It was clear that Zhou Yuan had Li Se cornered. He wanted Li Se to kneel and apologize, then lose an arm.
However, Li Se remained perfectly calm. Looking at Zhou Yuan, he repeated, "That's why I said, you're truly unfit to be a doctor. Playing games with a patient's health and having no medical ethics whatsoever!"
Zhou Yuan's face darkened further. Even at this stage, this brat dared to speak to him like this. He was enraged, utterly furious, and roared, "Let me tell you, you'll pay the price for your words. I'm not giving you a chance anymore. Even if you kneel, I won't take back my words. I will make Huang Zhenguo and Zhu Manyin unable to find work. I will ensure this patient has no doctor to treat him. Believe me, I can and will do it!!!"
"What a pity, how could they offend Dean Zhou?"
"Our Dean Zhou is the vice president of the Medical Association. His word is law, and his influence spans Western medicine across China. How many dare to disobey him?"
"Impulse leads to punishment."
"This kind of person is a menace, even endangering those around them."
The other doctors mocked him with disdain.
"Can't find a hospital? Who do you think you are, the emperor?" Li Se said sarcastically.
"You can try," Zhou Yuan replied nonchalantly.
"Dean Zhou, these seven to eight hundred thousand, I'll pay it. I'll pay it, alright..." Wei Dong was terrified. He truly hadn't expected to be implicated. He hated Li Se intensely, thinking why he had to confront Zhou Yuan in the first place.
"Mr. Wei, it's too late," Zhou Yuan waved his hand, appearing unwilling to negotiate.
Wei Dong's face turned pale. He glared fiercely at Li Se and said, "If anything happens to my wife, I'll make you pay with your life!"
"Hurting others and yourself!" everyone shook their heads and sneered.
Li Se looked at Wei Dong, somewhat bewildered. "I said I could treat her, but you didn't believe me. And now, the one preventing many doctors from treating your wife is him. You want me to pay with my life? Are you afraid of Dean Zhou, or do you think I'm just a nobody?"
Wei Dong was stunned. He couldn't find a retort for a moment, but then quickly said, "If it weren't for you, would Dean Zhou have told all doctors not to treat her?"
"Don't worry, I'll help you find a hospital. This capital isn't his domain," Li Se said confidently.
"Haha, you'll help him find a hospital? Are you going to your shabby clinic?" Zhou Yuan mocked.
"Haha..." A burst of laughter erupted.
Li Se, too lazy to argue further, took out his phone and called Feng Deye. The call was connected quickly. Without beating around the bush, he said, "Dean Feng, I have a leukemia patient here who wants to transfer to your hospital. Is that okay?"
"Of course, and Dr. Li, with your medical skills, you should be able to cure leukemia, shouldn't you?" Feng Deye sounded a little curious. He was aware of Li Se's medical prowess, but then he thought that perhaps while Li Se's skills were formidable, specialization was key, and maybe Li Se wasn't an expert in this particular illness.
It was akin to Western medicine, where some specialized in orthopedics, others in gynecology, internal medicine, pediatrics, and so on, with authorities in each field.
"Alright, send someone over. The address is..." Li Se stated the location concisely.
"Putting on an act!" Zhou Yuan sneered. He didn't believe Li Se had actually called a dean.
"That's why people shouldn't show off too much, or they'll be struck by lightning!" Zhou Hongyun said gleefully. Finally, he could step on this brat.
"Dean Zhou has spoken. Do you think he would lie?"
"He's probably just pretending. He'll likely send them to his own rundown clinic."
"Poor people, causing those around them to be unable to receive treatment."
"..."
More derision followed from the crowd.
Wei Dong was the most agitated, as his wife's life was at stake. He asked anxiously, "Is a hospital really coming?"
"And what if they do?" Zhou Yuan said disdainfully. "Even if a hospital comes later, do you think they'll dare to accept? I've already given my word. Would that hospital dare to accept them?"
Wei Dong's face turned ashen. Yes, even if they came, and Zhou Yuan gave his order, would the hospital dare to accept? In Western medicine, who would dare to offend Zhou Yuan?
"Let's wait and see," Li Se said unconcernedly. "Just a vice president of Western Medicine. He can't stir up much trouble."
"Just a vice president?"
Everyone was speechless. Did this brat even know how much weight that vice president title carried, especially one from the capital? They didn't know what to say. They were sure he'd be proven wrong soon.
Not long after, people from Renhe Hospital arrived. And this time, it was Feng Deye himself who came, which indicated his high regard for Li Se.
"Dean Feng, thank you for making this trip," Li Se said, surprised that Feng Deye had come in person.
"Haha, it's my duty," Feng Deye replied with a smile, unconcerned.
"Dean Feng!" Zhou Yuan walked over and greeted Feng Deye.
"Oh, it's Dean Zhou," Feng Deye nodded.
Zhou Hongyun and the others watched with anticipation. As long as Zhou Yuan said a word, Feng Deye would surely refuse this patient.
Wei Dong trembled, fear gripping him tightly.
"Dean Feng, the situation is like this. It's best not to accept this patient," Zhou Yuan said in a low voice.
"Why?" Feng Deye asked, appearing puzzled.
Zhou Yuan leaned in and whispered something.
Feng Deye's expression changed. He looked at Li Se, then at Zhou Yuan, and soon smiled. "Dean Zhou, this is a matter of life and death. Since your hospital is unwilling to accept them, Renhe Hospital will. We also have leukemia specialists. As long as the bone marrow matches, surgery can commence immediately."
Upon hearing this, all the doctors were stunned. Feng Deye was actually refusing to give face?
Zhou Yuan was also taken aback. Logically, he had made his position crystal clear. This Feng Deye should have been sensible and left, and he would have thanked him properly afterward. After all, it was just one patient. Was Feng Deye going to offend him for a single patient?
"Dean Feng, you need to think carefully!" Zhou Yuan said with a grim face.
"Heh heh, Dean Zhou, this concerns a human life. Of course, I've thought very clearly about it," Feng Deye replied with a faint smile.
Zhou Yuan felt he had been slapped in the face. He had just declared that no hospital would dare to accept this patient, and not long after, he was proven wrong. This infuriated him, and his voice turned colder. "Dean Feng, I recall you are part of the Western Medicine Association. Think carefully. I am the vice president. You know what the consequences will be if you defy me!"