Chapter 96

Xu Mo and Han Ying's faces changed when they heard this.

Han Ying trembled and said, "You... what did you say?" She had already guessed Li Helin's meaning, but she couldn't believe it. Thinking of the two people who had aged and died earlier, she couldn't help but feel afraid.

"Ha ha!" Li Helin laughed maniacally. "The blood on your bodies, it must be from my bodyguards, right? I can smell the stench, ha ha, it must be."

Han Ying's heart grew even more anxious. Although she had already guessed something, she couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with this blood?"

Li Helin was extremely pleased and said, "What's wrong with this blood? What do you think is wrong? The disease spreads through the blood..." At this point, he suddenly remembered something and cursed, "Damn it, I should have guessed when that woman surnamed Deng first arrived. I shouldn't have helped her at all, otherwise, none of this would have happened."

He was referring to Guo Lin's wife, and his words seemed to express deep regret. After a pause, he continued, "You have the blood on you, do you think you might be infected?"

Xu Mo couldn't help but frown when he heard this, and Han Ying's face changed again.

Li Helin, even more pleased, said, "Only I can cure this disease, understand? If I die, you won't survive either. So, you'd better help me cure it first. Once I recover, I'll naturally help you as a reward for your assistance."

Xu Mo secretly sneered at the idea that only Li Helin could cure it, thinking that with his strong sense of touch, he should be able to find the cause of the disease and treat it more easily.

Han Ying, however, felt somewhat relieved. She then thought of something and couldn't help but ask, "If you can cure yourself, why don't you do it? We're not doctors, how can we help you?"

Li Helin cursed, "Do you think I don't want to cure myself? Pah! If I could cure myself, I would have done it long ago. Why would I need you? This disease is very strange. I feel like there's something extra in my stomach, like a small worm, absorbing my life. I need surgery to remove it. How can I do that alone?"

After a pause, he continued, "I found the cause of the disease too late. If even one of my bodyguards were still alive, I wouldn't need your help."

After saying this, he stabbed his abdomen with a needle again.

Xu Mo was surprised when he heard about the worm in his stomach that absorbs life, thinking, "A worm that absorbs life, what is that? I'm not good at surgery, but can I use medicine to force it out?"

He couldn't guess for sure, so he focused on sensing his own body but didn't detect any abnormalities. He thought either the disease hadn't infected him, or it had but hadn't yet manifested.

Han Ying felt more relieved when she heard that he had found the cause of the disease. She thought for a moment and said, "We're not doctors. If we perform surgery, we might..."

Li Helin shouted, "I knew you couldn't do surgery. I'll guide you through the steps using the monitoring equipment. Enough talk, take me to the medical room."

Xu Mo couldn't help but think, "This disease is too strange. Li Helin, the old devil, probably isn't lying. Both Han Ying and I have been infected. I might be fine, but Han Ying might have some trouble. Well, let's see how Li Helin, the old devil, treats it."

He and Han Ying walked up to Li Helin, supporting him, and asked, "Where is the medical room?"

Li Helin pointed in a direction. Xu Mo and Han Ying supported him and walked toward the medical room.

Along the way, they saw the bodies of over a dozen bodyguards, most of whom had died of old age, but a few had committed suicide, clearly unable to bear the fear of rapid aging.

On the way, Li Helin occasionally stabbed his abdomen with a needle, as if to stop the worm from absorbing his life.

Han Ying took the opportunity to ask, "What did you remember just now? You didn't finish. What's the real story behind my mother's prescription? Can you tell me now?"

Li Helin, needing their help and knowing they were infected and needed his treatment, no longer hid anything and replied, "Do you think I wrote that prescription? Ha! Wrong, I just copied it."

"What?" Han Ying was shocked again.

Li Helin sneered, "Someone was pointing a gun at my head. Do you think I dared not do it?"

"Who? Who made you do it?" Han Ying asked urgently.

Li Helin didn't answer, but said to himself, "The drugs in that prescription, except for that herb, I recognize them all. Each one has a hypnotic effect. Your mother was already in a coma from the car accident. After taking this prescription, didn't she sleep even deeper?"

Han Ying's face changed again. Seven years ago, her mother had a car accident and was in a coma, often frowning as if in great pain. After taking the prescription, she gradually became more peaceful. At the time, she thought the medicine was effective and had helped her mother. Now, hearing Li Helin's words, she realized the medicine had harmed her mother.

She felt both guilty and sad, and asked in a trembling voice, "Who? Who made you do it?"

Li Helin still didn't answer, but asked, "The person who came with you, was it your husband?"

"It was my ex-husband," Han Ying corrected.

Li Helin couldn't help but laugh, with a hint of schadenfreude, "Oh! Divorced? Well, it should have been. You ask who pointed a gun at my head and forced me to do it. Who else but your ex-husband?"

Han Ying vaguely guessed this result but still couldn't help but let out a painful moan, "He... why did he do it?"

Li Helin 'hmm'ed, "Why did he do it? You ask me, who should I ask? That person is sneaky and not a good person. Who knows if he was doing something evil and was discovered by your mother, so he killed her to cover it up. When he failed, he came up with a prescription to deceive you and make your mother never wake up."

This matched Xu Mo's previous guess exactly. Han Ying moaned again, her body swaying, almost fainting.

Li Helin continued, "How long did your mother take that prescription?"

Han Ying said, "Over a year, almost two years."

Li Helin 'hey'ed and laughed again, "How cruel! That prescription has a very strong hypnotic effect. Even if she had taken it for just half a year, she would never wake up. This person is truly vicious. He was afraid of any accidents, so he made her take it for almost two years. Ha! Now, even a god can't wake her up."

"Why? Why did he do this?" Han Ying murmured, her face filled with deep sorrow and pain. She looked at Li Helin and asked again, "Doctor Li, my mother... she... can she really not be saved?"

Li Helin shook his head, "No hope. She has been in a deep sleep for too long. Her five senses are all closed off. Even if an earthquake, a volcanic eruption, or the end of the world happens, she won't feel it. As for treatment, unless..."

"Unless what?" Han Ying, sensing a glimmer of hope in his tone, felt a ray of light in the darkness and asked urgently.

Li Helin shook his head, "That's impossible. Unless someone can communicate with your mother's subconscious and enter her mental space to wake her up. But that's just talk. Who can do that except a god?"

Han Ying's heart turned cold again. The glimmer of hope she had just felt quickly faded.

She looked down, her face dark, and remained silent for a long time, as if she had forgotten about her own infection.

Xu Mo looked at her, feeling sorry for her, but didn't know how to comfort her.

Soon, they arrived at the medical room, where various surgical instruments were already prepared.

Li Helin lay down on the operating table, with the monitor facing his abdomen. He could see it clearly on the screen.

He looked at Xu Mo and Han Ying and said to Xu Mo, "That girl is more careful than you. She would have been better, but her mood is so bad, I can't use her. If she cuts my intestines, it will be a problem. You come and help me with the surgery. Have you done it before?"

Xu Mo smiled, "I've killed wild chickens and rabbits before."

Li Helin glared at him, sensing that he was indirectly calling him a wild chicken or rabbit, but couldn't do anything about it since he needed their help. He thought, "I'll deal with you later."

He said, "Just treat me like a wild chicken or rabbit. Now, I'll tell you what to do. Pay attention..."

He lifted his shirt, exposing his abdomen.

Xu Mo looked at his abdomen and saw that the degree of decay was much less severe than the driver's, just starting to turn black and rot. Many small blood holes were clearly made by the needle.

Li Helin pointed to a spot about three inches below his navel and said, "This is the dantian. I feel the worm is hiding around here. Cut the skin here and find the worm."

After a pause, he added, "Be careful, don't cut too deep. If you cut my intestines, it will be a problem. The skin on a human abdomen is about 5 to 10 millimeters thick. I'm a bit thin, so aim for 7 millimeters. Now, pick up the scalpel and make a cut on my dantian. Don't make it too long. I feel the worm isn't big, so make it 5 centimeters long, from the upper left to the lower right..."

Xu Mo asked, "Don't you need anesthesia?"

Li Helin glared, impatiently, "If I use anesthesia, how can I guide you?"

"Alright!" Xu Mo didn't say more, picked up the scalpel, estimated a length of about 7 millimeters, and made a cut on Li Helin's dantian.