The Great Medical Saint novel Chapter 157

Matthew was startled. When he saw who it was, he frowned. "Ivan, what are you doing here?"

Ivan had been waiting at the entrance. After beating up Jeffrey and offending the Smith family, he was at a loss. He knew that the Smiths would retaliate against him.

Thus, he waited for Matthew. "M-Mr. Grant, I was waiting for you."

"Waiting for me?" Matthew was puzzled and asked, "Why?"

Ivan wore a bitter expression. "I've offended the Smith family. They won't let me off. I was hoping you could… protect me."

Matthew's face turned stern. "Why should I? Do I owe you something?"

Ivan awkwardly replied, "You told me to hit him. I was just following your orders."

Matthew replied indifferently, "You didn't have to listen to me. You should've listened to Jeffrey and hit me like he told you to."

Ivan quickly shook his head. "I would never hit you."

He thought to himself that if he had followed Jeffrey's orders, he would be dead by now.

After saying that, he suddenly changed the topic. "I just remembered something about Medieval Medicine."

Matthew was taken aback, not expecting Ivan to have information about the medical literature.

Although he eagerly wanted to know about the book, he acted casual as he said, "Go on. Tell me what you know."

Ivan saw a glimmer of hope. "A few years ago, someone was known to be collecting medical literature. Ordinary texts weren't worth much, but ancient ones—especially original editions—were valuable.

"Not only were the books themselves valuable, but even providing information about them could fetch a good reward. Later, a man named Howard Simpson provided a lead."

Ivan continued, "He said he saw an ancient text with Walter, and the book seemed to be called 'Medieval' something. Do you know how much he got for that information? 50 thousand dollars!"

Matthew was skeptical. "He just mentioned a vague book title. How is that credible? If that's the case, anyone could make up a few titles and get rich."

Ivan explained, "It's not that simple. You have to provide detailed descriptions like the font, thickness, color, and even some information from inside the book. As far as I know, he's the only person to ever receive such a large reward."