“I know Chinese medicine and although I don’t work at a hospital, I believe I can cure your father’s illness,” Leo’s gaze shifted from the elderly man on the hospital bed to Harry.
“Chinese medicine?” Doubt filled Harry’s face even more. “Where can you find such a young doctor specialized in Chinese medicine? Venus, are you being deceived? I have brought the best internal medicine doctor in the country here. Ask him to leave.”
“Leo, I’m sorry, but please leave,” Venus helplessly said to Leo.
Since they had given him the boot, Leo couldn’t stay here with a thick skin. He sighed, turned around, and was about to leave the ward.
Just at that moment, the elderly man on the bed suddenly began convulsing all over, making strange sounds from his throat. His eyes rolled back, displaying an unusually terrifying sight.
This scene frightened Harry and Venus. “Dad, what’s wrong? Don’t scare me! Dr. Carlos, quickly examine my father and find out what’s happening!”
Carlos was also taken aback by the sudden symptoms of Harry’s father. He quickly approached to conduct an examination.
Leo, who had intended to leave, paused. He turned around to look at the old man convulsing on the hospital bed, his brow furrowing.
The room filled with tension and panic. Harry was too overwhelmed to even notice if Leo had left or not.
After the examination, Carlos said to Harry, “Mr. Toby, don’t worry. Your father’s symptoms are caused by abnormal cardiac fibrillation. I’ll use a sedative injection to alleviate his symptoms.”
“Dr. Carlos, please do it quickly. I can’t bear to see my father in such pain,” Harry said, concerned.
Carlos nodded and picked up a syringe and a bottle of medication from the side.
Just as Carlos was about to inject the medication into the old man’s veins, Leo hurriedly shouted, “Stop! The old man has a heart problem. If you give him that injection, his heart will stop beating. You’ll be committing murder!”
Leo said it seriously.
Carlos’s hand halted, and he looked at Leo in astonishment.
“Kid, what nonsense are you talking about? Dr. Carlos is one of the top internal medicine doctors in the United States. How dare you question him? Get out!” Harry became furious.
Venus’s face twisted into an unpleasant expression. She had already extended some courtesy to Leo, but instead of leaving, he dared to question the authority of a seasoned doctor. He really overestimated himself.
“You better leave now, or I have to call the security!” Venus threatened coldly.
“Fine, I’m leaving. You will regret the decisions you’ve made,” Leo said, leaving behind those words before turning and exiting the ward.
“What the hell!” Harry’s curses followed Leo as he left.
Outside, Leo saw Jessica and the others.
Jessica and Tina had cold expressions on their faces, Sophia looked indignant, and Gilbert seemed smug.
“You got kicked out, didn’t you? Don’t you ever look in the mirror and see what kind of person you are? You think you can work miracles just because you can treat a few pimples!” Tina sneered.
“Worthless is worthless, even if you can speak, it won’t change your nature as trash,” Gilbert mocked.
“Gilbert, watch your mouth! Even if I hadn’t married Leo, I wouldn’t be with you!” Sophia’s inner discontent was at its peak.
“Sophia, I…” Gilbert looked embarrassed. Wasn’t Leo the loser that everyone could attack? Why couldn’t he do the same?
“Leo, why are you still standing here? Get your ass back home!” Jessica couldn’t contain her anger after all the trouble caused by her useless son-in-law.
Just at that moment, a heart-wrenching scream came from the ward. “Dad, what’s happening? Don’t scare me, Dad, wake up!”
The door to the ward wasn’t tightly closed, and Leo could hear the urgent alarm sound from the heart rate monitor.
The elderly man on the bed stopped convulsing and became motionless. Even his breathing began to weaken.
How could this be happening? It shouldn’t have turned out like this. Carlos’s expression also became flustered. He had practiced medicine for most of his life but had never encountered a situation like this.
“Doctors, doctors, please come quickly!” Venus called out in agony, repeatedly pressing the call button by the bed.
Due to the patient’s critical condition and special identity, almost all the internal medicine doctors in the hospital were on standby. Upon hearing the cries for help, five doctors rushed in one after another.
They began resuscitation efforts on the old man, using chest compressions, defibrillators, and various measures and techniques. However, his heart rate continued to plummet…
Carlos wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at Harry, saying, “Mr. Toby, I’m sorry. I couldn’t save your father’s life. Please accept my condolences.”
His words were like a death sentence, and Harry suddenly felt a heavy weight in his head. He fell onto the floor.
As a filial son, he couldn’t bear the pain of being unable to saving his father.
Venus, on the other hand, lay on her father’s chest, crying desperately.
Her father, who had been fine just yesterday, was about to leave her forever.
Leo turned around and rushed into the ward. He shouted, “Get out of my way!”
Ignoring the reactions of the others, Leo went straight to the bedside, extended his right index finger, and pressed it on the old man’s chest. At the same time, he activated the mysterious energy within him, channeling it into his fingertip.
Venus was initially stunned but then screamed, “What are you doing?”
Harry was even more furious and was about to kick Leo.
“Beep…”
The heart rate monitor emitted a sound different from the alarm.
Harry and the others were immediately drawn to it, their gaze fixed on the display screen.
The downward-slanting line suddenly took a turn, climbing back up and stabilizing at eighty beats per minute.
Although the heart rate stabilized, the old man’s breathing was almost non-existent.
Harry’s expression changed from blank to excitement, and he immediately knelt in front of Leo.
“Young man, I beg you to save my father!” Witnessing the miracle with his own eyes, Harry couldn’t help but believe in Leo.
Leo quickly reached out and helped Harry up. “Mr. Toby, please calm down. Since I’ve taken action, I will definitely save him. Now, please find a set of silver acupuncture needles used in traditional Chinese medicine.”
Harry looked at one of the doctors in the room.
The doctor quickly responded, “I’ll get them right away.”
In less than a minute, a set of silver needles was handed to Leo.
Leo lifted the upper part of the old man’s clothing, then took the silver needles and inserted them into various acupoints on his chest, one by one. With each needle, Leo infused a small amount of energy.
“So, this is the legendary acupuncture treatment in Chinese medicine?” Carlos looked curious at first, but then his expression turned disdainful. “This treatment method has no scientific basis and won’t be effective.”