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

Seeing that the other party was speechless, Dean Ma fully unleashed his power and roared in front of everyone: "Without any evidence, you are wantonly slandering medical institutions, distorting medical facts, and inciting conflicts between doctors and patients. This is illegal!"

"The patient was transferred to our hospital through a standardized process from Siping Township Health Center. The entire medical record is clear, the resuscitation record is complete, and the vital signs are stable. All procedures were compliant and legal!"

"The patient developed complications of organ failure during their later treatment at our hospital. This was a result of the disease's own progression and had no causal relationship with the initial emergency treatment at the township health center!"

"In order to extort compensation, you maliciously shift the blame to grassroots hospitals and spread rumors and slander. I'm making this clear today: if you continue to act unreasonably, our hospital will directly pursue legal action against you for defamation and malicious disturbance!"

His words were resounding and carried great weight.

The family that had been causing trouble was completely dumbfounded.

The arrogance and domineering look on his face froze instantly, and the color faded little by little, turning from bright red to deathly pale.

The people they thought were their protectors turned around and sold them out completely.

All the confidence and certainty I had before were instantly stripped away.

It only takes a few dozen seconds for them to fall from the clouds into the mud.

The deceased's son panicked first, his voice trembling as he tried to explain, "No...that's not how it is! You were the one who told us! Why are you denying it?"

"Without evidence, it's just spreading rumors," Dean Ma said coldly, showing no leniency whatsoever.

The family was completely dumbfounded, looking at each other in disbelief, their hearts breaking instantly.

They finally realized that they had been used as pawns from beginning to end.

The county hospital, unwilling to bear the responsibility for its reputation, casually shifted the blame, which the local residents took seriously, leading them to come to the grassroots health center to extort money and cause trouble.

As a result, the dean immediately reneged on his promise, and without any evidence, they were left speechless.

Completely losing their nerve, the family instantly changed their tune and began to back down and yield.

"Then...then we won't go to the local clinic! We'll go to the county hospital! Your treatment caused the problem! You have to compensate us!"

Looking at the ugly faces of this group of people who were opportunistic and fickle, Chen Ping's eyes were filled with coldness.

Can you just leave whenever you want?

Can you just switch to another person to extort money whenever you want?

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Before Dean Ma could respond, Chen Ping said directly, "It's too late."

"Your gathering of people to besiege medical institutions, displaying corpses, hanging banners to spread rumors, and maliciously extorting and causing trouble disrupted the normal office order of the health center for half a day, which has seriously affected the reputation of our hospital and the mentality of our medical staff."

"This matter cannot be simply dismissed by you; those responsible must be held accountable according to the law."

Upon hearing that they would be held accountable, the family panicked completely and instantly lost all their arrogance.

The few people who had just been throwing a tantrum and acting arrogantly immediately changed their tune, their attitudes completely altered, and they rushed to apologize and back down.

"Dr. Chen! We were wrong! We really know we were wrong!"

"We're from the countryside and don't know much about the law. We were confused for a moment and misled. We didn't mean to cause trouble!"

"Please, have mercy on us this time! We'll never do it again!"

"We're not making a scene anymore! We're not going to hold anyone accountable! We're going home right now!"

The deceased's wife completely broke down, squatting on the ground and wailing, her face covered in tears and snot. She was no longer the domineering woman she had been, only filled with fear.

They are all ordinary villagers, and what they fear most is having a criminal record and being detained.

Once detained, the whole village will know, and the family will never be able to hold their heads up in the village again.

But Chen Ping's heart was as firm as a rock, and he remained unmoved.

Being soft-hearted won't earn you gratitude; it will only lead to repeated acts of taking advantage.

If we let this go easily today, countless others like this will come to bully grassroots medical workers and extort money from local hospitals tomorrow.

Chen Ping glanced at Lin Xiaoran and nodded slightly.

Lin Xiaoran instantly understood, and then said, "Officer, the entire process was recorded, with witnesses and physical evidence, video footage of the disturbance, and banners—all the evidence is complete."

"The other party is suspected of provoking trouble, disrupting the order of a public institution, and maliciously damaging reputation, which meets the standards for administrative penalties. In accordance with the law, they should be detained and fined."

With a professional lawyer providing a definitive assessment, a complete chain of evidence, and Chen Ping's firm stance, Director Wang had no room for favoritism or compromise.

He immediately stood up and said sternly, "According to the Law on Penalties for Administration of Public Security, and considering the circumstances and impact of this disturbance, we hereby issue an administrative detention and fine penalty to you all."

As soon as the words were spoken, the family felt as if they had been struck by lightning, their bodies going limp.

"No! Officers, we really know we were wrong! Please don't detain us!"

"We'll never do it again! Please, please let us go!"

The men trembled with fear, wept bitterly, and begged for mercy, but it was too late.

The law is impartial; you have to pay the price for your own mistakes.

The police officers prepared the penalty decision on the spot, signed and stamped it, and it took effect immediately.

Subsequently, the staff contacted the village committee where the family lived and simultaneously publicized the administrative detention penalty, the cause of the disturbance, and the facts of the violation.

This completely blew things up.

In rural areas where local customs and traditions are deeply ingrained, news that a family's attempt to cause trouble and extort money back has resulted in the entire family being detained will quickly spread throughout the village.

From then on, the family became the laughingstock of the entire village, losing all face and unable to hold their heads high.

"Old Zhao, you see, this is all a misunderstanding. This family is using our county hospital as a front to extort money from you."

"Now that things are clear and the family has been punished, go and talk to Dr. Chen and tell him to stop pursuing our county hospital."

"After all, we're both in the medical field, and a lot of the equipment in your health center was provided by our county hospital."

Dean Ma knew that Chen Ping was difficult to talk to, so he could only plead with Zhao Guosheng.

Zhao Guosheng glanced at Chen Ping, who had a serious expression, and hesitated to make a decision on his own.

"Dean Ma, since you've said that, then let's just drop this matter. I hope it won't happen again."

"If your county hospital can't handle the patient, you can send them to the city hospital, the provincial hospital, or you can call me."

"It's not scary that someone dies in a hospital; what's scary is whether our medical practices are standardized and can withstand scrutiny."

Chen Ping said to Dean Ma.

"Yes, yes, Dr. Chen is right." Dean Ma breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Ping decided not to pursue the matter further, and that was the end of it. As for whether that family would cause trouble for the county hospital, Dean Ma wasn't worried.

After Dean Ma left, Zhao Guosheng walked up to Chen Ping and whispered, "Are you really not going to pursue the county hospital? We might be able to get some equipment from them."

"Let's not pursue it further. Even if we did, we might not succeed," Chen Ping shook his head.

The family has no concrete evidence to prove that the county hospital was instructed by the authorities to shift the blame.

The verbal testimony of the family members alone is insufficient to file a case against the county hospital.

Chen Ping said that suing the county hospital was just to scare them.

This result is already considered the optimal solution.

It was already dark when Chen Ping and the others came out of the police station.