Rebirth before Apocalypse: My Whole Family are Bigshots!-Chapter 253: Hua Tuo’s Successor?

"What were you just doing?"

Dean Wang’s voice was slightly trembling. He had just caught a glimpse of a green glow over his head from the corner of his eye.

Then an indescribable sensation focused on his head.

It was comfortable, not at all aggressive, but he still got goosebumps.

It felt like he was being scanned by an X-ray.

He had no privacy left at all.

"Just checking if you have a superpower."

Bai Xiqin calmly signaled to Leng Yebai to put away the purple lightning coiling around his hand.

He’s an ordinary person through and through.

Whether it’s a superpower user, a zombie, or a mutant animal, there will be a crystal core in the brain.

Ordinary people do not have it.

The Wood Ability is very gentle, it can travel through a person’s body and can also stay gently in the brain for a while.

If he was a superpower user, Bai Xiqin would have felt the energy fluctuations in Dean Wang’s brain.

But Bai Xiqin felt nothing; his brain was peaceful, devoid of any superpower presence.

"Do I have a superpower?"

Dean Wang suddenly looked at Bai Xiqin expectantly.

Surviving in the apocalypse is really tough for ordinary people. If he had a superpower, the future would be more bearable.

If he didn’t have a superpower, the best he could do was be an ordinary worker in a kind safe base, earning just a little bit of reward.

He currently didn’t have a superpower, but what if he just hadn’t discovered it yet!

It’s good to have dreams, just in case they come true!

"No," Bai Xiqin shook his head.

"...Oh."

Dean Wang responded disappointedly.

"Is everything alright?"

When Bai Anhai and the others arrived panting, all they saw was the elegant old man in front of them.

"It’s fine," Bai Xiqin shook his head and then turned to Dean Wang, asking, "Why are you here? Why didn’t you go to the safe base?"

"I have nowhere else to go. I still have my son. My son... he’s a bit different, he can’t go to the safe base." Dean Wang said with a tinge of melancholy, "I built this place with my own hands, I’m reluctant to leave. My son and I live in a house not far away, my son often runs off and doesn’t come back. He hasn’t returned for several days, so I came to see if he’s here."

As Dean Wang spoke, he fished out a photo from his pocket, "Have you seen him? His name is Wang Ge, he’s my son, he... he’s not quite like others."

A father would never admit his son is crazy.

Having a child late in life, his only remaining family, Dean Wang never considered his son to be mentally ill, he’s just a bit different from other kids.

Definitely not mentally ill!

In the photo, a dirty boy was lying on the ground, some dirt piled on his body, face turned toward the sun, seemingly enjoying the warmth it brought.

"Your son?"

Bai Xiqin recognized him right away as the young man who acted like a peach tree that they encountered yesterday.

"You’ve seen him?"

Dean Wang immediately got excited, staring intently at Bai Xiqin.

"We saw him near Baiyang Village yesterday, but not sure of his whereabouts now," Bai Xiqin said.

That kid was indeed a bit different from others.

"Great, I’ll go find him at once!"

Dean Wang excitedly nodded toward Bai Xiqin and started to head outside.

"Dean Wang, do you know whose territory this is?" Bai Xiqin asked.

Dean Wang raised an eyebrow, put his hands on his hips, and replied with a serious face, "Of course it’s my territory, I’m the Dean! Eighteen generations of traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture from my ancestors, I can revive the dead and heal bones!"

Dean Wang got animated when speaking about his accomplishments.

He even took out a small wooden box from his pocket, showing gleaming silver needles inside.

Dean Wang glanced around, then fixed his gaze on Bai Yifan.

"Young man, you seem a bit weak, want me to give you a treatment? My fees are very reasonable," Dean Wang said with a smile, "You should trust in my skills, my ancestors learned from Hua Tuo, I’m really good!"

Bai Yifan’s face twitched, and he solemnly waved his hand, "Dean, I don’t think I’m weak, I can eat three bowls of rice in one go and running ten kilometers is easier than drinking water!"

As a man, he couldn’t admit to being weak.

"Tsk!" Dean Wang gave Bai Yifan a regretful look, quietly put the wooden box back in his pocket, and sighed deeply, "Alright then! Even if it gets serious later, it’s no problem. My ancestors learned from Hua Tuo, I can revive the dead and heal bones, I’ll be able to cure you when it’s serious too!"

After saying that, Dean Wang gently patted Bai Yifan, as if to comfort him.

Bai Yifan: ...

He had some curse words that he didn’t know if he should say.

"So, are you the one who tied up those crazies inside?" Bai Xiqin raised an eyebrow.

Whose territory it belonged to meant it was them who tied up the crazies inside.

Judging by Dean Wang’s demeanor, he couldn’t even beat Bai Yifan, let alone have the ability to do that.

"No, no!" Dean Wang shook his head vigorously, suddenly tearing up, "I’m really helpless too!"

Tears welled up in Dean Wang’s eyes as he glanced at the psychiatric hospital’s building, beginning to recount the changes he experienced.

"When the world changed, all the mental patients became very quiet, but not the doctors and nurses. Some of them turned into zombies and started biting people. The patients, who were quiet at first, also began to become manic afterwards..."

Recalling that day, Dean Wang was utterly speechless inwardly.

It was complete pandemonium!

The mental patients were scarier than the zombies!

Zombies eat people, but the mental patients ate both people and zombies, swallowing even the bones!

"Some of the mental patients were acting eerily, spewing fire or water spontaneously, glowing and generating heat. Some were just maniacs, eating people and zombies everywhere, with immense strength! If it weren’t for my son, I probably wouldn’t have survived that day!"

Thinking about the apocalypse day made Dean Wang shudder with fear.

He always felt like the gates of hell had opened, letting out all kinds of demons.

"And then what happened?"

Bai Yifan shivered at the thought of the tied-up maniac.

One maniac was insane enough—if everyone in the psychiatric hospital was like that, wouldn’t it become a human purgatory!

"Then my son and I ran away. The psychiatric hospital was bustling for a long time afterwards, but then it became a lot quieter. I’ve never dared to go inside anyway, if it weren’t for having to look for my son now, I wouldn’t dare to come over."

Dean Wang glanced at the psychiatric hospital building, eyes full of fear.

The Bai Family fell into thought, pondering what kind of person could manage to raise maniacs like that?

"Um, can I leave now?"

Dean Wang glanced anxiously at the car parked nearby.

He was eager to go find his son.

"Go ahead," Bai Xiqin nodded.

Dean Wang grinned, turned to Bai Yifan, and said, "If you ever need my help, just find me. My acupuncture skills are pretty good, I’ve inherited 90% of Hua Tuo’s teachings, quality service at a great price!"

"Goodbye, not seeing you out!" Bai Yifan gritted his teeth.

Dean Wang shrugged, jogged to the car, floored the gas pedal, and the car roared to life, scraping past the Bai Family’s clothes as it "flew" away.

"Bang!"

Just outside the psychiatric hospital’s gate, a hideous zombie was hit and sent flying, then landed heavily on the ground, motionless.

Everyone: ...

The psychiatric hospital’s Dean must be Uncle Wang’s long-lost brother!