Chapter 172: Chapter 165: The Policewoman’s Thoughts
Of course, Xiao Lin gracefully conceded defeat. In this unequal "contest," if a woman felt she won, then let her win. Sometimes, a man needed to show a bit of grace.
"Hey, you’re just going to leave like that?" When Xiao Lin generously let Wu Shuang win and then turned to leave, in Wu Shuang’s eyes, it wasn’t grace at all. It was petty, very petty. Wu Shuang believed she had never seen such a petty man in her life. Getting upset and leaving just because of a joke, Wu Shuang thought indignantly, "I joke with you because I think you are worth it."
"What should I stay for? I’m very busy and have a lot to do. I have to save lives and have no time to mess around with you!" Xiao Lin said this without turning back, just walking outward while speaking, looking as carefree as the first time he met Wu Shuang.
Watching that carefree back, Wu Shuang was momentarily stunned and then fumed, "Mess around? He thought she was messing around?" But when Wu Shuang chased to the door, Xiao Lin had already vanished.
"Must be a rabbit; he runs so fast every time!" Wu Shuang muttered angrily. Could it be that the man wasn’t the least bit interested in her? She’d helped him so much. If he had asked her to grab a bite, she would have gladly accepted.
Naturally, Xiao Lin had no idea what Wu Shuang was thinking, nor did he care to know. He truly had a lot to do, especially concerning Niu Niu’s mother. When he saw the test results of Niu Niu’s mother, Xiao Lin thought it would be very hard to treat her, but he didn’t expect it to be this difficult. The Nine Dragons True Qi could only enter her meridians slowly and couldn’t be used with much force. It was as if all the meridians were sealed and needed to be gradually reopened.
So Xiao Lin had to prepare a medicinal decoction for Niu Niu’s mother to adjust her body. Although the ingredients could be bought at the pharmacy, brewing the medicine wasn’t simple. Even if he explained all the details and steps, no one else could make this medicine.
The reason was simple: This medicine couldn’t be brewed using a regular pot. It must be infused with Nine Dragons True Qi to effectively stimulate its properties, allowing the True Qi to smoothly enter Niu Niu’s mother’s body.
"Lucky she met me; otherwise, even the top doctors in the world might not heal Niu Niu’s mother!" So thought Xiao Lin to himself. Of course, this didn’t mean his medical skills were invincible, but rather, those who have his skills don’t have the Nine Dragons True Qi, and those who have the True Qi may not have his skills. This made Xiao Lin quite proud for the moment.
"No need, no need to crush them, just like that!" Xiao Lin bought the herbs from a pharmacy and returned straight to his place at Yan University. He took a handful of medicinal herbs, clasped his hands together, and used the Nine Dragons True Qi to crush the herbs into powder and then form them into small pills, which he then tossed into the pot.
About a pound of herbs was ground into pills and placed into the pot, and it took Xiao Lin over two hours. His head was steaming, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. After expending much of his strength, it was finally done.
Then, he dissolved the True Qi-consolidated pills into a thick mixture by boiling in water, completing the preparation.
During this time, Xiao Lin called Xia Xue, who didn’t come back after finishing work but went to Niu Niu’s mother’s place. Little Niu Niu didn’t want her mother to see her current appearance, so she didn’t ask to visit her. However, they made a call to ensure each was well.
In Niu Niu’s mother’s hospital room, after Dr. Tang completed the last check before his shift ended, he didn’t plan to leave. He turned and said to Xia Xue, "Dr. Xia, make sure that young doctor from your university hospital doesn’t mess with our patients here. Can you take responsibility if something happens? Don’t say I didn’t warn you in advance!"
"Dr. Tang, if you’ve finished your check-up, please leave!" Xia Xue, now acting as Niu Niu’s mother’s family member, had the right to stay in the hospital room and didn’t take Dr. Tang’s words seriously. After all, he was just an insignificant character.
Dr. Tang smiled coldly and said, "Don’t say I didn’t warn you, be careful that this guy might get caught!" After saying this, he left the hospital room but didn’t clock out yet, believing that the young man would come by tonight. Blocking a young university hospital doctor without a background wouldn’t cause any problems.
Carrying the pot of prepared medicine alone, Xiao Lin reached the nineteenth floor. As he approached Niu Niu’s mother’s hospital room, he saw Dr. Tang standing at the door, looking at him coldly. Xiao Lin glanced around as if searching for someone.
Before Xiao Lin could get closer, Dr. Tang quickly walked over and said, "Are you here to show off your quackery again?"
Although Xiao Lin didn’t think much of this small figure, from his duty standpoint, he wasn’t entirely wrong. Xiao Lin didn’t want to argue with him, so he merely said calmly, "As a family member, does the doctor have the right to stop me from seeing the patient?"
Dr. Tang was about to arrogantly lecture this guy who didn’t know his place, "A patient from the main hospital, and you, a small-time university hospital doctor, think you can handle that? Using your silly acupuncture on my patient; at the very least, you’re disrespecting me, and at most, you’re disrespecting the main hospital."
However, when Xiao Lin changed his tone, Dr. Tang was stunned for a moment before coming to his senses: "You... fine, you can visit the patient, but you absolutely cannot perform acupuncture on my patient!"
Even if Dr. Tang wanted to stop Xiao Lin from entering now, there was no reason to do so. However, Dr. Tang did not plan to trust Xiao Lin and followed him into the ward.
Xiao Lin had no complaints about this and treated Dr. Tang as if he didn’t exist. Upon seeing Xia Xue, he handed the medicine in his hand to Xia Xue and said, "Xiaoxue, these medicines need to be applied all over her body later. This is a task only you can do!"
"Alright, no problem!" Xia Xue smiled and took the medicine from Xiao Lin, also treating Dr. Tang with indifference.
Dr. Tang was angry, very angry, at being ignored like this, and even wanted to apply some medicine to the patient’s body? It was as if he didn’t exist and his words were just disregarded.
"You... what did you say before you came in? I’m warning you not to touch my patient, otherwise, I’ll call security to throw you out!" Dr. Tang shouted loudly, and even made a gesture by taking out his phone: "With just one call, security will throw you out, do you believe it?"
Xiao Lin looked at Dr. Tang and smiled slightly, saying, "Can you cure her?"
Faced with Xiao Lin’s calm and gentle demeanor, Dr. Tang seemed to have nowhere to vent his anger. His frustration came from Xiao Lin’s question, which made it difficult to respond; he definitely could not cure Niu Niu’s mother’s illness.
"I... I am this patient’s attending physician, and while I cannot guarantee that I can cure this patient, our hospital has already made a decision. Once all the tests are out, the hospital’s renowned experts will conduct consultations to come up with a treatment plan for this patient. You, a newcomer Dr. Xiao from the school hospital, think you can cure this patient?" Seeing Xiao Lin speak so calmly, Dr. Tang also felt it was unwise to resort to violence.
"I believe I can cure her!" Xiao Lin said confidently.
"Everyone can talk, but how can you make me believe it?" Dr. Tang said angrily.
At this moment, a middle-aged man appeared at the hospital entrance, and it was clear from a glance that he was a doctor from Yan University’s affiliated hospital. After hearing Dr. Tang’s words, he said, "I believe he can cure her!"
"What’s the use of you believing!" Dr. Tang reflexively turned to rebut the voice from behind, but when he saw who had arrived, he was instantly dumbfounded, staring blankly as he said, "Chen... Director Chen!"
"Dr. Xiao, go ahead and treat. If Dr. Xiao cannot cure the illness, then I doubt anyone at the affiliated hospital can cure it either!" The person who entered was indeed Chen Feng, the director of the emergency department at Yan University’s affiliated hospital. He had always wanted to invite Xiao Lin to work there, though Xiao Lin had never agreed.
Regarding the acupuncture technique known as the Divine Needle, Chen Feng knew it very well, and he had witnessed Xiao Lin’s treatment methods, which were indeed extraordinary. The Divine Needle truly had magical properties.
Hearing what Chen Feng said, Xiao Lin felt a bit embarrassed and smiled modestly, saying, "Director Chen, you overestimate me. There are many patients I cannot cure, but for this patient, I can do my best. As for curing, it might still require the combined efforts of the experts at the affiliated hospital!" As for Niu Niu’s mother’s illness, the main issues were uremia and the complications it caused. The root cause, uremia, isn’t simply solved by a kidney transplant; the patient’s physical condition must be considered for the surgery. Xiao Lin believes that when it comes to therapies to regulate the body, he’s second to none.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Chen Feng then said to Dr. Tang, "Xiao Tang, do not obstruct Dr. Xiao when he comes over in the future. As for your director, I’ll give him a call, and I’m sure he won’t have any objections. Alright, you’re off work now, hurry home!" Chen Feng did not reprimand Dr. Tang much since, after all, Dr. Tang stopping Xiao Lin from treating the patient here wasn’t entirely wrong.
With Director Chen’s support, Dr. Tang naturally couldn’t say anything and had to leave resentfully. But no matter how he thought about it, he couldn’t comprehend why Director Chen would hold the newly-arrived young doctor at the school hospital in such high regard.
With Chen Feng as a shield, there was naturally no obstacle for Xiao Lin to implement his methods, and since Chen Feng rarely encountered Xiao Lin, he naturally wanted to seek some advice on the Divine Needle techniques from Xiao Lin. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian () and vote for recommendations or monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)