At the villa in Lakeside Garden, after giving his sister Natalie a mini Rejuvenating Pill, Matthew went to
the furnace room located on the third floor.
The furnace room was used as a storage place for the rare and uncommon medicinal herbs that
Matthew found, and it was usually locked.
Last night, he had started making some pills in the room and he thought that it was about time that the
pills were ready.
However, he didn’t get the aroma of the pills when entering the room.
He opened the ceramic jar to find that the mixture inside was still in a gooey state; it needed more time
before it could take the form of pills.
Feeling resigned, Matthew realized the problem lay with the temperature of the fire, which was not high
enough.
However, there was nothing he could do about it because the ceramic jar could not withstand too high a
temperature.
Using the ceramic jar to make pills was definitely not the right way. The proper way to make pills required
a furnace.
As the medicinal herbs used were more common, he could still use the ceramic jar to make them.
For those rare medicinal herbs which required a higher temperature or special conditions, the ceramic jar
would not be suitable.
He checked his watch and found that it was about time he went to the hospital.
Therefore, he had no choice but to put out the fire which was warming the ceramic jar, to avoid burning
everything within.
After rushing to the hospital, the first thing he did was visit the director and requested to be transferred to
a different department.
The emergency ward used up a lot of his time, and the work there wasn’t too meaningful for him because
most of the patients there could be taken care of by any doctor.
He wanted to transfer to a department with a lighter workload, so that he would have more time on his
hands.
He planned to offer his service to patients whom the other doctors could not handle, because that was
the only way he could hone his medical skills.
There was no doubt the director was willing to accede to his request, because it was Joseph Harrison
himself who brought Matthew in.
The director immediately rang the assistant director of the hospital in charge of human resources—
Casey Fleming—to arrange for Matthew’s transfer.
While Casey was still thinking of how to sort things out, Liam went to pay him a visit with a file in his
hand.
Coincidentally, Casey was Liam’s old friend that he mentioned earlier.
In reality, Liam was not very close to Casey; the two had only met each other at a private gathering
before.
“Director Fleming, how are you doing?” Liam greeted him with a wide grin.
Curious, Casey went on to make small talk with Liam. It wasn’t long before Liam told him the purpose of
his visit. “Director Fleming, I understand this is a rather difficult thing to ask of you. In fact, you may just
assign him a role with a light workload, but not anything too important. Please accept this small gift in
exchange for your hard work!”
With that, Liam placed the file on the table.
Casey could see several stacks of cash peeking out from the file.
He found Liam’s offer puzzling.
Hasn’t the director already asked me to take care of the transfer? Why am I getting a bribe to do the
exact same thing? Is Liam worried that I might not take care of it properly?
Putting on a contemplative look, he asked, “Liam, who’s this Matthew Larson to you?”
Liam answered him with a smile, “Oh, he’s my brother-in-law. His wife is my wife’s elder sister!”
Casey was shocked to hear that Matthew and Liam were related. No wonder Liam was giving him a
bribe to do the arrangement.
Judging from how Liam made this trip specifically just to offer him a bribe, it seemed that Matthew Larson
was really keen to get a good position in the hospital with a light workload.
No matter what, he should get his hands on the money first!
Pretending to look troubled, Casey said, “Liam, as your buddy, I’ll definitely do you this favor since you
asked me to! Let’s see… a new Department of Chinese Medicine has just been established at the
hospital. How about I transfer him to be the head of that department?”
Liam’s eyes gleamed with excitement at once.
At first, he had only expected Matthew to be transferred to a random department to handle some menial
tasks.
It had never occurred to him that his friendship with Casey was actually strong enough to make Matthew
a head of a department in the hospital. He had accomplished this task way beyond his own expectations.
Liam saluted him and expressed his gratitude. “Thank you very much, Casey! Rest assured, you can ring
me anytime if you need assistance in the future!”
While Casey was making small talk with Liam, deep down inside, he was feeling elated.
As Matthew was the current head of the Emergency Department, it was not difficult at all to transfer him
to be the head of the Department of Chinese Medicine, as it did not involve a promotion.
However, Liam was still willing to offer him a large sum of money as a favor for him.
Was he a fool?
After leaving the hospital, a clueless Liam called James excitedly and told him about the arrangement.
James was thrilled to hear about it.
“Liam, you’re indeed very reliable! You actually got him promoted from a toilet cleaner to the head of a
department. Can you imagine how happy Matthew will be when he knows that? He’ll surely be
embarrassed if he doesn’t give us the card when we ask it from him!”
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