Doctor Xu did not even look up as he asked, "What's the matter?"
Hong Cheng stepped forward, pressing down on the box containing the Snow Lotus flower, and said in a deep voice, "Doctor Xu, I want you to destroy this Snow Lotus."
"Destroy, destroy it?"
Shock flashed across Doctor Xu's mind, and he looked up at Hong Cheng incredulously, "Second Master, do you know what you are saying?"
"Of course, I know. My elder brother's health is already failing, can you guarantee that this medicine will cure him?" Hong Cheng coaxed persuasively, "Rather than letting my brother continue to suffer, why not give him a swift end?"
"Second Master, doing this would mean betraying the Family Head!" Doctor Xu said sternly, "This goes against my professional ethics."
"Five million," Hong Cheng cut to the chase, stating his price bluntly, "This is almost twenty years' salary for you. You can take the money and leave right away if you wish."
