Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 646 - 642 Can’t Hide It from Them

Chapter 646: Chapter 642 Can’t Hide It from Them

Chapter 642: They Can’t Be Kept in the Dark

"Ring..."

Just as he was about to turn around and issue another warning to Zeng Xiaomei, his mobile phone suddenly rang with urgency.

"Hello!"

Glaring coldly at Zeng Xiaomei with a trace of anger, Liu Yuan took a deep breath, turned his head, picked up his phone, and without even looking at the caller ID, pressed the answer button.

"Uncle Liu, it’s me. How are Chen Jianguo and Wang Dawei doing?"

Xiao Yi didn’t know the situation on Liu Yuan’s end and hadn’t noticed the slight irritation in Liu Yuan’s tone. His mind was fully preoccupied with the well-being of Chen Jianguo and Wang Dawei.

Although he was mostly certain yesterday that they should be fine, that they should have been saved, the severity of their injuries meant he couldn’t relax until they were confirmed to be fully recovered, fearing any mishaps.

"Young Master Xiao, you’ve woken up? They are still in the ICU. Doctor Niu just told me their conditions are basically stable. If there are no complications, they will soon be transferred to the critical care unit."

Hearing Xiao Yi’s voice, Liu Yuan’s face instantly cleared of its prior anger, showing a hint of delight as he happily called out and explained the condition of the two men to him.

"That’s good to hear."

Upon learning the two were fine, Xiao Yi finally let go of his worries, a faint smile emerging on his face, "By the way, do you know which ward they will be in? I’d like to go see them."

"I’m not sure yet since they haven’t been moved down. How about this, I’ll go right over, and then we can go together."

Liu Yuan shook his head, then made a decision.

"Alright, see you in a bit."

"See you later!"

After hanging up the phone, Liu Yuan’s gaze returned to Zeng Xiaomei across from him. He snorted coldly and said, "Ladies and gentlemen of the police, I have other matters to attend to and must leave first. Please, carry on."

Without further regard for the police officers, he picked up his coat, grabbed his briefcase, called a driver, and turned to head for the office door.

"Mr. Liu..."

Seeing that Liu Yuan was about to leave, one police officer immediately showed a look of urgency. They had come with the intention of asking Liu Yuan about more details of the incident, and they hadn’t even begun to ask their questions.

"Forget it."

Zeng Xiaomei stopped her subordinate, shaking her head with a look of helplessness on her face.

"But... Sir Zeng, we still have so many questions to ask."

The police officer looked at Zeng Xiaomei, not quite understanding.

"Do you think if you stop him and ask him, he’ll tell you anything now?"

Zeng Xiaomei gave the officer a pointed look.

"This..."

At a loss for words, the officer began to stammer.

"Let’s go. We’ll come back another time. For now, let’s go back to the crime scene and see if there are any new findings."

Zeng Xiaomei waved her hand, her expression growing more serious. Although she had shown a strong front in front of Liu Yuan, not showing any fear, she was well aware that this case was crucial and had to be handled with care. The assassination attempt on Chen Jianguo had caused a stir among many people, everyone was under great pressure, perhaps even more so than the last child trafficking case.

By the time Liu Yuan arrived at the hospital, Chen Jianguo and Wang Dawei had already been moved from the ICU, and their wards were arranged not far from the one where Xiao Yi was staying, both in the critical care unit.

When they went to see Chen Jianguo, Doctor Niu was carefully tending to some of his wounds.

Normally, these minor tasks would be dealt with by the attending physicians, interns, or nurses, but Chen Jianguo was no ordinary patient. Given his influence and importance, all of his care, no matter how minor, was personally seen to by this specialist, with no room for laxity.

It wasn’t until after treating the wounds that Doctor Niu noticed Xiao Yi and Liu Yuan, and hurriedly approached Xiao Yi to greet him but was stopped by a hand from Xiao Yi.

"Doctor Niu, thank you for your hard work."

Xiao Yi expressed his heartfelt gratitude.

"Not at all, not at all. The main credit goes to Doctor Xiao’s superb medical skills. I just dealt with some minor issues."

Doctor Niu quickly waved his hands, not daring to take much credit, behaving completely like a junior doctor. If yesterday Doctor Niu had respect for Xiao Yi, then today his feelings could only be described as adoration and reverence!

Chen Jianguo’s injuries had always been under his care, so he knew better than anyone the severity of Chen Jianguo’s wounds when he was first brought in yesterday. He could never have imagined that such miraculous medical skills could exist in this world, that all the wounds treated by Xiao Yi yesterday could heal at such an astonishing rate in just one day!

Such a rate of healing was something he had never seen before, something no medicine in this world could achieve!

It could be said that from yesterday to today, he had witnessed a miracle!

A miracle created by Xiao Yi!

He even developed the desire to learn traditional Chinese medicine!

"Uncle Chen’s condition is stable, right?"

Xiao Yi was somewhat helpless with Doctor Niu’s reserved demeanor, but since yesterday until now, he had gotten used to it. He also understood that the more polite they were with him, the more it seemed endless, so he didn’t talk around it any further and went straight to asking about Chen Jianguo’s condition.

"Stable, very stable. There’s basically no problem at all now. We just need to wait for the wounds to heal completely."

Doctor Niu replied promptly.

This was the most stable and promising case among all the severe cases he had attended to. He even felt that sending him to the ICU yesterday was unnecessary.

"That’s good."

Xiao Yi nodded, feeling relieved.

After checking on Chen Jianguo, Xiao Yi and Liu Yuan were led by Doctor Niu to see Wang Dawei. Under the admiring and reverent gaze of another doctor in charge of Wang Dawei’s injuries, who had also witnessed Xiao Yi’s medical skills the day before, and with the utmost respectful words, it was confirmed that Wang Dawei’s condition had also stabilized. Finally, Xiao Yi could let go of all his worries.

Although both patients were very stable and would recover gradually with the Western medical treatments provided by Doctor Niu and his fellow experts, Xiao Yi, to be on the safe side and to help them recover faster, still prescribed some herbal formulas for both of them and asked the doctors to have someone prepare and administer them.

If this had been in the past, and someone wanted to prescribe a traditional Chinese medicine formula for patients in their care, these two experts would have undoubtedly picked up a cup of water and poured it over the person’s head, followed by a scolding that would deter them from ever mentioning traditional Chinese medicine in front of them again.

But now, after hearing Xiao Yi’s suggestion, they did not utter a word of protest. Instead, they promptly ordered the nurses to procure the herbs and sought out the department of traditional Chinese medicine to prepare the decoctions. Afterwards, they meticulously and treasuredly saved the prescriptions Xiao Yi had written down, planning to study them later. At the same time, they were all eagerly looking forward to seeing the miraculous effects Xiao Yi’s prescription would have on the two injured patients.

Xiao Yi was once again at a loss for words in the face of the two experts’ reverent attitude towards him. He repeatedly told them that they should simply treat him as a friend, insisting that he was really just a young man with a little medical knowledge, and not worthy of such respect. Though they verbally agreed, their actions still followed the old pattern. In the end, he stopped bothering with it and agreed to meet the two doctors for a meal and chat when he had time. He then left Wang Dawei’s ward under their respectful gazes.

"Uncle Liu, do Xue and Auntie Li know about this yet?"

Walking out of the ward, looking at the empty corridor ahead, Xiao Yi suddenly remembered something and turned to Liu Yuan.

"This... I’ve been so busy these last two days, I’ve forgotten to notify them."

Upon hearing Xiao Yi’s words, Liu Yuan realized that he had indeed not informed Chen Jianguo’s daughter, Chen Xue, or his own wife, Li Xiumei. He suddenly slapped his forehead and anxiously took out his phone, looking for Chen Xue and Li Xiumei’s numbers, "I’ll notify them right now."

Xiao Yi nodded.

But after thinking for a moment, he suddenly recalled something and stopped Liu Yuan, "Uncle Liu, since you haven’t told them yet, let’s not inform them for now. We can wait another couple of days, until Uncle Chen’s condition improves a bit more, then let them know."

He felt that although Chen Jianguo’s condition had stabilized, they were still unable to speak, and their bodies were wrapped so heavily that they still looked very severe. If they came now, seeing them would undoubtedly make them very sad and worried.

If it was possible to hide it for a day or two, allowing for some recovery, so that they appeared a bit better, it would be a good idea to tell them then.

"That... might be better."

Liu Yuan hesitated momentarily but then set down the phone. However, no sooner had he put down the phone than he suddenly remembered something. His expression changed and he gave Xiao Yi a wry smile, "Young Master Xiao, I’m afraid we can’t keep this from them any longer."

"What happened? You haven’t notified them yet, have you?"

Xiao Yi frowned slightly, confusedly asking.

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