Chapter Seventy-Four: A Hundred Million—Gone?!

Ye Lang walked in from the parting crowd, accompanied by a young man. He smiled faintly and addressed Li Yanze, saying, "Mr. Li, please rest assured. My private physician here is highly skilled. Just now... well, you needn't worry. He will absolutely be able to stabilize President Jiang's condition quickly."

Ye Lang had intended to mention that he himself had recently been rendered numb in both arms and it was his private doctor who had treated him with acupuncture, but thinking it would be undignified, he decided to omit the detail.

"Oh? And who might this be?" Li Yanze’s eyes brightened as he looked toward the young man.

"Cui Lin, my private physician," Ye Lang replied with a faint smile, a trace of excitement in his eyes. Jiang Shaoxiong was the president of the Qingyang Chamber of Commerce, and Ye Lang was about to expand his business into Qingyang. If he managed to cure Jiang Shaoxiong at this critical moment, the subsequent procedures for his company would surely proceed much more smoothly!

"So it’s Dr. Cui. Thank you for your help—please attend to him quickly!" Li Yanze greeted the young man with a smile and gestured for him to begin.

Meanwhile, Li Yanjun suddenly remembered that the Divine Physician Su was likely still present, prompting him to hurriedly push through the crowd, searching anxiously.

Cui Lin’s expression was icy and arrogant. He frowned at Jiang Shaoxiong lying on the ground, then spoke coolly, "Lift him up first, let him sit in a chair. I need to take his pulse."

Those nearby dared not delay and prepared to help the unconscious Jiang Shaoxiong up.

At that moment, Su Zheng spoke from the edge of the crowd. "Don’t move him—otherwise, it will only worsen things!"

"Who’s speaking?"

"What do you mean by not moving him? Is there some trick to it?"

"I've never heard of such reasoning, ha..."

People turned to find the source of the voice, murmuring in low voices.

"Divine Physician Su!"

Li Yanjun spotted Su Zheng and rushed forward, his face alight with joy. As long as Divine Physician Su was still here, there was hope to save Jiang Shaoxiong, and Li Yanjun felt an inexplicable sense of relief settle in his heart.

Even Li Yanze, amid the crowd, was startled by his brother’s call. He had been so focused on worrying about Jiang Shaoxiong’s condition that he’d forgotten Su Zheng was present. He quickly called out, "Divine Physician Su, please come in and speak—looks like we must trouble you once again, ha..."

Compared to Ye Lang’s private physician, the brothers trusted Su Zheng far more, having witnessed his miraculous skills firsthand.

"Hmph! Does he even count as a doctor?" Ye Lang sneered coldly as Li Yanze squeezed through the crowd, his eyes darkening.

Cui Lin curled his lip disdainfully, his face full of arrogance and contempt. In his view, no one in Qingyang could rival his medical skill. Although he was his master’s youngest disciple, he was still a descendant of the Medical Sage. In this backwater Qingyang, except for the old man Luo Huichun, who else was worth mentioning? If Ye Lang hadn't wanted to develop in Qingyang and petitioned his master to bring him along, he would never have come to such a desolate place—Kyoto was far superior!

Li Yanze and Li Yanjun clustered around Su Zheng, hoping he would once again lend his expertise to treat Jiang Shaoxiong, and also to help the Li family resolve the public crisis.

"Su Zheng, don’t meddle—Jiang Shaoxiong isn’t an ordinary man. You’ve never formally studied medicine. Are you looking for trouble?" Chen Muxue whispered into Su Zheng’s ear, her breath fragrant and warm.

"Mr. Li… President Li, cough… I… I’m Chen Jianguo. Hello, hello." At this moment, Chen Jianguo, seeing Li Yanze and Li Yanjun, was visibly nervous, stammering respectfully.

Su Zheng observed his father-in-law’s demeanor, feeling a bit speechless. As expected, his guess had been correct; faced with the Li family, the old man was tongue-tied.

"Hello, please make yourself at home." Li Yanze, anxious about President Jiang’s condition, simply nodded politely to Chen Jianguo, then turned eagerly to Su Zheng. "Divine Physician Su, please, we can’t afford to delay—President Jiang’s illness is urgent."

Su Zheng pondered quietly.

Chen Muxue didn’t want him to intervene again, but with Li Yanze pleading in person, refusing outright would be too callous.

"Very well, let me go in and have a look first," Su Zheng replied, stepping into the crowd and seeing Jiang Shaoxiong lying on the ground.

He had already glanced at Jiang Shaoxiong earlier and had essentially determined the nature of his illness, which was why he had prevented others from moving him, fearing it would lead to serious consequences.

Upon examining Jiang Shaoxiong’s symptoms again, his judgment was further confirmed.

"You, a penniless good-for-nothing, dare to treat President Jiang? If anything happens, can you bear the responsibility?!" A scolding voice sounded nearby.

Su Zheng looked up and saw Chen Wenli. The woman, who had recently left with Feng Qingyuan, clearly hadn’t gone far. Now she glared at Su Zheng coldly, her gaze full of reprimand.

Her words immediately caused many around to shift uneasily, looking at Su Zheng with strange expressions and whispering among themselves.

"Who is he? Is he really a doctor?"

"Yeah, what’s he doing here?"

"Didn’t you hear? He’s a pauper, probably trying to make a name for himself!"

"No, I think I saw someone from the Li family asking him in just now."

...

Everyone speculated, curious about Su Zheng’s true identity.

"Perhaps you don’t know—he’s our Chen family’s live-in son-in-law. He knows nothing of medicine, but he’s quite the conman. Don’t be fooled by him!" Chen Wenli, having thrown caution to the wind, declared loudly, utterly convinced Su Zheng had no real skills. If he truly did, would he be living as a live-in son-in-law, ordered around by others?

"Shut up! How dare you disrespect Divine Physician Su—get out of my house this instant!" Li Yanze and Li Yanjun walked in at this moment. When they saw Chen Wenli insulting Su Zheng, their anger surged. Li Yanze spoke first, his voice booming.

"Mr. Li, don’t let him deceive you. He’s full of tricks but knows nothing—please believe me, I’m only thinking of you and President Jiang’s well-being. He’s really just..."

Smack!

Chen Wenli, desperate to explain herself to Li Yanze, was met with a slap in response!

Li Yanze rarely lost his temper like this. He slowly lowered his tingling hand and shouted toward the crowd, "Someone, throw this vile woman out. She is never to set foot in the Li family again!"

"Exactly, get rid of her. Where did she come from? And check who brought her—whoever it was, deal with them as well. Understood?" Li Yanjun ordered his subordinates sternly.