“This…” Su Ruyi was speechless. She looked at Jin Dachun’s features and expression more carefully.

He wasn't joking.

But is it really that frivolous?

So, does this mean I need to... find a master?

Seeing Su Ruyi hesitate, Jin Dachun quickly added, "Girl, think about it carefully. This will only benefit you. First, since you've acknowledged me as your mentor, I'll entrust the village clinic to you, which will at least help you avoid the harvest rush! A fair-skinned girl like you would be exhausted if you had to work in the fields!"

Secondly, I'm the only doctor at the village clinic. Now that I'm injured, I'll need at least three months to recover. If anyone in the village gets a minor illness, there'll be no one to treat them! If you take over, I can gradually step down. From now on, the position of village doctor will be yours! You won't have to go to the fields anymore!

"..." Su Ruyi was still hesitant, feeling that something was strange about the matter.

The red mole on my palm burned again.

This opportunity...

It wasn't that she was overthinking things, but Zhong Su had said he would come to find her, and even prepared some kind of travel gear...

Su Ruyi tentatively asked, "Are you... Zhong Su?"

Jin Dachun asked blankly, "What the heck?!"

It seems that's not the case; it was just a simple coincidence.

Su Ruyi breathed a sigh of relief—if Zhong Su had disguised himself as an old man to come looking for her, she really wouldn't know what to do.

Zhong Su once said that she was destined to follow the path of Doctor Su in this life, and all opportunities would be arranged by fate.

Su Ruyi nodded: "Thank you, Grandpa Jin, for thinking of me so much. Of course I'm willing."

As she spoke, she promptly knelt down and kowtowed to Jin Dachun: "Master, please accept this bow from your disciple Su Ruyi!"

Jin Dachun's eyes immediately reddened.

The old man wasn't a local; he had his own story—his family was ruined, all his relatives died, and he had two wayward disciples… Let's not go into details.

Ten years ago, he drifted to this Dingjiatun village and, by a twist of fate, saved Ding Daguo's father, who then arranged for him to become the village doctor. He was prepared to spend the rest of his life like this.

He had a wealth of ancestral medical skills, which he thought he would take to his grave, but he never expected to meet such a young girl today!

Didn't I swear ten years ago that I would never take on another apprentice in my life?

Why did you blurt out the words "take on an apprentice" today?

Even Jin Dachun himself found it a bit unbelievable.

Watching Su Ruyi's departing figure, the old man's thoughts drifted far into the past.

Su Ruyi rushed to the brigade headquarters and saw a Hongqi police car parked at the gate.

She went inside and saw two policemen sitting in the only two chairs in the brigade headquarters.

Ding Daguo personally served tea to the two of them.

The moment Su Ruyi saw Ding Daguo, the image of her fifth brother, Su Tie, with all four limbs severed flashed through her mind.

She tried to calm herself down, walked straight to the door, and knocked three times on the open door.

Ding Guoda shuddered, spilling tea all over half of his body.

He turned around and saw Su Ruyi. He glared at her angrily and said, "Why are you here again? I don't have time to talk nonsense with you today!"

Su Ruyi ignored his words: "Jin Dachun, the village doctor, hurt his leg at the small wooden bridge. He asked me to tell you to find two militiamen to carry him back!"

Ding Daguo exclaimed in surprise, "Old Jin fell? That old man, he really knows how to cause trouble!"

At this moment, one of the policemen stood up, walked up to Su Ruyi, and looked a little anxious: "Dr. Jin fell and hurt his leg? Is it serious? Should we take him to the county hospital?"

Su Ruyi looked at the policeman, who was about thirty years old, and saw that his eyes were full of anxiety.

What's going on?

Seeing that Su Ruyi remained silent, he added, "My name is Yu Min, and Dr. Jin saved my life!"

Su Ruyi then said with relief, "Dr. Jin has a fracture, but it's not serious. He'll be fine after a few months of rest."

Yu Min: "Young comrade, lead the way!"

At this moment, another young policeman stood up: "Chief Yu, let's go together!"

Then he asked Su Ruyi, "Can we drive over that car at the gate?"

Su Ru hesitated for a moment, then said, "It's not... impossible."

Ding Daguo grew anxious: "Deputy Director Yu, there has to be a first-come, first-served order, right? My case has only just begun! Can't I just find two people to carry that old Jin back?"

Yu Min glared at him and ignored him.

The young policeman, however, spoke to him kindly, saying, "There are priorities. Don't worry, we will definitely investigate your case thoroughly, but saving lives is more important right now!"

Ding Daguo was not one to be easily appeased; seeing the young policeman's good attitude, he immediately became arrogant:

No! You can't leave!

An old man who was buried up to his neck fell, but he didn't die!

Besides, he didn't even report it to the police. I can just find two people to carry him back, right?

This theft case of mine is a matter of life and death!

I have to distribute the infrastructure subsidies to the villagers today!

This case is hopeless, and I'm about to go broke!

Can you shoulder this responsibility?

Su Ruyi said quietly, "The time you've been stopping them is enough for the car to reach the small wooden bridge."

Upon hearing this, Ding Daguo flew into a rage, pointing at Su Ruyi's nose and yelling, "Shut up! You have no right to speak here!"

Su Ruyi wasn't angry and immediately stopped talking.

Yu Min opened the passenger door and said to Su Ruyi, "Young comrade, I'll have to trouble you to show me the way!"

Su Ruyi nodded: "Of course!"

Su Ruyi sat in the passenger seat, and Yu Min got into the driver's seat.

The young policeman immediately sat in the back seat.

Ding Daguo stormed out, cursing, and plopped down in the back seat, slamming the car door shut: "Let's go, I want to see how much time you're going to waste!"

Yu Min glared at him and started the car.

The car stopped at the small wooden bridge; it couldn't go any further.

Following the direction Su Ruyi pointed, Yu Min and the young policeman immediately ran across the bridge.

Just as Su Ruyi was about to get out of the car, Ding Daguo suddenly jumped up and grabbed her wrist: "Su Ruyi, I've seen plenty of troublemakers! I'm warning you, if you want to stay in my Dingjiatun..."

Su Ruyi shook off his hand, got out of the car before he could finish speaking, and walked towards Jin Dachun.

Ding Daguo's hand was slammed onto the car door, and he cried out in pain.

As Su Ruyi approached the three of them, she heard Yu Min earnestly say:

"Dr. Jin, last time I had a gunshot wound that got infected. The provincial hospital couldn't treat it, and they brought me back to die."

If it weren't for the herbal medicine you prescribed, both internally and externally, I would have been dead long ago, not to mention I would still be able to continue working as a police officer and solving cases!

Now that you're injured, how can I not be worried?

You absolutely must listen to me this time. It's a bone problem; we should get an X-ray to be on the safe side!

Another policeman chimed in, "Yes, Dr. Jin, you absolutely mustn't avoid seeking medical help!"