Chapter 16
Emlyn's Potion
Chapter 16 Emlyn's Potion
The young man in front of me had black hair and red eyes. His hair was combed back to the side, and he looked serious but also dashing. He looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. He was handsome, slightly effeminate, and had an undisguised arrogance between his brows.
He was none other than Emlyn White, the vampire who later joined the Tarot Club.
Emlyn said, "I'm sorry, my father is out right now. Please come another day."
Hobart smiled and said, "I've heard that Dr. White's son also has very high medical skills. We've come a long way, please treat my friend."
Emlyn hesitated for a moment before saying, "Please come in."
The four homeless men carried Will onto the bed in the clinic. While examining Will, Emlyn casually asked, "You don't seem to be residents of this area."
In Hobart's memory, Emlyn was somewhat carefree, but now it seems that this vampire is quite cautious and even knows to ask about the origins of unfamiliar patients.
"Yes, I was introduced by Mr. Moriarty," Hobart said shamelessly. "Mr. Moriarty once suffered from a serious liver disease, and the doctors had almost given him a death sentence."
"Through a friend on River Bend Avenue, he found Dr. White, and after only three doses of the medicine, Mr. Moriarty's condition miraculously improved."
Upon hearing that he had been referred by one of his father's clients, Emlyn diagnosed him, saying, "His lumbar vertebra is broken! I happen to have a medicine here that can help bones regrow, but it will be very painful."
He explained, "My father and I are both skilled at treating internal medicine conditions. Your friend is lucky; I just read about a bone-regenerating medicine in a book a couple of days ago."
Hobert thought to himself: Is it really just a coincidence? Or is it just the vampire doctor's story?
He said, "That's wonderful, please begin the treatment now."
"The potion costs 30 pounds!" Emlyn explained. "There's a very precious medicine, and of course, it's very expensive."
It seemed a small amount of low-sequence extraordinary material had also been used. Without a second thought, Hobart counted out the banknotes: "Please begin."
Luckily, I borrowed £50 in cash from the firm this morning, otherwise it wouldn't have been enough for today's expenses.
Lisa, who had come in with him, hesitated, clearly wanting to remind the young man that some medicine cost 30 pounds. Had he been scammed?
Even Will, who was lying in bed, thought it was too expensive, but then he remembered that it wasn't his own money, so he didn't say anything.
Emlyn began his "bloodletting treatment," making a shallow cut on Will's arm.
As he collected the blood, he said, "Everyone has a limited amount of fluid in their body. If some blood isn't released beforehand, the medicine I prepare will be difficult to absorb."
He made it sound so reasonable that if he hadn't almost imperceptibly licked his lips when he saw the blood, Hobart would have believed his nonsense. Uh, it really was "nonsense".
After collecting about 200 milliliters of blood, Emlyn went to the medicine room to prepare the potion and had Will drink it in one gulp.
Then Emlyn, as if he were setting bones, put Will's lumbar vertebrae back in place.
The process caused Will to scream in pain, and when Emlyn's "bone setting" was over, Will's screams became even more agonizing: "Was that poison you gave me? You're trying to kill me to cover your tracks, aren't you?"
Emlyn said, "The bones are starting to regrow, and as I said before, this process will be very painful."
Hobart simply ignored Will's howling and leisurely chatted with Emlyn about interesting things happening in the South of the Bridge.
After screaming in despair for more than ten minutes, the pain began to subside, and then he discovered that he could miraculously sit up.
Pete and Lisa, who were standing nearby, could hardly believe their eyes and began to praise the goddess, calling it a miracle.
Emlyn's pride was even more evident: "Alright, he'll be mostly recovered in an hour or two at most."
Hobart couldn't help but exclaim, "Your medical skills are truly superb!"
That £30 was totally worth it!
With Emlyn looking smug, Hobart had the vagrants carry Will back to the carriage, and they went back to the East End together.
On the way back, Lisa kept saying, "Goddess, it's really incredible, Mr. Hobert. I never imagined that Backlund had such a skilled doctor."
Hobart smiled knowingly and said, "In Backlund, anything is possible."
Lisa asked curiously, "But if that young doctor and his father have such excellent medical skills, why aren't they famous at all?"
Because they didn't want to be too conspicuous, Hobart thought to himself: If I hadn't let "Mr. Moriarty" open early and told Emlyn that it was a referral from an acquaintance, Emlyn certainly wouldn't have treated Weir.
Thinking this to himself, Hobart said aloud, "As far as I know, their family doesn't like being bothered by too many people, so please, Ms. Lisa, don't go around telling everyone about today's events."
Lisa sighed, "That's such a pity."
Back in the East End, Hobart paid each of the homeless men 6 soules. The homeless men were very grateful and thanked him profusely. With this money, they could have two good meals and then find a cheap hotel to rest, which would give them a chance to find work.
Once they have a job, they can rent a bed for 10 pence or 1 souvenir a week and say goodbye to the life of a homeless person.
Pete stepped forward and asked, "Sir, where is my payment?"
"I'll give it to you later," Hobart said, "so you don't catch up with those four vagrants and try to extort them."
Pete laughed awkwardly; he had actually been thinking about it.
Hobart said to Will, "It's only 2:30 in the afternoon, we still have time to withdraw the lawsuit."
Having recovered considerably, Will replied respectfully, "Yes, sir."
Will felt reborn as he stood up again, and he was completely convinced of Hobart's abilities, unconsciously becoming respectful to him.
Hobart and his team withdrew the lawsuit around 4 p.m., and the matter was resolved perfectly.
Back at Earl Hall’s mansion, Lisa still found everything that had happened that day somewhat unbelievable.
After the Earl's family had dinner, Audrey finally had time to hear Lisa's report.
Earl and Countess Hall were also there. They had nothing else to do after the meal, so they sat down and listened together.
Audrey asked, "How is it, Lisa? Have you seen my friend and the injured person?"
"Oh, beautiful lady, things are progressing far beyond our expectations," Lisa said. "Miss Hugh will be released tomorrow."
Audrey was taken aback: "Could it be that the injured person wasn't injured by Miss Hugh?"
"Of course, it's hard to imagine how such a petite girl could injure an adult man," Lisa said. "It was our lawyer who demonstrated highly efficient action and a wide and valuable network of contacts."
(End of this chapter)