I Became a Vicious Supporting Role in the '70s-Chapter 280: Go Pick Up Money

"Dr. Cheng, please wait a moment. The difficult childbirth my sister-in-law experienced was not an accident, but a deliberate act. I’ve already reported it to the police. It would be great if you could let our medical staff know, as they will need to give a statement later."

There are still quite a number of people gathered in the delivery room, having heard that a mother was bleeding profusely, many kind-hearted individuals came to donate blood, and naturally, many people came to see what was happening.

"Xiao Meng, if what you’re saying is true, our hospital will definitely investigate thoroughly. If your sister-in-law really had an incident at our hospital, it would affect our reputation as well. Xiao Zhao, could you please let our medical staff know that we will fully cooperate with the police in their investigation?"

"Alright, Dr. Cheng, I will relay the message. You should go back to your office and rest for a bit. You’ve been standing for hours, and if you don’t rest properly, your health will suffer."

Shen Meng took out a pack of ginseng slices and goji berries from her bag and handed them to the nurse.

"Nurse Zhao, this is ginseng and goji berries. Could you please make some tea with them for Dr. Cheng later to help her replenish her energy?"

"Thank you, Mr. Shen."

Cheng Yufen looked at Shen Meng and then glanced at the crowd around them. She blinked before saying, "Xiao Meng, rest assured, whether it’s our hospital’s responsibility or not, we will give you an explanation. As a commendable contributor to Ning County, having earned foreign exchange earnings for us and helped the County Government gather relief supplies for flood control, and it’s because of you that our county’s factories made it into the Provincial City’s newspapers, allowing our county to finally hold its head high among other counties. You’ve dedicated so much to everyone, and we won’t let you be disheartened."

As soon as Cheng Yufen spoke, the crowd around them burst into commotion, thinking it was just another medical disturbance, but it turned out to be a family member of a commendable contributor who was deliberately harmed, almost resulting in a fatality. It was utterly inconceivable.

Shen Meng was also somewhat speechless as she watched Cheng Yufen, but seeing the smile in her eyes, she instantly understood her meaning. Thinking back to when she first met Cheng Yufen, she was so naïve, and never expected she would now have such stratagems.

Feeling a bit embarrassed under Shen Meng’s gaze, Cheng Yufen took the nurse’s hand and walked to her own office. She was genuinely very tired and needed a good rest.

"Lord, who would’ve thought that this beautiful girl is actually a commendable contributor of Ning County."

"I was thinking she looked familiar, and thought I had seen her somewhere before. Now I remember, I saw her in the newspaper!"

"Earning hundreds of thousands in foreign exchange a year, what kind of ability does one need to negotiate that? Tsk, truly remarkable. They say it was just a flower workshop, but now it has become a Head Flower Factory. A woman is no less capable than a man!"

"Isn’t anyone talking about Dr. Cheng? Worthy of being called the ’gynecological miracle worker,’ she saved a mother going through a difficult birth. Didn’t you hear what the little nurse said? They practically had to replace all the mother’s blood, it was a tough rescue, and Dr. Cheng was on her feet for seven or eight hours straight, my goodness, without eating or drinking for seven or eight hours, that’s incredible. Truly, a doctor has a heart of a parent!"

"If my wife gets pregnant in the future, I am definitely coming to Dr. Cheng, she’s really amazing."

"Keep dreaming, Dr. Cheng is booked up with lots of appointments, it’s generally impossible to get in."

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The crowd was buzzing with talk, while Shen Meng’s family went back to the ward with the police. The two officers took this matter very seriously. Shen Meng, with the secretary of the committee secretary, found the director because they wanted to catch the person who harmed her sister-in-law. Regardless of whether Shen Meng was a commendable contributor, treating a pregnant woman about to give birth in this manner was malicious.

When Shen Yutian pushed the door to enter, bursts of laughter could still be heard in the ward, which sounded particularly harsh to him. This was especially true for the two old women who had offended him before. Seeing a crowd of people arrive, they quickly shut their mouths.

"Officers, it’s these two old ladies. When my sister-in-law was giving birth, they were eating sunflower seeds in the corridor, saying sarcastic things. I have reason to suspect that they know the inside story."

The two old ladies who were just laughing were suddenly dumbfounded, not expecting the two young men who followed them in to be from the police.

"What sunflower seeds cracking, what mocking, I don’t understand what you’re talking about. We’re just simple, innocent farmers, we don’t know any insider information, no idea at all."

"That’s right, that’s right, what’s wrong with us chatting here? Who says two old ladies can’t chat in the hospital? Go away, we don’t know anything."

Although the two old women’s mouths were fierce, their hands were trembling. It was clear to any discerning eye that they were fearful and guilt-ridden. The two policemen weren’t rookies either; they could clearly see this.

"Comrades, please come with us to the Police Station. We have some questions to ask. As members of the public, you have an obligation to cooperate with the police investigation."

"Mr. Policeman, we really don’t know anything—it truly has nothing to do with us!"

"Yes, yes, the woman’s fall has nothing to do with us. It’s her own bad luck. Why would it come back to us?"

The patients they were accompanying to stay overnight were also chiming in. If their mothers left, who would take care of them?

"Mr. Policeman, my mother is just here to accompany me through childbirth. Our family are all honest people, we really don’t know anything about that woman."

"Exactly. My leg is broken. If my mother goes with you to the hospital, what will I do if something happens to me?"

The police officer looked at the rowdy crowd and said sternly, "Quiet down. We are asking you to come with us to the Police Station now. Don’t wait until we really find something and end up detaining you all."

Common people fear officials.

They thought the two youngsters would manage to slip by, but once they spoke up loudly, it frightened everyone in the ward into silence.

Suddenly, a young man remembered what Shen Meng had said on the road and added, "This time, we are asking for your assistance in the investigation. The Shen Family is willing to offer a reward of eighty yuan. There’s a five yuan reward for any clue, twenty yuan for identifying who carried the water, and sixty yuan for identifying who spilled the water after Su Xiaomei entered the restroom."

After the police officer finished speaking, the ward fell so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Shen Xiaobin tugged on Shen Meng’s sleeve, who nodded at him, and he didn’t dare to ask more.

"How, how much?"

"Ladies, whether you know anything or not, as long as you come with us to the Police Station and answer some questions, you will receive at least a two yuan reward. If you choose not to go, then we’ll be on our way. There are a few nurses and sanitation workers waiting for us over there!"

As the two policemen turned to leave, the two old ladies sprang to their feet. A pregnant woman next to them, a bit nervous, tugged at the person in front of her.

"Mother, don’t go! I could give birth any moment now. I had someone check, and this child is definitely a son. You’ve always wanted a grandson, don’t go! It’s only two yuan, we can earn that by working hard for work points..."

"Get lost, this is a hospital, what could happen to you? Just going there can earn us two yuan, it’s no different than picking up money. Don’t hold up your mother from making money. Mr. Policeman, we can leave right away."

"I’m going too, I’m going too. Son, you just lie there. If anything happens, just call for the nurse. We’ve paid, so it’s their job to take care of you. Mommy will bring you something delicious when I come back."

"Mom, make sure you come back quickly!"

The pregnant woman lying in the bed watched the departing figures, clenching the blanket tightly with her hands, her panicked and anxious eyes all observed by Shen Meng.