Chapter 1261: Chapter 1260: Successful Surgery
8:00 PM.
Night Fire was wheeled into the operating room.
It was lifted onto the operating table.
Clap!
The lights came on, and various equipment was set up.
Due to the lack of a human-sized experiment chamber, a custom one was needed, but there wasn’t enough time.
After all, Night Fire had been infected for over a month and could be in danger at any time; delaying even a day increased the risk, so the surgery scheduled for tonight could not be postponed.
Without the computer’s precise control inside the experiment chamber, Yang Cao had to operate manually.
Fortunately, the computer-controlled laser targeting was still effective; however, for cooling, only physical methods could be used.
At zero degrees, combined with bone powder, it would immediately hatch, influenced by the bone powder, and drill out from the body, minimizing the impact on the conceptual stock range.
This bone powder comes from mutated organisms post-parasite infection, with their bones ground into powder which has a deadly allure for parasites after eradication.
Instrument readings showed the parasitic eggs were still in Night Fire’s left leg.
They had protected it well, preventing the eggs from hatching and spreading.
Night Fire was covered with dust-free cloth, leaving only the lower leg exposed, and completely isolating it to prevent parasites from infecting other areas once they emerged.
After all preparations, the physical cooling began.
As the temperature dropped, bone powder was sprinkled, Yang Cao waited patiently.
The high-definition camera observed every corner.
Soon, the skin on Night Fire’s leg started to twitch!
"It’s coming!" Yang Cao immediately became tense.
He moved the laser targeting machine closer to the leg.
Under the HD camera, the moment the first parasite emerged from the skin, the laser hit it immediately.
Clap!
The parasite was instantly scorched, completely dead.
"Success!" Yang Cao pumped his fist, appearing very excited.
As long as the laser targeting machine was functioning, the surgery would be successful.
Because Night Fire was severely infected, the surgery took nearly an hour to complete.
Over a thousand parasites were annihilated by the laser!
This showed how potent the infection was from the initial thing under that cave!
After ensuring no more parasites emerged, Yang Cao used machinery to conduct a thorough check, confirming Night Fire’s body was parasite-free before relaxing.
The surgery concluded, and Night Fire was wheeled out.
If there were no unexpected events, Night Fire would regain consciousness tomorrow.
Leaving the operating room, Yang Cao sat in the lounge, automatically lighting a cigarette and smoking slowly.
The Mastiff and Dongzi walked in, and upon seeing Yang Cao, nodded slightly.
Yang Cao glanced at them and smiled, "The surgery was quite successful, if nothing unexpected happens, he will wake up tomorrow."
"That’s good!" The Mastiff breathed a sigh of relief.
Unlike Yang Cao and Dongzi, The Mastiff shared life-and-death experiences with Night Fire, so he valued this greatly, and hearing Night Fire was okay was a huge relief.
Dongzi said solemnly, "Then let’s prepare, once Night Fire wakes, we’ll head to Ancheng!"
Yang Cao nodded slightly, "I agree!"
Nearby, Tail Fox said, "I’ll send someone to investigate the situation in Ancheng, we can’t go into Ancheng without understanding the status. My information shows that Ye Xin’s father is already in Ancheng, and the chief hasn’t appeared for a long time; I suspect he went to Ancheng too, because the suburb’s base was renovated a few days ago, if the chief were here, he would have relocated them there. Now there’s no movement, so he’s definitely not here!"
Dongzi frowned, "Even the chief went?!!"
Everyone was taken aback, some with bad premonitions.
Each of their expressions turned extremely grim, evidently thinking of some unpleasant things.
Seeing this, Yang Cao said sternly, "Alright! Don’t overthink! Get ready, as soon as Night Fire awakens, we head to Ancheng!"
"Okay!"
They refrained from senseless speculation, as it would only lead to wrong judgments; knowing the truth would only come once everything unfolded before them.
...
Night descended rapidly, whether in Jin Chen, Penglai Island, or Ningchuan.
At this moment, all were shrouded in darkness.
Inside Emperor Garden.
Ruan Ling asked, "Honey, how’s Xiaochen now? Any news?"
Fu Zhou shook his head slightly, a face of fatigue and weariness.
Seeing Fu Zhou’s state, Ruan Ling’s tears started to fall again.
Ruan Ling maintained herself well; almost fifty years old but looked like she was thirty. Yet, just a month had made her look much older; her skin now coarse, heavy dark circles around her eyes, filled with red blood vessels, she evidently cried often during this period.
Fu Zhou glanced at Ruan Ling, sighed deeply, unable to offer comfort, his heart troubled these days.
If not for interventions, he’d have rushed to Ancheng with Ruan Ling.
They also received news.
Even Qin Zhiyuan and Elder Zhuo had gone to Ancheng; how could they be kept in the dark?
Upon hearing Yang Chen was poisoned and unconscious, Ruan Ling and Fu Zhou almost collapsed.
After searching all their lives for Yang Chen, they finally found him, only to hear of his poisoning—how could they bear it?
Yet Qin Zhiyuan and Elder Zhuo wouldn’t let them go, causing them even more anguish.
All they could do now was wait in Emperor Garden.
However, each day’s waiting was torture.
They kept calling Ancheng for updates but never received useful information.
The prolonged wait slowly eroded their confidence.
Wei Xueqing came home from work and wondered why the room was dark, turned on the light, and saw Ruan Ling and Fu Zhou dazed on the sofa, feeling a pang of heartache.
"Uncle! Auntie! Why didn’t you turn on the lights?" Wei Xueqing asked worriedly.
Seeing Wei Xueqing, Ruan Ling forced a stiff smile, "Xueqing’s back."
Wei Xueqing looked at Ruan Ling, pondered, then asked, "Any news about Yang Chen?"
Ruan Ling paused at this, tears involuntarily falling.
Seeing Ruan Ling’s tears, Wei Xueqing felt a jolt, tears streamed uncontrollably, quickly asking, "Is there news?"
"No!" Ruan Ling shook her head slightly.
The lack of news was torture to them.
"No news is good news!" Wei Xueqing wiped her tears, forcing a smile, "As long as there’s no news, it means Yang Chen is alright! Are you hungry? I’ll make you some dinner!"
Ruan Ling and Fu Zhou were in such a state, Wei Xueqing had to be strong.
"Yanyan! Come down!" Wei Xueqing called upstairs.
Ever since learning of Yang Chen’s poisoning, the family seemed to crumble. Chen Siyan had been hiding upstairs, refusing to come down or go to work, shutting herself off.
