The hideout of the Dark Night in Qingyun City had been cleared. As for the individuals involved, they were all handed over to Qilin, who managed to eliminate any trace of them.
By the time they returned, it was already two or three in the morning. Li Se fell asleep immediately. The next day, Zhang Aimin had breakfast ready. However, he didn't see Chen Ping and felt a bit puzzled. "Where's my cousin?"
"You fellow..." Zhang Aimin was somewhat speechless. "She said she was going back for a few days. She went back to her hometown two days ago. You're only finding out now?"
Li Se scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed. There had been a lot going on these past two days, and he truly hadn't noticed Chen Ping had already left.
"She originally wanted to tell you, but she could never find you," Zhang Aimin said helplessly.
As they ate breakfast, they watched television. At that moment, Qingyun Channel was broadcasting news, and it was about Li Se.
The reporter from Chuanqi Media was the one delivering the news. She spoke a great deal, all of it slandering Li Se, calling him a fraud and other demeaning things. In short, whatever was most unpleasant, she said it.
"How can this person spout such nonsense?" Zhang Aimin was quite angry.
"Let them be," Li Se didn't care too much about such reputations. He was a doctor, not aspiring to be some internet celebrity miracle doctor. This was likely revenge from Liao Changqing, the boss of Chuanqi Media, from a couple of days ago.
Zhang Aimin was very angry and immediately turned off the television.
After breakfast, Li Se received a call from Qiu Jialiang.
"Brother Li, where are you now?" Qiu Jialiang's hearty voice came from the other end of the phone.
"At home. What's up?" Li Se asked, confused.
"It's like this, a friend of mine's child is sick and wants to ask you to take a look?" Qiu Jialiang inquired.
"Okay!" Li Se agreed readily.
Qiu Jialiang provided an address and said, "I'm on military duty right now, so I can't accompany you, but I'll inform them on my end."
After leaving, Li Se drove to the given address. It took about twenty minutes to reach the destination, which was a very large residence. To own such a big house in Qingyun City, one certainly needed to have a certain status, indicating that Qiu Jialiang's friend was quite wealthy.
Moreover, the feng shui of this house was quite good. A good residence environment should have a gentle breeze blowing, bringing a refreshing coolness, which aligns with the principles of feng shui. The most important aspect of feng shui and metaphysics is the accumulation of qi. However, places with excessively strong winds are certainly not auspicious, and similarly, if the wind is too slow and the air circulation is poor, it is also not a good location. This residence, however, was just right.
"Are you here on Brother Qiu's recommendation?" a wealthy-looking woman greeted him. However, after she took a good look at Li Se, she couldn't help but frown. Qiu Jialiang had told her he was introducing a miracle doctor, but what kind of person showed up was such a young lad?
"Yes!" Li Se nodded slightly.
"Come in." The lady's attitude was clearly rather indifferent. After all, she didn't really believe that such a young person could be a miracle doctor. She was somewhat annoyed with Qiu Jialiang, but since he was the one who introduced Li Se, she had to maintain some semblance of politeness.
Li Se also noticed the lady's attitude but didn't pay it much mind.
Upon entering the house and arriving in a room, Li Se saw a man in his late forties, wearing a white coat, examining a girl of seventeen or eighteen. After a while, he said, "It seems to be a sleep disorder. This is a manifestation of a disorder in the rhythmic alternation of normal sleep and wakefulness. It's not a major problem. How about this, I'll prescribe some medication for you to take for a while and see."
"Thank you, Dr. Ji!" A middle-aged man in the room also let out a sigh of relief upon hearing the doctor's words. It was good that there was no serious issue.
"Husband, Brother Qiu's recommended miracle doctor is here," the lady said, leading Li Se into the room.
When Qi Aoran saw Li Se, he couldn't help but express some doubt. "Are you introduced by Brother Qiu?"
"Yes." Li Se nodded.
"I'm sorry, you've made a wasted trip. Dr. Ji has already examined her, and it's not a big problem," Qi Aoran said, shaking his head.
"I just heard Dr. Ji say she has a sleep disorder?" Li Se inquired.
"Yes." Qi Aoran nodded.
"She does not have a sleep disorder," Li Se said, shaking his head.
Ji Zheng frowned upon hearing this. "What? Do you have any objections to my diagnosis?"
"Of course, I do!" Li Se glanced around the room. "In metaphysics, sleep disorder is also known as 'ghost pressing the bed.' This symptom only occurs in places with poor feng shui. I've examined the feng shui of this house, and it has good qi accumulation. It's impossible for someone to get such an illness here. Moreover, look at her unfocused eyes; she's clearly lost her spirit, not suffering from a sleep disorder."
"What are you talking about?" Ji Zheng was taken aback, and then he burst into laughter. "Are you a charlatan? Feng shui and metaphysics? You can actually say such nonsense?"
Let alone Ji Zheng, even Qi Aoran and his wife frowned deeply. They clearly thought Li Se was a swindler. While they paid attention to feng shui, it didn't mean they believed in such things. Moreover, what Li Se was saying was sheer nonsense, and how could they possibly believe it?
"Alright, for Brother Qiu's sake, I won't dwell on your absurd words. My daughter's illness will be handled by Dr. Ji. You can leave now." Qi Aoran's attitude had clearly worsened compared to before. He might have tolerated Li Se out of respect for Qiu Jialiang earlier, but Li Se had started spouting nonsense as soon as he entered, which angered him.
"Did you hear that? Get lost!" Ji Zheng said with a cold snort.
Li Se was somewhat displeased. "I am merely stating a fact. As a doctor, you have made a diagnostic error. Can you guarantee that your diagnosis is absolutely correct?"
Ji Zheng became enraged. "I, Ji Zheng, have been practicing medicine for twenty years. Frankly speaking, the years I've been a doctor are more than your age. What qualifications do you have to stand here and claim my diagnosis is wrong?"
"Miracle Doctor Li, Dr. Ji is sufficient here. Please leave," the lady said impatiently. Although she addressed Li Se as "Miracle Doctor Li," that title was more of a mockery. She was inwardly cursing Qiu Jialiang for introducing such a charlatan to her.
"Miracle Doctor Li?" Ji Zheng suddenly thought of something and chuckled. "You're not that fraud reported in the news, are you?"
"What news?" Qi Aoran asked.
"I'll show you," Ji Zheng immediately took out his phone and found the news reported that morning. "It should be this kid. The report said he's only in his early twenties, very young, and is actually a fraud. Calling himself Miracle Doctor Li. Kid, you need to be down-to-earth. Deceiving people won't get you anywhere; you need real talent and skill. A fraud daring to question my diagnosis is utterly ridiculous!"
Upon seeing the report, Qi Aoran found that the description matched Li Se very closely. His face immediately darkened. "Get out of here immediately, or don't blame me for being impolite!"