Chapter 63: Retribution

Inside the local police station, the precinct captain personally brewed tea for Zhou Chen, chatting and laughing as if they were just lounging in an office.

On the flip side, the rabble-rousers who had caused a scene at the hospital had all been locked up; after all, creating chaos in a medical facility was a crime.

News of Zhou Chen's arrest spread like wildfire.

The most anxious of all were the high-ranking officials and wealthy elites who were scheduled to receive their second course of treatment that very day.

Yang Hao, the district head of the region, was the first to rush to the police station.

Five days prior, he had undergone Zhou Chen's first course of treatment, costing him one billion. Today was the scheduled day for his second course.

Accompanying him was his wife, who was currently berating the precinct captain right to his face.

Yang Hao's wife was no less grateful to Zhou Chen than Yang Hao himself. This was because Zhou Chen had casually boosted Yang Hao's kidney function along the way, instantly granting his wife a vibrant second spring over the past few days.

Yang Hao was lucky to have married a good wife and secured a good father-in-law; otherwise, he never would have reached his current position at just over forty years old.

The precinct captain was chewed out thoroughly, feeling utterly helpless.

This was Zhou Chen's second time in a police station. The first time, he had been summoned by local officers for interrogation; this second time, he had been arrested for practicing medicine without a license.

Yet, none of it mattered to Zhou Chen, who knew he would be walking out shortly anyway.

Far from wearing handcuffs or sitting in a holding cell, Zhou Chen simply sipped his tea in the captain's office, watching the captain get chewed out.

"Alright, don't blame him. Go and investigate who was behind this attempt to frame me," Zhou Chen said while sipping his tea.

Yang Hao hurriedly nodded with a flattering expression before turning back to roar at the captain, "Did you hear that? Why aren't you going to interrogate those troublemakers to find out who ordered this?"

Zhang Mingxu was also in the office, sitting beside Zhou Chen. "It must have been the vice president's doing," Zhang said. "The president hasn't concerned himself with administrative matters for years, so during the years the vice president has held power, he's turned Huaxin Hospital into a complete mess while amassing massive personal wealth."

Zhou Chen raised an eyebrow. "Prescribing random medications so patients never heal—is that his handiwork too?"

Zhang Mingxu nodded. "During a hospital meeting last time, I heard he even specifically emphasized this point, talking about how to make hospital patients more numerous and willing to spend more money, or something along those lines."

Zhou Chen asked, "Doesn't anyone keep him in check?"

Zhang Mingxu looked somewhat helpless. "I hear he has connections in the Health Bureau. The fact that you can cure terminal illnesses touches upon their vested interests, so even if they can't eliminate you, they want to ruin your reputation."

Zhou Chen let out a sigh.

If even the First Affiliated Hospital of Peking University was like this, it was hard to imagine just how deeply corrupt other hospitals across Yanhuang could be.

People always said doctors should possess medical ethics, yet these individuals reached right into the hearts of ordinary citizens, refusing to stop until they had squeezed out every last drop of blood!

"Show me his photo."

Zhou Chen decided to resolve the issue using the methods of a celestial cultivator.

Zhang Mingxu unlocked his phone and pulled up a photo of the vice president.

With that, Zhou Chen dispatched a squad of exotic bugs led by the Soul-Devouring Mother Worm.

The police station was not far from Huaxin Hospital, and the bugs quickly flew into the hospital's administration building.

In the vice president's office, a stout man with a fat head and big ears was on the phone, his expression suggesting he was discussing something delightful.

"Hahaha, that kid really thinks he's somebody!" the vice president laughed. "As long as I spend a few million to get online self-media to smear him all over the place, he actually thought he'd get off easy!"

"I heard he treated a few officials over the past few days, and quite high-ranking ones at that. He shouldn't be underestimated," the voice on the other end replied.

The vice president scoffed, "It's fine, it's fine. I have experience with this kind of thing. What use is good medical skill? Can he really dare to stand against us capitalists?!"

"Handle it however you see fit, but you must take care of that kid! Otherwise, our cash flow will be completely cut off by him!"

After hanging up the phone, the vice president summoned his secretary.

The secretary was very young, a senior intern from Peking University and a department beauty blessed with stunning looks.

She wore white silk stockings and high heels, her eyes carrying a seductive allure. Deep down, however, her gaze was filled with utter contempt for the vice president.

He was old and potbellied; he didn't do a thing for her. If not for her future prospects, she wouldn't follow him even for a dog's favor!

Though that was what she thought, the secretary obediently leaned over the desk.

As the vice president made a few movements, he suddenly felt a piercing pain in his soul, the sheer agony causing his body to spasm violently.

The female secretary, pressed against the desk, felt as though the vice president had taken some kind of drug, completely unaware that blood was already streaming from his seven orifices.

A hospital administrator passing by outside heard the unusual commotion and wanted to step in to check, but upon hearing the female secretary's suggestive cries, he felt rather speechless.

If you're going to mix office work with pleasure, why make such bizarre sounds?

Fifteen minutes later, the female secretary was drenched in sweat, feeling as though the vice president had never been more powerful.

Yet when she turned her head back, she saw the vice president, bleeding from his seven orifices, collapse rigidly to the floor.

"Ah!"

A piercing scream echoed through the entire floor.

Zhou Chen had no intention of letting the vice president die easily; he tortured him for a full fifteen minutes before allowing the Soul-Devouring Mother Worm to completely devour his soul.

Following that, the Soul-Devouring Mother Worm activated its innate ability: Memory Extraction.

It refined the vice president's soul and harvested all of his memories.

"Sins do not extend to family, but based on what you've done, your past actions would warrant the execution of your entire clan!"

"Since your family has enjoyed the luxurious living conditions you provided them, they might as well accompany you on your journey!"

Guided by the vice president's memories, Zhou Chen pinpointed the workplaces and schools of the vice president's family members.

Through the innate ability of the Plague-Inducing Bugs known as Pestilence, he inflicted every single member of his family with terminal illnesses, ensuring they would die in agony!

Naturally, Zhou Chen had no intention of letting the vice president's superiors and subordinates off the hook either.

Through Pestilence, he struck all of them and their families with incurable terminal illnesses as well.

Controlling all of this from afar, Zhou Chen was still inside the captain's office, treating the high-ranking officials and wealthy tycoons who had rushed to the precinct.

"Divine Doctor, these are the traditional Chinese medicinal herbs you asked me to collect earlier. Are you satisfied with them?"

"Six billion has already been transferred to your card. Please check if it has arrived."

Ordinary people might question Zhou Chen's medical skills, but the high-ranking officials and elites who had personally experienced his miraculous healing revered him as a heavenly physician.

They were well-traveled and knowledgeable, completely immune to rumors and gossip.

Shortly after, the precinct captain trotted back in.

He looked somewhat stunned upon seeing the cluster of dignitaries standing inside the office.

He hurriedly reported, "Some of the troublemakers have confessed. They said someone promised them various benefits to frame the Divine Doctor."

"However, there are also some who are hoping the Divine Doctor can cure their own ailments, which is why they finally told the truth."

Yang Hao sneered, "Since they wouldn't talk willingly, there's no need to listen to them anymore. Charge them all with defamation."

Outside the door, a slender figure rushed in.

Seeing Zhou Chen sitting there calmly and composedly, Cai Yameng let out a sigh of relief.

Zhou Chen looked somewhat puzzled. "How did you know I was here?"

At that moment, Zhou Chen's phone began to ring, the caller ID displaying "Father."

"Xiao Chen, why did you get arrested again?"