Ruan returned to the clinic with a second notice bearing the guild’s blue seal. The inspection would take place in three days, and the district office could suspend Qinghe’s license if it found unauthorized testing.
Ning read the notice at the clinic entrance. “They’re asking to review the stabilizer records. Are they expecting to enter the patient room too?”
“Ruan says the office wants all relevant books,” Qinghe replied. “Patient files are not relevant to Yan’s experiment. They cannot take those without each patient’s permission.”
The notice included a list of documents requested and a line for the clinic’s response. Qinghe marked the record pages related to the sample, the lot, and Yan’s measured doses. She did not add the patient ledger.
A woman waiting for a bandage change had heard the exchange. “Will they be able to read my name?” she asked.
“No,” Qinghe said. “The patient records are separate. We will not give them to the guild without your permission.”
The woman glanced at the notice, then at her hand. “I want the change now. I don’t want my illness in their book.”
“You can have the care without agreeing to share your record.” Qinghe took her to the ordinary bench and let her choose whether to have the clinic keep the usual private follow-up note. The woman chose the note, but not a copy for the guild. Tessa recorded the bandage change in the patient ledger and put the notice back on the table. The distinction mattered…
