Sun Xue immediately shook her head and retorted, "That's impossible. Boss Pan's father wouldn't be that kind of person."

Zhu Biao thought for a moment and said, "That's right. You're his son's savior. How could he possibly turn around and frame you? No human being would do such a thing. Maybe... it's really like Mr. Wang said, that bastard surnamed Cheng did it!"

"Cough...cough..."

Wang Ke suddenly started coughing violently.

Zhu Biao hurried to pour water for Wang Ke. Sun Xue asked with concern, "Mr. Wang, have your fever symptoms eased?"

Wang Ke shook his head slightly. "The doctor suspected it was a lung infection. They took an X-ray before you came, but the results aren't out yet... cough cough..."

Wang Ke spoke in a low voice and weakly.

After drinking the water, Wang Ke got up and went to the bathroom.

Sun Xue noticed something strange. When Wang Ke came back from the bathroom, he was holding his waist with his hands and looked like he was having difficulty walking.

"Mr. Wang, do you have any discomfort in your waist?"

"Yeah, it was a little painful before, but today it feels so uncomfortable, like being pricked by needles, and it hurts even more when I cough."

Sun Xue frowned, "Could it be that those people hurt your waist?"

"I'm a little skeptical too."

Sun Xue couldn't help but think of the scene that day, when several people surrounded Wang Ke and kicked him hard as he fell to the ground.

"Uncle, please hold Mr. Wang. Let's go get a doctor to take a look. It would be best if we could take an X-ray."

Wang Ke shook his head and said, "Forget it. Let's see how things go in a couple of days."

"How can we just let it go? Let's go and see it right now."

Sun Xue dragged Wang Ke to the doctor's office.

Wang Ke described his symptoms and the doctor recommended a CT scan.

After filming, the two sat on a bench in the corridor and chatted.

"Mr. Wang, I'm going to the police station later to inquire about the outcome of the assault. These people are truly despicable. They beat you up like this, and not a single one of them came to the hospital, not even an apology. We can't just let this go. I'm hiring a lawyer to get justice for you."

Wang Ke shook his head. "Forget it. The police station will handle it. We're on someone else's territory. The loan sharks and debt collectors are just idlers. We can't afford to offend them. This is your business. You should hire a lawyer to avoid any complications."

As the two were talking, Zhu Biao came back with the film.

"Mr. Wang, look at what the diagnosis says. It doesn't look serious to me."

Wang Ke took the diagnosis and looked at it carefully, nodding his head. "It seems there's nothing wrong with the lungs."

Zhu Biao sat on the bench waiting to get another X-ray result, while Sun Xue accompanied Wang Ke to the doctor's office.

The gray-haired old doctor put on his reading glasses, read the diagnosis report, and then carefully examined the film on the viewing light. He looked up and said with a smile:

"The lungs are normal, there's nothing wrong with them."

"Doctor, why does he always have a fever? He was fine before, but he has had a fever since he was injured." Sun Xue expressed her doubts.

She felt that this matter was a little strange.

Wang Ke was full of energy before being hospitalized, but in just a few days, his face became pale and he looked like he had a serious illness.

"We can only make a definitive diagnosis after the results of the kidney CT scan come back. We can't rule out organ damage. External pressure or impact on the waist could cause kidney damage. In severe cases, it could rupture and bleed, causing a fever..."

Sun Xue's heart couldn't help but tighten when she heard this.

After a while, Zhu Biao came into the office with the CT results.

After looking at the film, the old doctor frowned...

Seeing the old doctor's expression, Sun Xue had a bad feeling in her heart.

"Based on the CT scan results... there's definitely something wrong. So, you should get a kidney biopsy. That'll give us a comprehensive assessment of any abnormalities."

On the way out of the office for the inspection, Zhu Biao complained:

"Hospitals these days are such a rip-off. They're so eager to run every test right from the start, completely disregarding the patient's life or death. I heard that kidney biopsy is a very painful procedure."

"Mr. Wang, you are going to suffer again. You can only grit your teeth and bear it." Sun Xue comforted him.

Wang Ke joked optimistically, "How painful can it be? Can it be more painful than hemorrhoid surgery?"

As soon as this topic came up, Zhu Biao became interested and immediately took over the topic and said:

"Yes, hemorrhoid surgery is incredibly painful. Eight out of ten taxi drivers like us have this problem. I remember after the surgery, every time I changed the dressing, it felt like I was being executed. The pain was indescribable, and I almost wanted to die!"

Wang Ke smiled and agreed, "Haha...I feel the same way."

Watching the two of them talking and laughing heartily, Sun Xue couldn't feel happy at all.

The old doctor's words were still ringing in her ears, and she became deeply worried.

Could Wang Ke’s persistent fever really be related to kidney damage?

After completing the kidney biopsy, Wang Ke came out of the examination room looking like a deflated ball, with a face full of fatigue.

After walking a few steps out of the examination room, he sat down on a chair beside him, breathing heavily.

"Are you okay, Mr. Wang?"

From the day she met Wang Ke, he was always full of energy and walked with a breeze. He had never been as weak as he was today...

Wang Ke shook his head slightly and squeezed out a few words, "It's okay, I'm fine, I just feel weak all over..."

"Uncle, help Mr. Wang to the ward to rest and let him have a good sleep."

Zhu Biao helped Wang Ke to the ward. Wang Ke seemed really tired and fell into a deep sleep after lying down for just a few minutes.

Because the test results would only be available 24 hours later, Sun Xue instructed Zhu Biao, "Uncle, please take good care of Mr. Wang. I'll go see what's going on with Mr. Pan."

"Xiao Sun, go ahead and do your work. Leave this to me."

Sun Xue walked out of the inpatient department and called Deputy Mayor Wang downstairs to tell him about the case.

Deputy Mayor Wang encouraged her, "Xiao Sun, I know you were wronged. Your act of saving people was right. The law will give you justice. When you go out, remember to take care of yourself. Be careful in everything you do, and don't be so honest."

"Thank you, Vice Mayor Wang."

Deputy Mayor Wang's simple words of comfort made Sun Xue feel warm and touched.

Before going to visit Boss Pan, she went outside the hospital to buy some seasonal fruits, which she wanted to bring to Boss Pan's father.

It is not easy for an old man of such age to stay alone in the hospital.

When I arrived at the intensive care unit, I saw the nurse, but I didn't see Boss Pan's father.

"Auntie, do you know where Uncle Pan went?"

"He left after lunch. I think he said he was going to hire a lawyer..."

Hire a lawyer?

Just as Sun Xue was wondering, she saw the figure of Boss Pan's father appear at the stairs and walk towards her quickly.

After meeting, Sun Xue noticed that there was something wrong with the old man's eyes when he looked at her, and his eyes were full of hostility...

Sun Xue said enthusiastically, "Uncle Pan, you're back? I came to see Mr. Pan and bought you some fruit."

"I don't need your fruit, go away and take your stuff too!"