The Case of Love

Chapter 2 Doubts
The female doctor looked outside the door when she heard the voice. "Comrade police, it should be our Director Xu who is back!"

After the female doctor finished speaking, a middle-aged male doctor in a white coat walked in first. When he saw Zhou Yifeng and the others, his eyes froze for a moment, but he quickly returned to normal.

"Comrade police, this is our Director Xu!" the female doctor introduced quickly.

Zhou Yifeng stepped forward and explained the situation to him. Xu Yongfeng, deputy director of the Department of Cardiac Surgery, was shocked to hear that Guo Zhigang had committed suicide.

"Police comrade, this is impossible! Why is he so depressed?" Xu Yongfeng burst into tears.

Zhou Yifeng looked at him, and waited until he calmed down before continuing, "Doctor Xu, according to Guo Zhigang's wife, he has not been in good health in the past two years. You and he are colleagues and friends, and you are often together. Has he had any thoughts of suicide recently?"

"Suicide? That's not the case, but he told me that he was under a lot of pressure and often suffered from insomnia. Sometimes he couldn't sleep the whole night. He... wouldn't want to commit suicide because of this, right?" Xu Yongfeng looked up at Zhou Yifeng, confused.

"Comrade police, did Director Guo really commit suicide?" Behind Xu Yongfeng, a young male doctor cried sadly.

Zhou Yifeng nodded, "Yes, he committed suicide. However, his family members suspect the cause of his death, and we are investigating. If you know anything, you can tell us."

The young male doctor stopped crying and said in a deep voice: "Comrade police officer, Director Guo is my teacher and I usually follow him. When I first came, he was in good health, but in the past year, I feel that he seems to have become older and does not look like a man in his 40s. And recently, the teacher seems to have problems walking. I asked him what was wrong, and he said it was nothing serious and it might be gout."

When they returned to the team, Ma Nan and Xu Jungang also came back from Guo Zhigang's home. Forensic doctor Sun Yidan had a new discovery and came to tell them that after testing, in addition to Valium, there were also a large number of hormone drugs in Guo Zhigang's body.

"Captain Zhou, as far as I know, excessive use of hormones, especially long-term excessive use, will have many adverse reactions. Guo Zhigang's Cushing's syndrome and femoral head necrosis are likely caused by this." Su Xiaohan reacted quickly.

Looking at the autopsy report, Ma Nan was skeptical: "Boss, according to Guo Zhigang's wife, Guo Zhigang is allergic to hormones and sugar. Logically speaking, he shouldn't have a large amount of hormone drugs in his body!"

Zhou Yifeng thought to himself that the male doctor's words coincided with what Guo Zhigang's wife said. However, the reason why Guo Zhigang walked abnormally was not gout, but femoral head necrosis.

"Ma Nan, call Guo Zhigang's wife immediately and ask him why he took large amounts of hormones even though he knew he was allergic to them. This is crucial!" Zhou Yifeng glanced at Su Xiaohan and immediately said to Ma Nan.

"Good job, Xiaohan, you know a lot!" Ma Nan praised from the side.

Su Xiaohan smiled embarrassedly. For a newcomer in the police force like her, the affirmation from her seniors was a great encouragement.

Su Xiaohan's childhood friend Zhu Nanfeng is in the pharmaceutical business. During one of their conversations, Zhu Nanfeng told her that a patient had been taking hormone drugs for a long time due to health reasons, and as a result, he developed serious side effects.

He asked Xu Yongfeng and the other two male doctors a few more questions, then left with Su Xiaohan and Zhu Xiaofeng.

Ma Nan agreed and immediately called Guo Zhigang's wife.

Outside the office, Li Zhisong came in carrying two food bags.

"Captain Zhou, Xiaohan, I'm treating you today. Welcome my junior sister to the team!" Li Zhisong and Su Xiaohan both graduated from Beijing Public Security University, and he took extra care of her. "Xiaohan, it seems we have to thank you. It's because of you that we can have the meal that Li Zhisong is treating us to!" Zhu Xiaofeng looked at Su Xiaohan meaningfully.

"Thank you, senior brother!" Su Xiaohan walked over and helped Li Zhisong get things out.

"Boss, I asked, and Guo Zhigang's wife said that Guo Zhigang has never taken any hormone drugs." Ma Nan came over and replied.

"It seems that Guo Zhigang's death is indeed very strange. He didn't take hormones, but there were a lot of hormones in his body. I'm afraid someone must have tampered with it." Zhou Yifeng said suspiciously, "Let's eat first, and then check Guo Zhigang's social relationships after dinner."

On the table in the middle of the office, there were more than ten lunch boxes, with spicy crab, sweet and sour pork ribs... very rich. Moreover, Li Zhisong also thoughtfully bought dessert, which was Su Xiaohan's favorite tiramisu.

A few people were eating and chatting. Li Zhisong told everyone about Su Xiaohan's heroic deeds when she was in school, when she bravely stood up for justice and caught a perverted man. Everyone gave her a thumbs up.

"Xiao Han, I didn't expect you to be so awesome!" Zhu Xiaofeng exclaimed after eating a piece of spare ribs.

"Xiao Han, when you first came a few days ago, I was wondering how such a quiet girl could become a criminal police officer. It seems that you can't judge a person by his appearance!" Ma Nan praised along with Zhu Xiaofeng.

Everyone was praising Su Xiaohan so much that she felt a little embarrassed. Only Zhou Yifeng kept silent. He ate a piece of spicy crab and then picked up some spareribs.

Li Zhisong approached Zhou Yifeng with a smile and said in a low voice: "Boss, what do you think? Seeing how powerful my junior sister is, don't you want a female police officer?" Li Zhisong knew that Zhou Yifeng was prejudiced against female police officers.

Zhou Yifeng looked up and rolled his eyes at him, then said with a half-smile: "At the moment, it seems that she is just good at fighting. Being a police officer is not enough just to be good at fighting, you also need to use your brain."

"Boss, just wait and see, my junior sister can do everything!" Li Zhisong looked at Su Xiaohan and was full of confidence in her.

Zhou Yifeng smiled helplessly. It seemed that this newcomer was quite popular.

In the afternoon, they visited Guo Zhigang's family, colleagues and several friends. Like the female doctor, they were all very surprised by Guo Zhigang's death. In their eyes, Guo Zhigang was a very humorous and optimistic person. In recent years, Guo Zhigang was promoted from an ordinary doctor to the director of cardiac surgery. His career development was very smooth, and they had not heard of any medical disputes.

Based on these people's statements, Zhou Yifeng and his team did not find any suspicious points for the time being.

On the way back, Su Xiaohan kept her head down, as if she was muttering something.

Zhu Xiaofeng smiled and teased her: "Xiao Han, what are you thinking about? There is a pillar in front of you, don't bump into it!"

Su Xiaohan looked up when she heard this, and said while thinking, "I'm thinking about Guo Zhigang's promotion. He and Xu Yongfeng competed together, but Xu Yongfeng lost and remained as deputy director, while he was promoted from an ordinary doctor to director. His former subordinate suddenly became his immediate superior. Would Xu Yongfeng feel uncomfortable?"

"Hey, what Xiaohan said makes sense. If it were me, I'm afraid I would find it difficult to accept it for a while!" Ma Nan's eyes lit up and he agreed with Su Xiaohan's idea.

"Let's find a time to meet Xu Yongfeng again!" Zhou Yifeng did not express his opinion, but he agreed with Su Xiaohan's idea in his heart.