Chapter 43

Mozhitao knew that someone had reported him to the Health Bureau. He smiled and said, "Director Wang, I have a contract. If you have time, I'll treat you to lunch and give you a report."

Because he had been busy these past few days, Mozhitao almost forgot about Wang Mengxin's matter. If Luodakang wanted to harm him, he would make Luodakang wear a green hat.

"Come to the Health Bureau right now," Wang Mengxin ordered.

"Director Wang, it's not that I'm not following orders, but I'm very busy right now. We already have a hundred patients today, and the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) department has been dissolved by Lin Xiaoyong. Now it's just me and Director Zhang Song treating patients. If I tell the patients to go home, would it be okay for me to report to you later?" Mozhitao deliberately said.

"Hearing that you have so many patients, I'll come to your hospital," Wang Mengxin said, surprised. Is Mozhitao really that capable?

She had seen the request to dissolve the TCM department before.

The TCM department had been losing money, and Gong Chunwen and others agreed with the People's Hospital's decision. Now that Mozhitao wants to revitalize the TCM department, it's a good thing.

Mozhitao smiled and said, "Sure, welcome the beautiful leader for an inspection. I'll definitely accompany you at noon."

When Wang Mengxin arrived, she found Mozhitao busy treating patients. He was very quick, just taking the patient's pulse and then diagnosing the condition.

After confirming with the patient, he immediately prescribed medicine.

At that moment, a patient who needed acupuncture came in. Mozhitao said to the patient, "Uncle, your condition might require acupuncture, but it's a bit more expensive, an additional 500 yuan. If you agree, sign your name and write 500 yuan. If you don't want to, you can find another doctor."

Mozhitao had already seen Wang Mengxin standing at the door, so he deliberately spoke loudly to let her hear the situation.

"Doctor, as long as it can cure my illness, I'll pay the extra 500 yuan. This rheumatism has caused me a lot of pain. I've spent a lot of money on it before, but it never got better," an old man said with a bitter face.

He signed the consent form quickly and went downstairs to pay before coming back for the acupuncture.

"Alright, I'll do the acupuncture for you later," Mozhitao nodded.

After treating the old man, Mozhitao moved on to the next patient. Since no acupuncture was needed, Mozhitao was very quick, taking only a few minutes to diagnose and prescribe medicine.

"Doctor Mo, I didn't expect you to be so capable," Wang Mengxin said.

Mozhitao deliberately looked up at Wang Mengxin and said, "Director Wang, you're here. I'm sorry, but I'm very busy right now. Can you wait a moment? I'll be done soon."

Today, Wang Mengxin was wearing a professional outfit, a long-sleeved blouse on top and a black skirt, making her look dignified and beautiful.

"Sure, Doctor Mo, you do your work. The patients are important," Wang Mengxin nodded.

Yu Meijing, seeing Wang Mengxin walk out, whispered, "Director, don't ignore the patients just because you see a beautiful woman. You should have some medical ethics."

"Come on, when have you ever seen me without medical ethics?" Mozhitao said, a bit angry.

"Don't treat me like someone who becomes a pervert at the sight of a beautiful woman, okay?"

"You are one," Yu Meijing glared at Mozhitao.

Mozhitao treated the remaining patients quickly. When the old man with rheumatism came back, Mozhitao also gave him acupuncture.

Mozhitao said, "Yu Meijing, take the other patients to Director Zhang. I'm done here."

"Director, you can't do that. It's not time to leave yet," Yu Meijing said, angry.

Seeing Mozhitao going to chat with Wang Mengxin, she felt uncomfortable, though she didn't know why.

"I'm the leader here. Do I need your permission to leave?" Mozhitao said.

"Besides, the Health Bureau leader came to see me for something. If I don't go, I might get fired."

"Hmph, a fake public servant," Yu Meijing muttered.

Seeing Mozhitao come out, Wang Mengxin smiled and said, "Doctor Mo, are you busy with patients?"

At first, she thought Mozhitao was exaggerating about the number of patients, but seeing the situation, it was indeed true. She also checked the billing, and all of Mozhitao's high charges had consent forms. The patients voluntarily paid for the acupuncture.

It seems that the complaints against Mozhitao were unfounded.

"No problem, the remaining patients are minor cases. I've asked Director Zhang Song to take care of them," Mozhitao shook his head. "Director Wang, as you saw, some of my patients are charged more, but my treatment is different. If the old man wasn't poor, I would have charged him at least 5,000 yuan."

"So, your TCM department is very profitable," Wang Mengxin asked with a smile.

"Of course. If I want to, I can make a lot of money. Director Wang, you're also a medical professional. You can review the patients I've treated these days. Some of them have serious illnesses, and even the city hospitals might not have such good results."

Wang Mengxin nodded. She had reviewed the medical records of Mozhitao's patients. No wonder so many people are seeking treatment from Mozhitao; his medical skills are indeed very good.

"You're smart, deliberately getting consent forms. Now, even if someone complains, it won't work. I've checked the relevant regulations. The cost of acupuncture is hard to define and can only be determined by the condition. From the conditions of the patients you treated, the charges you set are not high." Some Western medical treatments or surgeries can cost tens or even hundreds of thousands, so 10,000 yuan per patient is not much.

"Alright, I have some things to do. I need to go back to the Health Bureau."

"Director Wang, let me treat you to lunch," Mozhitao smiled.

"No need," Wang Mengxin shook her head.

"Is it a problem for friends to have a meal together?" Mozhitao said.

Wang Mengxin shook her head, "We're not friends. I'm just here to verify some things and see your TCM skills. There are many legends about you in Macheng District. Some say there's a miraculous doctor in Macheng who can cure any illness with just one treatment, and the stories get more and more fantastic."

"Ha ha ha, Director Wang, do you need me to examine you?" Mozhitao looked at Wang Mengxin's hand. If he could touch her hand, it would be a very pleasant experience.

Wang Mengxin was about to refuse when several people walked in from outside. Two men roughly pushed the family members of the patients in line, trying to get inside.

"What are you doing? Don't you know to wait in line?" Yu Meijing, who seemed to have eaten gunpowder, immediately scolded them when she saw the men pushing people.

"Nurse, our boss is not feeling well and wants to see the doctor first," the man said, not getting rough with Yu Meijing since she was a nurse.

"No, you need to take a number to see our doctor. You can't jump the queue," Yu Meijing said.

"Nurse, we can take an emergency appointment or pay more money," the man said.

There were four people in total, with a woman in the middle. She was wearing a hat with a veil, making it hard to see her face. The four men were likely her bodyguards.

Yu Meijing said, "Money can't break the rules."

"Right, we've been waiting in line," the patients all stood up to criticize them. Some young men, taking advantage of their height, even threatened the bodyguards with their fists.

Seeing the young men daring to threaten him, the bodyguard immediately rushed forward and punched one of them.

"Smack." The young man was knocked to the ground. Others wanted to fight back, but another bodyguard stepped forward and said, "If you want to die, go ahead."

Seeing the bodyguards' strength, the others didn't dare to stand up. Yu Meijing said, "Don't think you're tough just because you're strong. I'll call the police if you keep this up."

"Get your doctor to see our boss, or I'll tear down your TCM department," the bodyguard said, his temper flaring.

Mozhitao was furious. If they dared to destroy his TCM department, it would be like taking away his livelihood. How could he let them bully him?

"Go ahead, try it," Mozhitao said.

The bodyguard walked towards Mozhitao. He didn't want to hit a woman, but he didn't mind teaching the male doctor a lesson. However, when he threw a punch at Mozhitao, Mozhitao dodged and hit the bodyguard's stomach.

"Ah." The bodyguard clutched his stomach and squatted down. Mozhitao's punch almost broke his intestines. Fortunately, Mozhitao didn't use his internal strength, or the bodyguard would have died.

"Stop." The woman called out.

"Sorry, Doctor, my men have bad tempers. I have a serious illness, so they're a bit anxious. I want to see Director Mozhitao. How much will it cost?"

Mozhitao didn't want to treat the woman at first, but hearing that she had a serious illness, he couldn't refuse. However, he had to teach these people a lesson.

"I'm Mozhitao. Since you're cutting in line, you'll need to take an appointment. It costs 10,000 yuan per appointment," Mozhitao said.

"10,000 yuan for an appointment?" Everyone gasped.

At first, they wanted to say Mozhitao was unfair, but now that he charged 10,000 yuan, they couldn't say anything.

"Fine, go and make the appointment for me," the woman said to another bodyguard.

"Boss?" The bodyguard hesitated, feeling that Mozhitao might be a fraud. He had never heard of such an expensive appointment fee.

The woman got angry, "Didn't you hear me? Do I need to repeat myself?"

"No, Boss, I'll go make the appointment," the bodyguard hurriedly ran down.

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