From Evil Sect Leader to Doctor

The four victims who were knocked unconscious by Zhou Yisheng’s breath were sent to the emergency room for rescue. They regained consciousness one after another and their common reaction was vomiting.

The receptionist couldn’t even remember Zhou Yisheng’s face now. Thinking of it made her sick. How had she put up with the unbearable stench from his mouth in the past?

The police also contacted Yu Weidong for inquiries. Yu Weidong briefly described the situation at the scene. Honestly, he couldn’t make sense of it either. Currently, Zhou Yisheng insisted that Xu Chunliang came to threaten him, but Zhou Yisheng had no concrete evidence.

On the contrary, there was solid evidence that Zhou Yisheng’s bad breath knocked out four people. The current approach was to temporarily isolate Zhou Yisheng at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment Center. They also brought in experts from the Gastroenterology and Dental Departments to consult for the four infected individuals, and the experts were already donning protective gear. No one knew if Zhou Yisheng’s bad breath could infect others.

Chen Guangming from the Infection Control Department also came to understand the situation. Nosocomial infections involved patients admitted to the hospital, hospital staff, outpatient and emergency patients, visitors, and family members. All infections acquired within the hospital’s premises were considered nosocomial infections.

If it were a case of nosocomial infection, they must report to the hospital leadership and higher authorities according to regulations.

Currently, the deputy dean responsible for infection control is Qin Guoliang. After receiving Director Tan Mei’s report from the Infection Control Department, Qin Guoliang also paid great attention to this matter, instructing them to spare no effort in treating affected patients, trace the source of infection, isolate related individuals, identify infection factors, designate control measures, contain the impact, analyze investigation data, write an investigative report, and summarize causes and experiences.

Qin Guoliang’s instructions followed standard procedures, mainly to promptly control the infection and the public narrative, minimizing negative impacts on Changxing.

Relevant personnel held a phone conference and made a decisive decision to isolate the infection source, Zhou Yisheng, at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Outpatient Clinic. Simultaneously, they cut off the clinic’s internet, power, and communication. In other words, they severed Zhou Yisheng’s contact with the outside world.

Just now, this guy reported to the police by dialing 110 from the department phone. Chen Guangming thought it might have been redundant since almost everyone now carries a cell phone. Yu Xiangdong informed everyone that Zhou Yisheng didn’t have one at the moment. According to Zhou Yisheng’s complaint, his phone was broken by Xu Chunliang, but of course, this was just one side of the story.

Qin Guoliang hadn’t appeared on the scene as the situation wasn’t severe. The four suspected infected individuals were out of life-threatening danger, and the symptoms of nausea and vomiting had lessened with expert treatment.

Zhou Yisheng quickly realized that his contact with the outside world had been severed. The sense of abandonment made him very uneasy. He wanted to shout at the door but found it locked from the outside.

All the windows were closed. Zhou Yisheng had just opened one when he heard Yu Xiangdong shouting at him: "Zhou Yisheng, we’re about to start disinfection. Please close the doors and windows and cooperate."

Zhou Yisheng felt he was about to collapse. He shouted, "How am I supposed to cooperate? Who are you disinfecting? You and Xu Chunliang are all in cahoots, you’re framing me! You’re framing..." Someone closed the window from the outside.

Outside they began spraying disinfectant. Zhou Yisheng pressed against the window, looking at the misty scene outside, wanting to cry but unable to. A conspiracy, from start to finish, this was all a conspiracy. Changxing was colluding from top to bottom—Zhao Feiyang making the policies, Pei Lin playing good cop, Zhu Mingyuan taking the lead, Xu Chunliang executing directly.

They were too ruthless, cutting off his financial path and possibly endangering his life!

At this thought, Zhou Yisheng shivered uncontrollably, casting his gaze toward the phone. He knew the line was cut but picked it up anyway—silence. In a fit of rage, Zhou Yisheng smashed the phone to the ground, then stomped on it hard, venting his anger and dissatisfaction.

For the first time, he felt his power was so feeble. Trying to combat Changxing was practically an ant trying to stop a rolling cart.

Outside, two well-equipped security guards observed the situation inside. One of them reported back to Yu Xiangdong, who was in charge of the scene.

Director Tan Mei from the Infection Control Department suggested, "Why don’t we have Xu Chunliang come and ask him directly to see what’s really going on?"

Yu Xiangdong, being sharp, wouldn’t easily fall for it. He thought to himself, if you want to ask, ask yourself. He had a good personal relationship with Xu Chunliang and knew Zhou Yisheng’s current predicament well. Any discerning person could see that Zhou Yisheng seemed targeted today.

Tan Mei turned to Chen Guangming, "Xiaochen, aren’t you quite familiar with Xu Chunliang?"

Chen Guangming felt tense. When Xu Chunliang first joined the hospital, he went to the Medical Affairs Department where Chen was already a senior. But now Xu had become the assistant to the dean of Changxing Hospital, the dean of Weishan Island Branch, and the director of the Huannian Health and Elderly Care Hospital Preparation Office, while Chen was still a small officer in the Infection Control Department. Comparison is odious.

The director had spoken, and Chen Guangming couldn’t refuse. Reluctantly, he called Xu Chunliang.

Xu Chunliang was still in the hospital, stating he was reporting to the dean and would come to the scene later.

By late afternoon, nearing the end of the workday, Xu Chunliang leisurely arrived on the scene, three hours after Zhou Yisheng was isolated in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment Center.

The surrounding area of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment Center had already been disinfected. The next step was internal disinfection.

Seeing Xu Chunliang arrive, Yu Xiangdong proactively approached him, "Director Xu, you finally came."

Xu Chunliang said, "This has nothing to do with me. If you hadn’t called me, I wouldn’t have bothered to come."

Chen Guangming also approached him, "Zhou Yisheng keeps saying you caused this." His words were too direct.

Xu Chunliang smiled, "Can you believe anything that man says?"

Yu Xiangdong said, "Zhou Yisheng wants to talk to you."

Xu Chunliang said, "Alright, I’ll go in and talk."

Chen Guangming reminded, "It’s very smelly inside, the situation hasn’t been figured out yet, so be careful."

Xu Chunliang said, "I’ve never heard of such an outrageous thing, that someone’s bad breath can knock people out."

Yu Xiangdong said, "The world is full of wonders. If you experienced it yourself, you wouldn’t say that."

The current conclusion from several experts’ consultations is that this strange illness is basically non-contagious, and the four patients are not in any danger."

Xu Chunliang laughed, as no one was more aware of this than he was.

The effects of the Three Yin Evil Blood Pill don’t last long, nor will they cause fatal poisoning. The subtlety lies in how it can crush a person’s spirit, making them feel discriminated against and isolated.

The best military strategy is to subdue the enemy without fighting, breaking down their spirit is paramount.

Xu Chunliang acknowledged that his psychological tactics were somewhat barbaric and crude, but one must consider the target. With a despicable person like Zhou Yisheng, he saw no need to be particular about tactics or waste time.

Xu Chunliang symbolically put on a mask and strode into the Chinese medicine clinic.

When Zhou Yisheng saw the door open, he wanted to rush out. Upon seeing Xu Chunliang enter, he stopped immediately, but unexpectedly slipped and fell on his backside. He wanted to appear stubborn and strong, but his legs, beyond his control, were too weak to support his weight.

Xu Chunliang looked down at him condescendingly, "Why make it hard on yourself? Why bother?"

Zhou Yisheng looked up at Xu Chunliang, filled with both hatred and fear, "You harmed me, it was you who harmed me..."

"Shut up!" Xu Chunliang scolded.

Zhou Yisheng was so frightened he immediately shut his mouth.

Xu Chunliang said, "I need to explain something to you first. Having the Chinese medicine clinic withdraw and Changxing reclaim management rights is not aimed at you personally; it’s due to policy requirements. This is the health commission’s document." He handed the document to Zhou Yisheng.

Zhou Yisheng said, "Don’t try that with me, I’ve seen the document. It’s aimed at non-profit hospitals, and your Changxing is a for-profit hospital."

Xu Chunliang chuckled, "You are really attentive. You’re right, but there’s one thing you can’t overlook: when you signed the contract with Changxing, Changxing Hospital hadn’t formally signed a contract with the Huayuan Group yet, which means at that time we were also a non-profit hospital. I’m here to inform you, not to reason with you."

Zhou Yisheng looked at Xu Chunliang, realizing this guy was not someone who reasoned. Although he was seething with anger, he could only curse inwardly. His current predicament was completely Xu Chunliang’s doing, this guy was far more ruthless than him. No matter how cunning he was, he had never thought of harming someone fatally. This guy was beyond ruthless!

Xu Chunliang said, "Have you considered what I mentioned?"

Zhou Yisheng held out one finger, "Ten million..."

Xu Chunliang stood up to leave, Zhou Yisheng panicked, "What do you mean?"

Xu Chunliang said, "Since you’re not sincere, there’s no need for us to continue talking."

Zhou Yisheng became flustered, "I’m not saying you can’t negotiate..."

Xu Chunliang said, "I’m not going to beat around the bush. The compensation the hospital agreed to offer you is four million. Take this money, and from now on, you and Changxing will have nothing to do with each other."

Zhou Yisheng said, "Are you giving alms to a beggar? My current investment is not just that amount."

"I don’t care. You take it or leave it. If you’re not satisfied, you can talk to Dean Zhao. I reckon now, besides me, no one else is willing to speak to you."

Zhou Yisheng knew well how much he had invested. In total, he had invested about three million in Changxing. On second thought, four million was four million. Today’s situation showed that Changxing had many ways to deal with him, and if he didn’t agree, he might not even get this money.

Zhou Yisheng nodded, deciding to submit.

Xu Chunliang said, "I don’t care what happened between you and others, but if you take this money, you need to clean everything up. If you dare to blackmail anyone again, you’ll pay ten times the price."

Zhou Yisheng knew what he meant and nodded again.