Tongren Hospital is located in the central urban area of Nanjing, not far from Ning Zhiheng's residence. Soon, they arrived at the hospital. After getting out of the car and entering the hospital, the Special Higher Police guards stationed there saw Imai Yuji arrive and quickly came to greet him.
"Take us to see Colonel Nojima!" Yuji Imai ordered.
"Hi!"
The guards led everyone to the door of a ward, gently pushed it open, and then stepped aside. Ning Zhiheng stepped in and saw a hospital bed in the ward, with a pale-faced Nojima Ichiro lying on it.
However, Nojima Ichiro looked extremely disheveled at this moment. His hands and feet were tightly bound to the bed frame, and his mouth was stuffed with a white cloth. He looked like a prisoner and could not move at all.
Ning Zhiheng stared at the scene in astonishment, then turned to Imai Yuji behind him and asked, "What's going on? How can you treat Nojima like this? He's still a patient!"
Seeing Ning Zhiheng's grim expression, Imai Yuji quickly instructed the people around him, "Go and call Dr. Shimada quickly, Mr. Fujiwara wants to ask him questions."
The subordinate agreed and hurriedly went out.
Ning Zhiheng came to the bedside and reached out to remove the white cloth from Nojima Ichiro's mouth. Nojima Ichiro felt the air was clear and couldn't help but take a deep breath, but he choked on the breath and coughed repeatedly.
"Nojima-kun, how are you feeling?"
What puzzled Ning Zhiheng was that Nojima Ichiro clearly recognized him, but when he opened his mouth, he didn't make a sound.
At this moment, Dr. Shimada hurried into the ward and saw Ning Zhiheng questioning Nojima Ichiro. He quickly stepped forward and said, "Mr. Fujiwara, Section Chief Imai, Nojima-kun cannot speak yet and needs some time to recover."
Ning Zhiheng was taken aback, turned to look at Dr. Shimada, and asked, "Why is this happening?"
Dr. Shimada explained, "Nojima's poisoning was quite severe. Although he has regained consciousness, the aftereffects of cyanide are quite serious. He is currently aphasic and unable to communicate verbally. He also has severe epilepsy that can occur suddenly. This morning, during one of his seizures, he bit his tongue. We were worried that he might continue to harm himself, which is why we took these measures."
"So that's how it is!" Ning Zhiheng said in realization. He saw Nojima Ichiro open his mouth as if he wanted to say something, so he quickly leaned down and put his ear to Nojima Ichiro's mouth, but he couldn't hear anything clearly for a long time.
Suddenly, Nojima Ichiro straightened up, his bound hands and feet exerted force at the same time, the bed frame made a bang, his mouth was clenched tightly, his eyes were wide open, and he let out a roar of "Ah... Ah..."
This sudden action caught Ning Zhiheng off guard, and he immediately stepped back.
"Quick! It's flaring up again!"
At this moment, Dr. Shimada exclaimed, stepped forward to the bedside, grabbed the white cloth, and then pinched Nojima Ichiro's jaw joint, preparing to pry open his mouth and try to stuff the white cloth in.
However, his strength was limited, and he couldn't pry open Nojima Ichiro's mouth at all. Nojima Ichiro's head shook violently, breaking free of his control and making a muffled sound.
"Go help him quickly!" Yuji Imai hurriedly instructed the people around him.
Several Special Higher Police officers rushed forward, grabbed Nojima Ichiro's head, quickly gagged him again, and held his body down, rendering him unable to move.
Seeing the scene before him, Ning Zhiheng frowned and asked Dr. Shimada, "How could it be so serious? Will this condition continue?"
Dr. Shimada wiped the sweat from his forehead, paused for a moment, and replied, "Cyanide poisoning is generally very difficult to treat. Even if someone survives, some will experience aftereffects such as headaches, aphasia, and epilepsy. Some people recover well and their symptoms may gradually lessen or even stop recurring. However, Nojima's condition is quite serious, and I don't think he has a high chance of recovering on his own unless he is transferred back to Boli Hospital in Shanghai or sent back to a major hospital in China, where the treatment level and medical conditions are much better. I think he can gradually recover there."
"Transfer back to Shanghai or other parts of China?" Ning Zhiheng's face showed dissatisfaction. "Can't you do that? Didn't you say this is already the best hospital in Nanjing?"
Seeing Ning Zhiheng's displeased expression, Dr. Shimada said helplessly, "Although Nanjing is an important city in China, it was severely damaged before, and it was only rebuilt in the last two years. The conditions here are indeed not very good. Shanghai is much better. There are many special medicines that we don't have there, and the doctors are also very skilled. Sending him back to Shanghai or China will allow him to recover from his illness more quickly. Moreover, the sooner these sequelae are treated, the better the effect will be. Delaying it will only make things more troublesome."
Dr. Shimada did not mince words, stating directly that his hospital's capabilities were limited and he was not confident about the recovery.
Ning Zhiheng hummed in agreement, then asked again, "Did other poisoned individuals also experience similar symptoms? For example, Ueno Keisuke?"
"Yes, those with mild poisoning and no obvious symptoms regained consciousness shortly after arriving at the hospital. Those who were the last to regain consciousness had more severe symptoms. Ueno Keisuke is the same, except he is better off without epileptic symptoms, but he has headaches and aphasia. It would be best to send him back to Shanghai as well. Staying here will not do them any good!"
Ning Zhiheng thought for a moment and said to Imai Yuji, "Report this situation to your uncle as soon as possible. Nojima-kun and Ueno-kun are both pillars of the empire, and we cannot afford to be negligent in the slightest."
Imai Yuji couldn't help but secretly admire him. Mr. Fujiwara cared deeply for his fellow countrymen and was so considerate of these Imperial officers. He was definitely a man of great loyalty and affection.
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