Chinese Medicine: Starting with Daily Intelligence-Chapter 189: Reversal

Xia Lei didn't know how he left the ultrasound room.

He stumbled outside in a daze.

The examination report was clutched in his hand.

His face was deathly pale.

Originally, he had been clinging to a sliver of fantasy, a fantasy that Doctor Li had been mistaken.

The ultrasound image shattered his fantasy.

Song Qiang, who had been waiting outside, saw Xia Lei come out and hurried over. "How did it go?"

Xia Lei didn't say a word.

Song Qiang snatched the report, and after seeing its contents, his face instantly turned livid.

"Old Xia, we have to call the police!"

Xia Lei was both furious and terrified.

He scanned his surroundings, terrified that a few burly men would rush out, pin him down, and drag him away.

"Old Xia, Old Xia, are you okay?"

Song Qiang noticed something was wrong with Xia Lei.

"Oh, oh... Right, the police. We have to call the police."

Xia Lei snapped out of it. He reached for his phone, only to realize he had left it at Song Qiang's house.

"Let's go. We'll go straight to the police station to file a report."

"Okay." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

The two left the hospital and took a taxi to the nearest police station.

Xia Lei didn't feel at ease until he walked through the doors of the police station.

The bright lights of the service hall, the neatly arranged regulation boards on the walls, and the uniformed officers coming and going—all of it gave him a long-lost sense of security.

"Hello, how can I help you?" a female officer behind the reception desk asked, looking up.

Song Qiang stepped forward. "We want to file a report. About... medical malpractice."

The female officer took in their pale faces and picked up the internal phone. "Captain Zhang, there's a report of a medical dispute. Could you handle this?"

In less than three minutes, an officer in his early forties, with two bars on his epaulets, walked out from an inner room.

He was stocky with a friendly smile on his round face, but his eyes were sharp as a hawk's.

"My surname is Zhang, and I'm in charge of related cases." He extended a hand. "Please, come with me."

In the interrogation room, Officer Zhang poured them both some warm water and opened his notebook. "Don't be nervous. Take your time and tell me everything in detail."

Xia Lei cupped the disposable paper cup in his hands, feeling the warmth of the water.

He took a deep breath and began his story, starting with the appendectomy two months ago, recounting the various post-operative discomforts, Doctor Li's suspicions, the strange occurrences at City First Hospital, and finally, today's test results from the Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

"...This is my ultrasound report." Xia Lei pulled the sweat-soaked, wrinkled piece of paper from his undershirt pocket. "They cut out my left..."

Officer Zhang took the report, his brow gradually furrowing.

He carefully examined the hospital's official seal and the doctor's signature, then took an evidence bag from a drawer and placed the report inside.

"You said you also recorded a video?"

Xia Lei nodded and removed the miniature camera from his shirt button—he had bought it specifically for this. Though only the size of a button, it could record in 1080p.

It had been Li Xu's idea.

After all, they had swapped identities for the examination at the Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, putting the ultrasound report under Song Qiang's name.

They needed to film the entire process.

Only then could they prove it was he who had gotten the ultrasound.

"Doctor Li said... this could be the key piece of evidence."

Officer Zhang took the miniature camera and carefully placed it into another evidence bag. "You did the right thing. A major case like this requires substantial evidence."

He continued asking for details, including the surgeon's name, the appointment times, and a contact person at the hospital involved, meticulously recording everything, no matter how small.

Watching Officer Zhang's pen fill the page with dense text, Xia Lei felt a surge of hope—'Finally, someone is taking this seriously.'

"Alright, I have a basic understanding of the situation now." Officer Zhang closed his notebook. "I need you both to sign this statement to confirm its accuracy."

Xia Lei and Song Qiang read it carefully before signing.

The clock on the wall showed that forty minutes had passed.

"Officer Zhang," Song Qiang said, glancing at his watch, "I have to get back to work this afternoon. Can we leave now?"

"Almost. Just let me organize these materials." Officer Zhang smiled as he gathered the documents. "Have a seat for a moment. Drink some water."

He left the interrogation room with the statement and evidence, his back disappearing around the corner of the hallway.

"Finally, someone's handling it," Song Qiang said, slumping into his chair. "Once this is investigated, we have to make sure those bastards go to jail!"

Xia Lei was happy too.

Their evidence was ironclad.

His physical condition, especially, couldn't be faked.

If the hospital refused to admit it,

they could just have the police accompany him for another ultrasound and see how they would fake it then.

Just as the two were imagining the villains being brought to justice,

the door to the interrogation room was pushed open again.

Officer Zhang returned, but the friendly smile was gone from his face, replaced by a cold, businesslike indifference.

"Gentlemen, I'm afraid you can't leave just yet." His voice had become harsh.

"What do you mean?" Song Qiang was stunned.

A bad feeling suddenly washed over Xia Lei.

Officer Zhang pulled a paper from his folder. "According to Article 41 of the 'Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of the Use of Medical Security Funds,' using another person's medical insurance card to seek treatment is illegal. The records from your visit to the City Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine today show that Xia Lei registered using Song Qiang's insurance card."

"What? But... but..."

Xia Lei felt like he had been struck by lightning.

'They can do this?'

'We only did that to gather evidence!'

'Besides, isn't this a minor issue?'

'Why are they getting hung up on something so trivial?'

For a moment, he didn't even know how to explain himself.

Song Qiang recovered and quickly said, "No... we already explained, that was because..."

"Regardless of the reason, using someone else's insurance card is a clear violation of the law," Officer Zhang interrupted him. "According to regulations, we need to temporarily detain you for further investigation."

Song Qiang slammed his hand on the table and shot to his feet. "Are you kidding me? We're the victims! They stole Old Xia's damn kidney! You're not going after the criminals, and you want to detain us instead?"

"That's a separate issue," Officer Zhang said, his face devoid of expression. "We will investigate the medical dispute, but the illegal act must also be dealt with. Please cooperate."

Xia Lei stared intently into Officer Zhang's eyes and suddenly understood. "Someone contacted you, didn't they?"

Officer Zhang, who had dealt with similar situations countless times, showed no change in expression. "Please refrain from baseless speculation. Xiao Liu!"

He shouted toward the door, "Take these two to the holding cells. Separate them."

A young officer walked in, holding a pair of handcuffs.

"Wait!" Xia Lei's mind was racing. "I need to contact my family! I need to call Doctor Li!"

Officer Zhang said coldly, "You are not permitted to contact the outside world for the time being. A notice of detention will be sent to your families."

As the cold handcuffs clicked around his wrists, Xia Lei was finally certain—his opponents were incredibly powerful.

Far more powerful than they could ever hope to fight.

...

「Li's Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic.」

Li Xu saw a patient out.

He had been worried all day.

'I wonder how Xia Lei is doing?'

He subconsciously took out his phone, then put it back down.

'I can't call him.'

He was also worried about himself.

'I can't just sit here and wait for the worst.'

'So what should I do?'

Suddenly,

Li Xu's eyes lit up.

He thought of Ding Aiguo.

He was a major businessman in Feng City.

He had once told him that in Feng City, he had influence.