Chapter 62 - Level ? - Gossip (1/2)
The patient and his family left the hospital so quickly that even their doctor had no knowledge of them leaving. And when he found out, it was already too late.
Xu Bai, our young doctor, didn't know what to do with this situation. During his morning check up he found an empty VIP ward and was lost for words. After asking nurses, he learned that the young miss of the Xie family stormed in and demanded to discharge her father.
After talking with nurses, one of them gave him a card of the new patient. So, he stayed to read the card of his next patient. This, however, hasn't stopped these women from gossiping about the situation.
”Is she insane? Or does she want to kill her father to gain his seat?”
”Maybe she does. I heard that she finished school in Europe.”
”Hmpf, these capitalists must have taught her nothing good. A daughter with no piety for her parents is not human. Just a beast.”
”Indeed, indeed.”
Although young Bai didn't like to listen to gossip, he inadvertently agreed with them. After all, which filial child will take a dying father from the only place that can help him?
”Moreover, I heard she said that she takes him away to help him.”, one of the nurses said and then snorted, ”Who would believe that? Our hospital is one of the best in the country.”
”I also heard, that she is the only heir of the Xie family. And I heard that Xie patriarch didn't want her to become the head of the family and decided to marry her into Tang family.”
'Did she really do that to seize power... No! Impossible. I saw and talked to her during the week Xie patriarch was in the hospital. She sincerely wished for her father to get better. Then could it be that she really found a cure?'
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However, with knowledge comes responsibility. The Xu family worked with the Chinese Government since the very beginning of its creation about the topic of interaction with magical communities.
China and other countries with the great population had a common problem where hiding magic completely like its done in Europe and America is impossible. So, most of the higher-ups knew about magic and its users.
In the past, the Xu family served as inspectors and fighters against magic users who were harming muggles and nature, either purposefully or during a fight against each other. Other than the Xu's there were other families, who were serving government as enforcers of the law. At that time, the ancient Buddhist faction came out, preaching peace and stood by the law and helped China enter the age of 'Magical Peace'.
However, peace means nobody fights in the light. There was still a lot of fighting happening in the dark.
That's why elderly Xu didn't want his grandchild to be part of this world.
*Pop*
Sound of a bubble bursting awoke the old man.
”Emituo Fo[1], benefactor Xu.”
A monk in typical Buddhist clothes apparated into the room. He looked to be in his 60ties, looking at his skin and slightly hunched back.
”Greetings, master ...”
”My family name is Yu, benefactor Xu.”
”Master Yu, have you received the information about our problem.”
Monk slowly nodded his head and said:
”Emituo Fo.”
”What do you think?”
”Hard to say anything right now. Let's first inspect the patient of yours.”
”Okay, let's go.”
”Emituo Fo.”