Chapter 108: Blood Donation at the Local Hospital
Chapter 108: Blood Donation at Tongcheng Hospital
“They’re donating blood.”
“Blood?”
Weiwei Bai grew even more puzzled. Blood donation was commonplace, yet this was the first time she had seen such a massive operation—hundreds lining up for blood donation?
An An Shen also sensed something amiss. There had to be something behind this.
“Weiwei, take Auntie to the hospital for her wound dressing. I’ll go find out what’s really going on.”
“All right.”
Weiwei Bai, along with Nini and her mother, headed toward the outpatient department.
An Shen approached the blood donation vehicle.
“Please line up properly, no pushing or cutting in line!”
“Take your time! We have plenty of prizes. Donate 300 milliliters of blood and receive a bag of rice and a bottle of cooking oil.”
“Not only that, after donating, you can enter a lottery to win three luxury cars worth half a million each, or twenty brand-new iPhones. The odds of winning are high!”
Several nurses, dressed in uniforms and holding megaphones, shouted among the crowd.
Only then did An Shen understand why the public was so enthusiastic about donating blood—there were rewards and chances to win luxury cars and phones.
Weiwei Bai had earlier mentioned that Tongcheng Hospital was a subsidiary of Zhicheng Pharmaceuticals. For them to go to such lengths to encourage blood donation, there had to be a hidden agenda.
Blood donation?
Suddenly, An Shen realized—it was a disguised method of collecting blood.
Previously, Zhicheng Pharmaceuticals had been caught draining people’s blood, leading to numerous unexplained disappearances and attracting official scrutiny. To cover their tracks, Xu Tianming adopted this approach, still obtaining blood, but now through legal and reasonable means that would not draw official investigation.
“Damn it, this Xu Tianming is utterly heartless!”
He was determined to expose Tongcheng Hospital’s scheme and prevent Xu Tianming from succeeding.
Clenching his fists, An Shen prepared to rush forward and give those unscrupulous doctors and nurses a good beating.
“Hey! What’s your problem, young man? Why are you cutting in line?”
“Yeah, we’ve been waiting for half an hour! Young people these days have no manners!”
“Get out and line up at the back!”
Before An Shen could move forward, a group of middle-aged men and women blocked his path, mistaking him for someone trying to cut in line.
He tried to explain, but before he could speak, the crowd pushed him out.
He was truly exasperated—these middle-aged men and women might look frail, but they were incredibly strong. The area around the blood donation vehicle was packed; he simply couldn’t get through.
Imagine a supermarket selling vegetables at a massive discount, with a swarm of eager shoppers. Could you squeeze your way in?
This scene was no different. Tongcheng Hospital had spent millions, giving away luxury cars and phones, exploiting these people’s eagerness for bargains.
“Forget it. Let me check how Weiwei is doing and update her. Maybe the authorities can intervene and stop this.”
An Shen entered the outpatient department and immediately heard Weiwei Bai arguing with someone.
“What did you say? The blood bank is insufficient and can’t provide transfusions?”
“Miss, stop causing trouble. I told you, no blood transfusion is possible. If you keep this up, I’ll have security throw you out!”
“If you have the guts, just try!”
After listening, An Shen understood: Nini’s mother had a wounded arm and had lost a lot of blood. Weiwei Bai was worried for her life and demanded a transfusion.
But the doctor refused, citing a shortage of blood in the bank, leading to a heated argument.
Their voices grew louder and faces red with anger until Nini’s mother intervened.
“Let’s just forget it. The wound isn’t severe enough to need a transfusion.”
“No, you’ve lost so much blood—you could go into shock!” Weiwei Bai insisted.
The doctor frowned, glaring fiercely.
“I don’t want to waste time with you. Get out now!”
Crack!
Weiwei Bai pulled a gun from her waist, chambered a round, and pressed it against the doctor’s temple.
“You… you’re government agents?”
The doctor was instantly terrified, his earlier arrogance vanished. Now his expression was like that of a defeated man.
“Miss, I’m sorry. I didn’t know you were government officials. Please don’t shoot. I’ll have the nurse start the transfusion immediately.”
“Well, hurry up! If the nurse doesn’t come within three minutes, I’ll blow your brains out!” Weiwei Bai’s voice was icy.
“Y-yes!”
The doctor fled in panic to fetch the nurse and the blood bags.
An Shen smiled. “If I’d known, I would’ve brought a gun too—would’ve saved all the trouble.”
Weiwei Bai gave him a cold glance. “You think we’re some secret ops team? We have to follow protocol; we can’t just act recklessly.”
“But people like him clearly won’t listen to reason.”
She retracted the gun and tucked it away.
“How’s it outside?”
An Shen recounted the situation, explaining how Tongcheng Hospital was luring citizens to donate blood with prizes.
Weiwei Bai was furious. Official regulations required hospitals to organize blood donations on a voluntary, unpaid basis. Any buying or selling of blood was illegal.
Using prizes to encourage donations was merely a disguised sale of blood.
“This Xu Tianming is completely lawless!”
Weiwei Bai pulled out her phone, made a call, and reported the situation, asking the authorities to send investigators.
Fifteen minutes later, outside Tongcheng Hospital.
Several armored vehicles blared sirens as armed squads swiftly surrounded the hospital.
“Tongcheng Hospital, you are illegally organizing blood donations and causing a serious public disturbance. Shut it down immediately!”
“Yes, sir!”
With official forces intervening, the gathered donors were dispersed, the blood donation vehicles towed away, and all the nurses and doctors involved were arrested.
The hospital’s director and deputy director were all apprehended and taken away for interrogation.
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