Too Bad I Take Things Seriously-Chapter 491 - 205: Spent 1200 on a Cold?_4

It wouldn’t cost much. Effective immediately, it treated both the symptoms and the root cause.

But ever since the rise of Western medicine, seeking medical treatment has become increasingly troublesome and the costs have skyrocketed. The most obvious example is the treatment of the common cold. Just going to the hospital... without spending several hundred yuan, you can’t get out of there.

So, now, many people with minor colds or fevers just buy some granule sachets and rely on their immune system to get through it at home. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"I also heard this hospital was good, but who knew..." The elderly man chuckled bitterly as he recounted his experience.

His name was Su Yongnian, and he was seventy-three years old. His children worked in other cities, leaving him alone in Jin City. A few days ago, after catching a cold, he went to the hospital. Then the doctor prescribed some medicine for him to collect. But the doctor then said that the prescribed medication was out of stock in the hospital and directed him to buy it from a pharmacy outside the hospital, which happened to have stock. So, he took the prescription given by the doctor to the pharmacy and purchased four boxes of medicine. However, when it came time to pay, each box was priced at 288 yuan. He spent nearly 1,200 yuan.

He had wanted to use his medical insurance, but the pharmacy said they did not support reimbursements. But in order to get treated, he had to bite the bullet and buy the medicine. After paying, the pharmacy owner even instructed him to take the medicine on time when he returned home and to finish it within three days. He took the medication at home for three days straight. As expected, his illness improved. But he felt bitter inside, feeling that he had been cheated.

"You definitely got scammed! This hospital is just terrible!"

"They even used the excuse that the hospital doesn’t have the medicine? If there’s no medicine, why open a hospital?"

"A box of medicine for 288 yuan, is eating this supposed to make you ascend to immortality?"

"Xiao Qin, see if you can get the money back?"

The crowd was filled with righteous indignation, all feeling for Su Yongnian’s misfortune. All eyes turned to Qin Mu. In their hearts, Qin Mu could do anything.

"This... is a case where both parties were willing. Getting the money back will probably be very difficult." Qin Mu looked at the crowd. After some thought, he analyzed seriously, "The pharmacy had a clear price tag, so there was no act of deception. Even consumer rights laws wouldn’t support a refund in this case."

What had happened to Su Yongnian was something Qin Mu had encountered himself. Previously, treating a cold at the hospital would cost at least three to four hundred yuan to cure. They would administer glucose and various nutritional solutions. Added to that, the average person had an almost complete lack of knowledge about medicine and feared offending doctors. Whatever the doctor said, went. They had no choice but to foot the bill. This kind of situation was actually quite common in hospitals, so much so that many people lamented they couldn’t afford to get sick anymore. The main reason was that hospitals had jacked up the cost of treatment. But Su Yongnian’s situation was indeed outrageous. Spending 1,200 yuan to treat a cold was clearly exploiting the consumer.

At this moment, a long-lost voice suddenly echoed in Qin Mu’s mind.

"DING! A new event has occurred near the Host, triggering a new mission."

"DING! There are three mission routes available. Please select one:

1. Help Su Yongnian get compensated for 1,152 yuan.

2. Help Su Yongnian get a refund of 1,152 yuan.

3. Deter the industry and eradicate the chaos of exorbitant medicine prices!"

"Please note: Depending on the difficulty level and completion of each mission, the Host will receive different random rewards."

Three radically different options appeared before Qin Mu.

After hearing this voice, Qin Mu took a deep breath. This mission had come unexpectedly. The circumstances behind Su Yongnian’s plight seemed to involve many complications.

He looked at the three options. "I choose option three."

Qin Mu silently made his decision, choosing the most difficult one. The first and second options were merely scratching the surface. Even if the money was returned, as long as such hospitals and pharmacies still existed, others would inevitably continue to be deceived. Su Yongnian was just one of the victims. If he was going to seek justice, he might as well do it thoroughly.

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ps: I wrote this a bit late today.