My Gang of Swordsmen

Chapter 585: Chapter 187: Aoto Promoted to Arson and Theft Magistrate?

”Hiss... Mr. Beifang, please be a little more gentle...”

Aoto, unable to bear the pain, took a deep breath and gave a bitter smile to the handsome young man in front of him.

”Sorry.” The handsome young man, wearing a cloth mask, looked up at Aoto, his eyes full of apology, ”I’ll be more careful. Xiaoxiao, the cloth.”

”Yes.” The beautiful girl sitting beside the handsome young man, also wearing a cloth mask, handed him a clean cloth she had prepared earlier.

Ten days ago, with the deaths of Shinno and Scythe Weasel, the series of disturbances caused by the Anti-foreigner Group finally settled down, and the badly battered Aoto was immediately sent to Edo’s most renowned clinic at the time—Ren Medical Hall.

The name of Ren Medical Hall was known to almost everyone in Edo.

The founder and chief physician of Ren Medical Hall is a famous doctor who just turned 27 this year: Beifang Ren.

Speaking of Beifang Ren, he is also considered a well-known figure in Edo.

He is proficient in both Traditional Chinese Medicine and Dutch Medicine... meaning he is skilled in both Chinese and Western medicine.

He can both diagnose and prescribe traditional Chinese medicine and perform advanced surgeries using surgical knives, forceps, and other medical instruments.

At a time when there are still very few Yamato people proficient in Dutch medicine, a doctor like Beifang Ren, who is skilled in both fields and has a high level of expertise, is rarer than a panda.

Because of his exceptionally brilliant medical skills and noble medical ethics, Beifang Ren treats all patients equally with dedication, whether they are noble samurai or the lowly Hieda, and so Beifang Ren and his Ren Medical Hall have always enjoyed a great reputation in Edo.

Handling sword wounds is one of Beifang Ren’s specialties, so sending the multiply wounded Aoto to Ren Medical Hall for Beifang Ren’s treatment was undoubtedly the right choice.

At this moment, the handsome young man sitting in front of Aoto was none other than the famous Beifang Ren.

And the beautiful girl assisting beside Beifang Ren was Beifang Ren’s assistant and the clinic’s only female physician: Rikka Saki.

With Rikka Saki’s help, Beifang Ren gently wiped away the solidified ointment applied earlier on Aoto’s stitched wounds.

As the cloth used to wipe always inevitably rubbed against Aoto’s wounds, Aoto often winced in pain.

”Mr. Tachibana, would you like some gold flat sugar?”

Chokata, sitting by Aoto’s bed, reached into his pocket and pulled out a small cloth bag filled with gold flat sugar.

”Having something sweet might help distract you from the pain.”

Not having much appetite for something as cloyingly sweet as gold flat sugar, Aoto had to politely decline Chokata’s offer.

Feeling that time dragged on particularly long, Aoto finally endured until all the solidified ointment on his wound was scoured off.

Beifang Ren, while pondering, carefully examined each of Aoto’s injuries.

After examining Aoto’s sword wounds, he began checking the muscles on Aoto’s limbs and other areas.

Due to pushing his body too hard in battle, Aoto’s body had varying degrees of muscle strain, especially in the right hand and foot.

Once he had thoroughly examined Aoto’s body, Beifang Ren nodded lightly with a smile in his eyes:

”Mr. Tachibana, your recovery ability is quite impressive.”

”The wounds have healed well and show no signs of inflammation.”

”The muscles have also recovered well.”

”At this rate, you’ll probably be fully recovered in just 1 or 2 months.”

The good recovery of his injuries was all thanks to a gift called ”Healthy Body,” which conferred ”an outstanding injury recovery speed.”

Knowing of this talent, Aoto fully expected his body’s fast recovery rate.

”Mr. Beifang, how much longer do I need to stay at Ren Medical Hall before I can go home?”

For the sake of healing his injuries, Aoto, on Beifang Ren’s advice, temporarily stayed at Ren Medical Hall.

Being one of the largest clinics in Edo, Ren Medical Hall has a relatively large ”inpatient area.”

These days, Aoto had been hospitalized at Ren Medical Hall, with his old servant Kyūbē taking care of his daily life, and friends like Chokata occasionally visiting him.

This is why Chokata was by Aoto’s bedside now.

Because Beifang Ren never gave special treatment based on status, all hospital rooms at Ren Medical Hall are spacious eight-person rooms.

However, Aoto was quite lucky; there weren’t many patients hospitalized at Ren Medical Hall at the moment, so the room he currently stayed in had no other ”occupants,” allowing him to enjoy a spacious large ward all to himself.

”Hmm... to be cautious, you should stay here for another ten days.”

Beifang Ren made a gesture to his side, and understanding its meaning, Rikka Saki quickly handed him a notebook and a slightly old steel pen from her pocket.

Taking the notebook and pen, Beifang Ren continued to speak to Aoto while writing something down.

”If your injuries continue to heal well after ten days, then you can go home.”

Medical advice should not be ignored... since the attending physician advised ”it’s best to stay another ten days,” Aoto had no choice but to comply obediently.

With the examination of Aoto’s injuries completed, and many more patients waiting for him, Beifang Ren, of course, wouldn’t linger any longer in Aoto’s ward.

With Rikka Saki’s assistance, Beifang Ren deftly applied his specially formulated ointment on Aoto’s wounds.