MTLNOVEL Chapter 8: The Balcony Encounter
The temperature is high today, almost forty degrees, and Gu Qin also knows that her attire from the past few days was a bit unusual. After hesitating for a while, she wore a short-sleeved T-shirt and a pair of jeans today. Cheng Yinxiang saw her dressed this way as they left, "It's so hot, why are you still wearing jeans? Don't you have skirts or shorts?"
Gu Qin smiled, "Mom, I like dressing this way. Let's go out quickly."
Afraid of being recognized by the people at the hospital, Gu Qin also wore a baseball cap. It can block some of the sun, and it will prevent people from gathering around.
The two went straight to the Cardiology Building at the hospital. By the time they arrived, it was already past 10, and the inpatient department had finished their rounds. The cardiology inpatient department has more than forty rooms. When they entered, there were still security guards, and after registering, they went in.
They were lucky. After searching through several rooms, they finally found him. The young man was sitting in the room, playing with his phone. Gu Qin whispered to Cheng Yinxiang, "Mom, it's him."
Cheng Yinxiang went in and approached the young man, "Hello, young man. I have something to talk to you about. Could we go outside for a moment?"
The young man looked up at her, then lowered his head to continue playing with his phone, "I don't know you."
Gu Qin entered the room and took off her cap. "This big brother, we need to talk to you. Can we step outside for a moment?"
The young man clearly remembered Gu Qin, smiled, and said, "Oh, it's you. Sure, I'll go with you."
This place wasn't suitable for a long stay, as Dean Chen was performing surgery in the cardiology department and frequently came to check on the patients. Gu Qin put on her cap, went downstairs, and the three of them sat in the hospital's garden. Cheng Yinxiang directly stated their purpose, "Young man, we are looking for you regarding the video you filmed. The video is very important to us. Could you send it to us?"
"Ah, Auntie, there's no such thing as a free lunch, right? Don't you think? At least show some sincerity," the young man said with a smile, looking at them.
"Yes, yes, you're right," Cheng Yinxiang hurriedly took out an envelope from her bag, which contained one thousand yuan she had prepared earlier that morning. She thought one thousand yuan should be enough to buy a video.
The young man took the envelope, opened it, and without counting, he smiled, "Auntie, your sincerity is a bit too little, don't you think? I guess, if I'm not wrong, you're planning to use this video to sue the hospital for compensation, right?"
Cheng Yinxiang's face turned red, "Young man, we're not using this video to sue the hospital for money. We just want to use it to take action against the doctors who performed the surgery on my daughter. We don't intend to make money from this."
The young man didn't seem convinced.
Gu Qin sat next to Cheng Yinxiang. "How much do you want?"
"Ten thousand," the young man said with a smile. "This video is definitely crucial evidence. Without it, you'll surely lose the case. With it, you can take down the hospital and get more compensation, so ten thousand should be reasonable."
"You little brother," Cheng Yinxiang was a bit angry, "We don't intend to take any money from the hospital. We just want those doctors to face the consequences."
Gu Qin patted Cheng Yinxiang's hand, "Mom, let me talk to him. You go sit over there for a while."
After Cheng Yinxiang left, Gu Qin said to the young man, "Big brother, leave some room for negotiation. Ten thousand is too much. We'll take the video for one thousand." In truth, she wasn't necessarily aiming to use legal action against them. At the moment, she had no money. If she had the money, ten thousand would have been reasonable, but her family was in debt, and her mom wouldn't even spend a penny on herself. She had sacrificed so much for her two children. Ten thousand was too much for her mother. In her past life, she had earned a lot of money, but other than essentials and materials for spiritual practices, she rarely spent on anything else, so she didn't feel much about money.
If this young man insisted on ten thousand and didn't budge, Cheng Yinxiang would borrow money to buy the video. But Gu Qin didn't think it was worth it. If they did, it would put even more pressure on her mom. She inherited the feelings of her past self, so naturally, she cared for Cheng Yinxiang and didn't want her to work too hard.
Moreover, she didn't think they had to resort to legal action. All she had to do was wait. Once her abilities were restored, it would be easy for them to face the consequences. Ten thousand yuan or waiting a little longer didn't make much of a difference.
The young man looked at Gu Qin and smiled, "Little sister, ten thousand isn't a lot. If you win the lawsuit, the hospital will easily compensate you with a hundred thousand. But without my video, you definitely won't win, right?"
"You're speaking the truth. Without this video, we indeed can't win. But we want this video, not for the money, just to see those people go to jail," Gu Qin said seriously.
"Jail?" The young man laughed, "Little sister, don't be so naive. I saw what happened that day, and I believe they really wanted to take your heart. But they dared to do surgery so openly in the hospital. Clearly, the person who needed your heart has a huge background. You can't afford to offend them. Just the dean alone is someone you can't provoke. I can tell you, if you sue them for live organ transplant or attempted murder, you probably won't win. But if you sue for misdiagnosis and personal injury, the hospital might settle for around a hundred thousand."
Gu Qin stared at him, "I'll sue them for live organ transplant and attempted murder."
The young man laughed loudly, "Little sister, don't you understand the country's situation? Ordinary people can never provoke those with power. I advise you not to offend them. Just sue for misdiagnosis or something. At least you'll get some money."
Gu Qin remained silent for a while, not wanting to say more. "One thousand yuan, will you sell me the video?"
The young man smiled, "No, I told you, unless you come up with ten thousand."
Gu Qin stared at him in silence. Her face gradually turned pale as she spoke, "In two minutes, someone will call you. It's your mother. She'll ask you to go to the hospital gate to meet someone—your mother's colleague. They are coming to visit your father, who is having heart bypass surgery. I am a Feng Shui master. One thousand yuan for the video, I'll do you a favor. If you ever encounter something you can't solve, I'll help you once."
The young man stared at Gu Qin, a bit confused, as if he thought she might be joking. After a moment, he said, "No way. Little sister, you can't just lie to me for the video, can you? A Feng Shui master? You really believe in that? If you had such abilities, why would you need to resort to legal action?"
Gu Qin didn't speak, just sitting there calmly.
The young man was getting uneasy, feeling that this young girl might really be a lunatic, and she wasn't going to buy the video. Perhaps she was just playing tricks on him. He didn't want to waste time talking to her anymore. He was about to leave when his phone rang. He hesitated for a moment, then checked it. It was indeed his mother. His expression changed. He answered the call, and his mother's voice came from the phone, "Tao Tao, where have you been? Aunt Wu is here. If you're downstairs, go meet her. She's here to visit your dad. Hurry up, don't keep them waiting."
Aunt Wu was his mother's colleague. When the phone call ended, the young man was still stunned. After a while, he looked at Gu Qin with a strange expression, "You… You really are a Feng Shui master? How did you know my mom was going to call?"
Gu Qin obviously saw it with her Heavenly Eye. No Feng Shui master, no matter how powerful, could have known such specific details from the divination. She didn't say anything.
The young man thought she must be hiding something, maybe related to her teacher's instructions. "Is it because of your teacher's teachings? You're not supposed to talk about it? Fine, I won't ask."
Realizing the situation, the young man now didn't care about the money. He took the one-thousand-yuan envelope from Gu Qin. "This is fine. Do you have an email? I'll send the video to you."
Gu Qin gave him an email address and her phone number, "If you ever need help, just call me. I'm leaving now."
Gu Qin left quickly, taking Cheng Yinxiang's arm as they exited the hospital. The young man watched them for a long time, still feeling uneasy. How could this young girl really be a Feng Shui master? He wondered if one thousand yuan was too little. He regretted not listening to her and asking for ten thousand, though it wasn't about the money. He felt like he might have been tricked by this girl.
"Qinqin, how did that young man agree to sell the video for just one thousand yuan?" Cheng Yinxiang also found it strange.
Gu Qin smiled but didn't answer. She wasn't good with words and didn't want to lie. It was better to remain silent. Her original personality was always like this, and it wouldn't make anyone suspicious. Cheng Yinxiang understood she didn't want to talk about it, so she smiled and said, "As long as we got the video, it's fine. I'm going to the police station. Let me take you home first."
"Mom, I'll go with you."
This case was a public prosecution case, and they had to report it to the police and file a case for investigation. The procuratorate would initiate a public prosecution. After filing the case, they sued Dean Chen, the anesthesiologist, and the doctors in the operating room, as well as Gu Yuanjiang. The police said they needed to wait for investigation and gather evidence, and once everything was ready, it would be transferred to the procuratorate for prosecution.
After reporting the case and submitting the evidence, Gu Qin and Cheng Yinxiang went back home to wait.
About ten days later, the procuratorate called them, saying the case had been filed, and the defendants would be granted bail. The trial was scheduled for September 7, more than a month later.