Liu Zihao's heart skipped a beat. Gritting his teeth, he questioned Chen Xiao, "Was my dad injured by you?"
Instead of answering, Chen Xiao retorted, his words sharp and clear, "So what do you want?"
Liu Zihao flew into a rage, forgetting about his bandaged abdomen. He jumped up and down, shouting, "I'll kill you!"
Chen Xiao remained unfazed, his tone turning icy cold, "Bring it on. If I can't beat you worse than I beat your old man, I'll consider myself defeated!"
As he spoke, he provocatively waved his hand at Liu Zihao.
"You... you... you you you..."
Liu Zihao was a burly man with immense strength. He had never taken Chen Xiao seriously before. However, ever since he was stabbed by Chen Xiao and ended up in the hospital, he had developed a profound psychological fear of Chen Xiao.
Seeing Chen Xiao completely disregard him, and with a dull ache in his abdomen, he didn't dare to make a move. Instead, he instinctively took several steps back.
Du Fenghua seized the opportunity, feigning righteous indignation. "Hmph! You dare to be so arrogant after injuring someone? Chen Xiao, you are utterly unfit to be a doctor. As the vice president, I order you to get out of Central Hospital immediately!"
Du Shaobin followed suit, gleefully pulling out his phone. "Vice President Du, you are too kind. For a criminal like Chen Xiao who nearly killed someone, simply kicking him out isn't enough, is it? Reporting him to the police is the only way to get justice!"
However, before Du Shaobin could even dial the police, Liu Jinya, who had regained a sliver of his senses, nervously stopped them. "No... don't misunderstand, please don't misunderstand! Dr. Chen never hit me."
Although Liu Jinya wished he could dismember Chen Xiao, he would never forget the subservient scene of Ye Yinhuan seeking medical help for Bai Lang at Jishetang.
Fearing that offending Chen Xiao publicly might lead to Ye Yinhuan being targeted, he quickly urged Gou Shunfang and Liu Zihao, his voice even more anxious, "Wife, son, why are you still standing there like fools? Quickly invite Dr. Chen to sit down. He is Ye..."
Before he could finish his sentence, he fainted again due to his critical injuries.
Liu Zihao was utterly bewildered, his mind filled with questions. "Did Chen Xiao hit my dad's brain too? Even if he didn't injure my dad, there's no need to be so polite to him, right?"
Seeing Liu Jinya lose consciousness again, Gou Shunfang was completely flustered. She immediately dropped to her knees at Chen Xiao's feet, crying and pleading, "Dr. Chen, my husband has fainted again. Please give him a few more needles, woo wa..."
Immediately, doctors present, including Lin Huichun and Zhou Wannong, rushed to attend to Liu Jinya. Meanwhile, intern doctors like Li Bingxue and Yang Longjian, eager to impress, took out paper and pens to record the events.
Du Fenghua, however, remained fixated on Chen Xiao, sneering sarcastically, "I've lived long enough to see a fool impersonating an assailant. Heh heh."
Du Shaobin chimed in with schadenfreude, "Vice President Du, we shouldn't mock Dr. Chen. After all, he's often bullied and beaten by his colleagues, his dignity has been dragged on the ground countless times. Now he's publicly claiming to have injured Mr. Liu, probably hoping everyone will look at him with new eyes. It's quite pathetic, hehe."
Watching the despicable performance of the Du uncle and nephew, Chen Xiao felt both exasperated and amused. He said, "Vice President Du, I advise you to focus on saving the patient. You publicly guaranteed that if I could keep the patient alive for one day, you would be fully capable of curing him! Time is life. Don't wait until twenty-four hours have passed and you still can't save the patient, that would be a real slap in the face."
Liu Jinya was injured by his own hands, and he knew better than anyone how severe Liu Jinya's injuries were. If he didn't continue to use the Sheng Sheng Zao Hua Needle to sustain his life, even he wasn't confident he could save Liu Jinya within a day.
"Hmph!"
Du Fenghua snorted coldly and boasted, "Chen, we'll see. If I can't save Mr. Liu within twenty-four hours, I will definitely resign. But if I win this bet, you will not only be kicked out of Central Hospital, but you will also kneel down and call me 'Dad' in public!"
With that, he confidently took the examination report handed to him by Lin Chenggang. Earlier, when he first saw Liu Jinya, he had underestimated the severity of his injuries. Now, after examining Liu Jinya's various reports, he was starting to sweat profusely.
As if the report in his hand was a hot potato, he hesitated for a moment before instinctively handing it back to Lin Chenggang, saying nervously, "Dean Lin, Old Zhao, Old Qian, Old Sun, Old Li... I suddenly remember I have an urgent meeting in Shenwu City. I'll have to trouble you all with this intern clinical skills competition."
Forcing a smile, he greeted Lin Huichun and the other vice presidents present, then turned to leave without even looking at Chen Xiao.
With a chuckle, Chen Xiao unceremoniously grabbed his shoulder. "Vice President Du, are you really going to a provincial meeting, or do you simply lack the ability to save the patient?"