Surgery Godfather-Chapter 278 - 0262: The King of Comedy

Chapter 278 -0262: The King of Comedy

“Cry louder, bang your head on the ground, make your forehead bleed, create the effect!”

“Remember, I’m the patient’s uncle, we’re all relatives.”

“Why haven’t you taken off your rings, bracelets, and necklaces, as I told you?”

The middle-aged man, nicknamed Hippo, is directing everyone. He has been doing this job for many years, and has accumulated a lot of experience.

The overall environment hasn’t been good in recent years. Hippo won’t take on just any case. For cases like Fang Xiaoyun’s, after Teng Guihua’s introduction, he knows well that any uproar about a spinal surgery, which was fine before but cause paralysis afterwards, will surely succeed.

Moreover, such paralysis is eighty percent incurable. Even if she could recover by good luck, it would be several months later. Hippo has been doing this for a long time, and has come to understand his trade. After asking several villages, Teng Guihua finally found him.

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He thought back to the old days, when he never fought empty-handedly, but unfortunately he didn’t work for himself back then, just tagging along, reaping some benefits.

Later, Hippo came to his senses and pulled together a team thinking to do big things. The times had changed, the overall environment was getting worse. But no matter how hard it got, they could always make a living.

“The reporters, have the reporters arrived yet?”

Hippo glanced at the crowd and saw that several reporters had arrived.

The operation of this business also has a set routine. It’s not enough for individuals to fight alone. They need the cooperation of multiple industry teams, such as the essential media.

How to make a fuss, how to negotiate, how much compensation to demand, followed by how to bargain, there are approaches for all these. Everyone does their part, and in the end, everyone is happy when the money is divided.

“Make some noise, create a momentum, and don’t panic when the security guards come out, they dare not hit anyone.” Hippo’s assistant Monkey instructs everyone in a low voice.

“Did you bring joss paper? Burn it!” Hippo asked Teng Guihua’s husband.

Several members of Fang Xiaoyun’s family came, including her parents, younger brother, and even her cousin and cousin’s wife.

“The patient is still alive, right?” Monkey gently reminded.

“Oh, forget it, then cry miserably and roll on the ground. This isn’t tragic enough!” Hippo felt that the atmosphere was not intense enough.

“Ah– my poor daughter–”

Teng Guihua, quite gifted, suddenly understood and began to wail. Her sorrowful cries were filled with rich expressiveness, steadily escalating.

This voice, not singing folk songs or showing off on TV talent shows, is a waste.

It was all right. Hippo was very satisfied. The effect had been achieved.

“Brother, we’re not familiar with this area, will it work?”

“It’s the same everywhere, what’s there to be afraid of!”

Monkey was a little timid, but Hippo encouraged him.

The watching crowd was growing, and Teng Guihua was crying and shouting with a singing tone. It was very infectious. Every single person empathized with her, and some could not hold back their tears. Oh, this poor family!

“Boss, tell her to hit harder on the ground!” Hippo felt that the force was not enough.

Monkey was still timid, “Bro, it’s enough. If she hits harder and causes cerebral hemorrhage, who will we ask for money?”

Well, Teng Guihua is their client. If something happened to her, the whole thing would be ruined.

“When their leaders show up, don’t mess around. I will represent us in the negotiation. No one else should speak out. The more you talk, the more likely you’ll make a mistake. Be careful about that.”

“Rest assured!”

Hippo instructed Monkey. As a partnership over many years, they had good coordination.

The crowd of spectators was growing, and security was also mobilized.

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Nonsense! Complete nonsense!

As soon as Director Zhao arrived at work and heard the security department’s report, he immediately came down from his office to understand the situation. The doctors had performed a life-saving surgery overnight. This was a banner-bearing case. He didn’t expect the family to make trouble.

However, Director Zhao was not in a hurry. The patient was recovering very well, so he was confident. In such cases, the surgery was successful, and the patient was satisfied. If the relatives made a fuss, it wouldn’t help. Even wars need a reason to start.

Director Zhao urgently reported the situation to Dean Xia. Slapping his hand on the table, Dean Xia said: “It’s nonsense. Let the security guards disperse the troublemakers, tear up the banners, and call the police!”

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Dean Xia hated this kind of thing the most. He was famous for dealing harshly with such misconduct.

He wouldn’t pay a penny without going through court!

That was his principle. He almost lost his position as dean over this issue once before. But thanks to the protection of the old leaders, he was safe in the end.

As the dean, he had done nothing wrong over the years. Once a person has a clear conscience, he acts with righteousness and without hesitation. All kinds of evil forces had to step aside.

The security department’s emergency team set out, holding shields to separate the troublemakers. One security guard explained the situation with a loudspeaker, while other security guards started to take down the banners and asked people to disperse.

“My daughter was fine. She walked in here just with a backache. After the surgery, she has become paralyzed. She’s in her twenties and she’ll have to sit in wheelchair for the rest of her life. You judge…”

Teng Guihua’s acting was very good. She had removed her jewellery and didn’t have any makeup. She played the part of a miserable rural woman perfectly. Everyone present was moved and spoke up for her.

Although tough measures were needed, dialogue was essential. After the crowd was dispersed and the banners were torn up, the next step was to communicate with the patient’s family and understand their demands.

Director Zhao represented the hospital, and Hippo represented Fang Xiaoyun’s family. They went to the reserved negotiation room in the administration building and started the negotiation.

Director Zhao had been the head of the medical department for many years. There’s nothing he hadn’t seen. He didn’t take this little fuss seriously.

Although Hippo’s main market was his hometown, he had also been in the industry for over a decade and was a senior operator in the medical dispute industry.

They were both cunning foxes with a thousand years of experience. No one could play tricks on each other. No more nonsense, let the negotiation begin!

Teng Guihua was moved and about to lose her temper, but was stopped by the Monkey pulling her sleeve, signaling her to be at ease and not to ruin the bigger picture.

Six hundred thousand? Compensation!

It’s calculated, Teng Guihua’s family demanded three hundred thousand, not a penny less. Anything more in the negotiation would all go to Hippo. Hippo knows, if the asking price is too high, the other party will not agree, but several hundred thousand seems hopeful.

Six hundred thousand, with a space to negotiate down to ten thousand, if finally closed at five hundred thousand, he would earn two hundred thousand, distribute one hundred thousand to everyone, keeping one hundred thousand for himself. Asking for more is unrealistic, so this is how they planned the negotiation.

Such a big hospital, affording five hundred thousand should not be a problem; Hippo full of enthusiasm, had to assess the hospital strength as well.

“The person was made paralyzed. It’s not easy for them to raise a daughter. Give some compensation, and everyone can move on peacefully. No compensation? We will keep coming every day, and you might as well kiss your official hats goodbye!” Hippo was quick with his words, grinding his teeth.

“Just this? You must be the patient’s uncle, right? Do you have any other demands?” Director Zhao asked calmly.

Hippo was surprised. It’s too straightforward. It’s indeed G City: rich and caring nothing for few hundred thousand.

“Nothing more. We are all straightforward folks here, we’re not asking for an excessive amount, just reasonable compensation for a few hundred thousand. As a big hospital, I believe you wouldn’t let this small amount of money damage your reputation.” Hippo was cunning.

“Father Fang, Mother Fang, you both have been quiet, what about you?” Director Zhao asked Teng Guihua and her husband.

Teng Guihua wanted to speak but didn’t dare to. Hippo gave her a reassuring look, agreeing with her, Teng Guihua paused and rubbed her tear-swollen eyes: “Raising a daughter is indeed not easy for us, she is the pillar of our family, she could earn thousands, sometimes even up to ten thousand a month. Now she is paralyzed because of the surgery you performed on her, isn’t asking for a few hundred thousand not that expensive?”

“It sounds fair! This amount is not high, should I do a cash payment or bank transfer?” Old Zhao replied in all seriousness.

The more Hippo heard, the more confused he became. Is this true or fake? He’d never met someone so forthcoming, for some reason he couldn’t find his words.

“Let’s do this. Since you’re all here, let’s go and meet the patient Fang Xiaoyun, you guys are making all this commotion without even seeing the patient, isn’t this unprofessional? It’s easy to mistake if you are exploiting the patient’s situation to blackmail the hospital for money, isn’t it?” Old Zhao was speaking as casually as if he was chatting with an old friend, in a friendly manner.

“Especially, Father and Mother Fang, you’ve come from your hometown, about a thousand kilometers away. Wouldn’t it be better if you first see your daughter? We can negotiate the money later, ok?” Director Zhao proposed.

Fang Xiaoyun’s parents didn’t have a plan, they turned to Hippo for his opinion, Hippo cleared his throat: “That sounds like a good idea, let’s go see Fang Xiaoyun together!”

Fang Xiaoyun’s younger brother had been sitting next to them, playing with his phone all this time. The aunts and uncles wanted to interject a few times but were stopped by the Monkey.

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When Fang Xiaoyun heard her family was causing trouble, she became extremely anxious. She hasn’t had a chance to show her gratitude to the doctors, why would she stir things up?

The muscle strength in her lower limbs had recovered to grade four. She could barely stand and walk but was still weak. In addition, having not walked for more than ten days, naturally, her movement was limited.

Chang Juan was about to take her downstairs in a wheelchair to stop her family’s disturbance, when suddenly, the door opened and a throng of people poured in, filming and taking pictures.

“Dad, Mom! Lil’ brother!”

Fang Xiaoyun was surprised, her whole family was there. She hadn’t seen her loved ones for so long and felt a familiar warmth, especially her little brother who she used to carry on her back as a child while farming.

“Xiaoyun, don’t be scared, we came here to fight for justice for you.” Teng Guihua exclaimed loudly.

Justice, what justice, Fang Xiaoyun was utterly perplexed. She was doing just fine, why were they creating a commotion?

“Look everyone, this is my daughter Fang Xiaoyun, whose child isn’t cherished by their parents? She came in with a simple backache, everyone experiences a backache, right? The hospital deceived her into doing a surgery, left her paralyzed afterward, even dragged her into an abrupt surgery a few nights ago, look at her now, she has to sit in a wheelchair. Can everyone weigh in on this? Where’s the justice?” Teng Guihua was emotional, her voice breaking.

Seeing the young girl sitting in a wheelchair, in her twenties, skinny, like bean sprouts, she looked malnourished and pitiful.

This is a real story. It’s not about being unreasonable. The person is indeed sitting in a wheelchair. This fact was irrefutable. Those who followed her were people from Fang Xiaoyun’s hometown, reporters called by Hippo and curious patients.

Fang Xiaoyun was disoriented, but hearing her mom speak so passionately, even if it was a misunderstanding, it provided warmth and comfort.

Father, mother, and little brother traveled a long way to create a commotion due to a misunderstanding. They thought she was paralyzed. Even if her family had been harsh on her normally, they seemed to genuinely care, she meant something to them.

Everyone is human after all, drifting alone in this world can be lonely. The sudden appearance of relatives brought her an unexpected warmth. Seeing them making such a fuss on her behalf, she was unexpectedly touched.

Not to worry her family, or to clear up the misunderstanding, Fang Xiaoyun got up from the wheelchair and took a few steps. Now her muscle strength had reached level four, she could stand and walk just slowly.

“I’m okay, I’ve healed. We need to thank the doctors who performed the surgery on me overnight!” Fang Xiaoyun clarified.

“You —?”

Teng Guihua was suddenly stunned, looking extremely disappointed: “You’re not paralyzed? Why aren’t you paralyzed?”

“Yeah, didn’t you say you were paralyzed?” Dad felt deceived, blaming Mom.

It seemed that only if she was paralyzed would it be better, it was as if… the whole family was counting on her paralysis.

All of a sudden, Fang Xiaoyun’s heart felt like it was stabbed by a needle. It was very painful, incredibly painful! She’d never felt this way, even when she was pressed for money.

It was a false alarm, she wasn’t paralyzed, she’s perfectly fine!

But she was paralyzed, was paralysis curable?

Teng Guihua wanted to jump up and scream, but her usual habit stopped her from lashing out, she wasn’t sure what she would accuse her of, this situation had gone well off-script.

She looked at Hippo. Hippo was also out of ideas, wasn’t she paralyzed? Wasn’t she perfectly fine?

Causing further ruckus would be of no use. Hippo began to think that he was tricked and left angrily yelling: “Retreat!”

All ten-plus people left, leaving only a few of Fang Xiaoyun’s family members behind.

The cooked duck has flown away, Teng Guihua glared at Fang Xiaoyun, her eyes filled with malice, and without saying a word, she left with the rest of the family.

They’re gone, they just up and left.

They hadn’t met for so long, traveled from so far away, to just end up leaving like this?

The words, “You’re not paralyzed? Why aren’t you paralyzed?,”

caused Fang Xiaoyun to collapse in an instant, she fell back into the wheelchair, almost toppling over.