Chapter 8

Cerebral vascular rupture is a sudden onset disease with an extremely high mortality and disability rate. Some patients with cerebrovascular disease are still fine before going to bed at night, but by the next morning, they might already be dead. The situation of this elderly person is not much different; it is almost no different from death.

If it were the old Jiang Fei, he definitely wouldn't have the ability to treat such a disease. Not to mention him, even the city hospital dared not admit the patient, deeming resuscitation futile. Perhaps only some true master-level traditional Chinese medicine practitioners would have the confidence to treat such a condition.

Now that Jiang Fei has the system, although his medical skills are only at level six, as mentioned, he can use acupuncture to awaken the patient, which should not be false.

Over these days, he has already become familiar with most of the life auxiliary skills, and he has already tried acupuncture. When he inserted the needles, whether it was finding the acupoints or the accuracy of the needle insertion, he was impeccable, demonstrating boldness, meticulousness, and steady hands. He also had a complete understanding of the 361 regular acupoints in the human body.

In Jiang Fei's view, although his medical skills are only at level six, he feels that his medical skills in real life are already at the top level, and calling him a divine doctor would not be an exaggeration!

Jiang Fei dare not imagine how powerful he would be if he could upgrade his medical skills to level nine in the future. He might even be able to bring the dead back to life, rivaling Hua Tuo!

"Can you awaken him?" Everyone was taken aback, then laughed incessantly, looking at Jiang Fei as if he were a fool. A patient whom even the city hospital dared not admit and had issued a death notice, and a doctor from a run-down clinic with no business, claiming he could awaken the patient—wasn't this a joke!

Even Su Nan stopped sobbing and called out Jiang Fei's name hesitantly: "Jiang... Fei, thank you. But since the police have been called, you shouldn't get involved in this matter."

Su Nan is a doctor, and even as a Western medicine practitioner, she could roughly tell from the patient's appearance and expression that the patient, whom the city hospital dared not admit, was beyond saving.

Jiang Fei waved his hand. How could he just let it go?

Since he had already taken this step, he definitely had to continue! It wasn't to show off or to help the pitiful orphan and widow.

His goal was: by making a big splash and saving a patient who had been issued a death notice, he would definitely gain a great reputation!

At that time, even if the beautiful young doctor Su Nan had the two powerful weapons of black stockings and high heels, she probably couldn't completely steal his business. His clinic would be able to come back to life.

Otherwise, doing this today would be a complete sacrifice of his own interests to help others.

Jiang Fei is not Lei Feng; he is not that noble. He had already thought this through when he stepped forward to help.

As long as he could save the patient, he could help Su Nan and also revive his clinic, achieving both goals.

"Do you have acupuncture needles here?" Jiang Fei ignored everyone's ridicule and asked Su Nan.

"I haven't dealt with traditional Chinese medicine, so I don't have any needles... Are you going to use acupuncture to save the patient?" Su Nan asked in surprise.

"Yes. I have already taken the patient's pulse. He has had a stroke, which is a cerebral hemorrhage caused by a cerebral vascular rupture. If not treated, he won't survive for more than two hours. Now, drug treatment is no longer effective; the only method is acupuncture." Jiang Fei explained the condition openly, making it clear to everyone.

Only by explaining how serious the patient's condition was, could he create a strong contrast when he saved the patient, highlighting how superb his medical skills were!

Without waiting for the patient's family to argue, Jiang Fei said, "Wait a minute, I'll go get the needles from the opposite side."

In no time, Jiang Fei ran back with a needle box. He had a set of acupuncture needles from his university days, but the set he was now holding was one he had bought specifically in the past few days.

Jiang Fei, with a serious face, told the patient's family, "Support the elderly person and lean him against the chair; I'm about to perform acupuncture."

"Are you really going to perform acupuncture on my mother-in-law, you brat?" The middle-aged woman laughed in anger.

The onlookers, seeing that Jiang Fei had taken the needles seriously and was not just talking, reached the peak of their ridicule.

Jiang Fei had been running his clinic for three months, and these people were already familiar with his medical skills.

A young man who was not a quack but also not highly skilled, and whose medical skills were even lower than the beautiful young doctor Su Nan's, now wanted to learn from a divine doctor and use acupuncture to treat a dying patient—wasn't this a joke?!

"Is this kid out of his mind? Why is he doing this?"

"Exactly. Doctor Su is his competitor. Since Doctor Su came, his clinic has had no business. Why is he doing this?"

"Why? Probably because he is attracted to Doctor Su's beauty and wants to be a hero to save her? Haha!"

"Truly overestimating himself. Even if he wants to be a hero, he should know his limits. Getting involved in such a hopeless case, he won't even know how he will die! Young people are always impulsive."

Naturally, no one around was optimistic about Jiang Fei. Any person with a bit of intelligence wouldn't think Jiang Fei could save an elderly person who was already half-dead.

Su Nan, with a swollen face, felt even more complicated and a bit embarrassed upon hearing these words.

Clearly, she also thought these people had a point. Jiang Fei was probably doing this to be a hero and save her, out of admiration for her.

Su Nan was confident in her beauty; attracting a young man was not surprising at all.

"Hurry up! What are you waiting for?" Jiang Fei ignored these theories and urged the patient's family. "The patient can only live for another two hours. If we wait any longer, I won't have the confidence to save her."

The several men looked at each other, unsure what to do, and all turned their eyes to the aggressive middle-aged woman. It seemed she was the head of the family.

The middle-aged woman frowned and finally nodded, instructing the men to lift the elderly person and sit him on a chair that hadn't been smashed.

However, she first stopped Jiang Fei, who was about to perform acupuncture, and said coldly, "Brat, let me make it clear. You can perform acupuncture on my mother-in-law, no problem. But if you can't save her and she dies, don't blame me for being unfriendly! At that time, you will have to pay us 200,000 yuan, just like that fox spirit!"

Wow!

The crowd was astonished.

They thought this wicked woman had a huge appetite, demanding 200,000 yuan!

Now, everyone had a bad impression of this woman. Even if the elderly person was really killed by Doctor Su, her motive was too obvious. She was clearly using the elderly person's death to extort a large sum of money!

Everyone felt that at this moment, Jiang Fei should not have the courage to back down.

Being a hero to save a beauty was one thing, but risking 200,000 yuan to be a hero—no normal person would do that.

Su Nan's face also changed, and she said in a serious tone, "Jiang Fei, don't be reckless. We just need to wait for the police."

Jiang Fei, however, smiled at the middle-aged woman and said without hesitation, "Okay, I agree."

"What?" The middle-aged woman was stunned.

She said this to make it difficult for Jiang Fei, hoping he would back down, never thinking he would agree.

And he agreed so readily!

Was this kid really a divine doctor?

Jiang Fei ignored her.

He placed the needle box on the nearby counter, took out two five-inch and two seven-inch needles, and prepared for disinfection. Then, he said to the two men beside him, "Steady the patient's head! I'm about to perform acupuncture!"

Jiang Fei took a deep breath and then both hands moved simultaneously, inserting the two seven-inch needles into the Fengchi and Baihui acupoints and the two five-inch needles into the two Taiyang acupoints with lightning speed. No one could see how his hands moved.

After inserting the needles, it didn't mean he could relax. Jiang Fei's focus became even more intense, his eyes fixed on the patient's skin and facial color changes. His hands moved back and forth on the four needles, adjusting the depth and angle of insertion.

Each time, Jiang Fei's technique was different, appearing mysterious to outsiders. Even Doctor Su Nan, a fellow doctor, couldn't understand what he was doing at this moment.

If Jiang Fei's medical skills were at level nine, he could not only completely cure the patient but also do it in a short time. But now, at level six, it would take him nearly half an hour to save the patient's life!

Time passed minute by minute, and the crowd dared not laugh loudly anymore.

From initial disdain to gradually becoming serious.

Because they saw that Jiang Fei, who seemed to be moving the needles back and forth effortlessly, was already sweating and looking exhausted.

Could an ordinary person have this kind of presence?

Even if Jiang Fei ultimately couldn't save the patient who was already half-dead, from his appearance, everyone could tell that Jiang Fei was skilled in acupuncture.

Everyone was captivated by the scene.

Finally, after 26 minutes, Jiang Fei, who had wiped away countless beads of sweat, saw the patient's facial muscles suddenly move, followed by his eyebrows. Jiang Fei quickly pulled out all four long needles.

"Done." Jiang Fei took a deep breath. He felt that if the patient didn't get better, he would collapse right there!

"Get a glass of water." Jiang Fei, feeling somewhat exhausted, sat on a chair next to the patient and instructed.

Su Nan quickly went to get the water.

Just as everyone thought Jiang Fei was about to feed the patient, he lifted the cup and drank it all himself, a satisfied look on his face...

"Brat, is that it?" The middle-aged woman, who had been somewhat anxious, fearing the elderly person would wake up, now became arrogant again.

The elderly person showed no signs of waking up at all!

"Looks like we'll get an extra 200,000 yuan for nothing." The middle-aged woman thought to herself with glee.

But soon, she suddenly heard someone shout loudly, "Moved, moved! She moved!"