Lin Fan frowned. A patient made things different.
Hong Mao recounted everything.
His name was Zhang Qiang, and he had a sister named Zhang Tingting, who was the village flower of Xinghua Village.
She was beautiful and had a good figure.
After graduating from junior high, she went to a city electronics factory to work. Over the years, she saved some money, intending to use it to get Zhang Qiang a wife.
Just a few days ago, the electronics factory owner's son returned from abroad to inherit the family business.
Not only did he snatch Zhang Qiang's girlfriend, Shanshan, but he also set his sights on his sister, Zhang Tingting.
He almost ruined the girl!
Zhang Tingting was also spirited and refused to yield, even unto death.
When she was pushed to the brink, she drank poison and attempted suicide.
Fortunately, her friends discovered her in time and rushed her to the hospital for a stomach wash and rescue.
However, the pesticide toxins had already eroded her internal organs. A mere stomach wash was useless.
The hospital, worried about the repercussions of a patient dying on their premises, asked the family to take her home to await death.
Seeing his sister on the verge of death, about to die in agony, Zhang Qiang suddenly remembered the young miraculous doctor Lin Fan in Luofeng Village!
That was why he had rushed over so frantically.
"Lead the way!"
Lin Fan knew the gravity of the situation. He didn't even have time to change his clothes, grabbing his medical kit and heading out.
"Chu Zi, come with me. Qi Qi, stay home and behave. You'll eat dinner at my sister-in-law's place tonight."
Zhang Qiang drove a van, the journey feeling like a flash of lightning.
Luofeng Village was only five kilometers away from Xinghua Village, and they arrived quickly.
The poverty of this village was even worse than that of Luofeng Village.
It was a key poverty-stricken area for the town, but after so many years, there was no sign of improvement.
The village was filled with pitted dirt roads, and the houses were built with rammed earth and bamboo, looking like a refugee camp.
Zhang Qiang's home was even more dilapidated. The rammed earth walls had cracks, and the two wooden doors swayed precariously, appearing as if they would collapse at any moment.
From a distance, a crowd was gathered in front of his house.
A Mercedes-Benz G-wagon was parked outside.
"Zhang Qiang, you're finally back. Hurry inside and take a look. The electronics factory owner's son is here."
The villagers saw Zhang Qiang return and immediately parted to make way.
"Huh? Isn't that the little doctor from Luofeng Village? Why is he here?"
"I heard his medical skills are amazing!"
"Nonsense! If he were really skilled, why wouldn't he work in a big hospital? What future can he have hiding in a mountain ditch? I think he's just scamming us ignorant common folk!"
"Exactly. Zhang Tingting drank weed killer. Even big hospitals couldn't treat her. Do you think a little doctor from a village can?"
The villagers chattered amongst themselves, adopting a "none of my business" attitude.
Lin Fan sneered and shook his head. These people were narrow-minded to the extreme. His reputation had been spreading for over half a year, and people from surrounding villages, even towns and county seats, came to see him.
Yet, not a single person from Xinghua Village had ever visited his clinic.
"You people are, to put it bluntly, ignorant."
Lin Fan couldn't be bothered to get angry with them and walked straight into Zhang's house.
"Hey! How dare you, an outsider, speak like that? Bah!"
A string of curses came from behind him, and someone even threw stones at Lin Fan.
As Lin Fan reached the doorway, he saw several people walking out of the house.
"Beast! Who let you come? I'll beat you to death!"
Zhang Qiang roared and charged forward, only to be kicked back by the other party.
A young man wearing a floral suit and sunglasses emerged from the house.
His hair was slicked back, he held a large leather bag under his left arm, and his right hand held a handkerchief to his nose.
Beside him, a heavily made-up young woman clung to him.
This was the electronics factory owner's son, named Wu Kai.
The young woman beside him was Shanshan, Zhang Qiang's ex-girlfriend.
"Hmph!"
Wu Kai snorted, "Zhang Qiang, your sister, this slut, caused a suicide attempt at my factory, which has had a very bad influence on my factory and caused me to lose many large orders. How do you plan to compensate me?"
Hearing this, Zhang Qiang became furious. "Bastard! You're the one who drove my sister to suicide! I'll kill you!"
He charged forward again, but was repelled by Wu Kai's two bodyguards.
"Dog! Is Young Master Kai someone like you, a country bumpkin, allowed to get close to?"
"Overestimating yourself!"
The two bodyguards cursed in unison.
Wu Kai raised his voice and yelled, "Everyone in my factory saw it. Your sister deliberately seduced me, and I exposed her shameful behavior in public. She felt humiliated, which is why she lost the will to live."
"You're talking out of your ass!" Zhang Qiang's eyes were bloodshot. He knew his sister better than anyone.
Zhang Tingting was a girl who cherished her body. Since childhood, countless men had pursued her, but she had always maintained her purity, her hands clean.
It was clear that Wu Kai had tried to defile her but failed. Now that the matter had blown up, he was saying this.
"I can testify that the whole incident was caused by your sister herself. If you sue, you won't win," Shanshan added insult to injury.
Wu Kai said unhurriedly, "Losses of millions. Your parents are dead, so how will you repay it? How about this, I'll give you a chance to get rich."
"Give me your tongue, and our debts will be settled."
Zhang Qiang finally understood. This beast was here to silence him!
"Dream on!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was grabbed by two bodyguards.
Wu Kai waved his hand, "Stifle his mouth and throw him in the car. Take him away."
Zhang Qiang struggled desperately, but he was no match for the two bodyguards.
His eyes were filled with fear. Once he got in the car, he and his sister were doomed!
At this moment, Lin Fan stepped forward. "What, you're treating me like I'm invisible?"
"Damn! What do you think you are?"
Wu Kai looked at Lin Fan with disdain. In this day and age, even a young punk dared to step out and act tough. Was this acceptable!
"I am a doctor," Lin Fan said calmly.
"Doctor?" Wu Kai looked at Shanshan in his arms and burst into laughter. "Zhang Tingting is beyond saving. Even big hospitals couldn't treat her! I don't think you need to treat her at all. Just prepare for the funeral!"
"Exactly. Zhang Qiang is a ruffian, so what kind of good woman could his sister be?"
"That's right, that's right. She acted so pure. She's over twenty and still hasn't found a husband. Who knows how many wild men she's hooked up with behind our backs."
"Damn it, if I had known Zhang Tingting was this kind of woman, I would have gone for her first! She's already drunk the poison, and she's definitely beyond saving. What a pity!"
Some villagers mocked her heartlessly, disregarding others' feelings.
Lin Fan's eyebrows furrowed. He suddenly felt that Xinghua Village, compared to Luofeng Village, was like hell compared to heaven.
He narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Young Master Kai, if you need funeral services, I can arrange that for you. Everyone will attend your banquet tomorrow!"