From Evil Sect Leader to Doctor-Chapter 317 - 292: Wealth Beyond Measure

Xu Chunliang looked at Shu Yuanhang with some surprise: "You came all this way, why not go to Nanjiang when you’re here?"

Shu Yuanhang took a sip of coffee and said, "To be honest, I don’t know how to face him."

Xu Chunliang laughed: "What’s so hard to face? There’s no overnight feud between father and son, right? I’m not trying to persuade you, but my own situation is quite special. I’m worse off than you; I’m the type who was abandoned by both parents." He shared his experience with Shu Yuanhang.

Listening to the end, Shu Yuanhang couldn’t help but laugh: "So, your dad isn’t bad at all. At least he bought you a villa." 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Xu Chunliang said, "Your dad is richer than mine. If you wanted, I bet he could buy you a plane."

"That’s exaggerated. He’s not some super tycoon, and it’s not like I can’t earn for myself." Shu Yuanhang never thought about his father’s estate.

Xu Chunliang said, "Doctors like you surely earn a lot abroad, right?"

Shu Yuanhang nodded, put down his coffee cup, and said, "I’ve actually let it go; I have no right to judge my parents’ issues."

"That’s the way to see it; hatred won’t make you happier."

Shu Yuanhang said, "But I’m still unsure how to face him, so even though I’ve been here for two days, I haven’t gone to the hospital yet."

"Does he know you’ve come back?"

Shu Yuanhang shook his head: "I didn’t let Xing Mei tell him."

"Is your wife from Hanoi?"

Shu Yuanhang nodded.

"You’re quite filial, bringing your wife over for Uncle Tong’s treatment and even sending your son. Uncle Tong must be so happy."

Shu Yuanhang said, "Actually, them coming back isn’t just for that reason."

Xu Chunliang noticed that Shu Yuanhang seemed to have a heavy heart: "You’re not planning to return here for work, are you?"

"I do have that plan."

Xu Chunliang was genuinely surprised. Could it be that Shu Yuanhang really had a change of heart and wanted to acknowledge his roots? But from the current situation between father and son, it didn’t seem to be that way. Moreover, someone like Shu Yuanhang probably had a pretty good life abroad too.

Shu Yuanhang said, "To be frank, I’ve encountered some troubles in Penang. A patient couldn’t be saved."

Xu Chunliang said indifferently, "That happens often, doesn’t it? Every doctor faces it. As long as you tried your best and have a clear conscience, I believe the patient’s family would understand."

"But the patient’s family is quite influential locally in Penang."

Shu Yuanhang told Xu Chunliang the whole story. The son of a local prominent figure in Penang was rushed to the hospital due to a gunshot wound. Shu Yuanhang was performing a heart transplant on another patient. If he had abandoned that surgery to save the prominent figure’s son, the other patient would have died on the operating table.

Though the figure used various means to urge him to save his son immediately, Shu Yuanhang still insisted on completing the surgery before rushing to the other side. Unfortunately, the gunshot victim died on the operating table due to excessive blood loss.

Even if Shu Yuanhang had left the heart transplant patient to try to save the prominent figure’s son, he still wouldn’t have been able to save him because the wound was too severe. But the figure didn’t see it that way, blaming Shu Yuanhang as the chief culprit for his beloved son’s death and vowing to make Shu Yuanhang pay with his life.

After hearing the story, Xu Chunliang comforted him: "If that’s the case, you’d better come back where it’s safest. The prominent figure in Penang at most would be a town mayor around here; he can’t reach you here."

Xu Chunliang said, "With your expertise, any hospital in the country would highly value you."

Shu Yuanhang said, "Right now, I just want to quietly resolve this matter and provide a safe and peaceful environment for my wife and child."

Xu Chunliang said, "I can’t say for other places, but I can recommend you to Changxing. Uncle Gao is the current secretary there. With your level and education, they’d roll out the red carpet for you if you went to Changxing. You’re a Ph.D., right?"

Shu Yuanhang nodded.

Xu Chunliang said, "According to our hospital’s current policy, even regular Ph.D. holders get a two million relocation allowance. The overall level of thoracic surgery in Changxing isn’t great. If you go, you won’t miss being the department head, and you’d even get a vice hospital director position. Your wife would get a two million guarantee too if she comes."

Shu Yuanhang laughed: "Hearing you say that, I am a bit tempted; I’ll discuss it with my wife."

Xu Chunliang said, "If you truly have this idea, I can try to help you negotiate further."

Shu Yuanhang said, "When we discuss and make a decision, you’ll be the first to know."

After sending Shu Yuanhang off, Xu Chunliang received a call from Xue Anliang, who said he had an urgent matter to discuss face-to-face.

Xu Chunliang told Xue Anliang that he didn’t have time today and suggested discussing it tomorrow. Shortly after hanging up, Xue Anliang came to the party school to find him.

Xu Chunliang was not surprised by Xue Anliang’s visit and invited him into the room.

Xue Anliang closed the door, pursed his lips, and suddenly knelt down in front of him.

Xu Chunliang was not startled; he sat on the edge of the bed, opened his thermos cup, and leisurely took a sip of tea. "Why pay such a grand courtesy?" he asked.

Xue Anliang removed his gloves. His hands were covered in blisters, resembling a toad’s skin, and his nails were a dark blue.

Xu Chunliang clicked his tongue and sighed, "You’re quite handsome; how did you end up with such a severe skin disease? I know a dermatology expert. Do you want me to introduce you?"

Xue Anliang pulled a piece of dragon bone from his pocket. It was excruciatingly painful for him to even brush his fingers against his clothes. Not only were his fingers covered in blisters, but his arms were also affected, and it was spreading towards his torso. He knew he had been poisoned.

Xue Anliang said, "I haven’t touched the item and am returning it to you as it was. I beg you to spare my life."

Xu Chunliang glanced at the dragon bone and said, "I gave it to you; it’s nothing special. I picked it up at an antique market. For a respected scholar of ancient scripts, you can’t even tell if it’s real or not? Looks like Bai Mushan didn’t teach you the real skills."

Xu Chunliang’s original intent with this bait was not to lure Xue Anliang.

Xue Anliang said, "I was blind to the greatness before me."

Xu Chunliang replied, "You so-called intellectual elites really overturn my worldview. Isn’t it stealing when a scholar steals something? Do you really think being a gentleman thief is so easy? Unfortunately, this dragon bone is poisoned. This poison has a very classy name—’Wealth Abundant’. It’s extracted from toad venom. It appears harmless, but once it contacts the skin, reactions develop quickly. At first, blisters form at the point of contact, then spread to the arms and waist, covering the entire body within three days with itching and pain."

Xue Anliang was so frightened his face changed color. The poison had already spread to his arms, and blisters were beginning to form around his waist.

Xu Chunliang said, "It’s like a hundred claws scratching at your heart—the more you scratch, the itchier it gets. Eventually, your entire body will ulcerate, becoming unbearably foul-smelling. You’ll become a loathsome toad that everyone shuns."

Xue Anliang trembled and said, "I was wrong. Please spare my life."

Xu Chunliang retorted, "Who would’ve thought Dr. Xue had such skills in scaling rooftops? Who sent you?"

Xue Anliang replied, "No one. I simply heard you had a piece of the dragon bone, so..."

Xu Chunliang interjected, "Hold on. I mentioned this when you weren’t present. How did you find out?"

Xue Anliang confessed, "I installed a listening device in your room and intercepted all of your conversations."

Xu Chunliang already understood upon Xue Anliang’s arrival that he was a mole by Bai Mushan’s side. If Bai Mushan sent him, the dragon bone would certainly end up with Bai Mushan. Should Bai Mushan touch the dragon bone, his fate would be the same as Xue Anliang’s. Thanks to Xue Anliang’s greed, Bai Mushan dodged this disaster.

Xu Chunliang asked, "Why engage in such petty theft?"

"Curiosity. I’ve been fascinated with oracle bone script since childhood."

Xu Chunliang snorted, "Fascinated? The museum collects so many oracle bone scripts, yet you covet mine instead. Xue Anliang, if you fail to tell the truth, you’ll rot away and die."

Realizing Xu Chunliang’s acumen, Xue Anliang knew he needed to offer something irresistible: "The professor wasn’t truthful. He’s secretly researching a lost book, the ’Innate Scripture’."

Xu Chunliang said, "Innate Scripture?" It was his first time hearing the name. Either Bai Mushan made it up, or he misread a character.

Xue Anliang nodded, "He has a safe full of secret documents, which he never shows to outsiders. I’ve been working alongside him since my master’s program, so nobody knows him better than I do."

Xu Chunliang inquired, "Did you open the safe?"

Xue Anliang replied, "He’s very cautious. Even if I opened it, I couldn’t decipher the writing. So I tampered with his computer."

Xu Chunliang sighed inwardly that though Bai Mushan was cunning, Xue Anliang was no saint either. Originally, he aimed to catch the big fish, Bai Mushan, but ended up with small fry, Xue Anliang.

At first slightly disappointed, Xu Chunliang was now pleasantly surprised.

Xue Anliang said, "The professor indeed has liver cancer. I accompanied him for the examination; the Provincial People’s Hospital experts recommended early surgery, but he didn’t agree and hurried to North America. I contacted a colleague in North America, at the hospital where his surgery was supposedly conducted. He confirmed the professor never had surgery there."

Xu Chunliang mused, Bai Mushan indeed had a secret, leaving hastily because he sensed suspicion from me.

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