's offer to stay and turned around and left the Zhou family.

As soon as they got in the car, Zhang Wei and the other three people immediately reasoned.

"There's a problem. This Zhou Guohua has something on his mind at first glance!"

"That's right. Such a big thing has happened to my brother's family. Why should he come to visit me? His behavior is too abnormal."

"The most important thing for rural people is blood and family ties. Their whole family has problems!"

"And the [-] yuan that Zhou Guoan just mentioned. I think it is more like compensation in some sense than the younger generation's filial piety to the elders, so as to gain peace of mind."

……

The three of them had a heated discussion for a long time, only to realize that Luo Fei had not spoken.

On the contrary, he kept frowning, as if he was distressed about something.

Zhang Wei said hurriedly, "Team leader, why don't you say anything? Do you think our guess is wrong?"

"No, I think your guess is reasonable." "Then how do you..."

"I was thinking about a question. If the murderers were really Zhou Guohua's family, then how did they take Zhou Kairui away and where did they kill him and take his heart."

Luo Fei sighed as he spoke, "Three years have passed since this case. I'm afraid all the evidence at that time is no longer available, so how are we going to convict?"

The excitement on several people's faces instantly faded a lot.

In the current judicial system, judging whether a person is guilty mainly depends on whether the relevant factual evidence is sufficient and clear, and the suspect's testimony only accounts for a small part.

In other words, even if they find Zhou Guohua's family and make them admit their murder, they cannot be convicted if there is no relevant evidence to support their murder.

After a brief silence, Luo Fei's cell phone rang. It was Liao Xingyu calling.

"Luo Fei, have you found any clues there?"

"We went to the police station in the town... and according to Zhou Guoan, Zhou Guohua never saw him again after the accident. However, Zhou Guohua's son Zhou Dahu was very generous to him and even gave him [-] yuan years ago. "

After listening to what they learned, Liao Xingyu, who had been handling cases for many years, also smelled something was wrong.

But he directly made a conclusion and asked, "Luo Fei, what do you think?"

"We all agree that there is something wrong with this family, but the point now is that if we can't find evidence, it's useless even if we are sure that there is something wrong with them."

"...This is indeed a problem. We have just come out of the county hospital, so we will rush back to the city immediately and go to the city hospital to understand the situation."

"I also want to go there, so you can stop in the county for a while and we can go back together."

"also."

At twelve o'clock in the morning, the cardiac surgery nurse station of the city hospital.

"Hello, comrades, who is the person in charge of your department? We are from the Municipal Criminal Investigation Detachment and would like to find out more about the situation from your person in charge."

Luo Fei showed his ID and said to a young nurse.

"The head of our department is Director Wang Honggang, but he is off work now."

"Then who is the responsible person here now?"

"It's our head nurse, but she and Dr. Lin are currently rescuing patients in the next ward. I might have to trouble you to wait..."

"Ok, Ok."

"Then you go over and sit for a while. I'll call for you when she comes out."

After thanking the nurse, Luo Fei and Liao Xingyu sat down on the bench in the corridor.

After waiting for about ten minutes, several medical staff finally came out of a ward at the end of the corridor.

When the little nurse saw this, she immediately walked up.

"Doctor Lin, Sister Wang, is the patient in bed 23 okay?"

"Well, he is out of danger for the time being, but you still need to pay more attention. Remember to check in every half an hour."

"I know, by the way, Sister Wang, two comrades from the police are looking for you..."

The nurse named Sister Wang followed her finger and saw Luo Fei and the other two people.

"Okay, I understand, you go and do your work."

Wang Yan said, walking towards Luo Fei and the others.

"Hello, comrades police, I am Wang Yan, the head nurse of the Cardiac Surgery Department. Do you have any business with me?"

"Hello, Nurse Nurse Wang, can you spare a few minutes to find a place to chat? We want to know something about the situation from you."

"Oh okay you guys come with me."

Wang Yan took him and Liao Xingyu to the doctor's office nearby.

"Comrades, please ask."

"That's right, Nurse Manager Wang, do you remember that you admitted a four-year-old child named Zhou Yucheng three years ago?"

"At that time, he should have had an operation at your place in May three years ago, and then died in September due to deterioration of his condition... This is a photo of the child's parents. See if you have any impression."

Luo Fei did not find Zhou Yucheng's photo, so he could only hand her the photo of Zhou Dafu and his wife that was copied at the police station.

"I seem to have some impression of this couple..."

Wang Yan repeatedly stared at the two photos thoughtfully, but hesitated to come to a conclusion. Finally, she suddenly shouted out the door, "Xiaofang, come and take a look?"

Soon a nurse ran in, "Sister Wang, did you call me?"

"Xiaofang, please help me find out. Are these two the same couple who ignored the pre-operative warning and almost caused a medical accident by feeding their child random food? At that time, our entire hospital held a special meeting to discuss this?"

Xiaofang looked at the photo she handed over and nodded quickly, "Yes, it's them!"

"That's right." Wang Yan returned the phone to Luo Fei, "Comrade policeman, I do have some impressions of this child, but he did not undergo surgery in our hospital."

"No?" Luo Fei and Liao Xingyu looked surprised.

"But from what we learned, he once had surgery in your hospital."

"He was almost going to have surgery in our hospital, but something happened and it was not possible."

"What's going on? Nurse Wang, tell me quickly."

"That's right, this child has a typical case of congenital heart disease, pulmonary hypertension."

"In fact, medicine is so advanced now that this disease is not completely untreatable. There is still great hope for recovery through surgery. Our doctor also suggested that they have surgery as soon as possible."

"But the family was afraid of the risks of surgery, so they kept putting it off. Instead, they insisted on getting some folk remedies for the child to take... When the child was four years old, he suffered a serious illness."

"When we were sent to the hospital, the situation was already very dangerous. Fortunately, Director Wang and his colleagues were experienced and rescued the child. In order to avoid this situation happening again, Director Wang and several other attending doctors advised them to operate on the child quickly. .”

"But the family was hesitant to make a decision. Later, they finally managed to get through the ideological work of the child's mother and agreed to perform the operation on the child. As a result, the child's father disappeared in the afternoon."

"In the end, the child's mother signed the consent form for the surgery and decided to have the surgery the next day. The child's father didn't come back until midnight. The key is that this is not the most irritating thing."

"Our colleagues had previously told the family that they should fast for twelve hours before the operation. But just before the operation, the couple secretly fed the child something without telling us."

"If Xiaofang and the others hadn't found the thermos bucket on the table during their ward rounds the next morning and asked more questions, we wouldn't have known what accident was going to happen."

Xiaofang hadn't gone out yet. When she heard this, she couldn't help but nod in agreement, "I was a little angry at the time, because this might cost someone's life."

"So I criticized them a few times, but they turned out to be more vicious than me. They yelled at us in the ward... Sometimes it's really speechless to meet such unreasonable family members."

(End of this chapter)

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