“Gail, are you saying there’s a problem with this acupuncture?” Charles’s eyes lit up, and he immediately asked.
Gail nodded affirmatively, “It’s certain. Acupuncture at these two acupoints can indeed control the child’s condition, but this is overdrawing. According to what you said, there were no problems for the first three days, but the crying has become more frequent. This is inevitable because overdrawing has a limit. The child’s vitality is almost completely exhausted. These silver needles must be removed!”
“Okay, Mr. Gail, I understand.” Charles nodded. After a brief exchange, he ended the video call. He scanned Tang Yuanzhang and the others, tapping his fingers on the table, and said with a solemn expression, “My friend is a master of acupuncture and holds a license. His words are irrefutable. We haven’t been able to find any results these past few days, and the reason is simple: these two silver needles are the problem.”
“But if they are removed…” Dean Tang frowned slightly, unsure whether to believe Gail.
“If not removed, he will die,” Charles’s voice grew colder. “Now, invite Mr. Shen Long and his wife, and also bring that acupuncture kid. Everything will be decided by Mr. Shen Long!”
“This acupuncture kid must be held responsible!” Wang Xiang said indignantly.
The other doctors remained silent. With such a simple video call, their hospital was suddenly absolved of all responsibility, with the blame entirely shifted to Li Se.
Li Se, unaware that Charles and the others had successfully shifted the blame to him, was currently performing acupuncture on his mother. After removing the needles, he let out a long sigh and said, “Mom, in a few more days, you’ll be fully recovered.”
Chen Xiulian said happily, “Who did you learn these medical skills from?”
“I learned from an old man, and he told me not to tell anyone,” Li Se replied vaguely. How could he say that the skills were passed down from his ancestors?
“Who is Li Se!”
Just then, a cold voice rang out.
“I am,” Li Se frowned slightly.
Two men in suits entered, their expressions cold. They looked like bodyguards. One of them stared coldly at Li Se and said, “Our boss invites you to come with us.”
“Who is your boss?” Li Se asked.
“Mr. Shen!” the bodyguard replied.
“Heh, you want me to treat him?” Li Se sneered. “Is this how Mr. Shen invites people?”
“If it were an invitation, our boss would have come himself, but that’s not the case,” the bodyguard replied, with his hands behind his back and a cold tone. “We are here to hold you accountable. The hospital has already investigated, and the reason the young master’s condition has worsened is entirely due to your two silver needles. Please come and explain yourself.”
Li Se sneered. He immediately understood what was happening and said, “Alright, I’ll go with you.”
“My son…” Chen Xiulian was worried.
“Mom, it’s okay,” Li Se said with a smile to comfort her, then he left with the bodyguards.
When Li Se arrived at the infant’s ward, many doctors had already gathered. The first to jump out was Wang Xiang, who pointed at Li Se and yelled angrily, “You brat, you don’t know acupuncture, yet you dared to needle him randomly! The acupuncture master from the United States has already confirmed that your two needles are completely overdrawing the infant’s life. Explain yourself properly, or you might go to jail!”
Mrs. Shen pointed at Li Se and shrieked, “I knew you weren’t a divine doctor! If anything happens to my child, you’ll have to be buried with him!”
“The American acupuncture master?” Li Se found it somewhat amusing. “What he says goes?”
Charles reprimanded him, “How old are you? Still talking about traditional Chinese medicine? Your two needles are completely overdrawing life to resist the illness. Four days, a full four days, and the child can’t hold on anymore. Just as you said, he can only last seven days at most, because the child’s vitality has already been exhausted!”
After scolding Li Se, he turned to Shen Long and said indignantly, “Mr. Shen, I told you long ago that traditional Chinese medicine is harmful, but you insisted on him performing acupuncture. Now these two needles are directly killing the child, and I’m helpless!”
Shen Long’s brow furrowed, his expression frighteningly grim. He glanced up at Charles. Whether there was a problem with those two needles, no one could say for sure. He wasn’t a fool, and he wouldn’t just believe whatever others said, let alone believe these two needles were problematic just because of some acupuncture master’s words.
He was more inclined to believe that Charles and the hospital were trying to shift the blame, dumping all the responsibility onto Li Se.
Of course, this was just his speculation; perhaps there really was an issue with the needles.
But that wasn’t the main point. What he wanted was for the child to live!
“You are Li Se?” Shen Long shifted his gaze to Li Se and said sternly, “Because of your two needles, my child’s vitality is overdrawn. The hospital and the vice president of the American Medical Association I invited are helpless, and you are the culprit. If you cannot save my child, then you will truly have to be buried with my child!”
Li Se, upon hearing Shen Long’s words, immediately knew he was going to take the blame. He couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
“Is he crazy?” Wang Xiang snorted coldly.
After laughing for a while, Li Se looked up at the infant on the bed and said mockingly, “Since you think my silver needles are the problem, why don’t you just pull them out?”
“His life has already been overdrawn. What’s the use of removing them now?” Charles said coldly.
Li Se walked over and pulled out the infant’s silver needles. As soon as these two needles were removed, the toxins instantly spread, and the infant began to cry. Then, six more silver needles appeared in his hand, not only at the shoulder acupoints but also at the knees and arms.
With six silver needles inserted simultaneously, Li Se directly withdrew his hands. At this moment, the infant’s crying stopped again, and his complexion improved significantly.
“There are three days left,” Li Se turned to leave.
“Stop!” Mrs. Shen shouted. “You’ve inserted more needles. Are you trying to send my child to his death?”
Li Se ignored her, not even willing to spare her another glance.
“What must you do for you to be willing to treat him?” Shen Long asked sternly.
Li Se turned around and looked at the Shen couple, saying, “From beginning to end, I’ve wanted to cure your child. But you’ve insulted me, bullied me, and from start to finish, you haven’t taken me seriously, thinking I’m just a nobody you can easily crush. Fine, then crush me, but you’ll have to see if you have the ability!”