After the truck plowed through everything, the area in front of the hospital was a scene of utter chaos. Over a dozen victims lay in pools of blood, screaming in excruciating pain. One moment, they were arriving to visit patients; the next, they were victims themselves.

The truck driver crawled from his cab, only to immediately collapse, barely breathing. The hospital staff swarmed out in a frenzy, rushing to save the injured. Who could have imagined such a catastrophe happening right at the hospital's entrance?

Xu Ke, having studied medicine and possessing a strong sense of medical ethics, also stepped forward. He refused to stand by idly. Wang Wu and Wang Qiya snapped back to their senses and ran up as well.

Wang Qiya was about to ask the question that had been on her mind, but just as everyone was scrambling to help, a desperate voice shrieked, "Xiao Jie! Xiao Jie!"

A beautiful, middle-aged woman with tears streaming down her face frantically pulled at the rear door of a red BMW, but it had been crushed by another car. She pulled at the door, helpless and desperate. Inside was her son.

Seeing this, the crowd immediately surged forward, anxious to help. If they were a step too late, the child inside would surely die.

Xu Ke's pupils constricted. "Uncle Wu, we have to save him!"

Wang Wu nodded. Only they, as Martial Artists, could rescue someone from a wreck like this so quickly. The two of them immediately charged forward, their movements much faster and more powerful than any of the bystanders.

Wang Qiya, following behind, watched in a daze. His earlier decisiveness and current focus gave her a sense of unreality. Is this still the man who needs to mooch off his older sister?

SCREECH!

With a sharp groan of protesting metal, Wang Wu and Xu Ke wrenched the door open. Seeing this, the woman choked back tears of gratitude. "Thank you... thank you so much..."

"It's nothing," Xu Ke said without looking back, carefully lifting the little boy out from the wreckage.

The boy's forehead was soaked in blood, his small brow tightly furrowed in pain. At this sight, all the color drained from the woman's face. "Xiao Jie, don't scare Mommy! Doctor! Someone get a doctor, quickly!"

Xu Ke gently laid the boy on the ground, his own brow furrowed. This is trouble. The boy's pulse was growing faint.

Just then, a group of doctors ran out from the hospital, and one of them headed their way.

"I'm a doctor! Everyone clear a path!" an authoritative voice boomed from behind. A middle-aged man in a white coat approached and roughly tried to shove Xu Ke aside. But Xu Ke didn't budge an inch. He turned his head and glanced at the man.

"Who are you? Are you a doctor? If not, then get out of the way," the man, embarrassed by his failure to move him, bellowed.

Xu Ke said nothing, simply stepping aside. He couldn't save the boy without his tools. The boy's life was paramount, so Xu Ke made way for the doctor.

The man stepped forward and crouched next to Xiao Jie.

The woman was frantic. "Doctor, you have to save my son! I'm Qin Ya of the Qin Family. If Xiao Jie is alright, our family will reward you generously!"

Hearing the name, Xu Ke and Wang Wu exchanged a look of surprise. The Qin Family. One of Tianhai's six great families.

"Of course," the middle-aged man nodded. He took out his stethoscope and began checking Xiao Jie's condition. But a moment later, the man slowly shook his head. "Miss Qin, I'm very sorry..."

Xiao Jie was dead.

The devastating news fell upon Qin Ya, and her face instantly went white. She seemed incapable of even processing the soul-crushing news. She didn't speak, nor did she cry out as she had before; she simply stared blankly at Xiao Jie's body, her eyes lifeless, gazing into nothingness.

Seeing this, everyone's heart went out to her. Everyone has a mother, and many in the crowd were parents themselves. At this moment, a heavy sadness settled over them. Tears welled up in Wang Qiya's eyes.

Just then, Xu Ke's gaze sharpened. The middle-aged man had a needle pack at his waist.

It might be worth a try.

Just as the medical staff arrived with a stretcher and were about to lift Xiao Jie onto it, Xu Ke suddenly spoke up.

"Wait."

Everyone froze, their heads turning toward Xu Ke. He rushed forward and said to the middle-aged doctor, "Doctor, may I borrow your needle pack?"

The middle-aged doctor frowned. "What for?"

"I want to try acupuncture." A sense of urgency colored Xu Ke's voice. If he waited any longer, his techniques might be useless.

As soon as Xu Ke finished speaking, everyone's gaze shifted to him. Qin Ya's lifeless eyes even flickered slightly. Wang Wu and Wang Qiya, however, looked shocked. Xu Ke wants to save him?

"Try?" The middle-aged doctor's eyes narrowed. "Didn't you just say you weren't a doctor?"

"I've studied medicine," Xu Ke pressed, his voice growing more urgent. "Please, lend them to me quickly."

"Absolutely not," the doctor snapped. "One moment you say you're not a doctor, the next you want to 'try'? This boy has no chance of survival. All you'll do is desecrate his body. It's useless. I see what this is. You heard she was from the Qin Family and now you're trying to play the hero to get a reward..."

As the doctor finished speaking, the expressions of the onlookers shifted. The surrounding crowd started murmuring. "That's awful. He's just trying to take advantage of them."

"Yeah, the doctor already said the boy is gone. He should just leave the poor child alone."

Wang Qiya's expression changed as well. She stepped forward and said, "Xu Ke, stop. You saved us because of your incredible hearing, but this is a person's life. This isn't a game." She leaned in and whispered, "Besides, they're the Qin Family. Don't think they'll be grateful for your efforts if you fail. They'll just use it against you. We don't need that kind of trouble."

Her meaning was clear: she believed his intentions were just as the doctor described—he was just trying to curry favor. If he tried and failed, he'd only bring disaster upon himself.

"No."

But to Wang Qiya's surprise, Xu Ke shook his head firmly. Before anyone could react, he snatched the needle pack from the doctor's waist. "My apologies."

The doctor's face contorted with rage. "Security!"

But Xu Ke was already rushing toward Xiao Jie.

Wang Qiya stared in fury, shouting, "Xu Ke, are you insane?!"

Just as she thought. A person like him would still be thinking about how to get ahead, completely ignoring the consequences. She had no idea what her sister saw in him!

Xu Ke knelt beside the boy. Qin Ya's expression changed, and she moved to stop him. She had just heard him admit he wasn't a doctor.

But Xu Ke looked up. "Miss Qin, please give me a chance."

Meeting Xu Ke's clear, steady gaze, Qin Ya froze.

Without waiting for her reply, Xu Ke immediately took action.

Life waits for no one!

Just then, security guards arrived. The doctor bellowed, "Get him away from there! Don't let him desecrate the dead!"

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