As Xue Ruixue entered the consulting room and saw Li Yizhen, she exclaimed in surprise, "Divine Doctor Li, why are you practicing here?"
"This is my master's clinic, is there anything wrong with me helping out here?" Li Yizhen asked.
Xue Ruixue quickly smiled and said, "Of course, there's nothing wrong."
The group then went to check Mingyue and Li Xinran's consulting rooms, but found no fault.
A middle-aged man who had accompanied Xue Ruixue said, "There must be something wrong with the medicine here; otherwise, it wouldn't be so cheap."
After leaving the consulting rooms, Xue Ruixue and her entourage went to the central courtyard. Long Xiao was in the pharmacy helping Xue Meiqin dispense medicine to a patient.
"Give me your prescription," Xue Ruixue said as she walked into the pharmacy.
Long Xiao handed the prescription to Xue Ruixue. Xue Ruixue examined it but couldn't find anything amiss.
"Let me see," a middle-aged man behind Xue Meiqin said, reaching out for the prescription.
Although the middle-aged man was also a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, he looked at the prescription without understanding it.
"Why did you prescribe these medications?"
Long Xiao smiled and said, "That's a long story. Simply put, it's what the condition requires."
"I know it's what the condition requires, but you must tell me why you prescribed these specific medications."
Long Xiao looked at Xue Ruixue and said, "Who is in charge here? Do you really need to know why these medications were prescribed?"
Xue Ruixue replied, "I am in charge. You must tell us why these medications were prescribed, or you are practicing medicine illegally."
Long Xiao found their words both amusing and exasperating. "To understand why these medications were prescribed, one needs a foundational knowledge of medicine. If you wish to learn, we can start from the very basics."
Long Xiao rambled on about a multitude of topics, leaving the group utterly dumbfounded. They never imagined that traditional Chinese medicine had so many intricacies.
"What you're saying is unscientific. I am certain you are practicing medicine illegally."
"I have all the necessary permits," Long Xiao stated.
"Even with permits, it is still illegal practice. You must cease operations and rectify immediately," Xue Ruixue said sternly.
"You are disregarding our permits and insisting we close. Is that correct?" Long Xiao countered.
Xue Ruixue was taken aback by Long Xiao's question. Although she was in charge of law enforcement for the medical department, she felt pressured to enforce the law when the other party had not committed any violation.
Xue Ruixue gritted her teeth and said, "Yes, I want you to close down."
Long Xiao nodded. "Very well, we will close down. But you must consider the consequences."
Long Xiao dropped the medicine he was holding and turned to leave the pharmacy. Since they were insistent on him closing down, Long Xiao didn't mind using this opportunity to make those who falsely accused him and these individuals from the medical department suffer a little.
As Long Xiao walked into the courtyard, a soldier and Bai Xiaotian entered the central courtyard.
"Long Xiao, are our medicines ready?" the soldier asked.
Long Xiao was responsible for providing the military with three million yuan worth of wound medicine monthly. Seeing the soldier arrive to collect the medicine, Long Xiao smiled and said, "I apologize, but our establishment has just been declared to be practicing medicine illegally by the Medical Department. I cannot let you take the medicine. I will refund your payment shortly."
"Long Xiao, we are in urgent need of this batch of medicine. The situation on the southwestern border is tense..."
Before the soldier could finish speaking, Long Xiao pointed to the Medical Department personnel who had just come out of the pharmacy and said, "Aren't the Medical Department people still here? From this moment on, Xinglin Caotang is indefinitely closed."
The soldier's expression changed slightly. "Long Xiao, if we don't get the medicine today and someone gets injured, they will die."
"I'm sorry, we cannot break the law."
As the old soldier prepared to leave, Bai Xiaotian rushed forward and grabbed Long Xiao. "Divine Doctor Long, my brother, please be accommodating. I am about to head to the front line and I truly need this batch of medicine."
Long Xiao pushed Bai Xiaotian's hand away. "Xiaotian, it's not that I don't want to help you. This is a society governed by law, and I cannot openly break it."
"You should have a medical license here, otherwise, your clinic wouldn't have been open for so long," the soldier said.
Long Xiao chuckled. "I don't understand the law. The people from the Medical Department said that they are the law, and whoever they say is breaking the law, is breaking the law." httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
The soldier finally understood why Long Xiao was so determined not to sell them the medicine.
The situation on the southwestern border was tense, with constant provocations from the Southern Kingdom. This soldier had been ordered to purchase a large quantity of wound medicine from Long Xiao. He hadn't expected that even their previous orders were now unavailable.
The soldier urgently called his superior. Since Xue Hu had facilitated the purchase of medicine from Long Xiao, the call was soon directed to Xue Hu.
Upon learning that Long Xiao refused to sell the medicine, Xue Hu quickly called Long Xiao to inquire about the situation.
Long Xiao explained the situation to Xue Hu. Xue Hu immediately said, "Long Xiao, the head of the Medical Department's enforcement section is my cousin. I'll call her right away."
"Young Master Xue, there's no need to trouble yourself. I didn't open Xinglin Caotang to make money in the first place. It's good to stop now, lest I offend someone by stepping on their toes and become an eyesore."
"Long Xiao, don't be angry. If she acts recklessly, I'll call my grandfather immediately and have her removed from her position as head of the enforcement section," Xue Hu said.
Xue Hu was deliberately trying to build a good relationship with Long Xiao. He was furious that his cousin was causing trouble for Long Xiao.
Xue Hu called Xue Ruixue and informed her that Long Xiao was a friend of the Xue family. If she troubled Long Xiao, her position as head of the Medical Department's enforcement section would not be guaranteed.
Xue Ruixue was greatly astonished. She hadn't expected Long Xiao to have any connection with the Xue family. She quickly said, "Xue Hu, don't be alarmist. He's just a TCM doctor from Donghai. How could he have such influence?"
"Sister, you're underestimating Long Xiao. Even Xue Lianxing is deliberately trying to curry favor with him, and you consider him an ordinary doctor."
Xue Lianxing was the most capable among the younger generation of the Xue family. The Xue family had high hopes for him, believing he would become the family head and lead the Xue family in the future.
"If even Xue Lianxing is trying to get close to him, it seems I'm in real trouble this time."
"Sister, doesn't Xinglin Caotang have two soldiers? They ordered a batch of wound medicine from Long Xiao and are now waiting to pick it up. You've heard about the situation on the southwestern border, haven't you? The military is in urgent need of these medicines."
Hearing this, Xue Ruixue started sweating. Although the Xue family had members in high positions within the military, she was not a core descendant and could easily be discarded as a pawn. If Long Xiao couldn't deliver the goods because of her, the military would surely put pressure on the Medical Department.
The more Xue Ruixue thought about it, the more frightened she became. This wasn't about dealing with Long Xiao; she was just creating trouble for herself.
"Section Chief Xue, shall we begin the sealing?" a subordinate from the Medical Department accompanying Xue Ruixue whispered.
Xue Ruixue, still enraged, waved her hand and slapped him. "Seal what? Don't you see who we've offended? Immediately take your men and go seal up Tian Tai Hospital. And that Zhao family, they are the most detestable. Seal their hospitals, their pharmaceutical factories, anything we can seal, seal it all!"
The subordinate from the Medical Department was stunned by Xue Ruixue's slap and looked at her in disbelief. "Section Chief, are you sure?"
"I'm sure! Hurry up and get it done before dark!" Xue Ruixue yelled.
The subordinate from the Medical Department, along with a few companions, left.
The remaining two were from the Donghai Medical Department. They hadn't dared to speak since entering Xinglin Caotang. One of them secretly called Lu Tianzhi and reported everything about Xinglin Caotang to him.