Chapter 7

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"Old Zhao Si, I'll be waiting for you! You deadbeat!"

Zhao Zhiqiang sneered, completely ignoring the guy. Accusing such a distinguished elder of being a shill and cursing him was just asking for a beating!

At this moment, the beautiful woman who couldn't come up with the money to call Xiao Rou walked up to Zhao Zhiqiang, smiled, and her dimples were very charming, even making Zhao Zhiqiang's heart flutter. She was really beautiful.

Seeming to notice Zhao Zhiqiang's gaze, the woman quickly averted her eyes, "I'm sorry, I really can't come up with the rest. How about you give me your bank account number and phone number, and I'll transfer the money to your account when I get to the city?"

Zhao Zhigang, holding the four ten-thousand yuan and the lunch box, suddenly remembered, "Bro, the food is getting cold, we still need to take it to the city hospital!"

Earlier, he was so excited, first getting the four ten-thousand yuan, then seeing his invincible brother beat the arrogant four-eyed toad and push him into the ditch. It was so satisfying!

No one in the whole village dared to stand up to that bully; the guy was a menace. Now, with his brother back, he could still handle him!

Four ten-thousand yuan, finally, there was money to treat Mom!

His brother was really amazing. His brother was amazing. The little guy's head was buzzing with excitement!

As for the tenfold bet from the earlier gambling, he and Zhao Zhiqiang didn't take it seriously. It was just a joke; who would take a joke seriously?

The old man, hearing the younger brother's words, smiled, "That's great. We're going to the city hospital anyway. Xiao Rou works there. Let's go, get in the car, I'll give you a ride!"

"I, I'll go too," Chen Liqin quickly called out, "Your car won't fit everyone. Xiao Gang, right? Come sit in my car. I'll follow to get the money. If I lost, I lost. Ha, I'll take my loss!"

The onlookers were surprised. It didn't seem like Zhao Zhiqiang was forcing her to pay?

"Brother Gazi, watch my bicycle..." Zhao Zhigang instructed the laundry shop owner and then ran off.

"Tsk, the second son of the Zhao family, this time he made Chen Zong bleed five hundred thousand. This old bike, it's worth nothing!"

"Hehe, the bike still works..." Zhao Zhigang looked at the bike seriously and handed it to Gazi.

"Can't believe it. Do you think Chen Dapao will really pay?"

"Have you ever heard of her not paying her debts?"

"Really can't believe it. Why didn't such a good thing happen to me..."

"Do you have the sea bamboo wood? Do you have this kind of luck? Just be a good car washer. The two boys from the Lao Zhao family are righteous. Sigh, his mom is really sick. Maybe Chen Dapao had a change of heart? It's about time their family turned things around."

"This turnaround is too strange! Well, we heard what happened. How did the older Zhao know someone would be interested in his sea bamboo wood today?"

No matter how much Gazi thought about it, he couldn't figure out why Zhao Zhiqiang was so calm and confident. He was really impressive.

"The most impressive thing is that the old Zhao Dazhong is back!" A young man from the same village gave a thumbs up.

"Not bad for a former soldier. Did you see Dazhong's moves just now? They were military-style!" Another young man who had also been a soldier started talking, "That move is called—"

"Called what? If you don't like it, show me your moves. Quick, give me the five hundred thousand! Hehe, we're from the same village, and we're all former soldiers. If you don't support Dazhong, what are you even talking about? Give me the money!"

"Old Zhao Si will never be able to match Dazhong. Now, when Linzhou develops the new district, we in Guomugou will have a leader!" Gazi took a deep breath, threw the cigarette butt away, and shouted, "Get to work! Tomorrow, we'll all go see Dazhong's mom!"

"Alright!" The young men cheered, speeding up their work.

"What a scam... a top-notch scam!"

A young car owner watched the three cars drive away and shook his head. "A seven million Maybach, an eight hundred thousand BMW, and a two million Maserati. Damn! The guy who got beaten, he really—"

In the car.

The beauty named Xiao Rou moved to the front passenger seat.

Zhao Zhiqiang sat in the back, looking straight ahead, his hands on his knees, sitting silently.

"Young man, were you injured in the military? Your face is so pale. Come, give me your hand, let me check you out." The old man had already observed that the young man selling the sea bamboo wood, though skilled, seemed to be quite ill.

"No, thank you, sir. I'm fine." Zhao Zhiqiang politely turned his head and declined Lin Shoushan's offer.

Huh?

The beauty and the driver in the front were surprised.

"Hehe, young man, let the old man check you. He doesn't usually see patients. Even the top officials in Bincheng have to wait for his mood to check their health!" The middle-aged driver kindly reminded him.

"No, thank you."

Zhao Zhiqiang was really tired. His earlier move was his first since being injured and infused with spiritual energy. His strength, speed, and agility were incomparable to before. The same move was much smoother and more powerful. If he hadn't held back, Zhao Tiejun would have had a broken arm and leg.

Now that his spiritual energy was depleted, his blood was flowing back to his heart faster, and his spirit was quickly waning. He felt incredibly exhausted. Although he knew the old man was a renowned doctor, he was most afraid of being diagnosed by a skilled doctor or examined by medical equipment. He stubbornly refused to give his hand.

The beauty in the front shook her head.

The old man, with decades of medical experience, could tell even without taking his pulse. He immediately sensed something was wrong, "Young man, do you have symptoms of anemia? Come, let me check you!"

Saying that, he grabbed Zhao Zhiqiang's arm and placed it on his knee, pressing his three fingers on the pulse.

Zhao Zhiqiang couldn't pull his arm back directly, but he was very unhappy.

Strange!

This heartbeat... extremely slow!

More than a third slower than a normal person's, yet very strong! All the pulses were even, except for the heart pulse, which seemed extremely weak?

"Have you been injured in the heart? Why is your heart pulse so irregular..."

Zhao Zhiqiang was startled. He thought, "Please don't check, if anyone finds out there's a copper coin in my heart, that would be terrible."

"No, no, I'm just like this. I'm used to it. I'll be fine in a bit." He pulled his arm back and moved away, keeping a distance from the old man... If he had known the old man was so enthusiastic and there was a risk of exposure, he wouldn't have gotten in the car.

The old man found the young man's behavior very strange, but seeing his determination not to be examined, he didn't insist, "Young man, you are really quite ill. If you trust me, it would be good to get a heart check-up with Xiao Rou at the hospital. Don't delay your treatment!"

"Thank you, sir, I'm really fine. I'll be better in a bit." Zhao Zhiqiang answered insincerely, but his mind was on something important, a big thing he could finally try to do.

Actually, it wasn't far. Down the hill was the city, and the city hospital was on the edge of the new district in the south.

A twenty-minute bike ride down the hill, the car took seven or eight minutes to reach the city hospital. On the way, they passed a bank, and the beauty named Xiao Rou really got out to withdraw cash and gave it to Zhao Zhigang. This made Chen Liqin and Su Fengrong, who were following behind, think that the old man was really serious about keeping his word. He was a man of his word, no nonsense...

Chen Liqin, with her business acumen, knew that even if she had a lot of money, she couldn't get such a distinguished doctor to treat her husband. This was a rare opportunity to make a good impression. To leave a good impression on the old man, she knew it was too late to withdraw the money, so she called her company's finance department from the car to bring five hundred thousand in cash to the city hospital entrance to wait for her.

Chen Liqin thought this would be a good opportunity to show off, and being the one to pay the debt was worth it. Maybe, if the old man remembered this and was happy, he would treat her husband.

When they arrived at the city hospital entrance, they encountered an unexpected event.

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