Several old Burmese who were escorting the prisoners were talking to a middle-aged man wearing glasses. Chen Xia didn't understand a word and just stared at A Ku.
Ah Ku quickly introduced:
"The man with glasses is our Chief of Staff. We asked Doctor Chen to come here mainly because our Army Commander requested it. I don't know the specific condition. Doctor Chen, you Chinese people often say that you have to bow your head under the eaves. Just bear with it for a while. I will plead with the Army Commander later and ensure your safe return to Ruili."
Chen Xia snorted, "If your commander is really so polite, it's like inviting someone with jade, not a pistol."
The middle-aged man in his 40s wearing green military uniform and glasses glanced at Chen Xia and walked over. He looked gentle and refined on the surface.
"Excuse me, are you Doctor Chen Xiachen? Hello, I am Maranian, Chief of Staff of the Kango Army."
Chen Xia gave a bitter laugh: "Chief of Staff, is this how you treat guests?"
Maranian looked at Chen Xia's hands and ordered, "Hurry up and untie Doctor Chen. I've told you so many times that you must be sincere when treating guests."
Chen Xia remained silent, watching what tricks the other side was playing.
Maranian was obviously thick-skinned and didn't feel ashamed at all. He smiled and said, thinking he was being graceful:
"Doctor Chen, this is the case. I heard from my subordinates that your medical skills are very advanced. We have a distinguished person who is ill here, and we really hope that Doctor Chen can help treat him. Don't worry, as long as you can cure him, the jade and the US dollars will be nothing."
Chen Xia thought: If I can’t be cured, will I be shot?
On the surface, he still looked nonchalant:
"Chief of Staff Mara, now that you're here, forget the formalities. Let's go and see the patient. If there's a way, I'll do my best. If there's really no way, don't make it difficult for me, okay?"
"Okay, it seems that Doctor Chen is also a straightforward person, so please come in."
Chen Xia followed Maranian into the villa, while Yan Jinqie and A Ku were stopped outside and looked anxious.
Although they didn't know what disease the commander had, they knew it must be very serious. Several doctors had been brought in before, but the disease was not cured. The jade and US dollars became nothing. They were all taken away, shot and fed to dogs.
So the two of them are worried to death now. Now the three of them are grasshoppers on the same rope. If Chen Xia dies, they will be homeless.
The interior of the villa is luxuriously decorated in European style, which is in line with the temperament of a nouveau riche, and is rare to see in such a remote place.
Chen Xia walked up the stairs to the second floor and opened the door.
The room was quite large, and the light wasn't very bright with the curtains drawn. The decoration inside the room was very grand. Chen Xia actually had the mood to take a look at other people's decoration style at this time. He was really generous.
When he turned around, he saw an old man in his 50s lying on the bed. He was covered with two quilts. He looked like he was still shivering and the chills were quite obvious.
Wow, does this person have a fever?
This was Chen Xia's first impression. Usually, people with high fever would show such chills. This little old man was obviously very afraid of cold. The temperature in a tropical area like Miandian was above 30℃ at this time. It was abnormal that this man was covering himself with two quilts.
There was a woman sitting next to the old man in the room. She didn't turn around when she heard the door behind her open, but just asked lightly:
"Another doctor has been called?"
Maranyan was very respectful: "Yes, madam, the doctor has been invited. He came from Ruili."
Chen Xia curled his lips in his heart, please, you were kidnapped, please tie me up, this is not an invitation.
"What's the doctor's name?"
Chen Xia always had a good attitude when facing women: "My last name is Chen, and I came to Ruili for tourism. Madam, you must have invited the wrong person."
"Haha, whether it's right or wrong, the key is to cure my husband's illness. Doctor Chen, please come in."
After saying that, the woman stood up, and Chen Xia could see her appearance clearly. She was an old woman in her 50s. No matter how well she took care of herself, the wrinkles around her eyes and neck betrayed her age.
The old woman was obviously surprised when she saw Chen Xia. She looked at Maranian and said, "That's it? How old are you?"
Li Quanan also looked embarrassed. "My dear madam, he is probably only in his 20s, but I heard from my subordinates that this doctor's medical skills are quite amazing. He is known as a miracle doctor in Ruili."
Chen Xia was quite unhappy. How could they look down on him? Should I tell you that I have a golden finger? In my previous life, I was a deputy chief physician, although in surgery.
He just couldn't stand being provoked, and his childish behavior would come back once stimulated.
The old woman shook her hands and said, "Forget it. We've already consulted so many doctors but to no avail. Let's just let this young doctor diagnose me."
To save his life, Chen Xia had to lower his head and carefully inquire about the patient's medical history: "What is the condition of this noble man?"
Maranian introduced:
"This is our army commander, General Ge Danwei. He developed a fever for no apparent reason about nine days ago. Our military doctor thought it was a common cold and gave him penicillin for a few days. He also took norfloxacin bought by A Ku, but neither worked.
Later, the illness became increasingly strange. Sometimes I would have a severe fever, with my temperature reaching 40°C, but the next moment I would be terribly cold, just like what you see now. Even covering myself with two quilts didn't help, and each time it would last for half an hour.
Chen Xia asked, "Are there any other symptoms?"
"Yes, our commander often complains of headaches. When he has a headache, he vomits and can't eat, but he doesn't have diarrhea."
Chen Xia thought for a moment and then asked:
"You mean, your commander has chills and fever every day? And it can't be relieved by antipyretics or penicillin and norfloxacin?"
"Yes, yes, there's another very strange thing. As long as you get through this period of fever and chills, the remaining symptoms will disappear automatically. It's as if you don't feel anything at all and can work normally. But in the past few days, it's been like that. The attacks are becoming more and more frequent, and I'm completely collapsed."
Chen Xia asked, "Can I examine the patient?"
Maranian looked at his wife, who nodded slightly.
Then someone brought over all the medicines and medical tools found in the bamboo house. Chen Xia found a stethoscope, a thermometer, and a blood pressure monitor and began to examine them carefully.
After auscultation, it was found that there was no problem with the lungs, the blood pressure was a little high, the heartbeat was accelerated, the breathing was rapid, and the face was pale. These could not be used to determine the condition. The only new discovery was that the liver and spleen were enlarged when palpated.
What disease is this?
He was still very serious when facing patients. His mind kept going from internal medicine books to surgery books, filtering out several possible diseases and narrowing down the possible range.
The old woman and Maranyan stood by without saying a word, just wanting to see if this miracle doctor from Ruili had any real skills.
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