Just then, Shangguan Wen finally arrived.
He was clearly a little breathless when he came.
The command center was still some distance from the tarmac, and the God of War was truly... too fast!
The moment he arrived, the city defense forces all knelt on the ground in a rustling sound: "Greetings, Commander-in-Chief."
Shangguan Wen, who was already gasping for breath, felt annoyed by their words. To avoid revealing his slight breathlessness, he simply raised his hand, preventing his dignity from being compromised.
Because of Shangguan Wen's arrival, the medical professionals seemed to have found someone to back them up.
Especially the man who was pinned to the ground by Bai Xi and still couldn't stand up: "Commander-in-Chief Shangguan, save me, save me. This woman has gone mad and actually laid hands on me. I was invited by the esteemed official to treat the patients in Haidao City..."
Before he could finish speaking, Shangguan Wen kicked his other shoulder, sending him flying three meters away: "Who are you calling mad! This is outrageous. How dare you slander the Eldest Miss?"
Everyone was stunned: "..."
The man on the ground was also stunned, so surprised that he forgot to cry out in pain for a moment.
Shangguan Wen stepped forward and bowed respectfully to Bai Xi: "Eldest Miss, it is my incompetence that has caused you to worry."
Bai Xi said faintly, "It's nothing."
Shangguan Wen then cast a cold glance at the man on the ground and said indifferently to his subordinate in the city defense forces: "Take him away."
Two members of the city defense forces stepped forward and dragged the man away.
The man being dragged away finally reacted at this moment: "Sir, I was wrong, Sir, spare my life... Eldest Miss, spare me!"
It was a pity... no one paid him any attention.
Seeing this situation, everyone fell into an even deeper silence, the atmosphere dropping to an almost freezing point.
Bai Xi looked at the people in front of her and spoke again: "I believe everyone understands better than I do that life should never be trifled with."
As she finished speaking, some people among them showed determined expressions.
Someone had once told her that in this world, besides perverts, doctors were, after their own families, the second group of people who wished for them to live.
Doctors were indeed a profession, but often, they were also a belief.
However... who was it that had said this?
These days, her headaches seemed to be occurring less frequently. Was this what her brother had said, that it would gradually get better? But why did she feel an emptiness in her chest?
She suppressed the unusual emotions in her heart and looked at the people in front of her.
Among the crowd, besides those with firm resolve, there were also some whose eyes flickered, seemingly in fear, unsure of what to do.
Bai Xi said faintly, "Now, I give everyone one last chance. Those who know their abilities are insufficient can leave now. The Haidao City defense forces will be responsible for sending you back."
This was a way for those who intended to come for the bonus to back down.
As expected, someone quickly stepped forward: "I, I, I just graduated from medical university. I should leave such opportunities for achievement to my seniors."
"I, I, I'm actually just average in my traditional Chinese medicine skills. I won't steal the spotlight from everyone today."
"Hahaha, so you were looking for doctors today. I thought the people here were affected by demonic energy and I came to exorcise them. Since the city defense forces are looking for doctors, I have truly disturbed you, disturbed you."
As he said this, Bai Xi faintly replied: "If you are a person of extraordinary skill, as long as you can prove your abilities to me, I can also let you pass the assessment and offer you more generous rewards than others."
Although exorcism was mostly a cliché and a scam, the conditions of the people in Haidao City were indeed peculiar. If someone truly stepped forward and said they could do it, she wouldn't mind letting them try, as long as they could prove themselves.
As soon as she said this, the man who had claimed to be an exorcist instantly lowered his head, as if wanting to erase his presence completely: "Forget it, forget it, mere trickery, not worthy of notice..."
Bai Xi raised an eyebrow and said no more.
Soon, many people stepped out, offering excuses that meant as long as they weren't embarrassed, no one else would be, and they joined the adjacent lines, led by the city defense forces back the way they came.
The sparse crowd gradually became larger.
The originally large group was now less than half of its original size.
The remaining people stood in place, feeling somewhat anxious, but their eyes seemed to have received an unprecedented sense of responsibility and challenge from Bai Xi's earlier words.
Bai Xi looked at those people and said faintly, "The remaining individuals, regardless of whether they pass the assessment, will receive the previously agreed-upon bonus of thirty thousand. Those who pass the assessment will receive a bounty of one hundred thousand. If they can cure the strange illness in Haidao City, I can double the bounty compared to what was previously offered."
Upon hearing this, everyone was immediately invigorated.
Although doctors were their faith, it was also their profession. Receiving high remuneration was, to a certain extent, equivalent to recognition and praise for them.
Practicing medicine solely based on profession and responsibility could, over time, lead to numbness and a loss of passion, hindering any further advancement in medical skills.
Practicing medicine based on ideals and faith, like Xue Huai, who was praised by others but had a washing-worn white coat.
What she wanted to achieve was for those who were both virtuous and skilled to have both!
The so-called assessment was not simple.
Bai Xi presented the medicine previously used by the Kui Hall to deal with the Dark Department and saw if they could identify it and create an antidote.
Unfortunately, only two people immediately recognized the medicine as poison, and one other person had a general guess about its effects. Beyond that, there was no further progress.
For a full two hours, human trials had been conducted, yet there was still no progress.
Bai Xi stood in the Commander-in-Chief's center, frowning slightly, her eyes filled with solemnity.
Shangguan Wen handed Bai Xi a bottle of water: "God of War, who was the person who developed the antidote to this poison? Why not let them try?"
Bai Xi tried hard to recall but couldn't remember who it was: "I... forgot."
Shangguan Wen was slightly taken aback by her words.
Bai Xi sent a text message to Shen Mingxun, but the message didn't reveal specific details, only stating it was a coincidence.
Now, she realized that her missing memories seemed to be related to doctors and poisons.
Connecting this with everything that had happened before... could it be that the so-called Dr. Han was not related to her mother, but rather... to herself, and to her lost memories?
At this thought, the familiar pain struck again, a tearing sensation spreading from her heart to her head. This pain caused her five senses to disappear again, her vision turning black, as if she were in another world. Her entire body began to sway precariously.
Shangguan Wen had never imagined he would see Bai Xi in such a shaky state, after all, his goddess had once been severely injured, yet stood on that high platform, calmly and wisely telling them that she would lead them home.
And now, her... he wanted to protect her!
He quickly went to support her, his eyes filled with heartache and tenderness: "Eldest Miss, are you alright?"