Chapter 85: Show Mercy When You Can
The director was tempted at first. After all, that was two million yuan!
But Dr. Zhang had a point. This kid didn't look like a big shot who could casually pull out two million yuan.
AHEM!
The director cleared his throat with a hint of regret. "Kid, stop messing around and cooperate with the hospital."
"If you cause any more trouble, I'll really call the police."
Lin Chuyue looked at Xiao Ye. His expression was serious; he didn't seem to be joking.
As for that Dr. Zhang, he seemed to be speaking with conviction, but his eyes kept darting away, a clear sign of a guilty conscience.
Thinking about the Chen Family's despicable methods, she knew she had to be cautious!
Especially since Xiao Ye had injured his arm for her, Lin Chuyue's heart was filled with guilt.
Regardless of the basis for Xiao Ye's suspicions, this time, she had to stand firmly by his side!
After all, he had just saved her life!
"I am Lin Chuyue, President of Jiangcheng's Lin Group. I'll put up the two million!"
"Let's do as Xiao Ye says and have Dr. Zhang prove his innocence."
When the director learned Lin Chuyue's identity, his eyes instantly lit up. "So, it's President Lin. Since you've spoken up, I must prove our hospital's professional standards."
"Our doctors are absolutely beyond reproach. When this is over, I trust President Lin will honor her promise and donate the two million yuan on the spot."
"No problem."
Lin Chuyue agreed without a moment's hesitation.
Her attitude made Xiao Ye's heart grow warm.
'Look at that,' he thought. 'That's my wife, siding with me!'
"Wifey, don't you worry. I definitely won't let you lose!"
Xiao Ye gently hooked his fingers around Lin Chuyue's hand, but she shook it off with a look of disdain.
'This show-off! Can't he be more serious? So many people are watching!'
The director, now beaming, turned to Dr. Zhang. "For the sake of our hospital's reputation, Dr. Zhang, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you."
"I'll have someone fetch an IV set right away. Please administer it. It's just a standard anti-inflammatory drug, after all. It won't have any major effect on your body."
It's no exaggeration to say that there isn't a single person in the world whose body is completely free of inflammation.
It's just that the levels are usually low enough not to require specific injections, mainly to avoid developing drug resistance.
Cold sweat was already beading on Dr. Zhang's back. "Director, I'll go get it!"
"No!" Xiao Ye interjected coldly. "You can't be the one to go. Who knows if you'll swap out the drug you're holding."
He then turned to the young nurse standing nearby. "You go get it. I'll give you ten thousand."
Ten thousand?!
That was three or four months' salary for her!
Overjoyed, the young nurse quickly ran off and returned with a brand new IV set.
Dr. Zhang's face turned ashen.
He gritted his teeth and prepared to knock the syringe in his hand to the floor.
The next second, Xiao Ye seized his wrist. "What do you think you're doing? Trying to destroy the evidence?"
"Wh-what nonsense are you spouting? Let me go!"
Dr. Zhang struggled, desperately trying to eject the contents of the syringe.
Unfortunately, Xiao Ye's hand was like a vise; it was impossible for him to succeed.
Seeing this, the director's heart sank.
Dr. Zhang's expression was twisted into a ferocious grimace!
'Could it be... he's really up to something?!'
Xiao Ye twisted his wrist and snatched the syringe away, then ordered the director, "What are you standing there gaping for? Hurry up and get the IV in him."
Dr. Zhang sidestepped, dodging the director's outstretched hand. "I... I'm not sick! I'm not taking any injections!"
"Director, this is an insult to my character! I've worked diligently at this hospital for ten years. How can you believe his pack of lies!"
"Dr. Zhang, of course I believe you. However, as an employee of this hospital, you have an obligation to help it secure benefits."
The director's face grew stern. "He's only asking you to be on an IV for a few minutes, and we'll get a two-million-yuan donation!"
"It's just a standard anti-inflammatory, anyway. Once the hospital receives the donation, I'll immediately promote you to deputy director!"
The director's words were resolute. He had a faint feeling that Dr. Zhang's attitude was off, but he didn't dwell on it.
After all, who would believe a doctor would try to murder a patient in his own hospital!
Dr. Zhang was pinned to a chair, one of his arms completely immobilized.
Thinking of the two-million-yuan donation he was about to receive, the director didn't hesitate, raising a hand and plunging the IV needle into a vein on the back of Dr. Zhang's hand.
'Sure enough,' Xiao Ye thought, 'in the face of absolute self-interest, trust is the most worthless thing.'
Xiao Ye strode closer with a cold sneer. He raised the syringe he had confiscated and moved to inject its contents into the IV tube.
Dr. Zhang's face instantly turned a deathly gray, and he screamed, "N-no! Don't!"
"I don't want to die!"
The moment he said that, the entire room fell silent.
The needle in Xiao Ye's hand froze just before the tube, without piercing it.
At this point, there was no need for him to prove anything more.
After a moment of silence, the room erupted in a BOOM of discussion.
"No way, is that stuff really poison?"
"It has to be! Didn't you hear Dr. Zhang say he doesn't want to die?"
"This is terrifying! I can't believe a doctor at this hospital would actually try to murder someone!"
After a few seconds of stunned silence, the director violently raised his hand and slapped Dr. Zhang across the face. "You actually dared to use poison!"
"A hospital is a place for healing the sick and saving lives! You're nothing but an animal!"
Dr. Zhang burst into tears. "It... It was the Chen Family! They made me do it! They threatened me!"
"If I didn't do what they said, they were going to hurt me and my family!"
"I had no choice! I don't want to die! My son is only three years old, he can't die!"
With that, Dr. Zhang dropped to his knees and kowtowed to Xiao Ye. "I was temporarily confused! I'm begging you, please let me go!"
"I swear, I'll never be coerced by anyone again! I'll never bow to the powerful!"
The onlookers were quickly swayed by Dr. Zhang's words and began to chime in. "Why don't you just let it go? You're not hurt, after all, and he seems so pitiful."
"That's right, Dr. Zhang had no other choice. Who can possibly stand up to the Chen Family?"
"Where it's possible to forgive, you should. Be magnanimous and don't hold it against him."
Hearing the crowd's words, Xiao Ye laughed in exasperation.
These fair-weather fools. Easy for them to say, since it's not their funeral.
'And they actually think Dr. Zhang is the pitiful one?!'
Xiao Ye's icy gaze swept across the crowd. "You think he's pitiful?"
As he spoke, he violently grabbed Dr. Zhang by the hair and kicked him square in the chest.
"Speak! How much did the Chen Family pay you!"
"If you don't talk, I'll make sure you die right here, right now!"
Dr. Zhang crumpled to the floor from the kick, the pain so intense he felt like his organs had been rearranged.
Only then did he realize that this Xiao Ye was a truly ruthless man.
If he didn't tell the truth, Xiao Ye would actually kill him!
Dr. Zhang curled up on the ground in pain, not daring to hide a single detail. "The Chen Family gave... gave me five hundred thousand."
Five hundred thousand!
To the onlookers, this was an absolutely astronomical sum.
The very people who had just called Dr. Zhang pitiful immediately changed their tune, now looking at him with utter contempt.
"Pah! And to think I felt sorry for you! You were just in it for the money all along!"
"How could a black-hearted bastard like you ever become a doctor!"
"Get him out of here! We can't let him stay in the hospital. Otherwise, who would ever feel safe coming here for treatment?!"
Nearby, Lin Chuyue felt a chill run down her spine, as if she'd been plunged into an ice cave. The Chen Family was simply insidious!
First, they'd attacked them on the highway. Then, they'd arranged to block the ambulance. And now, they had even bribed a doctor to try and poison Xiao Ye!
It was one plot after another. If Xiao Ye hadn't been so clever, he might already be dead!
Her beautiful face turned glacial, and a cold aura emanated from her. "We absolutely cannot let him go. A doctor who uses his position to harm people for money."
"I've already called the police! They'll be the ones to punish you now!"