The Birth of Shanghai's First Conglomerate

Chapter 355 Emergency

5 month 21 number.

Chen Pingsheng was taking care of his child at home when he suddenly received a call from his cousin back in his hometown.

The voice was still sobbing, as if something terrible had happened.

Chen Pingsheng covered the phone and asked his wife, "How come I didn't know Grandma was in the hospital?"

"I didn't tell you, did I? I only heard Chen Fan's wife mention it briefly before, saying that she had a slight cough and then her third aunt took her to the big hospital in Shacheng."

Song Yanxi touched her stomach.

Chen Pingsheng nodded and asked again into the phone, "Please explain clearly. Grandma just had a minor cold, how did it turn into a life-threatening situation?"

"Cousin, come to Shacheng quickly, Grandma is really dying."

Chen Pingsheng was surprised. His cousin had been married for a long time and had been staying at home taking care of her child. She didn't have any bad habits.

If even she says so, then it must be true.

He then called several relatives and confirmed that his grandmother was indeed dying.

Moreover, there are huge inside stories.

Even his grandfather caused a scene at the hospital several times with his men, and ended up staying there for 24 hours.

His grandfather was a veteran from the battlefield; he certainly wouldn't have made such a fuss without a reason.

Chen Pingsheng sensed that things wouldn't be simple.

He called his sister Chen Qi to tell her that they should go back to Shacheng together.

The two were raised by their grandmother from a young age and often went to her house for meals.

Now that the old man is critically ill, I have to go back to see him no matter what.

His two young children weren't suitable to go to the hospital, and his wife was pregnant, making it even less suitable.

Chen Pingsheng took his sister Chen Qi with him. Because the incident happened so suddenly, he didn't have time to apply for a takeoff route for his own private plane, so he had to take the fastest high-speed train to Shacheng.

Fortunately, domestic infrastructure is already extremely developed these days.

The high-speed rail is fast too; it only took a few hours to reach the South Station.

They arrived in such a rush that they didn't even have time to arrange some basic itinerary.

Chen Pingsheng took a taxi to the very famous private hospital in Shacheng.

"Brother, is Grandma really alright?"

"You'll find out when you get to the hospital."

"Didn't Third Aunt say that Grandma only had a minor cold and was fine at home? Why did something happen when she came to a private hospital?"

The driver turned his head to look at him, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself. Chen Pingsheng glanced at him and asked, "Sir, do you know something?"

Even if I knew, I wouldn't dare say it.

Taxi drivers are known for their gossip, so Chen Pingsheng asked Chen Qi to take out some money, and Chen Qi quickly rummaged through her bag.

They had been away from their hometown for too long, and many things about Shacheng were far less clear to them than these ordinary people.

"Master, please tell me what you know!"

The driver's eyes lit up when he saw it; it must be worth at least several thousand yuan.

What a rich man.

"Boss, I'm telling you this, but please don't tell anyone it was me. Some of the doctors at that hospital you went to are inhuman. They treat minor illnesses as major ones."

"I'll just mention two I know. One of them is a migrant worker who doesn't have much to do at home except for occasional stomach discomfort. His daughter took him to a big hospital."

"Guess what happened? After a long course of chemotherapy, the doctor told him it was a tumor. He lost all his money and died."

"There's an even more outrageous one. Someone who was deemed beyond saving by other hospitals came to him and he said there was still hope. In the end, he exhausted the person's savings and left them with a mountain of debt, and the person died even earlier than expected. Can you believe how outrageous that is?"

Chen Qi couldn't believe it. "This is outrageous?"

"Reality is much more magical than this."

The driver said, "If you really run into that doctor, you'll just have to suffer in silence. His background is much bigger than you can imagine."

Full of helplessness, perhaps this is the bittersweet feeling that most people have to bow to reality.

Chen Pingsheng didn't say anything. He called his secretary, Zhang Wanyi, and told her to come to Shacheng immediately.

He also brought along the group's legal director and his own private medical expert.

From the South Station to the hospital, it should take about half an hour if there's no traffic, but if there is, it's impossible.

Grandpa completely turned into an unreasonable old farmer in the hospital; he didn't understand any of the medical terms.

But he must understand one thing: a simple cold can lead to a diagnosis of chest cancer that turns into liver cancer, costing over a million people and resulting in their deaths.

A lifelong partner, supporting each other through thick and thin, met such an end on the verge of death.

Grandpa spoke in a booming voice, accusing and explaining his boundless anger and grievances.

He agreed to spend over a million yuan simply to cure his wife, but now the entire hospital is telling him the truth.

His wife was too old and her condition had deteriorated to the point that even a miracle couldn't save her.

Not to mention that they were just ordinary doctors.

Trying to explain everything with just a phrase like "I can't do anything about it".

No one needs to take responsibility for this, and no one needs to come out and explain anything.

Because they were only staying in a regular ward.

The taxi driver repeatedly reminded me on the way to the hospital not to go looking for trouble, as I might end up getting myself into trouble instead. Someone who can run such a large hospital can't be an ordinary person.

If someone can treat illnesses this way without any problems, then there's no need to say anything more.

Chen Pingsheng said nothing.

Inside the hospital lobby, Grandpa stood in the middle like a helpless and angry old child, constantly cursing and swearing.

Who would have thought that this man, over eighty years old, had once survived a near-death experience on the battlefield?

My third aunt and the others were all there, but they were surrounded by a group of security guards.

"Throughout my life..."

"Cousin..."

Everyone called his name immediately, as if only he could solve the problem.

"Where's grandma?"

"He's still in the intensive care unit, and they've even issued a critical condition notice. Cousin, you should go and check on him."

Before Chen Pingsheng could ask anything, he almost burst into tears when he saw his kind-faced grandmother who had raised him since he was a child.

His face was extremely pale, and he had a breathing tube inserted into his nose. He couldn't say a word.

"Brother, how could Grandma do this!" Chen Qi was almost in tears as well.

"Who treated this?" Chen Pingsheng asked coldly.

"He's a doctor surnamed Liu. He looks respectable, but he's a complete beast."

Third Aunt said from the side.

"Please don't say that."

A middle-aged man in a white coat appeared, his hands in his pockets. "Our duty as doctors is to save lives, but we also have to make sure the patients can be saved. For critically ill elderly people like this, we can only do our best, but no one can guarantee that they will be cured."

If the patient is cured, it's due to the doctor's excellent skills; if not, it's the patient's own problem.

If that's the case, then nobody will say anything.

The key point is that his grandmother only had a minor cold when she came in.

Even if you go to Wangcun Health Center, you can get cured for 100 yuan.

They spent a million here, and now they're about to die.

No wonder his grandfather spent so much money on the fire.

“You’re the attending physician. You might be able to act like it’s none of your business now, but if you can still show that attitude later, I’ll make sure your whole family gets free meals.”

"Are you threatening me?" Liu Xiangfeng frowned slightly. He had looked at the family's medical records and found that they were all staying in ordinary wards.

My instinct was that this was another big lamb coming.

He has been working at this large private hospital for over a decade, rising from a regular intern to a chief physician.

He also had a whole bunch of honorary certificates hanging on his head.

This didn't come out of thin air; it was all thanks to his unparalleled achievements.

It's no exaggeration to say that wherever he goes, the business grows rapidly.

What constitutes performance? It's the consultation fees paid by patients, of course.

If he doesn't try his best to perform more surgeries on patients, how can his performance increase?

How could he, a college graduate from a rural area, rise to become a chief physician and marry the hospital director's beautiful and wealthy wife?

It can only be said that when saving lives is marketized, most people will face... disaster.

Because you may be dealing with a group of people who want to make money off you.

When they want to generate revenue.

No one can tell whether your need for medication is real or fake.

Nobody knows how much of your expensive medicine is unnecessary.

In a market-driven environment, hairdressers will try to get you to sign up for a membership as soon as you walk in, and you can refuse at will.

Once you go to the hospital and get a prescription, can you refuse?

The answer is no.

Chen Pingsheng only said something that wasn't too serious, and immediately he was surrounded by security guards.

He seriously doubted that if he said anything more, they would accuse him of something on trumped-up charges.

They'll be locked up for two days.

It seems that it's not easy for ordinary people to maintain even basic living conditions here.

Chen Pingsheng took out his phone and called Secretary Yang.

This person is the personal secretary of the province's top official, and her influence in the southern province is unimaginable.

He was eager to see which boss was satisfying his insatiable greed by stepping on the blood of ordinary people.

He really wants to fight someone like that.

As for this chief physician, he was nothing more than a pawn.

He is also a small-time demon who must be crushed.

(End of this chapter)