The Case of Love

Chapter 3 Exploration
Zhou Yifeng originally did not want a female police officer, thinking that female police officers were not as physically fit as male police officers and would be a hindrance when handling cases. Now it seems that female police officers have their own advantages. Women are often more careful than men and can better grasp details. Moreover, according to Li Zhisong's description, Su Xiaohan's physical fitness should be good.

Su Xiaohan was very satisfied to be able to deal with cases right after work. However, after running around for almost the entire day, she felt exhausted when she got home from get off work and just wanted to sleep.

In the past, it was always my elder sister Su Xiaoxin who came home late after working overtime, but now, she has become the last person to arrive home.

Before going to bed, Su Xiaoxin went to her sister's room to ask her how she felt about being a police officer.

"How is it, Xiaohan? You've been working for a few days. Is being a policeman the same as you imagined?" Su Xiaoxin asked with a smile.

"It's pretty much what I thought. It's very satisfying! Especially when I think that I can find out the truth through my own efforts and bring the criminals to justice, it's particularly exciting!" Su Xiaohan said with a beaming smile in her eyes.

Su Xiaoxin could see that her sister really liked the police profession, and it was worth it for her to stand by her side and support her to apply for the Public Security University. Otherwise, according to their father's wishes, he hoped that both daughters could follow in his footsteps and work at the Junan Company he founded.

After her father Su Junan passed away, Su Xiaoxin became the helmsman of Junan Company, but she was not interested in this. However, as the eldest child in the family, she felt that she had the responsibility to inherit her father's unfinished business and take care of the whole family. So, she chose responsibility and gave freedom to her sister.

"Sister, thank you. If you weren't in the company, I wouldn't be able to do what I like." After a moment of silence, Su Xiaohan snuggled in her sister's arms like a spoiled child and said gratefully.

Su Xiaoxin felt warm in her heart, and gently stroked her back and said, "Silly girl, I am your sister, you don't have to say thank you to me. Seeing you happy, I am happy too!"

"Sister, I'm a police officer now. Believe me, I will find an opportunity to investigate the truth of the fire in the garment factory in the future! We can't let our father go away in such an unclear way." Su Xiaohan stood up solemnly, stared into her sister's eyes, and promised.

Su Junan died in a fire at Junan's garment factory. The two sisters always believed that the fire in the garment factory was deliberately caused by someone and never gave up looking for the truth.

"Okay, sister believes you!" Su Xiaoxin had tears in her eyes.

"So, please promise me, sister, that you will just focus on taking care of the company's affairs. Leave all other matters to me. You can't investigate secretly by yourself, it's very dangerous!" Su Xiaohan comforted her sister, thinking that her father's departure had always been a knot in her sister's heart.

Su Xiaoxin poked her sister's nose and said teasingly, "Little girl, I'm so worried about you! Don't worry, I'll tell you if there's anything in the future. My sister is a police officer and can protect me!"

"Sister, it's great to have you!" Su Xiaohan hugged her sister tightly and secretly swore in her heart that she must protect her mother and sister and keep them safe.

The two sisters chatted for a while, and then Su Xiaoxin went back to her room to sleep.

The next morning, Su Xiaohan got up early, took a sandwich from the dining table and walked out.

Zhou Yifeng informed her that she would go to Guo Zhigang's house with them in the morning.

In order to find out the truth as soon as possible, Guo Zhigang's wife cooperated very well and described in detail how Guo Zhigang's health deteriorated.

Two years ago, Guo Zhigang was promoted to the director of cardiac surgery. A few months after taking office, he always felt weak, and it seemed to be getting worse. At first, he thought he was too tired from work and didn't take it seriously. But gradually, as a man in his early 70s, even climbing the stairs became very strenuous, and later, even walking became very difficult. At the urging of his wife, he had a physical examination and found out that he had osteoporosis, diabetes and cataracts. As a doctor, Guo Zhigang knew his physical condition very well. According to his physical constitution, this kind of old age disease basically shouldn't appear at his age. The doctor who examined him told him that his physical condition had reached the level of nearly years old.

In order to find out the cause of his illness, Guo Zhigang underwent examinations at Beijing Central Hospital and other large hospitals. The final results showed that he was suffering from exogenous Cushing's syndrome. The main cause of this disease was excessive use of hormones.

Guo Zhigang knew that he was allergic to hormones and had never taken hormone drugs, so this situation was probably related to his diet. Perhaps he accidentally ate foods containing hormones and took in too much hormones. For this reason, he began to adjust his diet and even asked someone to prescribe a healthy recipe for him.

After more than half a year of rest and recuperation, Guo Zhigang's body quickly recovered and he returned to work in the hospital. However, what he didn't expect was that as soon as he returned to the hospital, his health began to deteriorate rapidly again.

Guo Zhigang then began to investigate the possible sources of hormones he might have been exposed to in his work environment, and even stopped eating in the hospital cafeteria and brought his own food every day. However, there was no improvement, and his health remained poor.

When Guo Zhigang's wife said this, Zhou Yifeng immediately discovered something wrong. He suspected that someone in the hospital had tampered with Guo Zhigang's daily diet.

"Captain, could it be that someone in the hospital wants to harm him?" Su Xiaohan asked.

Before Zhou Yifeng could say anything, he heard Su Xiaohan's question, and they thought of the same thing.

Zhou Yifeng nodded, "Don't rule out this possibility!"

"Captain, Guo Zhigang brings his own lunch every day, so someone who wants to harm him shouldn't have a chance to tamper with the food. So, there is only one possibility, that person is targeting what he drinks. Water, or tea leaves." Su Xiaohan continued to analyze.

"Our Zhigang has a habit of carrying a thermos cup wherever he goes and drinks several cups of water every day. His cup is placed on his desk. Could someone put something in his cup while he is away?" After hearing them talk about this, Guo Zhigang's wife made a bold guess.

"This is a very important clue. Xiaofeng, tell Ma Nan to quickly check the surveillance footage near the hospital's cardiac surgery office to see if anything can be found," Zhou Yifeng immediately arranged.

Zhu Xiaofeng responded, got up and went to another room to call Ma Nan.

Sitting on the sofa in the living room of Guo Zhigang's house, Su Xiaohan shuddered. If the truth was as they suspected, it would be too terrible.

Guo Zhigang would never have imagined that he was working with a devil!
After leaving Guo Zhigang's house, Zhou Yifeng and the other two went to the hospital to meet Ma Nan.

The surveillance video has been retrieved. Since there are no cameras in the office, we cannot see inside and can only see the corridor and the door.

After watching a few videos, Zhou Yifeng suddenly turned around and asked Su Xiaohan: "Xiaohan, tell me, what did you find?"

Su Xiaohan thought for a moment and said, "Captain, I found that these videos have one thing in common. There are five people in Guo Zhigang's office. Almost every morning around 9 o'clock, they will go out one after another and then come back one after another. In the videos we watched, Xu Yongfeng almost always came back first."

"You mean, he came back first to tamper with Guo Zhigang's water cup?" Zhou Yifeng asked.