Chapter 327: Chapter 327: Everything Will Be Ruined
Hearing this, Ann Vaughn walked towards the examination table without any change in expression, not intending to intervene.
She knew Sherry’s temper very well; Sherry wasn’t feeling wronged for herself but was indignant for her sake. If she stopped her, it would only chill the hearts of outsiders.
Seeing Ann Vaughn remain silent, Sherry also let out a sigh of relief.
The few people mentioned earlier looked extremely displeased, wishing they could slap themselves.
If they had known it was a misunderstanding, why did they bother speaking up? This clinic was legendary, and almost anyone who came here, regardless of their illness, eventually got better.
The opportunity to get a free consultation and medicine was like a gift from the heavens; getting an appointment was something to thank their ancestors for.
Yet they foolishly threw it away!
"Is the person in charge of this clinic here? We’ve received reports of reckless prescriptions causing harm, and upon investigation, the situation is indeed true. Let your leader come out and accompany us to the police department."
A few men dressed in deep blue uniforms suddenly entered the clinic. After showing their identification, they fixed their gaze on Ann Vaughn.
The customers who hadn’t left yet were shocked, reckless prescriptions causing harm?!
Ann Vaughn furrowed her slender eyebrows and exchanged a look with Sherry.
Why is it that tonight, just as one wave calms, another arises?
"I am the person in charge here, Aquarelle Vaughn." Ann Vaughn stood up, walked over to the officers, her pretty face calm, "Please show me the documents for inspection."
The uniformed officers handed over the documents, and after Ann Vaughn looked them over and confirmed their authenticity, her heart sank.
"Are you sure there’s no mistake? If you’re accusing us of reckless prescriptions causing harm, you need to present evidence." Sherry frowned and said.
Ann Vaughn raised her hand to stop her and said in a low voice, "The situation is the same as last time; someone is manipulating things from the shadows. Saying anything is useless. I’ll go with them to the police department to see what’s going on. You go back and contact Brother Shane, and don’t let Kenny know."
These people came prepared and took a legitimate route. If she refused to cooperate, it would only make the situation uglier.
The only strategy now is to take things one step at a time.
"I understand." Sherry calmed down, watched as Ann Vaughn left with the officers, and immediately pulled out her contact list.
"Contact the key numbers marked with a triangle at the front, the sooner, the better!"
"Okay, Dr. Sharp!"
As time passed, night fell upon this bustling, never-sleeping city.
The Imperial Capital Police Department.
Ann Vaughn was brought to the interrogation room and was questioned and cross-examined by three different officers in succession.
"This patient’s symptoms have been intermittent dizziness for half a year. On the way to your clinic, she suddenly fell, and after recovering, felt weakness in her left side and facial asymmetry... But after taking the prescription you gave, not only did she not improve, her condition worsened, and she was recently sent to the hospital’s emergency room."
"Here is the doctor’s certificate, proving your prescription was incorrect, endangering the patient who is still unconscious and in critical condition."
Hearing the officer’s words, Ann Vaughn raised her eyes, thought for a moment, and asked, "Have you checked the remaining medicinal residue and the prescription from this patient’s medication?"
"I’m the one asking the questions now!" The officer tapped the table with a pen, his face fierce, "It’s because of too many Chinese doctors like you, disregarding human life and acting recklessly, that so many people are harmed!"
"Your words are biased." Ann Vaughn looked at them calmly, not the least bit flustered, "First, this patient’s last name is Lin, and her symptoms are due to insufficient Yang energy, cold obstructing the channels, and stagnant blood flow."
"Second, the prescription I gave her included Angelica, Red Peony Root, and Asarum... Third, we have records in my clinic; just compare them with the medicinal residue to see where the mistake was."
She recited the prescription flawlessly, even remembering the patient’s name and symptoms clearly, almost leaving the officer dumbfounded.
No wonder she could become the Divine Doctor internationally at such a young age, this level of poise and ability is indeed extraordinary.
Unfortunately...
"According to you, could it be the patient harmed herself?" the officer asked again.
Ann Vaughn shrugged, "It’s your job to find out the cause. I am only responsible for cooperating with your investigation."
The key is that the information about this patient is still clear in Ann Vaughn’s mind.
From acupuncture to prescribing medicine, not a single step could have gone wrong.
Unless... the patient had not followed the prescription at all.
"You woman..." The interrogating officer’s face changed, about to unleash his wrath on Ann Vaughn.
Ann Vaughn glanced at his slightly off-center leg and chuckled, "Officer, your knee pain must be acting up again, and I suspect there’s something wrong with your liver; it might be better to seek medical attention sooner rather than later."
"What do you mean by that?!"
"No particular meaning, just observing that your tongue is red, and your face shows signs of stagnation, likely caused by excess fire in the heart meridian, probably due to liver issues. Your habitual posture adjustment indicates avoiding pressure on the legs, meaning your knees are hurting, although you are enduring it."
Upon hearing the last sentence, the officer whose ailments were laid bare slumped as his pen fell onto the table, his eyes full of shock.
The other officer standing to the side looked at Ann Vaughn with changed eyes.
Could she really perceive all of Old Yang’s physical ailments just from these details?!
Is this woman even human?!
"Don’t try to divert my attention!" The questioning officer picked up the pen, his face alternating between green and red, "If you don’t confess, you’ll just stay here!"
"Without concrete evidence, it seems you don’t have the right to detain me." Ann Vaughn pressed her red lips together and slightly furrowed her delicate brows.
"Not now," the officer sneered, standing up. "But by tomorrow, we will have it, so take care of yourself."
After the officers left the interrogation room, only Ann Vaughn remained, with a dim light on the wall.
It looked somewhat eerie.
But, what does ’by tomorrow’ even mean?
Ann Vaughn lowered her lashes, and a flash of insight struck her mind.
Perhaps, there was no patient sent to the emergency room, nor was there any incorrect prescription.
They went to such great lengths just to trap her in this place.
There were still quite a few customers in the clinic at the time; it’s likely that by tomorrow, the news of her being "arrested" would spread.
In this way, the people behind this can use their power to keep her here; as long as she cannot go out, she cannot explain the misunderstanding to the outside world.
Then, Aquarelle Vaughn’s reputation would be utterly destroyed by rumors of reckless prescriptions causing harm, and even if she reopens Vaughn Clinic in the future, she would face countless doubts.
Thus, everything she worked so hard to build would be ruined in an instant.