Chapter 117 Believe in Science
Honggang City, the most developed region in the southeast of Huaxia Country, is known as one of the "Four Little Dragons" of Yahuan State.
After getting off the plane, Ding Fan walked out of the Honggang City International Airport. Taking in the fashionable vibe of the terminal building, he felt quite emotional for a moment.
Since his rebirth, Ding Fan has been shuttling between Dancheng and Dongcheng, so this was his first visit to such an international metropolis, and he momentarily felt a little out of his depth.
Searching through the terminal, Ding Fan remembered that Lin Qingqing said she would arrange for someone to pick him up, but after disembarking the plane and arriving here, he didn't see anyone to receive him.
Ding Fan waited a while longer. Just as he was considering whether to call Lin Qingqing, a woman dressed in professional attire, holding a sign and looking around, started walking toward him.
The woman was quite striking, with a lean cheek, fair skin, a slightly prominent nose, and clear eyes that reminded him somewhat of Lin Qingqing. One could say that this beauty was not much inferior to Lin Qingqing herself.
However, Lin Qingqing gave off a more approachable vibe, whereas this woman seemed somewhat colder.
The name written on the sign held by the woman was indeed his own, so it seemed she was the one who had come to meet him. Thereupon, Ding Fan walked over to the woman.
"I'm the person you're here to pick up," Ding Fan said, cutting straight to the chase as he identified himself.
"You?" A flicker of surprise clearly passed through the woman's eyes.
Ding Fan was dressed very simply, with almost everything on him looking like street market bargains. The Lin Family had considerable influence in Yahuan State, so the woman somewhat doubted whether the man in front of her was an impostor. How could someone invited by the Lin Family dress so plainly?
"My name is Ding Fan. Do you need me to give Lin Qingqing a call?" Ding Fan offered.
After Ding Fan mentioned Lin Qingqing's name, she was able to confirm his identity, but she couldn't understand why Lin Qingqing would invite such an ordinary-looking person.
"My name is Lin Yanxi, Lin Qingqing's cousin. My car is outside, let's go," Lin Yanxi briefly introduced herself.
Ding Fan simply nodded slightly in response.
The two walked out of the terminal, and Ding Fan could clearly feel that she did not care to make conversation with him, so he remained silent during their walk.
As they arrived at the parking area outside, they eventually stopped beside a black sedan.
"Yan Xi... who is this man?"
Just as Ding Fan and Lin Yanxi were about to get into the car, a man in a suit unexpectedly charged out from one side.
The man in the suit approached them and then looked at Ding Fan with overt hostility.
"Mr. Huang, are you following me?" Lin Yanxi's face darkened.
"Yan Xi, if I hadn't followed you, how would I have known that you would actually get together with such trash? I admit I was wrong for dumping you, but there's no need for you to debase yourself with such garbage. Don't you realize this is an indirect way of debasing me?" The man in the suit said with dissatisfaction.
Ding Fan's expression turned grim.
"Huang Jian, I was blind when I chose you at the time, and now we have no relationship whatsoever. I am free to be with whomever I wish. Please, don't harass me here, or I'll have to call the police!" Lin Yanxi spoke firmly.
"Call the police?" Huang Jian snorted coldly, no longer glancing at Lin Yanxi but rather looking at Ding Fan with provocation. "I'll give you a hundred thousand US Dollars to get lost from here right now!"
Ding Fan frowned slightly, recognizing the type of person who is too pleased with themselves.
Lin Yanxi's expression turned sour. "Huang Jian, that's enough, don't cause a scene here."
Huang Jian didn't pay any attention to Lin Yanxi beside him, and with an expression that presumed he had Ding Fan's measure, he continued, "If you leave now, I will give you two hundred thousand! Kid, two hundred thousand US Dollars—you probably couldn't earn that much in your entire life."
"Get lost..."
Ding Fan said coldly, without a trace of emotion.
Huang Jian was taken aback. In his eyes, Ding Fan was just a country bumpkin. Throwing two hundred thousand US Dollars at him should have had him groveling in gratitude.
But what he truly hadn't expected was for Ding Fan to tell him to get lost in such a cold tone. Most importantly, in front of Lin Yanxi.
In front of a man's desired woman, his pride is at its strongest, and being insulted by a country bumpkin, Huang Jian couldn't possibly let it go.
"Kid, do you have any idea who I am?..."
Just as Huang Jian wanted to boast about his background, Ding Fan didn't bother with words, instead delivering a Great Flying Kick directly at him.
Bang!
Huang Jian's body was sent tumbling to the ground by Ding Fan's kick.
At this moment, it wasn't just Huang Jian who was dumbfounded; Lin Yanxi at his side couldn't believe her eyes either. She hadn't expected that Ding Fan would actually become physical without any warning.
"If you don't leave, I won't mind knocking out all your teeth," Ding Fan said coldly, looking down at Huang Jian sprawled on the ground.
Huang Jian glanced at Ding Fan before scrambling up from the ground in a disheveled state. "Kid, I'll remember this kick today, and I'll make sure to return it to you thousandfold and hundredfold in the future."
After dropping these harsh words, Huang Jian turned and left without looking back.
"You shouldn't have provoked him," Lin Yanxi sighed softly as she watched Huang Jian leave and then turned to speak to Ding Fan.
"Perhaps," Ding Fan responded noncommittally.
Then, the two of them got into the car directly. After Lin Yanxi started the car, she spoke to Ding Fan again. "The Huang Family has a decent background in Honggang City. You should be careful for a while."
Ding Fan nodded, as if to answer.
Afterward, Lin Yanxi started the car. They didn't say another word until the car pulled up in front of a seaside villa, where Lin Yanxi stopped the car.
After getting out of the car, Ding Fan took a moment to survey the villa.
Although Ding Fan had lived in a villa while in Dancheng, that villa couldn't compare to this one.
This villa featured a European-style design, with a two-story layout that exuded splendor from the outside.
Within the villa's courtyard, there was a decent-sized lawn. On another side, Ding Fan noticed a small swimming pool in the yard.
In Honggang City, where every inch of land is worth its weight in gold, a large villa with a large courtyard and swimming pool would definitely be exceedingly expensive.
"Brother Fan, you're here?" While Ding Fan was admiring the house's layout, Lin Qingqing had already come out from inside to greet him.
Ding Fan hadn't seen Lin Qingqing in a while and a smile formed on his face as well.
Lin Yanxi, who was standing by, couldn't help but feel astonished by Lin Qingqing's enthusiastic reception for Ding Fan.
Lin Qingqing was a big star well-known throughout Jiangnan, and a mayor once personally visited her.
At that time, Lin Qingqing hadn't come out to meet the mayor, yet she enthusiastically greeted Ding Fan, a plainly dressed man, which Lin Yanxi couldn't understand at the moment.
"Where is Brother Lin now?" Ding Fan immediately began asking about Lin Zhanting's condition.
On the phone, Lin Qingqing had only mentioned that Lin Zhanting was in a coma; the specifics were unknown to Ding Fan.
As soon as Ding Fan mentioned Lin Zhanting, the joy on Lin Qingqing's face due to Ding Fan's arrival was once again overshadowed by worry.
"My brother has been lying in bed for many days now, and there's still no sign of him waking up," said Lin Qingqing.
"Then let's go see Brother Lin right now."
Lin Qingqing nodded and led Ding Fan into the villa, while Lin Yanxi followed silently behind them.
Upon entering the villa, Lin Qingqing took Ding Fan straight to Lin Zhanting's room.
Once in Lin Zhanting's room, Ding Fan saw a foreigner, dressed like a doctor, taking care of Lin Zhanting.
"Brother Fan, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Owen from America... Mr. Owen, this is my friend Ding Fan. He is here to help treat my brother's illness..." Lin Qingqing introduced them as soon as they entered the room.
"This man can cure your brother's illness? Miss Qingqing, don't joke with me. You should know that I am a Nobel Prize in Medicine laureate, and even I can't cure your brother; what could this man possibly do?" asked the foreign doctor named Owen, his face showing an unpleasant expression as he spoke to Lin Qingqing.
"Qingqing, what are you doing, who have you brought back from outside? Even Mr. Owen can't cure him, how could anyone else possibly cure..." At that moment a middle-aged woman frowned and spoke to Lin Qingqing.
This woman was Lin Qingqing's cousin, Tang Na. It was she who had initially invited the foreign doctor.
"If there's a doctor in this world who can wake my brother up, I believe it's my friend here," Lin Qingqing said earnestly.
Back in Dancheng, Ding Fan had first used a Pill to cure a vegetative case that foreign experts couldn't, and later he even cured Xu Guanjie, who had collapsed without any known cause.
This was enough for Lin Qingqing to trust Ding Fan unconditionally.
"There's a saying in Huaxia Country, 'In desperation, one turns to any doctor'," Owen said in somewhat broken Chinese. "I understand you, Miss Qingqing, but please believe in science. Your brother's brain is blocked by a blood clot, and with our current technology, it's absolutely impossible for your brother to come out of the coma... Miss Qingqing, you must believe in science!"