Chapter 780: What’s the Problem?
"Uncle Liu, just say what you want to say, why are you beating around the bush? There’s no need for such formalities between us, is there?"
Xiao Yi glanced at Liu Yuan and shook his head again, smiling helplessly.
"Actually, it’s nothing serious. It’s just that, Xiao Yi, you brought in a bodyguard a while ago to protect Director Chen’s safety. Is that person reliable?"
A slightly embarrassed smile appeared on Liu Yuan’s face, then he looked concerned as he asked the question. After finishing, he seed worried about Xiao Yi misunderstanding, and carefully added, "Xiao Yi, I know that person was recomnded by you, and I shouldn’t be worried, but you know, Director Chen’s safety is really important, especially after what happened last ti. I am quite sensitive about this."
"Swooosh!"
Upon hearing Liu Yuan’s words, Xiao Yi almost slamd the brakes to the floor; the car, which had been moving smoothly, suddenly screeched to a halt, causing both occupants to nearly smash their foreheads against the windshield.
It took Xiao Yi a mont to stabilize himself and get the car moving again. He looked apologetically at Liu Yuan, who had turned almost pale with fright, and said awkwardly, "Sorry, Uncle Liu, I lost control for a mont and startled you."
After saying that, without waiting for Liu Yuan to respond, he imdiately laughed and continued, "However, Uncle Liu, you are really overthinking it. Rest assured, I won’t take Director Chen’s safety lightly. Since I let that person go there, it ans I definitely trust his abilities."
He truly did not expect Liu Yuan’s beating around the bush to be about this issue, and even less did he expect Liu Yuan to doubt Li Wenqiu’s capabilities. This left him feeling sowhat speechless.
He was confident in Li Wenqiu’s abilities.
As long as he did not encounter any top-notch masters or elite assassins, he was basically without a doubt competent.
"But... he looks like..."
"Haha, Uncle Liu, just set your mind at ease. No matter what, he won’t be worse than those security guards at your company, and even if you went to the best security company in the world, you definitely couldn’t hire a bodyguard as good as him!"
Liu Yuan wanted to say sothing else, but Xiao Yi had already directly interrupted him. Although he didn’t know what Liu Yuan was about to say, he could sowhat guess that Liu Yuan probably felt that Li Wenqiu didn’t quite look or act like a real expert, or seed too casual.
As for the common belief among ordinary people like Liu Yuan that only those who look like experts are real experts, or that only those who are aloof and extraordinary are the real deal, he found it hard to explain and quite speechless to address.
Indeed, they all knew that true experts rarely showed any ostentatious signs of being a master, especially those like them who had reached the Condensation period. They could contain their essence and blend with nature, showing no signs of being out of the ordinary. They could walk right by you without you noticing. Those who flaunted their expertise were usually just for show, not worth ntioning, much like the bodyguards from the Zhao Family they encountered last ti. Each of them looked formidable and brawny, intimidating the hospital staff and causing the nurses to be so nervous they hardly dared to breathe. But what about their actual skill?
"Since you have so much confidence, I won’t say anything more, hehe."
Liu Yuan was taken aback by Xiao Yi’s assertive tone, then smiled awkwardly and stopped talking, afraid of angering Xiao Yi further.
"Uncle Liu, don’t doubt my word, hehe. If you have the chance, you might as well try him out yourself, then you’ll know the skills of the friend I recomnded," Xiao Yi said with a sharp look in his eye, catching a glimpse of doubt in Liu Yuan’s expression and responding with a faint smile.
"This... That’s not necessary."
Liu Yuan’s face showed an awkward smile, but internally he was moved, secretly thinking that perhaps he really should test it out.
Xiao Yi glanced at Liu Yuan and said no more. He didn’t know whether Liu Yuan would actually try, but he was sure of one thing: if Liu Yuan did decide to test Li Wenqiu, the outco would definitely not be pleasant considering the abilities of the security staff at his company.
After dropping Liu Yuan off at Jianguo Building, Xiao Yi sped up as he headed towards the Provincial People’s Hospital. Despite rushing, when he arrived at the Provincial People’s Hospital, it was nearly nine-thirty. After all, the journey from Azure Waterfront, to Jianguo Group, and then to the Provincial People’s Hospital, was not straight but rather circuitous.
"Doctor Xiao, good morning."
So nurses in the Traditional Chinese dicine departnt had already seen Xiao Yi before, and upon spotting his figure, they all smiled and greeted the young doctor, the expert, one after another.
"Good morning."
After quickly nodding to them, Xiao Yi didn’t have ti for extended greetings, so he went straight to Elder An’s office upstairs. Originally, Director Lu of the Provincial People’s Hospital had intended to provide him with an office similar to Elder An’s; however, he declined, opting instead to simply add another desk in Elder An’s office.
That’s why Xiao Yi had asked the people from the Sima Family to wait for him in Elder An’s office yesterday.
As soon as Xiao Yi entered the office, he saw Old Mr. Sima and his son sitting there waiting, while the middle-aged woman from yesterday did not co along, possibly for fear she might blurt out sothing inappropriate again and offend Xiao Yi in the process.
"Doctor Xiao, you are here!"
The mont Xiao Yi stepped into the office, Mr. Sima, Old Mr. Sima’s son, imdiately stood up and ca over with an excited expression to greet him.
"Sorry for being a bit late, I made you wait."
A trace of apology showed on Xiao Yi’s face. Elder An’s working hours started at eight in the morning, which ant they surely would have arrived even earlier than Elder An, implying they had been waiting for at least an hour and a half.
It was sowhat evident from the anxious expressions on their faces.
"Not for long, not for long, we just got here ourselves,"
Mr. Sima quickly responded politely.
"Hehe, let’s skip the unnecessary courtesies. I’ve examined the older gentleman’s condition yesterday and understand it as well. Let’s get straight to treatnt. Please co this way,"
Xiao Yi smiled, waved his hand to stop Old Mr. Sima, who was about to say sothing, and, after giving Elder An a smile while he was examining a patient, he led the Simas towards a small partition inside.
Elder An was a practitioner of Traditional Chinese dicine, and besides the diagnostic procedures of observation, inquiry, listening, and pulse-taking, accompanied by Chinese dicine treatnt, he inevitably used thods like bone-setting, massage, and acupuncture. This small partition was where Elder An usually treated his patients with such techniques, it was very simple, with only a small bed and so basic, commonly used Traditional Chinese dicine equipnt like silver needles.
After Xiao Yi’s arrival, he didn’t move into another small room, and this space beca a shared area for the two of them.
"Old Mr. Sima, please lie down here and take off your coat,"
Upon entering the room, Xiao Yi didn’t engage in any further idle chatter, but directed Old Mr. Sima towards the small bed. After speaking, it seed sothing occurred to him, and he added, "The bed sheets here are changed and sterilized by the nurses daily, so you can rest assured."
If it were any ordinary patient, Xiao Yi wouldn’t have bothered to add such an explanation. However, it was clear that the Sima Family was not just wealthy but likely held significant influence. People of such status sotis tended to be fastidious, which is why he made the additional clarification.
"It’s no trouble, I’ll lie down right away."
Old Mr. Sima did initially hesitate sowhat. As a person, he didn’t really have any other issues, and he wasn’t particularly pretentious, being fairly approachable. However, he did have a bit of a cleanliness fetish, always insisting on fresh sheets when staying in hotels. Hearing Xiao Yi’s explanation, his face actually showed a hint of embarrassnt. He quickly got onto the bed and laid down.
"Doctor Xiao, what exactly is my condition?"
After lying down, Old Mr. Sima seed to suddenly rember sothing, half sat up, and looked at Xiao Yi in bewildernt as he asked.
This question had puzzled him for a long ti; he had sought many famous doctors throughout the world, yet none could diagnose his condition. Western dicine had provided so unintelligible term, ntioning sothing about atrophic syndro, while Traditional Chinese dicine practitioners just ntioned that his internal organs were failing and necrotic but offered no solution or definitive diagnosis. Although Xiao Yi had managed to relieve his symptoms with a single needle and identified the symptoms yesterday, he still hadn’t specified what the illness was. After speaking, as if afraid of being misunderstood by Xiao Yi, he quickly added an explanation, "Doctor Xiao, don’t take it the wrong way; I’m not doubting you. I’m genuinely just curious about what exactly my condition is!"
Mr. Sima, who stood by, raised his eyes upon hearing his father’s question, looking at Xiao Yi with a peculiarly surprised expression. His father’s situation was truly bizarre; many renowned experts who had been consulted had declared it unheard of. He, too, was eager to know the particulars!(To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian) to cast your vote for recomndation or monthly ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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