Chapter 319: He’s Really Going to Be a Joke This Time

Chapter 319 This Time, He’ll Truly Become a Joke

By the time they arrived at the hospital entrance, a large crowd had already gathered outside.

Most were there just to rubberneck, while a small portion were relatives of the hospital staff, all desperate to find out whether the doctor involved was their loved one.

The hospital staff housing was way too close to the hospital, so any drama within the facility quickly spread like wildfire to those nearby.

"Outta the way, people! Please make way!" Qin Fenghua pushed through the crowd at the entrance as soon as she arrived, muscling her way in.

Su He followed closely behind, herding her two kids along as they squeezed through.

At the entrance, numerous hospital security guards and police officers were posted up, blocking anyone from entering.

The police were still conducting investigations, grilling suspects to determine if there were any accomplices, fearing further incidents involving others inside the hospital.

Originally, this should have been just your run-of-the-mill doctor drama. But because Fu Tinghua—a top-tier government medical specialist—was involved, things escalated.

Just last month, he had made headlines.

Moreover, over the past month, several big shots from the capital had traveled to Wencheng specifically to get his magic hands.

So, as soon as the police received the report, cops flooded the scene.

Their presence wasn’t just to identify potential threats—it was also to protect Fu Tinghua.

Mayor Ye Chou had also received the news, his face turning beet red.

He felt his luck had been particularly bad lately—perhaps he should get his fortune read.

Why was it that, back-to-back, important figures in Wencheng kept encountering trouble?

"Investigate! Leave no stone unturned! Has some foreign spy infiltrated Wencheng? Otherwise, why would there be repeated attempts to assassinate our city’s brainiacs?"

As he spoke, Ye Chou couldn’t help but trash his office in frustration.

The officials who had come to report to him side-eyed each other at his outburst.

"Fu Tinghua absolutely cannot be allowed to come to harm, understand? From now on, assign a 24/7 detail to guard People’s Hospital. And tell Dean Qin—any negligent security personnel should be fired immediately! How’d this slip past them?!"

Ye Chou was furious. If this incident spread, Wencheng would undoubtedly get reamed out by higher authorities.

Nobody bats an eye if one or two ordinary people died. But an agricultural expert and a medical specialist—both crucial to national development—had encountered trouble within just two months.

What did that say? It meant Wencheng’s cops dropped the ball.

Despite recent efforts to strengthen law enforcement, with police patrols sweeping streets and alleys at night—

Who could have imagined that in broad daylight, a hospital would still be targeted?

"From now on, Wencheng will intensify its crackdowns. Any suspicious criminals must be detained and interrogated. And for recent offenders—harsher sentences!"

The fact that the mayor would make such an irrational statement showed just how enraged he was.

How could he not be? A high-profile incident in broad daylight, involving a rising star he deeply admired—

Because of Fu Tinghua, Wencheng’s reputation had risen significantly in recent times.

Just think—those snobs from the capital, who always believed real talent only existed in the capital—

However, recently several prominent figures had to come to Wencheng for medical treatment.

This was such a huge honor and privilege.

And all of this was nearly ruined.

Ye Chou didn’t even dare to imagine how he would be mocked by mayors of other cities if this incident got out. This time, he was truly going to become a laughingstock.

He’d completely fumbled a sure win—he hadn’t managed to protect a single one of the people under his care.

What he feared most was that Fu Tinghua might consider transferring to the capital because of this.

Dean Qin had even warned him, fearing their hospital wouldn’t be able to retain someone as talented as Fu Tinghua.

"Get ready. We’re going to the hospital to visit and console the medical staff," he said to the officials behind him.

One of the officials glanced at his expression and cautiously replied, "Mayor, Dr. Fu just entered the operating room. If you go now, you won’t be able to see him. Perhaps it’s better to wait a little longer? We can go after he comes out?"

Hearing this, Ye Chou shot him a glare.

"Wait until he comes out? Why not wait until someone dies before going? No brains at all! Hurry up and get ready!"

With that, Ye Chou ignored the others and returned to his office to prepare.

The other officials exchanged sympathetic looks at the one who had just been scolded by the mayor. This guy still needed more experience—daring to provoke the mayor when he was already furious.

Someone patted the official’s shoulder in sympathy before everyone scattered to make preparations.

The official now wished he could slap himself—why’d he have to run his mouth?

Truly, he’d picked the absolute worst time to cross the mayor.

He could only hope the mayor wouldn’t hold this against him—no, more importantly, he prayed Fu Tinghua would come through okay.

Otherwise, every time the mayor remembered this incident, he’d take it out on him, and his career would be toast!

When the mayor decided to visit the hospital again, Dean Qin had no idea. Right now, he was swamped.

After all, a violent patient altercation had broken out in the hospital, nearly costing lives—who wouldn’t be freaking out?

"How’s the situation inside?" Dean Qin was also waiting for updates on the patient being treated in the operating room.

"Still in surgery. The patient’s bleeding out and needs a transfusion. Gotta hit the blood bank stat," a nurse called out as she rushed past, without another word.

"This is insane. Why did that patient’s family member attack anyone?" Dean Qin turned to ask a department head beside him.

The department head looked miserable—this was his shift to deal with, so of course, he had to follow up on the incident.

But the problem was, he knew nothing about it either.

"Dean, I heard the cops already hauled the assailant in for questioning. We’ll get the full story then. Besides, the ones who know what actually went down are all in the operating room right now. We’ll have to wait until they come out to ask them."

The incident had happened too suddenly, and the attack went down in the outpatient surgical wing.

As soon as it happened, doctors nearby instantly mobilized and piled into the OR to help out.

So at the moment, nobody there really knew what happened. The dean had no one to ask, just that it was some patient freak-out.