"Guo Yingjie said proudly.
"Th-th-this..."
"What's wrong, Uncle? Is it too cruel?"
Noticing Guo Dafu's expression, Guo Yingjie curiously leaned in for a peek, and was instantly dumbfounded.
Holy crap!
The room was an absolute mess, with several men sprawled across the floor, covered in blood.
All the rest, completely uninjured, were gathered tightly around Chen Tian, giving him a full-body massage from his palms to the soles of his feet.
The dedication! The professionalism!
One could tell at a glance that they had plenty of practice rubbing down their boss; their technique was thoroughly refined.
"Grandfather, how is the pressure?"
A few of them asked cautiously.
Chen Tian waved a hand and said,
"You're all moving like a bunch of sissies. Didn't you eat lunch? Put some muscle into it!"
"Right, right, right away!"
They were terrified that if they used too little force, they might trigger Chen Tian's rampage again!
This guy had punched people around earlier like it was a game.
He had actually sent a man flying straight up into the ceiling with a single punch. Such abnormal strength had literally scared the piss out of them.
Just as Guo Dafu was about to explode, Guo Yingjie clamped a hand over his mouth and dragged him away.
"Uncle, are you an idiot? If you make a sound, Chen Tian will know we were behind this."
"H-how can this be? How is this Chen Tian possibly so powerful?" Guo Dafu was terrified all over again.
Guo Yingjie said with a horrified expression:
"I've never encountered anything like this either. Isn't he just an intern doctor? Why couldn't all those freaks combined beat him? Even a world champion wouldn't dare claim they could win in there."
"Bizarre, utterly bizarre." Guo Dafu's heart pounded wildly.
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Guo Yingjie said,
"Uncle, don't panic. So what if Chen Tian beat our death-row inmates? He's still right in the palm of my hand. Just wait, I'll think of another way to deal with him."
Guo Dafu's eyes narrowed as he gritted his teeth and said,
"No need to think. I have a way."
Guo Yingjie asked in astonishment:
"Uncle, what way?"
Guo Dafu bared his teeth in a grimace and said,
"Chen Tian cares deeply about his sister. His weakness is his sister. I'll make him understand what true despair is!"
"……………"
Chapter 16: Divine Doctor Lin: My Master Can Cure the Eldest Miss's Illness
Even Chen Tian himself hadn't expected the strength he unleashed to be so terrifying.
Ever since he obtained the Supreme Divine Doctor Arts, he felt as though his entire body had been thoroughly reborn—everything was different.
First saving that drowning person by the river, and now dropping these thugs—both were effortless feats that would have been utterly impossible for him before.
Anyway, since he couldn't get out right now, he was quite happily enjoying the meticulous rubs and massages from this group of big thugs.
Meanwhile, the drowning girl had been rushed to Renai Hospital.
"Oh my, Mayor Huang, to think you would personally grace our Renai Hospital with your presence. This truly brings immense honor to our humble establishment."
Divine Doctor Lin hurried out to greet him.
Huang Zhonghu shook hands with Divine Doctor Lin and smiled, saying:
"I have long heard that Renai Hospital has Divine Doctor Lin presiding here, commanding even greater prestige than the experts at Jiangzhou First People's Hospital and the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. Today, I specifically brought my daughter here for you to examine."
Divine Doctor Lin said respectfully:
"No problem at all, no problem at all. It is the utmost honor for this old man."
Divine Doctor Lin promptly took the girl's pulse and conducted an examination, only to suddenly furrow his brow tightly.
"How is my daughter, Divine Doctor Lin?" Huang Zhonghu asked.
Divine Doctor Lin put on a reassuring expression:
"The Eldest Miss suffered from near-drowning, but fortunately she was rescued in time and is in no serious condition. She can take a few doses of herbal medicine to regulate her system and ward off a chill."
"That's good." Huang Zhonghu let out a breath of relief.
Divine Doctor Lin's brow furrowed again immediately:
"However, the Eldest Miss seems to harbor pent-up grief in her heart, a prolonged depression that has turned into a chronic ailment. This will not be easy to treat."
Huang Zhonghu's eyes lit up:
"Divine Doctor Lin is truly brilliant. I hadn't even said anything, yet you diagnosed that my daughter is suffering from severe depression."
"The illness of the heart requires a medicine of the heart; this is not my area of expertise. Moreover, the Eldest Miss's condition currently appears to have progressed to a point where medication can probably no longer resolve it."
"Indeed, medicine is completely useless now. We can't even mention medicine around her, or else she loses the will to live."
Divine Doctor Lin sighed, and a thought suddenly occurred to him.
"Logically speaking, if this kind of illness isn't severe, it can still be treated. Once it becomes too severe, it turns into an incurable disease—in other words, mental illness—which is difficult to cure completely."
"However, my master possesses the ability to bring the dead back to life. Perhaps he might have a way."
Huang Zhonghu asked in astonishment:
"Divine Doctor Lin is already a widely renowned divine doctor in Jiangzhou. You even have a master?"
Divine Doctor Lin smiled awkwardly:
"He was a doctor at our hospital previously, named Chen Tian. Mayor Huang might not know him, but my master's abilities cannot be underestimated. He can bring the dead back to life—a truly divine doctor."
"What? You said his name is Chen Tian?" Huang Zhonghu was extremely shocked.
"Indeed. Does the Mayor happen to know him?" Divine Doctor Lin asked, puzzled.
"The Chen Tian you speak of—could he be a young man in his twenties, roughly one meter eighty tall?"
"Ah, has my master's reputation spread that fast? Even Mayor Huang knows of him?" Divine Doctor Lin was also taken aback.
Huang Zhonghu spread his hands and said with deep regret:
"My daughter was the very person he rescued from beneath the river, and he even left me with a warning."
"It is truly fate! It seems the Eldest Miss is saved." Divine Doctor Lin hastily said.
"That Divine Doctor Chen—can you help me get in touch with him?"
"Uh, the hospital does have his phone number." Divine Doctor Lin said awkwardly.
Huang Zhonghu said speechlessly, "His cell phone is with me."
"……………"
On the other side, Su Wanyue returned home, furious.
Upon seeing her grandfather, Su Wanyue said with some concern:
"Grandfather, I went there in person to ask them to drop the charges against Chen Tian, but they said they couldn't. Once a criminal case is established, it cannot be withdrawn."
Elder Su sighed heavily with deep worry.
"How counterproductive this turns out to be. Chen Tian will surely assume that our Su Family deliberately framed him; won't he hate our family to the bone?"
"Grandfather, why do you value him so much?" Su Wanyue was utterly perplexed.
Aside from decent medical skills, Su Wanyue couldn't see a single redeeming quality in Chen Tian—not even the tiniest speck.
Elder Su said meaningfully:
"You will see in due time. If someone like this assists you, Grandfather can pass on in peace."
"Wails... What are you talking about, Grandfather? You've only just recovered; you have to live to be a hundred." Su Wanyue felt deeply aggrieved.
Elder Su said solemnly:
"If you trust your grandfather, agree to this marriage. But I won't force you; what Chen Tian becomes in the future, you will see much more clearly than I do."
"So be it. Since you are unwilling, then grant your grandfather this: let Chen Tian come work at the company first and give him a position."
Hearing this, Su Wanyue nodded immediately:
"I can accept that requirement."
Elder Su gave a wry smile. After a moment, he spoke again:
"I've called Chief Wang. Go take another look at Chen Tian, and by the way, bring him some food to show more sincerity."
"I..." Su Wanyue hesitated.
"You're not even willing to do this?" Elder Su feigned disappointment.
"I'll go." Su Wanyue sighed.
Reluctantly, Su Wanyue grabbed the tiffin box and set off once more.
As the dignified Eldest Miss of the Su Family, who had she ever delivered food to in her life?
She truly had experienced too many firsts because of Chen Tian.
After receiving Elder Su's call, Chief Wang immediately inquired about the situation with Captain Guo.
At that exact moment, a woven bag appeared at the doorway of his office.
Immediately following it, Guo Yingjie also appeared at the door with a beaming smile on his face.
Chief Wang asked sternly: "What is going on with Chen Tian?"
"Nothing much. I came to bring Chief Wang some 'fruit.' Please rest assured regarding Chen Tian's case, Chief Wang. I won't act recklessly this time; the evidence is conclusive, and I will handle the case impartially without any errors."
"Elder Su's side is not easy to deal with. After all, he's an old general; it's best not to let that kid lose his life."
Guo Yingjie smiled and said:
"Rest assured, Chief Wang, I'm just teaching him a lesson. How could I possibly take his life? That would just be asking for trouble, wouldn't it?"
"If there's nothing else, I'll be heading back."
Chief Wang called out to stop him:
"Elder Su mentioned just now that he's sending someone to deliver food to him. Let them visit him; it will help ease Elder Su's mind, otherwise he'll let his imagination run wild."
"That? No problem at all." Guo Yingjie nodded.
Soon enough, Guo Yingjie crossed paths with Su Wanyue once again.
He simply couldn't fathom what on earth this Eldest Miss meant by coming to see Chen Tian over and over again.
Her father was the one who filed the report, and she was the one who signed the confirmation.
Yet, with Chief Wang's instructions, he didn't block Su Wanyue this time.
Before long, Chen Tian and Su Wanyue met face-to-face, separated by bulletproof glass.
The moment Chen Tian saw her, a surge of anger flared up inside him, and he refused to even spare her a glance.
Seeing him act this way, Su Wanyue felt all the more guilty.
She had heard that life in this prison was no picnic.
She hadn't expected Chen Tian to end up behind bars so quickly!
"Chen Tian, it was my fault for wronging you. I'm sorry."
With those words, Su Wanyue turned her head away.
Hearing this, Chen Tian was somewhat startled, staring blankly at Su Wanyue's gorgeous face.
Her skin was milk-soft and delicate enough to break with a blow; that explosive scene from the other night flashed into his mind, and his mouth and tongue instantly went dry!
"Hmph, easy for you to say. How I got in here—don't you have a clue?" Chen Tian was still furious.
"Look... just hold on a bit longer. I'll definitely find a way to get you out."
"Right, this is the food my grandfather asked me to bring you."
Chen Tian glanced at it and frowned, asking:
"Is this a last meal before execution?"
Su Wanyue was displeased upon hearing this, but without losing her temper, she set the tiffin box down and left.
Chen Tian looked at the tiffin box curiously, then rubbed his belly.
Damn it, don't they feed people in prison?
He had been in here so long he was practically starving to death.
Though he was burning with anger, looking at the food Su Wanyue had personally brought, he found it rather hard to refuse.
Although that night had been frustrating, after all, this high-and-mighty woman had been completely seen by him.
That flawless, fair, and resilient body—plump without being fleshy, slender without showing bones—kept slipping into his dreams whenever he went to sleep.
Screw it, time to grub!
He could punish her properly once he got out!
Outside the cell door, Guo Yingjie gave a cold sneer, thinking to himself: eat up, because once you're done, it'll be time to send you on your way!
Chapter 17: Still at It?
Meanwhile, Mayor Huang was searching everywhere for Chen Tian, but Chen Tian had practically vanished into thin air.
He had no choice but to seek help from the police superintendent.
In the superintendent's office, Chief Wang was leisurely savoring his newly acquired Tieguanyin tea, priced at thirty thousand yuan per catty.
At that moment, a direct line from the municipal government office rang, interrupting his bliss.
He picked up the desk phone and answered with a hint of respect:
"May I ask which leader is calling, and what is your business?"
"I am Huang Zhonghu." The voice on the other end cut straight to the point.
"Ah, it's Mayor Huang! How may I be of service, Mayor Huang?" Chief Wang jolted with fright.
"Help me find someone. He was still at the Jiangjiang Bridge yesterday, but today he suddenly vanished. His name is Chen Tian, formerly a doctor at Renai Hospital."
"Pfft—"
A mouthful of Tieguanyin worth thousands was sprayed directly across the room.
"Ma—Mayor Huang, why are you looking for this person?"
"Hmm?"
Huang Zhonghu was highly displeased by Chief Wang's lack of tact.
"Ah, I'm sorry, Mayor Huang! I—I'll find him for you right away!"
Chief Wang's voice began to tremble.
He knew Chen Tian very well—an intern doctor at Renai Hospital.
Elder Su paid attention to him because he had cured Elder Su, but why was the mayor of the city now paying attention to him too?
"Chief Wang, you're stammering. What on earth is going on? Do you happen to know where Chen Tian is?"
Huang Zhonghu detected the highly abnormal reaction from Chief Wang over the phone.
Cold sweat immediately broke out all over Chief Wang's head, and his brain stopped functioning properly.
How was he supposed to answer this question?
If he didn't tell the truth, and Mayor Huang found out that Captain Guo had arrested Chen Tian, wouldn't his official hat be gone for good?
Yet if he told the truth, how was he supposed to explain it?
"Hmm?"
Huang Zhonghu let out an impatient question, scaring Chief Wang out of his wits.
"Well, Mayor Huang, Captain Guo came by today, and I vaguely heard him mention that a man named Chen Tian assaulted the Su Family's Eldest Miss, which is why Captain Guo arrested him," Chief Wang said, biting the bullet.
"What? This is utterly absurd! I saw him just yesterday; he's a hero. How could he possibly do such a thing?"
"Th-th-this..."
"Beep, beep, beep..."
The call was hung up directly by Mayor Huang, and Chief Wang could practically smell the wrath radiating from it.
Wiping away his sweat, he sprang to his feet, frantically wiped away any suspicious traces in his office, and bolted out the door.
On the other side, Mayor Huang had already had someone contact the Su Family to inquire about the situation.
The response he got was that it was merely a misunderstanding.
They had already explained the situation to the police station, but the police station claimed it constituted a criminal case and refused to release him.
Upon hearing this, Mayor Huang grew even angrier. Chen Tian was the benefactor who had saved his daughter!
…………
Back in the prison, Chen Tian carried Su Wanyue's food back to his cell.
Starving to death, he opened the tiffin box and took a look.
Dongpo pork elbow, braised pork, roast chicken...
This spread was actually pretty good!
Annoyed as he was, he could settle accounts with that woman after getting out.
Right now, if he didn't eat, he really was going to starve to death.
He vaguely sensed that someone in this prison was intentionally targeting him.
Twenty hours had already passed, and nobody had sent any food?
Chen Tian picked up the roast chicken and began devouring it like a wolf.
This flavor—it was easily the most delicious meal of his entire life.
Without ever having experienced starvation, one could never truly understand this kind of aroma.
In no time at all, he polished off an entire roast chicken.
He was still left wanting more.
Only then did he look up, only to find more than a dozen big men staring at him blankly.
Every single one of them had saliva hanging from their lips, dripping down ten centimeters.
Two guys who usually got bullied seemed to have gone too long without seeing meat.
Right at that moment, they were actually crawling on the floor, frantically scrambling for the bones Chen Tian had tossed aside, stuffing them into their mouths.
They were honestly acting lower than dogs.
Chen Tian tossed a bone with a tiny scrap of meat still clinging to it onto the floor, and it vanished in an instant.
One man snatched it with lightning speed and almost swallowed the bone whole.
"If you knew it would come to this, why did you do it in the first place?" Chen Tian shook his head.
Though these fellows had given him a back rub all day, he wasn't a bodhisattva.
Until he was full, they wouldn't get so much as a single grain of rice.
After polishing off a pork elbow, Chen Tian licked his lips, feeling too full to eat another bite.
Yet the tiffin box still contained some leftover meat and bone fragments.
He looked at the surrounding crowd and flashed a wicked smile.
"Want some? You'd better be quick!"
With that, he picked up the tiffin box and flung the contents across the floor, looking for all the world like he was feeding stray dogs.
The group immediately started fighting over the scraps.
"So you see, even if you die, you shouldn't die as a starved ghost."
Chen Tian pointed at the pile of men, looking thoroughly displeased.
"Fight over it again and nobody gets a bite. Don't disturb my nap."
The crowd quieted down instantly.
Just as Chen Tian lay down, the iron door clanked open.
Two prison guards rushed in and hauled Chen Tian straight to his feet.
Before Chen Tian could figure out what they were up to, the next moment, his hands were locked in handcuffs.
At the same time, four large men were shoved into the cell, and the heavy door slammed shut with a loud crash.
Then, a voice echoed from outside:
"You lot should know why you didn't just miss out on meat, but didn't get any food at all."
Hearing this, the inmates looked at each other with tear-filled eyes.
They would rather starve than get beaten to a pulp by Chen Tian again!
Now look at this—Chen Tian was fully fed and watered, while they were still rumbling with hunger.
At that moment, Brother Dahua stood up and, acting with extreme servility as Chen Tian's lackey, questioned the four newly arrived thugs:
"Where the hell did the four of you come from? Do you know the rules in here?"
"Open your eyes and look—this right here is your new boss from now on!"
"Useless trash, get lost. We'll eat your meat for you."
The four thugs' eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Their faces, arms, and even necks all bore more or less noticeable knife scars, making them look unspeakably terrifying.
"Brothers, by the rules—protect the boss!" Brother Dahua roared.
Hearing this, Chen Tian was somewhat surprised. Even with his hands cuffed, Brother Dahua hadn't turned on him?
"Meddling fools!"
However, with just a wave of his hand, one of the thugs sent Brother Dahua flying with a single slap, smashing him straight into the wall.
Seeing this, Chen Tian couldn't help but be startled.
These four men were no ordinary thugs!
At that moment, the scarred man leading the pack sneered:
"Kid, to let you die with your eyes open, we are the Four Heavenly Kings under the King of the Night."
"Wh—what? You're actually subordinates of the King of the Night?"
Everyone turned pale with fright and scrambled backward.
Chen Tian, however, asked in puzzlement:
"What is the King of the Night?"
"Boss, the King of the Night is the most terrifying underground assassin in Jiangzhou! Every single one of his subordinates has extraordinary martial arts skills, especially his trusted Four Heavenly Kings. Not long ago, in a county here in Jiangzhou, they wiped out the wealthiest man in the county, squandered all his wealth, and raped the wealthy man's wife and daughter."
"Gasp..."
Hearing this, Chen Tian was also immensely shocked.
He was just an ordinary, law-abiding doctor; he had never heard of such terrifying figures!
At that moment, Brother Dahua winced in pain as he continued to explain:
"The county's criminal police captain managed to capture these four, and as a result, he skipped several ranks straight to become the police chief! You can just imagine how terrifying these four are!"
"Hehe, I didn't expect these little dogs to actually know a thing or two!"
The four men grinned, looking immensely proud of themselves.
"Kid, we have no personal grudge, but look at our builds—we're seriously lacking in meat."
"We advise you to submit obediently and let us cripple you. That way, we can save some energy to eat our meat."
Crossing their arms, the four men sized Chen Tian up with haughty expressions, as if looking at a frail little chick.