<h4>Chapter 881: Chapter 883 Big Trouble</h4><h4></h4>


    "He used to be one of my patients, andter, as we interacted more, he became my friend. Being a doctor is quite good, actually. You get the chance to meet people from all walks of life, and it’s quite easy to make new friends," Director Qian said.


    "Director, what they’re doing infringes on our rights. Should we sue them? Their actions are dragging our hospital’s reputation through the mud," Xiao Yifei said angrily.


    After three or four minutes, a call came in from the other party: "Hey, Old Qian, I’ve already resolved your problem. Apparently, that news was written by a new intern journalist, and it seems someone threatened him into releasing it. I won’t go into details now; I have other matters to attend to," the caller said before hanging up.


    Xiao Yifei refreshed his phone and realized that the webpage he had seen earlier no longer existed. But even so, many people must have already seen the news. A good reputation might take decades to build, but it can copse in seconds. Xiao Yifei’s good name might be ruined just like that.


    "Who could be so sinister as to fabricate such news? Could it be the patient’s families?" Director Qian pondered. It seemed only the families of the patients could do something like this.


    Xiao Yifei thought it was more likely done by Zheng Peng and Sun Xingyao, but without evidence, he was reluctant to share his suspicions with Director Qian. If it turned out to be wrong, it would be quite embarrassing.


    This Zheng Peng, even after leaving the hospital, his ill will still lingers. How is he always involved in these bad deeds?


    "Director, a few days ago, Zheng Peng came to see me. He said his illness had rpsed and asked me to treat him. I thought he was here to cause trouble, so I ignored him. Do you think Zheng Peng might be involved in this virus outbreak?"


    "But patients from the previous batch did not rpse. Why is it only Zheng Peng experiencing this? If it’s really because of Zheng Peng, then I’m in deep trouble," Xiao Yifei said worriedly.


    "Such a big issue, and you didn’t tell me sooner?" Director Qian asked, looking shocked.


    "I just remembered; I’ve been so busy I forgot. It’s been nearly a week, and Zheng Peng hasn’t contacted me. I think he must not be in any danger, or he would have already sought us out," Xiao Yifei replied.


    "This isn’t a simple matter. Have you considered that Zheng Peng might be the source of the infection? Then you’d bear significant responsibility," Director Qian said.


    "What should we do now? I tried reaching Zheng Peng, but his phone was unanswered. I don’t know where he is," Lin Mu said.


    "I’ll give him a call then. Hopefully, he hasn’t changed his number," Director Qian said, preparing to call Zheng Peng.


    Just then, Zheng Qiang knocked and entered, saying, "Director, Brother Xiao, so you were here. I’ve been looking all over for you. I just contacted my brother. He said he’s at home and that his illness has cured, though I can’t say if he’s telling the truth. Anyway, be careful with him," Zheng Qiang reminded them.


    "I don’t think this matter is very reliable. Zheng Qiang, you should verify with your brother. Maybe you should go check on him," Director Qian suggested.


    Zheng Qiang hesitated for a moment; Xiao Yifei understood what he was hesitating about and said to Director Qian, "Director, why don’t we just ask Zheng Peng toe to the hospital directly?"


    "That works too. Zheng Qiang, give your brother a call and ask him toe over, just say I have something to discuss with him," Director Qian instructed.


    Xiao Yifei went on rounds; he had effectively controlled the illness. Though aplete cure wasn’t yet possible, it wouldn’t worsen further.


    However, when he checked on patient number two, he received an emergency distress signal. He rushed to the ward, apanied by other doctors. Upon seeing the patient, they realized he was in critical condition, so he ordered everyone to prepare for emergency resuscitation.


    At the same time, they issued a critical condition notice. The patient’s family couldn’t ept this situation and caused a ruckus in front of the ward: "Didn’t you say the condition was under control? Everything was fine this morning, and now it’s critical. How do you doctors treat patients here? Where is Xiao Yifei? I want to speak with him."


    The other doctors restrained the agitated patient, saying, "We are doing our utmost to save them; your disruption now only dys the treatment. Every individual’s body is different. We have only temporarily controlled their condition, and we are unsure of what will happen next."


    The doctor initially intended to calm the family down, but his words had the opposite effect. Listening to this, other patients’ families joined in, surrounding the doctors, saying, "We paid for treatment in this hospital, only to be told that you can’t predict what happens in the future?"


    "What use are you doctors then? We might as well wait for death at home. If the condition doesn’t improve, I won’t let this hospital off easily."


    Xiao Yifei and other doctors were busy in the operating room, battling the situation. It was unavoidable; though this illness could be entirely treated with Chinese medicine, they had no choice now but to rely on Western medicine. Xiao Yifei was out of ideas.


    The first patient who had been issued a critical notice had passed away. This made the deceased’s family put even more pressure on Xiao Yifei and the hospital. But hurrying doesn’t help save lives!


    Although this order had been issued to every hospital in the city, there had been no effective progress so far. The city had returned to aplete state of alert. The only constion was that the illness hadn’t spread; those currently ill were the ones who had visited Xiao Yifei for treatment.


    Suddenly, Xiao Yifei thought of a method. He began investigating when those sick hade to him for treatment, and he made a shocking discovery: the day after Zheng Peng’s visit, all those who had seen him were now in the hospital, while those who came on the same day as Zheng Peng were all fine.


    This discovery further solidified Xiao Yifei’s belief that Zheng Peng was responsible for this incident.


    He reported these findings to Director Qian, finally suggesting, "Director, let’s check to see where Zheng Peng went in the hospital."


    Upon checking, they found a huge issue: after leaving Xiao Yifei’s office, Zheng Peng immediately went to Sun Xingyao’s office and stayed there for over half an hour.


    Such a long time together, it wasn’t just a casual chat; they definitely discussed other matters. Unfortunately, there were no cameras in Sun Xingyao’s office. When something that seemed promising came up, the lead was cut off again.


    "Don’t worry for now; our primary task is to treat the illness. We can’t let the public lose faith in our hospital! How is your research going?" the Director inquired.