“Hurry up and pack your things. You’re staying here tonight!” A prison guard threw a pile of bedding and toiletries at Ye Chen and pointed to a bed.
Ye Chen’s face was grim. A renowned miracle doctor like him, locked up in a detention center? No matter how he called, the Lin family didn’t respond. He couldn’t reach anyone.
‘Hmph, the so-called Four Great Families of City A? They’re nothing but a bunch of selfish, backstabbing ingrates!’ Ye Chen let out a cold snort.
Because he had gotten into a fight, he was sentenced to fifteen days of detention. Though his face was calm, inside he was boiling with rage. When he first arrived, he thought he could explain things and get out quickly. After all, he had saved the Lin family’s patriarch’s life. Even if they wouldn’t offer him Lin Qingqiu’s hand in marriage, at least they should treat him as an honored guest.
Yet now, after more than half a day, no one from the Lin family had shown up. Not even Lin Qingqiu. Most outrageous of all, when the police called the Lin family, they denied knowing him. It was like a bucket of cold water splashed over his head.
‘Heh… Lin family? Blind fools!’ Ye Chen sneered. ‘Fortunately, I left a backup plan. My Three-Turn Soul-Returning Needle requires three treatments for a full cure. Otherwise, the Soul-Returning Needle will become the Soul-Crushing Needle. Just wait. You’ll come crawling to me, begging!’
Ye Chen wasn’t in a hurry. He took the bedding and walked into the cell. Since it was a temporary detention area, there were other people inside.
As soon as Ye Chen entered, all eyes turned to him. In the detention center, most were hot-headed young men who would start a fight at the drop of a hat. Even here, they couldn’t stay calm.
Once the prison guard left, several of them stood up with sinister smiles and approached Ye Chen, ready to teach the newcomer a lesson.
“Heh~” Ye Chen glanced at them and smirked.
The protagonist’s aura kicked in.
Three minutes later…
Five or six people were sprawled across the narrow detention center floor, groaning. These small-time thugs were no match for Ye Chen’s skills. He beat them so badly their mothers wouldn’t recognize them.
“Trash!” Ye Chen snorted coldly. Already furious, he vented all his anger on them.
What Ye Chen didn’t notice was… in the corner, lying on a bedboard, a thin young man was staring at him with shining eyes, swallowing hard.
‘So… so powerful.’
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Inside Mowha Hospital.
“What’s going on? What happened? Where’s my grandpa?” Lin Qingqiu rushed over, breathless, after getting a call from the hospital. She had been attending class at City A University when she got the urgent call that her grandfather’s condition had suddenly worsened and a critical notice was issued.
She was so anxious she ran out of class halfway through and even lost a shoe on the way to the hospital.
Room 002 was crowded with people. Wailing cries echoed from inside.
“Dad… why did you leave us?”
“Dad, it’s not that we didn’t try to save you. The doctor said even if you survived, you’d suffer terribly. We had no choice.”
“Dad~ it’s my fault! I’m an unfilial son! I’ll slap myself!” Slap slap slap~
Scenes like this happened often in hospitals. Death was common. People passing by weren’t surprised. Even the doctors showed no expression. Though they didn’t know why the Lin family’s patriarch’s condition suddenly worsened, there was nothing they could do.
As for others, they didn’t care either. For them, it would be just another gossip topic over tea — ‘A rich bigshot in City A is dead. These days, even money can’t buy health.’
…
Lin Qingqiu stood dumbly at the doorway, her eyes gradually losing their luster, her mind in a haze. She didn’t understand. Just yesterday her grandfather had been fine. How could he be gone so suddenly? It was too fast, so fast she couldn’t accept it. Hope had been so close, yet it vanished instantly.
While she was still stunned, a tearful female voice called out, “Qingqiu, Qingqiu, you’re finally here!”
The Lin family’s second daughter-in-law rushed over, crying as she spoke, “The old master… passed away half an hour ago.”
Everyone inside turned to look at her. They were all crying, tears and snot everywhere, faces full of sorrow. Especially Lin Hua, the eldest son, who was crying so hard he was gasping for breath, looking like a devoted son.
“It’s all that Ye guy’s fault! He couldn’t cure Dad. He’s a fraud! He killed Dad! I’ll make sure he rots in jail!” Lin Hua gritted his teeth, trembling.
Lin family’s youngest daughter, Lin Lin, also sobbed with anger, “He’s just a street charlatan. Dad could have had hope, but you brought a fraud, Lin Qingqiu! Didn’t Dad treat you well?”
It seemed the Lin family had planned this together, throwing all the blame onto Ye Chen.
They insisted it was Ye Chen’s fault — a fraud, illegal medical practice! They even implied that the patriarch’s brief recovery was just a momentary return of strength before death.
This accusation indirectly turned the blame onto Lin Qingqiu too. A double betrayal.
Faced with their accusations, Lin Qingqiu didn’t argue. She simply tilted her head, looking at these ‘relatives’ who were so familiar yet so strange.
“Why didn’t you call me when Grandpa’s condition worsened? Don’t tell me you didn’t want to disturb my classes. I won’t believe such nonsense.”
Her voice was soft, without a trace of anger. But her question left Lin Hua and the others speechless.
At this moment, the doctor spoke up, “Miss Lin, about an hour and a half ago, for reasons unknown, the patriarch’s condition suddenly deteriorated. We issued a critical notice. Lin Hua, Lin Yun, and Lin Lin, his immediate relatives, signed an agreement to forgo treatment.”
Hearing this, Lin Qingqiu nodded thoughtfully. “Oh~ so that’s how it is.”
She said nothing more, simply turned and walked out of the room. She sat down against the wall in the hallway, hugging her knees in silence.
Blame that so-called ‘miracle doctor’? It didn’t seem fair. Even without him, her grandfather likely wouldn’t have made it through today.
Blame the Lin family? Maybe not. She knew her grandfather’s condition. Signing the agreement was only to prolong life for a few more hours at most.
So… who could she blame?
She could only blame herself!
A shadow crossed the girl’s eyes.