Chapter 403: A Person Shouldn’t Be too Shameless
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“What is this? It tastes so weird,” a villager said after taking a sip of the water gra.s.s soup.
“It’s herbal soup I guess,” another villager said.
“What herb?” a middle-aged villager asked.
“The herb from Dr. w.a.n.g. I heard it will stop the disease from spreading,” a young villager said.
The villagers started to get the water gra.s.s soup in the office of village production team. The village was not big. It only had a population of over 100 people. Hot air came out of a big pot, which contained water gra.s.s soup.
Some of the villagers didn’t need to take the soup. After they had been infected, the antibody was already in their bodies.
“Is this soup going to work?” a villager asked.
“Of course! Dr. w.a.n.g tested it on sheep. Those two dying sheep are now very much alive,” an elderly villager said.
“Really?” the other villager asked.
“Do you think I’m lying about it?” the elderly villager asked.
…
In Jia County
Dr. Long was having a meeting with the other doctors.
“We need to take the blood of some patients who have fully recovered. It will help our research on an antivirus serum,” he said.
“We can start from the patients in the hospital,” a doctor said.
Dr. Long had already started to take blood from fully recovered patients. He was just informing the other doctors in the meeting.
“Dr. Long, we really appreciate your help. The medication you provided really worked well on those patients,” another doctor said.
“You are welcome,” Dr. Long said with a smile.
The formula he used was actually from w.a.n.g Yao.
“Who is that young man? I didn’t expect he would be such an extraordinary doctor,” Chen Jingzhi’s a.s.sistant said. “Professor Chen, the formula provided by Dr. Long proved to be effective.”
“When did he provide the formula?” Chen Zhijing asked. He and his a.s.sistant were having a conversation in a temporary office arranged for them.
“After he had paid a visit to the village,” Chen Zhijing’s a.s.sistant said.
“Oh, I see.” Chen Jingzhi suddenly figured out what had happened.
Dr. Long didn’t provide any formula before his visit to the village. Chen Jingzhi believed the formula didn’t belong to him.
“Aye, some people are just shameless,” Chen Jingzhi said with a sigh.
“Are you talking about Dr. Long?” the a.s.sistant asked.
“Nothing. What happened to the water gra.s.s and leaves?” Chen Zhijing asked.
“I’ve asked people to grow the water gra.s.s. They are not hard to grow. They just need suitable temperature and nutrition. They actually grow quite fast. Dr. w.a.n.g is testing the effect of the water gra.s.s in the village. The outcome is satisfactory,” the a.s.sistant said.
“That’s good,” Chen Jingzhi said.
At last, they saw some hope.
“Professor Chen, how come someone could figure out the water gra.s.s and leaves can treat the disease?” the a.s.sistant asked.
“That person is very clever,” Chen Zhijing said.
“Clever? I see,” the a.s.sistant said.
…
In the village, hot air continued to come out of the big pot. However, the thing in the big pot had changed from water gra.s.s soup into yummy lamb, which smelled very nice.
“Sir, what are you cooking?” w.a.n.g Mingbao asked.
“Hi, you two have been working so hard lately. We don’t have much to thank you, but we wanted to cook something nice for you two,” the secretary said.
He really liked w.a.n.g Yao and w.a.n.g Mingbao, who had tried their very best to help the residents in the village and asked for nothing in return. Therefore, he butchered a lamb in the morning and threw the meat into the big pot.
“Sir, we plan to leave after two days,” w.a.n.g Yao said.
“How? The police force probably won’t allow you two to leave,” the secretary said.
“I’ll sort it out,” w.a.n.g Yao said.
“Okay, visit us when you have time,” the secretary said after he had a few mouthfuls of smoke.
He knew w.a.n.g Yao and w.a.n.g Mingbao didn’t belong to their village. The two young men had their own families and careers. They had been staying in the village long enough and contributed a lot to the village. He just couldn’t thank them enough.
“Come here, let me propose a toast to you two.” The secretary picked up a gla.s.s of wine.
“Thank you.” w.a.n.g Yao stood up immediately.
The secretary drank and talked a lot. w.a.n.g Yao just listened. He didn’t talk much.
After two days, the spread of the disease was controlled. The formula provided by Dr. Long was proved to be effective. Although it wouldn’t cure the patients, it stopped the patents becoming worse. A pharmaceutical company had contacted Dr. Long. The company offered him a high price to purchase the formula.
That Young man… Dr. Long was thinking about w.a.n.g Yao. I’m not sure if he has other formulas.
As a doctor, he knew how high the profit a new drug could bring. He knew how valuable the formula was. His a.s.sistant came as he was thinking.
“What? They are leaving? Who gave them permission!” As soon as Dr. Long heard the news, he became anxious.
“People holding high position in the government department,” his a.s.sistant said.
“What people? What department?” Dr. Long asked.
“People from the government department in the province,” his a.s.sistant said.
“Province? For him?” Dr. Long frowned.
He realized w.a.n.g Yao probably had a strong social network. If his guessing was true, things would become more complicated.
“Well, I heard that Professor Chen gave the permission,” his a.s.sistant said.
“Professor Chen?” Dr. Long was slightly relieved.
If it was truly Professor Chen who gave the permission, it wouldn’t be so bad. Although Professor Chen was sent from Beijing, he wouldn’t stay here for long. In addition, even an out-of-town dragon couldn’t overpower a local snake, let alone Professor Chen, who was not a dragon.
I should try to keep him in the village, Dr. Long thought.
He started to talk to relevant people immediately.
“Don’t mention it again,” one of his superiors said.
This was the only answer he got.
“What’s going on?” Dr. Long was surprised.
Things were out of his expectations. His superior sounded firm.
Meanwhile, w.a.n.g Yao and w.a.n.g Mingbao were packing up in the village. w.a.n.g Yao’s vehicle was loaded with stuff.
“Thank you, thank you all,” w.a.n.g Yao said to the villagers.
“Dr. w.a.n.g, please come back to see us often,” a villager said.
“Just consider this place as home,” another villager said.
“Okay, I will,” w.a.n.g Yao said.
He responded to every villager. They were really nice and welcoming.
“We’ve gotta go,” w.a.n.g Yao said.
It sounded simple, but in fact, they had been examined over and over again. The policemen checked if their vehicle had been sterilized systematically. It was as if they were unsure if the vehicle contained any virus. If people got infected on their way back, someone would have to be responsible for it. At the end of the day, if anything happened, the local policemen would be in trouble.
“Goodbye,” w.a.n.g Yao said.
He turned around and had one last look at the village and villagers behind the fence. He felt a bit sad and lost.
“I’ll visit you in the future,” w.a.n.g Yao said.
“So will I,” w.a.n.g Mingbao said.
“I thought you are going to stay in the village with Miss Han. Why did you change your mind?” w.a.n.g Yao asked.
“She asked me to go with you.” w.a.n.g Mingbao was a bit sad when mentioning Miss Han.
“Why?” w.a.n.g Yao asked.
“She didn’t tell me the reason,” w.a.n.g Mingbao said.
“So, you just came along?” w.a.n.g Yao asked.
“Yeah, instead of staying here to upset her, I’d rather leave. I’ll come back here anyway. By the way, I have a good news, exciting news,” w.a.n.g Mingbao said.
“What news?” w.a.n.g Yao asked.
“Her ex-boyfriend has gone overseas.” w.a.n.g Mingbao looked excited.
“What ex-boyfriend?” w.a.n.g Yao asked.
“The one she used to date,” w.a.n.g Mingbao said.
“He’s her boyfriend, not ex,” w.a.n.g Yao said.
“Now that she’s met me, he will be her ex,” w.a.n.g Mingbao said. He sounded unreasonable.
“You are shameless,” w.a.n.g Yao joked.
w.a.n.g Mingbao laughed.
Screech! Bang!
The vehicle suddenly stopped. w.a.n.g Mingbao banged onto the winds.h.i.+eld.
“What the h.e.l.l?” w.a.n.g Mingbao cursed.
There was a bus in front of w.a.n.g Yao’s vehicle. A person stood next to the bus, which was parked at the corner of the road, in w.a.n.g Yao’s blind spot.
“Who parked the bus in the middle of the road and positioned it like this? Do they wanna die from a traffic accident?” w.a.n.g Mingbao was furious.
“Wait, the guy looks familiar. Isn’t he Dr. Long?” w.a.n.g Yao asked.
“Run him over,” w.a.n.g Mingbao said subconsciously.
“No need to get my hands dirty, this old man is not gonna live too much longer anyway,” w.a.n.g Yao said.
He opened the door and deliberately spoke loudly, as if he wanted Dr. Long to hear what he said.
“I…” Dr. Long suddenly became speechless due to anger.
“Hey, a good person doesn’t stand in the middle of the road. Go away,” w.a.n.g Mingbao said grumpily.
“h.e.l.lo, w.a.n.g Yao,” Dr. Long said with a cough. He tried his best to squeeze a smile on his face.
“What do you want?” w.a.n.g Yao asked.
“The formula you gave me last time has been tested. It works well. I’ve submitted the formula to my superior and mentioned that you’ve also made contribution to the formula,” Dr. Long said with a smile.
w.a.n.g Yao didn’t say anything.
“Look, the officers in Jia County government wanted me to invite you for dinner to express their grat.i.tude,” Dr. Long said.
“Really?” w.a.n.g Yao asked.
“Of course!” Dr. Long appeared to be very sincere.
“Okay, I’ll follow you,” w.a.n.g Yao said.
“Yes?” Both w.a.n.g Mingbao and Dr. Long were surprised. They didn’t expect w.a.n.g Yao would agree to go.
“Okay, good.” Dr. Long got into the small bus to lead the way to a restaurant.
“Hey, why do you want to go? I don’t think his intention is nice,” w.a.n.g Mingbao said.
“I know,” w.a.n.g Yao said softly.
“Then, why are you going?” w.a.n.g Mingbao asked.
“I’m just curious about what tricks he’s playing,” w.a.n.g Yao said. “In addition, I’m not done with him about taking my formula.”
Dr. Long, who was in his 50s, had been treating w.a.n.g Yao and w.a.n.g Mingbao as idiots. Actually, w.a.n.g Yao and w.a.n.g Mingbao had seen the news online that this shameless old man had taken all the credit in inventing the formula and didn’t mention w.a.n.g Yao at all. He had possessed the formula as his own. He had even started to negotiate a selling price with a famous domestic pharmaceutical company. Rumor had it that the formula could be worth over $1 million.
Dr. Long took w.a.n.g Yao and w.a.n.g Mingbao to the best restaurant in Jia county.
“He really is inviting us to a meal,” w.a.n.g Mingbao said.
At the meal table, there was more than one person. The officers from Jia County government and medical department had also come.
“Please take a seat.” Dr. Long appeared to be very welcoming.
“Waitress! Time to serve the dishes. The best dishes in your restaurant,” he said.
The dishes were served fast. As for whether those were the best dishes in the restaurant, no one knew. The waitress also brought a few bottles of wine.
After introducing w.a.n.g Yao to the officers from local government, Dr. Long sat down on the master’s seat. Everyone started to eat and drink.
The officers invited by Dr. Long had totally no idea who w.a.n.g Yao and w.a.n.g Mingbao were. They only know that Dr. Long was from the provincial hospital, so they agreed to attend the dinner.
At the dining table, Dr. Long proposed a toast. He then chatted with everyone. Gradually, he started to change topic on w.a.n.g Yao and w.a.n.g Mingbao. He asked where w.a.n.g Yao and w.a.n.g Mingbao were from and what they did for a living.
“May I ask who taught you medicine?” Dr. Long asked.
“No one,” w.a.n.g Yao said with a smile.
“Really?” Dr. Long was surprised. “You are really gifted!”
He grabbed some meat with chopsticks, put the meat into his mouth, and took some time to chew.
“Here we go, allow me to propose a toast to you. I just want to thank you,” Dr. Long said.
“No need,” w.a.n.g Yao said as he drank some water.
“By the way, Dr. w.a.n.g, do you have any similar formulas? I’m happy to buy them with high price,” Dr. Long said.
He finally showed his true purpose. w.a.n.g Yao totally understood why Dr. Long invited him for dinner.
“Dr. Long,” w.a.n.g Yao said.
“Yes?” Dr. Long replied.
“You are really shameless,” w.a.n.g Yao said calmly.
“You!” Dr. Long was shocked.
Suddenly, the atmosphere at the dining table became awkward.