It was already nine o'clock by the time Liu Dazhuang and I headed out. We reached the station at exactly nine-twenty.

　　"Xiaofeng, you’ll need to come in with me to sign something," he said.

　　"Sure!" I agreed without a second thought, and we got out of the car and walked into the station together.

　　As soon as we stepped inside, Xiao Wu approached us again. "Captain Liu, Director Wang is looking for you."

　　"Looking for me again?" Liu Dazhuang shot him a glance. "Didn't get enough yelling in yesterday, so he's picking up where he left off today?"

　　"It’s probably about those case files you took yesterday," Xiao Wu replied quietly.

　　Without another word, Liu Dazhuang headed straight for Director Wang's office.

　　I made my way to the same spot I’d been yesterday and sat down in the same chair. Surprisingly, there were no sounds of yelling coming from the office today.

　　"Hey, how did you know I’d been injured?" Liu Hui came over with a cup of water in his hand, looking a bit cautious.

　　I could tell he’d brought the water as an excuse to talk about this with me.

　　"If I said I could tell just by looking at your face, would you believe me?" I asked.

　　He froze for a moment. "Seriously?"

　　I sipped my water slowly. "Seriously."

　　He stared at me for a while, then said, "Yeah, I believe you. Why wouldn’t I?"

　　"Good." I set the cup down and said, "You can’t handle heavy work, can you? You probably get a tight feeling in your chest, maybe even trouble breathing, especially on rainy days like this. Am I right?"

　　Liu Hui was taken aback, then quickly sat down next to me. "Young man, what else can you see? Tell me more!"I gave a slight smile and asked, “Do you remember what I told you yesterday?”

　　“Absolutely! Drink less, soak up some sun, and practice Tai Chi!” Liu Hui replied enthusiastically.

　　I nodded. “And keep your meals light—cut back on the heavy stuff like meat and fish. Try to stay in a good mood; it really helps.”

　　Liu Hui let out a sigh. “I get that, little brother, but I’m hoping for something a bit more effective. Anything better I can do?”

　　I met his gaze and said, “Oh, there’s definitely more you can do!”

　　At that moment, Liu Dazhuang walked out of Director Wang's office, looking a bit bewildered.

　　“What’s going on, Dazhuang?” I asked.

　　“I just got praised by Director Wang!” Liu Dazhuang said, still wrapping his head around it.

　　“That’s fantastic news!” I chuckled.

　　“Right? That’s a good thing! I was sure you were about to get another lecture!” another officer jumped in.

　　“Director Wang said that since I got chewed out yesterday, I did well to follow up on the case files. So, I guess I’m doing alright!” Liu Dazhuang replied, scratching his head in confusion.

　　I laughed and said, “Hey, whatever the reason, the fact that you didn’t get yelled at is definitely a win!”

　　“Okay, enough about that. Xiaofeng, let’s get those case files returned,” Liu Dazhuang said, steering the conversation back on track.“Alright!” I said, rising to my feet.

　　“Hold on a second!” Liu Hui jumped up, urgency in his voice. “This isn’t something we should rush!”

　　He rushed over to Liu Dazhuang and whispered a few words in his ear.

　　“Xiaofeng is a Feng Shui master and really knows his stuff, but can you trust him to treat a gunshot wound?” Liu Dazhuang replied, a hint of skepticism in his tone.

　　“I’m stuck in the office every day while you guys head out solving cases. It’s driving me crazy!” Liu Hui said, concern etched on his face as he looked at Liu Dazhuang. “So I want to give it a try.”

　　Liu Dazhuang didn’t argue any further; instead, he turned to me, and I nodded in agreement.

　　With a heavy sigh, Liu Dazhuang said, “Okay, but let’s make one thing clear: if anything goes wrong, you can’t blame Xiaofeng!”

　　“Of course, Liu! You don’t have to worry about that!” Liu Hui said, flashing a confident smile.

　　“Alright then, Xiaofeng, just let me know what you need, and I’ll get it sorted out right away,” Liu Dazhuang said.

　　“No need to complicate things. Just sit back and take off your shirt,” I replied.

　　“It’s that simple?” Liu Hui asked, his surprise evident.

　　“Yep!”

　　Once Liu Hui sat back and removed his shirt, I frowned as I took in the scar on his chest.

　　The gunshot wound was indeed as Liu Dazhuang had described: it was perilously close to his heart, just above it near the neck, and it had struck right on the Yin channel.

　　Looking closely at the wrinkled skin around the wound and the darkened veins, I realized that the doctor must have inadvertently damaged this meridian when they extracted the bullet.

　　“In this kind of weather, you’re feeling palpitations, shortness of breath, rib pain, and numbness in your shoulders and arms, right?” I asked, gauging his response.“Yes!” Liu Hui replied. “The longer it rains, the worse it gets!”

　　I let out a breath I didn’t realize I’d been holding. At least now I knew what was causing the problem, which made treating it a lot simpler. I grabbed my silver needles and got to work.

　　By now, a crowd of officers had gathered, whispering amongst themselves.

　　I pulled out a needle, glanced around the room, and met Liu Dazhuang’s gaze.

　　He got the hint and immediately hushed the crowd, “Alright, everyone, keep it down! No talking!”

　　The room fell silent in an instant. I took a deep breath, steadied my hands, and inserted the first needle into Liu Hui's left shoulder. I didn’t hesitate as I followed up with two more—one into his chest, and the last into his wrist.

　　After exhaling, I clasped my hands into a sword-finger gesture, shut my eyes, and channeled my focus. Under my breath, I murmured, “Yin and Yang, Eight Trigrams, Five Elements align. The flow of time guides the needles. Heaven, earth, sun, moon, and stars shift—let the Qilin spirit drive the sickness away!”

　　Then, I snapped my eyes open and thrust my sword-finger directly at the wound. A golden needle appeared to flow from my fingertips, piercing into Liu Hui’s body at the site of the injury.

　　The needle moved along the damaged meridian three times before I quickly drew it back, sending it back into the ether. Finally, I relaxed and let my hands fall to my sides.

　　“That’s it?” Liu Dazhuang asked, raising an eyebrow.

　　I nodded.

　　He glanced around at the other officers, all of whom looked just as confused as he did.

　　They were cops, not healers—they didn’t have a clue what I’d just done. The whispers started up again.

　　“What was that? Is that even a real treatment?”

　　“Beats me.”

　　“We’ll know if it worked soon enough.”

　　“Just three needles... are you sure that’s gonna be enough?”Seeing them whispering like that, I didn’t react at all.

　　I had used four needles during the whole process, but the last one was invisible to the naked eye.

　　“Xiaofeng, are you sure it’s all good?” Liu Dazhuang leaned in close and asked quietly.

　　“Relax,” I replied with a reassuring tone.

　　“To be honest, this is the first time I’ve seen anyone heal like that. It feels kind of...”

　　“Kind of unbelievable? Like some supernatural stuff, huh?” I said with a chuckle.

　　“Yeah, like a Daoist ritual from the movies,” he agreed.

　　Liu Dazhuang was right. To be precise, the first three needles were just standard acupuncture techniques used to unblock Liu Hui’s meridians. But the crucial fourth needle was different—it was a Daoist needle technique. I had summoned it with an incantation, drawing the needle from the universe itself to heal. This special needle was called the "Heaven Needle," meant for restoring damaged meridians.

　　This method required spiritual cultivation to perform, and if one’s cultivation wasn’t deep enough, it definitely wouldn’t work! But there was no need to explain all that to him—he probably wouldn’t believe it anyway. So, I just said, “Give it a few minutes, and you’ll see.”

　　I sat back down, calmly took a sip from my cup, and watched as the officers continued to murmur among themselves. I couldn’t help but smile faintly.

　　Two minutes later, Liu Hui suddenly took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

　　I stood up, walked over, and removed the remaining three needles. “How do you feel?” I asked.

　　Liu Hui stretched his arms and looked at me, amazed. “I can breathe easily now. My limbs feel strong, and there’s no more pain. This is incredible!”