The group opened the door and went inside, only to find that Li Hongguang had already sat up and removed his oxygen mask, his complexion regaining some color.
"Father!"
Li Shengyao strode forward: "Why are you up? Lie down quickly, we're going to the hospital right away."
Li Hongguang waved his hand and said slowly, "No need. I know my own body. Going there would only be a waste of the country's medical resources."
"Mr. Li, you can't say that. You are a national hero. The country can afford the resources consumed to save you."
The speaker was Hua Quanzhong, a senior expert from Kyoto Hospital.
Li Shengyao then quietly pulled Chen Gang aside.
"Professor Chen, please tell me honestly, what are the chances that my father will pull through with the treatment you mentioned?"
Chen Gang was silent for a moment before answering, "One-tenth."
"If successful, can it be cured completely?"
This time, Chen Gang did not answer.
Li Shengyao looked up at the sky. Yes, if it could be cured completely, why have we dragged it out until now? If there were no risks, why have we dragged it out until now? We only took the risk because we had no other choice.
"What are you muttering about? Still trying to hide it from me? Do you really think I'm senile?!"
Li Hongguang's voice interrupted Li Shengyao's train of thought.
"Father, I won't lie to you, your illness is treatable. The new medicine will arrive soon, let's go to the hospital."
The old man on the bed smiled and asked, "Shengyao, what did I say to you when you first joined the army at 18?"
Seeing that Li Shengyao remained silent, Li Hongguang continued speaking.
"Let me remind you: I, Li, have spent my life in the military, and I can only die in my uniform, not on a sickbed. All descendants of the Li family who join the army shall abide by this admonition!"
"I want to go to the martyrs' cemetery to visit my brothers."
"Father, it will be too late if we delay any longer. Please, please listen to your son this once!"
With tears welling in his eyes, Li Shengyao knelt directly in front of the bed.
"Get up! What's with all this crying? You can kneel after I'm dead." Li Hongguang said this hurriedly and then began to pant heavily.
“I’m not going to the hospital. Bring the wheelchair over and get my uniform.”
“Father, please forgive your unfilial son.” Li Shengyao turned to several young medical staff and called out, “Quickly push Father into the ambulance.”
The men immediately ran to the bed and tried to push the pulley bed.
Li Hongguang suddenly sat up straight.
"You dare!"
"Lu Hanlin, go and bring me my military uniform. This is an order!"
At this moment, it was as if General Li, who had conquered China and whose might shook the world, had returned.
Tears welled in Lu Hanlin's wrinkled eyes. He stood at attention with his legs together, gave a perfect military salute, and roared, "Yes, sir!"
Everyone, including the medical experts, was stunned by Li Hongguang's imposing presence.
But one person slammed his phone down on the ground with a loud "thud".
He was Hou Li, who had been anxious and impatient since he came in. Everyone, including Old Li, subconsciously looked at him.
"Mr. Li, there is another way to treat your illness."
Hou Li snatched the jade bottle from Lu Zhiyou's dazed state and then shouted at the crowd.
"Since Old Li is so eager to die, why can't we try the Rejuvenating Ointment?"
Upon seeing that it was him, Li Youbo, who was standing nearby, angrily grabbed Hou Li by the collar and was about to throw a punch.
"Stop." Li Hongguang calmly stopped his grandson.
Hou Li, however, seemed not to have seen Li Youbo at all. He straightened his chest and said, word by word.
"Although I, Hou Li, am a petty person and insignificant in the eyes of your Li family, even a petty person has his ways of dealing with the world. I admire General Li. Since General Li is determined to die, why not use it? Applying the ointment will only take two minutes and will not delay your meeting with your comrades."
He shoved Li Youbo aside and said, "If it doesn't work, General Li can just execute me. Anyway, it won't be any worse for me."
If they take a gamble, there's still a glimmer of hope; if they don't, the entire Hou family will collapse. Hou Li is now ready to risk everything.
Li Shengyao stared intently at Hou Li, who met his gaze for a few seconds before subtly turning his head away.
“Father, I won’t stop you today. I only ask that you try the ointment that Zhiyou brought back. If it doesn’t work, I will personally help you to the Martyrs’ Cemetery.”
Li Hongguang looked at his son, then at Hou Li, whose state had shrunk from a death squad to a timid commoner, and slowly nodded.
"good."
...
In the end, Chen Gang was chosen to apply the ointment. He took the jade bottle and gently pulled out the cork from the bottle opening.
A faint, peculiar medicinal fragrance wafted from the bottle, quickly filling the entire room.
Each breath dispels the depression in one's heart.
Chen Gang's eyes lit up, and he carefully poured a little ointment onto his hand.
The dark-colored Rejuvenating Ointment was crystal clear and thick, yet it did not stick to the bottle. When the ointment was poured out, the fragrance in the room instantly became several times stronger.
At this moment, Chen Gang no longer had any doubts about the medicine. He quickly used massage techniques to evenly apply the ointment in his hand to Li Hongguang's legs on the bed.
A little bit was poured out after each application, and when the small bottle of Rejuvenating Ointment was completely empty, it had just covered most of Li Hongguang's body in a deep black color.
The small jade bottle was as clean as if it had been rinsed with water, without a trace of medicine residue left behind.
Since falling ill, Li Hongguang had only felt cold, but now he feels cool and comfortable all over.
A dozen seconds later, starting from the legs where the ointment was first applied, the layers of ointment penetrated into Li Hongguang's skin and flesh at a speed visible to the naked eye, leaving the remaining skin as smooth as if it had been wiped clean.
In less than a minute, no trace of medicine could be found on Li Hongguang's entire body.
"Old Li, how are you feeling?" Chen Gang asked expectantly.
"I feel warm all over, and my muscles and bones don't hurt anymore. It's very comfortable." Li Hongguang felt it for a while, then tried to pull his leg, and it actually moved a little.
"I want to sleep for a while."
Li Shengyao looked at his father with surprise and delight.
Since his condition worsened and then suddenly deteriorated today, Li Hongguang has not had a proper night's sleep, and can only take a short nap at noon every day.
"Mr. Li, please rest."
As soon as Chen Gang finished speaking, he noticed that Li Hongguang was already lying on the bed, breathing evenly and calmly.
He quietly gestured to the young medical staff to bring over the X-ray machine and wavelength analyzer from the room.
The facilities inside the Li family's house are in no way inferior to those of a small hospital.
...
Half an hour later, the data from various filming and analysis tables came out.
Several senior experts, including Lu Zhiyou, looked at the analysis results with amazement.
"Incredible! Incredible!" Chen Gang used two consecutive "incredible" to express his shock, which was even greater than Lu Zhiyou's reaction.
"Bone cancer cells are being suppressed, and some bone cracks are disappearing."
The expert from Shanghai pointed to a chart: "Look, the luster of the fascia is not what Mr. Li should have. This ruptured tendon looks like it's being pulled apart. I've never seen this phenomenon before."
"What does this mean?" Li Shengyao asked urgently.
The expert from Shanghai replied with a smile: "I said I had never seen this phenomenon before, but I can deduce that this means the tendon will close and heal itself soon."
Chen Gang first addressed the Li family: "Congratulations, General Li. Old Master Li's condition has stabilized, and at this rate, he may very well make a full recovery."
Then he turned to Lu Zhiyou and bowed his head in shame: "I want to apologize to you. As a doctor who has practiced medicine for many years, I should not have been blindly confident in my ridiculous knowledge."
"And you, Mr. Hou, if it weren't for you, we would have almost made a terrible mistake."
Hou Li looked at the crowd who all turned their gazes toward him, feeling bewildered.
Li Shengyao looked at Hou Li and nodded solemnly, which made the latter secretly pump his fist in excitement.
We finally won the bet!
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