Chapter 322 - An Exorbitant Price (2/2)

Qin Haodong said, “That’s not true. The patient has been hit by a sudden disease, but he’s not dead yet.”

Nalan Wuxia said, “Madam, please quit screaming. Let the doctors take a look at him. Don’t hold them up.”

At the same time, the doctors got out of the ambulance and walked to the middle-aged man. A female doctor wearing glasses checked the heartbeat and his pupils. Then, she shook her head and said, “His pupils are dilating. His heartbeat and pulse have stopped. There’s no need to try rescuing him. You should just call the crematorium.”

Her conclusion made the doctors of the Chinese Medicine Practitioner Association look sullen. It looked like they were in big trouble now.

The woman scolded them aloud. “Did you hear that? He doesn’t even have a heartbeat or a pulse. You said he wasn’t dead yet. You quack!”

Knowing the man was really dead, Zhou Zhengping said with a grim expression, “He’s dead, but I had nothing to do with it. He died all of a sudden. How could I kill him by feeling his pulse? I need an autopsy to find out the cause of his death.”

The woman swore. “That’s nonsense! He was a very healthy man. He was here today just because you said it’s a free clinic! Why would he die out of the blue? You killed him!”

The woman cried aloud. Her sad face made the onlookers feel pity.

Che Xiaoxiao and Wang Dacheng were also one of those onlookers. Che Xiaoxiao whispered, “What’s going on? Did he really kill the man by feeling his pulse?”

Wang Dacheng sneered, “Who knows? As the old saying goes, the bigger they are, the harder they fall. The Chinese Medicine Practitioner Association is in big trouble now.”

Qin Haodong glanced at the woman. Everyone else had been deceived by her, but he could see clearly that the woman was crying without feeling any sadness. She was acting.

The woman looked even sadder. “Honey, how could you leave me and our kid? What about your old mom? Why is my life so full of misery…”

Qin Haodong said, “You have to figure this out. Just tell me what you want. Or maybe you can just give me a number. I’m sure you’ll be satisfied.”

Gao Fengwen said, “President, that’s not appropriate. The man’s dead, but we had nothing to do with it. I’ve worked as a doctor for many years, and I’ve never heard of anyone killing someone by feeling their pulse.”

Qin Haodong said, “He’s still dead. Let’s listen to his family’s opinion.”

The woman became spirited again upon hearing that. She wiped her tears and said, “I know you can’t bring the dead back to life. He died and left his kids and parents for me to take care of. You’re working hard on the free clinic here, and I appreciate that. Let’s settle instead.”

The woman was maintaining a high moral.

Qin Haodong asked, “So? What’s the price?”

The woman said, “Life matters more than anything. He died for nothing, and I’ve got a kid and his mom to feed. I won’t ask for much. How about this?”

She showed her index finger.

Zhou Zhengping said hastily, “President, you can’t accept that. I had nothing to do with his death. Why should we pay one million?”

“Get out of my way, you quack!” The woman yelled at Qin Haodong, “I’m not asking for one million. I’m asking for 10 million!”

Qin Haodong looked at her and sneered, “10 million? Isn’t that too much for you?”

The crowd was shocked too. Usually, one million would be high enough for traffic or mine accidents. However, the woman had asked for 10 million. That was exorbitant.

The woman yelled at the top of her lungs, “Too much? Can you bring my husband back to life with that much money? 10 million, and we’ll settle. Not a penny less, or I’ll put all of you in jail.”

“Are you serious? If anyone has to take responsibility, that would be me. This had nothing to do with anybody else.” Then, Zhou Zhengping told Nalan Wuxia, “Ma’am, I need you to seal the body and keep it. Let the court doctor run a check to figure out the cause of death. If it’s my fault, I’ll take care of it; if not, we won’t pay her a cent.”

The woman screamed, “You bastard! That’s your attitude when it comes to settling? You killed the man, yet you don’t seem regretful at all…”

Qin Haodong shook his head and stopped Zhou Zhengping from arguing. Then, he said, “Well, how about you let me do the check? If he’s dead, I’ll pay you 10 million. What do you think?”

The doctor who had just performed a check had yet to leave. Upon seeing Qin Haodong question her diagnosis, she said, “He’s already dead. How could that be wrong?”

Qin Haodong said, “I’m a stubborn guy, so I need to check by myself.”

The woman hesitated for a moment before she asked, “You’ll pay after checking?”

“Of course!” Qin Haodong said, “Only if he’s really dead.”

The woman gritted her teeth as though she was making a difficult choice. Then, she stepped out of the way and said, “You can have a look.”