The atmosphere in the hospital office was oppressive and somber.

Lu Baozhi glanced at the staff member who was preparing to mediate, "Director Zhan, I made the final diagnosis for the deceased, and I would like to explain it to the family first."

Director Zhan looked worried. "Can you manage on your own?"

Lu Baozhi nodded, "Don't worry!"

Director Zhan pursed her lips and walked over to Lu Yi, gently comforting him, "Young man, Dr. Lu is an outstanding doctor in our hospital. He has not only won the Silver Snake Award and the honor of Most Beautiful Doctor, but he also leads a team..."

"Director Zhan, right?"

Lu Yi interrupted him indifferently, "Don't worry, if Dr. Lu can't handle it, I will come to you."

Liang Shiyue didn't understand why he requested an autopsy and also called the police.

Fearing that he might argue with the doctor due to excessive grief, she anxiously stepped forward and grabbed Lu Yi's sleeve, "Lu Yi, let's talk this out, don't be impulsive!"

Uncle Liu, at a loss, rubbed his hands and chimed in, "Yes, yes, yes, the doctors were all focused on saving lives. You didn't see it just now, but so many doctors were surrounding Old Lu, racing against time to save him, they..."

"They wouldn't want Old Lu to do this either. Besides, Dr. Lu is related to Old Lu and you. How could they deliberately harm him in front of so many people?"

He nudged Aunt Liu, hoping she would also try to persuade her.

Aunt Liu, however, seemed somewhat absent-minded, glancing at Lu Baozhi out of the corner of her eye every now and then.

Director Zhan closed the door behind him when he left.

In the office, only Lu Baozhi, Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu, Liang Shiyue, Lu Yi and Lu Baofei remained.

Lu Baofei had noticed earlier that Lu Yi's right hand was always in his pocket.

She walked to the water dispenser by the door, pretending to pour water for everyone, and carefully observed his hand movements.

They were afraid that he might suddenly pull out some sharp weapon and hurt their eldest sister, Lu Baozhi.

This situation has happened before.

Lu Baozhi had experienced something similar a year ago.

The surgery lasted for more than ten hours, but unfortunately the patient could not hold on. When the patient's family heard the news, they were completely devastated.

He grabbed a fruit knife and took Lu Baozhi hostage while she was explaining the situation. After being rescued, she had lost too much blood and fell into a coma.

The hospital leaders personally made phone calls to procure blood from various sources because Lu Baozhi has an extremely rare blood type, and the blood bank already has very little blood available. Lu Baozhi's life was hanging by a thread.

Just then, someone anonymously donated blood, saving her life in time.

Lu Baofei was so distracted that she didn't even notice the water in her cup spilling onto the floor.

Liang Shiyue exclaimed, "Miss Lu, are you too tired? Are you burned?... Let me do it!"

"Thank you, Xiaoyue!"

Lu Baofei frantically blew on her reddened hand and slowly retreated to Lu Yi's right side, ready to stop his next move at any moment.

Just then, Lu Yi's forearm moved.

Lu Baofei was on high alert and gave her eldest sister several meaningful glances.

But the eldest sister was staring at Lu Yi with a bittersweet and helpless expression, completely unaware of her warning.

“Yi’er, there are no outsiders here. I think we can have an open and frank discussion about Old Master Lu’s condition.”

"If you still insist on an autopsy after I have answered all your questions, our hospital will fully cooperate to give you and Mr. Lu justice!"

Lu Yi paused in his right hand movement, then said simply, "I don't need you to explain my illness; what I need you to explain is..."

"this!"

In the blink of an eye, the moment Lu Yi took his right hand out of his pocket, Lu Baofei, who was closest to him, rushed forward and grabbed his arm tightly.

"Yi'er, no!"

Liang Shiyue, who was about to hand out water to everyone, stood behind the two of them and looked completely bewildered upon seeing this.

Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu were startled by Lu Baofei's sudden shout. The couple huddled together and retreated to the doorway.

Lu Baozhi was stunned and immediately stood up straight from the edge of the desk.

"What are you doing...?"

Lu Baofei has always been serious and prefers to put on airs and rarely smiles in front of outsiders.

But at this moment, both her actions and expressions were extremely incongruous with her own image!

Lu Baofei stared intently at Lu Yi's fingers, not seeing the icy, sharp blade she had imagined, but instead seeing...

A brown cordyceps!

As members of the Lu family, we are no strangers to this tonic.

Judging from its thinness, it must have been boiled or soaked for some time.

Lu Baofei awkwardly released Lu Yi, waving her arms to create some distance, and said with a sheepish laugh, "Um... I... I thought Yi'er was going to..."

"But where did you get this from?"

What she really wanted to ask was, why did Lu Yi take out a cordyceps in such a serious setting?

But she was afraid that asking too directly would provoke Lu Yi.

Lu Yi ignored Lu Baofei's outrageous behavior and instead took a few steps closer to Lu Baozhi.

"Dr. Lu, can a critically ill patient like my uncle, who is physically weak, drink highly nourishing soup?"

As he spoke, he handed over the cordyceps.

His sharp eyes were as deep as the sea, possessing an indescribable power of intimidation.

“I found this in my uncle’s tightly clenched hands.”

"Dr. Lu, if you're not comfortable answering the question I just asked, then let me ask you again: besides paying your uncle's medical bills, what else have you done?"

Aunt Liu swallowed hard, then choked and coughed.

Uncle Liu was completely bewildered and dumbfounded. Distracted by Aunt Liu's words, he became displeased, turned his head and glared back, "Keep your voice down!"

Liang Shiyue quickly handed Aunt Liu a glass of water, "Auntie, take a break first."

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