Elder brother's garrison

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The girl didn't react at all from beginning to end, as if she hadn't noticed the changes in the room at all.

"It's so quiet."

As Xiaobai spoke, she lowered her head, reached down to her feet, and picked up a small object from under the hospital bed.

Xiao Bai pulled her hand back from under the bed and looked at her fingertips—on Xiao Bai's fingertips, she was holding a cigarette butt that had burned out completely.

"Miss Miao Yan, have the hospital caregivers bullied you?" Xiao Bai threw his cigarette butt into the trash can and asked the girl on the bed.

"..." The girl on the bed remained silent, as if she hadn't heard Xiaobai's words at all.

Xiaobai didn't care that the girl on the bed didn't react, and she continued.

“You are a recovered severe deep-sea infected patient. In theory, the hospital should provide you with excellent recovery conditions. The hospital caregivers shouldn’t be secretly bullying you like this,” Xiaobai said. “After all, there’s no sense of accomplishment in bullying a doll that doesn’t react at all. Besides, you attract a lot of attention, so the chances of them being discovered if they do something to you are quite high. Well, most importantly, the caregivers are all screened and vetted by the hospital before they get in. Judging from their character and professional competence, they shouldn’t do such a thing.”

Chapter 3680 Look at me

A cigarette butt.

A... tiny cigarette butt.

This was the first thing Xiaobai noticed when he sat down in the chair.

Although this cigarette butt is small, it contains a lot of information—first and foremost, most areas of the hospital are smoke-free. Normal people would not smoke in a patient's room. Whether it's a passing nurse, a treating doctor, or even a caregiver, let alone themselves, they would stop anyone else from doing so immediately.

The reasons for banning smoking are nothing more than fire hazards or concern for the health of patients. Most people would consider that the patients in the ward are still in the recovery period, and even if they couldn't resist, they would at least not stay here to smoke.

The cigarette butt was clearly thrown under the bed after someone had finished smoking it.

The reason for doing this is most likely because they are too lazy to throw away cigarette butts, and they don't want the caregiver to find the cigarette butts in the trash can and start nagging.

In other words, the people in the ward were aware of the no-smoking rule, yet they still chose to do so—those who smoked in this room completely disregarded the patients' health and showed no regard for them whatsoever.

So who would do this?

Xiao Bai's gaze swept over the bedside table, which was completely empty, with no food or drink, just bare.

This room is too quiet.

The family of the boy Xiaobai had just treated rushed to the scene almost immediately, crying and kowtowing in gratitude, making the whole corridor know about it. Xiaobai wasn't saying that this kind of behavior was good, but she felt that it was normal for the family to be emotional if their loved one, who had been sentenced to death, was lucky enough to be saved from a desperate situation.

However, Miao Yan had nothing.

Xiaobai had never met her relatives.

The answer is self-evident.

"It's really strange, Miss Miao Yan. Your family members clearly don't care about you at all, yet they come to see you every day," Xiao Bai said to Miss Miao Yan on the bed.

"..."

“The caregiver cleans regularly every day, so this cigarette butt shouldn’t have been under the bed for too long. In other words, your family members probably haven’t been gone for long… or maybe they haven’t left yet.” Xiaobai continued to Miao Yan on the bed, “And you have a double room, right? It seems like one person staying in a double room isn’t just for peace and quiet. It’s probably because your family doesn’t want you to be disturbed by others, so they paid extra for two beds… Hmm, but is it really just that they don’t want you to be disturbed by others? Or… do they not want you to have any interaction with others?”

As Xiaobai spoke the last sentence, she kept observing Miao Yan's expression.

really.

The moment Xiaobai uttered those words, she clearly saw Miao Yan on the bed. Miao Yan's eyelids lifted slightly, and her eyelashes trembled almost imperceptibly.

really.

Something is wrong with her.

Xiao Bai recalled the time when Miao Yan was sent to the hospital. Her injuries, which appeared to be infected by the deep-sea aura all over her body, were extremely illogical. It didn't seem like the deep-sea aura had taken advantage of her weakness and invaded her body; rather, it was as if her body had burrowed into the deep-sea aura.

The situation surrounding Miao Yan is not simple.

Xiao Bai was about to continue speaking.

Suddenly, the door behind her was pushed open with a whoosh.

Snapped!

The sudden sound of the door opening made the air in the room tremble.

Xiao Bai looked at Miao Yan, who had returned to her lifeless state, and a look of disappointment appeared in her eyes. Then she turned to look behind her.

The person who opened the door was not Nanxing's mother, but two men that Xiaobai had never seen before, one tall and one short, both thin.

The two men stormed into the room, seemingly ready to cause trouble. But when they opened the door and saw a young woman with white hair and an exquisite and cute appearance sitting in the ward, their expressions faltered for a moment before turning to confusion.

"who are you?"

The men began to ask questions.

“…I am…” Xiaobai looked at the two men. She was about to speak, but then she saw their reactions and shut her mouth. She stood up apologetically, scratched her head at the men, and showed an innocent expression. “Ah…yes, I’m sorry…um…I’m a family member from the ward upstairs.”

"The next ward?" The taller man's face showed wariness, but as he looked at Xiaobai's innocent appearance, his wariness slowly dissipated. "Which ward? Who is hospitalized there? What's their name?"

“It’s room 702. The patient is the son of my mother’s friend.” Xiaobai stood up, put her hands in front of her, and said to the men, “A very capable doctor came to the hospital today. It was so noisy upstairs, so I came down.”

"You haven't told me the name yet. What's the patient in 702's name?"

"I...I don't know...I think the surname is Li," Xiaobai said pitifully.

"You came with relatives? It would be strange if you could tell us." The man's wariness finally vanished completely. "Your surname is Li, right? I'll go upstairs later and see what you're doing here, young lady."

"I... I saw that the room here was open." Xiaobai looked obedient. "Um... I'm sorry, I shouldn't have come in."

"Don't go into other people's rooms or hospital wards. Get out." The man didn't say anything more. He tossed his chin, gesturing for Xiaobai to leave.

Little White let out a soft cry, lowered her head to the two of them, and took tiny steps out of the ward.

When Xiaobai left the ward, she could still clearly hear the two men talking in hushed tones.

"I heard someone came to see this girl, it gave me quite a fright, I thought it was someone else."

"What a lousy hospital! A little girl can wander into someone's ward just by wandering around. She might as well die..."

"I need to find some time to leave..."

"understand……"

"..."

Xiao Bai left the ward without changing her expression. She stood outside the ward and let out a soft sigh of relief.

Xiao Bai turned her head to look at the corridor to the side.

At the end of the corridor, Nanxing's mother's figure could be vaguely seen; she was carrying two cartons of milk and walking towards him.

Little White ran towards Nanxing's mother.

"Hmm? Teacher Bai... Little Lu, what brings you out?" When Nanxing's mother saw Xiaobai coming over, she smiled and handed him the milk carton in her hand. "Here, I picked out some milk for you. People your age should drink more of this. My little one loved drinking this when she was little, and look how tall she is now."

"..." Xiaobai smiled silently at Nanxing's mother, took the milk, and asked, "Auntie, have you met Miss Miao Yan's family?"

"Hmm? I have seen them before." Nanxing's mother paused for a moment, seemingly not expecting Xiaobai to ask this question. "I remember there were two young men, one tall and one short, I think they were Miao Yan's second uncle and maternal uncle. When they first came, they brought a few women of similar age, but later only the two of them came. What happened?"

"I just saw them."

"Oh? What did they say when they saw you?" Nanxing's mother said. "Those two people are usually quite nice and seem to keep a low profile. They shouldn't make things difficult for you."

“I told them I was a relative of the neighbor next door.”

"puff."

Nanxing's mother was visibly suppressing a laugh, but a smile appeared on her face as she reached out and ruffled Xiaobai's hair.

"You kid...you're making me laugh. I know you want to hide your identity, but there's no need to go this far...and then what? They believed you?"

"I believe it now..."

"Okay, okay, you do look a lot like the little girl next door." Nanxing's mother covered her mouth and laughed. "But most little girls aren't as pretty as you."

"..." Xiaobai held the milk carton, thought for a while, and said to Nanxing's mother, "Auntie, I have a question."

"What's the problem?"

Are they really Miao Yan's family members?

"..." Nanxing's mother's beaming expression froze. She looked at Xiaobai, her expression gradually returning to normal. "...Did you discover something?"

"I didn't find anything, it's all just speculation..." Xiaobai thought for a while and said to Nanxing's mother, "But I did have a brief chat with Miss Miao Yan just now."

"...She spoke?"

"That's not true."

"So how did you talk?"

She glanced at me.

"..." Nanxing's mother.

Chapter 3681 Evidence

"So that's how it is... eye contact..."

Nanxing's mother looked at Xiaobai with a rather complicated expression. Although she didn't say anything afterward, Xiaobai seemed to sense some difficulty from her expression.

Oh...that makes sense.

Xiaobai's statement was entirely based on her own feelings and conjectures. Such words were unfounded and baseless. The key point is that her words carried some weight, which would indeed make Nanxing's mother, the head nurse of the hospital who values ​​procedures, feel somewhat helpless.

Nanxing's mother couldn't just drag Xiaobai to question Miao Yan's family about their blood relation based on a single comment from Xiaobai. After all, patients and their families are usually very sensitive, and in a hospital, you have to be extra careful about their feelings. If you say something wrong and it turns into a serious incident like a medical dispute, it would be a devastating blow to Shenzhen Hospital, which is already under intense scrutiny.

Xiao Bai quickly realized why Nanxing's mother was in a difficult position, and she immediately smiled at Nanxing's mother, feeling embarrassed.

"Ah... Auntie, let's just forget about it. Just pretend I didn't say anything."

Xiao Bai said.

Xiao Bai secretly decided that it would be better to investigate this matter in her own capacity. After all, Nanxing's mother's identity was rather sensitive, and she shouldn't risk her.

However, just as Xiaobai was deciding what to do next, Nanxing's mother suddenly reached out and silently grabbed Xiaobai's arm.

"Huh? Auntie?" Xiaobai subconsciously looked up and met Nanxing's mother's gaze.

"..." Nanxing's mother shook her head at Xiaobai, gestured for Xiaobai to be quiet, then glanced at the closed ward door in the distance of the corridor before whispering to Xiaobai, "...Come this way."

Nanxing's mother turned around and pulled Xiaobai toward the stairwell.

The stairwell was as quiet and spacious as ever. Xiaobai and Nanxing's mother walked into the stairwell one after the other, and their clear footsteps immediately filled the empty space.

"Sigh, don't say things like that in front of the ward." After Nanxing's mother walked into the stairwell, she glanced at the surroundings before turning around, letting go of Xiaobai's hand with relief, and said to Xiaobai.

"Ah... that's right... I didn't think it through." Xiaobai belatedly realized that thankfully no one had heard her, and scratched her head apologetically, "Um... Auntie, I'm sorry..."

“That’s alright.” Nanxing’s mother shook her head. She thought for a while, then looked down intently into Xiaobai’s eyes. “However… Admiral Lu Lin, you must know that in human society, we value evidence in everything we do. Relying solely on feelings and guesses often makes it impossible to even take action.”

"Hmm... I know that, I won't say it again." Xiaobai nodded in agreement.

“There’s no need to be so decisive… Compared to this kind of thing…” Nanxing’s mother murmured softly, then looked back at Xiaobai and said, “…Are you sure?”

"Confirm what?" Xiaobai was taken aback.

"Are you sure... those two people in the ward aren't Miao Yan's family members?" Nanxing's mother asked tentatively in a low voice.

"..." Xiaobai looked at Nanxing's mother with slight surprise, and subconsciously replied, "Ah... well... actually I'm not quite sure... didn't they register their information when they were admitted to the hospital?"

“Miao Yan’s situation is rather special. Because of the emergency, we didn’t verify her information very carefully,” Nanxing’s mother said. “You know, she’s not old enough to apply for an ID card. Usually, when we verify the information of minors, we ask their families to provide medical insurance cards or family members’ ID cards and household registration books, but at that time, Miao Yan’s family said they didn’t bring these documents, so the identity verification process could only be completed when she was discharged from the hospital.”

"Are these situations, where no identity verification is required, rare?"

"It's not that it's particularly rare. Illnesses don't wait for anyone, and many patients and their families are encountering an illness that requires hospitalization for the first time. It's quite normal to be flustered and forget things," Nanxing's mother said.

"Oh……"

"..." Seeing that no one was around, Nanxing's mother gently squatted down, pressed Xiaobai's shoulder and said, "...Auntie actually believes in your feelings."

"Huh?" Xiaobai looked at Nanxing's mother in surprise.

“Miao Yan’s situation is somewhat special. Her two family members have also been kept very secret. The caregivers often complain that Miao Yan’s family members hate it when the caregivers are alone with Miao Yan. Every time the caregivers come in to clean and take care of the patient, there is always someone watching them, which makes them very uncomfortable,” Nanxing’s mother said softly. “For a little girl, this level of attention seems a bit distorted, but everyone knows that it’s not illegal, so we haven’t been able to say anything.”

"Auntie, so you are..."

“What I mean is… Auntie trusts you.” Nanxing’s mother gently patted Xiaobai’s shoulder. “I trust your judgment. When Miaoyan is discharged from the hospital, I will personally oversee the process and not give them a chance to take advantage of the situation. I must see with my own eyes that they produce documents that can prove the identities and blood relations of both parties before I let them take Miaoyan away. On the contrary… if they cannot produce the relevant documents by then, I will have to call the police.”

"Oh oh oh..."

Xiao Bai felt greatly encouraged after listening to Nanxing's mother's words.

For a hospital head nurse who has to consider pressure from all sides, being able to do this much is already a result of Nanxing's mother's great trust in Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai smiled at Nanxing's mother.

"Thank you auntie."