The next morning, the hospital was buzzing with rumors.
"Have you seen Doctor Lin?"
"He treated a terminal patient yesterday… all alone."
"The Vice Director tried to stop him and… he didn't even flinch."
Lin Chen walked through the corridor calmly, hands in pockets.
He could feel the invisible pressure from the Authority Token still lingering in the air.
Even Vice Director Chen dared not confront him openly.
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Dr. Wang appeared suddenly, his face twisted in anger.
"Lin Chen!" he spat, "You think you can dominate the hospital just because of one lucky case?"
Lin Chen glanced at him, expression unreadable.
"Lucky? That patient had twenty-seven minutes to live. Do you call that luck?"
Wang's fists clenched, veins bulging.
"Don't think you can intimidate me!"
Lin Chen smirked faintly.
"I'm not intimidating you. I'm simply giving you a chance to survive today."
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Just then, a high-ranking board member appeared, looking furious.
"Vice Director Chen, this intern has disrupted the hospital's schedule. Patients are being moved around. This is unacceptable!"
Vice Director Chen's face darkened.
"Exactly! He has no authority—he must be stopped!"
Lin Chen stepped forward.
"Authority isn't given. It's earned. And I just earned mine yesterday. Anyone interfering with treatment will face consequences."
The board member frowned, about to speak, when Lin Chen calmly raised a hand.
"Check the patient files from yesterday. Every one of them survived under my care."
Beep.
Beep.
Beep.
Even the Vice Director's eyes widened as the board member checked.
"They… all survived?"
"Yes." Lin Chen's voice was calm, deadly.
"This hospital has one rule now: Patients live under my treatment. Anyone challenging that—faces the consequences."
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Dr. Wang turned pale.
He wanted to attack, but even his body trembled under the invisible Authority Token's influence.
At that moment, the system panel appeared in Lin Chen's mind:
[System Notification:]
[First Major Conflict Resolved.]
[Rewards Granted:]
• Divine Needle Technique (Advanced)
• Authority Token Enhancement
• Hidden Network Access Unlocked
Lin Chen's lips curled into a faint smile.
"Good. Now we can begin the real work."
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He turned and walked into the emergency ward.
The staff who previously ridiculed him now bowed slightly.
He glanced at the monitors.
He could already sense the hospital's hidden corrupt network—the under-the-table deals, the black-market patients, the VIPs bending rules.
"Finally…" he murmured,
"I can begin cleansing this hospital."
Outside, Vice Director Chen clenched his jaw.
"Lin Chen… this isn't over."
Lin Chen didn't look back.
He knew this was only the beginning.
The Supreme Medical Sovereign had officially risen.
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