Chapter 7

"Place the child's head in the crook of your elbow, and keep the child in a semi-sitting position, not flat, or it will choke..."

"Sister Wang, I'm a bit nervous."

"What are you nervous about? Look, how much the child likes you? She keeps looking at you, even though she can't see clearly. Look, when you lower your head, she even smiles!"

Outside the ward, Xia Yu, who had heard the commotion inside, paused in confusion. She wasn't in a hurry to go in, but stood at the door, looking through the glass, quietly watching Yang Yan, who was sitting on a chair, feeding the baby with a bottle under Nurse Wang's guidance.

Although Xia Yu couldn't see the baby's condition, the smile that inadvertently appeared at the corner of Yang Yan's mouth was clearly imprinted in her eyes. It was a natural joy, a pure expression of the most sincere human emotion, radiating a kind of pure light that Xia Yu couldn't describe with words!

For a moment, Xia Yu felt that she shouldn't go in, to avoid disturbing this beautiful moment!

Of course, this beauty didn't last long. The little girl soon finished her milk. Nurse Wang took her from Yang Yan's arms, walked her around slowly to soothe her to sleep, and then placed her back in the bed.

After all, the baby was still very young and needed a lot of sleep to recover energy, especially after just recovering from an illness and still being a bit weak.

Seeing that the little girl was safe and sound and had fallen back asleep, Yang Yan said goodbye to Nurse Wang and left the ward, preparing to return to school.

"Officer Xia... Officer Xia, why are you here?" Yang Yan opened the door and saw Xia Yu sitting on a bench in the corridor outside, his eyes widening in surprise.

"I just got off work and came to check on things." Xia Yu stood up, looking at Yang Yan with a faint smile.

During the day, Xia Yu was dressed formally, with a tie, jacket, and hat, and even the buttons on her jacket were neatly fastened. Now that she was off work, she could be a bit more casual, with her dark blue jacket draped over her elbow and her tie already undone.

But the light blue shirt highlighted Xia Yu's good figure, which had been hidden by the jacket during the day!

It wasn't particularly distinctive, but it couldn't be hidden, and even though the mountains weren't high, they were beautiful!

What mattered was the graceful curves, just right, not cumbersome, and giving a sense of healthy strength. For a moment, Yang Yan didn't dare to look directly...

"Cough, Officer Xia, do you work so late? That must be very hard!" Yang Yan, feeling a bit dry in his mouth, found a topic to talk about.

Xia Yu smiled slightly and said, "This is quite normal. Some veteran detectives often work for ten to fifteen days straight. I'm just a small police officer, so this isn't considered hard work."

Xia Yu paused, turned her head, and nodded toward the ward where the little girl was, then continued, "And today, I was searching for her parents. I reviewed the surveillance footage from the nearby area, which is why I was busy until now."

"Did you review the surveillance footage? Did you find anything?" Yang Yan asked with surprise.

Xia Yu's expression darkened, and she shook her head lightly.

Indeed, how easy could it be?

Yang Yan understood this, and his surprised smile gradually faded, his mood becoming heavy.

"But if I hadn't seen the footage, I would have thought you were the little girl's father!" Xia Yu looked up at Yang Yan and said.

Her clear, spring-like eyes always made Yang Yan feel uneasy, as if he had done something wrong.

"Don't be nervous, I know you're not." Xia Yu saw the expression on Yang Yan's face and his eagerness to explain, and couldn't help but laugh.

This seemed to be the first time Yang Yan had seen her smile so brightly!

"In the footage, I saw what you described, a group of college students drinking and passing by, and you passed out on the side of the road and were forgotten by everyone." Xia Yu pursed her lips and explained to Yang Yan, "I also saw the woman on a bicycle who left the child on the side of the road, but the footage was very blurry, and I couldn't see her clearly."

"The footage was blurry? But it was still recorded, right?" Yang Yan, hearing the key information, asked with some surprise.

"Yes, but it's really hard to see clearly. I could only identify her as a woman from her figure." Xia Yu was a bit puzzled by Yang Yan's excitement.

"There are many factors that can cause the footage to be blurry, such as the resolution of the surveillance camera, the video compression algorithm, and the fact that uncompressed digital video images take up a lot of space and bandwidth..." Yang Yan was about to launch into a long explanation, but seeing Xia Yu's blank expression, he stopped and smiled, "Let's not go into too much detail. The important thing is that even if the footage is blurry, as long as it was recorded, we have a chance to make it clearer through technical means."

"Oh, I see. In some criminal cases abroad, they also sharpen blurry footage or photos to find suspects!" Xia Yu nodded thoughtfully.

"It's not just simple sharpening." Yang Yan pinched his fingers together, wanting to explain to Xia Yu but worried she wouldn't understand, and smiled helplessly, "But you can understand it that way, it's roughly the same idea."

"Then I'll go to the provincial department tomorrow and see if their technical team can help." Xia Yu was also excited and smiled, "I hope we can find the child's parents through this video!"

Yang Yan hesitated and said, "Officer Xia, could you give me a copy?"

"Do you know these technical skills?" Xia Yu looked at Yang Yan in surprise.

Yang Yan smiled but didn't explain, just said sincerely, "I studied computer technology, and I know a bit. Let me try. More people mean more hope!"

"Alright! Come to the police station tomorrow morning at nine with a USB drive to copy the footage. It's where you gave your statement this morning, remember?"

"Remember." Yang Yan nodded.

"But remember, don't share this footage. If it gets on the internet, I won't forgive you!" Xia Yu warned.

"Of course not, our goal is the same, to find the child's parents!" Yang Yan said firmly.

"Then it's settled!" Xia Yu extended her hand and smiled, "Pleasure to work with you!"

Yang Yan hurriedly extended his right hand and shook Xia Yu's.

Xia Yu's hand wasn't as smooth as some delicate young ladies', possibly due to years of training, with a bit of callus and a strong grip, but as a woman, her long fingers, soft palm, and fine texture on the back of her hand gave Yang Yan a unique feeling.

"Aren't you going to go in and see her?" Yang Yan, in a panic, found a topic to talk about.

"No, I don't want to disturb her rest. I just watched her for a while. By the way, I saw you feeding her, hahaha!"

"Uh..."

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