Chapter 46
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Chapter 46: The Patient of the Xiao Family
On the way to the Xingyue Hotel, the manager, Zhu Wenlong, kept his head down, afraid to look at Bai Chen.
He could not believe that this country bumpkin, whom he once mocked, had now become a VIP guest of Su You Wei!
He remembered their first meeting when Bai Chen had nothing and was ridiculed as a country bumpkin.
The second time, Bai Chen had allied himself with the Nan family and managed to distance himself from being a country bumpkin.
Now, at their third meeting, the magistrate of Lintai, Su You Wei, personally invited Bai Chen to dinner!
Zhu Wenlong’s heart filled with shock, and he also felt a sense of dread.
What if this powerful figure still remembered their previous conflict? With just one word from Bai Chen, he might lose his job.
Fortunately, Bai Chen seemed to have forgotten about it, not glancing at Zhu Wenlong the entire way.
In truth, Bai Chen was more concerned about the follow-up matters regarding the Lin family; he had plenty of time to deal with Zhu Wenlong later.
When he said he wanted the Xingyue Hotel to shut down, it was not just an empty threat.
Upon arriving at the private room reserved by Su You Wei, the Su family members all stood up.
Su Zong Sheng looked at Bai Chen with a big smile.
“Mr. Bai, you finally made it! There’s an old saying about three visits to the thatched cottage, and now we have three invitations for you, Mr. Bai!”
Bai Chen smiled slightly.
“Old man Su, I’ve told you before not to be so formal. What you gave me back then was already enough in return; there’s no need for such complicated courtesy.”
Su Zong Sheng quickly waved his hand.
“That won’t do!”
“Just the fact that you can heal Qing Li’s body is something the Su family will be grateful for forever!”
“Moreover, I’ve never forgotten your guidance in the park!”
Hearing this, Bai Chen recalled that he had indeed given Su Zong Sheng some tips on the Small Zhou Tian Breathing Technique, but he wasn’t sure what happened afterward.
“It was just a small effort, not worth mentioning,” he replied.
The younger members of the Su family looked curiously at Bai Chen, regarding this young man full of legendary aura.
A martial arts master, a skilled doctor, and so young—any two of these traits together would be impressive, but they were all in the same person!
“Tell me about the people behind the Lin family; I’m interested in that,” Bai Chen said.
Hearing Bai Chen’s words, Su You Wei cleared his throat and began,
“After we eliminated the Lin family, I followed the clues you provided, and sure enough, I uncovered a criminal organization hidden in Lintai!”
“These guys were guilty of all kinds of crimes—drug smuggling, human trafficking—the Lin family was merely a branch of this bigger organization.”
“With such a large criminal force, I personally suspect that this power extends far beyond Lintai!”
Bai Chen raised his eyebrows at these words.
But after giving it some thought, he found some truth in it.
The fact that someone knew Bai Nian Nian’s blood had miraculous effects left him feeling perplexed.
“So, where have you traced so far?”
Bai Chen asked in a low tone.
“We have tracked it to a neighboring city of Lintai, the Xue family!”
“In our ongoing investigation of the Lin family, we specifically looked into the routes through which your daughter’s blood was sold, as you suggested, and found that it all ended up with the Xue family.”
“I suspect the Xue family is the middleman! To uncover the real mastermind, we need to investigate the Xue family thoroughly.”
After hearing Su You Wei’s words, Bai Chen narrowed his eyes.
Things were indeed not as simple as he initially thought.
“Mr. Bai, rest assured, we are continuing the investigation, and we will inform you as soon as we have any updates!”
Bai Chen nodded but had other thoughts in his mind.
He felt it would be better for him to visit the Xue family personally; some matters could not be known by others.
After discussing serious matters, Bai Chen could not resist Su Zong Sheng’s warm invitation and decided to stay for dinner.
During the meal, the Su family members discussed recent major events.
Naturally, they brought up the Xiao family, who were about to come to Lintai.
“Have you all heard? The Xiao family’s situation!”
“Are you talking about how the Xiao family is coming to Lintai to invest in the Zijin Garden and is publicly bidding?”
“Yes! But didn’t they say that whoever can invite a miracle doctor to cure their patients can cooperate with the Xiao family unconditionally?”
Listening to the Su family discuss the matter, Bai Chen lifted his eyelids.
If he remembered correctly, Nan Yue Ran was also troubled by this issue, and he was prepared to help her.
“Mr. Bai, are you also interested in the Xiao family?”
Su Zong Sheng noticed Bai Chen’s gaze and spoke with a smile.
Bai Chen nodded.
“What kind of illness do the Xiao family’s patients have? Is there really no one who can cure them?”
Su Zong Sheng pressed his lips together, lost in thought.
“There’s a peculiar patient in the Xiao family; that’s not a rare thing in all of Jiangnan.”
“Mr. Bai, have you ever heard of zombies?”
At Su Zong Sheng’s words, Bai Chen’s heart skipped a beat.
“Zombies?”
“Exactly! Mr. Bai, do you think this creature only exists in myths?”
Bai Chen shook his head; after all, he was a millennia-old zombie himself and could hardly believe that such a thing was mere myth.
“Zombies do exist,” Bai Chen said lightly.
Su Zong Sheng was somewhat surprised; he did not expect Bai Chen to actually believe it. However, he continued discussing the Xiao family’s situation.
“I have only heard that the Xiao family’s patients feel as cold as ice, their limbs stiff as wood, they have fangs, and they walk by jumping with their legs together, resembling the legendary zombies!”
Bai Chen furrowed his brows at the words. “Do they have awareness?”
Su Zong Sheng nodded.
“Rumor has it that the patients of the Xiao family once had awareness, but as the illness worsened, they had less and less conscious time. When they were not aware, they would turn into that horrifying zombie-like state! Fortunately, they don’t drink blood like the legends say; this illness is also called ‘zombie sickness.’”
“Moreover, the Xiao family has sought doctors for over a decade but has yet to find a skilled healer to cure them!”
“Mr. Bai, you understand some medicine too. Have you heard of this zombie sickness?”
Bai Chen shook his head and sank into thought while sitting in his chair.
Logically, there should only be one Patriarch Zombie in this world; how could there be zombies?
If it is of the same kind, he would be able to sense it instantly due to his bloodline level.
Yet, the strange thing was that this condition sounded like symptoms of a zombie, but it was not exactly a zombie.
Since there were zombie-like symptoms, it did relate to him in some way.
For a moment, Bai Chen was curious about the condition of this patient.
Seeing Bai Chen lost in thought, Su Zong Sheng did not interrupt him but mentioned the arrival date of the Xiao family.
“Mr. Bai, the Xiao family says they will arrive in Lintai the day after tomorrow, but in reality, they will be here tomorrow, and they are at Longwan Villa No. 1. If you are interested, you can go take a look!”
Bai Chen nodded.
Soon, dinner was finished, and Su You Wei personally saw Bai Chen off.
However, Nan Zhan Fei and the others had already left, leaving only Nan Yue Ran and Bai Nian Nian waiting for him.
“Mr. Bai, this is my personal phone number. If you need anything in the future, just give me a call! And I will let you know right away if there is any progress on the Lin family matter!”
As they parted, Su You Wei gave his phone number to Bai Chen, which surprised Nan Yue Ran, who was nearby.
Once the three returned home, Bai Chen shared what he knew about the Xiao family with Nan Yue Ran.
“Bai Chen! Thank you! I’m already so happy that you could share this news with me! I will go to Longwan Villa No. 1 tomorrow morning!”
Seeing Nan Yue Ran so happy, Bai Chen felt joyful too; he also planned to check it out the next day.
The next morning, after Bai Chen dropped Bai Nian Nian off at school, Nan Yue Ran had already dressed up and arrived at the villa.
However, there appeared an unexpected person for Nan Yue Ran—Nan Xuan Fei.
