Lu Zhining frowned upon hearing Dr. Wu's words. He was unfamiliar with this place, and even if he were asked to search in the black market, he wouldn't know where to begin.
"Brother, no need, Dr. Wu, let's do the surgery this afternoon." Lu Zhiheng didn't want to delay any longer. His older brother and sister-in-law couldn't possibly be away from their posts for so many days, and the younger children at home also had to go back to school. His father and wife were definitely watching him closely, and he couldn't let his older brother and sister-in-law get caught doing something wrong.
"Alright, I'll prepare for the surgery this afternoon. You can rest now. By the way, do you want some soup? I'll feed you." Although Lu Zhining nodded, he was thinking that he needed to find Old Zhang to see if he could get some anesthesia for his brother. He couldn't move for several hours after the surgery; how could he possibly endure that?
"Drink up, sister-in-law and Qingyue, have a taste too. Comrade He's cooking is quite good." Wu Meifang and Lu Qingyue, who were called out, finally snapped out of their daze.
That little girl was so pretty, like a fairy, and her voice was clear and pleasant to hear.
Lu Qingyue was so mesmerized by the fairy that she only snapped out of her daze after the fairy left.
"Uncle, this young lady is so pretty, and she speaks so sweetly. Is she the young lady you said you were going to introduce to me? But you didn't seem to have introduced her to me earlier." Lu Qingyue realized at this moment that she had forgotten to ask the young lady's name.
"Yes, that's her. Her name is He Caiwei. She's ten years old and attends Pengcheng Girls' Junior High School. She lives with her mother and grandfather in the central street of Fu'an District, Pengcheng. I'll introduce her to you when you come to pick up your lunchbox tonight." Lu Zhiheng nodded slightly, looked at his two silent nephews, and then at his lively and adorable niece. He really didn't know who these two expressionless faces took after.
After watching her younger brother finish his meal, Lu Zhining quietly left the hospital and headed straight for the police station.
Director Zhang was somewhat surprised to see him, but quickly regained his composure: "Brother Lu, is there something you need from me?"
Commander Lu wields considerable influence in the military, but he is a low-key individual with formidable strength, making him a formidable opponent for most.
"When we came here before, Dr. Wu couldn't get any anesthetic or anti-inflammatory drugs. I wanted to ask if you could get some anesthetic this afternoon. A-Zheng is having surgery this afternoon, and it's not realistic for me to go back to Kyoto to look for it now. Please try your best to find some before the surgery this afternoon." He really didn't know which way to turn in this small southern city.
"Medicines are also scarce here recently. I'll give it a try. If I find it, I'll definitely deliver it to Lao Lu this afternoon." Although Director Zhang said this, he really couldn't guarantee that he would find it, after all, medicines are indeed very scarce here.
Although Lao Lu intercepted a batch of drugs before, the amount was not enough for the military, let alone other major hospitals. It was normal that they could not obtain the drugs.
After seeing Lu Zhining off, Director Zhang changed his clothes and rushed out; he had to go check out the black market.
To Director Zhang's disappointment, he searched all the black markets in Shenzhen, big and small, but couldn't find any anesthetics or even anti-inflammatory drugs. He didn't know how to go back and face Lao Lu.
A distraught Director Zhang arrived at the hospital and found Brother Lu, Lu Zhining, pacing anxiously at the entrance, undoubtedly waiting for his anesthetic, but he had no medicine on hand.
"Brother Lu, I'm sorry, it's my fault. I've been searching for so long and I still can't find an anesthetic."
"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. Zheng will have to do the surgery himself this afternoon." Lu Zhining could only sigh deeply when he heard that there was no medicine available. There was nothing he could do. Even Director Zhang, a local bigwig, couldn't find it, so there was no way he, someone who had no connections, could find it.
But the thought of his younger brother having to endure so much pain truly pained him.
Unable to find the medicine, neither of them knew how to face Lu Zheng. When He Caiwei arrived, she saw the two grown men leaning against the wall of the room, looking dejected.
"Uncles, what's going on? Why are you all standing outside?"
"Comrade He is here again. Are you here to bring food to our Zheng again? I'm so sorry, our family is here, and we still have to trouble you to go back and forth." Lu Zhining was really embarrassed. After arriving here, they went straight to the hospital and hadn't even checked the guesthouse yet, so they had nowhere to get food for their younger brother.
He was so busy that he forgot about his younger brother's meal, let alone his wife and children at home.
"It's nothing, uncles. What's wrong?" He Caiwei felt that these two men looked rather downcast.
"Comrade He, do you know if you have any connections to get anesthetics and anti-inflammatory drugs? A-Zheng is going to have surgery this afternoon, but we've been looking all day and haven't been able to find any. If we don't have anesthetics, he'll have to endure these few hours of surgery this afternoon." Lu Zhining was desperate; he wanted to try even the slightest hope.
"Ah, anesthetics? They must be hard to find these days. How about traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture anesthesia? This doesn't require any medication. As for anti-inflammatory drugs, I think I have a box of penicillin here, but I'll have to ask my mother to check. I remember she had some before." He Caiwei knew that the anesthetics circulating on the market usually contained harmful ingredients. Traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture anesthesia was better, as it had few side effects.
"Who knows how to use silver needles for anesthesia? I'll go and ask them for help myself right now. No matter the cost, as long as they can help, Comrade Xiao He, let's go find your mother now." Lu Zhining was very happy. Whether it was silver needle anesthesia or anesthetic drugs, as long as it could reduce her brother's pain, any price would be worth it.
Penicillin is a good thing, and it's exactly what my younger brother needs right now. It seems I still need to go see Comrade He's mother.
"Uh, Uncle Lu, let me grab the food box. I'll take you to my house in a bit; my mom's home." He Caiwei hesitated, looking at the somewhat anxious man. Was he in such a hurry? She hadn't even brought the food into the ward yet.
"Lu Qingfeng, you brat, hurry up and get out the food box your mother washed. Hurry up, I need to take Comrade Xiao He to buy some medicine for your uncle." Lu Zhining didn't want to waste a moment, so he pushed open the door and shouted inside.
Lu Qingyue, who was talking to her uncle, was startled by her father's shout.
Lu Qingfeng reacted quickly; as soon as his father finished speaking, he picked up the food box that was placed next to him and walked out.
Upon hearing that they were going to Comrade Xiao He's house, for some reason he immediately shoved the food box he had taken from the little girl into his younger brother's hands and left with his father.
He Caiwei said that the silver needle anesthesia was not just a random claim; her mother did know how to do it. She learned it from a book she found in the pharmacy in her space, and she had even experimented on those hooligans.
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