"I told you to shut up!" Dr. Baldur's face flushed crimson as he cut off the young doctor's boasting.
He glanced at Serena, visibly embarrassed.
Then, he clenched his fists, stepped up to her, and spoke with surprising politeness. "Since the healing broth was prepared by Miss Lancaster, we will take a sample for a rapid nutritional analysis. If there are no issues, we absolutely won't stop the patients from eating it."
He quickly added, "Please understand, Miss Lancaster, the private medical center has its rules. Any outside food containing medicinal ingredients must be sampled and analyzed. It's protocol, and it's for your grandparents' safety."
The other doctors froze.
They all looked at Baldur in surprise.
Why was a man who had always scoffed at traditional medicine being so polite to this young girl?
Even a little respectful?
Had Dr. Baldur lost his mind?
Serena glanced at him. Not wanting to create tension between her grandparents and the staff, and not caring enough to break their rules, she gave a lazy nod. "Fine. Follow protocol."
Baldur breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately brought over test tubes himself and carefully sampled the two portions.
After giving Serena another look, he actually took the vials to the lab himself.
"It should be tested!" the young doctor scoffed, still defiant. "I bet the heavy metals and bacteria in there are off the charts. When the results come back, you'll be exposed as a murderer trying to kill your own family!"
Saying that, he turned and marched toward the lab.
The other doctors were baffled by Baldur's attitude. After giving Serena skeptical looks, they swarmed after him.
Only one nurse remained in the ward, instructed to keep an eye on Holden and Kiera. Until the results were finalized, they absolutely could not consume the soup.
Inside the lab.
As the precision instruments whirred to life, data cascaded across the screens.
The blonde doctor and his young colleague stood with their arms crossed, waiting arrogantly for a joke.
But as the metrics appeared line by line.
The mockery on their faces froze, eventually melting into sheer disbelief.
"How is this possible?"
"Heavy metals are at zero. Bacteria
count is zero Active ingredients.
overnet
My God How are the active
ingredients this high?"
"This isn't just roots and bark... this is a highly concentrated essence of life!"
"And the nutritional components in these two samples perfectly match Mr. and Mrs. Vinton's specific medical needs."
...
The entire room of doctors let out gasps of amazement at the rows of data.
Baldur held the printed analysis reports, his hands trembling.
His eyes were glued to the ratios of the medicinal ingredients and the nutritional breakdown.
This flawless fusion of dozens of
contrasting properties-no
avoiding conflict but actively
stimulating each other to create a golden ratio.
It was a miraculous technique.
It was exactly the same method that
had caused him to fail spectacular most the Elyndor Medical
Fagainst
Association team years ago.
The incident that had humiliated him for years.
It mirrored the legendary master of the Medical Association's president!
Baldur jerked his head up, staring blankly at the pulsing screen.
A tidal wave of shock crashed over him.
Could this girl, who looked barely twenty, have some connection to that legendary medical prodigy?