Chapter 47

Xin Ranxian, the head of the department, arrived at Tong Yue's ward. He didn't seem surprised by what was happening there. He stopped at the door, glanced briefly at the doctor wriggling in the corner, and clicked his tongue at the dilapidated hospital bed.

"Let's change rooms. I saw there was an empty one over there when I came over."

Chi Xia nodded, pulled Tong Yue outside, and as the two bodyguards followed, Chi Xia glanced at the corner of the wall and said, "You two keep an eye on him."

The two bodyguards dared not leave Tong Yue's side. Feng Xu had instructed them to stay close to the young master at all times. Tong Yue turned his head and said, "Do as my teacher said. If he runs away, you two can quit your jobs too."

In the corridor, Xin Ran teased Tong Yue, "You're not that old, but you've got the airs of a rich young master."

Tong Yue wasn't angry. He smiled slightly, his bright eyes crinkling, "Thank you for the compliment, Teacher Xin."

For a moment, Xin Ran was in a daze, as if he saw a reflection of his past self in this young man.

"We've arrived at this room."

Chi Xia glanced at the room number, went inside to confirm, and asked, "Why is it this room again?"

Xin Ran: "Yes, this is the one."

This was the room Xin Ran had stayed in before. Xin Ran hadn't come to see it in advance, but he just knew it was empty. He wandered around like he was at home. The cleaning staff had cleaned it very well.

Tong Yue pulled back the covers and snuggled into bed, sending his brother a message asking him to change hospital rooms.

Chi Xia walked to the window, habitually gently pulling back the curtains a little to check if anyone was watching her downstairs, nearby, or across the street. After confirming that she could not detect any interference from mirror reflections or infrared light, Chi Xia opened the window to let in some fresh air.

Xin Ran bent down and took out three apples from the box under the bedside table. He gave one to each of them. Tong Yue didn't ask any questions and started eating them right away, pretending to be dizzy and starving in front of his brother.

During this time, the meal that Chi Xia ordered for Tong Yue arrived, and the head of the department also arrived at the previous ward. Chi Xia handed the meal to Tong Yue and asked Xin Ran to stay here while she went to the previous ward to deal with the abnormal doctor.

The two bodyguards were in a daze and were assigned to guard the door of the new ward. No one told them what had happened. How could a perfectly good doctor be tied up? Wasn't he just treating the young master?

In the previous ward, Chi Xia went in and closed the door. The department head looked incredulous. He pointed at the doctor on the floor, who was shouting incoherently and couldn't explain herself. "Excuse me, ma'am, what are you trying to do?"

Chi Xia: "Director, please confirm first whether this person is a doctor from your department."

The director confirmed as soon as he entered, "Yes, this is Dr. Huang from our department. He's been working at the hospital for almost ten years. What's the meaning of you tying him up?"

Chi Xia looked at the director's puzzled and slightly flustered expression, and looked directly into his eyes, which were larger than soybeans, through his round glasses. "Did he report anything to you a few minutes ago?"

The director frowned, pushed up his glasses, seemingly pondering how to answer and whether the hospital or department would be implicated. He naturally knew who had previously stayed in this ward; he had seen Feng Xu, the current head of the Feng family, that morning. Although he didn't know why the hospital had been transferred to a relative of the Feng family, it was originally founded by the former CEO Feng and had intricate connections with the Feng family.

The director instinctively wanted to look at Dr. Huang, who was on the ground with his mouth covered and sweating profusely, but Chi Xia stepped in front of him and blocked his way. "Director, just answer me, yes or no."

"Waaah!" The doctor behind him struggled violently.

The director looked at the expressionless young woman in front of him, whose questions left him no time to think. Fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. "I... I had a surgery before. Dr. Huang might have sent me a message, but I didn't have time to check it."

He phrased it very tactfully, but the key information was very clear. The doctor behind him gradually quieted down and stopped struggling.

Chi Xia: "This Dr. Huang said that with your permission, we can perform an S+ parasite test on Xiao Feng's younger brother. The signature of the immediate family member will be completed later."

Chi Xia calmly stated her position. After she finished speaking, she clearly saw the department head's face change, turning ashen and his lips trembling slightly. He subconsciously shook his head and immediately looked at Chi Xia, "I have not received any applications, nor have I approved any."

Chi Xia nodded, "Okay, I understand. Thank you for making the trip, Director."

Before leaving, the department head glanced at Dr. Huang, who was lying on the ground with a dazed look in his eyes. After the other party took a few steps, Chi Xia closed and locked the door, then walked to Dr. Huang, squatted down, and took the tattered bed sheet that had been stuffed into his mouth.

“You have no evidence to prove that I violated any regulations,” Dr. Huang said calmly.

Chi Xia reached out and grabbed the other man by the neck, then suddenly pressed him to the ground. At this moment, his two hands, which were tied behind his back, were exposed. Chi Xia quickly removed his bracelets, got up and stepped aside, letting the other man roll and struggle.

"password?"

Dr. Huang turned his head, his eyes bloodshot, and gritted his teeth, saying, "This is illegal detention! I'm going to sue you!"

Chi Xia stepped on his ankle, and the increasingly loud "creaking" sound showed that the foot was unable to bear the weight.

"Ah! Ouch..." The man bit his lip, trembling with pain, "66...2345."

Chi Xia carefully moved her foot away before her ankle fractured. The man lay on the ground, panting heavily. "It's no use, you won't find anything."

Chi Xia didn't say much. She opened Dr. Huang's contact list. If the person she contacted wasn't the department head, then it was someone else. This person asked her to take Tong Yue to get an S+ parasite test. Chi Xia found a string of overseas contact numbers and dialed them, but the number was not in service.

Dr. Huang listened to the commotion on the other end and suddenly chuckled dryly, "I fucking want to know who it is too, but the number can only be dialed once."

Chi Xia squatted down. "When did they contact you? How did they threaten you?"

Dr. Huang shifted his gaze from the ceiling to Chi Xia, looking at her calm face. "On Saturday night, after that big star was brought in, I got off work at 3 a.m. and went to the underground parking garage. I got into my car and was just about to start it when a knife was put to my neck."

Chi Xia lowered her gaze and saw that there was indeed a shallow scratch on the other person's Adam's apple.

"The man was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, and his face was completely hidden in the darkness. I couldn't see his face clearly. Even the hand holding the knife was wearing a black glove. His voice wasn't his original voice either; it had been processed with a voice changer. Judging from his build, he should be a man."

Chi Xia helped the other man up and untied him. Dr. Huang rubbed his wrists, which were red from being tied up, and got up by leaning against the wall. He sat on the sofa next to the wall. He looked sincere at this moment, and his light gray eyes were slightly dilated. "I don't know how he found me. Maybe I was on duty that night. He asked for my contact number and said he would contact me later and tell me what to do."

Chi Xia: "How did you threaten me?"

Dr. Huang panicked, clasped his hands together, and immediately looked at Chi Xia. "He planted a bomb in my house. Last night, my kitchen exploded, killing my pet dog. Immediately afterward, I received a call from him. He was laughing loudly on the other end of the line, asking how the surprise was. He clearly described what color pajamas I was wearing, what I was holding, and how the dog died..."

The unpleasant experience made his voice tremble with emotion. He paused for a moment, then continued, "As soon as I left the ward, I received a call from him. He asked me to perform an S+ parasite test on Tong Yue and send him the results. I thought it wouldn't threaten the patient's life, and besides, didn't you also want to do it for Tong Yue?"

Chi Xia: "Tong Yue was brought to the hospital this morning, is it your turn to see him?"

Dr. Huang's eyes flickered. "No. He's the one who asked me to take on this case."

Realizing the other party was threatened and assessing the level of danger, Chi Xia said, "I understand. I'll have someone protect you. You should stay at a hotel for today."

Dr. Huang tilted his head and looked at Chi Xia, "Who exactly are you? What grudge do you have against that person? Why is he targeting you?"

Chi Xia sent a message to Ye Feng, and also answered Dr. Huang's question, "Don't ask things you shouldn't know."

Dr. Huang slumped weakly into the sofa, wondering if his career would be ruined because of this. Why him out of more than ten people in the department?

Seeing that he looked like he was about to die, Chi Xia said, "Calm down. If what you said is true, you are also a victim."

Dr. Huang immediately shouted, "Of course I'm telling the truth! Who would joke about something like this?"

Chi Xia shook his bracelet. "Have the people who are here to protect you bind it in a bit, so they can track you if they call again."

Dr. Huang looked at Chi Xia anxiously, as if she were his last hope. "Will the people you called work? Can I trust them?"

Chi Xia: "Do you have other options?"

The fire in Dr. Huang's eyes slowly subsided. After a moment of calm, he said softly, "Thank you. I'm sorry about what happened before."

Chi Xia: "Just in case, make a fake report and send it to the other party."

"Fake?"

"Yes. Tell him that Tong Yue was not infected by the larvae."

After finishing things here, Chi Xia went to the new ward. Xin Ran and Tong Yue were chatting happily, laughing and joking.

Chi Xia didn't ask the two men why they were so happy. She closed the door, poured herself a glass of water, and sat down on the sofa.

Xin Ran: "Your homeroom teacher is here. Now let's talk about Bai Yu. His condition is serious. He's still in the ICU in the isolation area and no one is allowed to visit him. Ten armed police officers have been deployed to guard him 24 hours a day. I saw his medical records, which show that the mother worm has matured and there are signs of larvae leaving the body. The time of ingestion is estimated to be about a week ago. Just in case, everyone who has been in contact with him needs to undergo an S+ worm test."

Chi Xia: "Has the police issued a notice?"

Xin Ran shrugged. "It's strange, there isn't."

Chi Xia raised her bracelet and sent messages to Ye Feng and Feng Xiao, informing them to come to the hospital for testing. She also sent a message to Cheng Yang, asking him to compile a list of people who were in Grandma Cheng's private room that day, so that everyone who had been in close contact with Bai Yu would go to the hospital for testing.

After sending the message, Chi Xia looked at Xin Ran and said, "Bai Yu was accompanied by two bodyguards that day."

Xin Ran: "Those two did it, and they weren't infected."

Tong Yue stared at the two of them in disbelief, finally fixing her gaze on Xin Ran. "Teacher Xin, how do you know everything?"

Xin Ran: "Didn't I just answer you? I'm an intelligence gatherer."

Tong Yue: "You really are a liar."

Xin Ran laughed, "I'm innocent! Who did I lie to? Everything I said is true."

Tong Yue didn't argue with him. In his eyes, Xin Ran had many faces and was undoubtedly a liar.

“Boom boom boom!”

The door was opened from the outside, and Feng Xu walked in.