Sent to the countryside, I turned the health center into a top-tier hospital.

"Dr. Chen, you'll have to come with us to the police station too."

A tall police officer spoke to Chen Ping very politely.

"Okay, I'll hand over my work first; there are patients waiting."

Chen Ping nodded.

"It's alright, no rush..." the tall policeman readily agreed.

"My master acted in self-defense, so why are we taking him away?"

Wang Tao was somewhat displeased and asked the tall policeman.

"Alright, go and take a look at the remaining patients. If you can't figure them out, let Liu Wei and Dr. Wang take a look."

Chen Ping gave Wang Tao a push and said.

At this moment, two traffic police officers walked over and said to the tall officer, "Buddy, we witnessed the whole thing. Dr. Chen acted in self-defense. If you need us to testify, we can go."

"No need. Several people have already gone to the police station to testify for Dr. Chen. We are just following the procedures and will not make things difficult for Dr. Chen."

"The surveillance footage and eyewitness accounts all prove that Dr. Chen acted in self-defense, and we understand that."

"That's what the tall policeman said."

Actually, compared to the two traffic police officers, the tall policeman had a deeper affection for Chen Ping.

After all, the two had dealt with each other several times, and it was Chen Ping who had saved the life of Chief Zhou of their police station in the middle of the night.

The entire police station was extremely grateful to Chen Ping and would certainly not let him suffer any losses.

When they arrived at the police station, the family had already been forced to sit on a bench in the corridor.

The man with the buzz cut had wrists swollen like steamed buns. He leaned against the back of the chair, still cursing under his breath, though his voice was much weaker than when he was at the clinic.

Two women sat beside him; one had a splitting smile on her lips, and the other was clutching her shoulder and grimacing.

When she saw Chen Ping walk in, the young woman's eyes reddened again. She struggled to stand up, but a police officer next to her pressed her shoulder down and made her sit back down.

Upon seeing Chen Ping, the man with the buzz cut gritted his teeth and forced out a harsh remark: "You wait, I'll kill you when I get out of here."

Chen Ping glanced at him, said nothing, and sat down on a chair at the other end of the corridor to wait for his statement to be taken.

Things were done faster than expected.

There is on-site surveillance footage, traffic police witnesses, and bystanders who testified, making the fact that the perpetrator committed the attack with a knife crystal clear.

Chen Ping did not initiate any attack from beginning to end; he only retaliated when he was forced into a corner. There is no dispute that his actions constitute legitimate self-defense.

That family wasn't so lucky.

The man with a buzz cut who committed the crime with a knife was severely punished and was immediately placed under criminal detention.

Two women who caused trouble and attacked medical staff were also detained and fined.

As the men were led into the detention room, the man with the buzz cut finally stopped cursing. Panic finally surfaced on his muscular face as he turned and shouted at the police, "You can't arrest me! My dad's still in the hospital! I have to go take care of him!"

The police officer said coldly, "Your father's case is being handled by someone else. You should explain your own situation first."

The iron gate closed.

After Chen Ping finished giving his statement and signed it, he was released from the police station in the evening.

As dusk deepened on the streets of Siping Township, smoke billowed from the chimneys of each household, filling the air with the smoky aroma of burning firewood and stir-fried dishes.

As he walked back, he gazed at the setting sun shining on the distant mountaintops, feeling as if the sun was illuminating the golden mountains.

In the canteen of the health center, the large round table was already set with food.

Everyone sat around, no one moved, all waiting for Chen Ping to come back and eat together.

Seeing Chen Ping push the door open and enter, Wang Tao was the first to stand up and shout, "Master is back!"

The excitement in his voice was impossible to hide.

"Dr. Chen, how are you? Did the police station give you any trouble?" Zhao Guosheng asked.

"No!" Chen Ping shook his head.

He then recounted the events that had occurred at the police station in detail.

The man with the buzz cut who committed the knife attack has been criminally detained, while the two women have been administratively detained and fined. The whole family has been imprisoned.

Upon hearing this, Wang Tao slammed his chopsticks on the table. "Serves him right! This kind of person should have been sentenced long ago! Last time he extorted a thousand yuan from our health center, and this time he stabbed someone with a knife. It would be an injustice if he wasn't locked up!"

Li Fang chimed in from the side, "Exactly, what a scumbag family, even God couldn't stand it anymore. Now it's all good, the whole family is reunited in the detention center, saving them from harming others outside."

Liu Wei chuckled silently, his mouth stretching to his ears without saying a word.

Zhou Jie glanced at Cui Ying and said, "It's a pity that Sister Cui Ying got injured. If she hadn't pushed him, Dr. Chen might have..."

Before she could finish speaking, everyone at the table understood her meaning and turned their gazes to Cui Ying.

Cui Ying sat next to Chen Ping, her left sleeve rolled up, revealing a clean white gauze wrapped around her wound, with the edges of the gauze neatly taped shut.

She was using her right hand to pick up food, her movements were a little clumsy, but there was no pain on her face.

Hearing Zhou Jie's words, she smiled and said, "It's just a superficial injury, nothing serious, it'll be fine in a few days."

Chen Ping put down his chopsticks, turned his head to look at the gauze on her arm, and asked, "Has it been treated?"

"Zhou Jie helped me with it, it's fine."

Cui Ying picked up a piece of bok choy with her chopsticks, put it in her mouth, chewed it twice, and swallowed it. Her tone was casual, as if she really didn't care.

Chen Ping didn't say anything more, but after dinner, he didn't rush back to his dormitory.

After everyone dispersed, the courtyard gradually quieted down, and the moon rose above the poplar treetops, illuminating the stone table and benches with a white glow.

Chen Ping brought two glasses of water out of the cafeteria. He placed one glass on the stone table in front of Cui Ying and carried the other glass to himself, sitting down on the stone bench next to her.

The night wind blew in from the mountain valley, carrying the dampness of earth and grass, and felt cool on my face.

He was silent for a moment before speaking: "Don't be so foolish next time. If that dagger had been a little off-center, it wouldn't have cut your arm."

Cui Ying picked up the glass of water and took a small sip. She paused at her lips for a moment before putting the glass down, then turned to look at him. "I didn't think too much at the time. I just saw the knife rushing towards you, and my body moved on its own."

Chen Ping looked into her eyes and said, "Next time something like this happens, think of yourself first. If anything happens to you, I'll feel terrible."

Cui Ying lowered her head, gently traced a circle on the rim of the cup with her finger, and slightly curled the corners of her lips, but did not reply.

A gust of wind blew, blowing the stray hairs from her forehead to the side of her face. She raised her hand and tucked them behind her ear, the movement very gentle.

The two sat for a while longer. The night breeze grew cooler, the moon rose higher, and the shadows of the poplar trees shifted on the ground.

Cui Ying stood up and held the empty cup in her hand. "It's getting late, go back to sleep."

Chen Ping nodded and stood up.

The two walked to the dormitory entrance one after the other. Cui Ying paused for a moment, "If this happens again, I will still do the same thing."

After saying that, Cui Ying went into the dormitory and closed the door.

Chen Ping stared blankly at Cui Ying's closed door, finally sighed, and went into his own dormitory.