Chapter 158: That Model Really Doesn't Suit You

Song Kai’s strike was utterly ruthless. The middle-aged man was completely petrified, his jaw dislocated, making his speech utterly slurred.

The surrounding professional troublemakers from the medical dispute did not dare to step forward either. Standing far away, these individuals, whose entire profession had long been reviled by everyone, had had the courage completely frightened out of them.

Song Kai looked down at the middle-aged man on the ground.

The man stammered incoherently, "It’s... someone hired us, telling us to... wait here, to make a huge scene and then run away. Really, I don't know anything else."

As he spoke, the man turned around and glanced at his surroundings. Supporting his dislocated jaw with one hand, he muttered, "It seems... it seems they are gone. Those two people are the ones who told us to do this."

Song Kai kicked the middle-aged man away with a single sweep of his foot, then got into Tang Ying's car and drove downstairs.

The situation was crystal clear. The so-called medical dispute was nothing more than a smokescreen—all that talk about killing a patient or avenging a son was just a pretext. The real objective was for someone to kidnap Tang Ying.

They had resorted to staging a medical malpractice scenario to abduct Tang Ying so that the police would investigate in the wrong direction, naturally starting their search among Tang Ying's existing patients.

However, why would anyone want to capture Tang Ying, an ordinary cardiovascular physician?

Pondering this, Song Kai looked around and headed back upstairs.

Entering the apartment, Song Kai deadbolted the door securely and walked toward Tang Ying's bedroom.

He pushed open the bedroom door.

Inside, Tang Ying and Wu Hongying were both wearing transparent, slip-dress style nightgowns, comparing their appearances and posing before the mirror.

Song Kai froze for a moment at the sight.

Tang Ying turned her head, spotted Song Kai, and hurled a pillow straight at his face. "Get out, you little perfund!"

Catching the pillow effortlessly, Song Kai said, "Look, I have serious business to discuss. Just now downstairs, someone tried to kidnap you."

Wu Hongying pointed toward the hallway. "Stop making up excuses and get out right now."

Song Kai lingered with his gaze for a few more seconds, chuckled heartily, and said, "Alright, I'll wait for you outside. Hurry up and come out. Actually, these clothes look quite nice, a perfect fit and very pretty, except Yingzi sister, your underwear doesn't really match. You're already twenty-five or twenty-six, why are you still wearing cartoon underwear like that? Tang Ying's lace one is much better."

"You bastard!" Wu Hongying lunged toward Song Kai.

Song Kai bolted out instantly, slamming Tang Ying's bedroom door shut tight.

Tang Ying burst into laughter from inside.

The two women eventually emerged wearing regular pajamas.

Noticing that Wu Hongying was perpetually on the verge of explosive rage, Song Kai quickly spoke up. "Look, Sister Tang, I wasn't lying to you earlier. Really, I drove your car out to run an errand, and when I came back, I was genuinely ambushed—a whole group of professional mourners wearing traditional funeral garb."

"Medical troublemakers? What could they possibly want with me? All the patients under my care recently have been recovering exceptionally well," Tang Ying asked with a puzzled frown.

Song Kai waved a hand. "They weren't genuine medical agitators. As soon as I stepped out of the car, two men grabbed my arms, trying to drag me away. Those two were extremely professional; you could tell at a glance they make a habit of abducting people. The moment they realized I was a man, they fled immediately. By the time I snapped out of it and tried to pursue them, it was already too late."

Song Kai recounted the entire sequence of events in meticulous detail.

Tang Ying remained deep in thought, still struggling to comprehend the meaning behind it all.

Wu Hongying, however, dropped straight onto the sofa and said, "Song Kai, are you saying someone wanted to use a staged medical dispute as a cover to kidnap Tang Ying?"

"Obviously!" Song Kai declared. "Therefore, we need to figure out the reason behind the kidnapping attempt as soon as possible, and from now on, the two of us will take turns escorting Tang Ying to and from work."

Wu Hongying nodded, deep in contemplation.

Song Kai patted Wu Hongying on the shoulder and said, "Well, Sister Ying, I'll leave you to puzzle over this. I have to go save that little miss now."

"Go on, go on," Wu Hongying said, rubbing her temples before pulling Tang Ying over to chat and search for any overlooked clues.

Wu Hongying was undoubtedly far more professional at this kind of investigative work than he was, so Song Kai had nothing left to worry about.

He returned to his own bedroom.

Hua Ruyue was lying on the bed, her large eyes wide open as if deep in thought.

Song Kai addressed her, "So, are you still feeling uncomfortable? Do you need to take this medicinal pill now?"

"No need," Hua Ruyue replied without even looking at him, her expression completely blank.

Song Kai nodded. "Alright then, I'll unwrap this pill. By the way, if you get hungry, let me know. However, eating means you'll need to use the restroom, which means I'll have to keep you tied up and accompany you there. So think carefully before you decide whether you're hungry or not!"

"Get lost!" Hua Ruyue's face flushed red once again. "I'd rather starve to death than eat anything! You bastard!"

Song Kai laughed heartily, then peeled away the wax seal on the exterior of the pill, revealing a grayish-white sphere within.

A faint, cooling fragrance drifted from the pill.

Song Kai carefully rolled the pill between his fingertips, slowly inhaling the aroma.

"This medicine was brewed in water, then evaporated down and extracted. It's quite difficult to distinguish the exact ingredients used beforehand," Song Kai muttered, his brows furrowing tightly. "However, there's at least patchouli, peppermint, pinellia, coptis, and... wait, this smells like dried ginger and monkshood. How can that be?"

Frowning deeply, Song Kai pinched off a tiny fraction of the powder and prepared to place it on his tongue.

"What are you doing?!" Hua Ruyue startled on the bed, crying out in alarm.

"Tasting how this antidote is made, of course. This pill has been boiled in water, and my nose alone isn't enough to identify everything," Song Kai replied.

Hua Ruyue snapped anxiously, "Are you out of your absolute mind? Even though this is an antidote, it's also poisonous! Why else do you think we have to take it continuously in cycles? It suppresses the toxicity of the Fiery Dragon Powder in our bodies, but it also causes the poison to accumulate further."

Song Kai scoffed lightly. "Eating a tiny bit won't kill me, don't worry."

With that, Song Kai popped the antidote directly into his mouth and began to taste it.

"There's an acidic, astringent taste—that's schisandra. Hmm, and a slightly foul odor too. Damn it, is that blister beetle...?" As Song Kai analyzed the flavor, he rapidly jotted down the components he could identify onto a piece of paper.

Nearby, Hua Ruyue watched Song Kai's actions, feeling a mixture of speechlessness and a faint touch of warmth in her heart.

After tasting it once, Song Kai took another small sample.

Gradually, he understood the underlying principle of the antidote.

Just as Hua Ruyue had described, while this antidote could temporarily relieve the toxicity of the Fiery Dragon Powder, it simultaneously incorporated other specific ingredients, such as monkshood, dried ginger, and blister beetles.

The toxicity of the Fiery Dragon Powder was inherently fiery and hot in nature. Logically speaking, an antidote would require cold and cooling herbs like coptis, rhubarb, and peppermint to neutralize the heat and relieve the poison.

However, the current antidote not only contained those cooling agents but also packed intensely hot and toxic substances like monkshood, dried ginger, and blister beetles. These ingredients were deliberately added to further provoke the Fiery Dragon Powder, ensuring that the poison would flare up again three days later.

Having figured this out, Song Kai couldn't help but smile.

Hua Ruyue sighed and remarked, "It looks like you've poisoned yourself."

"Huh? Really?" Song Kai stood up, feeling a sudden surge of heat.

Hua Ruyue observed him. "Your face is already flushed red. Song Kai, why bother going to such trouble? Since you've been agonizing over whether or not to kill me anyway, you might as well just eat this antidote yourself and stop wasting time searching for a real cure."

"How could I do that? I'm a brilliant physician! I might be able to kill you, but I can't just let you get poisoned to death," Song Kai muttered, fanning himself with his hand. "Damn it, I need to take a cold shower first. I'm burning up... I even feel a bit overly stimulated; if only there were a woman around."

Saying this, Song Kai cast a sideways glance at Hua Ruyue on the bed.

Hua Ruyue glared at him. "Get lost! Go take your shower right now! If you dare to touch me, I'll... I'll commit suicide."

Song Kai chuckled playfully. "Just joking, don't worry, little beauty. I've already figured out how to make the antidote." With that, he strode toward the bathroom.

Cold water cascaded down in a torrent, drenching his head, feeling wonderfully refreshing.

The surging heat within his body was temporarily brought under control.

Just as he was enjoying the shower, suddenly, Hua Ruyue's panicked scream echoed from the bedroom: "Song Kai, you idiot, get out here right now! There's an assassin..."