Chapter 21: Fright
"What else can I do? Can't you see? I'm going to perform surgery on you!"
Su Tong looked unconcerned.
"Why, why is it you?" Ma Liu's voice changed.
"Oh! I heard that if you have surgery, you'll die. If you don't have surgery, you'll die too. You might as well practice with me...
Don't worry! My hands are steady. I usually kill chickens with one blow, very quickly!"
"You, you are fooling around! How could they let you do that!" Ma Liu looked incredulous.
Su Tong sneered and said:
"They said that the crimes you committed were enough to deserve death. Anyway, there is no point in you living, and it would be a waste of medical resources. It would be better to sacrifice yourself so that I can do medical research, which can be regarded as a contribution to the people!"
Su Tong said as he picked up the scalpel and gestured, "Come on! Let's feel it first, what does it feel like when the knife falls on your body?"
Su Tong pretended to drop the scalpel on Ma Liu's chest and only scratched his skin with the tip of the knife.
A sharp chill came down with a hint of a sharp sting, slowly passing from the chest to the abdomen, as if it could penetrate into his body and rip him open at any time.
"you……"
Ma Liu’s eyes widened, his body stiffened, and his throat seemed to be strangled by someone.
He wanted to shout but didn't dare, for fear that Su Tong's hands would tremble and the tip of the knife would cut into his flesh.
His skin was visibly covered with goose bumps.
"Hmm! It's probably around this spot. Okay! I'm ready to cut!"
The scalpel had already landed on the abdomen. Su Tong muttered to himself, "Should I cut horizontally or vertically?"
Ma Liu's nerves were stretched to the limit, and he was on the verge of collapse, but he refused to admit defeat. "You bitch! You're playing tricks on me! You're just trying to trick me! If you have the guts, cut it off!"
"Tsk! Not bad! I hope you will still be so strong-willed later!" Su Tong's scalpel cut down without any hesitation.
Although he was half anesthetized and had no feeling of pain, Ma Liu could still feel that the scalpel was really cutting his skin, not just gesturing!
I'm not just pretending!
This woman!!!
He actually dared to use a knife!
"You! You fucking... Stop it - stop it -" Ma Liu let out a scream.
He understood his physical condition better than anyone else. He had a congenital coagulation disorder. Even the doctors in Hong Kong said it was a physical problem and there was no cure. They could only regretfully tell him to try not to get hurt.
Where did the police find these stupid women?
How dare you use a knife without any reason!
This really doesn't take his life seriously!
Don’t the police care about him anymore?
Aren't you going to get information from him?
Ma Liu was so frightened that his face turned pale, and two and a half of his three souls were frightened away...
Su Tong had already cut open the peritoneum and accurately found the location of the appendix, and could see the appendix that was already red, swollen and festering.
Although the wound was made as small as possible, blood continued to flow out in large quantities, and the thick gauze was quickly soaked through.
If it were an ordinary doctor, he would not be able to proceed at this point because the wound was obscured by the large amount of blood gushing out, and the lesion could not be seen clearly, so he naturally could not operate. If the time was delayed for too long, the patient would go into shock due to heavy bleeding.
Su Tong, however, remained calm as he lightly and swiftly picked up the sterilized silver needle and quickly inserted it into the acupuncture points around the wound and on several major arteries in the body.
In just a few minutes, the blood flow rate slowed down visibly.
Traditional Chinese medicine is a treasure passed down by our ancestors for thousands of years. Coagulation dysfunction is a physical problem, but it does not affect the effect of silver needle acupuncture on hemostasis sites.
Su Tong has been learning Chinese medicine from his grandfather since he was a child. After more than ten years of accumulation and sedimentation, he has already mastered the essence. Hemostasis is only considered a basic acupuncture method.
It was really a blessing for Ma Liu to meet her. There have been records of using silver needles to stop bleeding in history, but there are not many people who can use it skillfully in reality.
When the new gauze was replaced, it had already absorbed the blood from the wound, revealing the diseased area clearly.
Su Tong deliberately piled the blood-stained gauze together in an exaggerated manner and placed it where Ma Liu could see it.
His men kept moving, but they deliberately let out a loud cry of surprise: "Oh my God! Why is the blood flowing out more and more? I really can't stop it!"
"Hurry... call someone!!! I need a blood transfusion! I need a blood transfusion immediately!"
Ma Liu looked at the pile of bloody gauze in despair and shouted hoarsely.
"Don't get excited! The more excited you are, the faster your blood will flow! You should know who you are. Are you worthy of a blood transfusion?..."
Su Tong stimulated him slowly.
"Yanwang Mountain, the twenty-fourth day of the first lunar month..."
Ma Liu didn't wait for Su Tong to finish speaking, and squeezed out a few words from between his trembling teeth.
He had to buy himself some time. He knew what the police wanted. He had been in this line of work for many years and was familiar with the police's habits thoroughly.
They had discipline and principles, and even if they used some means on him, he could endure it. He refused to speak out, and at most he would suffer a little, and they would never dare to take his life.
But this stupid woman is different. She turns hostile when she says so! She strikes with a knife when she says so! She has no principles and no regard for consequences. She does not act according to common sense at all!
If I continue to hold on, I will really be killed by her!
He is not afraid of death, but he doesn't want to die yet!
He still has unfulfilled wishes!
I have gone through so many years of life and death just for this wish!
He didn't want to die at the hands of this stupid woman. It would be more painful to be killed by a gun than to be killed by her!
Su Tong heard Ma Liu finally give in, and continued calmly, "Don't think that you can get a blood transfusion just by saying a few words I don't understand. Blood is very precious nowadays! You can't just give it to someone just because they say so..."
“They understand!”
Ma Liu angrily interrupted Su Tong, "Xiaoya Village, Yanwang Mountain, Lao Wan, the twenty-fourth day of the first lunar month... tell this to the man named Qin! He will understand!"
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Qin Yi stood quietly in front of the glass door. Occasionally, he could hear roars and screams coming from the operating room, but he seemed not to hear them. He looked across the corridor at the blurry moon in the night sky, as if he was lost in thought.
Although there are many patients in the hospital, the lights in the wards are turned off early. In this remote county town, there are not many activities at night and people fall asleep early.
The winter moon is not bright, reflecting a faint glow on the snow on the ground and casting dim shadows on the surrounding buildings and trees, making the night even more quiet and lonely.
The door behind him creaked, breaking the silence.
Qin Yi turned around and saw Su Tong leaning forward and smiling at her, his eyes bright as if filled with light.
Then she waved at him, motioning him to come in.
Qin Yi felt relieved and turned around and followed her into the operating room.
Su Tong explained as he took off his coat and hat, "The operation was very successful, but it took too long. There are signs of infection in the abdomen. Anti-infection treatment will be added later, so it won't be a big problem."
Qin Yi looked inside and saw Ma Liu lying quietly on the operating table, with the monitor next to him flashing green light.
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