Chapter 203: Sacrifice is a virtue
A quarter of an hour later, Asclepius covered his bruised left eye socket, and a rare look of surprise appeared on his emotionless face.
"Why did you hit me?"
“Resisting arrest!”
"Am I guilty?" The doctor who was saving lives pointed at himself blankly, looking stunned.
"That's right, the crime of causing an accident with illegal items!"
Lorne straightened his chest and answered confidently.
"The illegal manufacture, sale, and dissemination of toxic and hazardous substances endangers public safety and will be subject to a prison sentence of not less than three years but not more than ten years. In particularly serious cases, the offender will be sentenced to more than ten years of hard labor, permanent exile, or death! In view of your illegal behavior, I am now filing a formal lawsuit against you in the name of the Athenian judge and am approving your arrest!"
"Wait, illegal substances causing a traffic accident? Why haven't I heard of this crime before?"
"Because I haven't had time to write it into the code yet."
“…”
Faced with this unscrupulous law enforcer who served as both a referee and a contestant, Asclepius was speechless with a dark face and could not help but secretly criticize him in his heart.
He wanted to take action but instead of saying it directly, he specially fabricated a crime to accuse him of something. I have never seen anyone so shameless!
"But the law hasn't really been implemented yet, and you're practicing medicine out of good intentions."
Luo En changed the subject and his tense expression relaxed.
"Taking all the above into consideration, if you are willing to cooperate with the investigation, we will only confiscate the dangerous items in your hands this time."
But when Asclepius heard this, he felt he was being slandered and refuted it righteously.
"Dangerous items? No way! They are all good medicines for curing diseases and saving lives!"
Loen glanced at the various bottles and jars in colorful colors that filled the entire shelf in front of him. He walked up to pick up a bottle that smelled like rat and asked with a suspicious look on his face.
"What's this?"
"A mixture of poison hemlock extracts." Asclepius answered without hesitation.
Luo En's face darkened. "Coniline? This bottle is enough to knock down a hundred people, right? And you still say it's not dangerous?"
In 399 BC, when the great philosopher Socrates was sentenced to death, he chose to die by drinking a mixture of poison hemlock containing coniine.
This thing is highly poisonous!
Asclepius tried to argue: "It is only used to remove poison, remove blood stasis, and kill insects..."
Lorne didn't respond and continued pointing to the row of bottles and jars in front of him.
"What about these?"
"Bellagio rhizome..."
"Mandra..."
"The ergot I cultivated..."
"Ambergris of the Colchis dragon..."
"stop!"
After walking a few steps, Loen couldn't bear it any longer, and quickly raised his hand to stop Asclepius from exposing himself, and there was even a hint of resentment in his eyes.
"Stop talking. Besides, I can't protect you even if I want to..."
Almost everything on this shelf is poisonous, and there are even some mythological varieties.
Although it is said that medicine is poison and poison is medicine, the future god of medicine is a little too bold.
With so many dangerous goods piled together, if one day you are not careful, all the Athenians in the city will be in trouble.
Finally, after a long search, Loen saw two small bottles of familiar pink potion in a corner, and his eyes lit up.
"Are these the same ones for Stheno and Euryale?"
"Uh, yes..."
"Too much! Too much~!"
Loen looked heartbroken, then righteously stuffed the two small pink medicine bottles into his pocket.
"How can you let children play with such dangerous things?! Confiscate them all!"
This is a tonic...
Asclepius opened his mouth, wanting to tell the truth.
However, looking at the pile of highly toxic contraband in the room and the face of a certain law enforcement officer, he finally nodded silently and accepted the punishment, and also gave some thoughtful medical advice.
“It’s best to dilute it, as this stuff is quite potent.
The effect is especially significant for Gorgon-haired banshees who possess the blood of Gorgon, because this is a snake medicine specially prepared for them.
And after a god like you with human blood uses it, the effect should be halved..."
As he spoke, Asclepius seemed to have thought of something, and looked dimly at the legal officer who had come to his door.
"You were in there for three days?"
"stop!"
Loen rushed forward, covered Asclepius' mouth, and looked around cautiously.
Well, just as Asclepius thought, the effect of this thing on him did not last for three days.
In fact, within a day or so, Loen was the first to regain consciousness.
After all, Circe had fed him a lot of potions since he was a child, and his poison resistance had been maxed out.
The next time...
Of course, it is to [heroically sacrifice] for the innocent victims.
——Sacrifice is a virtue.
Then, Lorne coughed dryly and changed the subject with a wandering look.
"Where were we just now?"
"The experience of taking it..."
"?"
"Then let's continue talking about the efficacy of the medicine?"
"Let's try it..."
Looking at the future god of medicine who took out a small notebook seriously, Loen raised his hands helplessly.
Unexpectedly, despite his curiosity and practical spirit, Asclepius is actually a dark man.
"Don't worry. Protecting the privacy of patients is the code of conduct for doctors. Whatever I see and hear, whether there is a business relationship or not, I am willing to keep confidential..."
After hearing Asclepius' repeated assurances, Loen, knowing that he had been caught, had no choice but to sit down and briefly describe the general pharmacological reactions.
Asclepius opened the parchment with great interest and made detailed records.
However, before the doctor-patient discussion was halfway through, there was a hurried knock on the door.
"Teacher Asclepius, something bad has happened! There is a patient in critical condition!"
Hearing the shouts outside the door, Asclepius immediately stopped questioning, rushed out of the infirmary, came to the open space outside, and examined and provided first aid to the patient who was sent to the door.
Three medical students from the Academy of Athens gathered around and explained the situation in a chattering manner.
This is a father and son hunter pair who went into the mountains to hunt. Originally they just wanted to hunt some ordinary prey to supplement their family income, but unexpectedly they encountered a mad demon pig on the road.
When the search and rescue team found them, they had become what they are now.
At this time, Loen, who heard the noise and walked out of the room, glanced at the two wounded men with bloody necks and chests on the ground and shook his head slightly.
The aorta was ruptured, the myocardium was damaged, the heart stopped beating, and even the pupils were dilated. There was no hope...
To be more precise, they are now two corpses that are not yet completely cold.
"Get out of the way!"
However, Asclepius just waved his hand solemnly, then took out two lavender potions from his bag, unscrewed the corks, and poured them into the mouths of the two corpses.
As the medicine entered their throats, the two hunters' wounds, deep enough to see the bones, healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
What was even more incredible was that after a few breaths, Loen actually heard the heartbeat from the patient's chest gradually grow stronger.
And when the hunter father and son, whom he defined as corpses, opened their confused eyes and crawled up from the ground, Loen was shocked beyond words.
An ominous thought suddenly came into his mind.
——The elixir of immortality!
"You have lost too much blood. It is best not to move around during this period. Stay at home and rest patiently. I will prescribe two blood-replenishing potions for you later. Remember to take them on time and come back for a checkup in a week..."
Under Asclepius's patient instructions, the hunter father and son accepted the prescription with profuse gratitude, and were carried away with full of gratitude.
As he watched the two patients who had been resurrected by his hands safely go down the mountain, a hint of relief and satisfaction appeared on Asclepius's cold face.
For a doctor, there is no greater joy than overcoming stubborn diseases and saving lives.
Life is beautiful, but also so fragile.
Many times, once the body dies, the distance between life and death becomes an unbridgeable chasm.
All these regrets will eventually accompany our relatives and friends for the rest of their lives.
For example, the mother who gave him life but whom he had never met has always been a knot in Asclepius' heart that he has never been able to resolve.
At this moment, an abrupt voice behind him interrupted Asclepius's meditation.
"You developed that thing?"
"What?"
"Immortality Elixir!"
Lorne's face was solemn and his voice was low.
(End of this chapter)
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