de one of his dreams come true.Xiao Yu hadn't been idle during these days of New Year. He visited all the elders like General Li Su jun, Lord Song, and Lord Ye in turn to pay respects.Since the start...Chapter 283: Insanity

Xiao Yu looked at the place the old man had pointed out and found that it was not far from where he indicated, and it turned out to be the First People's Hospital of Deep Sea City.

Seeing this, Xiao Yu felt as if a bolt of lightning had flashed through his mind. He remembered hearing an argument after visiting Cao Er at the hospital last time when he went to eat dumplings at the night market. The dumpling vendor said that the family involved was surnamed Ma.

"Sir, may I ask what your esteemed surname is" Xiao Yu asked the old man.

The old man chuckled and replied, "Doctor Xiao, you are too kind! There's no need for such formalities. My name is Ma. Just call me Old Ma."

Hearing his words, Xiao Yu thought it was indeed this family.

Indeed, when Xiao Yu turned the corner and saw a sign for a night market by the roadside, he became even more certain that it was this family.

Xiao Yu drove into the residential area where he had eaten dumplings earlier.

"Doctor Xiao, we're here!" Old Ma said to him when they arrived.

Xiao Yu parked his car by the roadside and got out with Old Ma. They were just arriving at the entrance of their apartment building when there was a sound of things being broken upstairs.

Xiao Yu looked up, then turned to Old Ma who nodded sadly and said, "Ah, that's where it is! The one breaking things is my daughter-in-law... She used to be very considerate and filial but now she has become like this!"

"Hmm." Xiao Yu responded with a nod before entering the house on the second floor.

Old Ma opened the door, inviting Xiao Yu in. In the living room sat a woman in her fifties and a man in his thirties on the sofa, both looking worried.

The two stood up quickly when they saw Old Ma and Doctor Xiao entering.

"Old Ma! You're back! This is..."

The middle-aged woman walked to the door, said something to Old Ma, and then looked at Xiao Yu.

"Dad, why did you find such a young doctor Isn't he a scammer" The young man pulled Old Ma aside and asked.

These two people were Old Ma's wife and son. In the morning, when Old Ma went out, he met an old colleague named Wang from his previous workplace. During their conversation, Old Wang learned that Old Ma’s daughter-in-law was sick. At that time, Old Wang told him about Xiao Yu.

Old Wang said that even though this doctor was young, his medical skills were very good. After returning home, Old Ma shared this information with his wife and son, both of whom agreed enthusiastically. There was no other choice; they had to go wherever they heard there was a good doctor. In the past two years, they had visited over a hundred clinics.

Although Old Ma heard from Old Wang that Xiao Yu was young, he didn’t expect him to be so youthful. However, since he knew something about it already, Old Ma didn't voice any concerns.

Old Ma had once suspected that Xiao Yu might be a scammer, but after hearing that Xiao Yu wouldn’t charge if the illness couldn’t be cured, his worries vanished.

But his son, Ma Lei, was unaware of this. Seeing how young Xiao Yu was and considering him an expert in traditional Chinese medicine rather than Western medicine made Ma Lei feel a bit suspicious.

"What do you know Don't talk nonsense! Dr. Xiao said that he will only charge if the illness is cured; otherwise, no payment will be taken!" Old Ma quickly interrupted his son’s words to prevent Xiao Yu from hearing this embarrassing remark.

"Ahem, wife, Lei, let me introduce you—this is Doctor Xiao whom old Wang told us about. He's a doctor with excellent medical skills."

Old Ma cleared his throat and introduced Xiao Yu to his wife and son.

"Doctor Xiao, this is my wife and son. The one making the noise in there is my daughter-in-law!"

After introducing Doctor Xiao, Old Ma then introduced his wife and son to him, pointing towards the room where the noises were coming from.

Xiao Yu nodded at Old Ma’s wife and son before turning to look at Old Ma. He said, "Let's see the patient first."

"Alright, alright, Doctor Xiao, please come with me!"

Ma Lei, hearing his father say that if the illness wasn't cured, Xiao Yu wouldn’t take any payment, became much more cooperative. Upon hearing Xiao Yu’s intention to examine his wife, Ma Lei immediately responded.

Xi Yu followed Ma Lei to the room where objects were being thrown, and saw that the door was secured with a padlock from the outside. Ma Lei unlocked it and said, "Doctor, please be careful, or my wife might throw things at you!"

"It's okay, don't worry!" Xi Yu nodded.

Only after hearing Xi Yu’s words did Ma Lei open the door. Inside, the woman's shouting and the noise of objects being thrown became even more intense.

"Doctor, wait a moment. We need to restrain her first; otherwise she won't let you in!"

When Ma Lei opened the door, Old Ma and his wife stepped forward and said.

"Oh! Alright then!" Xi Yu moved aside, allowing them to enter the room first.

From the doorway, Xi Yu could see that there was nothing in the room except a bed. On the floor were several pots and cups made of stainless steel, though they appeared dented and scratched, clearly from frequent use.

In the room stood a woman in her thirties with disheveled hair, holding a stainless-steel basin and hitting it against the wall repeatedly.

The moment she saw Old Ma’s family enter, she tensed up and looked at them warily, holding the basin in front of her body as if to protect herself.

Seeing this defensive stance, Xi Yu paused momentarily. How could someone with such a guarded demeanor be suffering from mental illness Xi Yu then looked into her eyes; although they weren’t entirely clear, they also didn't appear vacant or disoriented.

Xi Yu frowned as he observed the woman; generally, people with mental issues have eyes devoid of vitality. However, this woman did not fit that description at all; when she was watching him and his companions warily, her gaze remained focused and clear.

Old Ma and his wife cautiously approached the woman.

The closer they got to her, the more alert she became. When they were within a certain distance from her, she began shrieking and swung the basin at them repeatedly.

Seeing the swinging basin, Ma Lei dodged it swiftly, then covered his head with his hands and charged forward towards the woman.

"Let me go........ Let me go........."

Ma Lei rushed to the woman and hugged her tightly, while she held a stainless steel basin and kept hitting him. However, no matter how much she screamed or hit him with the basin, Ma Lei did not let go.

Aged Ma and his wife hurried over when they saw their son hugging the woman. They snatched the stainless steel basin from her hand and grabbed her arm, then together with their son, they laid the woman flat on the bed.

Then they tied this woman onto the bed face up. When they noticed that no matter how she struggled, she couldn't break free, they both sighed in relief and wiped away their sweat.

The woman lay on the bed and screamed loudly, but regardless of her struggles, she was unable to escape, so gradually her strength waned, as did her screams.

"Doctor Xiao, I'm sorry for troubling you. Li Jie is sometimes violent, yet at other times she's quiet!"

Ma Lei walked over and told Doctor Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu nodded and frowned, entering the room to look at the woman on the bed. At this moment, her eyes revealed a hint of confusion.

That's right, it was confusion! If she were a patient with mental issues, that kind of expression should not be present in her eyes; instead they would appear disoriented.

Aged Ma brought over a chair from another room and placed it beside the bed. "Doctor Xiao, please have a seat!"

Xiao Yu sat down, gently placing his hand on the woman's wrist to feel her pulse while narrowing his eyes in concentration.

This time, Xiao Yu spent quite some time feeling the pulse, about two minutes. After completing the examination of one side, he let go and got up to check the other side.

After a minute, Xiao Yu released the woman's wrist and closed his eyes in deep thought.

Originally, when he was checking her pulse, he found that except for a hidden injury on her chest and abdomen area, every other part of her body was perfectly normal.

After some time, Xiao Yu slowly opened his eyes but still frowned, staring at the woman lying flat on the bed.

"Doctor, doctor, how is she"ating Mouse seemed not to have heard Xiao Yu's call; instead, it continued running towards the end of this path, in a direction opposite to where Xiao Yu and his team were heading."Old Man, wait for m...