Chapter 96: 第 96 章

Su Fuling naturally didn't know what a 'good review' meant, but she didn't plan to ask. There would be plenty of chances to ask the System later; right now, the most important thing was the lesson! This was all time bought with Merit Points!

'Then please, Teacher, impart your knowledge.'

Teacher Zhou asked, 'Don't panic. First, tell me what stage you're at with acupuncture. Otherwise, I won't know what to teach.' He deliberately kept saying 'your teacher' to close the distance with Su Fuling.

Su Fuling said, 'I've only learned a bit of the basics, just an introduction.'

Teacher Zhou asked a few questions. One question and he realized—Su Fuling wasn't even at the introduction stage; she hadn't even touched the threshold. She probably only knew a few techniques.

This was perfect. The less the student knew, the more he could teach.

After all, in this place, there was no room for fakery. He had to teach well to get results, satisfy the student, and make her buy his course. If the student thought his teaching was poor and chose another teacher, there was nothing he could do. Teacher Zhou could only come here when his course was purchased, earn some Merit Points, and then use those Points to exchange for books and leave. If the student didn't buy the course, he might only come once in his life.

How could Teacher Zhou not give it his all, using every trick to make the student feel she had learned something!

He first pointed out Su Fuling's weak foundation. 'You probably haven't had a teacher, have you?'

Su Fuling said, '...I taught myself by reading some books.'

After all, her grandfather hadn't learned much acupuncture either; she felt she had learned more than him. It just showed that medicine was vast as the ocean. No matter how much you learned, it was never enough.

Teacher Zhou immediately said, 'It's fine. With my teaching, I guarantee you'll get started quickly. Compared to a blank slate, you already grasp a lot of medical theory, so the lessons will be much easier. Next, I'll teach you some basic formulas.'

'Treating The Spirit Is The Root—this spirit refers to the heart-mind. Before inserting the needle, both doctor and patient must focus their spirit.'

'Essence Of Qi Acquisition is the key. The essence of needling is that when qi arrives, there is effect. Simply put, it's like a fish swallowing a hook.'

As Teacher Zhou spoke, he took out a needle.

Seeing this, Su Fuling asked curiously, 'Teacher, you can bring things in here?'

'It's just a teaching tool provided by this place,' Teacher Zhou said. 'Next, you'll experience what it means for qi to arrive and be effective.'

Su Fuling asked, 'How do I experience it?'

'Naturally, by inserting this needle into your teacher's acupoint.'

Su Fuling said, '...Teacher, if I mess up...'

Teacher Zhou said, 'No matter. I've already asked—whatever happens here won't affect the outside world.'

Su Fuling felt relieved. She thought the teacher was very considerate, truly a good teacher.

With Teacher Zhou's guidance, Su Fuling felt more confident when inserting the needle, her hand steady. This impressed Teacher Zhou—to have such a feel at the introductory level was already beyond many. If this were his place, he would definitely take her as his last disciple.

No wonder she was the only student here; she had her unique qualities.

Su Fuling felt that having a teacher was indeed far better than self-study. When she studied alone, she almost became a half-baked practitioner. She needed the System's assistance to confirm her methods were correct. Now, with the teacher's guidance, she knew the effect from the start.

These Merit Points were well spent!

One lesson seemed to end in the blink of an eye. The System left only one minute for them to say goodbye.

Teacher Zhou was a bit anxious and asked Su Fuling if there was anything she didn't understand.

Su Fuling said, 'The teacher explained very well. I understood everything and feel I've benefited greatly.' It was just that the lesson was too short.

Teacher Zhou said, 'Then you must give your teacher a good review! Also, if you want more lessons, remember to buy my course. I'll go back and prepare a teaching plan tailored to your situation. The next lesson will be even better.'

Then, the teacher disappeared.

A few stars appeared in front of Su Fuling.

They were labeled 'Good Review,' 'Average Review,' and 'Bad Review.'

Su Fuling asked, 'What does this mean?'

The Merit System said, 'To prevent teachers from not putting in their full effort, this System has designed a rating requirement for courses. The host can rate based on the lesson experience. If you give a bad review, the teacher will receive nothing and be permanently blacklisted. An average review means they get half the tuition, and a good review means they get the full tuition.'

No wonder Teacher Zhou was so diligent. If it were her, she wouldn't dare be careless either. But the student's rights were protected—what about the teacher?

Su Fuling said, '...What if a malicious student gives all bad reviews? Wouldn't that mean no Merit Points are paid out?'

The Merit System said, 'Even with a bad review, the Merit Points the host paid will not be refunded to the host; they belong to this System. So please treat every teacher fairly.'

Su Fuling thought that was reasonable.

Naturally, Su Fuling gave Teacher Zhou a good review.

After all, he had acted as a teaching guinea pig for her.

And his teaching was really good.

As soon as she finished the review, Su Fuling left the System because someone was calling her.

Su Fuling opened her eyes. The car had stopped; they had arrived at their destination.

Seeing that Su Fuling showed no signs of sleepiness and seemed to have been fully awake the whole time, Wen Shuang realized that Doctor Su had only been resting with her eyes closed, not asleep.

Indeed, Doctor Su was not an ordinary person. She was still alert when going out.

But the two apprentices she had taken on were really lacking. If Wen Shuang hadn't reminded them, they would have overslept.

Zhao Facai got out of the car carrying things, rubbing his eyes.

Chen Shasha yawned widely.

Su Fuling didn't think it was strange. She knew that following her around on these trips was hard on both of them.

Normally, she would have come alone, but to save time, she had brought them along to help.

She would only need to take pulses; Uncle Zhao would record the medical history, and Chen Shasha would record the prescriptions.

Working together, they could get back earlier.

This Orphanage was set up in the countryside, in a rather remote area, so the environment wasn't great.

Dean Wu was overjoyed to see Su Fuling and her group arrive.

Dean Wu's Orphanage was a converted farmhouse, its environment even worse than the Orphanage in Yau Ma Tei, but Su Fuling had seen the conditions in Kowloon City, so she was now very adaptable.

There were quite a few sick children. Dean Wu had some folk remedies, but serious illnesses were really hard to treat.

Sending them to the hospital wasn't realistic. Later, she heard of Su Fuling's reputation and asked Dean Liang to recommend her.

Now that Su Fuling had come, she had hope.

'There's a case similar to the one at Dean Liang's place. I heard Doctor Su can treat it.'

Su Fuling said, 'Let me take a look first.'

Dean Wu was referring to two children with ascites. Su Fuling actually had experience with that.

'How long have these two children had this?'

Dean Wu sighed, 'I don't know. They were already sick when I found them.'

These two children probably weren't orphans; they had been abandoned at the Orphanage gate because of their illness. So Dean Wu really didn't know when they had fallen ill.

The children themselves couldn't remember clearly.

One of the older children said, 'Dad said he would buy me an ice pop and told me to wait. He never came back for me.'

Chen Shasha was furious when she heard this and almost cursed out loud.

How could there be people like that?

Su Fuling patted the child's head and said, 'When you get better, I'll buy you an ice pop.'

The child shook his head. 'I don't want an ice pop anymore.'

'Then I'll buy you candy. Very sweet candy.'

The child nodded.

Su Fuling knew that children understood everything.

Because she had experience with this kind of illness, Su Fuling felt more confident and prescribed medicine more easily.

After writing the prescription, Zhao Facai quickly prepared the medicine.

Su Fuling had known what illnesses to expect before coming, so she had brought the necessary herbs.

Now she could prepare them on the spot. She had Zhao Facai teach Dean Wu how to decoct the medicine.

She and Chen Shasha then performed Acupuncture on the children to relieve their pain.

With the afternoon's lesson, Su Fuling felt her needling was steadier now.

Finally, after everything was done, Dean Wu noted down the precautions for decocting.

Su Fuling not only treated these two children but also took care of a few minor ailments. Dean Wu felt embarrassed; she thought these small problems weren't worth troubling Su Fuling, as she could handle them with folk remedies herself.

Su Fuling said, 'Don't be polite with me. If any child has any ailment, just tell me. Since I'm here, I'm not afraid of the trouble.'

Hearing this, Dean Wu hesitated and then tested, 'Actually, there's one more. I don't know if Doctor Su can help. It's okay if you can't.' She was afraid Su Fuling would find her troublesome and never come back, since it was far and inconvenient to visit.

Su Fuling said, 'Let me see.'

Dean Wu called out, 'Aming,'

A little girl who had been picking vegetables in the yard responded and ran in.

The girl was quite pretty, but a closer look revealed something wrong—her eyes...

Su Fuling walked over, took her hand, and felt her pulse.

'Was this caused by an injury?'

'I don't know. When I found her, she was already at our gate. She didn't remember her own name, but there was indeed a wound on the back of her head. I hoped she could see the light again, so I named her Aming.'

Su Fuling thought that her own younger uncle was also called Aming—what a coincidence.

Su Fuling examined the child's pulse and looked at the back of her head, concluding that it was likely caused by a blood clot in the brain obstructing the flow.

To be safe, she naturally used the day's detection function.

[Patient Name: Gender: Female

Age: 12 Main Diagnosis: Temporo-occipital hematoma

Patient Symptoms: Blindness, memory loss

Predicted Disease Progression: None]

So her name was Chen Yumin. When she got back, she could ask Wang Sihua to check if there were any missing person reports like this. Maybe she had just gotten lost.

With the diagnosis confirmed, Su Fuling felt relieved. In the past, she wouldn't have been able to help, because medication alone wouldn't work.

As for Acupuncture, the requirements were very high, and she hadn't mastered it before. But now she had some confidence.

'I need to think it over at home.' After all, it involved acupoints on the brain, so she had to be cautious. She could consult Teacher Zhou when she saved enough points to take another lesson.

Hearing this, Dean Wu was overjoyed. 'Doctor Su, are you saying Aming really has a chance to see again?'

Su Fuling said, 'I have some confidence. To be honest, I haven't treated this kind of condition before, but I can try. You need to think carefully about whether you want to accept treatment.'

Dean Wu said, 'What's there to think about? Being able to treat it is already hope. It's better than her being blind forever.'

Chen Yumin said, 'I'm willing, Doctor. I'm willing. I can help the Doctor with work later.'

Su Fuling smiled. 'I don't need you to work, just follow the medical advice. But I can't treat you this time; I'll come back next time.'

The little girl nodded firmly.

Dean Wu was truly happy, not only for the children's health but also for herself.

After all, every healthy child meant less pressure on her. Sometimes, looking at these children, she felt a lot of pressure. One person's strength was ultimately limited.

Now, having one more person to help solve problems gave her more hope.

On the way back, Chen Shasha was very excited. 'Doctor Su, that child can really get better? She'll be able to see?'

Su Fuling said, 'I said I'd try. I'm not a miracle doctor.'

Zhao Facai said, 'Master, you are a miracle doctor. Who doesn't know that you cure every ailment? Such difficult cases, in your hands, are no problem.'

Su Fuling thought to herself, that was because she used the System to cheat.

Back at the Medical Clinic, Su Fuling called Wang Sihua and told him about Chen Yumin.

Wang Sihua was no longer curious about how she knew the girl's real name.

Doctor Su could tell someone's name at a glance—that was no secret to him.

'Doctor Su, I'll have my colleagues look into it. I'll let you know as soon as I have news.'

Su Fuling heard the fatigue in his voice. 'What, have you run into a tough case recently?'

'...Yes,' Wang Sihua said. Actually, he had gone to see Doctor Su, but she wasn't at the Medical Clinic; she was on a house call. He was worried she was busy, so he didn't pursue it. After all, it was his duty, not Doctor Su's.

Su Fuling said, 'Tell me about it. What's the difficulty? If I can help, I'll find a chance to come over.'

Wang Sihua was a bit embarrassed. 'Doctor Su, I'm sorry to trouble you.'

'As long as you never forget your original intention and remain a good police officer.' Having seen so much darkness, Su Fuling truly felt that Wang Sihua was a rare police officer. If he could really get promoted, he could help more people in the future.

Wang Sihua then described the situation.

This case seemed very simple at first—the victim's name and identity were known, as well as the crime scene and cause of death—but... no suspect could be found.

Su Fuling said, '...What's going on?'

This situation, she seemed unable to help with either.

Wang Sihua said, 'Because it's a Locked Room Case. The doors and windows were all locked from the inside. But the victim was strangled, like hanging, yet no rope was found on the beam.'

Su Fuling said, '...' This situation, she really couldn't help with either.

'Let me think it over. I'll get back to you tomorrow.'

Wang Sihua said, 'Doctor Su, thank you.'

Su Fuling said, 'Don't thank me yet. I might not be able to help, since I'm really not an investigator.'

Wang Sihua said, 'It's okay. This is my responsibility anyway.'

After hanging up, Su Fuling thought it over. Indeed, there seemed to be no way. She could only, after finishing her work, see if there was any loophole in the System to exploit.

She tidied up a bit and set off for Kowloon.

Chen Shan was already waiting at the Kowloon headquarters. He had arranged for his own people to watch the place, but since Su Fuling was coming, he made a point to be there.

'Doctor Su, the delivery room you mentioned is ready. Please check if it meets your standards.'

Su Fuling naturally went to inspect the delivery room first.

She found that Chen Shan was very meticulous; it was set up exactly like a hospital delivery room. 'We've hired a doctor. When someone is about to give birth, we'll notify them in advance to come and deliver.' They had wanted to hire a permanent one, but legitimate doctors weren't willing to work long-term in Kowloon, and they couldn't force anyone, so this was the only arrangement.

Su Fuling said, 'It's fine. You've done a good job.'

Chen Shan smiled. 'I'm glad Doctor Su is satisfied.'

Su Fuling knew this was her request, so she wouldn't let the Sifang Association bear the cost. 'If the cost is too high, don't raise the price. I'll cover the extra.'

Chen Shan said, 'After Wen Shu learned about this, he said we should do good deeds. Not only did we not raise the price, we lowered it. Wen Shu said, since Doctor Su alone does so many good deeds, our Sifang Association should do good deeds too.'

Su Fuling said, '...'

She was silent for a moment, then nodded.

Su Fuling thought, she didn't know if they were sincere, but she judged by actions, not intentions. If there was an opportunity in the future, she would naturally give them some benefits.

The Sifang Association had also set up the delivery room, and naturally had Dali and Liu Dahu spread the word. They didn't advertise far, only within the Eastern District.

Chen Shan didn't want to cause too much of a stir yet.

But just the price reduction for the delivery room was already affecting people in other districts. If Chen Shan had only set up one delivery room, many would have been unable to sit still.

Because every year, just delivering babies could earn a lot of money.

Some people felt they couldn't back down any further; they had to find a way to drive this doctor away.

At this time, in the waiting room next to Su Fuling's consultation room, there were even more people queuing for treatment than yesterday.

After two days of treatment, many patients naturally spread the word, and patients from other areas of Kowloon City had also come. Su Fuling saw different patients all afternoon and was almost overwhelmed. Fortunately, Chen Shasha and Zhao Facai had become competent apprentices, learning to give injections and apply medicine. They were skilled in the whole process of preparing and decocting medicine.

By nightfall, Su Fuling had earned over four hundred Merit Points for the day. With just a few dozen more, she could buy another lesson from Teacher Zhou.

Su Fuling didn't plan to switch teachers too quickly. Learning required continuity; she would first master one teacher's skills before learning from another. She couldn't become a half-baked practitioner in everything.

Su Fuling had dinner there.

After eating, she entered the System for a while to recharge. After all, during the day, she wasn't as comfortable as in the System; she was actually working. Even if her spirit could hold up, her body couldn't.

Inside the System, she browsed various teachers' courses, feeling excited as if she had been injected with adrenaline.

Suddenly, someone called her.

'Doctor Su! Doctor Su!'

Su Fuling woke up. It was Lin Cuifen, Liu Dahu's mother.

Because Liu Dahu had bravely resisted the Gray Fox Association, the Sifang Association had taken care of her, letting her help with chores in the clinic.

'Doctor Su, someone is about to give birth.'

Hearing this, Su Fuling stood up. 'Did you call the obstetrician?'

'I called,' Lin Cuifen said. 'But the pregnant woman is in danger. She went into labor because she fell. She was brought from another district; it seems someone tripped her.'

Su Fuling stood up. 'I'll go take a look too.'