"Alright, I'll head to the hospital now, wait for me!" Wu Feier agreed.
Chen Xiao stopped, intending to wait for Wu Feier. Just then, he noticed that Chu Luo's examination room was nearby, so he walked in to see what the young man was up to.
At that moment, Chu Luo was performing acupuncture on a porcelain-doll-like little boy, completely focused. He didn't even notice Chen Xiao entering. It wasn't surprising, as the acupuncture technique he was using was called the Thirteen Needles of Ghost Gate, a technique capable of defying fate.
Chen Xiao now noticed that the young patient's condition was very serious. Without this profound acupuncture technique, he likely wouldn't have much time left. Chu Luo concentrated his efforts, fully applying the Thirteen Needles of Ghost Gate, but it was not easy for him. The examination room was kept very cool, yet sweat still soaked through Chu Luo's back. However, the result was good. Under Chu Luo's dedicated treatment, vitality returned to the young patient's body, and it seemed he had passed the most critical stage.
Chen Xiao nodded slightly. Chu Luo's medical skills were trustworthy. Although he couldn't compare to Chen Xiao, among ordinary doctors, he was already considered astonishingly talented. What puzzled Chen Xiao, however, was that only Chu Luo and the young patient were in the examination room. The patient's family was nowhere to be seen, nor was anyone in the corridor outside. Could it be that the young patient came to see the doctor alone? But this young patient looked no more than four or five years old, so it was impossible for him to come alone.
As Chen Xiao was pondering this, Chu Luo had finished the acupuncture, and the young patient had fallen asleep. Chu Luo let out a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to rest, he looked up and saw Chen Xiao, his face lighting up with surprise and joy. "Hey? Director Chen, when did you get here? I was too engrossed just now, I didn't even notice!"
"Heh, I just came in. Seeing you so focused on your acupuncture, I didn't want to disturb you," Chen Xiao replied with a smile.
"It's a good thing it was you who came in. If it had been someone else, disturbing my acupuncture could have had unimaginable consequences... I should have locked the door." Chu Luo's face suddenly showed a hint of fear.
Catching this subtle change in expression, Chen Xiao couldn't help but ask, "What? Were you prevented from performing acupuncture to save someone? And this young patient is so seriously ill, where are his family members?"
"Director Chen, this is a long story. I'll explain it to you slowly..." Chu Luo wiped the sweat from his forehead, about to explain the whole situation to Chen Xiao.
However, at that moment, with a bang, the examination room door was rudely kicked open. "Chu Luo, who told you to meddle? Hurry up and send the patient back!" The voice arrived before the person, a sharp voice ringing out after the door opened. Following that, a middle-aged man with a sharp mouth, monkey-like cheeks, and a receding hairline swaggered in, cursing. The middle-aged man glanced at Chen Xiao with suspicion, "Who are you?" Then, without waiting for an answer, he waved his hand and said dismissively, "Never mind, it's not important. Chu Luo, I order you to immediately send the patient back to his original ward!"
Chen Xiao finally understood. It turned out this young patient wasn't Chu Luo's patient, but that he had secretly brought him out?
"If you want to send him back, I'll send him back. What are you shouting about?" Chu Luo retorted impatiently.
"How dare you speak to me like that? Don't forget, I'm your superior!" the bald man said fiercely, then seemed to recall something, "Wait, you stubborn mule actually agreed to send the patient back?"
Superior? Chen Xiao thought to himself that this must be the newly appointed director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine department, someone from the院长's faction.
"I've already cured the patient, so of course, I can send him back. Director Lu, please go ahead." Chu Luo said calmly. His meaning was clear: if you want to send the patient back to the ward, you send him yourself!
"You scoundrel, who told you to treat the patient? This child isn't even a patient of our Traditional Chinese Medicine department. What right do you have to treat him?" Director Lu gritted his teeth, the flesh on his sharp, monkey-like cheeks bulging.
"What right? That's a good question you're asking." Chu Luo mocked coldly, "Because I'm a doctor, because this is a hospital, because a doctor's duty is to save lives and heal the wounded. Director Lu, is that enough?"
Director Lu was so choked by Chu Luo's words that he couldn't speak. After all, he was in the wrong. He just gritted his teeth so hard that the fleshy bulges on his cheeks protruded even more.
"The patient's condition is so serious, what if something goes wrong? What if it damages the reputation of the Traditional Chinese Medicine department? Can you take responsibility?" In the end, Director Lu could only come up with this kind of baseless accusation, slinging mud at Chu Luo.
"Heh..." Chu Luo let out two cold laughs. "You actually know the patient's condition is serious? Knowing it's serious, why the hell didn't you treat the child? Did you want to watch the patient die? Also, don't you dare mention the Traditional Chinese Medicine department to me. You're just an outsider who can't even recite a single herbal formula. What does the reputation of the Traditional Chinese Medicine department have to do with you? Did you earn even a shred of it?"
"Outrageous! Outrageous!" Director Lu was so angry his head felt like it was about to smoke. "It has nothing to do with me, but it has something to do with you? Chu Luo, I'm telling you, don't be ungrateful. You're just relying on that former Director Chen to back you up, aren't you? He's already been kicked out. With just one word from me, I can kick you out too! Who do you think you are, barking orders at me here?"
"Kicking Chu Luo out won't have much impact on him, but the Traditional Chinese Medicine department of Jiangcheng Hospital cannot afford such a loss," Chen Xiao said calmly. It was true that he had laid the foundation for the Traditional Chinese Medicine department, but he hadn't spent much time at the hospital afterward. The department's current reputation was entirely built by Chu Luo. Therefore, in Chen Xiao's opinion, if he were to leave, no one would be more suitable for the position of department director than Chu Luo.
"And who are you to speak? Do you have the right to talk here?" Chen Xiao's sudden remark finally made Director Lu remember his presence; otherwise, Director Lu would have forgotten about him entirely. And he still didn't know this person's identity.
"Hey, you surnamed Lu, speak respectfully. Do you know who he is?" Chu Luo suddenly shouted sternly. This surname Lu dared to disrespect Brother Chen, he was simply asking for death!
"Who cares who he is? I only know this is Jiangcheng Hospital, and here, no one is greater than President Shen Hui!" Director Lu said arrogantly, crossing his arms and looking down at Chen Xiao. "Kid, tell me, who exactly are you?"
"Heh." Chen Xiao smiled faintly. "I am that Director Chen you mentioned. I am Chu Luo's backing!"