Chapter 827 - 846: Everyone Wants Free Medical Treatment???

The spoonful of meat sauce was dripping with savory gravy.

The sauce rested atop a snow-white steamed bun, its juices instantly absorbing into the dough, accompanied by a rich, golden egg sauce.

One after another. Again and again.

The viewers: ???

[Are they inserting commercials?]

[What the hell, someone’s sponsoring right after the special feature started?]

[Is the person above new? This is the live broadcast of Spirit Healing!]

[???]

[What the hell?]

The camera suddenly zoomed out, and the face of the host and reporter, Xiao Xiao, appeared on the screen. "Just now, we captured the real-time treatment moments of Jiang Qiuqiu, the internet celebrity participant of this event.

"I heard she used to be an outstanding food streamer."

[No wonder.]

[I can’t tell about anything else, but I can definitely tell it looks delicious.]

Xiao Xiao decided to interview this popular student. As they approached, Qiuqiu had long since noticed them but hadn’t looked up to greet them. She was running out of time. It was already past eight o’clock, and it was almost time to get off work. Steaming two more baskets of steamed buns would push her to her absolute limit. However, since people had come right up to her, it would be too blunt not to respond at all.

After smiling and handing a steamed bun to the old lady at the very front of the line, Qiuqiu asked her to wait a moment.

The interview didn’t last long. After answering two questions and briefly introducing herself, Jiang Qiuqiu straightforwardly said, "I’m a little bit busy right now. Can we talk about this later?"

Xiao Xiao froze for a moment. "Of course." She was quite flexible and added, "Then can we schedule a time?"

Qiuqiu glanced at her and nodded. "Sure."

Taking advantage of this time, Xiao Xiao followed the guide to the very front and interviewed some C-B Level students. Because they cast a wide net, she was lucky enough to interview the founder of the Scum circle.

After making their rounds, there were still more than twenty minutes left before the appointed time. The director made the call and decided to head outside for some interviews.

Unexpectedly, the interviews outside did not go smoothly.

The moment the refugees saw the camera, they covered their faces. Everyone wore expressions of sheer panic, and very few could speak a coherent sentence on camera. This kind of interview footage couldn’t be included in the special feature.

Xiao Xiao and her partners exchanged glances, shaking their heads inwardly. They knew this part had to be cut.

The interview footage couldn’t be used, but the cameraman maneuvered the floating camera robot high into the air and snapped a high-definition photo of the massive queue. This was practically guaranteed to be a viral image.

The group decided to dig a little deeper along this angle. They interviewed the guide.

Xiao Xiao asked, "We heard that the practical activities here only last until the end of September. Why are there so many people lining up?

"Will all these people in line be able to see a doctor?"

"No," the guide, who knew quite a bit of the inside information, replied. "Many people won’t be able to see one.

"The reason they come here is that seeing a doctor at the hospital is currently free."

"Has the hospital ever made a rough statistical estimate of the conditions of the people coming in for treatment?"

"There hasn’t been a detailed statistical analysis, but there are people with mild, moderate, and severe symptoms."

Shocked, Xiao Xiao’s eyes lit up. "Patients with mild symptoms also come here to line up?"

"Yes."

"And wait in such a long line?" Xiao Xiao asked. "Do people usually come to the hospital to see a doctor?"

"Very rarely."

So... that group of patients outside didn’t usually come for treatment, but the moment they heard about free healthcare, they would join a line of over a hundred thousand people?

This was truly baffling.

"May I be so bold as to ask, roughly how much does it cost to see a doctor at our hospital once?" Xiao Xiao asked. "That is, what is the approximate fee standard for treating mild symptoms?"

The guide smiled. "We are the central hospital. Our fee standard follows the interstellar standard, which is about 200 Star Coins per visit."