Chapter 167 - 164: There’s a Problem with the Mental Illness

Chapter 167: Chapter 164: There’s a Problem with the Mental Illness

Lin Feng hadn’t expected that the moment he walked in, the woman who was berating Professor Quan would turn on him.

"You’re the boss here, right? Why can everyone else get treatment, but not my son?

You have to take responsibility! You have to cure my son, or I’ll sue you!"

"Professor Quan, what’s going on?"

Professor Quan explained helplessly, "This child can’t smell the fragrance, so the treatment here definitely won’t work for him.

We were going to send him back, but his parents refused and came here to cause a scene."

When Lin Feng heard the boy couldn’t smell the special fragrance, he understood. ’There’s definitely something wrong with this kid.’

He quickly opened the list from the Land God Temple. He didn’t find the boy’s name, but he did find a woman named Xie Yinhua with a score of 87. That wasn’t a low score at all.

"What’s this woman’s name?"

"Xie Yinhua. The boy’s name is Tian Xiaolei. I never expected this to happen. Their family signed a contract with us, so Boss Lin, you don’t need to worry about any legal trouble."

’The names match. It seems her son has never worshipped at the Land God Temple, but she has.’

"Would someone outside mind running to get the police?"

In fact, the police had already noticed the commotion and were heading over.

"It’s no use calling the police! You’re all black-hearted, money-grubbing people! You have to cure my son!"

Lin Feng asked, "Professor Quan, this program is free, isn’t it?"

"That’s right, it’s currently free. We’ll only start charging for treatment after the experimental phase is over.

Of course, we have Boss Lin’s selfless provision of this facility to thank for that. The fees we charge will be minimal, just enough to cover equipment depreciation and doctors’ salaries."

Due to the unique nature of Lin Xian Village, even after the experiment concludes, the mental health services here will be run as a public-benefit program.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to justify charging exorbitant fees to Lin Feng.

"The treatment here is completely free. Don’t you feel any shame saying things like that?

Then again, someone like you, who can’t even smell the fragrance of the Land God Temple, probably doesn’t know the meaning of shame.

Mark my words: the Earth God isn’t someone you can worship lightly. Do evil, and you will face retribution."

"You black-hearted boss, how dare you curse me! You’re the one who will die a horrible death! You’re the one who’ll face retribution! If you don’t give me a satisfactory explanation today, I’m going to expose you online!"

The surrounding tourists, hearing Lin Feng’s words, stared in astonishment at the aggressive woman.

’Didn’t this person look into the Land God Temple before coming here?’

’To have done bad things and still dare to come worship at the Land God Temple... that takes some serious nerve.’

’Worship the Earth God, and bad people suffer misfortune while good people are protected. Countless cases have already proven this.’

’These days, the only people who dare to come worship the Earth God in Lin Xian Village are those with a clear conscience, who have nothing to fear.’

"So gutsy. From what Boss Lin said, it sounds like the woman can’t smell the fragrance either. Don’t tell me the whole family are menaces."

"Seriously gutsy. There are so many examples online, and people like this still show up. It’s like they have a death wish!"

"A shrew like her is obviously no saint. But wait, how did Boss Lin know she couldn’t smell the fragrance?"

"Haven’t you heard the online rumors? All the magical phenomena in Lin Xian Village were created by Boss Lin. They say he actually received a Cultivation inheritance, and it’s all the work of an Array."

"What! Then can we get Boss Lin to teach us Cultivation? I’d pay tuition!"

"..."

Lin Feng listened as the tourists’ chatter drifted from the troublemaker to him, growing more and more outrageous.

His comment about Xie Yinhua being unable to smell the fragrance had given the tourists a new piece of the puzzle to chew on.

Lin Feng couldn’t care less about this. Even if they knew, it was useless.

Some said he practiced Cultivation, some said he was a reincarnated Immortal, and some even claimed he had transmigrated from a world of Cultivation.

"Make way, make way! What’s going on in here?"

After two police officers entered, they asked Lin Feng, "Boss Lin, what’s happening here?"

"Professor Quan, could you explain the situation to the officers?"

Professor Quan explained the situation to the two officers. Upon hearing the details, their eyes lit up.

There were rumors at the station that someone had managed to catch quite a few criminals thanks to the Land God Temple, even earning a Third-Class Merit award.

Now their chance had come. ’The boy and his mother both can’t smell the fragrance? There’s definitely something fishy going on here.’

The two of them stepped forward immediately, preparing to question the woman. The boy had mental issues, so he couldn’t be investigated.

"What are you doing? I haven’t broken the law, you can’t arrest me!"

Seeing her reaction, the two officers’ eyes shone even brighter. ’This woman is definitely hiding something.’

"Don’t move. Take out your ID. We need to run your information."

"Why are you checking my information? Why not theirs?"

Although she was shouting, faced with two police officers, she still took out her ID.

"That’s strange. Her record is clean."

"Are you an idiot? If she had a record, she’d have been caught long ago. The fact that both she and her son can’t smell the fragrance means something’s definitely up.

Let’s take her back to the station for now and investigate slowly. Can’t let her keep causing a scene here."

Xie Yinhua didn’t want to go, but under the firm handling of the two officers, she had no choice but to comply and go with them.

As for her son, due to his mental condition, he had to be left with Professor Quan for the time being.

Lin Feng silently applied one ’punishment’ to Xie Yinhua. As for the boy, since he hadn’t worshipped the Earth God, his situation remained unknown for now.

Once the crowd dispersed, Lin Feng followed Professor Quan to the laboratory, wanting to ask about the boy’s condition.

"Professor Quan, do you have any information on this boy? What kind of mental illness does he have?"

Professor Quan said, "It seems he suffered some sort of psychological trauma. He’s completely withdrawn and has no awareness of the outside world."

"Oh. Do you know when his condition started?"

"His records say he entered this state two years ago, but now it seems that information might be incorrect."

Professor Quan was baffled as to how the hospital screened their test subjects, to have sent him someone with such underlying issues.

He decided he would call them back shortly and give the screening staff a piece of his mind. Future test subjects absolutely had to undergo background checks.

’It’s one thing for me to be inconvenienced,’ he thought, ’but if we anger Lin Feng, he could just kick us out, and the entire experiment would be ruined.’

After getting the information, Lin Feng left the lab and gave Captain Yu a call.

"Hey, Boss Lin! What brings you to call me? Are you finally ready to send Mo Yu over to be a police dog?"

Even though Wang Ming had said Mo Yu wasn’t suitable to be a police dog, Yu Yongfeng still thought he would be perfect. Mo Yu could understand human speech; he was just too smart.

’Besides,’ he thought, ’Lin Xian Village is so magical. A dog personally raised by Boss Lin couldn’t possibly be an ordinary dog!’

"In your dreams. Forget about Mo Yu.

I’m calling to give you a tip. Regarding the Xie Yinhua you just took in, check on when her son developed his mental illness.

I just asked Professor Quan. He said it was due to psychological trauma from two years ago. Something about that feels off to me."

"Ah! Another one caught! Thanks for the tip, I’ll get someone on it right away."

Lin Feng looked at the phone after hanging up. ’These guys sure are enthusiastic about the criminals caught via the Land God Temple in Lin Xian Village!’

He couldn’t blame them. Every previous case had checked out. Even if they hadn’t committed a major crime, they were always guilty of something illegal.

This time, Lin Feng had even given him a personal tip, which meant the person they’d arrested was definitely a big catch.

When Xie Yinhua arrived at the police station, she was a little scared at first, but she quickly reverted to her usual self and began to raise hell.

"Are you sure there’s something wrong with her?"

"Yes, sir. Boss Lin said she couldn’t smell the fragrance."

"That doesn’t necessarily mean anything. We’ve had plenty of people who couldn’t smell the fragrance before who just had some moral defects."

"But her teenage son can’t smell it either. That’s clearly not normal."

Captain Yu rushed in and said, "Boss Lin just called me. He told us to check when her son developed his mental illness."

Hearing this, the Chief grew excited. "Then what are you waiting for? Get her address and start investigating, now!"

...

「In the lounge in Lin Xian Village」

Several people were sitting on a sofa, watching the surveillance feed from the Restaurant.

"Those two have some nerve. They know they’ve been found out, yet they’re still trying to cook Medicinal Cuisine in secret."

Qi Shijie was transferred out of the Medicinal Cuisine cooking team this afternoon. He obviously sensed something was up, but he still hasn’t given up on the cuisine.

This afternoon, he even worked with Yu Wenjin to cook some in secret. I have no idea what’s going through their heads.

Hu Zhiming asked, "Brother Lin, can we only fire people like them? Isn’t there any other punishment?

The two of them made over two hundred thousand yuan from that Medicinal Cuisine."

"All we can do is fire them. But don’t worry. Once word gets out, no major restaurant will hire them unless they open their own place."

Also, after he got back, he went to the security room and pulled the surveillance footage. He discovered that the two of them had sold the Medicinal Cuisine to two separate people.

Based on the amount they sold and how desperate the buyers seemed, those people must have eaten a lot of it.

Maybe not just one serving a day, but three. Even though the Medicinal Cuisine is very effective, eating too much of it is not a good thing.

If those two didn’t tell the buyers about the proper dosage, things are about to get interesting. I just hope they didn’t eat too much.

Although Lin Feng had guessed part of the truth, he never imagined that most of this Medicinal Cuisine was being fed to sick patients.

「At that moment, in a hospital in Jiangcheng City」

A certain boss was absolutely furious.

"What the hell is going on? You told me this Medicinal Cuisine was good stuff! Why did my father’s condition get worse after eating it!?

If you don’t give me an explanation today, you can forget about doing business ever again!"

"Boss Qian, the Medicinal Cuisine really is good stuff! I’ve eaten it myself and I’m fine.

Lin Xian Village itself has acknowledged its effects. How could your father’s condition worsen after eating it?"

"You’re asking me?" Boss Qian pointed to himself.

"Could there have been a problem somewhere along the line? Maybe you should ask the doctor?"

"Fine! You just wait here. I’m going to ask the doctor right now."

Reaching the office of the director in charge of his father’s care, Boss Qian asked quietly, "Director Yin, what exactly is happening with my father?"

"Who told you to give the old man so many tonics? Have you never heard that a weak body can’t handle potent supplements?

With something this potent, a little bit is fine. You gave him so much that even a healthy person would get sick from it."

"What? I gave my dad the Medicinal Cuisine from Lin Xian Village! Aren’t the rumors that it’s powerful, good for strengthening the body, and boosts immunity?"

"The Lin Xian Village Medicinal Cuisine is indeed a good thing, but did nobody tell you that you can only have one jar—that is, three bowls—per day?

I’ve heard that Lin Xian Village informs every single person who buys it of the proper dosage."

Boss Qian froze. He recalled that when that guy, Shi Dalu, gave him the Medicinal Cuisine, he hadn’t mentioned this at all.

Plus, he had only just returned to his hometown recently and had only heard bits and pieces about Lin Xian Village; he didn’t know the full details.

He had really been screwed over by Shi Dalu on this. It had almost cost his father’s life.

"Director Yin, will my father be okay?"

"Fortunately, you brought him in just in time. He’ll be fine after a period of recuperation. In the future, with this kind of medicinal supplement, you must control the dosage. You can have too much of a good thing."

"Thank you, Director Yin. I understand."

Stepping out of the director’s office, he saw Shi Dalu waiting for him and slapped him across the face.

SLAP!

"When you bought the Medicinal Cuisine, didn’t anyone tell you that you can’t have too much of it? How could you not pass on such a crucial piece of information? Were you trying to kill my father!?"