Chapter 335: Chapter 335 Don’t Scare Me
Whose words were those exactly? Was it the old grandfather or the young vagrant?
The critical issue is, what exactly is the relationship between them?
They both appeared in this village at the same time and, moreover, both died here in a state of sudden death.
Of course, both of them fell into a state resembling death, and afterwards, reappeared in the village as ghosts.
Their every movement seemed to be in a completely fixed pattern, so even Liu Zheng couldn’t figure out whether there was any necessary connection between them.
It’s just that their routines, patterns, and the way they appeared were exactly the same.
Apart from these few connections, it seemed like there were no commonalities to be found.
All these mysteries, like swathes of fog, continuously lingered around Liu Zheng.
The night passed, and Liu Zheng felt calm and untroubled; he hadn’t heard any noise at all.
When he opened his eyes, it was already 7:00 a.m. Actually, Liu Zheng was an early riser, but perhaps due to running around for this matter for the past two days, he hadn’t let himself have a good sleep.
Truth be told, the absence of those people somewhat disappointed Liu Zheng.
This matter was like a lingering disease in his heart, constantly troubling him, so he had to resolve it as quickly as possible. Without resolution, the worry wouldn’t be dispelled.
No sooner had he gotten out of bed than he heard urgent knocking at the door. Usually, early morning visitors were patients in a hurry.
"Coming, coming."
As he called out, Liu Zheng hurried over and opened the door to see Er Zhuzi shouldering his elderly father, who was continuously groaning in pain.
"Er Zhuzi, what happened?"
"Dr. Liu, please, take a look. My dad said he felt dizzy and had blurry vision when he got up this morning. He had just walked a few steps when suddenly he collapsed."
"Alright, don’t panic. Let me examine him. Come on, put him on the bed."
Liu Zheng rushed inside and after making sure the old man was settled, he approached and gently pushed on the man’s body.
"Uncle, Uncle, can you hear me talking?"
However, he seemed to be in an unconscious state; his eyes were open but devoid of any intent to communicate.
And he continued to emit a strange, continuous breathing sound.
"I remember Uncle has hypertension and heart disease, and he has been taking medication long-term, right? Have there been any stressful incidents in the past few days, or any other symptoms?"
"No, since he started taking the medicine you prescribed, everything has been quite stable. But, it’s not clear why such a change would suddenly occur. Oh, right, could it be because of a change in medication yesterday?"
"What did you say? A change in medication? What medication? Where did it come from?"
"Well, it’s from the town, and it’s a new kind of drug just brought to market. There’s a big promotional push claiming it has effects on clearing the arteries of the elderly."
"For now, I’ll use some emergency procedures on him. Go home quickly and bring me back the medication box; I want to take a look."
"Do you mean, the medication really is the problem?"
"I can’t make any hasty conclusions right now, and without a checkup, I’m not sure what’s wrong. I’ll apply emergency treatment, and then you go to the village to find a car. Given his condition, I’m estimating he should be taken to the hospital."
"What? Go to the hospital? Is it really that serious? Dr. Liu, please don’t scare me."
"Why would I scare you? Hurry up and get the medicine box. If you delay, it could become a matter of life and death."
"Oh, okay, okay, I got it, I’ll go right away."
As he spoke, Er Zhuzi left in a flurry.
Liu Zheng took a syringe out of his box and slowly injected a liquid into the old man’s vein.
He saw the old man’s condition temporarily stabilize and then checked his pulse, noting that it was still somewhat rapid and his limbs felt chilly to the touch,
This was clearly due to poor cerebral circulation, but if he had been taking his medication as normal and without any stressful events, such a predicament typically wouldn’t occur so suddenly.
So, Liu Zheng suspected it might be related to this new medication.
The harm was not minor, and had these drugs undergone any clinical trials? Following those trials, how many successful cases were there? Could they not find these before so carelessly bringing the drug to market?
For the time being, Liu Zheng could only stabilize the situation; importantly, he had to rely on imaging to determine where exactly the blockage in the brain was so he could provide targeted treatment.
"Uncle, Uncle."
After calling a few times, Liu Zheng realized that his uncle’s consciousness was still fuzzy; it looked like this was indeed an emergency case.
"Dr. Liu, Dr. Liu, I’ve got the stuff, and I’ve called for a car."
"Good, help me out here. We need to move quickly, get him into the car, and rush to the hospital. I need to use the CT machine to assist in the diagnosis and see what is happening inside his head."
"I understand."
After speaking, Er Zhuzi handed the medicine box to Liu Zheng who gave it only a glance before stuffing it in his pocket, and the car hurried off toward the hospital.
Back in the hospital, Liu Zheng was well-known, so when he arrived, many people recognized him, and the news quickly reached Director Xiao’s ears.
