Glass broke as a clipboard was knocked off a counter and shattered a picture frame.
The hospital's chief of staff arrived, white-faced and sweating despite the air conditioning.
Lu Cheng made a single phone call.
Spoke exactly four words: "Send everyone. Right now."
Within fifteen minutes, three separate teams of private investigators had arrived. Two forensic specialists. A lawyer who specializes in medical malpractice and wrongful death. And a PR crisis management team to handle what was about to become a media nightmare.
The hospital was about to be systematically torn apart, piece by piece, until someone found answers.
Or someone to blame.
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**Meanwhile, in the intensive care wing.....**
Lin Yueling lay motionless beneath harsh fluorescent lighting.
