Open A Clinic To Cultivate Myself Chapter 309 Murphy's Law

Ning Tao pushed the G.o.d's Will electric motorbike out and left immediately. He did not know why exactly, but he had a bad feeling.

About half an hour later, Ning Tao arrived at Jiang Hao's house. He knocked on the door.

Tang Zhen opened the door and immediately pulled Ning Tao in by his hand.

Ning Tao asked, “Auntie, did something happen?”

Tang Zhen released Ning Tao's hand. Tears suddenly fell from her eyes.

The ominous feeling inside Ning Tao grew stronger. He began panicking. “Auntie, don't cry. Tell me quickly, what happened?”

Tang Zhen sobbed as she said, “I haven't been able to contact Jiang Hao for half a month. This has definitely never happened before. I'm so worried about her now. I don't know what to do…”

Ning Tao grabbed Tang Zhen's hand, soothing her using spiritual power. “Auntie, don't panic. Perhaps Jiang Hao is on a special mission. You know, her work is of a special nature. It's normal to be unable to contact her sometimes.”

Tang Zhen's emotions had been stabilized, but she was still very worried. “Don't try to rea.s.sure me. I know something has definitely happened to her. I found a note in her drawer when I was cleaning her room this morning…”

Ning Tao said hurriedly, “Show me.”

Tang Zhen pointed to the coffee table. “It's right on the coffee table.”

Ning Tao walked hastily to the coffee table and looked at that note.

Written on the note was: “Mom, I'm on a mission at the Inst.i.tute of Biology in the Academy of Sciences. If I don't return in half a month, you can contact Ning Tao and get him to come look for me.”

Ning Tao was filled with worries after reading this note. He thought to himself, “Could she have been infected during the project of ancestor-seeking and became…”

He did not dare to continue thinking, because if Jiang Hao had turned into a new demon, then she could only undergo treatment in the clinic. But once Jiang Hao entered the clinic to be treated, the only option was to cut out the demon root. Yet, that was the country's valuable item. Who could cut it out? If she could not redeem herself, she would have to keep going down the path of becoming a new demon, even if he didn't mind earning nothing from it.

“Tao, I'm so worried. Could you accompany me to the Academy of Sciences to take a look?” Tang Zhen begged him.

Ning Tao nodded. “Okay, let's go to the Academy of Sciences now.”

Tang Zhen started crying again. “Tao, you're so good. It must be Jiang Hao's good karma acc.u.mulated from her previous lives to have such a boyfriend like you. Once this matter is settled, I'll pick a date for you two. I don't need a dowry or anything. You two just have to go register your marriage and do it.”

Ning Tao was perplexed, but he did not explain and only said, “Auntie, we'll talk about it after we see Jiang Hao.”

Tang Zhen sighed. “Sigh, you youngsters simply have to worry us.”

The G.o.d's Will electric motorbike was driven out of the neighborhood and onto the roads. Following the navigation from the cellphone, it was headed toward the Academy of Sciences.

On the way, Ning Tao got a call from Qing Zhui.

“Brother Ning, have you moved?” It was the first thing that Qing Zhui asked.

Ning Tao said, “I've moved. I'm in Beidu now.”

“Beidu? It has moved to Beidu?”

Ning Tao said, “Yes. I have something urgent going on right now. Wait until I'm done here and I'll go pick you up. Take care of Xiaoji.”

“Yup. I'll be waiting for you at Suns.h.i.+ne Orphanage. You're the mother who is worried for the child, so I'll take care of her properly as the father,” Qing Zhui said and giggled.

Ning Tao was left embarra.s.sed and awkward, and was also amused, but he could not laugh no matter what.

After traveling for about 30 kilometers, the G.o.d's Will electric motorbike arrived at the Academy of Sciences' Inst.i.tute of Biology. It was a huge modern building, with a large courtyard and a few accompanying buildings. It was quite large.

The military police at the entrance stopped the G.o.d's Will electric motorbike. They were still unable to get in even after Ning Tao spoke to them for a few minutes. It was only when Tang Zhen had notified them in tears that she was the mother of Jiang Hao and urgently needed to see her daughter that the military police had walked into the guards' room to make a call for permission.

After making a call, that military policeman came out of the guards' room. “Come register your ident.i.ties and then follow me.”

Ning Tao and Tang Zhen registered on the visitor's list, then followed the military policeman to the Academy of Sciences' Inst.i.tute of Biology.

The military police officer brought Ning Tao and Tang Zhen into a building then entered a lift and went up to the 11th floor. They entered a reception room, and he then said, “Please take a seat. I'll get you some water. You may wait here for a while; someone will be coming to greet you.”

Ning Tao said that they did not need the water, but the military policeman had still poured him and Tang Zhen two cups of warm water, then left the reception room.

After a few minutes, a middle-aged man and a young man arrived in the reception room. The middle-aged man was about 50 years old. His build was relatively lean, and only had an obvious beer belly. His head was also balding. Even so, he still had the charisma and dignified air of a leader.

The young man was about 30 years old. He was tall and skinny, and wore a pair of black-framed myopic gla.s.ses. His skin was fair, giving the impression that he was a sophisticated gentleman.

Ning Tao did not recognize either of them and had never seen them before. However, out of politeness, he still stood up from the sofa, and initiated an introduction. “h.e.l.lo. I'm Ning Tao, Jiang Hao's friend. This is Jiang Hao's mother, Madam Tang Zhen.”

The middle-aged man approached and first shook Tang Zhen's hand before shaking Ning Tao's, while introducing himself. “My name is Zhang Zeshan. I'm the person in charge here. This is Jia Yinhong, Comrade Jiang Hao's colleague.”

The person in charge. Then that would mean that he was the head of the inst.i.tute.

Jia Yinhong was a very normal name for a lady. However, it had now belonged to a refined and proper young man, and that was something special. Ning Tao quietly activated the state of looking and hearing, further “inspecting” the two of them.

Both of them were normal people. There was the smell of cigarettes and alcohol on Zhang Zeshan. He was a man with vices. There was the smell of many different chemical ingredients on Jia Yinhong, which had revealed his ident.i.ty. He was a researcher and was very likely someone involved with the project of ancestor-seeking.

This situation had made Ning Tao doubtful, and he thought to himself, “If this Jia Yinhong is a researcher of the ancestor-seeking project and he's all right, then how could anything happen to Jiang Hao? She's only a spy and doesn't know biology and is not directly involved with the core of the research, so how could she possibly be infected?”

Jia Yinhong also shook hands with Tang Zhen and Ning Tao, and greeted them. He seemed very polite and cultured.

However, Tang Zhen did not have the mood to be cordial. She asked anxiously, “Where's my daughter? Why isn't she coming to meet me? I want to see her. Where is she? Please tell me where is she? What happened to her?”

Zhang Zeshan said, “Madam Tang, please do not panic. Comrade Jiang Hao has indeed been involved in an accident. She's currently being treated.”

“Treatment? What… what happened to her? I want to see her now! Right now!” Tang Zhen grew anxious instantly and was losing her composure.

Zhang Zeshan said, “Madam Tang, don't panic, let me explain the situation…”

Before Zhang Zeshan could finish, Tang Zhen cried out, “What situation? I'm not listening! I only have this one daughter. I've raised her despite all the difficulties and hards.h.i.+ps. We only have each other. If anything happens to her, I won't live anymore either. I'll jump off this building!”

“Professor Jia, please take Madam Tang to go meet Comrade Jiang Hao. I'll speak to Mr. Ning,” Zhang Zeshan said.

Jia Yinhong said, “Madam Tang, please come with me, I'll take you to meet Comrade Jiang Hao.”

Tang Zhen said to Ning Tao, “Tao, I'll be going to see Jiang Hao then, and I'll wait for you there. Come over soon.”

Ning Tao nodded, and kept guessing inwardly what Zhang Zeshan was going to talk to him about.

After Tang Zhen left with Jia Yinhong, Zhang Zeshan got straight to the topic. “Doctor Ning, you finally came.”

“You know me?” Ning Tao was surprised.

Zhang Zeshan smiled as he said, “You cured Lin Qinghua. Even though that person and Liang Keming have defected, it doesn't mean that we don't know about it and your wondrous medical skills. I've also heard that our current prescription was attained by you.”

With that, Ning Tao was no longer surprised. A big tree was bound to attract the wind. He was the miracle tree of Hua Country's medical circle, and was a gigantic one. Except, he was shrouded by a layer of mist, so he was known by very few.

Ning Tao spoke candidly. “Then let's get to the point. Tell me, has Jiang Hao been infected by the same illness as Lin Qinghua contracted?”

Zhang Zeshan stayed silent before nodding.

Ning Tao's heart sunk. Could this be Murphy's Law? Whatever he was the most worried about would become true.

Jiang Hao had become the new demon.

How was he able to accept such a thing?

In his heart, if he had to marry a woman, it would undoubtedly be Jiang Hao. He had clarified his relations.h.i.+p with Qing Zhui when they went to the cinema previously. He liked her; he did not want to lie to her. If she could accept Qing Zhui, he would get together with her openly. But all he got from Jiang Hao was a slap after telling the truth. Since then, he had not dared to contact her, and she had not contacted him. But sometimes, he still could not help thinking of her, thinking about the bizarre yet exciting event at the cinema…

Was all of this going to end in the clinic?

All along, his greatest worry was that someday, a relative or friend of his would have to enter the clinic, then forget all about him. Now, his greatest worry still happened anyway. It had happened so suddenly, and he was so lost and unprepared.

“Doctor Ning, what are you thinking about?” Zhang Zeshan's voice disrupted Ning Tao's thoughts.

Ning Tao said, “Nothing much. Let me go see her. If she was infected, I will be able to cure her.”

Yet, Zhang Zeshan did not move. “Doctor Ning, no rush.”

Ning Tao was stunned. “What is going on?”