Chapter 312 Helping Others with Their Illness

"Heartbreak Sword Array!" Although it was written in small seal script, Qin Chao, who had studied Chinese language and literature, recognized it at once.

There was a strange power flowing on this wooden slip, which was extremely cold. It penetrated through Qin Chao's palm and crawled into his blood vessels. For a moment, his blood seemed to be freezing. If Qin Chao hadn't quickly reversed his internal energy, he might have turned into an ice sculpture.

"That's right, go and check it out," said the other person.

"Am I the only one going on this mission?" Qin Chao carefully put away the wooden slip and asked, "Will there be anyone from the organization to assist me?"

"If you need it, you can request assistance from the organization," Li Baishan said with a mysterious smile, "You can contact the organization from any IC phone booth by dialing 0#251XXX. Give your name and employee number, and you can make your request."

"Can I give them orders?" Qin Chao touched his nose.

"Of course, as a member of the Seventh Division, everyone in the organization serves you without compensation... Don't overthink it, that kind of service won't be provided." Li Baishan added, worried Qin Chao would misunderstand.

"..." Qin Chao was speechless. When did he ever think about that?

"By the way, Xi will accompany you," Li Baishan said, waving at Xi while drinking his Sprite.

"Ugh, I have to go on another mission," complained Xi. Although she was a soulless corpse, she had memories and feelings. When she reluctantly stood up, Qin Chao genuinely forgot that she was a corpse.

"Stop complaining," Li Baishan said coldly, "Your mission is to fully cooperate with Qin Chao. Do whatever he asks, even if it means sacrificing yourself!"

"I got it, so naggy!" Xi replied without any emotion, as she had lost her soul.

Qin Chao was secretly surprised. After all, Xi was once Li Baishan's lover. But now, he would let her follow Qin Chao without caring about her life or death. Did Li Baishan really have no feelings left for her? It's no wonder, as decades had passed, and his love for a cold corpse had faded. What he wanted was her soul.

As Qin Chao accepted this fact, Xi walked over, bringing a fragrant breeze with her.

"I've transferred 500,000 yuan to your bank account for your initial expenses," Li Baishan said slowly while drinking his Sprite, "Buy a car for transportation first. Don't keep riding your Forever 28 bike everywhere; it's too flashy. The 500,000 yuan is just the initial sum; you'll get 2 million more upon completing the mission. The Zombie King is a big task, so the pay is high."

2.5 million yuan! Qin Chao thought to himself, that was not a small amount! With the target of 5 million yuan, he was already halfway there. Buying a car? Cars were expensive, plus the maintenance and high gas prices now. Qin Chao didn't want to spend that money!

He decided to borrow one from Jiang Dong. Jiang Dong's biggest hobby, besides being an excellent housekeeper, was his love for cars. He had a collection of famous cars at his house, and Qin Chao didn't know where he got so much money.

‘This car collection started with my grandfather,’ Jiang Dong once told Qin Chao. It turned out their whole family shared this expensive hobby.

"Go, I have nothing left to give you," Li Baishan waved his hand and continued watching his movie. "Go find Hu Ke. She's already waiting for you at the hospital." With Li Baishan's clear dismissal, Qin Chao didn't linger any longer.

To avoid embarrassment, Qin Chao left through the men's restroom hallway. Although he was no longer embarrassed, the men in the restroom were frightened when he walked out with a seductive woman. Their business was interrupted instantly.

"Pervert..." one of the boys with a slightly childish voice muttered.

"Pfft, you wish," Xi disdainfully replied. "You're as insignificant as an ant. What's so perverted about that?" After saying this, she left with the flustered Qin Chao, leaving the boy in despair.

Xi was so fierce. Although she was just a corpse princess, she must have been a fierce woman when she was alive. Otherwise, how could she have subdued someone like Li Baishan?

With the task at hand, Qin Chao didn't hesitate. He hailed a taxi and headed straight to the hospital where Hu Ke was.

Upon arriving at the hospital, the lobby was filled with patients. This was the largest hospital in Sunan City, and the patient traffic was quite high. Qin Chao entered the building, took out his phone, and called Hu Ke. But the phone rang for a long time, and no one answered.

"What's Hu Ke up to?" Qin Chao wondered.

With no other choice, Qin Chao went to the hospital's reception desk and asked the beautiful nurse in uniform.

"Miss, where can I find Dr. Hu Ke?"

The nurse looked at Xi, who was wearing a mask, and smiled oddly. Qin Chao felt helpless as Xi refused to remove her mask no matter what, attracting many strange stares from passersby.

"Looking for Dr. Hu?" The nurse quickly regained her composure, smiled, and asked, "Do you have an appointment, sir?"

"Appointment?" Qin Chao was taken aback. "Do I need one to see her?"

"Of course!" The nurse nodded. "Dr. Hu is a famous surgeon in our hospital. You usually need an appointment for her to perform surgery."

"I'm not here for surgery. I'm her friend. She didn't answer my calls, so I came to ask."

"In that case, she's probably in surgery," the nurse laughed. "If you're not in a hurry, you can wait for a while."

Qin Chao had no other choice, so he sent a message to Hu Ke. He sat down with Xi in the waiting area, which was full of patients. The seats were almost full, and some restless people were pacing around with their registration slips.

"Human beings are so fragile," Xi commented as she observed the sickly crowd, attracting strange looks from those around.

Qin Chao wished he could stuff this woman into his pocket. She was already dressed strangely enough, and now she was saying strange things too! If these doctors found out she was a corpse princess, they might take her to the operating room for dissection and research.

"Doctor, please save her!" At that moment, a car was pushed out with a white sheet covering it. A man, his face obscured by tears and snot, followed behind, begging as he grabbed the doctor's arm.

"This person is already dead. Go take care of the aftermath; we can't do anything," the doctor coldly replied as he shook off the man's hand.

"Doctor, please, I beg you, save her..."

The man fell to his knees, clinging to the doctor's leg and sobbing uncontrollably.

"This man is so pitiful..."

"I heard his wife accidentally fell from the building. She was so careless."

"Who knows if it was an accident or she committed suicide by jumping."

The surrounding patients began to discuss the matter.

"Look, it's Dr. Wang! Dr. Wang is coming out!"

A middle-aged man in a white coat walked into the hall, holding a medical record in his hand.

"What happened here?" Dr. Wang saw the commotion in the hall and couldn't help but ask the young doctor.

"Dr. Wang, this is what happened." The young doctor immediately showed respect to Dr. Wang and pointed at the man lying on the floor. "When this man's wife arrived at the hospital, she was already dead. She fell from a building."

"Oh?" Dr. Wang walked over, pulled back the white sheet, and took a quick look. "Her pupils are dilated, she's been dead for a while."

"Please, save her. I beg you..." The man, who had been holding onto hope, suddenly burst into tears upon hearing this.

"Such a pity, that man is so heartbroken..."

"Yeah, who could be happy after losing their wife?"

The surrounding people started discussing the situation again.

"I'm sorry, your wife is gone. There's nothing our hospital can do. Please accept our condolences."

The doctors, having seen countless births, aging, illnesses, and deaths in the hospital, were already numb to such events.

However, the man couldn't accept the reality and started to convulse with sobs.

"But, but my wife's hand is still warm!" The man wailed, pleading with Dr. Wang, "Doctor, please save her! I'll give you any amount of money, even if it means losing everything! Just cure her, please!"

"I've already said there's no hope!" Dr. Wang's face showed disgust. "I got my medical degree abroad and have been practicing ever since. I've never misdiagnosed a patient. If I say she's dead, she's dead. Don't make a scene and disrupt our hospital's work."

"Doctor, please, I beg you..." The man knelt down and started kowtowing, tears streaming down his face.

"Stop crying. I'll take a look for you." Qin Chao sensed that the woman might still have a chance. He stood up and approached the man.

"Who are you? Where did you come from?" The young doctor glanced at Qin Chao and said disdainfully, "Do you think this is your family's private clinic? Get out of the way and don't delay our work."

"Since you can't treat her, I might as well give it a try." Qin Chao said coldly.

"Young man, not everyone is qualified to treat others." Dr. Wang also spoke up, thinking to himself that young people these days were really arrogant, daring to treat patients casually.

"If you won't treat her, are you going to stop others from trying?"

"Hmph!" Dr. Wang snorted.

"Young man, please don't make trouble. If the doctor gets angry, he won't save my wife!" The man pleaded with Qin Chao, pinning all his hopes on Dr. Wang.

Dr. Wang was a renowned doctor at the First Hospital, known for his extremely high success rate in surgeries. To have him make a visit or perform surgery was very expensive, and not just anyone could afford it. It wasn't just about money; ordinary people with money still couldn't hire him. Most of the time, it was high-ranking officials and wealthy people who would seek his services. In Director Wang's own words, "I am an authority in this field, and not just anyone can have me operate."

In contrast, Hu Ke was quite the opposite. Although both were famous surgeons, Hu Ke would perform surgery on anyone, regardless of their status. Moreover, she had very few cases of failure.