The next day.
May 1st!
The whole school is on holiday.
Su Zhengnan naturally didn't need to go to work anymore, but he still got up early to start his morning exercise.
As soon as the elderly men in the neighborhood saw Su Zhengnan appear, they all greeted him with smiles.
"Hey, good morning, Dr. Su! Have you had breakfast yet?"
"Good morning, Grandpa Chen. I've already eaten, thank you!"
"Dr. Su seems to have become even more handsome. Last time I mentioned introducing you to my granddaughter, Dr. Su, how about you consider it? My granddaughter is absolutely stunning!"
"Ahem, thank you for your kindness, Uncle Yang, but I already have a girlfriend!"
"What? Dr. Su, you have a girlfriend?"
"What, is it strange that Dr. Su has a girlfriend? Don't you see how good-looking Dr. Su is? I'm telling you, Lao Yang, stop trying to sell your granddaughter."
"Exactly, exactly, does Dr. Su look like he's short of girlfriends?"
"......."
Su Zhengnan smiled and chatted with the group of elderly men for a few minutes, then led them in their morning exercise.
After morning exercise is over.
After smiling and saying goodbye to the group of elderly men, Su Zhengnan went outside the residential area and found a breakfast shop to have breakfast.
He originally planned to go out for two days during the May Day holiday.
Unfortunately, Liu Yifei couldn't get away, so Su Zhengnan gave up on the idea.
After having breakfast and filling his stomach, Su Zhengnan had nothing to do and suddenly felt relaxed.
However, on the other hand, that's another story.
It seems he has plenty of free time most of the time.
Why don't we go see the teacher? We're just killing time anyway!
After thinking for a moment, Su Zhengnan drove to Beiluoguxiang in Dongcheng District. However, when he arrived at Mr. Gu's courtyard house, he learned that his teacher had just gone out on business.
His teacher's wife, Zhang Suya, looked at him reproachfully and said, "Xiao Su, why didn't you give us a heads-up before you came? Your teacher just left not long ago, and I doubt he'll be back this morning."
"Well....."
Su Zhengnan was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said, "It's alright, Master's wife. Since Master isn't here, I'll head back now."
With that, Su Zhengnan turned to leave.
Zhang Suya immediately called out, "Hey, Xiao Su, you're leaving so soon? Should I call your teacher and let them know?"
"Huh? This...this isn't a good idea, is it? Didn't the teacher have something to do?"
Su Zhengnan asked with some surprise.
Zhang Suya smiled and said, "Actually, it's not anything very busy. I just went to consult with an old friend. Besides, he just left not long ago, so he shouldn't have gone far. I'll call your teacher first to ask."
After saying that, Zhang Suya took out her phone and made a call to her husband.
Su Zhengnan
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Suya smiled and said to Su Zhengnan, "Xiao Su, your teacher asked you to wait for him for a while. He'll be back soon."
Clearly, Old Gu had only been gone a short while when he turned back after receiving a call from his wife.
Hearing his teacher's wife say this, Su Zhengnan nodded helplessly and could only wait in the courtyard.
Not long after, a black sedan drove into the yard, and Old Gu asked the driver to roll down the window.
Under normal circumstances, cars cannot drive into a courtyard house.
After all, this is the capital city.
But Master Gu is different. He is a master of traditional Chinese medicine and a royal physician in the capital. Occasionally, when important figures have problems, he needs to go and consult them.
Therefore, a road was specially opened up in Gu Fangzhou's courtyard house, which is fully passable by cars.
But it's just a passageway; there's no parking available outside. If you want to park, you have to park inside his courtyard house.
Although Su Zhengnan drove here this time, he dared not park his car in his teacher's courtyard house, as that would be too impolite.
"teacher."
Upon seeing Elder Gu appear, Su Zhengnan hurriedly went to greet him and called out.
Old Gu nodded and waved to him, saying, "Perfect timing, you'll come with me to the military hospital. Get in the car!"
"Military hospital?"
Su Zhengnan paused for a moment, then got into the car without asking any questions.
Then, the car was started again, carrying them towards the Beijing Military Region Hospital.
Gu Fangzhou glanced at Su Zhengnan and said, "I just received news that an old friend of mine has relapsed and is being treated at the military hospital. His condition is a bit complicated. Come with me to take a look."
Upon hearing this, Su Zhengnan nodded to indicate that he understood, and did not ask any further questions.
More than twenty minutes later.
The car arrived at the Beijing Military Region Hospital.
However, this military hospital was not the one Su Zhengnan had visited last time; it was a special military hospital.
The hospital doesn't occupy a very large area, only a few hundred acres, but its interior design is far more beautiful than that of a typical park. It is surrounded by lush greenery and fresh air, making it a truly pleasant place.
This doesn't look like a hospital at all!
It looks just like a nursing home, and a very high-end one at that.
Moreover, you need a pass to enter and exit this place, which shows that this place is very special and ordinary people simply cannot enter.
The car stopped very quickly.
Su Zhengnan got out of the car with Old Gu and then walked towards the inpatient department across the street.
As Gu Fangzhou led Su Zhengnan toward his ward in the inpatient department, he introduced him, saying, "My old friend participated in the War of Resistance Against Japan and has many old wounds. Originally, his illness shouldn't have caused him to be in this state, but unfortunately, he still refuses to have a piece of shrapnel removed from his brain..."
Upon hearing Old Master Gu's explanation, Su Zhengnan was immediately filled with respect.
He participated in the War of Resistance Against Japan and deserves respect from every perspective; he was a generation that dedicated themselves to the country.
After taking the elevator to the sixth floor, Su Zhengnan followed his teacher into the ward in front of him.
With a creak!
I pushed open the door and walked into the ward.
Su Zhengnan then saw that the ward in front of him was full of doctors wearing white coats, and these doctors all looked to be quite old.
Besides the four doctors in white coats, there were several nurses and a burly man in plain clothes who looked like bodyguards. There were also several elderly men, dressed in Zhongshan suits, who looked older than Mr. Gu.
As soon as Su Zhengnan and Old Master Gu stepped into the ward, everyone present greeted Old Master Gu.
"Old Gu is here!"
"Hello, Mr. Gu. I really can't help it. I'm sorry to have to trouble you to make this trip."
An older doctor came forward, smiling and shaking hands with Mr. Gu.
Gu Fangzhou waved his hand and said, "Don't mention the trouble. We're all old acquaintances, so let's not be so polite."
As he spoke, Gu Fangzhou pointed to Su Zhengnan, who was following behind him, and introduced him to everyone:
"This is my young apprentice, Su Zhengnan. You all should know him, so I won't go into too much detail. Let Old Zhang take a look first!"
As he spoke, Gu Fangzhou walked directly to the hospital bed, grabbed Old Zhang's wrist, and began to take his pulse.
Speaking of this old Zhang, although his status is not top-tier, it is definitely not low. He is not only a founding hero, but also the father of the current number one, and has participated in several major battles.
As for the doctors present, most of them were old acquaintances of Mr. Gu.
It was perfectly normal for them to know Su Zhengnan; they had already met Su Zhengnan at the ceremony where Gu Fangzhou accepted him as his apprentice.
However, over the past few years, everyone's impression of Su Zhengnan has become somewhat vague.
After all, Su Zhengnan hadn't had much contact with them before. Apart from that apprenticeship ceremony, Su Zhengnan could say that he had never met these big names in the medical field.
Fortunately, his memory was good, and he quickly remembered who the doctors in front of him were.
Su Zhengnan quickly greeted them with a smile, saying, "Hello, Elder Song, Elder Zhong, Elder Ye!"
These three are all leading figures in the field of traditional Chinese medicine. Although their medical skills may not be as good as Gu Fangzhou's, they are more famous than Gu.
Especially Professor Zhong!
He made a huge contribution during the nationwide SARS outbreak in 2002, so his fame now far surpasses that of several others, including Gu Fangzhou.
However, if we're talking about medical skills, Gu Fangzhou is still the better one.
"Haha, Xiao Su, how are you? I didn't expect you to have grown even more handsome in the years since I last saw you! Not bad!"
Old Song chuckled and patted Su Zhengnan's shoulder lightly.
Elder Zhong and Elder Ye exchanged a glance, smiled and nodded at Su Zhengnan, but did not say anything.
After all, this is a hospital ward, and treating Old Zhang's illness is the important thing.
Over here, after Gu Fangzhou finished taking Zhang Lao's pulse, his expression became somewhat solemn, and he said in a deep voice:
"Gentlemen, Old Zhang's condition is not optimistic. His pulse is weak and shallow, indicating obstruction of the brain's blood vessels. It's very likely that shrapnel from a bullet has compressed a nerve in his brain..."
"Yes, we also suspect that shrapnel may have compressed the nerves in the brain."
Zhong nodded and continued, "We've seen the brain CT scan. The shrapnel that was left in Zhang's brain looks much smaller than before. I suspect that the shrapnel may have moved slightly due to some kind of erosion."
"Moreover, judging from the CT images, even surgery cannot remove the shrapnel."
"Yes, the shrapnel in Old Zhang's brain has been there for too long, and it has almost become completely embedded in the nerves of his brain."
Old Master Ye nodded, expressing his deep agreement: "This is something we can't change. Surgery is not an option in this situation, and traditional Chinese medicine isn't very effective either, which is why we had to trouble Old Master Gu to come and take a look."
"Yes, this situation is indeed quite complicated."
Gu Fangzhou pondered for a moment, then changed the subject:
"However... it's not entirely hopeless. Perhaps we can try using the Qiankun Needle."
"The Universe-Stabbing Needle?"
Elder Zhong and the others exchanged glances and said, "I know this acupuncture technique. It is an acupuncture method that is as famous as the Thirteen Ghost Needles. It emphasizes 'treating internal diseases from the outside.'"
"But hasn't this acupuncture technique been lost to history?"
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