Chapter Forty-Four: Gathering All the Medicinal Herbs

  When Wang Zhi came out of the police station, it was already 3 o'clock in the morning. Although Wang Zhi kept saying that he would handle it fairly, at this time, Director Hu couldn't be fair even if he wanted to. Even Meng Changjiang on the other side didn't dare say let Director Hu handle it fairly. If he really handled it fairly, his son probably wouldn't be able to come out of there for the rest of his life.

  So the final result is that Wang Zhi was justified in self-defense and had no responsibility, while Meng Fei led a group to fight and attempted rape but failed, and was put away waiting for trial. At this point, it's natural that there's nothing more to do with Wang Zhi, of course, and also dare not have anything to do with him.

  This time, although Wang Zhi didn't do much, he still acknowledged Chen Qingxuan's kindness and made it worthwhile for Chen Qingxuan not to have worked in vain.

  When Wang Zhi returned to the ward, Xu Xiaoran and Lin Xueyan were sleeping in front of Wang Jingyi's bed again, bathed in moonlight. Looking at the two women's peaceful faces, Wang Zhi felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. It seemed that he not only owed one person a favor but also owed two people emotional debts. He didn't know when he could repay this debt.

  Wang Zhi stayed in Nanrao for another five days, and when Jingyi had almost recovered, he finally took her back to Jianghuai.

  Originally, Wang Zhi had planned to arrange Jingyi in the central hospital, but considering that the hospital environment was not conducive to the patient's recovery, he finally arranged Jingyi in his own room, and now he is temporarily making do with the living room, no choice, who let him consider it when buying a house at the beginning.

  Actually, Wang Tianyuan originally planned to let Jingyi move back home, but Wang Zhi said he still needed to treat Jingyi and it wouldn't be convenient at home, so they had no choice but to let Jingyi and Wang Zhi live together.

  Jingyi was delighted to live with her brother, but what surprised her was that the two beautiful sisters actually lived in the same house as her brother. This made Jingyi even more proud, with an indescribable sense of pride on her face. Women are such strange creatures - if their husband or boyfriend is popular with beautiful women, they will be suspicious and angry all day, but if it's their son or brother who is popular, they will feel proud and honored, which can't be explained by common logic.

  After returning to Jianghuai, Wang Zhi's first thing was to go to the leukemia ward in the critical care area to check on the recovery of patients during this period. With some insights from the exchange meeting a few days ago, Wang Zhi also had new understanding and attempts regarding leukemia.

  Wang Zhi has always been a very confident traditional Chinese medicine doctor. To be honest, traditional Chinese medicine is indeed amazing, but for some viral toxins and the like, Western medicine is indeed more effective. You have to know that in those days, what people feared most was inflammation, and often a simple inflammatory condition would take a patient's life. Although Wang Zhi also developed disinfectant, it can be said that he borrowed some theories and experiences from Western medicine, if it were a real ancient doctor, he wouldn't have been able to develop it.

  Leukemia is the same, after all, it's just a viral invasion that causes hematopoietic dysfunction in the body. To ultimately cure it, we need to start from this aspect. Adding some Western medicine to traditional Chinese medicine may have a good effect, but this is not something that can be implemented immediately, and it also needs to go through many experiments and studies.

  After the bustle, Wang Zhi opened that ancient medical box again. The things inside made Wang Zhi excited for a long time. Apart from some essential medicines, there were gold and silver needles commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine. The gold and silver needles inside were not as simple as those lent by Zhou Boran. They were a set of very strict acupuncture needles with detailed distinctions in length, size, and craftsmanship. Even Wang Zhi had to work hard to gather such high-quality needles back then.

  Apart from this set of needles, there are also several extremely precious Chinese medicinal materials inside, among which is actually one of the main materials needed for Lin Lao's medicine refining - Shouwu. As for the age of this box, it goes without saying that the value of the Shouwu inside can be imagined. At the very least, it has a history of over 800 years, and even the year it was picked is absolutely over 300 years ago. It can be said to be a truly priceless treasure.

  In addition to these, there are also natural musk, natural bezoar, tiger bone, pangolin scales, wild ginseng, natural turmeric, cordyceps sinensis, and rhino horn, among dozens of other precious Chinese medicinal herbs. Wang Zhi examined the quality of each of these herbs and found that they were all top-grade materials. After being stored for so many years, not only had they not deteriorated, but their medicinal properties had become even more potent.

  It's indeed a top-notch medical box. Wang Zhi gently patted the box and couldn't help but praise, Fortunately, it's this kind of top-notch medicine box, if it were an ordinary box, there would be no such harvest. The only pity is that there is no Ganoderma lucidum inside, otherwise, the medicinal materials needed by Old Man Lin can be considered complete.

  He gently shook his head, and Wang Zhi secretly scolded himself for being greedy. With such a rare and precious medicinal material, he had already obtained so much in one go, yet he was still not satisfied.

  No matter what, now that they have the first Wu, there is only one kind of medicinal material left, Lingzhi. Wang Zhi decided to go to Lin Qiwei's place to test the waters and let him focus his energy on Lingzhi. This way, it would also save some time. From either a doctor's perspective or Lin Xueyan's perspective, Wang Zhi couldn't bear to see Old Man Lin go like that.

  When Wang Zhi arrived at the Lin's house, it was still evening. There was no way around it; as the mayor, Lin Qiwu was busy with official duties all day and could hardly be seen during the daytime. Even when Wang Zhi went there in the evening, Lin Qiwu had just returned home.

  It's said that Wang Zhi has arrived, Lin Qiwu hastily welcomed him in and entertained him warmly. Nowadays, Lin Qiwu looks at Wang Zhi with not only initial respect but also a deep gratitude.

  Lin Qiwei has now placed all his hopes of restoring Lin Lao's health on Wang Zhi. Since Wang Zhi left Jianghuai, Lin Lao has been taking the medicine prescribed by Wang Zhi and practicing the Taiji exercises he taught every day. His complexion is indeed different from before. Although Lin Lao seemed to have no major problems in the past, he was extremely drowsy all the time. Now, however, his spirit is excellent, and he even goes out to play chess with some old men when he has nothing better to do, which delights Lin Qiwei greatly.

  "Is there something on your mind this time you've come, Doctor Wang? Have you found the medicine that Old Master needs?" Lin Qiwu asked tentatively after they had chatted for a while.

  "Mayor Lin is being polite, just call me Wang Zhi, or Little Wang or Little Zhi if you like. I'm not used to being called Dr. Wang all the time," Wang Zhi said with a smile. This was also because Wang Zhi had seen that Lin Xueyan was indeed nice to him, and he had completely let go of his pride. Otherwise, Wang Zhi wouldn't have spoken such words so easily, as his pride had been built up over many years and had become second nature to him.

  "Then I'll just call you Little Zhi, and you don't have to keep calling me Mayor Lin all day, just call me Uncle Lin." Lin Qiwai also said with a smile.

  Wang Zhi knew that Lin Qiwu would say so, and he also had some regrets in his heart. He hadn't called anyone "uncle" for many years, and Lin Qiwu was the first person to have this honor since Wang Zhi returned to modern times.

  "This, Lin... Uncle Lin, I've actually found one of the medicinal herbs here. You just need to worry about finding the other one." Although Wang Zhi had already decided to put aside his pride, it still felt a bit unnatural when Uncle Lin called him out for the first time.

  "Haha, that's great! I've also found one over here, but I'm not sure if it's the same kind we're looking for. If so, that would be a bit of a pity." Lin Qiwu said with a big laugh, his eyes shining with deep hope.

  "Haha, then congratulations to Uncle Lin. I think the old man's medicine can start being refined." Upon hearing Lin Qiwu say that, Wang Zhi's heart suddenly calmed down and he also laughed from the bottom of his heart. If he wasn't mistaken, Lin Qiwu should have found the lingzhi, but this shouwu was not so easy to find. This time, if it weren't for his extremely good luck, perhaps this set of medicine couldn't be gathered at all.

  "What? Did you find Polygonum multiflorum?" Lin Qiwai was also not stupid, and as soon as he heard Wang Zhi say this, he immediately thought of something and asked excitedly.

  "Yes, what I found was indeed Shouwu, and it's a top-grade one that has been picked for over 400 years. It's been preserved for over 800 years now, and its medicinal effect is even better than expected." Lin Qiwang said with a smile to Wang Zhi.

  Upon hearing Wang Zhi's words, Lin Qiwei's earlier excitement suddenly vanished, and a solemn expression rose to his face. He hesitated for a moment before asking: "Would they be willing to sell such rare medicinal materials?"

  Seeing Lin Qiwei's expression, Wang Zhi knew what he was thinking. This kind of rare medicine is indeed priceless and hard to come by. If it were in the hands of some wealthy and influential people, even with the Lin family's strong background, they might not be able to get it.

  "Hehe, don't worry, Uncle Lin. The medicine is with me right now. I guess I'm just lucky to have gotten it unexpectedly." Wang Zhi said with a gentle smile.

  "What's going on, right in front of you?" Lin Zhiwei asked again with uncontainable excitement and astonishment. Today's great joys and sorrows had really come too suddenly, causing Lin Qiwu, the usually steady Mayor of Jianghuai City, to lose his composure repeatedly.

  "Yes, it's the same with me, it can be said that Lao Yezi's life is not in vain, and the medicine has been fully gathered." Wang Zhi smiled and congratulated.

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