Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
âNo problem, leave it to me,â Zhang Peng said.
Wang Yao paid his lawyer a certain fee annually. He had established a good working relationship with Zhang Peng. After representing Wang Yao a few times in the past, Zhang Peng found he always made payment promptly. He was very happy to keep Wang Yao as an important client.
âI want to see a doctor!â Cao Zizhen was panicking in the interview room. His ears were still humming and bleeding. He was also bleeding from his nose. His head was swelling badly.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âWhatâs wrong with you?â the police officer asked.
âIâm sick. Canât you see Iâm bleeding?â Cao Zizhen shouted.
âYeah, I can see you are bleeding in your nose. Here you go, put some tissue into your nose,â the police officer said.
The police officer became angry as soon as he heard these people had come to blackmail Wang Yao. He and Wang Yao were from the same village, so he subconsciously stood on Wang Yaoâs side. In addition, he had taken his relative to Wang Yaoâs clinic the other day. Wang Yao cured his relative without charging a lot of fee. Almost all the people in the village wanted to be friendly with Wang Yao, in case they needed to go to his clinic.
Wait! Wang Yao suddenly thought about something. He whispered a few words into Pan Junâs ear. Pan Jun immediately left the police station.
A moment later, Wang Yaoâs parents came to the police station in a hurry once they heard their son had been taken by the policeman.
âMom, Dad, why do you come here?â Wang Yao asked. Iâm fine.â
âI heard someone died in your clinic. Is it true?â Zhang Xiuying asked.
âYes, but it was a trap. Someone wants to blackmail me. Iâve contacted my lawyer,â Wang Yao said.
âI see,â Zhang Xiuying said.
She and Wang Fenghua were still very worried.
At the end of the day, the final decision rested with the court. The people who had criminal history were detained by the police officers. None of them cared about what happened to the old manâs body, which was still lying in the clinic.
Pan Jun stayed with Wang Yao while he dealt dealing with the issue.
âWhat should we do about the old manâs body?â Pan Jun asked. They couldnât leave the body in the clinic for too long. âHow ridiculous!â
âWhere is the video footage?â Wang Yao asked.
âIâve saved it on the computer. The old manâs blood has been taken,â Pan Jun said.
âGood,â Wang Yao said.
He asked Pan Jun to do two things for him. One was to extract some of the blood from the old manâs body for testing. The other was to save a copy of the CCTV footage. He didnât think the whole thing was over.
âWhat about the body?â Pan Jun asked.
âSend it to the morgue,â Wang Yao said.
âNot at this time of the day,â Pan Jun said.
After having gone in and out of the police station, it was now evening. The morgue has closed.
No one had the guts to pick up a dead manâs body at night when the Yin energy reached the peak, unless he had no fear of death.
âIâll arrange it tomorrow,â Pan Jun said.
He worked in the hospital, so he knew people working in the morgue.
âOK,â Wang Yao said. âThank you so much for helping me today.â
âItâs not a problem. As your student, it is my obligation to help you,â Pan Jun said.
âWould you like to have dinner together?â Wang Yao asked.
âNo, thanks. I promised my son to have a walk in the park after dinner,â Pan Jun said.
âOK, drive safely,â Wang Yao said.
âSure, call me if you need me,â Pan Jun said. âBy the way, are you really gonna leave the body here for the whole night? Itâs a dead manâs body!â
âHaha, what is there to be scared of? Heâs dead,â Wang Yao said.
âItâs not lucky,â Pan Jun said.
âIâll be fine,â Wang Yao said with a smile as he shook his hand.
He thought a dead man deserved basic respect. He was going to leave the old man in peace in his clinic for the night. After all, his son was still under investigation in the police station.
Wang Yao locked the door and left his clinic. He could see his parents were still worried after he arrived at home.
âMom, Dad, you donât need to worry about me. It was just a one-off thing,â Wang Yao said.
âOK, as long as you are fine,â Zhang Xiuying said.
Wang Yao didnât say much, and his parents asked no more questions.
That night, Wang Yao thought a lot when he was by himself on Nanshan Hill.
The old manâs body was still lying quietly in his clinic. He was only 53 years old. He probably had never enjoyed his life because he had to work hard for his family, especially his son. He probably didnât expect to end up like he did. The biggest mistake he made in his life was having such a son and failing to educate him properly.
It was his fault as a father who failed to teach his son to respect him. It was too late to regret.
The night passed without any issues. The next morning, Pan Jun arrived at the clinic very early, followed by a vehicle from the morgue. The people from the morgue efficiently took away the old manâs body.
Pan Jun asked a favor from a person from the morgue, who arranged a vehicle to remove the body before he started to work. However, some villagers still saw the vehicle. In addition to what had happened the previous day, people started to gossip again in the village. Fortunately, the biggest gossipers had moved to town, so the gossip didnât affect Wang Yao and his family too much.
âDr. Wang, let us know if there is anything we can help with.â Zheng Weijun and Sun Yunsheng also came along in the morning.
âI will, thank you,â Wang Yao said.
They didnât stay for long and only chatted with Wang Yao for a short while.
Wang Yao didnât see any patients in the morning. He had some errands to run.
He soon received a phone call from the police station. The people who had tried to blackmail Wang Yao would be released in the morning due to lack of evidence. It was not the first time for them to blackmail people. The guys wouldnât release any information. It seemed they were not afraid of anyone.
âWe are finally out of here! Err!â one of them said.
âBoss, whatâs wrong with us?â another one asked. âErr!â
They had started burping nonstop since they entered the police station, no matter if they sat down, stood up, or were on the toilet. They kept burping when they were eating, drinking, and sleeping. They couldnât sleep the whole night, so they all seemed tired and sleepy.
âDo you think that doctor did something to us?â one of the guys asked.
âWhat? He didnât touch us at all,â the leader of the group said.
âMeng! Meng!â cried the well-dressed young man, whose name was Cao Zizhen.
âWhatâs wrong with you?â Meng asked.
âTake me to the hospital! Quickly!â As Cao Zizhen was speaking, he started to bleed again from his nose and ears.
âWhat the hell is going on with you?â Meng asked.
âI donât know! Be quick! Take me to the hospital! I didnât say anything to the policemen yesterday!â Cao Zizhen cried.
âShut up! Fine, Iâll take you to the hospital, but not here,â Meng said âPeople will talk. What if someone figures us out?â
âWhat about Uncle Aiguo? He is still lying there,â another guy said.
âLeave him there. This is not over. Letâs go,â Meng said.
After walking a few steps, they saw a person in front of them. The person was looking at them coldly.
âYou!â Cao Zizhen shouted.
âDid you guys poison the old man to death?â Wang Yao asked.
âWhat? It is you who killed him! You...â Meng said.
âShut up!â Wang Yao pointed at Meng, who suddenly couldnât speak.
It was as if his throat was held by an invisible hand. He wanted to speak but couldnât. He was desperate and started to scratch himself.
âWhatâs happening to you?â Cao Zizhen asked. He turned to Wang Yao. âWhat did you do to him?â
âYou killed your own father! Damn you,â Wang Yao said.
He hit out toward Cao Zizhen, whose body shook slightly. Cao Zizhen didnât feel pain or anything.
âWhat... What do you really want from us?â Cao Zizhen asked.
These guys had done scamming, blackmailing, kidnapping children, and fraud all over China. All of them were scumbags who had committed a number of crimes. They had all done bad things, yet they were completely shocked by Wang Yao, a harmless-looking young man. Maybe it was their destiny to come across Wang Yao.
Wang Yao hopped and moved like a gust of wind. The men felt like they were patted by someone and that something had entered their body.
âWhat did you do to us?â Cao Zizhen asked.
âI think you all should start to repent,â Wang Yao said as he turned around and left, leaving the men standing there like idiots.
A gust of wind passed. Every one of the men suddenly felt cold all over their bodies.
âBoss, what did he do to us?â one of those guys asked.
âDamn it,â Meng said. âWhat do you think he could do? Donât panic.â
âExactly, what could he do to us? Weâll get him to pay,â another guy said.
They had traveled all over China and encountered various troubles. They had been beaten and stabbed by people. They all survived.
âLetâs go have a drink,â Meng suggested.
âLetâs go,â another guy said.
âBoss, can you please take me to the hospital first?â Cao Zizhen begged.
âDonât panic, Iâll take you to the hospital after the drink. You wonât die,â Meng said.
âWell...â Cao Zizhen was reluctant to believe him.
âLetâs go. Stop whining. Youâll still need to prove yourself,â Meng said.