Bab 75: 75 - Guilt
After a tireless evening of putting people in a ventilators, Doctor Tsang asked about the strange doctor giving out commands in the ER and performing acunpuncture.
"Do we have a new doctor starting today?" Doctor Tsang asked one of the nurses.
"I'm not sure, but the ER is running smoothly today. Some of the residents called him Doctor Jack. Is he a doctor returning from out of the country?"
Doctor Tsang's face darkened behind his mask and looked toward the mysterious doctor who was already leaving the scene.
Li Yun quickly walked out of the ER and walked toward Rouxi's car.
"So, did you find out anything about Doctor Tsang?" asked Rouxi.
"There's a problem."
"What problem?" Rouxi examined his wretched state. She wondered if he got himself involved in the emergency cases involving all the ambulances that were coming in. "Did you have your mask?"
"Well, I have my mask, but I'm not that concerned about being sued. It's just not the best time to talk to Doctor Tsang at the moment."
Rouxi nodded and drove them back to their hotel.
"You don't think Doctor Tsang intentionally harmed any of those people?" Rouxi asked.
"That's why I'm having a tough time," Li Yun mumbled. The doctor was likely desperate for money when he first began. Although it was an illegal operation, all the victims knew the risks involved. They died and Doctor Tsang covered it up. If Doctor Tsang didn't feel a bit of remorse, Li Yun wouldn't feel so conflicted.
It could be said, because of that experience, Doctor Tsang came out of it as a better doctor who was dedicated to saving people. A big portion of that was because of guilt and wanting to atone for his sins. Whether he worked himself to death or atoned in prison, Li Yun was more willing to let him work himself to death.
"Wu Ling just messaged me. They talked to some of the victims' neighbors and believed that the victims' families had all received a suitcase of cash. The family never mentioned it, but they likely kept it a secret for tax purposes."
Li Yun nodded.
"Well, you don't have to worry about it too much, it's not like anyone has enough evidence to put him in jail," Rouxi consoled.
"I could make him confess, given how guilty he's feeling even now."
"Are you doing this for your mission, or would you prefer to let him go?"
Li Yun sighed heavily and rubbed his face. He didn't want to let go of exorcising six spirits, and there was no reason to let a murderer loose without proper punishment. Just because he was a good doctor now, it didn't mean he would continue to be a good doctor later on. The proper thing to do was to put him in prison.
The only problem was, how much of Li Yun's reasoning was for his own selfishness? If he didn't have to complete a mission, would he let Doctor Tsang go?
What would happen if Doctor Tsang turned himself in?
On a quiet Sunday afternoon, Doctor Tsang walked into the police department and confessed to his crimes. Because of his confession, his crimes were reduced, receiving a ten-years prison sentence. The doctor wasted away ten years of a surgeon's best years in prison, potentially saving hundreds of lives.
He would gain 6 exorcisms and then what?
Li Yun felt a pair of soft lips touching his, and snapped out from his train of thoughts.
"Hmm? What is it?" Li Yun asked as he wrapped his arms around Rouxi who was snuggling against his chest.
Rouxi touched the space between his knitted eyebrows and smoothed it out. "I didn't mean to ask, I was just wondering. You shouldn't think too much, it won't look good."
Li Yun chuckled and hugged her tighter.
He was just a surgeon with no involvement with the case, who gave him the right to choose?
The following day, Li Yun appeared in front of the herbal shop, with Pao Lie showing him the shop for the third time.
"Mr. Li, if you really like the property, I can lower it to 300k, but that's the lowest I can go," Pao Lie rambled on as he opened the shop.
"I'm showing another person the property," Li Yun replied.
Pao Lie got excited. "Great, more potential buyers is a good thing."
Pao Lie walked inside the shop, but Li Yun looked across the covered portico toward a man in plain clothing and a cap.
Doctor Tsang noticed Li Yun looking at him, and he wondered if they had met before. Walking closer to the shop he was once very familiar with, he felt the chill creeping down his spine. He wondered why he wasn't able to feel the chill when he worked there before. Was it because he had formed a conscience since then?
"You are Mr. Li?" Doctor Tsang asked as they were mere meters apart.
Li Yun nodded.
"How did you know I would show up?"
"Because it sucks being a good person," Li Yun said as he walked inside the shop.
Doctor Tsang snorted bitterly, wondering why he was stupid enough to follow, but he did. It could be a trap by the police.
He walked past the main courtyard, but paused looking at the inside of the back area where he had performed the operation. The operations were simple, remove the organs and sucture. Unfortunately, the lack of proper equipment didn't allow for an easy operation. Some patients died. Doctor Tsang could only reason with himself that they were already in poor health and drug addicts.
Doctor Tsang snapped out of his thoughts and continued following Li Yun to the well. He looked at the well, feeling a bit of remorse, but there was nothing else he could do for them. Their families had received the money that they would have received, why did he have to feel guilty anymore?
"Well it's good that you feel guilty, otherwise, you wouldn't be standing here," Li Yun mumbled, staring at the dark vibration coming from the well.
He wondered how the spirits would react with the culprit standing in front of them. Surprisingly, the dark vibration didn't become chaotic. Rather, the vibration was slowly drawn toward Doctor Tsang, encircling him and entering his body.
Li Yun quickly grabbed a hold of Doctor Tsang's pulse. His meridian was slowly becoming chaotic. Suddenly, Doctor Tsang dropped to his knees and cried.
"Sorry…"
The yin energy continued to enter the doctor until nothing was left in the well. Standing next to Doctor Tsang, Li Yun lowered his hand and touched his forehead. The doctor's physical condition seemed fine, but Li Yun was curious to see what had happened to the dantian.
Even if he had enough energy, it would be useless to use Qivi to look into the dantian now since he didn't know what Doctor Tsang's dantian was like before the incident. Li Yun had all sorts of theory, but nothing was conclusive.
Next mission: Exorcise 100 spirits. 23/100. (+6)
PERTIMBANGAN PENCIPTA 
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chocomug I need a goal, so 150 chapter is where I hope to end this book. If I have enough motivation and ideas, will start Book II. For now, the end of Book 1 is ch. 150 where most things are wrapped up.
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