Open A Clinic To Cultivate Myself Chapter 206 An Unexpected Situation

Ning Tao went to the Prosperous House as soon as he got Jiang Hao's call. By the time he reached there, Jiang Hao and Meng Bo had already arrived. The whole Prosperous House was still under lockdown—no one outside could get in and no one inside could get out.

Jiang Hao took Ning Tao into the Prosperous House.

“How did she come back?” Ning Tao asked as he walked.

Jiang Hao replied, “I don't know. She's just come back. I haven't had any contact with her.”

“Why not ask her?”

“You're an outside employee for the Special Operations Bureau, my a.s.sistant. You know more about her than I do, so I'm going to meet her with you,” Jiang Hao explained.

Ning Tao suddenly remembered something and said after a silence, “Er, since I'm an outside employee for the Special Operations Bureau, your a.s.sistant, do I have a gun?”

Jiang Hao was a little surprised. “You want a gun?”

Ning Tao nodded his head. His fight with Bai Sheng in the early hours of the morning was very dangerous. He could not release the energy of the firewood chopper. The firewood chopper in his hand was no different from the knife which used for cutting watermelon in the hands of ordinary people. If he had a gun and refined it in the same way as he refined his electric car, the G.o.d's Will, would Bai Sheng still dare to be arrogant in front of him?

Jiang Hao turned her mouth slightly up. “Why do so many men like to play with guns? Guns are dangerous weapons, not toys. Our country has very strict regulations on guns, which are not easy to get. When I get back, I'll apply for it, but don't get your hopes up.”

Ning Tao was disappointed and muttered, “My salary is on your bank card and you won't give me a gun. What kind of special adviser am I? You ask the horse to run, but you do not feed it.”

Jiang Hao laughed. “Are you a horse? Okay, okay, if you really want to play with a gun, I'll give you my gun for a while. Give me back my gun in a moment.”

Ning Tao said, “Come on, I don't want it.”

“Are you angry? Don't look petty.” Jiang Hao suddenly reached over to scratch Ning Tao.

Ning Tao dodged, but she made him laugh. He wanted a gun, but he knew that Hua Country had the strictest gun controls in the world—only one gun for a towns.h.i.+p police station with tens of thousands of people. It was not a good idea to ask the Special Operations Bureau for a gun. Moreover, he never took the position of special adviser, the outside employee seriously. Whatever happened to Jiang Hao, he was sure to help, but he wouldn't listen to anyone except Jiang Hao.

Ning Tao thought to himself, “I'll ask Zou Yulin if he has access to guns… Forget it. He has finally reformed his ways. How can I get him to buy me a gun? Wouldn't that make him go astray?”

Just then, a woman came out of the Music-listening Building. She was Zhu Hongqin.

She wore a navy cheongsam, and the curves of her body were still perfect. She did not look like a woman in her 40s at all. The skin of the thigh exposed from the slit in the cheongsam was white and delicate and well maintained.

Her presence brought Ning Tao's mind back.

She was taken away by Bai Sheng, and Bai Sheng and the First Building of the Yinyue Mountain disappeared, but she came back unscathed. What happened?

“Good morning, Doctor Ning,” Zhu Hongqin greeted, smiling, “And who is this, please?”

Ning Tao was about to introduce when Jiang Hao tapped him on the shoulder and said, “It doesn't matter who I am, you just have to cooperate.”

Zhu Hongqin nodded politely and said, “Please come in. I've already made tea. We can talk over tea.”

Once inside, Jiang Hao and Ning Tao sat down and Zhu Hongqin made a cup of tea for each of them.

“How did you get back?” Ning Tao inquired, coming straight out.

Zhu Hongqin replied calmly, “I called a car and came back.”

Ning Tao's brow furrowed. “Bai Sheng kidnapped you and we managed to rescue you. Is that all you want to say?”

“Kidnapping? What are you talking about?” Zhu Hongqin put on a surprised look. “When was I kidnapped? Why didn't I know?”

Ning Tao and Jiang Hao looked at each other involuntarily, and they were both a little surprised.

Zhu Hongqin added, “Mr. Bai Sheng is a very respectable man. He and I are very good friends. Under that circ.u.mstances, he thought I was in danger, so he took me. We had dinner together, then I stayed in a hotel for one night before I went home. That's what happened. I wasn't kidnapped.”

Jiang Hao asked, “Are you sure he didn't kidnap you? If you are sure of that, the special forces and the police will leave.”

Zhu Hongqin nodded her head very seriously and said firmly, “Yes, I'm sure.”

“Did he threaten you? If so, you can rest a.s.sured that we will protect you,” Jiang Hao said.

Zhu Hongqin said, “No, I'm not threatened. I'm telling the truth.”

“Where is Bai Sheng now?” Ning Tao asked.

Zhu Hongqin said, “I don't know. He left after dinner with me last night.”

Ning Tao fell into silence. According to Zhu Hongqin, she apparently made a deal with Bai Sheng.

“Where did your Xin family get the skull fragment?” Jiang Hao put forward a new question.

Zhu Hongqin replied, “That goes back hundreds of years. Zhu Hongyu, the daughter of the Third Crown Prince of the Ming dynasty, saved one of the ancestors of the Xin family and gave them land. It was a deep favor. Later, Zhu Hongyu was killed, leaving without a trace. When the Xin family's ancestors arrived at the scene, they found only a skull fragment, so they built a tomb for Zhu Hongyu for future generations to admire. In addition, the Xin family men have the tradition of marrying women from the Zhu family in return for their kindness. I married into the Xin family because of that tradition.”

She claimed she was not kidnapped and that the skull fragment was ancestral. There was no flaw in the statement; it was evidently prepared beforehand.

“Do you know what's on the skull fragment?” Jiang Hao asked.

Zhu Hongqin replied, “I don't know the details, after all, I didn't open the sarcophagus. I just heard my husband tell me about the prescription on it. My family wasn't in the drug business, so I didn't care. The sarcophagus in the tomb was opened by Doctor Ning's friend, and Doctor Ning was also present. You can ask him. He should know better than I do.”

Jiang Hao involuntarily glanced at Ning Tao.

Ring, ring…

Ning Tao's cell phone suddenly rang. He pulled out his phone, glanced at the screen, then got up and walked to the door. “I'm going to take this call.”

“Who is calling you?” Jiang Hao asked.

“Qing Zhui,” Ning Tao replied.

Knowing that it was from Qing Zhui, Jiang Hao stopped asking. She remembered Qing Zhui proposing to her on Ning Tao's behalf and smiled. She thought that Qing Zhui was a little abnormal, but she didn't know why she had a good impression of Qing Zhui.

Out the door, Ning Tao answered the phone.

Actually, it was not from Qing Zhui, but from Bai Jing. Ning Tao didn't deliberately lie to Jiang Hao, but Zhu Hongqin knew that Bai Jing was a demon who was trying to harm her son. Ning Tao couldn't tell Jiang Hao in person that Bai Jing called him. Another reason was that Zhu Hongqin apparently made a deal with Bai Sheng without knowing that he had removed the Viper-like Insect from Bai Jing's body. If he told Jiang Hao in person that it was Bai Jing, it was likely to get to Bai Sheng soon.

“Bai Sheng is not dead.” Bai Jing's voice came from the cell phone, a little nervous.

“How do you know?” Ning Tao asked.

“I just checked my email and noticed that Bai Sheng had issued a dismissal paper.”

“A dismissal paper?”

“He fired me as general manager,” Bai Jing said.

“Who took over your position?”

“No one has taken over my position yet. I'm calling to tell you to be careful. He's not dead. He could attack you at any moment.” Bai Jing's voice was full of concern.

“Okay, I'll talk to you when I get back.” Ning Tao hung up and returned to the Music-listening Building.

Jiang Hao looked at Ning Tao and asked, “What is Miss Qing calling about?”

Ning Tao replied, “I have a patient who wants to see me. It's nothing serious. I told her to wait until I got back.”

Jiang Hao leaned in Ning Tao's ear and whispered, “Your nurse is funny. Where did you find her?”

Ning Tao coughed and changed the subject. “Ms. Zhu, please think it over. According to you, the police will close the case and the people who protect here will leave. For the last time, are you sure you weren't kidnapped?”

Zhu Hongqin said, “I've been very clear. I'm sure. I would rather believe in myself than in your so-called protection.”

This was the end of their conversation.

Ning Tao stood up and said, “Let's go.”

Jiang Hao nodded and got up to follow Ning Tao.

Zhu Hongqin didn't get up to see them off, but quietly watched Ning Tao and Zhu Hongqin leave. There was a strange look in her eyes, and a hint of intriguing smile tugging at the corner of her mouth.

Jiang Hao made a phone call to report the situation. After receiving instructions, she ordered everyone involved to evacuate.

“Come with me to Beidu,” Jiang Hao said.

Ning Tao replied, “I have something to take care of. When I finish, I will come to Beidu to see you.”

Jiang Hao said, “You can't lie to me. I'm tired of hearing my mother talk about you every day. When you come to Beidu, bring her some of that spice you made yourself.”

Ning Tao smiled and said, “Sure, say h.e.l.lo to her for me.”

Jiang Hao held out her hand to Ning Tao.

Ning Tao paused briefly, then reached out and shook Jiang Hao's hand. However, he did not expect that when he started to pull his hand back, Jiang Hao suddenly followed his hand, threw herself into his arms, and then hugged his waist tightly.

Some police and special forces looked at Ning Tao and Jiang Hao holding each other.

Meng Bo whistled and teased with a smile. “Wow! When can we get your wedding candies?”

Ning Tao was embarra.s.sed and didn't know what to say.

Jiang Hao released Ning Tao, her cheeks flushed, but said, “I just want to hug you. Don't get me wrong. Well, that's it. I've got to go.”

Ning Tao said, “Take care and… If you can, don't get involved in the project of ancestor seeking.”

Jiang Hao replied. “I know it's dangerous, but this is my mission.” After a pause, she added, “Is… is there anything else you want to say to me?”

Ning Tao shook his head.