When I entered the director's office, besides Director Curtis, there were two department heads I knew well.

After exchanging greetings, Director Curtis handed me a file. "The police have completed their investigation. The attacker was a patient’s family member. Two months ago, their child died on the operating table. They’ve been blaming the hospital ever since, but the hospital eventually settled with them."

I asked, puzzled, "What does this have to do with my father?"

My father was getting older, and his body was starting to decline, so he hadn’t been in the operating room for a long time. But he still wanted to serve patients, so he came to...