Seeing that the old woman was indeed holding pesticide, Qin Jiang’s face turned pale with fright.
“Ma’am, please don’t eat that! Let’s talk this through properly!”
Qin Jiang rushed into the restroom and soon came out with a bowl of soapy water, intending to make the old woman drink it.
Unexpectedly, the old woman stubbornly refused to drink it, even scrunching her face in disgust. “Young doctor, I’d rather drink the pesticide than this soapy water.”
“This soapy water is disgusting. Last time I drank it, I threw up for ages and felt awful for a long time afterward.”
The old woman was adamant, and for a moment, Qin Jiang couldn’t think of a better solution.
He couldn’t very well force it down her throat, could he?
Fortunately, Qin Jiang noticed the old woman seemed quite lucid and alert. He had her sit down and began checking her pulse.
The moment he felt her pulse, he was shocked.
Not only was the old woman completely fine, but her digestive system was even healthier than the average person’s.
This revelation left the old woman utterly bewildered.
Could it be that the pesticide was actually helping regulate her digestive system?
Seeing Qin Jiang furrow his brows in silence, the old woman seemed to guess the result of the pulse check and smiled at him.
“So, young doctor, what did I tell you? I said this pesticide doesn’t affect me, didn’t I?”
“If it were going to harm me, I’d have been dead long ago. I wouldn’t be here asking you to examine me.”
The old woman spoke with evident pride, and the live stream audience was equally astonished.
“Dr. Qin’s patients are getting more and more unbelievable. I could understand the one who wasn’t afraid of boiling water—that’s just being stubborn—but how do you explain drinking pesticide?”
“Is this the legendary immunity to all poisons? Did those martial arts novels not lie to us after all? Does this incredible skill actually exist?”
“Hey, you upstairs, stop reading those fantasy books all day. Believing everything you read will only lead you astray.”
“Weren’t there several others before who claimed to have special abilities? Dr. Qin exposed every single one of them. I’m waiting for him to debunk this too.”
While most people believed in science and doubted the existence of such superhuman abilities, they had to admit the old woman’s pesticide consumption was truly baffling.
They racked their brains but couldn’t figure out how this was possible.
Qin Jiang conducted another thorough full-body examination of the old woman.
After confirming the issue wasn’t with her health, he turned his attention to the tube of pesticide.
After a moment of silence, Qin Jiang asked, “Ma’am, have you only ever consumed this specific brand of pesticide? Have you tried any others?”
Hearing this, Liu Yan, who was standing nearby, widened her eyes in disbelief, thinking Qin Jiang had lost his mind.
When the old woman was about to drink the pesticide earlier, Qin Jiang had been more anxious than anyone. Now, he was asking if she had tried other pesticides?
What was going on? Was he suggesting she should sample other varieties?
The old woman shook her head.
“I haven’t tried any other pesticides. This is the only kind we have at home. My father bought it years ago.”
Qin Jiang seemed to have figured something out and continued his questioning.
“So, you’ve been consuming this exact same brand all these years? The label looks quite old. This isn’t a recent purchase, is it?”
The old woman chuckled.
“As I said, my father bought it. He bought a lot—we have a whole stockpile in the warehouse.”
“Luckily, I like this particular kind. We have enough at home to last me another ten years, at least.”
Her words left everyone speechless once again.
They had heard of people stockpiling food or snacks, but this was the first time they had encountered someone hoarding pesticide.
Qin Jiang took out his phone and searched online for the brand name printed on the pesticide tube.
He quickly found relevant information.
After reading it, he fell silent.
“So, young doctor, have you figured out what’s wrong with me? If not, it’s okay. I can always go to another hospital.”
The old woman spoke bluntly. It wasn’t that she doubted Qin Jiang’s medical skills.
She had already visited many hospitals, and none had been able to diagnose her condition.
She just didn’t want to put pressure on Qin Jiang and wanted him to feel at ease.
Qin Jiang spoke up, “Ma’am, you aren’t immune to all poisons. The pesticide you’ve been consuming is expired.”
“Huh?”
Qin Jiang’s statement stunned not only the old woman but also the live stream audience.
“Pesticide can expire? Whoa, seriously?”
“I major in chemistry, and I actually suspected this earlier. I didn’t expect that to be the real reason.”
“Hey, buddy upstairs, can pesticide really expire? If that’s true, I’m thinking of trying the old woman’s trick myself.”
“Bro, not all pesticides expire. Some become even more potent over time, like Dichlorvos.”
When Qin Jiang had checked the old woman’s pulse earlier, he had sensed something was off.
He had complete confidence in his medical skills.
After all, his skills were granted by the system; they couldn’t possibly be wrong.
So, if the system wasn’t at fault, the issue had to lie with the pesticide the old woman was consuming.
That’s why he searched online and discovered that this particular brand of pesticide had been discontinued thirty years ago.
The tube in his hand was over twenty years past its expiration date.
“Ma’am, you’re very lucky. This specific pesticide lost its toxicity after expiring, which is why you’ve been able to consume it for so long without any adverse effects—it hasn’t harmed your body at all.”
“But if you were to switch to another pesticide, it could be extremely dangerous.”
Qin Jiang spoke seriously to the old woman, “You must never do anything like this again. It’s very risky and could easily cost you your life.”
Now it was the old woman’s turn to feel embarrassed.
Earlier, she had complained about her husband being an attention-seeker who nearly lost his leg.
But her own antics were even more extreme—she had almost gambled with her life.
Qin Jiang found this elderly couple utterly exasperating.
It just goes to show, when people have too much time on their hands, they’ll try just about anything.
One gambles a leg, the other gambles a life.
Incredible!
The old woman asked Qin Jiang somewhat awkwardly,
“If this stuff isn’t poisonous anymore, can I keep eating it?”
“I can’t afford to drink gasoline. If I can’t have this pesticide either, I feel like I’d just die of frustration.”
She wasn’t exaggerating.
The only reason she had been able to quit drinking gasoline was because she had this pesticide to consume instead.
If Qin Jiang forbade her from eating the pesticide as well, she would be utterly miserable.
Qin Jiang shook his head.
“Even though this pesticide is expired, there’s no guarantee that a properly sealed one might not have retained its potency.”
“So, for your own safety, you must stop consuming it.”
“And don’t worry about feeling miserable without the pesticide. I already know what condition you have, and I can cure it.”
The old woman quickly asked, “What condition?”
