Diary of a Criminal Investigator

Chapter 596: Chen Degao’s Whereabouts

Lu Chuan naturally had no idea that with just a blink, so many thoughts had popped into the young nurse’s head.However, if he knew what the young nurse was thinking...

He might have just handed over tens of thousands, as long as she’d take him on a little tour inside.

Although Lu Chuan spent quite a bit of money at the check-up center, in reality, he didn’t undergo many tests.

In less than an hour, all the check-up items here were completed, and with the young nurse leading him, Lu Chuan left the check-up center. After passing through a gate, they entered the rehabilitation area.

"Mr. Lu, let me tell you, the environment in our rehabilitation area is particularly good; all the vegetation is air-lifted from the South."

"We hired a specialized designer to work on it."

"And in the ten years since our sanatorium’s establishment, there hasn’t been a single sudden death of any of the patients."

"This is because we provide 24-hour monitoring for elderly patients with underlying conditions. If anything seems off, our medical team intervenes immediately, minimizing any potential problems caused by sudden illnesses."

The young nurse was very dedicated, giving Lu Chuan a tour and introduction simultaneously.

"Of course, while our rehabilitation services are good, they have a downside: they’re very expensive. The care plans differ based on the level of rehabilitation, with the most expensive costing over a million a month, and even the cheapest over two hundred thousand."

When mentioning the hundred thousand and over two hundred thousand, the young nurse glanced at Lu Chuan’s expression, noticing that he didn’t even flinch.

This person really isn’t short of money.

In fact, Lu Chuan wasn’t really listening to what the young nurse was saying.

At the moment, all his attention was drawn to a wheelchair on the other side of the rehabilitation area.

The young nurse talked on for a while, finally noticing that Lu Chuan was a bit absent-minded.

Following Lu Chuan’s gaze...

"Mr. Lu, that is our sanatorium’s treatment area."

"Oh? For treating people?"

"Yes, yes, that’s where our patients with certain medical conditions go for treatment."

"Can I go over and take a look?"

"Uh? This is..."

The young nurse’s face scrunched up: "Sir, I’m afraid not. We can’t go over to the treatment area; it’s run by foreign experts."

"You don’t know how strict the management is in our sanatorium, as a nurse of my level, I can only work in the check-up center and only come to the rehabilitation area to introduce services to clients like you who are interested in rehabilitation here. Otherwise, I can’t normally come over."

"As for the treatment area, none of our domestic nurses at the sanatorium can go there. It’s the area managed by foreign experts."

Cannot go there?

Lu Chuan frowned, looking at the wheelchair that was already being pushed away by a foreign nurse in the distance.

Lu Chuan was interested not just in the wheelchair, nor the blonde-haired, blue-eyed foreign nurse.

He was interested in the person in the wheelchair.

Chen Degao!

If Lu Chuan wasn’t mistaken, the person in the wheelchair was Chen Degao, the first missing person in this case, a truck driver.

Lu Chuan never expected to see Chen Degao, who had been missing for a week, in this place!

Moreover, if Chen Degao was here, were the others here too?

Also, there was something very off about Chen Degao’s condition; although Lu Chuan was some distance away, he could vaguely see the dazed and numb expression on Chen Degao’s face, and drool on his mouth.

But now was clearly not a good time to rush over.

If the person was indeed here and being brought out for sunshine, then it indicated that nothing would happen in the short term.

Lu Chuan thought about it, restrained his urge to rush over and seize the person, then looked at the young nurse: "Alright, I was just curious, asking casually."

"I’m very satisfied with your introduction. I’ll discuss it with my father when I get back and call you later."

Hearing Lu Chuan say this, coupled with his sincere expression, the young nurse’s heart blossomed with joy.

"Okay Mr. Lu, here’s my card. If you need anything, feel free to call me, I’m at your service 24/7."

Lu Chuan nodded, accepted the young nurse’s card, and then left the Thousand-Year Sanatorium.

In the car, Lu Chuan wasted no time and directly called Qin Yong.

"Captain Qin! I saw Chen Degao!"

In his office, Qin Yong, who was scratching his head and racking his brain, not knowing what to do next, was struck dumb like he was hit by lightning when he received the call from Lu Chuan.

It took him a long hesitation before he reacted.

"Lu Chuan, what did you say? Chen Degao?"

"The missing Chen Degao?"

"Yes! Captain Qin! You heard right, I saw the missing truck driver, Chen Degao!"

After confirming Lu Chuan’s information, Qin Yong excitedly jumped up from his chair.

"Where?"

Since Lu Chuan was able to see Chen Degao, it meant that he was still alive, no matter where.

Chen Degao was the first to go missing among all those reported missing. Since he wasn’t dead, did it imply that the others weren’t dead either?

As long as people weren’t dead, no matter what transpired, it wasn’t the worst-case scenario.

These past few days, Qin Yong had been on the verge of losing it over this missing person case.

Twelve people disappeared within a week; this wasn’t a small case. Song Jiangguo from the city bureau personally came over yesterday to oversee the investigation.

Although he didn’t give Qin Yong any orders to solve the case within three days, Qin Yong knew from Song Jiangguo’s demeanor and tone that he was under a lot of pressure too.

However, even with the pressure, there was no progress on the case, which was what worried Qin Yong the most.

So far, the clues were scant; the information gathered at the telephone booth had no utility, and the person who called the twelve individuals still had not been found.

Furthermore, examining the interpersonal relationships among these twelve people revealed no common connections going back three generations.

In short, Qin Yong was at a loss!

Unexpectedly, just then, Lu Chuan provided him with such good news!

"18 Xinyi Road, Thousand-Year Sanatorium!"

Lu Chuan didn’t dare to delay, quickly summarizing the discovery of the list by Old Bai and what he saw in the treatment area, with Chen Degao sitting in a wheelchair.

"For now, it seems that Chen Degao is safe."

"But as for the condition of the others, whether they are also in this sanatorium, it’s still uncertain."

While these people had undergone check-ups at the sanatorium, under normal logic it seemed highly likely they were currently in the sanatorium.

But since Lu Chuan hadn’t actually seen them, he could only conjecture.

"There is definitely a problem here; Chen Degao’s financial condition is very ordinary, and trying to have surgery or treatment in this sanatorium costs tens of thousands, even millions, which Chen Degao absolutely cannot afford."

"Additionally, if Chen Degao really was ill, he wouldn’t have disappeared to come here for treatment a week ago."

"Captain Qin, I request a thorough search of the Thousand-Year Sanatorium!"