Lin Youyou didn't say anything, and the three people in the reception hall fell silent.
The air froze for a few seconds.
After a while, Liu Yuan took out a registration form and a disclaimer.
She smiled at the man and said, "You must fill in the reason for treatment on the registration form, remember to sign it. Just press your fingerprint in the lower right corner of the disclaimer, you can look over the rest and fill it out."
The man took the two forms, his eyes fixed on the disclaimer.
In a low voice, he asked, "Will there be any problems?"
Liu Yuan's smile didn't diminish as she replied, "There are always risks with surgery, this is a necessary process."
"Signing the agreement is false, collecting my fingerprints is true, right?"
The man's voice was still low, but his words instantly changed the atmosphere in the reception hall.
As he spoke, his hand reached behind him and took out an object, concealing it in his wide sleeves.
"Don't play tricks on me, take me to see the doctor, or else..."
"No problem! Don't be nervous!"
Liu Yuan quickly nodded her head to reassure the man, "Please come with me..."
Lin Youyou frowned as she watched the scene before her. She didn't quite understand.
Soon after, Liu Yuan emerged from Lu Yuan's consultation room.
Lin Youyou went up and asked, "People like him are very dangerous! Why did you let him see Doctor Lu?"
Liu Yuan took out a mop and bucket from the utility room and handed it to Lin Youyou. "Youyou, we workers have to learn to respect and accommodate the boss's hobbies, understand?"
"Here, take this. My shift is over, mop the reception hall. "
"Doctor Lu's office might need it later too."
Lin Youyou: "Doctor Lu's hobbies...what are they..."
Liu Yuan walked away without looking back towards the room at the end of the corridor, saying as she went, "What else could they be? Just like what he did to you the other night."
"Remember to remind Doctor Lu to eat dinner. If he's not asleep by midnight, bring him a snack, just whip up whatever, he's not picky..."
Lin Youyou nodded vigorously: "Got it! Sister Yuan, leave Doctor Lu to me!"
...
In Lu Yuan's consultation room.
Seeing the man sit down across from him, Lu Yuan was also taken aback by the man's attire for a couple of seconds.
In the third second, Lu Yuan glanced at the two forms Liu Yuan had just brought in, and he roughly understood what was going on.
Before the man could speak, Lu Yuan took the initiative to say, "I'm sorry, but without signing these two forms, I can't perform the surgery."
The man's face was hidden behind layers of veils, leaving only a pair of narrowed eyes staring intently at Lu Yuan for quite some time.
Crack!
Suddenly, a loud thunderclap sounded and it started pouring heavily outside.
Lu Yuan glanced at the time, it was past 8 pm.
The man remained still, eyes fixed on Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan blinked and gestured with outstretched hands, "It's time for us to get off work. If you can't make a decision yet..."
"I had made my decision before coming here. I was just looking to see if you're trustworthy."
Lu Yuan leaned back comfortably in his chair, "And what's your conclusion?"
"I can see that while your eyes seem calm like a still pool, there's actually a storm inside that could destroy everything."
"You're a madman. And when a doctor becomes a madman, it often means he's also a pervert."
Lu Yuan's brow furrowed slightly, he felt this man had greatly misunderstood him.
Pushing his glasses up, Lu Yuan decided not to argue with the man. He simply tapped the two forms in front of him without a word.
The man stared at Lu Yuan for a few more seconds before grabbing the pen and swiftly filling in his information on the registration form, signing it.
Whether the name was real or not, there was no way to know.
When it came to the disclaimer, the man said slowly, "This thing is useless. If the surgery fails, you can just kill me directly."
"Don't worry, no one will come after you because of me. Rather, many will thank you."
"After you kill me, you can take my head to the Western Capital Security Department and collect a 3 million bounty."
At some point, Lu Yuan was holding a surgical knife, lightly running his fingers along the blade, murmuring, "3 million..."
Suddenly, the color of the man's veiled face changed drastically. He asked Lu Yuan warily, "How much do you charge for the surgery?"
A mocking smile appeared on Lu Yuan's face. "We're very affordable and serve the public good here. Including the prosthetic and surgical fees, gender reassignment surgery totals 800,000."
Upon hearing the number "800,000", the man immediately stood up.
He seemed ready to leave, but after taking just one step, he turned back and sat down across from Lu Yuan again.
"You don't lack money, and you're a madman, a pervert."
"You won't miss this rare opportunity for money's sake."
Lu Yuan secretly lamented that this man was still quite perceptive, getting half of it right.
Next, Lu Yuan gave the man an itemized bill for the surgery costs.
"Opposite sex prosthetic set, 700,000."
"Major surgery service fee, 100,000."
"100,000 service fee? You're quite the profiteer."
Lu Yuan airily replied, "Small shops have thin profits. A heart transplant would cost more. Simple small parts replacement starts at just 3,000."
"I'll waive the minor expenses like anesthetics and surgical knives for you."
"If that's agreeable, how will you be paying?"
Lu Yuan could directly process an electronic contract and wire transfer through the X Region Bank Consortium here, but judging by this man's appearance, he didn't seem capable of that method.
"I'll pay cash."
Just as expected.
Lu Yuan looked the man up and down. He was alone and didn't seem like someone carrying 800,000 on his person.
The man looked at the bill in his hand, and his eyebrows under the veil didn't seem to relax.
After thinking for a while, he looked up at Lu Yuan and asked, "The prosthetic includes metal parts, right?"
Lu Yuan's body ran cold. He sensed an ominous implication in the man's question.
"Of course, but don't worry, it won't rust no matter how you soak it."
"The external structure is absolutely bio-fiber that mimics real human skin."
The man's eyes flashed with some disappointed look. "I'm not worried about it rusting, nor about the feel of the thing."
"I'm just worried the metal parts could be detected by the conglomerate thugs' instruments."
Lu Yuan said impassively, "Sorry, I don't understand what you mean."
"Heh heh..."
"Clever little doctor."
"Let me be blunt. I want a pure biological prosthetic."
Damn...
Lu Yuan took a deep breath as he sized up the man before him. This guy was a total pervert...
"I'm afraid I don't have biological prosthetics for that area in stock."
"How could you not? I saw two just now, looked very fresh..."
In that instant, two conspicuous red lights rose in the man's narrow eyes.
And across from him, a morbid smile spread over Lu Yuan's face.