Chapter 75

With the Sifang Association helping, Su Fuling was naturally willing, but she didn't plan to travel with them.

'Are you sure that if you're discovered on someone else's turf, no one will attack you?'

She now always felt that these societies really did attack each other easily.

Chen Shan said, 'As long as we don't cross boundaries.'

Su Fuling said, 'I plan to lure the snake out of its hole, so I want to appear alone in front of those people.'

If these people didn't show up, when would Su Fuling have the chance to move against them? Even if her Shixiang Tendon-Softening Powder was useless, she still had the System's functions. In the end, she would make that group suffer.

Chen Shan said, 'Then I'll drive and follow behind.'

Su Fuling nodded. Having someone follow was a kind of insurance. She glanced at Chen Shan's symbol—he wasn't a mission target. She felt relieved.

She added, 'Have you been taking your medicine consistently lately? Let me take your pulse for a follow-up.'

Chen Shan's body had improved a lot after these days of taking medicine and recuperation.

He said, 'I've had fewer fainting spells. I feel my energy is indeed better than before.'

Su Fuling said, 'You still need to take this long-term. I'll adjust the prescription again.'

When she had treated Chen Shan before, her medical skills weren't very good, and the prescription she gave was just a moderate warming tonic. Now, after studying through the System and accumulating experience from treating patients, she had improved rapidly.

After writing the prescription, Su Fuling said, 'And Mr. Wen, if he has a chance, let him come for a follow-up too.'

Chen Shan nodded. 'Wen Shu also said that Doctor Su's prescription was effective. After taking it these days, he feels much better, but he was worried that Doctor Su was busy and didn't want to disturb you. Even Huang Bao has been restrained by Wen Shu, not allowed to come and bother you often.'

Su Fuling thought to herself, no wonder Huang Bao hadn't been seen for days. So that was it.

Su Fuling said, 'As long as it's not deliberately causing trouble, it's not a disturbance. If you need a follow-up, you should come.'

Chen Shan nodded. 'I will definitely pass on Doctor Su's words.'

Back at the hall, Chen Shan called Wen Shu to report the situation.

Wen Shu said, 'The Longhu Association really won't shed tears until they see the coffin.'

Chen Shan said, 'Wen Shu, I plan to bring weapons. This time, going to another district, it's inconvenient to bring many people, to avoid misunderstandings.'

Wen Shu said, 'I have a good thing here that's easy to carry. I'll have someone send it to you right away. A Shan, stay alert by Doctor Su's side. This time is very critical. Don't let anyone hurt Doctor Su. Although Doctor Su seems confident, we can't be negligent.'

Even if Wen Shu hadn't instructed, Chen Shan would have given his all. After all, he had an agreement with Doctor Su. Chen Shan was a man of his word. 'Wen Shu, rest assured, I will.'

Chen Shan also mentioned the follow-up.

Wen Shu laughed. 'Then I'll go see Doctor Su afterward and get a follow-up at the same time.'

'As for Huang Bao, tell him to be careful around Doctor Su, and I'll lift his restriction. Let him go to Doctor Su for a check-up.'

After hanging up, Wen Shu had his trusted subordinate send Chen Shan his favorite new silenced weapon.

The one delivering the weapon was Wen Shu's close confidant, transferred from an overseas branch. Seeing this, he laughed, 'Wen Shu really values this young man Chen Shan, giving away such a beloved treasure.'

'As long as the young people in the society have ability, how could we old-timers not like them? In the future, we'll rely on these young people to support the Sifang Association and let us spend our old age in peace.'

This alone wasn't enough to catch Wen Shu's eye, but who could blame that this young man not only had ability but also good luck, allowing Doctor Su to open her Medical Clinic on his turf? Wen Shu felt that people in the underworld needed some luck.

...

At noon, Su Fuling ate, had Zhao Facai call the Four Seasons Orphanage to confirm the time, and then set off.

Zhao Facai was truly worried. 'Master, since you know it's dangerous, don't go.'

Su Fuling said, 'Am I supposed to never leave Yau Ma Tei? Don't worry, maybe I misjudged.'

Zhao Facai hesitated and said, 'Master, if I'm not too badly injured, maybe I should go with you, at least to help.'

Seeing Zhao Facai like this, Su Fuling was quite surprised. She had known what Uncle Facai's purpose was. She had taken him on as an apprentice just to keep him from scamming people. She knew too well how cunning and cowardly he was. She hadn't expected him to be willing to get hurt for her. She laughed, 'Forget it, then I'd have to take care of one more person. Don't worry, I'll be fine.'

Chen Shasha wasn't worried because she knew her brother Chen Shan would go along. She thought her brother was very capable and it should be fine. Still, she pressed a defensive dagger into Su Fuling's hand.

She knew that Doctor Su was no weakling; she had some self-defense skills, and the dagger would be useful.

The more she understood Doctor Su, the more she admired this girl younger than herself. Skilled in medicine, fighting, and fortune-telling—Doctor Su was amazing. Compared to Doctor Su, her own life before had been wasted.

Her brother said she could go with Doctor Su to the Mainland to live in the future, and she thought that was fine.

Su Fuling took a taxi. Along the way, she told the System to stay alert and stop any car that tried to ram theirs.

She didn't want to involve innocent people. Although she had scanned the driver and he wasn't a mission target, it could change suddenly.

The Merit System said, 'This System will absolutely not make any mistakes.'

Su Fuling said, 'Good. You know, I'm only going this far to earn Merit Points. Knowing there are tigers on the mountain, I still head toward the mountain. It's all to complete the mission. You can't slack off.'

The Merit System fumed with garbled code, 'This System is not a Salted Fish System; it doesn't slack off!'

Su Fuling said, 'Salted Fish System? What system is that? Is it a system that sells salted fish?'

'It's a system that teaches people to slack off and lie flat.'

Su Fuling: '...' The world was vast and full of wonders. Good thing she hadn't encountered a Salted Fish System. Otherwise, she would have been ruined. Her grandfather would have been so angry he'd appear in her dreams to scold her.

Su Fuling suddenly thought, with so many strange systems, was there one that could let her see the deceased? She asked hopefully, 'Is there a system for ghosts or spirits? One that lets us see those who have passed away.'

'We are a scientifically made System! Host, don't let your imagination run wild. However, this System has colleagues who work in supernatural worlds. Maybe you can see what you're talking about.'

Su Fuling: '...'

Although disappointed, Su Fuling hadn't held much hope, so she adjusted her mindset in an instant. Having the System to chat with did ease her nervousness.

From the moment she left, she had been nervous. As an ordinary person, even with self-defense measures and the System's protection, anyone would be nervous knowing someone was waiting to attack them.

But to keep such incidents away from her, she had to face it once and teach those people a lesson. Make them never dare to have bad intentions toward her again.

The taxi was fast, and soon they arrived at the Four Seasons Orphanage.

This orphanage was a bit bigger than Mama Liang's Orphanage, but not by much. The dean was also an auntie. However, compared to Dean Liang's kindness, she seemed stricter and more unsmiling.

'Ah Rong said you were young, but I didn't expect Doctor Su to be this young,' Dean Song said.

Ah Rong was Liang Yurong, Mama Liang.

Su Fuling smiled. 'Last time, Dean Liang verified my medical skills. I wonder if Dean Song also wants to test me.'

Dean Song said, 'It's not a test, but I am curious how Doctor Su could tell at a glance what illness Ah Rong had.'

Su Fuling smiled. 'A skilled Chinese medicine practitioner can indeed judge many illnesses at a glance, but in Dean Liang's case, I just happened to have seen that kind of illness before. If I were to look at Dean Song, I wouldn't be able to tell; I'd need to take your pulse.'

Dean Song said, 'Then I'll trouble Doctor Su. I do want to see the wonder of Chinese medicine.'

Su Fuling knew that Dean Song was really just looking for an excuse to test her. She didn't avoid it and took her pulse.

After the diagnosis, Su Fuling looked at Dean Song. 'Dean Song is a person with great love. Raising so many children.' A woman who had never been a mother had become a mother to so many children.

Dean Song said, 'What great love do I have? I just can't have children myself. I didn't expect Doctor Su to see that. Ah Rong was right; Doctor Su's medical skills are indeed remarkable. I've been wasting Doctor Su's time. Let's go see the children first.'

Dean Song then led Su Fuling to see the sick children.

The orphanage had cooperative clinics and hospitals that offered some discounts for treatment, but the actual costs were still a significant expense.

Su Fuling coming to help treat the children and offering to donate medicine was naturally welcome to Dean Song. Moreover, Liang Yurong had told her that some illnesses requiring expensive Western medical treatment might be cured by Doctor Su with just a few doses of medicine.

When they reached the sick children's quarters, Su Fuling opened her scanner and saw that it was full of sick children. Because this orphanage had more people, there were more sick children than at Mama Liang's. Among them were children with congenital disabilities.

Su Fuling immediately forgot everything else, put down her medical kit, and began taking pulses one by one.

The children had various illnesses: mild ones like colds and bronchitis, more severe ones like pneumonia and pediatric nephritis, and the most serious: hydrocephalus and epilepsy.

Su Fuling took each child's pulse and recorded their condition. She felt that coming to the orphanage for a free clinic was truly the right decision. Not only could she earn Merit Points and help these children, but she could also greatly enrich her pediatric experience.

To prepare for the orphanage clinic, she had stayed up all night reading many pediatric medical cases. Now, combining that with real-life cases, she knew how to prescribe medicine.

But minor illnesses were easy; major ones were more troublesome.

Epilepsy was manageable—she had experience—but a child with hydrocephalus was more difficult. In the cases she had studied, the best they could do was help the child walk slowly.

But when Dean Song heard that the child could walk slowly, she was so happy she almost cried.

'That's already very good. As long as he looks like a normal person, that's very good.'

Dean Song grabbed Su Fuling's hand. 'Doctor Su, are you serious? You're not lying to me?'

Su Fuling nodded. As soon as she wrote the prescription, 35 Merit Points had already been credited. That meant the prescription was effective.

Dean Song held Su Fuling's hand, unable to express her gratitude. 'As long as he can talk and walk, that's fine. He can study later, and even if he can't go out to work, he can help at the orphanage.'

A little girl nearby asked, 'Dean Mother, can Shitou be like Sister Ali, study well, be adopted by a powerful family, and have great mommy and daddy?'

Dean Song smiled. 'Yes, that's right.'

'Wow, Shitou, you're going to have great mommy and daddy.' The little girl, who herself had epilepsy, smiled and pulled the child named Shitou. 'I'm going to study hard too, so I can have great mommy and daddy like Sister Ali.'

The child named Shitou smiled, though it was unclear if he understood.

Leaving the orphanage's ward, Dean Song smiled. 'Sorry for making Doctor Su laugh. The biggest wish of the children here is to have a home of their own. No matter how good the orphanage is, the children know it's different from other people's homes. So sometimes we encourage them to study hard, so they can have a happy family.'

Su Fuling smiled. 'It seems that little friend named Ali is very outstanding.'

'Yes, Xiaoli is great. She learned a lot by age seven, and many people came to adopt her.'

Su Fuling's mind tightened. 'Xiaoli? How old is she now?'

'She was adopted three years ago, so she should be ten now.' Dean Song sighed. 'She should have gone abroad by now. Her mommy and daddy wanted to cultivate her well and send her abroad. They didn't want the children to remember their orphanage life, so they rarely contact us anymore. But they still donate supplies to the orphanage every year. They're a good family.'

Su Fuling asked, 'May I ask, what is her surname?'

'The children all take my surname Song. After going to a new family, they definitely change their surname. As for what they changed it to, I'm sorry, I can't say. That's a requirement of the adoptive family. We have to keep it confidential for the children.'

Su Fuling nodded and didn't ask further.

She couldn't ask, but she could have Wang Sihua ask. If the police asked, there would naturally be no need for confidentiality.

Still, Su Fuling hoped she was overthinking.

When she left the orphanage, it was already 3:20.

Su Fuling was irritated by those conjectures. Although this clinic visit had earned her 68 Merit Points, she didn't feel any sense of accomplishment.

Suddenly, a van pulled up to the curb.

The road in front of the orphanage was fairly open. A car suddenly appearing was very noticeable.

Several tattooed young men got out of the van and surrounded Su Fuling.

Seeing these people, Su Fuling's mood soured even more. Good people and the weak were harmed, while these bullies who preyed on the weak lived well.

One tattooed young man said, 'She's wearing a mask. Is she that Doctor Su?'

Another with a gold chain said, 'It's her. I saw her go in wearing these clothes. Even if we grab the wrong person, it doesn't matter. Even with a mask, she looks pretty. Wrong is wrong.'

He then looked at Su Fuling and sized her up. 'Pretty girl, whose girl are you in the Sifang Association?'

Su Fuling said, 'Whose Henchman are you?'

'Hahaha, you've got guts. Still asking who we are. Come with us, and you'll naturally know who we are.'

The gold-chain tattooed man immediately waved for them to take her away.

Su Fuling didn't rush to sprinkle powder. Because she was in a bad mood, she suddenly changed her mind. First, let the System teach them a lesson, then use them as test subjects for medicine.

Suddenly, an explosion came from inside the van. The Henchmen instinctively looked toward the car and saw something fly out of it, then rush toward them...

From Su Fuling's perspective, it looked like some part had flown out of the open car door and, in a bizarre trajectory, knocked down all the Henchmen surrounding her.

The impact was strong, and it hit them all on the head. Su Fuling noticed that the System's medical skill was truly excellent, because the impact points were all vital acupoints on the head. Being hit there would instantly incapacitate a person.

After falling to the ground, it took them over ten seconds to react, clutching their heads and groaning.

Su Fuling was also startled by the scene, then admired the System's precise control. She didn't know how it was done. But that didn't matter now. She took out her homemade Shixiang Tendon-Softening Powder and casually sprinkled it around.

This substance spread through the air. The powder quickly vaporized, releasing its scent. Anyone who smelled it would have their nerves paralyzed and their limbs go weak.

As Su Fuling sprinkled the powder, the group immediately lost even the strength to hold their heads, lying on the ground staring at her in terror.

'What do you want? We're from the Longhu Association!' But because of the poison, even their speech was weak.

Su Fuling looked at them and thought, see, these are the so-called 'strong'—they only show their strength by bullying the weak. When they meet someone truly stronger than them, they all cower faster than anyone.

'Doctor Su!' Chen Shan finally ran over.

He had been near the orphanage. When these people got out of the car, he had been about to come over, but before he could, the incident happened. He had been startled.

Not far behind him stood A Si and the others, stunned.

Su Fuling asked, 'Should we call the police?'

Chen Shan said, 'Calling the police would be troublesome. This isn't Yau Ma Tei.'

Who knew what the Longhu Association's relationship with the local police was like.

Su Fuling was no longer as naive as before. The fact that these people dared to grab someone in broad daylight, and the nearby residents didn't even dare to watch, showed how rampant they were.

'Then let's go.' As for the antidote, there was none. According to her experiments, mice given Shixiang Tendon-Softening Powder would lie down for two days. Let these people lie here.

But then Su Fuling thought she might as well test the antidote's effect. So she let one of them smell the antidote. The man paused for two seconds, then started cursing and threatening again.

Seeing it worked, Su Fuling gave him another dose of Shixiang Tendon-Softening Powder.

'Okay, let's go back.'