Chapter 655: From Now On, Stay Away From This Kind of Mess

Ji Xiang touched his pocket; the cigarettes were still there, but after hesitating repeatedly, he ultimately did not ask Meng Qingfei to go smoke one.

Standing in the corridor, Ji Xiang carefully observed the situation in the Emergency Rescue Room.

The patient's heartbeat was still present, much stronger than the incident encountered during the Empathy, and with the Second Affiliated Hospital's strong rescue capabilities, plus the extremely fast turnaround of various emergency test results, it wasn't long before a tube of potassium chloride was pushed in.

Once the most troublesome problem of hypokalemia was solved, everything else could be handled slowly.

Only then did Ji Xiang let out a sigh of relief.

"Meng Laoshi, no patients, want to smoke a cigarette?" Ji Xiang came to the Duty Room and, seeing Meng Qingfei lost in thought, suggested it.

"Let's go." Meng Qingfei stood up and went with Ji Xiang to the Fire Exit.

Ji Xiang was bursting with questions.

In Ji Xiang's consciousness, the system NPC belonged to the category of omnipotent existences; for a problem that even the Old Man said was difficult to solve to be resolved by Meng Qingfei, even if the process was slightly different, Ji Xiang still believed Meng Qingfei had real ability.

"Meng Laoshi, I heard you having a dispute with the Family Member." Ji Xiang respectfully lit a cigarette for Meng Qingfei. "What exactly happened?"

Meng Qingfei glanced at Ji Xiang, said nothing, and just smoked silently on his own.

"Meng Laoshi, what are you thinking about?" Ji Xiang asked again.

"I'm thinking about how to explain the scratches here when I get home after work." Meng Qingfei sighed. "Working isn't easy, and getting off work is even harder. Being a person is difficult, don't you think, Xiao Ji?"

Ji Xiang received an answer he had never expected and almost burst out laughing.

Meng Qingfei had just done something very impressive, yet in his heart, he was still thinking about the trivialities of daily life.

"Meng Laoshi, you..." Ji Xiang shook his head helplessly.

"You're here to ask about the patient's condition, right?"

"Aldosterone abnormality caused by licorice?" Seeing Meng Qingfei focused on smoking with a face full of worry, Ji Xiang simply threw out the answer, preparing to shock Meng Qingfei.

It would be great if Meng Laoshi could blurt out the truth in his surprise; this was the most ideal ending Ji Xiang could imagine.

However.

Ji Xiang was disappointed.

Meng Qingfei's expression remained normal; he only looked up at him and smiled slightly, "You figured it out? I guessed you'd probably know."

Ji Xiang nodded.

"Very few people know about this. I wouldn't believe it if someone said others could give an accurate diagnosis, but if it's you, I can believe it 30 percent."

"Meng Laoshi, then how did you solve it?" Ji Xiang pressed.

"I have a friend."

Meng Qingfei's opening line... was hard for Ji Xiang to accept.

I have a friend—what is Meng Laoshi trying to say?

"After he had a child, what he feared most was the child being kidnapped by human traffickers; you'll understand this feeling in the future."

"Mm." Ji Xiang responded.

"Once the child could talk and understood a bit, he kept telling the child that if a stranger tried to pull them away, they should say one sentence: 'Uncle, Auntie, please stop selling drugs to my daddy, he's out of money, I beg you!'"

Ji Xiang was stunned; Meng Qingfei's train of thought was wild and imaginative, and Ji Xiang had no idea what this meant.

"Around here, what I just said is the most important thing—it should be called a historical imprint, I suppose." Meng Qingfei said. "What follows is human life."

"Even someone with a lot of inner turmoil has to falter when encountering this kind of thing, especially after their trick is exposed. I spoke directly to the Family Member about the Compound Licorice Tablets, just like you tried to bait me just now."

So Meng Laoshi knew everything; his own little schemes couldn't be hidden from Meng Qingfei at all. Ji Xiang smiled, feeling a bit embarrassed.

But Meng Qingfei didn't seem to care much; he smiled and said, "The Family Member was emotionally agitated and said a lot. It's really annoying; how am I going to explain this to the tigress at home after work?"

"Meng Laoshi, what did she say?"

Meng Qingfei looked at Ji Xiang and laughed, "Don't go digging for gossip. I wanted to solve the problem because I didn't want her to sink deeper; it's enough as it is, why bother? No matter how seamless this thing is done, there will be flaws. No one has discovered it yet, but the more you do, the more people will suspect. Now, I'm starting to suspect it."

"Since that's the case, what happens next?"

"The pressure is there. Either she will be drowned in negative emotions in the future, or she will be intoxicated by this 'perfect crime' and unable to extricate herself, and in the end, something big will always happen."

"Perfect? Didn't you know everything?"

Meng Qingfei gave Ji Xiang another deep look.

He blew a smoke ring, "No evidence. It's not hard to hide evidence for this kind of thing; it can basically be called a perfect crime. However, I believe she isn't a criminal, and it has nothing to do with her."

Ji Xiang knew Meng Qingfei was making excuses for someone, or perhaps he was worried about him.

"Meng Laoshi, what you're doing is very dangerous."

"Yes, I know." Meng Qingfei said sternly, "Xiao Ji, you are clever and bright, you have perseverance in your work—in short, you have countless merits. But I'll give you one piece of advice: in the future, when you encounter similar things in Clinical practice, you'd best speak less. Even if you feel guilty in your heart, don't get involved in this kind of mess!"

"???"

"I won't tell you the specifics. A sense of justice won't make your future path go very smoothly. If you don't believe me, look at me." Meng Qingfei pointed to his own nose.

"I think Meng Laoshi is very impressive."

"Impressive my ass!" Meng Qingfei cursed, "Zhao Jixiang, I watched him rise step by step. His starting point wasn't even as high as mine, and then? You see, this person—it's all about fate and opportunity; you can't force it. I'm not trying to instill values in you, just telling you to be careful how you live your life."

"Especially since you have some fame now; once you get carried away, you'll fall very hard within half a year. Most people around you won't hesitate to step on you once you fall, really."

"I know, Meng Laoshi, thank you." Ji Xiang knew what Meng Qingfei meant.

And the reason the system NPC didn't give him the answer wasn't because the Old Man didn't know, but because he didn't want him to do the "wrong" thing while having the correct diagnosis and control of the overall situation.

In different spaces, the words the system NPC and Meng Qingfei wanted to say were surprisingly consistent!

"Some things shouldn't be thought about too much; thinking more is useless, it's truly just self-consumption." Meng Qingfei finished smoking, and Ji Xiang reached out to take the butt; Meng Qingfei hesitated for a moment, then handed it to him.

"How come after participating in a variety show, you don't have any celebrity airs at all? I thought it would be quite difficult to see you in the future and that I'd have to ask for your autograph in advance." Meng Qingfei looked at Ji Xiang with a half-smile and asked.

"Me?" Ji Xiang took the cigarette butt, preparing to douse it and throw it in the trash, and laughed as he turned back, "Meng Laoshi, I'm just a student. You see, you taught me a lot today."

(End of chapter)