Deep into the night, when the entire county hospital was in a state of heightened, top-level emergency rescue, the entire Chen Family Village, and even the entire county hospital, was in turmoil.

It was an indefinable atmosphere of majesty.

Countless medical staff held their breath, busy yet trembling with the utmost respect after receiving that call.

The next morning, Qiu Mingyan was out of danger, and the county hospital subordinate to Longkou Town welcomed a group of intimidating figures.

A few tall white figures stepped out of the car.

The hospital director and vice director immediately greeted them with humility and reverence.

"Oh, Director Guo, Director Song, Professor Li, we didn’t expect you to visit personally. Associate Professor Qiu is out of mortal peril and should wake up soon. We’ve already checked several times before, and although the residual poison from the pesticide might torment him for a few more days, there’s no significant threat at the moment."

After shaking hands, Vice Director Guo from the Southern Fourth Hospital let out a deep sigh and said, "I’ll go take a look first." Then he took the lead and went inside.

Professor Li Mingda, moving slower with the other hospital leaders, just happened to see the Chen Family Village villagers who had stayed in the hospital lobby all night.

Their eyes met.

Li Mingda paused, observing.

The accompanying vice director caught on quickly and immediately explained, "These are all Qiu Mingyan’s family, relatives, and friends. They were the ones who brought him in last night, but..."

The vice director didn’t finish his sentence; he meant to convey that these people had no money, so they had to follow the procedures first.

But Li Mingda could sense a deeper situation.

So he let out a cold laugh, barely glancing at anyone except those who closely resembled Qiu Mingyan, and walked directly toward the ward.

The arrogance carried by the renowned domestic authority pressed down on everyone’s nerves without a word.

The faces of the villagers from Chen Family Village turned pale with shock.

Such experts, leaders, the ranking level of Southern Fourth Hospital in the country—none of these could be invited by a small county hospital like theirs.

On regular days, it was hard to see them, and at most, one could catch a glimpse of them on medically-related TV programs.

An occasion, like today, where so many bigwigs came all at once—having previously shaken hands, nodded heads, was unthinkable!

Therefore, the entire county hospital’s medical staff looked at this group with utmost respect as if looking at idols.

The more tense and admiring they were, the more pressure it sent skyrocketing over the villagers of Chen Family Village...

...

Arriving at the ward, Qiu Mingyan had woken up by now, and Vice Director Guo was already by his bedside.

Looking him over, Vice Director Guo sarcastically smiled, "Is this because you’ve troubled the hospital too much in this life, infuriated too many patients to death, that you’re now trying to end it all by returning to your favorite hospital to atone for your life?"

Qiu Mingyan let out a weak laugh despite himself and said feebly, "Vice Director Guo..."

Vice Director Guo glanced at him, took the medical order just handed over, and began to look it over.

It was densely packed with records of the medications, examinations, surgery, and other procedures from Qiu Mingyan’s rescue the previous day.

The county hospital director handed it over, intending to ask for credit and express how they had given Qiu Mingyan’s situation top priority after receiving the call, as well as to explain what they did as part of the best rescue measures.

Unexpectedly, after Vice Director Guo looked over it, he swiftly signed his name with a pen from his pocket.

"Deduct the medical expenses from my account. I’ll go and settle the payment with you shortly."

In an instant, everyone in the county hospital was so shocked that their faces turned pale. "Hey, Vice Director Guo..."

Qiu Mingyan also looked at Guo in stunned disbelief, his eyes trembling.

Vice Director Guo didn’t mind, seemingly aware that his actions had left others shocked, and after a light chuckle, he patted the shoulder of the county hospital director, saying: "Oh, buddy, he’s part of our hospital. We already troubled you last night by breaking protocol to save him; how could we let you pay the expenses? I’ll take care of it. Rest assured, the amount will be reimbursed on the Southern Fourth Hospital’s public account when we get back. It’s all the same." Then they went out together...