Now, while Chen Tian and his sister are under suspicion, let the police take them away fair and square, and the Su Family won't be able to say a word.
Yet, these two idiots……
The two assistant police officers saw Guo Dafu's look, but didn't seem to catch its meaning.
"Granddaughter, help me up."
Elder Su let out a long sigh, the smile on his face not yet fading.
Immediately, the members of the Su Family crowded forward, all eager to help Elder Su up.
Yet Elder Su only offered his hand to Su Wanyue.
Elder Su sat down at the edge of the bed, looked at the two police officers, and said in an unquestionable tone:
"If you don't know me, I can give you a chance to get acquainted. What a pity, once a general achieves success and retires from the pugilistic world, no one cares anymore."
"I am a great general who has retired with full honors. The nation will still grant me some face."
With that, Elder Su took the phone and dialed a call:
"Chief Wang, keep your subordinates in check."
The two assistant officers stood there dumbfounded; when had they ever seen such a huge display?
It was Captain Guo who told them to come, what did it have to do with Chief Wang?
No, wait, this old man actually called Chief Wang directly?
Suddenly, a bad premonition welled up in their hearts.
Hospital Director Guo Dafu already had a face as dark as ink, loathing them to the bone.
Before long, Chief Wang of the Jiangzhou police department hurried over.
As soon as he entered the ward, he walked up to Elder Su, cupped his fists respectfully, and said:
"Old General, it is my lax discipline. Please calm your anger."
Having said that, he turned around furiously, strode forward, and slapped them across the face.
Slap, slap...
The two assistant officers were completely dazed by the blows, continuously admitting their mistake.
Chief Wang roared:
"Do you know who the old man in front of you is? He is the nationally renowned Elder General Su, decorated with multiple first-class honors. You reckless bastards!"
"Without official credentials, how dare you disobey orders?"
"Get out of here, both of you. You're fired."
The two assistant officers were beaten and chased away, taking the brunt of his fury.
Only then did he walk back over, saying with a full smile:
"Elder Su, it was my subordinate's ignorance that disturbed you. Another day, I will surely come to your home to apologize."
"Right, I'll arrange for a few trusted confidants to stay here to safely escort Elder Su home."
Elder Su waved his hand. "Chief Wang is too polite."
"Not at all, not at all. Then if there's nothing else, I won't interrupt the Su Family gathering."
With that, Chief Wang slipped away quickly.
Of course he knew today's matter was extremely tricky.
As long as trouble didn't find him, how could he possibly go looking for it himself?
After Chief Wang left, Guo Dafu's mental state completely collapsed.
"Elder Su, Elder Su, please calm your anger. Even if this Chen Tian and his sister are not the suspects, they still bear responsibility for the destruction of your ventilator tubing last night, and they have every obligation to help you track down the killer."
Guo Dafu hurriedly lowered his posture, becoming flattering.
Elder Su frowned, a battle-hardened smile once again filling his face:
"Director Guo didn't seem to be saying that just now. If we really want to investigate responsibility, Divine Doctor Lin saved me and certainly has merit, but the murderer was able to commit crimes so freely in your hospital—as the head of the hospital, isn't Director Guo also hard-pressed to escape blame?"
One has to admit, ginger gets hotter the older it gets.
Elder Su's words were a fatal blow, instantly scaring Guo Dafu into a sweat.
"Elder Su, that's putting it too severely. It was my supervisory negligence!"
A smile flooded Elder Su's face:
"If you are determined to condemn someone, you can always find a pretext. Director Guo has never experienced the battlefield; you shouldn't try to snatch food from a tiger's mouth or lick blood from a blade."
"Yes, yes, General Su's reprimand is well-taken."
Guo Dafu's heart hammered wildly, and he hurriedly changed his tune.
This move was extremely risky; if Chen Tian hadn't been courting death himself, he wouldn't have had to make it.
He already realized that at this moment, he was riding a tiger and couldn't dismount.
Elder Su's benevolent expression slowly returned as he looked at Su Wanyue:
"Granddaughter, I feel like I've never been this spirited. Let's be discharged today and go home to recuperate properly—that's far better than staying with a bunch of people with ulterior motives."
"Alright, Grandpa. I'll immediately have the motorcade come and pick you up."
Elder Su nodded with satisfaction, gazing at Chen Tian with full admiration:
"My Su Family has always kept its word. Since we agreed to our savior's terms, if we couldn't even manage that, would our Su Family have already fallen to such a desolate state?"
Su Wanyue's gaze sharpened, cold and peerless:
"Grandpa, it will be done."
Only then did Elder Su smile with peace of mind, closing his eyes without speaking another word.
As for Su Qingguo, being his son, along with Su Wanyue's uncles and aunts and their children, Elder Su didn't even cast a single glance at them from beginning to end.
This left them standing by the hospital bed, advancing neither way nor retreating.
It was simply excruciatingly awkward!
At this moment, Su Wanyue stared coldly at Guo Dafu, scoffing:
"Provoking the Su Family, bringing humiliation upon oneself; steeped in evil, courting one's own destruction."
Her voice was beautiful, each word dropping out like rose thorns.
Guo Dafu felt the pent-up frustration in his chest and couldn't help sneering:
"Renai Hospital belongs to Renai Medical Group, and it has nothing to do with Eldest Miss Su. For the sake of a nobody, Miss Su is drawing a clear line with Renai Hospital. Aren't you afraid that when someone in your family falls ill, there won't be a Divine Doctor Lin to save them?"
"Heh, you're wrong. It's not drawing a clear line—it's taking you down."
Su Wanyue wasted no more breath and immediately dialed a phone call:
"Notify all the shareholders of Renai Medical Group that my Su Family is very interested in the medical business and is currently seeking partnerships. If the shareholders don't want to see my Su Family cooperate with their rivals and build a hospital right across the street from theirs to drive them into bankruptcy, they'd better hurry over and kick Director Guo out. I don't have much time to wait for them!"
"………………"
Chapter 6: Divine Doctor Lin: Take Me As Your Apprentice
"Boom……"
Hearing this, Guo Dafu felt as though he had been struck by lightning.
Guo Dafu never imagined that Su Wanyue would be such a ferocious woman.
She was only twenty-four years old!
Guo Dafu managed to become director primarily because he had previously served as vice director of a public hospital, then joined Renai Medical Group, acquiring a ten percent stake, and because of his extensive medical management experience, he successfully assumed the role of director.
For at least a decade, he had been the master of this hospital; even in his wildest dreams, he never believed anyone could pull him down from his impregnable position.
Moreover, it was one thing for the Su Family not to mind making an enemy of the hospital, but they actually wanted to spend a fortune building a rival hospital just to help Chen Tian, an intern doctor?
Everything was completely beyond his cognition and expectations.
Before long, more than ten shareholders of Renai Medical Group, upon receiving the news, rushed toward the hospital.
In less than twenty minutes, all of them appeared before them.
"Eldest Miss Su, please calm your anger. We certainly have no intention of making an enemy of the Su Family!"
"That's right, Eldest Miss Su. While our medical group makes money, we are also dedicated to saving lives and healing the wounded. Please show mercy."
Without a second word, the shareholders began pleading for Guo Dafu and the hospital.
They knew the Su Family possessed vast assets; entering the medical industry would be far too easy for them.
If, as Su Wanyue said, they built a hospital right across the street from theirs, their own hospital would be completely ruined.
At this moment, Guo Dafu also completely lost his nerve, acting like a deflated balloon.
"Um, Eldest Miss Su, it's a misunderstanding. This is just a magnificent misunderstanding."
Guo Dafu hurriedly stepped forward two paces, respectful and full of supplication.
Su Wanyue said expressionlessly:
"Go ask Chen Tian."
Guo Dafu's face darkened as he looked at Chen Tian. Instead, Chen Tian took the upper hand and spoke first:
"Director, how does it feel to be bullied? Is it satisfying?"
Guo Dafu nearly coughed up a mouthful of blood.
"Chen Tian, today's matter was handled rashly by me. Can we... take a step back and find the ocean and the sky wide open?"
Saying this, he moved a bit closer and whispered in a low voice:
"Relying on the Su Family's influence will soon pass, and by then you'll still be a nobody of a small doctor. But if we make peace right now, I'll pull some strings behind the scenes to make you head of a department, letting you stride proudly from now on. How about that?"
"Ha, hahaha…………"
Chen Tian burst out laughing instead.
"When you were bullying my sister, why didn't you know the ocean and the sky are wide open? When you were beating me, why didn't you know to make peace?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire assembly was shocked and broke into heated discussion.
Chen Tian showed no mercy, pointing at Guo Dafu to reveal the truth:
"This scumbag coerced my sister into sleeping with him, and when his scheme failed, he shifted the blame onto us siblings. Even if I, Chen Tian, am thrown in prison, I must vent this pent-up anger."
Hisss………………
Upon hearing this, everyone present was instantly enlightened.
"So Chen Tian beat the director because his sister was bullied!"
"A passionate youth, truly admirable courage."
Nurses said with undisguised envy:
"If I had such a good older brother, I'd never get married in this lifetime."
Meanwhile, hearing this, the expressions of several shareholders looked as unpleasant as if they had eaten shit.
Elder Su nodded silently in the hospital bed behind them, thinking to himself:
"I certainly didn't misjudge this kid. He's clearly a man of deep feeling, possessing a soldier's unyielding backbone."
Su Wanyue hadn't expected that Chen Tian took a beating just to save his sister and was even framed as a scapegoat. What an absolute sucker!
"Guo Dafu, we entrusted this hospital to you because we trusted your capability, not for you to play emperor here!"
"Exactly, the hospital is a place for saving lives, and you actually used your position to do such a disgraceful thing?"
"As director, you didn't even spare the nurses. If the media were to find out, our Renai Hospital's reputation would be utterly ruined."
The shareholders began accusing him one after another. At this moment, one of the shareholders stepped forward and said:
"My Jiangzhou Pharmaceutical Group is the largest shareholder of Renai Medical Group, holding a thirty percent stake. I will take the lead in stating my position: let us temporarily hold a voting meeting right now to approve Guo Dafu's dismissal."
All the shareholders raised their hands in unison.
Guo Dafu felt a sudden darkness fall before his eyes—they didn't even leave him a shred of suspense!
The shareholders immediately swarmed in front of Su Wanyue and said very respectfully:
"President Su, we are extremely willing to cooperate with Su Group, and we are willing to cede profits to demonstrate our sincerity."
Seeing that her promise had been fulfilled, Su Wanyue flicked her sleeve and said:
"Another day. I have no time right now."
The shareholders: "………………"
Guo Dafu looked furiously at the various shareholders and said:
"Without me, Guo Dafu, would you want this hospital to have such profits? In your dreams! And Divine Doctor Lin—he was someone I personally invited after three visits to his thatched cottage."
"Heh, heh, Director Guo—oh, wait, you are no longer part of the company. Guo Dafu, you have brought shame upon the hospital, and we will surely join forces with the police to thoroughly investigate you. Not a single illegal act you committed in the hospital will go unpunished."
"You, you…………"
At this moment, the police officers stationed at the door instantly shifted their stance and hurriedly shouted:
"So Guo Dafu was the biggest suspect all along! Chief Wang gave instructions before leaving: we will immediately take Guo Dafu back for questioning."
Without another word, they slapped handcuffs on Guo Dafu and left in a flurry of action.
Only then did everyone heave a sigh of relief!
Hearing people talking over one another, several shareholders also understood the cause of the incident and hurried over to Chen Tian, saying courteously:
"Doctor Chen, hello. We feel honored that the hospital has a promising young man like you. If you don't mind, we hope you will continue to stay at the hospital and lead it toward an even better future."
Chen Tian gave a disdainful snort:
"Big brother *does* mind. Hurry up and settle my salary; I still have to go back and pay rent."
The shareholders: "………………"
At this point, Elder Su chuckled from behind, letting Su Wanyue support him as he limped over to Chen Tian:
"Young friend, tomorrow I will host a banquet to thank you for saving my life. I kindly ask that you arrive early and share some tea and conversation with this old man."
"Elder Su is too polite. Since it's your invitation, I will definitely arrive punctually," Chen Tian said.
"Good, good. Young friend, then I'll go back and rest for a moment and won't disturb you any further. If you need anything, you can look for Wanyue."
With those words, Elder Su left in plain view of everyone.
Seeing this, the members of the Su Family also scrambled along behind him.
After the Su Family members left, the scene plunged into chaos once again.
To be honest, many of the doctors had worked here for years and had never even laid eyes on the major shareholders of the hospital.
Yet the shareholders remained incomparably polite to Chen Tian, making repeated attempts to persuade him to stay.
Someone said full of envy:
"Did you guys hear what was just said? Elder Su is actually going to personally host a banquet tomorrow to thank Chen Tian?"
"Yeah, is Chen Tian about to soar straight up and achieve great wealth and success?"
"Do you think that after our hospital cooperates with Su Group, they might send Chen Tian to manage the hospital as director?"
"Hard to say. After all, Chen Tian's medical skills actually surpass Divine Doctor Lin's?"
"Let's go, let's hurry over and get familiar with Chen Tian, build some rapport!"
People discussed excitedly, ignoring the hospital shareholders who were still present. Anyway, with Guo Dafu out of office, they had nothing to fear.
However, Divine Doctor Lin, who had been too afraid to speak in a corner, suddenly lunged forward toward Chen Tian and asked in astonishment:
"Chen Tian, you actually know the technique of returning life to the dead? This kind of acupuncture method has long since vanished; it's only recorded in legends."
"Heh."
Chen Tian let out a cold laugh, utterly unimpressed. Although this man held high moral standing and prestige, he had still been Guo Dafu's lackey.
"Chen Tian, why was my acupuncture needle just now wrong?" Divine Doctor Lin racked his brains but couldn't figure it out.
Chen Tian looked somewhat surprised, then said smugly:
"It does no harm to tell you. You wanted to use the confluence of the three burners to stop the pooled blood from flowing into the brain and heart, but you didn't realize that following the meridians, whatever you do is useless."
"What? The technique of returning life to the dead doesn't follow the meridians?" Divine Doctor Lin's face turned pale, as if he had suffered a massive shock.
"Of course not. Returning life to the dead requires moving against the current to prevent a massive surge of pooled blood from attacking the five viscera and six bowels," Chen Tian explained lucidly.
"What? How is it possible to go against the current and violate traditional Chinese medicine theory?" Divine Doctor Lin felt as though he were going crazy.
Chen Tian smiled and stopped talking.
"Plop…………"
Suddenly, however, Divine Doctor Lin dropped to his knees before Chen Tian, kowtowing as he pleaded:
"Chen Tian, I beg you to take me as your disciple! I am willing to be your apprentice!"
The previously quiet scene instantly erupted with a surge of voices.
"Holy crap, look! Divine Doctor Lin actually knelt down to Chen Tian?"
"And he's actually begging Chen Tian to take him as an apprentice?"
"Damn, taking Divine Doctor Lin as an apprentice? Wouldn't Chen Tian be deified in the medical world?"
The shareholders also stared exaggeratedly at this spectacle. Divine Doctor Lin was the treasure of the hospital and even the entire medical group, yet he was actually kneeling before Chen Tian?
And begging Chen Tian to take him as an apprentice?
Chen Tian lowered his head to look at him, feeling utterly dumbfounded as well. Then he smiled and said:
"Your aptitude is too poor; you're not yet qualified to be my disciple. Work harder!"
"………………"
Chapter 7: Let's Break Up
Chen Tian left the hospital, turning a blind eye to the shareholders' pleas for him to stay.
The opportunity was great, but he had no interest whatsoever in this kind of hospital.
Standing outside the hospital and watching the surging crowds of people, he stroked his younger sister's head.
"Ge, both of us losing our jobs at the same time—if Mom finds out, she'll definitely worry!"
Chen Xi's delicate, bright eyes rolled around cutely as she looked at Chen Tian with worry.
"Ge, they beat you up like that today. Does it still hurt? If you want, should I massage it for you?"
Chen Tian stroked Chen Xi's head again and said very solemnly:
"Little sister, starting today, no one will ever bully you again."
"Don't worry, your big brother is here for everything. Don't tell Mom about what happened at the hospital. Very soon, big brother will be able to make a lot of money, and we'll drive luxury cars and live in villas."
"Sob, sob, Ge…………"
Chen Xi's nose soured, and her eyes welled up with tears once more.
Meanwhile, Director Guo Dafu, who had previously been taken away by the police officers, suddenly reappeared in a certain corner.
He gritted his teeth, staring at Chen Tian and his sister like a wolf, his brows furrowed in rage as he muttered:
"Chen Tian, if you and your sister don't die, it will be hard to vent the hatred in my heart. I, Guo Dafu, am not as weak as you think."
…………
Fearing that their mother would worry, Chen Tian had Chen Xi return home, while he hid in a place free from disturbance and began studying the supreme medical manual in his mind, the Heavenly Medical Codex.
The Heavenly Medical Codex had a total of thirteen chapters, with each chapter representing a complete system of healing.
"Holy crap, I never expected that the spiritual qi diagnostic technique I used today was only from the first chapter!"
"And the technique to bring the dead back to life that saved Elder Su was merely from the third chapter!"
As he read through it, Chen Tian was deeply shocked!
This meant there were still ten super perverted chapters ahead—he couldn't even imagine how invincible they might be!
Moreover, he had also discovered many other secret manuals that had nothing to do with medicine whatsoever; they actually turned out to be martial arts cultivation systems.
Treating it like a priceless treasure, Chen Tian studied it meticulously for half the night until, overcome by drowsiness, he finally drifted off to sleep.
…………
The next morning, while still half-asleep, he heard someone knocking on the door.
Rubbing his eyes, Chen Tian got up, opened the door, and immediately broke into a wide smile.
Standing outside the door was a slender, graceful young woman in her early twenties, wearing a pink dress.
Zhang Qian, a senior apprentice sister Chen Tian met at Renai Hospital, and also the object of his affection.
After pursuing her for a year, through Chen Tian's meticulous and attentive care, Zhang Qian had finally become his girlfriend.
This was perhaps the thing he was most proud of during his time at Renai Hospital.
"Um, wait for me to tidy up!"
Chen Tian immediately felt embarrassed; he was disheveled and his room was an utter mess.
This was the apartment he rented himself. Initially, his sister Chen Xi lived with him, but after Zhang Qian frequently came over, Chen Xi moved out to live with a colleague.
"No need, Chen Tian!"
Zhang Qian suddenly propped her hand against the door, looking at Chen Tian with a somewhat cold gaze.
"Then come on in and sit down?"
Chen Tian scratched his head.
With a solemn expression, Zhang Qian didn't enter the room. She pondered for a moment and said:
"Chen Tian, let's break up!"
"…………"