Chapter 8: The Big Move of Zhang Ba's Father

  The little commotion just now can be considered a small episode, but the three contestants from H City were utterly disgraced, while Jiangwan City's contestant made quite a scene.

  Zhang Shoucai, as the host, began to speak and gave a brief introduction to the judges beside him. These judges were all prestigious figures in the medical field in the north. The "Turtle Immortal" sitting in the middle was called Zhao Yao Shi. Zhao Yao Shi was the vice president of Huaxia Medical Academy and one of the top ten masters of Chinese medicine, second only to Gui Jian Kuang, with high prestige.

  That skull old man was called Mo Bu Gui, he didn't hold any position anywhere, but he was an expert very close to the medical masters. His most special place was in the field of toxic medicine, which is also known as "using poison to attack poison", just like Fang Junzhou. This kind of research is relatively rare in Huaxia, and it's even more rare for someone to reach his level. Therefore, Mo Bu Gui's reputation in the medical community of Huaxia was extremely loud, almost rivaling that of the top ten masters.

  Apart from these two, the remaining judges are also medical experts in various fields.

  The lottery ceremony began next, with a total of 100 contestants divided into four groups to compete. Each group had 225 people, and after the competition, 125 people were eliminated. The remaining 100 people from the four groups would advance to the second round of competition the next day. Chu Nan and Zhang Jingran were drawn into one small group, Fang Junzhou was drawn into another small group, and Yin Zhaotian was drawn into yet another small group. In this round of competition, the three most anticipated contestants, Chu Nan, Yin Zhaotian, and Fang Junzhou, did not meet each other.

  This round of the competition was relatively easy for Chu Nan, with no challenges or surnames to contend with. The judges presented a medical condition and the contestants had to respond with how they would treat it, but before speaking, they had to write their answers on the answer sheet to prevent cheating by listening to other contestants.

  Many people originally wanted to hear that Chu Nan's answer was related to acupuncture, but they were disappointed. Chu Nan simply casually mentioned some medicinal materials and detailed how the medicinal materials should be matched, grasping the fire during decoction...

  Chu Nan's answer, although seemingly mediocre, was just the right medicine for the problem and had no side effects, so he got a perfect score. In this small group, more than ten people, including Zhang Jingran, also got full marks, which shows that the strength of those who can participate in the regular season is quite impressive.

  After several rounds of the test, 125 candidates with the lowest scores were eliminated. Chu Nan and other examinees all left their seats, while the competitions in other groups also ended one after another. Chu Nan originally wanted to take a look at Yin Zhao Tian's competition, but heard people around him say that Yin Zhao Tian had already finished his competition and left early.

  The old skull on the judges' table said in a gloomy tone, "Originally wanted to listen to Chu Nan's acupuncture theory, didn't expect him to solve problems with medicine."

  Zhang Shoucai smiled and said, "Old Mo, this just proves that Chu Nan has real talent and learning. If he wants to become a medical master in the future, knowing only one acupuncture technique is not enough."

  Mo did not return a cold hum, said: "Medical Master? Is the medical master so easy? But it's no wonder that old Zhang is so proud of this time. The three representatives of Jiangwan City all passed the preliminary round safely, and the results are indeed remarkable."

  Zhang Shoucai smiled and said: "I believe that Chu Nan has the strength to compete for the championship this time."

  Mo Bu Xiang couldn't help but sneer after hearing that: "First place? Have you forgotten to include Yin Zhao Tian? His skills are even admired by Gui Lao, and winning a championship in the Northern Medicine Competition is nothing."

  Zhang Shoucai smiled and said, "Yin Zhaotian's strength is naturally very strong, but Chu Nan's strength is not weak either. Don't underestimate Chu Nan, he and his old man are both dragons among men, don't look down on him."

  Zhang Shoucai and Mo Lao exchanged blows, neither willing to back down. Suddenly, Zhao Yao Shi burst out laughing, his laughter peculiar, almost as if each word was jumping out of his mouth one by one, sounding a bit exaggerated. After finishing his laugh, he opened his mouth and said: "This is the stage for young people, young people are an age that can give birth to miracles at any time, you two old men don't need to argue over a few young people."

  When Zhao Yao heard this, Zhang Shoucai and Mo Bu Gui finally stopped. Zhao Yao smiled strangely again and said: "However, Chu Changtian... I've heard of him before... What a pity to lose such a business genius! Since Chu Nan is his son, I'd like to pay more attention to him."

  Zhang Shoucai's face broke into a smile as he chuckled and said, "To be able to get Old Zhao's attention, that's the kid's good fortune!"

  Chu Nan was searching for Ling Luo Xi and others in the following four places, when he suddenly saw Fang Jun Zhou walking over from a distance. As the two people passed each other, Fang Jun Zhou's footsteps suddenly stopped, and he said coldly: "Chu Nan, I admit your strength, but this time the championship will not be taken away by you again."

  Chu Nan smiled and said: "I'm expecting you to take it back anytime!"

  Two people who recognized each other exchanged a glance, and Chu Nan's phone rang. Fang Junzhou turned around and walked directly towards the exit of the venue. Chu Nan answered the phone, but heard Xiao Lingling's voice. The scene was too noisy, so Chu Nan shouted loudly into the phone: "Hello, Xiao Lingling, where are you?"

  "Chu big brother, I'm going back with Hu Niang and Yueyue, we won't wait for you!"

  Chu Nan let out a wry smile, this little girl, after getting two small partners, she didn't care about herself anymore. Chu Nan agreed and hung up the phone, leaving the venue. After being stopped by several reporters carrying cameras, Chu Nan made a V gesture in front of the camera and smiled: "Zheng Guangran, I've got the first place in the medical competition!"

  After finishing speaking, Chu Nan turned around and left, leaving two beautiful female reporters there to swoon: "Ah, he's so handsome!"

  "Yes, it's just too awesome, too domineering! If he helps you up, my boyfriend will be totally crushed!"

  The leading male journalist coughed twice and said, "What are you all doing, sending out such nonsense? Can't you think of a title quickly? Haha, tomorrow's headline news will be mainly about Chu Nan and the Zheng family. It's really too explosive! From now on, let's keep a close eye on Chu Nan. He's simply a digging machine for news!"

  Chu Nan finally got rid of a series of reporters and fans, took a taxi back home, but unexpectedly the driver was also a fan. First, he asked Chu Nan for an autograph, otherwise he wouldn't drive. When they arrived at the entrance of Jishidang Medical Hall, he even wanted to take a photo with Chu Nan as a keepsake. This old man had a strong body odor, and after Chu Nan sent him away, he thought that no matter what, he would have to buy his own car tomorrow.

  Chu Nan thought about it and did it, the next day he really came to the car dealership, in the midst of the salesgirl's sweet voice, without any haggling over prices, he directly bought a black Mercedes worth over one million yuan. Before Chu Nan left, the salesgirl even exchanged phone numbers with him, saying that if there were any problems with the quality of the car or after-sales service, she could be consulted by phone.

  Chu Nan put away her phone number, thinking that you asked me to consult with you, but secretly pinched my palm, however, as an old saying goes, "a smart person never suffers a loss", I also secretly pinched your white rabbit just now...

  Although Chu Nan was exceptionally talented, she had never actually learned how to drive. So after driving a short distance on the relatively empty road, she stopped the car: "What if there's an accident and I don't even have a driver's license... Ah, right! Wu Pei and Hua Linglong seem to be pretty good at driving, why not give them a call?"

  Chu Nan first called Hua Linglong, thinking that if he was driving with Hua Linglong, there was a rumored term called "car shock"... This demon just happened to be suitable.

  However, it took more than half a day to get through on the phone. As soon as the call was connected, Hua Linglong's voice sounded somewhat uncalm, asking: "Chu big brother, is there something?"

  "Oh, nothing." Chu Nan asked, "What's wrong?"

  "It's nothing, just a small matter." Huā Línggōng hesitated for a moment before saying, "I was cleaning up the gang, but Eighth Master seemed to have made some moves and bought off several of my brothers, causing me significant losses from within and without."

  "This gang business, Chunan isn't very interested in getting involved right now, especially since Hualing can handle it herself. So he said: 'Then you go ahead and take care of things first, if you need me, just give me a call.'"

  "Alright, Brother Chu. Alas, this old man is really too sinister, he actually joined forces with Deputy Director Lyu Yun, on the one hand, they worked together to hurt many of my younger brothers, and on the other hand, they bribed some of my younger brothers to secretly stash drugs in the hotel, Lyu Yun personally led the team to make arrests, my hotel and Linglong Garden are now temporarily suspended from business, the hotel manager and a staff member from Linglong Garden were arrested by the police on my behalf."

  Chu Nan thought for a moment and said: "Don't worry first, I'll make a call to Old Master Wu Qingyuan."

  "Chu big brother, then I'll have to trouble you. In the underground world of Jiangwan City, although I now have a lot of men, in official circles, there really aren't as many people who know Eighth Master."

  "I understand."

  After hanging up the phone, Chu Nan sighed, Hua Linglong was still not enough compared to Ba Ye, no wonder Ba Ye didn't take Hua Linglong seriously. It was probably because he and Hua Linglong were too close, which made Ba Ye anxious, that's why he launched a sudden attack.

  However, Eighth Master is also cunning, buying off Flower's younger brother to strike at Linglong, and framing her to shut down her hotel and Lingyuan, cutting off a part of her economic source, launching a double attack on manpower and economy, but it's unknown what he plans to do next.

  Chu Nan couldn't just sit back and watch his woman being bullied, so he quickly called Wu Qingyuan. Wu Qingyuan then called Jiang Chunlai, who agreed to help Hua Linglong stall for time. However, there were two problems: on the one hand, there was evidence that wasn't favorable to Hua Linglong, and on the other hand, Lü Yun's wife was the younger sister of Liu, the deputy director of the Provincial Public Security Department. This connection made Jiang Chunlai, the head of the Public Security Bureau, also have some reservations about Lü Yun. Unless there was evidence that could clear Hua Linglong of suspicion, all Jiang Chunlai could do was help stall for a few days. But hiding drugs was a serious crime, and even if Hua Linglong had someone take the fall for her, she would likely still suffer heavy losses.

  Chu Nan heard Wu Qingyuan's reply on the phone and thought for a moment before saying, "Brother Wu, this matter must be the doing of Eighth Master. Why don't you do me a favor and thank Director Jiang for me? Tell him I'll find an opportunity to invite him out for dinner and ask him to help drag things out as long as possible while keeping an eye on Eighth Master's movements. If Eighth Master makes a move, it would be best if the police can intervene in a timely manner."

  Wu Qingyuan said, "This is no problem, I can talk to Jiang Chun about it, he's someone I promoted myself, so this small favor can still be done. Alas, but Eighth Master is a big tiger, once he has sunk his teeth into Hua Linglong, he probably won't let go, Hua Linglong was too careless!"

  Chu Nan murmured a response, thanked him, and hung up the phone. However, now that the problem involved official circles, he could only offer limited help. Chu Nan suddenly remembered the evidence he had left in Ba Ye's hands that day. Due to the medical competition, he had been too busy to think about it for the past two days. The U-disk should still be on him. Chu Nan reached into his pants pocket and broke out in a cold sweat. Good heavens, where was the U-disk?