Chapter 90: Let the Storm Rage More Fiercely

Chapter 90: Chapter 90: Let the Storm Rage More Fiercely

Faced with such blatant slander and insults from this group of bastards, Yu Zhiming’s face turned ashen. He was beyond furious.

He questioned them furiously, "The police haven’t even concluded their investigation. What right do you have to pass judgment on me?"

A man with a long face and a crew cut, who looked to be in his thirties, stepped out from the crowd of protestors.

Yu Zhiming glanced at the work ID hanging on his chest, and his eyes narrowed.

Cai Haowen from the Gastroenterology Department. A familiar face.

’The last time this guy stepped up to challenge me, he ended up chickening out. Now that he sees I’m in trouble, he wants to kick me while I’m down and show off for the hospital leadership?’

"Yu Zhiming, stop pretending you’re innocent."

Cai Haowen’s face was full of contempt and disdain.

"We’ve all seen the video of your breast exam on that woman. The uncensored, high-definition version."

"We’re all medical professionals here. Your excuse about it being a disease detection technique might fool laypeople who don’t know any better, but do you really think you can fool us?"

"That technique of yours—was that really a breast exam?"

"It was clearly just shameless, lewd, and a blatant attempt to take advantage of that girl."

As soon as Cai Haowen finished speaking, the people behind him holding the banner started clamoring in agreement.

"Exactly! Who does he think he’s fooling?"

"Shameless and lewd! Unfit to be a doctor!"

"A wolf in sheep’s clothing!"

Among the rowdy crowd, a few young female doctors seemed particularly indignant and shouted the loudest.

Before long, their voices merged into a rising and falling chant.

"We strongly demand that the hospital leadership severely punish this black sheep and purify our medical team!"

But just a minute later, the crowd’s shouting grew quieter and quieter, eventually falling completely silent.

Because Qi Yue had appeared.

His reputation, like a long shadow, preceded him.

The infamous Qi Yue of Huashan Hospital, who ran roughshod over everyone, stared at them with a cold, merciless expression.

The intangible pressure was immense.

Cai Haowen, who had already stepped forward, forced himself to speak. "Director Qi, we are simply addressing the matter at hand—expressing our heartfelt concerns and anger regarding Yu Zhiming’s use of his professional status to molest a female student."

"This is absolutely not directed at you or your research center."

Qi Yue ignored him, turning instead to Zhou Mo, who had come to his side. "Did you get it all on video?"

Zhou Mo brandished the phone in her hand and replied, "Director, seventeen people in total. I got every single one of them, didn’t miss a soul."

Qi Yue nodded, his gaze finally falling on Cai Haowen.

"You just said that you’re also a medical professional and that Yu Zhiming’s technique couldn’t fool you."

"Then let me ask you, as a fellow professional, do you also possess Yu Zhiming’s ability to ’see the minute to know the significant’—to detect cancer before it even begins to form?"

Cai Haowen wouldn’t dare claim he had such an ability, not even if it killed him. He could only mutter a quiet, "No."

"Then does someone among you have this ability?"

Qi Yue then turned his sharp gaze to the dozen or so people behind Cai Haowen.

The entire group shook their heads.

Qi Yue snorted derisively and demanded, "Since none of you possess Yu Zhiming’s ability, how can you be so certain that he wasn’t using his unique technique to investigate that woman’s breast condition, but was instead molesting her?"

At this powerful, resonant question, the expression on every protestor’s face changed.

Yu Zhiming’s medical skills weren’t just hype; they were the real deal, proven time and again in practice.

It was entirely possible that he really did have some secret diagnostic technique passed down from who-knows-where.

Thinking of this, some of them began to feel regret. They shouldn’t have been duped into coming here so rashly on a whim.

Besides, Yu Zhiming was Qi Yue’s one and only disciple—his final disciple—acknowledged by the man himself.

Even if they managed to take down Yu Zhiming, who could guarantee that a medical titan like Qi Yue wouldn’t take his anger out on them, the reckless fools?

With this further realization, seven or eight of them quietly took a large step back.

Cai Haowen, however, had no room to retreat.

He stuck his neck out and retorted, "Director Qi, whether it was a professional diagnostic technique or molestation isn’t for you or Yu Zhiming to decide."

"Of course, it isn’t for us to decide either."

Cai Haowen had verbally taken a step back, but he quickly changed the subject. "But let’s put that aside for a moment..."

"Director Qi, performing a medical examination on someone’s private areas in a private room at a restaurant—that qualifies as practicing medicine illegally, doesn’t it?"

Qi Yue let out a light, mocking "Tch."

"Practicing medicine illegally? You’ve got some nerve, throwing accusations around like that."

Qi Yue exploded with rage. "Cai Haowen, did a dog mistake your brain for shit and eat it?"

"Performing private physical check-ups for friends and family, providing medical advice..."

"Who among you can say you’ve never once done something like that?"

Cai Haowen’s face turned as red as a baboon’s ass, but he didn’t dare talk back to Qi Yue.

He had indeed said something stupid.

If Yu Zhiming’s actions in the restaurant’s private room were to be strictly judged as practicing medicine illegally, then every single doctor in the country, including himself, would be guilty of the same crime.

The law itself is not beyond human sentiment, let alone mere industry regulations. The definition of practicing medicine illegally was very flexible.

Qi Yue waited a moment. Seeing no response, he continued with a chilling threat, "I’ve made a note of every single one of you."

"Whether you were instigated, deceived, or came here in a fit of righteous indignation for what you thought was justice, you will all pay the price for this irrational behavior."

"You had better pray that you haven’t left any skeletons in your closet. And that you won’t make any mistakes in the future."

"Because I will be watching you."

"Now, all of you, get lost..."

With Qi Yue’s command to "get lost," the seventeen of them, pulling and tugging at each other, scurried away in apprehension and unease until not a single one was left.

Yu Zhiming couldn’t help but ask, "Teacher, you’re not really going to keep an eye on them and go after them one by one, are you?"

"Why not?"

Qi Yue said in a matter-of-fact tone, "A kind person gets bullied, just as a gentle horse gets ridden."

"If you don’t teach this bunch of reckless fools a harsh lesson, how will they ever learn that every action has its price?"

"Besides, this will also serve as a warning to others not to mess with us so easily."

Qi Yue turned to look at Yu Zhiming and said gravely, "Zhiming, we’ve run into a small problem."

Yu Zhiming’s heart skipped a beat.

"Teacher, judging from your expression and tone, it doesn’t seem like a small problem."

Qi Yue chuckled lightly. "At least it’s not a big one. Liu Xuan and your classmate, Gao Yun, can’t be found."

He added, "I don’t mean they’ve disappeared. We just can’t contact them."

"I suspect the two of them are deliberately lying low for a while, waiting for public opinion to ferment a bit more."

Yu Zhiming said thoughtfully, "They must have seen the lawyer’s statement we released."

"No one would be unconcerned about possibly having cancer. Is she hiding and getting a breast exam in secret?"

Qi Yue nodded. "It’s very likely. And it’s also highly probable that the test results will be exactly what they’re hoping for."

He then sneered, "In that case, let the storm of public opinion rage even more fiercely."

"It’s just that..."

A hint of worry finally appeared on Qi Yue’s face.

"Although every one of your bad feelings has been proven right so far... if this time..."

"Zhiming, you’ll be torn to shreds by the storm of public opinion."

Yu Zhiming was silent for a moment before speaking slowly.

"Teacher, I honestly can’t be sure that my feeling this time will be confirmed by the facts."

"But given the current situation, it seems I’m on the one and only path up Mount Hua. Other than proving she really has breast cancer, I don’t seem to have any other way out of this."

As they spoke, the group walked up the stairs to the second floor of the center.

Yu Zhiming was surprised to find the entire corridor packed with people standing shoulder to shoulder.

If not a hundred, there were at least seventy or eighty people.

"Who are they?"

Zhou Mo, who had been following behind, replied softly, "Dr. Yu, have you forgotten? Today is Friday, the day for the internal hospital employee benefit. They’re all here for a physical examination from you."

Zhou Mo added, "Mostly retired staff!"

Of course, Yu Zhiming hadn’t forgotten that today was the first day of the check-ups. He just hadn’t expected so many people to be lining up this early in the morning.

Suddenly, he understood.

’These people are worried there might be a new development in the molestation case. If I, Yu Zhiming, get taken away, this check-up program will definitely be cancelled. That’s why they all came to line up first thing in the morning.’

Yu Zhiming wasn’t displeased by their selfish little calculations.

At the very least, it showed that they were very pragmatic and had great faith in his medical skills.

Yu Zhiming also wanted to numb himself with continuous work, to keep from overthinking things.

He instructed, "Zhou Mo, get ready. The check-ups will begin in five minutes..."