Forty-Four

Wang Sihua had dealt with Chen Shan before and knew that people like him didn't show genuine courtesy to just anyone. Even toward the police, it was only superficial politeness.

His old classmate beside him, seeing him silent, thought he wasn't interested in the topic and asked, 'I heard you're being targeted by your superior? They even made you do this kind of assistant work.'

'That's not true; the Police Station is just too busy,' Wang Sihua said, unwilling to admit he was being targeted.

'You need to change your temper. You were too serious even at the police academy. Being serious about everything easily upsets people,' his colleague advised kindly. Stepping from school into society, you realize many things aren't as you imagined.

Wang Sihua didn't take it to heart. If he were willing to compromise, he wouldn't have become a police officer.

His purpose in joining the police academy was to eliminate violence and protect the good.

If, after becoming a police officer, he let a little obstruction stop him from investigating case doubts, he might as well take off this uniform.

Returning to the Yau Ma Tei Police Station, Wang Sihua went to report to his superior.

Ma Sir was on the phone with a higher-up. Because this time the Sifang Association had voluntarily cooperated with the police in handling the case, and the participants included the Sifang Association's branch in his jurisdiction, the higher-up praised him for handling things well and improving police-civilian relations. He was told to continue this, seeking more opportunities for cooperation to jointly maintain public order in Harbor City.

Receiving praise from above, Ma Sir showed a bit of a better face toward Wang Sihua, the thorny subordinate he usually disliked.

Knowing that he had handled the assistant work well and that Chen Shan had cooperated in giving a statement, he rarely praised him: 'Young people need to do more work. I know you don't like running errands, but these are opportunities for training. Without a solid foundation, how can you get promoted later?'

Wang Sihua: '...Thank you, Sir.'

'Alright, since this case is closed, you don't need to handle it anymore. Continue following up on cases. Our Case Investigation Division is very busy lately. Assist others in investigating cases. If you solve a case, you can earn merits.'

Ma Sir had no expectations for him—his emotional intelligence was too poor; even patrolling and catching a thief could get him injured. But he still needed to find a place for him to stay, to avoid him causing trouble from being too idle.

Hearing this, Wang Sihua's face lit up with surprise: 'Thank you, Sir!'

Back in the office, Wang Sihua immediately asked his colleagues if they needed assistance with any cases.

Everyone knew this young man loved investigating cases and was full of enthusiasm for work.

Colleague Cheng Xiaodong said, 'If you're free, join me in reviewing cases. We're investigating a case with several suspects. Come with our team to investigate.'

Wang Sihua smiled: 'Thanks, Brother Dong.'

'What's there to thank? Maybe you young people with all that energy can really find the killer sooner.' Cheng Xiaodong touched his graying hair.

...

Su Fuling rushed back from the hospital and earned another 17 Merit Points in one go.

With her method of 'clinically adjusting prescriptions based on syndrome differentiation,' she now dared to treat even some difficult and complicated diseases. If it weren't for some people refusing to take her medicine, she would have earned even more.

But it was already good enough. Before, earning over twenty Merit Points a day was considered decent. Today, she earned 60 Merit Points in one go!

Although 21 of those came from today's emergency house calls, after deducting those, she still earned over 30, which was pretty good. As long as her reputation continued to improve, attracting more patients willing to take her medicine, she could earn Merit Points.

'Master, your medical skills are truly superb,' Zhao Facai said, quickly flattering her as he brought over her tea.

Su Fuling said, 'I've seen similar cases before. Uncle Facai, you need to read more medical books and build a solid foundation. Once you understand cases and prescriptions, I'll teach you these things too.'

Zhao Facai quickly replied, 'Yes, I'm memorizing books every day now, but my memory isn't as good as when I was young. I'm learning slowly.'

Su Fuling saw that he indeed held books every day and knew he was genuinely studying. She just didn't know if his purpose in learning was truly pure. But if Uncle Facai wasn't going to deceive people, that was a good thing.

At the end of the workday, Su Fuling handed over the medicine Chen Shan and his group would need tomorrow to Chen Shasha, asking her to apply it for everyone before coming back.

Chen Shasha said solemnly, 'Doctor Su, rest assured, I'll handle it.'

Zhao Facai felt a bit jealous, but since this was their turf, he couldn't snatch the opportunity to work, so he said, 'Master, I'll go out and post flyers later.'

Su Fuling said, 'No need to work so hard.'

'It's not hard. Master, your medical skills are superb; I hope more people can receive your treatment.'

Chen Shasha shivered. She felt the old man was full of sweet talk, no wonder he had swindled others' money before. It was no surprise she had been fooled by him earlier.

Su Fuling couldn't control Zhao Facai anymore, so she let him do as he pleased.

On her way back, Su Fuling bought some notebooks at a nearby bookstore. She planned to ask her uncle about the conditions for obtaining a Western medicine license. If the process wasn't too complicated, she still wanted to become a legitimate Doctor. That would reduce restrictions later and give her more opportunities to earn Merit Points.

Just as she reached the downstairs, she saw Tang Jing standing there waiting for her again.

Tang Jing looked at Su Fuling with some discomfort: 'Doctor Su.'

Su Fuling hadn't seen Tang Jing for a few days, and now looking at her complexion, she saw it had improved a lot.

'Have you been taking your medicine consistently lately?'

Tang Jing nodded. Not only had she taken the medicine, but she had also eaten the stomach-nourishing cake. She hadn't had stomach pain for several days. Before, she had pain every day, and she knew that feeling best. After two days of comfort, she truly believed Su Fuling was a capable person, not a fraud: 'I was biased before. I apologize to you.'

Su Fuling smiled: 'It's normal for a patient's family to raise doubts. As long as we communicate well, it's fine.'

Having practiced medicine with her grandfather for years, Su Fuling had seen even more difficult family members.

Tang Jing felt even more embarrassed: 'I'd like to ask Doctor Su to see my father. He hasn't complained of pain recently, but I know he must be uncomfortable; his appetite has decreased.'

Su Fuling said, 'I'll be delivering dinner to my uncle later. Bring him to my uncle's Medical Clinic.'

Tang Jing was nervous: 'Doctor Su, how confident are you?'

'Ninety percent,' Su Fuling said, feeling she should be modest and not overstate. Before, it might have been only sixty or seventy percent, but now with the System's help, she felt it should be fine.

Hearing this, Tang Jing immediately smiled happily. Thinking that her father's illness might finally be curable, she felt a bit relieved.

She handed the gift in her hand to Su Fuling: 'This is for you.'

Su Fuling instinctively refused: 'We don't accept gifts for consultations.'

'It's my apology. I had a bad attitude last time. Just take it, or I'll feel bad. I hate owing people,' Tang Jing said awkwardly.

Besides an apology, there was also gratitude. With her attitude, if it had been elsewhere, even if she weren't retaliated against, others wouldn't help her. But Su Fuling not only didn't blame her but also helped her. She felt very embarrassed. There really were people in the world who weren't solely profit-driven.

Seeing her like this, Su Fuling didn't refuse anymore: 'Thank you.'

Tang Jing smiled awkwardly: 'Then I'll go find my father.'

Watching Tang Jing walk more lightly than usual, Su Fuling couldn't help but smile.

Su Fuling carried the gift home and opened it to check. If it was too valuable, she really couldn't accept it.

Inside was a paper box with nice packaging.

Zhou Huijuan came over: 'What's that?'

'It's from Sister Jing,' Su Fuling said.

Zhou Huijuan looked surprised. Although Tang Jing was usually generous, giving a gift alone like this was strange. 'Why did she suddenly give you something?'

'I recommended a beauty and nourishing soup to her, and she found it very effective.'

Zhou Huijuan said, 'Oh, so that's it. Then she must be thanking you. She loves beauty a lot. Once, to lose weight, she almost fainted from hunger. Hurry up and see what she gave you. It doesn't look cheap. Jing has high standards.'

Su Fuling opened it and found a goose-yellow shirt dress inside. Just from the fabric and workmanship, it wasn't cheap.

'Wow, such a high-end dress,' Zhou Huijuan's eyes sparkled, urging Su Fuling to try it on immediately.

Su Fuling had never seen such a dress before. Although her aunt had given her money to buy clothes, she hadn't bought any, since after setting up her stall, she wore her white lab coat every day and felt she didn't need new clothes.

Now seeing this dress, she felt both unfamiliar and a little fond.

She remembered that her ex had also taken her to buy a dress in the city. But at the time, she found it inconvenient and refused. And she felt then that they wouldn't last, so she didn't want to spend his money. They had even argued over it.

Su Fuling put the dress back: 'I'll wear it when I get back. I need to deliver dinner to my uncle. Sister Jing wants me to see Tang Bo later.'

At this, Zhou Huijuan's eyes were left with only shock.

At the clinic, Su Jue Ming almost spat out his rice when he heard Su Fuling was about to treat Tang Bo.

'Cough, Jing agreed?'

Su Fuling nodded: 'Didn't I recommend the beauty soup to her? She found it very effective and gained some confidence in Chinese medicine, so she wants to try more.'

Su Jue Ming admired: 'It's because you know so much that you earned her trust. Otherwise, she wouldn't believe in a small clinic like ours.'

'Misunderstandings can be resolved,' she said, then joked, 'Uncle, does this count as stealing your business?'

'What does that matter? If you have the skill, you can take it all. I'd be glad if you did.' Su Jue Ming had initially felt a bit defeated, thinking that after years away, he was still behind his niece who stayed with the old man, feeling he had wasted his years. But after thinking it through, he felt it was good this way—at least the old man wouldn't have regrets.

'I'll watch how you treat Tang Bo later.'

When Tang Bo was brought in by Tang Jing, he was also full of confusion, but since his precious daughter had spoken, he had to cooperate.

He still couldn't resist teasing Su Jue Ming as he entered the clinic: 'Ah Ming, each generation outshines the last. Our Jing trusts your Ah Ling more. I'm not deliberately betraying you.'

Su Jue Ming said, 'Enough, talk less, and you'll recover faster.'

'Haha, I like seeing you stumped.'

Then he said to Su Fuling, 'Since our Jing trusts you, you must be very capable. She has always had high standards.'

Tang Jing said awkwardly, 'Dad, say less. Sit down and let Doctor Su examine you.'

Only then did Tang Bo sit down obediently and let Su Fuling take his pulse.

Su Fuling had already scanned Tang Bo's condition earlier and remembered the details clearly, but when she touched his wrist, the scan results appeared again on their own.

Su Fuling: '...' It could actually reappear.

Wait, it didn't seem to reappear for everyone. Because when patients who had used this function before came back, this didn't happen. So it must be because Tang Bo hadn't received her treatment before.

Su Fuling thought to herself, it seemed that if she ever had a scan function to spare, she could find a difficult case to scan first, as a kind of storage method.

Tang Bo wasn't hopeful; he just thought it was good for young people to get along, so his daughter was doing Ah Ling a favor. He didn't think Su Fuling's medical skills were that good—she looked too young.

'How is it, Ah Ling?' Tang Bo asked.

Su Jue Ming even forgot his meal and leaned in to observe.

Tang Jing also watched Su Fuling nervously.

Su Fuling wasn't in a hurry. Although she had already scanned, she still wanted to take the opportunity to study all of Tang Bo's symptoms thoroughly. Such practical cases were too rare.

'Did you have swelling and pain at the injury site before, which later disappeared, but you still have persistent joint pain?'

'Oh, that's right. Did Jing tell you?'

Tang Jing immediately said, 'I didn't say anything.'

Su Jue Ming said, 'I didn't either.'

Su Fuling asked, 'Can you tell me exactly how often the pain occurs?'

Tang Bo said, 'At first, it hurt every three days, then gradually became more frequent.'

Su Fuling immediately recorded this. She found it was still a bit different from the case her grandfather had seen before. That patient was a teenager, with a different physical condition from Tang Bo. So Tang Bo's leg weakness was also more frequent.

After understanding, Su Fuling smiled: 'It can be treated.'

Tang Bo: '... Really? Don't fool me.' What if his daughter was disappointed again?

'Why would I fool you?' Su Jue Ming said. 'My Ah Ling's medical skills are excellent. Many people come to see her. Next time, go to her Medical Clinic and see.'

Tang Jing said, 'Yeah, Dad, you have to trust her.'

Tang Bo rarely saw his daughter and Su Jue Ming agree on something, and he found it miraculous. Ah Ming's niece was truly amazing.

Su Fuling quickly wrote a prescription. After finishing, she checked the scan results.

For this disease, if the right medicine was taken, the effect would be obvious. Usually, there would be some feeling by the next day.

Seeing that the scan results hadn't changed, she immediately thought about which ingredient's dosage was insufficient and adjusted.

Considering Tang Bo's injury was too old, the priority was still to invigorate blood circulation. Su Fuling increased the dosage of Danggui, Danshen, and Jixueteng to quickly achieve the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Also, since the local climate was relatively hot, she changed Guizhi in the original prescription to Danpi.

After several adjustments, she finally saw the scan results showing 'pain relief.'

It really worked!