Sent to the countryside, I turned the health center into a top-tier hospital.

The county hospital at this time.

Dean Ma stared at the completely silent call screen on his phone, his brows furrowing deeply, a sudden panic gripping his heart.

He knew Chen Ping's personality all too well. He usually seemed gentle and easy to talk to, but once his bottom line was crossed, he was truly impervious to reason and threats.

His supposedly clever scheme was clearly just trying to make a fool of him; no wonder Chen Ping couldn't tolerate it.

Most importantly, Chen Ping had complete evidence, and he also hired a lawyer and called the police.

Once a formal case is filed and prosecutions are initiated, the scandal of the county hospital shirking responsibility will definitely spread far and wide.

At that time, not only will he, as the hospital director, lose face, but the reputation, evaluation, and promotion qualifications of the entire county hospital will also be ruined.

A trivial doctor-patient dispute that could have been settled privately has been turned into a medical scandal, which is a huge loss.

Not daring to waste a second longer, Dean Ma grabbed his coat and headed outside, quickly ordering the driver as he went downstairs, "Quick! Prepare the car! Go to Siping Township Health Center immediately! Hurry!"

Meanwhile, inside the Siping Township Police Station.

Zhao Guosheng stood ramrod straight from beginning to end, his attitude resolute, showing no sign of backing down.

Faced with police mediation and the family's wailing and pressure, he insisted on one thing: "This matter has nothing to do with our health center. Our treatment was compliant throughout and the referral was correct. We will not compensate you a penny, and we will never settle this privately."

"If there's going to be an investigation or a judgment, we'll follow all the proper legal procedures. Whatever amount the court orders us to pay, I'll give you every penny."

"But if they just make empty promises and try to extort money from us, I won't give them a single penny."

Since Chen Ping had already given instructions, Zhao Guosheng went along with Chen Ping's wishes.

He knew that Chen Ping would eventually be able to resolve the situation.

For Chen Ping, Zhao Guosheng's trust was unconditional.

The deceased's family, seeing Zhao Guosheng's tough stance, also refused to back down.

He threw a tantrum in the mediation room, crying and shouting, insisting that someone had died from treatment at the Siping Township Health Center.

"Don't give us any records! Don't talk to us about procedures! You were the ones who treated this person in the first place!"

"The county hospital's doctors and director have both admitted that the organ failure was caused by lingering health issues from previous treatments! You have no choice but to accept it!"

"If you don't pay us compensation today, we'll cause trouble every day, every year! Your health center won't have any peace!"

Director Wang sat in the middle, his head throbbing from the noise this family was making.

Unable to mediate, he had no choice but to separate the two parties, allow them to calm down, and wait for further processing.

For cases that cannot be mediated temporarily, the only option is to leave both parties in the cold.

If time passes and one party compromises, the matter becomes easier to resolve.

This is the consistent practice of local police stations.

Time flew by and it was already past four in the afternoon.

A Mercedes-Benz drove into the health center; it was Lin Xiaoran.

She was dressed in a smart suit, with a cool and aloof demeanor, exuding the calm and composed aura unique to lawyers. As soon as she got out of the car, she went straight to the clinic to find Chen Ping.

"I've already seen all the archives you sent me on the way here. The process is flawless. The other party is purely engaging in malicious medical disturbance and extortion."

Lin Xiaoran cut straight to the point, "Is the person at the police station now?"

"Um."

Chen Ping nodded. "The dean is holding firm on the sidelines, refusing to settle out of court and not giving a single penny."

"Let's go and meet them."

Without further ado, the two drove straight to the Siping Township Police Station.

As soon as they entered the mediation room, the family saw Chen Ping and instantly became as energetic as if they had been injected with chicken blood. They started crying again, pointing at Chen Ping and began to curse and demand accountability.

Chen Ping was too lazy to waste words with these people and directly asked Lin Xiaoran to handle the matter.

Lin Xiaoran exuded composure. She took out her phone, turned on the recording function, and looked at the group with a cool gaze: "I am Lin Xiaoran, the lawyer representing this case. I will record all your statements as evidence. Please state the facts truthfully."

But this family doesn't understand the law at all, nor are they afraid of it, and they still act like scoundrels and bullies.

"Let's record it! What are we afraid of!"

"Don't try to use your legal arguments to pressure us ordinary people! We don't understand the law, and we don't understand your grand theories!"

"We only accept one principle: if someone dies, it's your health center's responsibility! People from the county hospital have testified to that!"

"We have to pay compensation! We absolutely must pay compensation!"

Lin Xiaoran calmly pressed further: "You explicitly stated that county hospital staff verbally determined the township health center's responsibility. Is this true? Do you have any recordings, written evidence, or other proof?"

"Why would anyone bother recording it? The dean said it himself, how could it be false?"

The deceased's family members roared with unwavering conviction, their necks stiff.

Lin Xiaoran nodded slightly, carefully saving all the images and audio: "Okay. I've recorded this testimony in its entirety, and it will serve as core evidence in the lawsuit against the county hospital for shirking responsibility, misleading public opinion, and indirectly inciting medical disputes."

Upon hearing this, the family causing trouble was stunned for a moment, not yet realizing what they had said wrong.

At that very moment, a series of hurried footsteps came from the entrance of the police station.

Dean Ma rushed over.

He had been traveling a long way, and his forehead was covered in a thin layer of sweat. The first thing he did when he entered the room was to look at Chen Ping. His face was full of apology and flattery as he quickly stepped forward.

"Dr. Chen, Brother Chen! I'm so sorry, this is a mistake caused by negligence on our part. It was due to some staff members talking nonsense. Please don't take it to heart. Let's discuss this properly and please don't go to court!"

He adopted an extremely humble posture, clearly indicating that he had come to seek peace and settle the matter.

Chen Ping glanced at him indifferently and said in an icy tone, "You don't need to tell me, you can tell them."

He pointed at the deceased's family members who were making a scene.

When the family saw Dean Ma arrive, they instantly perked up as if they had found a lifeline and rushed to speak.

"Dean Ma! You've finally arrived!"

"It was your hospital staff who said it! It was the inadequate initial treatment at the Siping Township Health Center that led to my family member's organ failure and death! You told us, their family, yourself!"

"You need to quickly explain things to the police, the lawyer, and this doctor! We need them to stand up for us!"

The family members were completely convinced that it was Director Ma who had personally shifted the blame, and they were convinced that Director Ma would stand up for them and confirm the health center's responsibility.

But to their utter surprise, the next second, Dean Ma turned on them without any mercy.

Dean Ma's face darkened, and he immediately denied it, saying, "When did I ever say such a thing? Do you have any evidence? Do you have a recording? Do you have any written, signed proof?"

The three consecutive rhetorical questions left the family completely bewildered.

The wife of the deceased, who was at the head of the group, froze on the spot, her mouth opening and closing, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

evidence?

They were thinking that someone would take the blame and they could extort money from them. Who would bother to record the dean's words?