Chapter 845: Chapter 845

Sun Qi's face was a portrait of disbelief; he truly had not expected that he, too, could refine a Second Grade Pill.

"Thank you, Master, for your guidance..." Sun Qi was busily thanking Ding Fan, who stood nearby.

Had it not been for Ding Fan's reminder just now, Sun Qi would not have been able to refine such a high-grade Pill.

"The pressure within the Pill Furnace is a precious aid for shaping the Pill; worrying about too much pressure and choosing to burn furiously to force the Pill's essence to escape, will surely affect the quality of the Pill," Ding Fan succinctly pointed out the crux of the problem Sun Qi had encountered earlier.

Sun Qi nodded rapidly in agreement.

Ding Fan looked once more at the Pill Sun Qi had refined.

Sun Qi was originally considered an Alchemy Master. His Pill, primarily made with White Lotus Root and complemented with other ingredients, was exemplary in the selection of materials, free of any faults.

Plus, with Ding Fan's subsequent guidance, this batch of Pills could now completely withstand the virus of the mutated Black Death.

Ding Fan immediately instructed Sun Qi to quickly proceed with the refinement as per the current Pill Recipe.

Sun Qi nodded his assent. Given the severe epidemic, Ding Fan immediately deployed an assistant to help Sun Qi with the alchemy process.

The assistant, controlling the Nine Luminaries Fire, would undoubtedly make Sun Qi's alchemy faster with his help.

After Ding Fan had finished instructing Sun Qi, a noisy commotion came from outside.

Just as Ding Fan was about to go out and check, Huang Can came in from outside.

"What's happening out there?" asked Ding Fan.

"Young Master Ding, several foreign doctors have arrived, claiming to be experts in infectious diseases from abroad... It seems they've been sent by the Red Cross Society."

Experts in infectious diseases? The Red Cross Society?

It must be the expert committee dispatched by the World Red Cross Society to help Huaxia Country extinguish this epidemic.

Ding Fan did not particularly care; although he had developed a Pill that could control the mutated Black Death virus, a definitive cure to completely eradicate the disease had yet to be discovered.

If the people sent by the Red Cross Society really could solve the problem, that would indeed be good.

"Team Leader Ding, the World Red Cross Society has sent an expert committee. They wish to meet with the leader of our Huaxia Country's expert group," a soldier ran over and reported at this moment.

Ding Fan nodded. "I understand. You go first, I'll follow shortly."

After the soldier acknowledged and left directly, Ding Fan, as the current leader of Huaxia Country's expert group, had to show up for some official meetings.

Ding Fan then took Huang Can to the field hospital's conference room.

By now, the entrance to the conference room was firmly surrounded by masked journalists.

Ding Fan pushed his way through the crowd and entered the tent. Newest update provıded by 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝙣𝙚𝙩

Inside the tent, the place was packed, with Huaxia Country's expert group members seated on one side of a long table, and blonde-haired, blue-eyed foreigners on the other side.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is our expert group's leader, Ding Fan..."

No sooner had Ding Fan stepped in than someone beside him began introducing him.

"Him?" At that moment, an incredulous, pot-bellied black man stood up and then looked at Ding Fan. "He must still be a child; it's outrageous that Huaxia Country would let someone so young be the leader in handling such a serious epidemic..."

A white middle-aged woman also shook her head. "I had long heard that bureaucracy is rampant in your Huaxia Country. Could it be that this person has some powerful background?"

"This is utterly childish..." ...

With journalists all around outside, the foreign experts' barrage of criticism made the members of Huaxia Country's expert group quite upset.

Now Ding Fan was their leader; looking down on him was like looking down on them.

Just then, a middle-aged Huaxia man walked in from the doorway.

"Please don't be angry, everyone. There seems to be some misunderstanding with the appointment of the expert group this time. Rest assured, I will soon contact the leaders to get him replaced," he said.

Ding Fan glanced at the middle-aged man.

This man was none other than the previously self-righteous Liu Ming.

Ding Fan understood all too well why Liu Ming stepped forward at this juncture – he clearly wanted to kick him while he was down and rejoice in his troubles.

Previously, Liu Ming's son, Liu Liguo, committed an act that was detrimental to others but not beneficial to himself, biting Xu Yiman. Later, when Liu Ming arrived, he asked Ding Fan to treat Liu Liguo in a superior manner, which was outrightly refused by Ding Fan.

Now, Liu Ming stood out to embarrass Ding Fan...

"District Chief Liu... you..."

One of the experts stood up unhappily. "District Chief Liu, we are all convinced of Team Leader Ding's capability to be our leader. But why would you publicly apply to have Team Leader Ding replaced in front of the media and the World Red Cross Society?"

Liu Ming looked at the Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner speaking, a man in his sixties with silvery hair.

"Team Leader Ding is too young and lacks experience in handling the epidemic zone. That's why I want to apply for a change. And as you have seen, the experts from the World Red Cross Society don't trust him either..."

"Team Leader Ding might lack experience, but now, without Team Leader Ding, this epidemic is simply unsolvable," said the traditional Chinese medicine doctor, bowing deeply.

Li Ming snorted lightly. "It seems that Ding Fan is quite adept at winning people's hearts. I admit that Ding Fan has cured a few cases of the mutated Black Death virus, but I don't believe that nobody else in the world can treat it besides Ding Fan," he said.

After speaking, Li Ming pointed to the doctors from the World Red Cross Society.

"All these people are world-renowned experts. I believe they can also cure the Black Death..."

The Huaxia Country expert team looked at each other in dismay. Li Ming's actions were clearly targeted at Ding Fan...

Ding Fan himself did not say anything and signaled the other members of the Huaxia Country expert team not to speak either. In Ding Fan's view, Li Ming was nothing more than a jumping clown.

At that moment, Ding Fan pulled over a chair and sat down quietly.

"May I ask who is the leader of the Red Cross Society medical team," Li Ming asked.

A middle-aged Caucasian man stood up at this time. "I am David."

"Mr. David, I am a friend of Henry's. I know you are the Royal physician. My son is now infected with the mutated Black Death virus, please save him..." Li Ming said.

David nodded his head. "When I was coming here, Henry had already spoken to me about it. I think you can bring your son here, and I'll start the treatment... It will also allow us to gain an understanding of this mutated Black Death virus through your son..."

Seeing David offer to treat him on the spot, Li Ming immediately became overjoyed and hastily arranged for his son, Liu Liguo, to be brought over.

Before long, Liu Liguo had been brought over. His complexion was extremely pale, and he looked very haggard...

"Mr. David, please..."

The doctor named David nodded his head, then went straight over to check on Liu Liguo. After a brief examination, his brow furrowed tightly.

Li Ming, with a concerned expression, said, "Doctor, how is it? Is there any chance of treating my son's condition...?"

David did not respond; after another thorough check, he finally turned to Li Ming.

"Mr. Liu, the virus inside your son has spread very seriously. I think there is absolutely no one in this world who can treat your son's condition anymore..."

"What... you mean my son is doomed? Incurable?"

David nodded slightly. "It's like that. I really have no way..."

Li Ming suddenly felt weak in the knees, and if it hadn't been for a secretary supporting him, he would have collapsed onto the ground.

You must know, Liu Liguo is Li Ming's only son. Now having been diagnosed as incurable by David, how could he not panic?

"District Chief Liu... The only person who can treat your son is Ding Fan, Team Leader Ding..."

Just then, Guo Youliang, who had been by Li Ming's side, hurriedly whispered in Li Ming's ear.

Li Ming's eyes lit up, and for a moment, he seemed like a drowning man grasping at straws.

Before, Ding Fan had contradicted Li Ming.

At that time, Li Ming thought clearly that Ding Fan was not the only one in the world who could treat the Black Death; since he could treat it, others could as well. He had no intention of speaking humbly to Ding Fan.

But what he didn't expect was that after searching everywhere, both domestically and internationally, there really was no one who could treat this mutated Black Death virus.

At this point, Li Ming had lost all hope.

You must know David was the Royal physician; if he had no way, who else could?

"This is bad, the patient is in a very critical condition, if we don't treat him quickly, he won't survive," said the nurse taking care of Liu Liguo.

Everyone inside the tent turned to look.

At this moment, Liu Liguo on the hospital bed had a vacant look in his eyes, his lips began to tremble slightly, and his complexion was as pale as a sheet of paper.

"Ding… Team Leader Ding… I was wrong before, please save my son," Li Ming said, bowing deeply to Ding Fan without any hesitation.

Ding Fan just quietly watched Li Ming at that moment.

Before Liu Liguo was brought in, Li Ming had been kicking Ding Fan while he was down. It hadn't even been fifteen minutes.

"Mr. Liu, no one can save your son now; if I can't cure him, it's even less likely for anyone else!" David intervened upon seeing Li Ming pleading with Ding Fan, hastily standing up to speak.

But Li Ming appeared as if he hadn't heard David's words at all. "Team Leader Ding, it was all my fault before, please save my son... As long as you're willing to help, in the future... our Liu Family will be forever grateful and repay you..."

Due to the urgency, Li Ming's eyes had also started to redden.

"It's getting worse, the patient's breathing is weakening. The pupils are beginning to dilate, if we don't administer treatment quickly, it's all over for the patient..." the nurse shouted loudly.

"Move aside, let me do it."

It was then, Ding Fan immediately stood up and walked over to the bedside.

Without even glancing at Li Ming, Ding Fan decided to treat Liu Liguo primarily for two reasons. First, he couldn't bear to watch a patient die before him. Second, with the epidemic causing great social panic, Ding Fan wanted to use the media to appease the public by successfully treating Liu Liguo.

As for the Liu Family's schadenfreude...

Ding Fan simply didn't care. Why bother stooping to the level of the petty?