Chapter 189: Not Strong Enough (Update 17)
Lin Wen immersed himself in busy work, but still could not relieve his inner anxiety.
For some unknown reason, there are so many seriously ill people in this group.
After all-out treatment, more than 200 people were still in critical condition, and 50 people were on the verge of death and were issued critical illness notices by the hospital.
Lin Wen felt heartbroken when he saw them struggling to breathe.
But only 3% of his soul was left, so he couldn't use any magic.
He can use good karma to cast spells, but he can only use it once. After using it, the state of Taoism will return to the lowest level, which is not worth the loss.
After completing his daily care work, Lin Wen went to the intensive care unit and sat among the 256 girls. He looked at each one and kept repeating, "Hold on, hold on, my dear girls."
"You must hold on."
"Nurse, nurse, what does it mean that the curve has flattened a little?"
"Nurse, nurse, this machine just called out one extra time."
"Nurse, I think the IV should be filled with 0.618 ml more to achieve the golden ratio."
Lin Wen didn't notice that the nurses who came every time were different. They explained each reason to Lin Wen very patiently and were not annoyed by his fussing.
After the rest period was over, Lin Wen lay down on the ground and fell asleep.
When I woke up, my soul was at 15%, and the Taoist state was at its highest.
After some mental calculation, I figured I could use three spells, and if I acted quickly, I should be able to save 150 people.
Lin Wen jumped out of bed, not noticing that his sleeping place had changed. He rushed into the intensive care unit and took a look. Fortunately, there was no empty bed, proving that no girl had died.
He immediately took out the jelly beans and shouted, "The goods are here."
The dean and director immediately rushed in and forcefully pushed the nurse out, causing a commotion and shouting.
Lin Wen looked at them: "Old rules, understand?"
Everyone answered in unison: "Yes."
They immediately adjusted the layout of the ward, arranging the 150 most critically ill patients into a perfect mathematical matrix, allowing Lin Wen to touch each patient as quickly as possible while moving unhindered.
Lin Wen took a deep breath, planned his route in advance, walked to the top of the matrix, took out the candy beans, stretched out his right hand, and touched the forehead of the little girl in front of him who had a yellow face and thin body, like a skeleton.
【Yangzhi Pomelo Dew】
He quickly stuffed the candy beans into her mouth with his left hand, and her breathing visibly calmed down, her heartbeat became regular, the arrhythmia and mild atrial fibrillation displayed on the instrument disappeared, and a little color returned to her face.
Her tightly furrowed brows relaxed, as if she felt the long-lost warmth. A smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and she looked more like an angel who had come to the world, rather than a dried-up corpse.
1, 2, 3.
Lin Wen counted to 3 seconds in his mind, raised his hand like lightning, pressed it on the other girl's head, and at the same time took out a candy with his left hand and stuffed it into his mouth.
The chief doctor rushed over and surrounded the first girl without disturbing Lin Wen.
"Blood pressure is gradually rising!"
"Heart rhythm returns to sinus rhythm!"
"Breathing normally!"
"The pupil reflex is there!"
"Miracle, miracle!" a director exclaimed. Even though he had seen it many times, he couldn't help but shout, "The Empire has finally put biotechnology to legitimate use!"
"Yes, we should develop more of this kind of medicine instead of always coming up with perverted things like nine-tailed foxes, three-headed dogs, and eight-headed snakes."
"How exactly is this done? The human body is the most complex system, and we still don't fully understand its fundamental workings."
"Yes, yes. One, two, or three of these results wouldn't be surprising. What's rare is this complete recovery. It's as if the medicine has achieved perfect harmony with the human body, producing only positive effects without any side effects."
A chief physician muttered, "I feel like there's no process involved. It takes effect instantly, like a magic spell."
"Stop talking nonsense and record all the indicators!"
"If you miss even half a second, you can forget about making it to next year's selection."
Lin Wen moved extremely quickly, and he couldn't afford to waste even a second. The spell only lasted for 159 seconds in total. Even if he was just 1 second faster, he could allow one more person to enjoy the spell's effect for 1 second.
159 seconds passed in a flash. This time, Lin Wen performed exceptionally well. He treated 52 girls in total, with only 2 seconds wasted in the conversion process. One little girl also enjoyed the spell effect for 1 second.
Lin Wen took a deep breath, adjusted his posture, and began another round of crazy touching.
This time, Lin Wen exceeded his limit and saved 53 girls, wasting only 1 second.
But in the last round, still only 52 people achieved it, and one person only enjoyed 2 seconds of treatment.
Lin Wen hated himself very much. He didn't perform at his best. He wasted 1 second in the first round, which resulted in 1 second missing in the last round. Otherwise, the girl could have fully recovered.
Fortunately, the 157 people in the most critical condition were rescued, and there are less than 100 people left. Their conditions are slightly less serious and their chances of survival are higher.
Lin Wen looked at the 157 people who had recovered. They were in a brightly lit area, with a large group of chief physicians frantically recording various data with various instruments. The 100 people who had not recovered were staying in a dark corner, ignored by everyone.
It feels like being in heaven on one side and in hell on the other.
And he stands on this dividing line.
By evening, despite all efforts to save them, six people had died from infectious complications caused by severe bedsores and suppuration, and multiple organ failure caused by long-term hunger and malnutrition.
Lin Wen watched as six little girls were pushed out. Their lifeless faces showed only expressions of pain and torture.
They came to the world with hope, but left in such a way.
Is it fair?
Unfair.
Is there any way?
no way.
There are only so many resources, and sharing them all means that no one gets complete treatment. Too short a contact time will cause Lin Wen to waste more time on a busier route, and the end result will only be worse.
No.
Lin Wen suddenly clenched his hands.
wrong.
This is because I am not strong enough.
If I'm strong enough.
If I could have 200 or 300 souls.
This kind of thing will not happen.
No one will suffer.
There will be no more tragedies and no more regrets.
All misfortunes will disappear unwillingly.
So, the fundamental reason for not doing all this is.
I'm not strong enough!
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A few days passed.
Yu Changsheng called for the fourth time, asking Lin Wen to fulfill his promise and give all goods of the Tianlong Merchant Group unconditional exemption from inspection.
His tone was quite harsh, and it was obvious that he had reached the limit of his patience.
Lin Wen only said one word: "Okay."
Then the seven orifices of the heart opened.
A moment later, Yu Changsheng hung up the phone with satisfaction and drove out all the mountain bikes in the base.
Each mountain bike was loaded with cargo, like carrying a mountain, heading towards Huai Town, the only commercial town in Changshan County.
The governor was pressing for a quick return and had already sent telegrams three or four times to Yu Changsheng, with his tone becoming more and more severe each time.
Yu Changsheng knew he couldn't wait any longer, so after getting Lin Wen's guarantee, he took out half of the goods at once. If these hemp cigarettes could be sold successfully, he could get at least 1 billion in return.
The price of hemp cigarettes in the underground market in the eastern part of the empire has increased by at least 30%. If they can be sold slowly, the absolute profit will be higher.
But it's too late now. The money must be returned as soon as possible to meet the Governor's needs.
Otherwise, not only would he lose his position, but he might even lose his life.
However, Yu Changsheng, who was counting the goods and preparing for the second round of transportation, soon received bad news.
Not long after the Tianlong Merchant Corps' convoy drove out of the mountains, it was surrounded by the Changshan County garrison. Due to the huge disparity in power, the entire army was wiped out in an instant and all the goods were destroyed on the spot.
"What?"
Yu Changsheng felt dizzy and it took him a while to come back to his senses. He found that he was sitting on a throne, and several of his younger brothers were fanning him and applying ice packs to him.
He pushed them away, grabbed the messenger, repeatedly confirmed the authenticity of the news, and then collapsed to the ground.
He really couldn't believe it. County Chief Lin had a very pleasant conversation with him on the phone, praising the number of girls he sent and saying that they completely met his needs. He was very grateful and hoped to have deeper cooperation with Shizhou in the future.
They were clearly talking just fine, and there weren't any unexpected incidents. Why, why did they completely fall out in the blink of an eye?
Is that little bastard crazy?
Doesn't he know that by doing this he is directly turning against Shizhou?
He is now just an independent county, facing internal and external enemies, and is extremely weak. The most important thing he should do is to maintain good relations with his neighbors.
Shizhou is just southwest of Changshan County and borders him directly. Isn’t he afraid that the governor will retaliate against him?
Before deciding to cooperate with Changshan County, Governor Gu asked Elder Cheng.
Elder Chengzhang told him clearly that the boy was not from the imperial faction, he had no roots or faction now, and the emperor only protected him for the sake of his military power, and there was no deeper contact between them.
The Princess Party even publicly stated that they had no connection with the boy and that the princess did not give him any gifts.
Even if he gave it to him, it was just an ordinary gift because he was once a hero of the empire, and there was no other meaning.
It seems that the boy not only has no backing, but has offended a lot of people. Shouldn't he try to get closer to Governor Gu at this time?
Why?
Why is this happening?
After a moment, he jumped up.
"No, that little bastard is going too far. I'm going to tell the Governor and I'm going to kill him!"
He immediately dialed the special phone number to the Governor's Office in Shizhou.
A moment later, he made contact with Governor Gu Xuanli.
Just as he was describing the little beast's rampant behavior to the Governor with great enthusiasm, a younger brother suddenly pointed to the sky:
"Look, that cloud is flying so fast."
"Boss Yu, look, the clouds are really strange."
Yu Changsheng covered the satellite phone and shouted angrily, "Get out of my way! Can't you see I'm on the phone with the Governor?"
However, more and more younger brothers were looking up at the sky. Yu Changsheng felt a little strange and looked up as well.
They saw a clearly visible white cloud with a diameter of 3 meters falling towards them rapidly.
Yu Changsheng was stunned for a moment, not noticing the Governor yelling into the phone: "Yu Changsheng, don't you want to do this anymore? Answer me!"
White clouds fell from the sky and landed among them. The mist melted away, and the next moment, dazzling white light flooded the world.
Gu Xuanli, who was far away in the Shizhou Governor's Mansion, only heard continuous screams coming from the phone.
"Ahhhhh, my eyes!"
"What the hell!"
"I'm going blind!"
Then there was a bang, like the muffled sound of a watermelon bursting.
The banging sound continued, first close to my ear, then gradually faded away until I could no longer hear the sound.
After a long time, someone seemed to pick up the phone.
"Hey, there's a satellite phone here. Perfect, I'll take it."
With a click, the phone was hung up.
With a loud bang, Gu Xuanli smashed the phone on the table.
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