On this day, the people of Jingshan County witnessed an unprecedented scene.
Not long after a military vehicle drove into the county hospital, leaders from the county revolutionary committee, the county armed forces department, the county department store, the county machinery factory, and the county public security bureau—people who were usually only seen from afar or only heard about from others—all arrived at the county hospital at the same time.
There was a traffic jam at the entrance of the county hospital, mostly with bicycles.
The nearby residents were alarmed and wondered what serious incident had occurred at the county hospital.
By the afternoon, rumors were circulating that a big shot had been admitted to their county hospital, and that his condition was not good. They said that if something serious happened to him, all the leaders in Jingshan County, from top to bottom, would probably be removed from their posts.
What frightened the residents of the county town even more was that before it got dark, several military trucks arrived from outside the town, carrying a full load of People's Liberation Army soldiers.
One of the cars parked in front of the county hospital, completely surrounding it, so much so that not even a fly could get in.
Several other vehicles headed straight for the area below the county town.
Some residents who saw the People's Liberation Army soldiers in the military vehicle returned home and told their families with lingering fears, worried that something big was about to happen in the county and the situation was about to change.
Those were all PLA soldiers with real guns and ammunition, exuding a murderous aura.
The last time something like this happened was when they caught a spy, but even that wasn't as scary as this one.
The county hospital building was packed with people, both in the wards next to Xu Ningyan's and in the corridors.
The heads of the Revolutionary Committee, the Armed Forces Department, the Public Security Bureau—basically anyone of importance who had any connection to this matter—all gathered here.
There are also PLA soldiers stationed every three steps and sentries every five steps.
The county hospital director was only allowed to stay in the room because he needed to allocate hospital resources and doctors, but he could only stand at the door.
Everyone looked very serious, because since they learned of this news, they had received calls not only from the Northwest Military Region but also from Beijing.
The pressure is really immense!
One wrong move and we're all doomed!
"What should we do now? Dean Qi, do you really have no ideas at all? Such a big hospital, can't you even find a decent doctor? If the county hospital doesn't have one, do other hospitals have one? Can't you ask around?" The director of the county revolutionary committee was full of frustration.
Director Qi of the county hospital looked bitter. Everyone knows what the current situation is like. Several well-known doctors have either been overthrown, demoted, or simply lost their lives.
Where can he find someone?
I racked my brains until I could barely keep my head down, and finally remembered someone.
His old classmate Zhang Tong was once a well-known doctor in Beijing, but he was also demoted because he offended someone.
He came up with a plan, going through many connections, to get his old classmate into the county hospital. This way, his old classmate's medical skills wouldn't go unnoticed.
Although my old classmate is a surgeon, he has seen a lot in Beijing and might be able to offer some insights. At the very least, he could recommend a couple of reliable doctors.
Otherwise, I'm afraid he won't be able to keep his position as dean.
With a determined look, he sent someone to bring his old classmate over, whispering a few words of advice: "Old classmate, I really have no other choice! Please take a look—"
If Xu Ningyan were still conscious, she would probably recognize that the dean's old classmate was the doctor who performed the surgery on Jiang Zhiyuan.
The doctor, Zhang Tong, had a stern face. He wasn't stupid; seeing the situation outside, he knew what was going on.
Even if he didn't want to get involved, he had no choice, especially since it was his old classmate who had always protected him pleading for him.
He could only nod, not daring to say anything definitive: "Let me see how things go first."
Two People's Liberation Army soldiers with guns stood guard on either side of the ward entrance. Inside the ward, there were two soldiers in the corner, and even outside the window, there were two soldiers on guard.
Zhang Tong was increasingly astonished; such a spectacle was rare even in the capital.
Who exactly is the patient lying here?
As he got closer, his eyes lit up. Wasn't this the little girl who brought the Gu family's child from Beijing to the hospital last year? How could it be her?
With a solemn expression, he walked to the bedside, looked at Xu Ningyan's complexion, listened to her heart and lungs, and examined her eyelids and tongue coating before he made up his mind.
The most renowned doctors from the nearby county hospitals and machinery factory hospital also stopped their discussion and looked at Zhang Tong.
"What do you think, Lao Zhang?"
Zhang Tong frowned: "They've been poisoned!"
Several people nodded: "Yes, it's poisoning! And it's a mixture of two toxins. One is in the sugar water, and the other is on the pastry. We don't have the resources here to know what kind of poison it is, and we don't dare to use any medicine indiscriminately."
After receiving Xu Ningyan, they did a simple test on the sugar water and pastries brought by the People's Liberation Army soldiers, and also caught a few mice to experiment on.
One of them was fine after drinking sugar water, and the other was fine after eating some pastries. After eating pastries and drinking sugar water, it vomited black blood and kicked its legs.
The fact that these toxins, which were only seen in legends and were harmless when used alone, but became highly toxic when mixed together, opened their eyes and further eroded their confidence.
They'd never even seen it before, so how could they dare to use the medicine indiscriminately?
Xu Ningyan's heart meridian is now protected by silver needles, which will save his life for seven days.
What if I take their medicine and it's not done correctly, and I die on the spot? After all, it doesn't matter if a few rats die, but a human life is precious!
Seeing that this patient was someone of great importance, the People's Liberation Army even surrounded the hospital. They were afraid! They also valued their lives!
If they can't cure it, at most they'll be criticized for their poor medical skills.
But if someone dies while being treated, that would be an accident!
Although Zhang Tong's main specialty is surgery, he has a senior fellow apprentice who is a great expert in internal medicine. Through this exposure, he has also gained some knowledge and knows that what these doctors said is correct.
All I can do is sigh.
He was initially hesitant, but remembering what Gu Zhiyuan had said to him when they met alone after leaving Jingshan County, he gritted his teeth and left the ward.
He met the expectant eyes of the county's prominent officials.
He couldn't help but swallow hard: "This kind of poison is probably beyond the reach of ordinary people! The only doctor I know who might have a way to cure it is in the capital! If we can get the person to the capital within seven days and ask Elder Yu for help, there's at least an 80% chance."
In the capital, Mr. Yu.
Just by listening to him, you can tell that this is probably no ordinary doctor.
Especially Dean Qi, his eyes flashed. Old Master Yu, that's a figure like a grandmaster in the medical field. I'm afraid it will be difficult to get him to take action!
Yu Changlin and the people from the county's armed forces department, however, showed delight. As long as there was even a sliver of hope, they were willing to give it a try.
So what if it's the capital? So what if it's Old Yu?
Although they had no other choice, didn't they have the Northwest Military Region?
"Make a call and get more people!" Yu Changlin immediately looked at Dean Qi: "I need to borrow your hospital's phone!"
Leaders from the county's armed forces department, public security bureau, and machinery factory also said, "We'll make a call and ask too."
Most of the people dispersed immediately, and the leaders all rushed back to make phone calls to report.
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