Chapter 23

Suddenly, Wu Haihua was lifted up, and his face instantly turned panicked.

"Du Zhong, what are you doing?"

"Do you want to settle this outside or here?"

Du Zhong asked coldly, his eyes radiating a chilling coldness.

Held by the collar by Du Zhong, Wu Haihua, who was shorter than Du Zhong, could only stand on tiptoe, his eyes full of panic as he looked at Du Zhong.

How could Du Zhong get out of the police station so quickly?

In such a situation, he should at least be detained for fifteen days!

In his panic, Wu Haihua glanced at Old Qin, who was frowning and looking in their direction. His thoughts immediately changed. Although he didn't know how Du Zhong got out of the police station, the current situation was clearly to his advantage.

Du Zhong had acted without a word, and everything was seen by Old Qin.

This was the best time to strike Du Zhong in front of Old Qin and completely destroy Old Qin's good impression of him!

Thinking this, Wu Haihua's expression changed, and he immediately became defiant.

"Du Zhong, what do you want to do?"

"Do you want to hurt me? I know you're strong, but I haven't provoked you. What are you doing? Are you venting your anger? Acting out of anger and attacking someone in front of Old Qin, where does that leave Old Qin?"

Wu Haihua deliberately emphasized his words, directly shifting the blame to Old Qin.

Old Qin frowned, watching the situation, his eyes questioning Du Zhong, demanding an explanation for his actions.

"Still pretending to be innocent?"

Du Zhong snorted coldly, his grip tightening, and he pressed, "Don't want to say, huh?"

For someone as sinister as Wu Haihua, Du Zhong wouldn't give him any face, especially since Wu Haihua was trying to turn the tables on him, which Du Zhong couldn't tolerate.

"What do you want me to say? What is there that I don't want to say?"

Wu Haihua's face was still filled with anger, but he asked with a puzzled look.

"Tell me, how did those police officers get here yesterday? Who called the police? Answer me!"

Du Zhong narrowed his eyes, snorted coldly, and demanded in a cold voice.

Hearing this, Wu Haihua's face turned pale.

He never expected that Du Zhong would not only get out of the police station so quickly but also know about his plan to call the police.

"Was it you who called the police?"

Old Qin immediately stood up, his eyes fixed on Wu Haihua.

"No, no!"

Hearing Old Qin's question, Wu Haihua hurriedly denied it, pointing at Du Zhong with a tragic look, "Old Qin, don't believe Du Zhong. He's trying to frame me!"

"Framing?"

Du Zhong laughed coldly and said, "I, Du Zhong, have always been upright and have never done such despicable things!"

With that, he took out his phone, made a call, and put it on speaker.

"Tell me your identity!"

Du Zhong ordered.

"Captain of the First Team of the Kaoyuan District Public Security Bureau, Mao Qiang!"

Hearing Du Zhong's question, Mao Qiang's tone immediately became serious.

Wu Haihua was stunned.

"Tell me, who called to frame me yesterday, and what was the phone number?"

Du Zhong stared intently at Wu Haihua and continued to ask.

"The phone number is 13..., the owner's surname is Wu!"

As soon as Mao Qiang's words were spoken, Du Zhong hung up the phone.

"What's your phone number?"

Du Zhong asked coldly.

Hearing this, Wu Haihua broke out in a cold sweat, turned his head to the side, and couldn't meet Du Zhong's eyes, stammering and unable to speak.

On this side, Wu Haihua was in a panic, wanting to defend himself but finding no excuse.

He never imagined that Du Zhong had such power, to the point of being able to command the captain of the Public Security Bureau!

On the other side, Old Qin took out his phone and dialed the number Mao Qiang had just given. The screen immediately displayed Wu Haihua's name.

Old Qin's face turned ashen.

"It really was you!"

Old Qin glared at Wu Haihua angrily.

He never thought Wu Haihua would do such a despicable thing!

If Du Zhong hadn't had the ability to get out of the police station, his life might have been ruined because of this!

This act was akin to murder and was intolerable!

"You can leave. I don't welcome you here. From today on, you are expelled from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department! You are strictly forbidden to enter!"

Old Qin said angrily, his voice full of regret and determination.

Wu Haihua was struck as if by lightning, his face turning deathly pale. He never imagined the situation would end like this.

"Teacher, I am your registered disciple. Don't drive me away, please don't!"

Wu Haihua immediately broke free from Du Zhong's grip and pleaded desperately.

"Hmph!"

Old Qin snorted coldly and said with great pain, "A doctor should have a parent's heart. Parents are selfless! I need upright and resolute people here, not jealous, narrow-minded, and treacherous individuals! I never thought you would be such a person! I misjudged you! You are not worthy to be here, get out!"

At the end, Old Qin shouted loudly.

Du Zhong had never seen Old Qin so angry. The first time he met Old Qin, he could feel that Old Qin was a kind and gentle old man.

Now, to be so angry, it was clear that he was extremely disappointed in Wu Haihua.

"Don't! Please give me another chance, I won't dare again!"

Wu Haihua fell to his knees with a thud, sobbing and pleading.

"Hmph!"

Old Qin turned his face away, his mind made up.

After pleading for a long time with no response, Wu Haihua suddenly stood up, his face twisted with hatred, and he shouted at Old Qin, "You must be very happy that things turned out this way, you old man!"

"Old man, you've wanted to kick me out for a long time, haven't you?"

"Am I blocking you from taking in a precious disciple, right?"

The more Wu Haihua spoke, the more intense his hatred became.

Seeing the deranged Wu Haihua, Old Qin's face became even more grim, and his expression turned colder.

"Because you wanted to kick me out, you found some unknown person to squeeze me out, right?"

Wu Haihua glared at Du Zhong with hatred and said fiercely, "I've followed you for three years, three whole years! You haven't taught me anything. Do you deserve to be a master? Now you bring in a TCM ignoramus to squeeze me out. Just say it directly, why all these roundabout ways!"

"Throw him out!"

Old Qin, unable to bear it any longer, suddenly roared in anger.

Du Zhong walked over to Wu Haihua in two steps. Before he could act, Wu Haihua darted to the side, trying to dodge.

How could Du Zhong give him that chance? He moved like lightning, grabbing Wu Haihua by the collar and dragging him out.

"I don't accept it!"

Wu Haihua struggled wildly, shouting at Old Qin in extreme dissatisfaction, "In what way is he better than me? I am a TCM doctoral student, and he is just a security guard. Why are you favoring him? I don't accept it!"

Old Qin signaled Du Zhong to pause and said coldly, "Then I'll make you accept it! I'll tell you, in TCM, virtue is the most important. Everything else is unimportant to me!"

"Virtue?"

Wu Haihua sneered, "What good is virtue? As a doctor, the ability to cure diseases is what counts. He's just a security guard, what skills could he have?"

"I don't accept it, I want to compete with you! I want to prove that I, Wu Haihua, am a thousand, ten thousand times better than you, Du Zhong!"

Wu Haihua turned his head, his face grim as he looked at Du Zhong, "I want everyone to know that you, Du Zhong, are not even qualified to compare with me. In front of me, you are nothing, not even worth mentioning!"

"Are you afraid to compete with me?"

"Are you afraid?"

"Are you not a man?"

Hearing this, Old Qin sighed helplessly, his face filled with deep disappointment.

Du Zhong clearly had no background in TCM, not even a foundation. Wu Haihua, as a TCM doctoral student, was still trying to bully the weak, which showed his true nature.

This completely extinguished the last bit of hope Old Qin had for him!

The word "man" made Du Zhong's eyes flash with intense anger.

Family was his weakness, and no one could harm them, not even with words!

Wu Haihua had touched his sore spot!

He couldn't kill him, but he could crush his spirit!

Crushing the spirit was even more cruel than killing!

"If you want to die, I'll grant your wish!"

Du Zhong said coldly, "What do you want to compete in?"

Wu Haihua gritted his teeth and said grimly, "I'll compete with you in bone setting, reciting medical texts, and diagnosing diseases!"

"Shameless, what qualifications do you have to be a doctor? Get out!"

Before Du Zhong could respond, Old Qin was already furious, pointing at Wu Haihua and shouting.

Bone setting was Wu Haihua's specialty, he had been reciting medical texts since childhood, and he had been diagnosing diseases independently since he was fifteen. How could Du Zhong compete with him in these areas!

Using one's strengths to compete with another's weaknesses, anyone would find it shameful!

Wu Haihua, however, ignored Old Qin's anger and instead sneered, looking provocatively at Du Zhong!

Since the situation was already set, he had to regain his dignity.

As long as he could crush Du Zhong, he could still thrive in the hospital. Even if he offended this old man, what could he do to him?

"If you're a man, accept the challenge. If you admit you're not a man, I'll let you off!"

Wu Haihua sneered at Du Zhong.

"Man?"

Du Zhong sneered, grabbed a wooden chair, and with a fierce squeeze, the armrest of the chair cracked.

Seeing this, Wu Haihua's eyes showed panic, thinking Du Zhong was afraid to accept and was about to use force, so he took a few steps back.

Pointing at Du Zhong, he said in a panic, "What are you doing? This is a hospital! You're a hospital security guard, if you use force, it's a crime!"

"I just want to show you that a man stands tall and upright, a true hero!"

Du Zhong glanced at Wu Haihua with disdain, "Not a treacherous, sneaky rat!"

"Or a cowardly mouse!"

With that, Du Zhong released his grip and threw the chair to the ground.

"If you want to compete, I'll compete with you!"