Chapter 382 — Go Phone and Ask
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"Oh? What do you mean?" Kang Xiaofeng's mother blinked in surprise.
"Think about it. Kang Xiaofeng is a hothead, but that good brother of his—is he a hothead? The way I see it, this whole business was probably his design, all to stand up for that girl called Xiaofen!" Kang Xiaofeng's father had seen it clearly. "That man's family background is probably out of the ordinary—Liu Tianyi and Guan Xuewen both know him, and the owner of the resort too... So I rather think he supports Kang Xiaofeng being with that girl. As for why, I can't say for certain—it's only a guess."
"Now that you mention it, thinking it over, it really does make sense!" Kang Xiaofeng's mother said, the truth dawning on her. "Be that as it may, let's go home and ask Xiaobo..."
In Donghai City's Seaview Villa District, inside a lavish villa, the whole Kang family had gathered in the living room. Kang Laicai, the Divine Doctor Kang, sat in the seat of honor, his face dark as he looked over the sons and grandsons standing nervously before him.
"Zhaoming, where is that so-called Life-Extending Toxin-Expelling Pill?" Kang the Divine Doctor asked, casting Kang Jingming a glance.
Kang Jingming's heart was in his throat. Gingerly he produced the "dog mess" he had picked up and, cupping it in both hands, presented it before Kang the Divine Doctor. "Grandfather, the Life-Extending Toxin-Expelling Pill is right here!"
Kang the Divine Doctor nodded. He pinched up the dark brown object from Kang Jingming's hands, meaning to examine it closely—but a stench struck him full in the face, and he nearly vomited on the spot. "What is that smell? Why does it stink so?"
"Grandfather, the Life-Extending Toxin-Expelling Pill smells exactly like this. It nearly choked me too when I had it..." Kang Jingming explained cautiously.
"It's not some swindle, is it?" Kang the Divine Doctor frowned. "That young fellow doesn't seem reliable to me! Guifeng, aren't you on good terms with Liu Tianyi? Liu Tianyi seemed quite familiar with that young man today. Go and sound him out for me!"
As he said this, Kang the Divine Doctor was plainly displeased, for Liu Tianyi had come to his birthday banquet only to leave halfway through. He might be of the Liu family, but it had still cost Kang the Divine Doctor considerable face.
As for Guan Xuewen, Kang the Divine Doctor did not dare say a word against him—the man's very attendance was a great honor. He knew well enough what kind of divine doctor he himself was: a fake one. Guan Xuewen was the real thing.
"Very well, I'll telephone and ask right now." Kang Guifeng nodded, took out his mobile phone, and stepped aside to make the call.
While Kang Guifeng was on the phone, no one in the room spoke; they waited quietly for the result.
"Hello? Brother Tianyi? This is Kang Guifeng!" Kang Guifeng was still somewhat ingratiating toward Liu Tianyi—much of the Kang family's business in Yanjing depended on the Liu family's influence.
In the end, Kang the Divine Doctor possessed only a single divine prescription; he was no true divine physician. There was no need to curry favor with these great families! Rather, it was Kang the Divine Doctor's household that, for the sake of its own development, had to curry favor with them!
In the eyes of ordinary people, these great families were lofty and mysterious beings—folk counted themselves lucky even to buy a single vial of Golden Wound Medicine. Yet for these great families, Golden Wound Medicine could be bought in any quantity they wished; they never worried about running short.
This, too, was why no one had any real reliance on Kang the Divine Doctor. Had there been any such reliance, things would never have come to this.