After listening to Luan Jiping's account of the situation, Long Xiao was silent for a few seconds before asking, "Sister, there are three Japanese people at the Fifth Hospital. They are not only collecting data here but also experimenting with a drug they developed to counteract the side effects of 'Tongmai San'."
Luan Jiping nodded and said, "A total of ten people came. They are in groups of three, experimenting with the drug at three different hospitals and collecting data. I haven't received news on where Igarashi Gorō is yet."
"Sister, why haven't the Ministry of Health and the police come to arrest them?" Long Xiao asked.
Luan Jiping sighed and replied, "Although we have conclusive evidence, the Ministry of Health and the police do not. They can only interrogate the people from the Lin Corporation for now. An arrest can only be made with solid proof."
"By the time they get the evidence, Igarashi Gorō would have already taken his people and left China."
"Leave?" Luan Jiping smiled and asked, "Did he ask me?"
Seeing Luan Jiping's confident demeanor, Long Xiao asked, "Sister, what should we do now?"
"You help treat the patients at the Fifth Hospital first. I and Qian Yun will deal with those three Japanese people. I've already sent people to capture the Japanese individuals at the other hospitals and Igarashi Gorō."
"Sister, should I call Xi Cheng A'hu and ask him to mobilize some men?"
Luan Jiping waved her hand and said, "No need. A'hu belongs to Xiao Hong. I don't want to use them. My own people are sufficient."
When Long Xiao first met Luan Jiping, he only knew that she was very kind to him and didn't understand her background. It was only in the last two days that he learned from Li Yizhen that Luan Jiping was the "Black Widow" among the Four Great Underworld figures.
The江湖 (jianghu) rumor described the Black Widow as cunning and cruel, and many old jianghu figures in Donghai had fallen victim to her.
Luan Jiping had been very good to him, so he hadn't asked much about the Black Widow. No matter who she was, as long as she was good to him and was his friend, that was enough. Nothing else mattered.
After Long Xiao and Luan Jiping discussed their plan, she called Sun Tailai and Tong Hui, who were waiting outside, into the room.
Tong Hui did not know Luan Jiping and Long Xiao, nor what they were doing. Therefore, he was very displeased that they were occupying the dean's office for a conversation.
"Dean Sun, my brother can help you save people and eliminate the side effects of 'Tongmai San.' He has experience, so it shouldn't be difficult."
Tong Hui glanced at Long Xiao with dissatisfaction and asked, "Ms. Luan, which medical university did your brother graduate from, and what position does he hold at which hospital?"
Luan Jiping looked at the aggressive Tong Hui and asked, "Is that any of your business?"
Luan Jiping's imposing presence made Tong Hui's heart tremble. He felt an immense pressure, his knees tingled slightly, and his calves felt weak.
Sun Tailai quickly reprimanded him sternly, "Tong Hui, comply with Manager Luan's orders. Don't ask what you shouldn't."
"Dean, this is our hospital..."
"Shut up and get out!" Sun Tailai exclaimed in anger, pointing at the door.
Seeing the dean's fury, Tong Hui dared not say another word and left the dean's office.
Long Xiao followed Sun Tailai to the ward. Tong Hui couldn't help but follow them, wanting to see what method Long Xiao would use to treat these patients.
The three people lying in the ward had all worsened after taking 'Tongmai San.'
"Divine Doctor Long, how do you plan to treat them?" Sun Tailai asked.
Long Xiao looked at Sun Tailai strangely and asked, "Dean Sun, why do you call me a divine doctor? I don't even have a medical license."
"Divine Doctor Long, I was at the door of the ward when you treated Elder Bao last time. Your miraculous medical skills broadened my horizons, but I couldn't understand your treatment methods at all."
Long Xiao smiled and said, "Dean Sun, you study Western medicine, and I study Traditional Chinese Medicine. Our foundations are different, so of course, you can't understand it."
Sun Tailai shook his head and said, "No, although I study Western medicine, I know some Traditional Chinese Medicine. Your techniques are only similar to traditional Chinese medicine in a very small part."
This time, it was Long Xiao's turn to be surprised. He had clearly learned TCM from the medical texts in the 'Dragon Sutra,' so why were his techniques different from traditional Chinese medicine?
Looking at the increasingly deteriorating condition of the patients on the bed, Long Xiao knew it wasn't the time to dwell on this.
"Dean Sun, let's discuss this later. The patients are getting worse. I think we should treat them first."
Long Xiao asked the patients' families and was relieved to learn that the three Japanese doctors had not yet arrived.
He took out a glass bottle from his pocket, poured out three pills, and said, "One pill each. Have them take this medicine first. Remember, absolutely do not take the medicine from those three Japanese doctors, or their condition may worsen, and even I won't be able to save them."
The patients' families looked at Sun Tailai and did not take the pills from Long Xiao.
Long Xiao was too young. For illnesses that so many doctors couldn't cure, he claimed to cure it with just one pill. None of the patients' families believed him.
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and feed the patients the medicine. Do you still want them to be cured?"
Sun Tailai spoke, and only then did the patients' families take the pills from Long Xiao and feed them to the patients.
Long Xiao, Sun Tailai, and Tong Hui stayed in the ward for more than ten minutes. When Long Xiao saw that the patients' complexions had improved and the deathly pallor had vanished, he breathed a sigh of relief, knowing his medicine was very effective.
The three patients, who had been lying with their eyes closed and in critical condition, now opened their eyes. One of them, who had severe paralysis, began to move his limbs, complaining of a prickly sensation and discomfort.
Everyone knew that feeling in the limbs of a paralyzed person was a sign of improvement.
"That's great! Thank you, Divine Doctor Long," a patient's family member said, grasping Long Xiao's hand.
Another family member knelt before Long Xiao to express his gratitude, and Long Xiao quickly helped him up.
Long Xiao poured ten pills from the glass bottle and handed them to Sun Tailai, saying, "Dean Sun, please have someone count how many patients have not taken the Japanese medicine. Inform them not to take it and to take the pills I refined instead."
Sun Tailai called two doctors from outside and instructed them to administer the medicine to other patients. He then accompanied Long Xiao and Tong Hui to the next ward.
The two patients in this ward had arrived earlier. They had already taken the medicine given by the Japanese doctors, and their organ failure had basically stabilized. They were resting.
After understanding the situation, Long Xiao took a patient's hand and observed his internal condition.
The patient's internal organs had been completely repaired. Long Xiao found it very strange and continued to observe the vital energy (qi) of the patient's internal organs.
Soon, Long Xiao discovered that all the organs were surrounded by a faint red vital energy.
After learning 'Xinglong Guanqi' (Dragon's Circulation Observation of Vital Energy), Long Xiao had been cultivating while observing the vital energy possessed by various things in nature. His original intention was to find a five-elemental vital energy suitable for him. Over time, he had formed an impression of the vital energy of every object he had seen.
Long Xiao had never seen this faint red vital energy before, let alone know its source.
Upon examining the other patient in the ward, Long Xiao found that this patient's internal organs were also encased in a stream of faint red vital energy.
Clearly, this faint red vital energy was related to the medicine the Japanese had given them.
After checking a few more wards, Long Xiao found that all patients who had taken the Japanese medicine had their internal organs restored to normal to varying degrees and were enveloped by a faint red vital energy.