"What Doctor Zac said obviously has something to do with us. Given my wife's current state, can you please
allow her to sit in the ward and listen? We promise to not interfere while the statement is being taken."
My eyes were filled with tears. Half of the reason was due to anxiety, while the half was due to my gratitude for
Theo. | thought he would persuadeto leave, but he did not.
"lI understand how you feel, but we need to follow the regular procedure, so please cooperate." The officer did
not make things difficult for us, but he made a gesture and politely asked us to leave. | stood in place and did not
move.
The policeman who stood beside the bed thought about it and said, "I can make an exception for you. Why don't
you wait outside the ward first? We'll let you in after we've taken the first statement?"
He walked up and explained, "This is also to ensure the authenticity of the statement. If we don't go according to
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtprocedure and things go wrong in between, it'll make it even harder to find your son. Please cooperate with us."
After a pause, he continued, "You aren't supposed to be here according to the rules, but | understand your
worries as a mother, so you can cin and communicate with Dr. Zac when we take the statement back to the
police station. But you must know that this is already against the rules."
| nodded solemnly. "I understand. Thank you, sir."
In the corridor, Theo and | sat side by side. My hands were clenched into fists, and even my cuffs were wrinkled
by me.
Tpassed. About an hour and a half later, the police officers finally walked out of the ward. The moment |
heard the door lock click, | shot up as if a switch had been pressed.
Maybe | stood up too quickly, so my vision suddenly blacked out. Fortunately, Theo caughtin time.
"Wanda," Theo called out towith concern.
| soon cto my senses. "I'm okay. My blood sugar is just a little low. Let's go find Dr. Zac."
In the ward, Dr. Zac had already recovered a little but was still quite weak.
When he saw me, he steeled himself and repeated everything he had said to the police.
"This morning, | routinely checked the ward. Munchkin was doing much better than I thought, so I left after doing
sbasic examinations. When | returned to the office and was just about to review patients’ cases, both of you
showed up."
Theo and | sat on the chairs next to him and listened to Doctor Zac's recount anxiously. | stared fixedly at Dr. Zac
as he was now our only life-saving straw.
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"Both of you said that in consideration for the child's health, you decided to transfer Munchkin to the hospital
abroad and toldto bring the child out. | disagreed at the time.
‘Although Munchkin's condition had finally stabilized, his current condition didn't allow for him to be discharged
from the hospital, let alone go on a long-distance flight. Hence, | didn't recommend a transfer." Dr. Zac suddenly
shifted his gaze fromto Theo.
"This man was extremely resolute. He even threatenedby saying that if | refused to comply, it would be
difficult forto continue working here."
He took a deep breath. "I took out Munchkin's medical records and put them in front of the two of you, then
explained to you that Munchkin was really not fit to travel now. But the two of you said that a professional
medical team would escort Munchkin once he was discharged from the hospital and ensure his safety
throughout. | just needed to take care of the discharge procedures now and didn't need to think about anything ads by
else." Pubfuture