Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 188 - 187 I am a doctor

Chapter 188: Chapter 187 I am a doctor

(Thank you to kiss nian nian and Idiot Cat Demon for their rewards, I bow in thanks here!)

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The woman muttered to herself for a while before letting out a heart-wrenching scream, "Hong’er!", and then threw herself onto the bed that was slowly being wheeled out of the operating room, covered entirely by a white sheet.

The middle-aged man’s body shook uncontrollably, and despite the temperature being over 30 degrees, he seemed as if he was standing amidst the icy snow of a bitter winter, his eyes bloodshot as though they were about to bleed, staring fixedly at the slowly moving surgical bed.

Watching this scene, everyone felt an indescribable sorrow; even the bystanders felt as if they were experiencing the pain themselves, as tears of grief streamed from their eyes.

Wang Dawei and Li Xiaomei, already burdened with a heavy heart, were instantly enveloped in an even darker cloud; they trembled slightly and barely managed to stand firm with the support of Xiao Yi and Wang Qingqing. They approached one of the nurses with trembling bodies and grabbed her hand, asking anxiously, "Nurse, where is my son? Where is my son?"

"Your son is?"

The nurse, her hand squeezed painfully by Wang Dawei, shook off his grip with some annoyance, but upon seeing the indescribable tension and grief on his face, she held back her scolding and tried to speak in a calm voice.

"Wang Xiaohu, my son’s name is Wang Xiaohu."

Li Xiaomei quickly added from the side.

"You’re Wang Xiaohu’s parents? Why have you arrived so late?"

Upon hearing Li Xiaomei’s words, the nurse lifted her head and said somewhat dissatisfied, then looked at them pityingly and warned, "You need to be mentally prepared; he has multiple stab wounds, and one of them has punctured his lung. His condition is not optimistic."

After hearing the nurse’s words, Li Xiaomei’s eyes rolled back, her body swayed, and she nearly collapsed.

Xiao Yi quickly steadied her with one hand.

"You must go and pay immediately, it’s almost his turn."

The nurse looked at Li Xiaomei sympathetically, then Wang Dawei, whose complexion had turned pale, and glanced back at the operating room.

"Nurse, please, save my son, save my son. I’ll pay whatever it costs; I’m going to make the payment right now, right now."

Wang Dawei looked at the nurse with eyes full of pleading, as if she was already his savior.

"Go, we will do our best. You can be assured."

Unable to bear his gaze, the nurse turned away after speaking.

Upon hearing the nurse’s words, Wang Dawei, as if suddenly awakened, hurriedly rushed to the payment desk, while Xiao Yi and Wang Qingqing helped Li Xiaomei walk towards the ward in front. Inside the ward, after a quick initial emergency treatment, wrapped so densely they could barely distinguish their shapes, they recognized their son and cousin by their silhouettes as tears incessantly slid down their cheeks.

Wang Qingqing wiped away her tears, unable to bear to look at her cousin’s terrible state, and let out a grief-stricken sob, "How did this happen? How did this happen? Everything was fine, how could it turn out like this?"

"It was done by that damn Li!"

A middle-aged woman by their side wiped away the tears in her eyes and looked up at Xiao Yi and Wang Qingqing.

"Auntie, what happened? Do you know?"

Upon hearing the woman’s words, Wang Qingqing quickly lifted her head, grabbed her hand tightly, and asked with an urgent gaze and trembling voice.

She truly couldn’t understand how her cousin, who supposedly went out to play video games with classmates in the afternoon according to her aunt, could suddenly find himself in this tragic situation.

"Just now, one of the kids with lighter injuries woke up and was transferred to the hospital wing. He said that they were originally playing games together, but then Li came along, got into a verbal dispute with them, and started hitting people. These hot-blooded young boys couldn’t stand it and fought back, which led Li to go home, bring back a group of people, and do this to them. How could these bastards be so cruel? They are all students! My Hao’er, you must be alright!"

As the middle-aged woman recounted what she knew to Wang Qingqing and the others, she glanced again at the boy covered in dressings opposite and started sobbing once more.

"Li is also their classmate, from the same school. I heard that his family has some background. He’s always been very overbearing at school and often bullies other students."

Noticing Xiao Yi and Wang Qingqing’s confusion, another middle-aged man explained on behalf of the woman.

"This is outrageous!"

After hearing their story, Xiao Yi felt an indescribable rage rise within him; a cold glint suddenly flashed in his eyes and he slammed his hand against the wall, making the entire wall tremble.

Everyone felt the commotion from their side, heard Xiao Yi’s angry shout, and turned their gaze towards the young man.

"How can such scum exist!"

Wang Qingqing also clenched her teeth, her body trembling, shocked to discover the true cause of the events. Looking at the distraught expressions on the faces of the parents around, and the swathed forms of the youths in the beds, flames seemed ready to burst from her eyes.

"Let’s go check on your cousin’s injuries first, then we can slowly settle the score with that scum!"

Xiao Yi snorted coldly and gently patted the shoulders of Wang Qingqing and Li Xiaomei, heading inside.

"I’m sorry, but you can’t go in to see the injured right now."

Just as Xiao Yi and the others were about to enter, a nurse stopped them.

"I am a doctor."

Xiao Yi let go of Wang Qingqing’s hand, telling the nurse, "I must go in to understand the patient’s condition."

"I’m sorry, without verification from a doctor at our hospital, you cannot go in."

The nurse stubbornly blocked his way, clearly not believing Xiao Yi’s claim of being a doctor.

"Who are you people? Don’t you know this is the intensive care ward? No disturbances allowed, got it?"

Xiao Yi was about to say something else when he heard an angry, stern voice beside him.

"Doctor, I am a practitioner of Chinese medicine, and one of the patients inside is my relative. I need to go in and check on his condition."

Xiao Yi turned and saw a doctor in a white coat approaching, his gaze filled with anger staring at them. Xiao Yi quickly explained and made his request.

"You’re a practitioner of Chinese medicine?"

On hearing that Xiao Yi was a practitioner of Chinese medicine, the doctor paused, examining him again. Seeing his youthful face, which looked to be no more than twenty-five at most, the doctor’s eyes showed a hint of scorn and said coldly, "Where is your medical license?"

"I don’t have a medical license, but please believe me, I really am a practitioner of Chinese medicine."

Xiao Yi, already somewhat impatient from being rejected repeatedly, now felt even more annoyed by the other’s attitude. However, knowing he was also to blame, he suppressed his anger and explained pleadingly.

"Doctor, he really is a great doctor. His medical skills are exceptional. Last time, he cured my aunt’s kidney stones."

Wang Qingqing, reacting to the situation, remembered Xiao Yi’s impressive medical skills from when he had treated her aunt, and hope sprang up in her heart as she hurriedly spoke up for him.

"He’s a doctor? With not even a whisker on his face, how could he be a doctor? Do you think this is a joke? Everyone inside is critically ill—a single mistake could be fatal. If something happens, can you take that responsibility?"

The doctor scoffed, completely disbelieving that Xiao Yi could be a doctor. How could someone in their twenties be a doctor? He naturally assumed that Wang Qingqing was lying to protect Xiao Yi.

"If I were not a doctor, why would I go in? Let me in, and if anything happens, I will take responsibility."

Xiao Yi, struggling to control his anger, persisted stubbornly.

"You take responsibility? Can you bear such a responsibility?"

The doctor, not expecting Xiao Yi to be so obstinate, became visibly impatient and sharply responded. Then, without giving them another thought, he told the nearby nurse, "Make sure to keep order, don’t let anyone cause trouble. If something happens, neither you nor I can bear that responsibility!"

Then he turned and headed towards another office.

"Doctor, please save my son first. I’ll go get the money right away. I rushed out too quickly earlier and forgot my card."

As Xiao Yi was about to say more, he suddenly heard the voice of Wang Dawei nearby. His brow furrowed and, putting aside the doctor and the nurse for the moment, he turned toward the direction of the voice.

"You go pay first. We’ve already performed first aid on them, but without payment, we can’t continue."

Wang Dawei was at the payment window, pleading with the nurse inside, who was looking at him with a troubled face, "Sir, I hope you can understand. We’re just following rules here. Please don’t make it difficult for us."

"Second Uncle Wang, what’s wrong?"

Xiao Yi strode over and asked the crestfallen Wang Dawei in a deep voice.

"I rushed out in such a hurry, I forgot to bring the passbook, and I only have a few thousand yuan on me, which isn’t enough. They said they can’t arrange treatment without full payment up front. That won’t do! Going back and forth will take at least an hour, and it’ll take even longer if there’s traffic. Xiaohu can’t afford to wait, he just can’t."

As he spoke, large tears began to well up in Wang Dawei’s eyes. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it at Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation.)