Chapter 41: Provoking Everyone's Nerves

  Just as everyone was discussing the cause of the poisoning, the police officer stepped forward again and said in a cold voice: "Wu Rui, you are suspected of assaulting a police officer and practicing medicine without a license. There are many suspicious circumstances surrounding this poisoning incident. Please come with me to the police station for investigation!"

  "Isn't this a misunderstanding? Wu Shen Yi's reason for rushing to the police station was also out of concern for the patient's health, so it's understandable!"

  "Exactly, exactly, but why do I feel like today's police are like villains?"

  The people around, however, began to criticize the police, accusing the leading officer of being inhumane.

  However, the leading police officer was unmoved and insisted on his orders. The people around him just talked about it and knew that the police had no choice but to do so, since the few points of accusation made by the other party were reasonable in law. Therefore, they only criticized a few sentences and did not cause any chaotic scene.

  Wu Rui's face was somewhat gloomy and uncertain. He naturally wouldn't surrender easily, but if he didn't accept the investigation and left alone, it would seem like he had a guilty conscience. After all, the word "police" represented justice, not everyone understood the situation like the onlookers at the scene. If the news got out, Wu Rui's medical career in E City would be ruined!

  "Wait!" Just then, a clear and crisp female voice suddenly rang out from outside, causing the surrounding crowd to turn their heads in unison.

  It was Xu Manli who came, and after squeezing into the crowd, she first exchanged a glance with Wu Rui, then loudly said to the leading police officer: "I am Wu Shen's agent and private lawyer. The problem is obvious to everyone, it is your police force that is unreasonable first. If it wasn't for Wu Shen beating you down, wouldn't there be two more lives on the hands of the Goose City police?"

  "Exactly! Exactly!" The surrounding audience responded in unison, also shocked that Wu Rui had such a beautiful agent and lawyer. Does even a doctor have an agent? Everyone was shocked.

  "You..." The team leader officer was suddenly speechless, but still forced a smile and said: "This one is my fault, I apologize to everyone. But apart from this, there are two other charges against Wu Rui, one is practicing medicine without a license, and the other is suspected of poisoning citizens, please follow us back to the police station for investigation!"

  "Suspected of poisoning citizens? This point is obvious to everyone, it's clearly impossible. After all, Dr. Wu only prescribed a prescription, and now the prescription is fine, which can rule out suspicion. Moreover, the parties involved have not filed a complaint, you police have no right to intervene, so don't make trouble here?"

  "As for practicing medicine without a license... From what I know, the laws in our country do not strictly control the qualifications of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. Why are you making such a big fuss? Of course, I will help my client submit the relevant procedures to the police station, but my client will not go with you, please forgive me!" Xu's words were sharp and familiar with the law, leaving the police officers speechless.

  Wu Rui looked at Xu Jie with newfound respect, originally he thought this rich young lady would only cause trouble! It seems that having a broker like her isn't bad after all, at least Wu Rui himself couldn't handle matters involving the law well, since he was completely clueless about it.

  "Good!" The surrounding audience also applauded for Xu Niang.

  "Thank you! Thank you!" Ms. Xu gave everyone a stylish and elegant gesture of gratitude, her comical appearance making everyone burst out laughing!

  As for the leading police officer, his expression had already become stiff as a board. He really hadn't expected that halfway through, someone like Cheng Yaojin would suddenly appear. If it were an ordinary person, he could have simply arrested them without hesitation. But this person exuded an air of nobility from head to toe and was clearly not the child of a common family. He truly didn't dare to offend them lightly.

  It would be too humiliating to let him leave like this, so he said: "Just having a lawyer is not enough, we also need a guarantor, otherwise I have to follow the rules and take the suspect back to the police station for further investigation."

  "Bailiff? Can I do it?" Another voice sounded from outside the crowd, causing everyone to turn their heads and discover that the newcomer was a middle-aged man in his fifties, of medium build with small eyes, and the surrounding citizens felt somewhat familiar.

  "Ah! Goose City's richest man, Li Qiang!"

  "What a rich guy! The richest man in E City! Worth tens of billions!"

  As some people recognized the identity of the newcomer, there was a commotion all around.

  "Mr. Li... Mr. Li?" The team leader was so scared that he didn't care about his dignity, and hastily led his subordinates to come forward and pay their respects.

  "I'm here to vouch for Wu Shen Yi, is that enough qualification?" But unexpectedly, Li Qiang interrupted the team leader's words with a stern face, his attitude seeming not very friendly.

  "When... when you're clearly qualified, with Mr. Li as your guarantor, Dr. Wu doesn't need to attend the interrogation in person!" The leading police officer didn't notice that he was already stuttering slightly.

  "Hmm, won't that disperse the crowd? Surrounding us here will have a bad influence." Li Qiang merely responded indifferently with one sentence.

  "Yes, yes, yes!" The leader didn't dare disobey and hastily wiped the sweat from his forehead before leading his men to disperse the crowd.

  After settling with the police, Li Qiang came to Wu Rui's side with a respectful expression and bowed deeply: "I heard that Doctor Wu has encountered some trouble, I, Li, have come privately, please forgive me, Doctor Wu!"

  The people around who witnessed this scene were secretly shocked, and even the richest man in Goose City was respectful to Wu Rui, which shows that Wu Rui's medical skills are truly exceptional! Unbeknownst to him, Wu Rui's fame had once again risen to new heights. Today's poisoning incident not only did not damage his reputation but instead because of his impressive strength, magical medical skills, beautiful agent, and the backing of the richest man, as well as stirring up people's nerves.

  "It's me who should thank you." Wu Rui shook his head slightly, Lei Qiang's arrival was beyond his expectation, and this favor would be owed from now on.

  "Great doctor, you saved my grandson, now I'm just returning a small favor, it's nothing!" Li Qiang hurriedly expressed his sincerity, and then he also knew the courtesy, took the initiative to bid farewell and leave, and did not stay to disturb Wu Rui.

  Seeing Li Qiang leave, the Xu girl next to him smiled and walked over, asking in a self-congratulatory tone: "How was I? As an agent, I'm still pretty good, right?"

  "Hmm, not bad!" Wu Rui gave a moderate answer, but then suddenly asked: "Did you notify Lei Qiang to come?"

  "Hmm... I didn't have a choice, did I? If I hadn't called him over, you wouldn't be able to get out of here today, would you?" Although she said this, Xu Manli still didn't show any sign of remorse. Instead, she continued to count on her fingers: "And there's another advantage! Who is Lei Qiang? The richest man in E City, and even he treats you with respect. What about outsiders then? When the time is right, I'll release the news that you cured his grandson, and it'll be hard for you not to become famous!"

  Wu Rui stared at the woman in front of him in shock and couldn't help but exclaim: "You have great potential to be a sly businesswoman!"

  "That's natural!" Xujie accepted Wu Rui's 'praise' without blushing.

  Wu Rui didn't have the heart to banter with her now, and turned around to cup his hands in respect towards the two poisoned patients: "You two should return home first, this time I, Wu Rui, will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation for the poisoning incident. If there are any losses caused to you, I will fully compensate you!"

  The two families were already poor, and today's commotion would have cost them a lot of money to run around, Wu Rui naturally didn't want them to suffer any economic losses because of him, or else he wouldn't be at peace.

  "Alright, I'm Wu Shen Yi's agent. I'll personally follow up on the subsequent matters. If anyone has any difficulties, you can also bring it up to me. This is my business card, please keep it well." Xu Niang also showed her thoughtfulness, not only comforting them with words but also handing over a green name card.

  "Thank you, Dr. Wu, thank you..." The two families thanked him repeatedly and bid farewell one after another.

  After seeing off the two families, Xu Niang finally recovered and turned back to Wu Rui: "Wu Da Sheng Yi, now that things are settled, let's go to the bank to divide the money first!"

  "You can exchange the money yourself, I have other things to do!" Wu Rui immediately vetoed without even thinking about it. He wanted to investigate the matter as soon as possible, otherwise he would really be unable to rest assured and had no heart to continue treating patients.

  "Hey... hey, what's your bank account number?" Xu Niang yelled crazily at Wu Rui's back.

  "No."

  "Hey, hey, hey......" Xu Manli called out several times, but seeing that Wu Rui had already disappeared into the crowd, she could only stomp her feet in frustration and mutter to herself, "What kind of person is this?!"

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  PS: The third update is delivered, making up for the updates owed in the past two days. Also, thanks to book friends 'yizai' and '!guanguan!' for their support.