Chapter 221: Chu Ping: We Have A Strange Expert In Linhe County!
After erecting the Matchmaker God Statue in the Marriage Hall, Chen Han performed a worship with incense and then returned to his own courtyard.
Now that the consecration ceremony was completed, and the requirements for the spiritual cane and the red thread ball were fulfilled, only the condition of fifty flawless couples worshipping remained. Once that was done, the task of establishing the Marriage Hall would be complete.
It was the reward for this task that he was most looking forward to.
When he arrived at the courtyard, he lay straight down on the recliner, took out his mobile phone, and checked the situation online. Presumably, those tourists had already posted what had happened today.
However, at the last Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation consecration ceremony, tourists only captured snowflake patterns on their screens. This time should be the same; they would definitely not be able to capture anything.
In the Douyin backend, there were already many messages tagging him:
“Chen Family Head, is what he said true?”
“Chen Family Head, someone is spreading rumors that your Matchmaker God descended and that red threads appeared on people’s wrists!”
“Hahaha, Chen Family Head, I suspect your Chen Clan did something to the tourists with some hallucination-inducing fungi!”
“……”
Chen Han clicked into these tags and found that, sure enough, they were all videos about the Chen Clan Matchmaker God Statue consecration. In these videos, the people filming were solemnly describing the miraculous situations they and their partners had encountered at the Chen Clan.
They described it vividly, but unfortunately there was no evidence at all, not even videos or photos.
So no matter how vivid, obviously no one would believe it. The comment section was full of doubts and even people mocking the ones filming, saying they treated everyone like fools.
Even so, the matter was still extremely lively and highly discussed, and had even become a trending topic.
When he clicked into another tag, Chen Han was a little surprised. The video title was: 《I will prove that what happened at the Chen Clan consecration ceremony is real!》
“Everyone is questioning that what happened at the Chen Clan is fake, so I will prove it. I am now at the Chen Clan, and my girlfriend and I still have red ropes on our wrists.”
“I have no way to directly film the red ropes for everyone to see, because only the couple themselves can see them. Moreover, there seems to be some mysterious power interfering, so they cannot be captured by mobile phone. As soon as I try to film, snowflake patterns appear!”
“But this is also a form of proof. I will use two mobile phones. I will film the scene where snowflakes appear on the screen of the other phone when it tries to film the wrist.”
In the video, the person filming indeed took out another phone and turned on the camera. At first, the image was normal, but when it was pointed at the wrist, the picture became abnormal and turned into snowflake patterns.
Then when the lens moved away, the image returned to normal.
He repeated this several times, proving that there was indeed something unusual on his wrist.
Chen Han was surprised. This person was a bit clever to know how to prove it this way, though unfortunately it could only serve as indirect evidence.
Based on his experience, he felt that experts in related scientific research fields would soon jump out to refute and popularize science.
These scientific experts, within their own fields, would absolutely not want superstitious propaganda to be linked with their professions.
However, after this person used such a method to prove it, the video really became quite popular and was seen by many people.
For example, Chu Wan saw it. This made her very annoyed. She had just done a live stream but did not think of using this method, and even let so many people mock her.
So stupid.
“Husband, go to the Chen Clan with me. I want to do another live stream,” Chu Wan immediately said to her boyfriend.
Her boyfriend understood her purpose and shook his head. “Baby, if it is for this purpose, then there is no need. This video has already been debunked.”
As he spoke, he handed her another video.
Chu Wan opened it in confusion and saw that it was posted by a junior high school kid brother. This kid brother was already a popular internet celebrity with many fans, mainly known for sharing study tips and doing small physics experiments.
She had seen his videos before. Many parents followed this kid brother, saying they wished their children could be as smart as him.
As soon as the video started, the kid brother’s voice came through: “As a flower of the motherland, and someone who practices **** thought, I firmly believe in science. Today, when I saw my father watching a video about the Chen Clan where snowflake patterns appeared on the screen whenever the phone moved to the wrist, I only want to say: how can a video that cannot even fool a kid like me trick adults?”
“In fact, there are many methods to create that situation. The simplest is a miniature electromagnetic jammer. As long as you calculate the electromagnetic wave intensity, you can achieve what was shown in that video.”
“So now it is time to witness a scientific experiment!”
In the video, the kid brother indeed began preparing all kinds of tools, then started making it. Before long, he had made a button-sized electromagnetic jammer.
After that, he started demonstrating. Sure enough, the same effect she had experienced appeared. As long as the phone was aimed at a certain position, the recorded screen showed snowflake patterns. When it moved away, it returned to normal.
“So please do not be superstitious. Believe in science,” the kid brother added at the end.
Chu Wan saw that this video had many comments and opened the comment section:
“Haha, even the kid brother understands this. Why do so many people not get it?”
“I think so too. That Chen Clan thing is obviously a non-scientific promotion tactic, yet so many people believe it!”
“Promotion is promotion, just watch for fun. Even that Chen Family Head himself has to admit believing in science, while fools are anxiously rushing to believe that nonsense.”
“……”
Clearly, people in the comment section did not believe anything about the Chen Clan’s red thread.
More importantly, quite a few people also posted videos from the Chen Clan consecration event to support the kid brother.
“Everyone look, I was at the scene. I also shouted loudly that there were red threads on my wrists. Actually there were none!”
“I had no choice. When the Chen Family Head said that, if I had dared to say no, my girlfriend would definitely have started a big slap fight.”
“I am at the Chen Clan right now, and there is nothing on my wrists, but everyone around was saying they had them. I could not say no, so I said I give my girlfriend thirty thousand a month. How could there not be a red thread!”
“……”
These normal on-site videos and their descriptions stirred up many lively replies:
“This is the truth. Could it be that those people who said things sounded so miraculous were hired shills?”
“Definitely shills, or at least people making things up to grab traffic and fame.”
“It is normal for scenic spot promotions to have shills!”
“……”
Looking at those comments, Chu Wan was dumbfounded. “Husband, why is it like this? Obviously what we encountered was real, but the moment we tell the truth, we are treated as shills?”
Her boyfriend chuckled when he heard this. “Because the truth is held by a minority. Most people do not care what the truth is. Besides, not everyone has that kind of fate. Not everyone can encounter true mysterious phenomena or real experts.”
“Without fate, even if a real expert stands before you, you will treat him as a liar. Even if something truly mysterious happens in front of you, you will not care!”
“We are people with fate who have received the Matchmaker God’s blessing, with red threads entwined. We will be happy. Those who did not receive red threads from the Matchmaker God face to face are unfated people.”
“Not to mention those people online; they are all unfated people.”
After hearing her boyfriend’s words, Chu Wan felt he made a lot of sense.
Naturally, Chen Han also saw this video. Many people had tagged him. He really had not expected that the one exposing him this time would not be some science professor, but a kid brother.
The key was that the kid brother’s experiment perfectly slapped the faces of those tourists’ videos about the Chen Clan consecration ceremony.
Some kid brothers nowadays were truly impressive.
Seeing so many people tagging him, he used his own account to leave a comment for the kid brother: “Everyone, believe in science, and study hard like the kid brother!”
As soon as he posted this comment, it naturally attracted many people, and there were many replies to him at once.
“Haha, the Chen Family Head has come out to make a statement!”
“The kid brother is awesome, he even made the Chen Family Head come out.”
“……”
While Chen Han was looking at these comments, his mobile phone ringtone sounded. It was actually the number of County Magistrate Chu from the county. That man would not call him if there was nothing urgent.
So he answered immediately, and the other party’s voice quickly came through: “Chen Family Head, where are you now? I have something to discuss with you. Can I meet you?”
“Of course. I am at my own courtyard!” After answering, Chen Han told him his location.
A while later, County Magistrate Chu hurried into the courtyard, with Chen Kai following behind, his face full of curiosity about what matter had brought County Magistrate Chu to the Chen Family Head.
As soon as he entered, Chu Ping anxiously asked, “Chen Family Head, I wonder if the Chen Clan has any method to treat the symptom of arteriosclerosis?”
“Does someone in your family have this symptom?” Chen Han asked. In his mind, he immediately recalled the Golden Acanthopanax Medicinal Wine soaking in the game warehouse. （Chapter 119）
That wine had a “treat arteriosclerosis symptom +2” attribute.
Previously, the wine needed ten days to be ready, and later no one with that symptom had appeared, so he himself had paid little attention to it.
However, someone seeking help was one matter; understanding the situation was another.
The Chen Clan had to maintain its own style. It was impossible to rush to save someone just because they asked, even if that someone was the County Magistrate in front of him.
When Chen Kai heard the words “arteriosclerosis,” he finally understood why the county magistrate was so anxious. In modern medicine, this disease was basically considered hard or impossible to cure.
The most troublesome thing about it was that for many elderly people who needed surgery, this symptom would become a roadblock that made surgery impossible.
To perform surgery, the arteriosclerosis had to be improved first, but current medicine had no way to cure it. Hospitals could only suggest conservative treatment.
As for what conservative treatment often meant, those who understood understood.
So if this was really the situation and the hospital had no method, then indeed the Chen Clan side was the only hope to try.
If the Chen Clan side also had no way, then it would basically be only conservative treatment left.
Chu Ping now explained, “Chen Family Head, here is the situation. There is an old man in the city who needs treatment due to a disease, but his arteriosclerosis is severe, so there is no way to treat it. The doctors can only suggest conservative treatment.”
“His son has done me a great kindness and helped me greatly, so I want to ask if the Chen Clan has any method. Also, his son’s identity might make it unsuitable for him to go to a religious place.”
Chen Han understood. If he was unsuitable to go to a religious place, then he must also be someone from the public authorities, and since he had helped this much, it could only be some big shot in the city.
No wonder he was so anxious.
It might be unclear in modern times, but in ancient terms this would be called a benefactor, someone of the same camp.
Since he had Golden Acanthopanax wine that could solve this problem, he did not mind helping, especially as the Chen Clan had also received a lot of help and it was rare for Chu Ping to ask this favor.
However, agreeing to help could not be too casual or cheap. It was impossible to help just because someone opened their mouth, or even deliver the help to their door.
Help had to follow the Chen Clan rules, and also make the other party understand beyond argument that being able to come to the Chen Clan was their good fortune.
So he did not directly agree, but said, “County Magistrate Chu, have the patient come to the Chen Clan. I will arrange a blessing for him and ask the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation to grant the patient protection.”
Hearing this, Chu Ping subconsciously wanted to say that the patient was weak, then suddenly realized that if they were to ask for the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation’s protection, it was impossible to have the Heavenly Lord go to the city. That would be a joke.
But from the Chen Family Head’s words, he understood that the Chen Clan did have a method. So as long as they could bring the patient over once, it would be fine.
“Thank you, Chen Family Head!” Without hesitation, Chu Ping thanked him, then hurriedly left the Chen Clan. After getting into his car, he went straight to the city.
Qingmin City First Hospital was one of the best public hospitals in the entire province. It had the best physicians and the best treatment equipment.
It could be said that once the First Hospital issued a notice recommending conservative treatment, there was basically little hope in other hospitals.
Chu Ping went straight to a ward in the hospital’s reserved area.
Naturally, this reserved area absolutely did not exist to the outside world. No matter how short of beds they were, this area absolutely did not exist.
As for the reason, those who understood understood.
There were also special sanatoriums, but not everyone was qualified to go there. And even for those who were qualified, not every family member could be arranged there.
There were also some super tycoons in Qingmin City. Once these people used their connections, it was impossible for them to line up like ordinary people and compete for beds.
Of course, officially, such things absolutely did not exist. There was absolutely no such thing as backdoor arrangements, and even if evidence was found, it would be called slander.
In one ward, there were already quite a few people, clearly centered on two men.
Chu Ping went straight to one middle-aged man and asked, “Mr. Zheng, how is the Old Master’s condition?”
Mr. Zheng shook his head without speaking. The others all sighed silently.
Birth, aging, sickness, and death were the natural laws that humans were most powerless to resist. These laws were fair to all humans. Many times, even with power and money, you still could not save the one you cared about.
Like their Zheng family: they had power and money, one side in public office, one side a big company. So what?
Facing the King of Hell’s summons, they had no way at all. Could they bribe the King of Hell to be lenient and give more time?
Looking at their expressions, Chu Ping said, “Mr. Zheng, I know a remarkable person, so there is not necessarily absolutely no way.”
At these sudden words, everyone in the ward looked at him.
Since the First Hospital had already recommended conservative treatment, it basically meant there was no option left. Everyone was dejected. To suddenly hear there might be a way was naturally surprising.
Mr. Zheng asked directly, “Xiao Chu, what did you say?”
Patiently, Chu Ping explained, “Mr. Zheng, under Linhe County, there is an ancient family with a very long inheritance called the Chen Clan. They are quite famous online and have some miraculous abilities…”
Before he could finish, a very arrogant young man suddenly spoke up: “That Chen Clan of the Chen Family Head? Aren’t they the ones always promoting scientific superstition?”
“I just saw today that the Chen Clan was slapped in the face by a junior high kid’s science experiment, and that Chen Family Head even obediently said to believe in science.”
These words made Mr. Zheng’s face grow dark. He looked straight at the young man and said, “Get out!”
“Uncle?” The young man stared at Mr. Zheng in confusion.
“Out.” Another middle-aged man’s face also turned dark.
“Dad? What did I do?” the young man protested.
“Get out,” Zheng Ruikai said, staring at his son with a dark expression. Sometimes, beyond natural laws like birth, aging, sickness, and death that people could not resist, having disappointing offspring was also something parents could not resist.
So the only thing parents could do was train alternative accounts.
The young man was still very unconvinced and speechless, but under the double pressure of his uncle and father, he did not dare disobey, feeling extremely wronged.
Only then did Mr. Zheng turn to Chu Ping. “Xiao Chu, continue.”
He naturally would not believe random things online. On some matters, he understood better than anyone. Moreover, he knew clearly that Chu Ping would not joke with him about this.
Chu Ping continued, “Mr. Zheng, the Chen Clan truly has some miraculous aspects, things that are mysterious and hard to explain. I experienced them myself. There is also the tycoon Liu Ye’s symptom, our city’s tycoon Wang’s father, and the heiress of Kaiwei Group. Their symptoms were all treated by the Chen Clan.”
These words made Mr. Zheng and his younger brother look at each other, both extremely shocked.
They certainly knew of the tycoon Liu Ye, and they were also clear about that tycoon Wang in the city.
As for Kaiwei Group, a domestic top-100 company, they were of course familiar.
Setting aside that Chu Ping would not joke about this, just based on these three parties, none of them were fools. Especially at Liu Ye’s status, it was impossible for him to be foolish.
So this meant what Chu Ping said was basically true: the Chen Clan and the Chen Family Head really had some special abilities.
They had not expected that such a remarkable person actually existed in Qingmin City.
Subconsciously, Zheng Ruikai asked Chu Ping, “Mr. Chu, can we invite the Chen Family Head to the city? I will pay whatever it takes.”
Mr. Zheng also subconsciously looked at Chu Ping with a trace of expectation on his face.
Their father had suffered too much for them brothers’ sake, so if there was a way to save him, they would never give up.
