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

"Grandpa, listen to my instructions: open your mouth, shake your head, blink..."

The expert held the old man's phone and patiently directed him like he was coaxing a child.

The old man was very obedient. He opened his mouth, shook his head, and blinked, completing the whole process. Then his phone beeped, as if he had succeeded.

"Grandpa, it's done!"

The expert returned the phone to the old man.

The old man took the phone with a smile on his face.

The expert handed him the physiotherapy device and magnetic therapy pillow, and also slipped him a brochure, saying, "Use it twice a day when you get home, and stick to it for a month. The results will definitely be good."

"Please also help us promote this so that more elderly people can benefit."

"Okay, okay, I'll definitely promote it well."

The old man nodded, hugging the gift with a face full of excitement.

As he approached the clinic door, the old man muttered to himself, "I'm not going to publicize this. I can't let Wu Lao Er benefit from such a good thing."

At this point, the old man thought he had gotten a great deal, getting medical treatment for free and also receiving so many freebies.

The free clinic is still ongoing, and many elderly people are waiting outside.

"Zhou Jie, go get the experts a glass of water!"

Zhao Guosheng poked his head out of his office and called out to Zhou Jie in the corridor.

"Understood, Dean..." Zhou Jie replied.

After handing over her work to Sun Xiaoyun, Zhou Jie took a tray and went to pour water.

Zhou Jie carried four cups of poured water and walked towards the westernmost clinic.

As Zhou Jie approached the door of the first consultation room, she overheard an expert speaking to an elderly man in an unusually gentle tone.

"Ma'am, your cervical spondylosis can't be treated with just medication; medication only addresses the symptoms, not the root cause. Our physiotherapy device is the latest development from the provincial government."

"Specifically designed for bone and joint problems in the elderly, use it once in the morning and once in the evening, simply place it behind your neck as a pillow while sleeping, and you will see results in a month."

The expert was also holding some kind of physiotherapy device and was promoting it to the old man.

Zhou Jie paused for a moment, then stood at the door without going in.

She saw the expert holding a palm-sized plastic box, red and green, waving it in front of the old lady.

The old lady said she didn't have any money with her, and the expert smiled and said, "You can come back tomorrow."

Zhou Jie frowned, then walked to the second consultation room and turned her head to look inside.

She noticed that in the second consultation room, a specialist was using an elderly person's mobile phone, with the screen lit up.

The elderly man sat obediently in the chair, cooperating as the expert instructed him: "Grandpa, open your mouth, shake your head, blink your eyes..."

The old man did as he was told, his movements mechanical and obedient.

The phone beeped, and the expert returned it, handing the elderly man a bulging woven bag from the side.

Zhou Jie's brows furrowed even more.

She had seen free clinics during her internships at nursing school and county hospital. She was familiar with the procedures of taking blood pressure, measuring body temperature, asking questions, and prescribing medicine. But she had never seen anyone take photos with their phone during a free clinic and have to open their mouth and blink.

Zhou Jie placed the tray on the windowsill in the corridor without taking the water inside, then turned and quickly walked back to Chen Ping's clinic.

She sensed something was wrong and needed to tell Chen Ping.

Chen Ping was writing a prescription for a middle-aged man when he saw Zhou Jie come in with a strange expression. He put down his pen and glanced at her.

Zhou Jie leaned closer to him and lowered her voice: "Dr. Chen, there's something strange about those experts at the free clinic."

"Something's not right?" Chen Ping was taken aback, then looked at the patient in front of him, and said to Wang Tao, "Wang Tao, take the patient to get the medicine!"

"Alright, Master." Wang Tao nodded, then picked up the prescription and said to the middle-aged man, "Come with me!"

After the middle-aged man left, Zhou Jie whispered, "Those experts were selling things to the elderly, like physiotherapy devices and magnetic pillows. They even used cell phones for the elderly to make people open their mouths, shake their heads, and blink."

"It looks like I'm applying for a loan or some kind of installment payment plan, something doesn't seem right."

"Is that so?" Chen Ping frowned and stood up. "You didn't question it on the spot, did you?"

"No, I didn't even go inside. I just put the water on the windowsill and came over," Zhou Jie said.

"Okay, I'll go take a look!"

After saying that, Chen Ping left the consultation room and walked to the vicinity of the two free clinics at the west end of the corridor.

He stood in a position that allowed him to see inside without being easily noticed by the people inside.

He stood against the wall for a few minutes and indeed saw an expert showing an old lady a plastic box, while another expert next to her was holding up the old lady's phone and asking her to "open her mouth and blink."

After the old lady cooperated, she took the box and left with a smile on her face, as if she had gotten a good deal.

Chen Ping was staring intently into the consultation room when he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.

Just as he was about to turn around, Vice President Sun's voice came from behind him, unhurried and with the composure and control characteristic of a leader: "Dr. Chen? Why are you standing here? Won't you come in and sit down?"

Vice President Sun walked up to Chen Ping with a smile on his face, his hands in the pockets of his suit jacket, looking very relaxed.

However, his position blocked Chen Ping's view, preventing him from looking into the consultation room.

She seemed to be passing by, or perhaps she came specifically for this purpose.

Chen Ping glanced at her and asked directly, "Dean Sun, when I passed by just now, I saw the specialists in the consultation room selling things to the elderly? Isn't the free clinic supposed to provide medical care? Why are they selling things?"

Vice President Sun's smile remained unchanged, and his tone was natural, as if he had expected someone to ask this question.

"Dr. Chen has misunderstood. It's not about selling, it's about promotion. These physiotherapy devices and magnetic therapy pillows are the latest products developed by the province to benefit the people. We're taking advantage of this free clinic to deliver these benefits to the grassroots."

"The price is much lower than the market price, and it's not mandatory. We only recommend it to seniors who need it, and we absolutely do not force them to do so if they don't need it."

Vice President Sun spoke with confidence and a very relaxed expression, which made Chen Ping a little unsure of what to do.

If these people were fraudsters, they wouldn't be so blatant and self-righteous.

Chen Ping nodded. "I see. I knew it. Why would a free clinic sell things?"

"Dean Sun, you're busy. I have a patient waiting for me, so I won't bother you any longer."

After saying that, Chen Ping turned and left.

Watching Chen Ping's departing figure, Vice President Sun's lips curled slightly, his eyes filled with disdain, before he turned and walked into the consultation room.

Chen Ping did not return to his own consultation room, but instead pushed open the door to Zhao Guosheng's office and closed it behind him.

Zhao Guosheng was drinking tea when he saw Chen Ping come in, closed the door, put down the teacup, and asked, "Dr. Chen, what's wrong?"