Reborn in 97, I solved a cold case at the Municipal Bureau

Chapter 405 Hospital Evidence Collection
At the Third Municipal Hospital, Zhou Yi and Chen Yan went directly to the director's office.

Of course, it's not about heading straight to the hospital director's office, but rather to a department specifically serving the director and vice directors, known as the hospital office, which is the "command center" for the hospital's administrative work.

After showing my identification and explaining my purpose, I told the staff in the hospital office that they needed to check someone's medical records.

When her grandfather was hospitalized and when she was discharged, Zhou Yi saw a computer being used at the cashier's office through the window, and asked the staff if they could quickly find the information.

Staff members stated that their hospital's cashier's office does indeed have three computers running the DOS system, which store all registration and payment records.

But there are two problems.

First, these computers are new and have only been used for eight months so far, so there are no records from eight months ago on the computers; we have to check the paper documents.

However, this workload is enormous because, as one of only two top-tier hospitals in the city, it receives a huge number of patients every day.

Therefore, checking paper documents requires a lot of manpower, as they have to go through the formal procedures to apply to the hospital leadership.

Secondly, the main purpose of computer-based payment records is to facilitate financial verification and statistics, so their system does not have a search function and can only be manually flipped through page by page.

Zhou Yi and Chen Yan exchanged a glance. There was no other way; they had to investigate, even if it was troublesome.

However, Zhou Yi asked the other party if it was possible to select based on the date, that is, to search for all records for a specific date.

The staff said that was fine.

So Zhou Yi gave Xiao Bing's name and the date she met him to get the medicine, and then the staff took them to the payment counter.

Long queues formed in front of the original three windows.

However, because Zhou Yi and his team needed to investigate, the staff had to close one of the windows and cover it with a sign.

This caused the people who were originally queuing at this window to complain and curse.

Coincidentally, the staff member at this window was the same woman with the frizzy hair who had been so-so when Zhou Yi paid the fee.

But of course, his aunt didn't remember him.

Moreover, the aunt was clearly not very familiar with using computers, and she became somewhat flustered after realizing they were police officers.

Zhou Yi couldn't wait any longer, so he took over the mouse himself and started operating it.

The auntie tactfully gave up her seat.

Zhou Yi started looking through the payment records for the day, but found that many records did not have name information.

He then asked, "What's going on? Why isn't there a name?"

The hospital staff immediately replied, "Oh, these are all patients who paid for their own medical treatment and do not have medical certificates."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi was instantly speechless.

He then realized that in 1997, there were no social security cards yet.

Those with formal employment use public medical insurance certificates, which are small red books with their ID photos and employment information pasted on them.

For patients who pay out of pocket, they can simply pay to register; they don't even need their ID card.

Therefore, in the early years, investigating cases and finding things was really difficult.

Zhou Yi had no choice but to continue flipping through the pages.

Back then, the old-fashioned CRT monitor would flicker every time you turned a page, and there were thousands of paid messages that day alone. After Zhou Yi finished scrolling through them, he felt like he was seeing stars.

However, Xiao Bing's name was not found.

This means that either Xiao Bing did register for someone else's appointment and get the medicine that day, or Xiao Bing chose to pay for it herself in order not to leave a record.

In either case, there's no point in continuing the investigation. He did it that day, so even if he had prescribed medication before, he would have done the same.

Zhou Yi stood up helplessly and rubbed his temples.

A staff member from the procuratorate office asked, "Officer, should we continue the investigation?"

Zhou Yi shook his head, said thank you, and left with Chen Yan.

The staff from the administration office and the woman with the ramen-noodle hair looked at each other in bewilderment. They removed the sign blocking the window, and the crowd surged forward again.

After leaving the payment counter, Zhou Yi told Chen Yan her idea, and then said that they would probably have to use the most primitive method, which was for the two of them to take Xiao Bing's photo and go to each department to ask the doctors and nurses if they had seen this person.

If he really needs to prescribe medication for himself or others on a long-term basis, then doctors and nurses will definitely be more likely to remember him.

Chen Yan agreed, and the two of them went along the outpatient building, asking from one department to another.

Chen Yan asked questions from top to bottom, while Zhou Yi asked questions from bottom to top. Whoever got a clue immediately notified the other party.

Thus, the two began a time-consuming and laborious investigation.

By the time the two had asked about all the departments in the entire outpatient building, it was almost 4:30.

However, the two found nothing, and they also discovered a problem: the doctors in the outpatient clinic had a schedule, and the doctor they asked today might not be the same one who was on duty that day.

It's impractical to have people check the clinic records for that day from department to department, as the two of them can't remember so much information in such a short time.

So the two returned to the administration office. Upon seeing them, the staff smiled and said, "You two are back again? Is there anything else we can do to help you?"

Zhou Yi said, "On the same day as before, could you please compile a complete list of all the doctors who will be seeing patients in all departments that day? Then I'll leave you a photo and a phone number. Please have these doctors identify the person in the photo. If anyone recognizes the person in the photo, please notify us immediately."

The staff member nodded: "Sure, no problem."

"We need to do it as soon as possible," Chen Yan added.

"Well... I'm afraid it's hard to say."

"why?"

The staff member chuckled and said, "Ever since one of our chief physicians got into trouble and went to jail two months ago, the province has been conducting medical ethics and conduct education and training, requiring every doctor to go to the province for training and take exams. So starting last month, each department has been sending people to the province for training every week. Sigh, it's such a hassle, one bad apple spoils the whole bunch."

Zhou Yi and Chen Yan exchanged bewildered glances, never expecting that this cause and effect would be waiting for them here.

After leaving the hospital, Zhou Yi checked the time and said that he could hurry up and ask the neighborhood committee of Daguan Street, and then when it was almost time, he should go and "visit" this Teacher Xiao.

The two drove to the vicinity of Daguan Street. After getting out of the car, Zhou Yi paid special attention and noticed that all the manhole covers in the area were closed.

"Brother Yan, haven't the body's bones and clothes been found yet?" Zhou Yi asked as they walked.

During the morning meeting, both Jiang Biao, who was in charge of the search, and the forensic doctor had discussed the condition of the deceased's body.

Currently, the remains of the deceased have been found to include a complete human head and a large amount of flesh, including slices of internal organs.

The forensic doctor stated that based on the current autopsy and the degree of reconstruction of the remains, the body is almost intact, but the only missing piece is the deceased's bones.

Jiang Biao confirmed this, saying that no bones or the deceased's clothing had been found yet, and that the search would continue.

Chen Yan nodded: "I heard from Brother Biao that he has already led a team to salvage the nearby river, just like he did in the Zhang Hui case."

In this respect, there's a change similar to the previous life. Were the bones hidden by the deceased, or is the changed disposal location more concealed, preventing their discovery yet?
"There's another issue, which I don't think anyone mentioned this morning."

"What?" Chen Yan asked.

"Since the investigation in Xinbei Town found the victim's head and murder weapon in the mine, and based on the physical evidence, Lu Xiaoshuang has been identified as the suspect, we should at least thoroughly investigate the eyewitnesses near the mine. See if anyone has seen any suspicious persons or vehicles."

The logic is actually quite simple. If we suspect Lu Xiaoshuang, let's set aside how a female student would know about an abandoned mine that even Zhou Yi didn't know about. If we suspect she went to the mine to dispose of the body and murder weapon, how did she get to Xinbei Town, the northernmost town? By taxi? Or by bus?
A young and beautiful girl, carrying an old travel bag, ran this far to dispose of a body.

Whether you take a bus or a taxi, there will definitely be witnesses.

If no witnesses, such as the driver or ticket seller, can be found, then it indicates that it is a private vehicle.

It's impossible for Lu Xiaoshuang to own a private car. Either, as previously assumed, she has accomplices, or, as Zhou Yi suspects, she was kidnapped and framed.

At the very least, you need this kind of vehicle to accomplish something like this.

In the quiet town of New Taipei, the arrival of an unfamiliar vehicle should have been witnessed by everyone.

Chen Yan said, "Master was keeping an eye on this matter before, so he probably hadn't discovered it yet. But Master has been on leave, so I don't know who will follow up on this line."

Was it Captain Wu who was keeping an eye on her? It seems that what Captain Wu said is true; he doesn't believe Lu Xiaoshuang is a suspect either, so the purpose of the investigation is to eliminate suspicion.

However, he didn't mention anything, which means it hasn't been discovered yet.

"I just remembered something else. Among Xu Liu and Lu Xiaoshuang's teachers, which one owns a car? Has this been investigated?"

Chen Yan nodded: "I checked. This mentor was brought up at the first meeting of the task force. I remember there were fourteen teachers in total, including their counselor, and four of them owned private cars. Director Xie also said to pay special attention to these four people during the investigation. You can ask them about it later."

"it is good."

Are only four out of fourteen people registered as car owners?
Zhou Yi recalls that in the 1990s, an ordinary university teacher could not be called poor, but he certainly could not be considered rich.

Most of them belong to the group of people with stable, secure jobs who are neither rich nor poor, but quite a few others can't stand the loneliness and go into business.

As for those famous experts and professors, they are not included in this scope. After all, the small group of people who reach the top of a professional field have considerable influence and naturally do not have to worry about money.

Zhou Yi remembered that in his previous life, when he was handling a case, he had met a university professor, a top talent in a certain scientific research field.

He may seem like an ordinary university teacher, but he is actually connected to several large companies in the industry and has a net worth of over 100 million yuan.

The two found the neighborhood committee office near Daguan Street, only to discover it was closed.

Zhou Yi glanced at the sign at the entrance, which stated that working hours were from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The time on Zhou Yi's watch was exactly 5:01.

"Hey, these guys are really living the high life, not wasting a single minute," Zhou Yi complained.

Since we can't get through to the neighborhood committee, let's wander around Xiao Bing's neighborhood first and observe the surrounding situation before making any decisions.

Following the address on the document, Zhou Yi and Chen Yan once again entered the old town area behind Daguan Street.

The alleys here are narrow and chaotic, and most of the houses don't have house numbers yet. Plus, it's getting dark.

Suddenly, Zhou Yi vaguely saw a familiar-looking figure from behind.

(End of this chapter)