“I am Zuo Zongtang, I…”
Whack!
Before Shu Ao could finish his sentence, Qin Jiang had already raised the feather duster and struck him hard.
Shu Ao’s face changed color, but he didn’t cry out in pain. Instead, he continued waving his arms and making a fuss at Qin Jiang.
Seeing Qin Jiang’s puzzled look, Zhu Hong explained from the side:
“Dr. Qin, this is how my son acts whenever he’s ‘possessed.’ He simply doesn’t feel any pain.”
“At first, my husband and I thought he might be faking it. But his father even broke a leather belt once while hitting him, and the boy still didn’t flinch.”
“Dr. Qin, I really don’t think my son is pretending. Maybe you should take a closer look.”
Hearing this, Qin Jiang smiled.
So that’s why the kid was acting so fearless.
He had a trick up his sleeve.
Qin Jiang said to Zhu Hong with a smile, “Don’t worry, Ms. Zhu. This isn’t an ordinary feather duster. It’s been blessed; specially made to exorcise spirits.”
“Could you please step aside? I’m afraid you might get hurt by accident later.”
Hearing this, Zhu Hong hesitated.
After all, he was her child.
Hitting him herself was one thing, but watching someone else do it? That hurt her heart.
As if reading her mind, Qin Jiang said seriously, “Ms. Zhu, I assure you, if anything happens to your son because of my actions, you can call the police and have me taken away immediately.”
“Well… alright then.”
Zhu Hong reluctantly moved aside.
Shu Chuan also let go of Shu Ao.
Freed, Shu Ao immediately glared fiercely and lunged at Qin Jiang.
He looked like he was planning to bite Qin Jiang too, to show him who’s boss.
Qin Jiang sneered inwardly.
You like pretending to be possessed, kid?
Well, I’m about to give you a truly memorable childhood.
Whack!
The feather duster landed hard on Shu Ao’s thigh, even cutting through the air with a whoosh!
Shu Ao’s eyes widened instantly, his face turning bright red!
“Why did you stop dancing? Go on, keep dancing.”
Qin Jiang looked at Shu Ao with an amused smile.
What a thing to learn, imitating a hopping zombie.
Not only was it slow, but it also used up a lot of energy.
Wasn’t he just a sitting duck for Qin Jiang?
Gritting his teeth against the pain, Shu Ao snarled, “I am Zuo Zongtang, I…”
Whack!
Qin Jiang gave him another sharp blow.
Tears immediately welled up in Shu Ao’s eyes.
You just can’t control tear ducts by willpower alone!
Qin Jiang was amused.
“Doesn’t hurt?”
“It doesn’t!”
Shu Ao, now angry from the beating, yelled back stubbornly.
His voice was three parts hoarse and seven parts sob.
Qin Jiang nodded.
“Since it doesn’t hurt, let’s continue the treatment.”
Whack! Whack! Whack!
The live stream chat exploded.
“Oh my goodness, he’s hitting a kid on live stream!”
“My God, is Dr. Qin serious? Isn’t he afraid of hurting the child, hitting him like that?”
“Harsh, really harsh!”
“This kid can really take it, though. Getting hit so many times and still insisting it doesn’t hurt.”
“Honestly, a feather duster is nothing. When I was naughty as a kid, my dad used a ‘golden rod’ on me.”
“Whoa, upstairs, was your family that rich? Using a gold bar to hit you?”
“Bro, a ‘golden rod’ is a type of branch. Super flexible. It hurts like hell when it hits you, doesn’t break easily, and most importantly, it doesn’t injure the bones. The perfect tool for disciplining kids.”
“Thank you, stranger, for unlocking my core childhood memories.”
Zhu Hong had thought Qin Jiang would just go through the motions. She never expected him to actually use so much force!
“Stop! Stop hitting my son!”
Just as Zhu Hong rushed forward, Shu Ao also broke down. He burst into loud sobs and threw himself into Zhu Hong’s arms.
“Mom, he hit me! Waaah!”
Zhu Hong pointed at Qin Jiang furiously and started yelling.
“How can someone like you be a doctor! I’m going to sue you! Just wait to get arrested!”
Hearing this, Liu Yan also grew nervous.
After all, Qin Jiang had indeed hit the child quite severely.
What’s more, the whole thing was broadcast live. It seemed Qin Jiang was really going to get into trouble this time.
But Qin Jiang remained perfectly calm, not panicked at all.
“Whether you sue me or not is your prerogative. But now you know your son was faking his illness, right?”
The moment Qin Jiang said this, both Zhu Hong and Shu Chuan fell silent.
Shu Ao’s tears were falling like they were free. Any fool could see he was clearly in real pain!
“There, there, son. Don’t be scared. Mom’s here. Let me take a look at where he hit you.”
Zhu Hong pulled down Shu Ao’s pants to check the injuries.
But once the pants were off, everyone was stunned.
Where Qin Jiang had beaten him so harshly, there wasn’t a single mark—not even a red welt!
Qin Jiang said to the dumbfounded cameraman, “Could you give us a close-up, please?”
The cameraman snapped out of it and hurriedly moved in for a close-up shot.
Thighs, calves, buttocks, back—there wasn’t a single mark anywhere!
Zhu Hong almost stripped Shu Ao completely.
“What… what’s going on?”
The couple was baffled, completely unable to understand.
They had seen clearly that Qin Jiang was really hitting him hard.
And Shu Ao’s heart-wrenching sobs weren’t fake either.
So why were there no injuries at all?
Of course, Qin Jiang wouldn’t explain that it was the effect of the Divine Feather Duster.
It doubled the pain but caused absolutely no physical harm to the body.
Knowing this effect was precisely why Qin Jiang hadn’t held back at all while hitting Shu Ao.
So you don’t feel pain, huh?
Sorry, but my special tool here happens to be your natural counter.
“D-Dr. Qin, I… I’m…”
Zhu Hong immediately felt embarrassed, realizing she had wrongly accused Qin Jiang.
Qin Jiang waved a hand. “No need to explain. I understand completely.”
“You’re his mother. Seeing your child beaten like that, it would be strange if you weren’t angry.”
“But now the truth is out. Your son was indeed faking his illness.”
“Please scan the code. That will be fifteen hundred.”
Qin Jiang rolled his shoulders.
He hadn’t exercised in too long; even hitting a kid had managed to tire him out.
Shu Chuan didn’t argue. He directly scanned the code and paid.
Ding.
[Detected that the host was straightforward with the patient, pointed out the patient’s hidden ailment, and provided significant help to the patient. Task completed.]
[Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: Divine Disinfection Stick!]
Pfft!
Qin Jiang, who was in the middle of drinking tea, spat it out.
What in the world was this ‘Divine Disinfection Stick’?!
Its shape… it was hard not to have dirty thoughts!
And the most important part was that he had to make it himself—completely handmade, using pure traditional Chinese medicine, all-natural.
So embarrassing!
“Dr. Qin, thank you so much this time. I’ll definitely teach him a proper lesson when we get home!”
Shu Chuan was a retired soldier, not highly educated, and only believed in the old saying ‘spare the rod, spoil the child.’
Hearing the stern tone in Shu Chuan’s voice, Shu Ao couldn’t help but shiver.
Qin Jiang frowned.
“If a child fakes an illness, there must be a reason. You’d better ask him why he pretended to be sick first. Don’t be so quick to hit him.”
Qin Jiang looked at Shu Ao with a kind smile.
“Shu Ao, tell the doctor, why did you pretend to be sick?”
Shu Ao shook his head, refusing to speak.
Qin Jiang casually picked up the feather duster.
Shu Ao: “…”
