“Hahaha, Dr. Qin is being hounded by official accounts to list the product. What a legendary scene!”
“I bet this will make it to trending searches.”
“Isn’t Dr. Qin always on trending searches anyway? One more won’t hurt.”
“So, if you make a suspect eat Huanglian tablets during interrogation, does that count as coercion or torture?”
“Huanglian tablets clear heat and detoxify. They’re more like health supplements, right? I’m concerned about the suspect’s health, giving them some supplements. That’s perfectly reasonable. What’s the problem?”
“A new form of coercive interrogation, huh? Quick, fetch Professor Luo! Ask him if this counts as a crime!”
“A few dozen yuan per tablet to get a suspect to confess willingly? That seems very cost-effective. I suggest adding it to the police department’s necessary expenses list.”
Seeing how effective Qin Jiang’s Huanglian tablets were, the netizens were absolutely thrilled.
Some daredevils even wanted to visit Qin Jiang’s clinic to personally try the Huanglian tablets and see if they were really that bitter.
After seeing the last patient, Qin Jiang went into the pharmacy. He prepared herbs according to a prescription, soaked them, and then took out a pot of the Shengmai Yin given by the system. He poured a cup as if it were tea.
Looking at the clear, transparent liquid, Liu Yan was curious.
“Dr. Qin, what kind of tea is this? It looks delicious.”
Qin Jiang handed a cup to Liu Yan.
“This is Shengmai Yin. Good stuff, my secret formula.”
“It refreshes the mind. Give it a try.”
Liu Yan took a sip, and her eyes lit up.
“The taste is quite nice, slightly sweet with a pleasant aroma. Just smelling it makes me feel more alert.”
“Dr. Qin, why isn’t this Shengmai Yin promoted more widely? I feel drinking this to refresh oneself should be healthier than coffee or similar drinks, right?”
Qin Jiang smiled and explained, “That’s because Shengmai Yin is actually considered medicine, not a beverage.”
“Traditional Chinese Medicine takes a cautious approach to everything. It’s believed that all medicine carries some level of toxicity, so one must never take medicine recklessly or long-term.”
“Although Shengmai Yin is beneficial, it’s not suitable for everyone. For example, people with high blood pressure shouldn’t drink it.”
“If this product were promoted nationwide and problems arose, no one could shoulder that responsibility.”
Hearing Qin Jiang’s explanation, Liu Yan immediately understood.
“So, even something like Shengmai Yin should be consumed under a doctor’s guidance, right?”
Qin Jiang nodded.
Just as he was about to offer Liu Yan another cup, a group of young men and women rushed in from outside in a panic.
They were supporting a well-built young man who clearly looked like a student athlete.
“Doctor, please take a look quickly! Zhao Shuo, Zhao Shuo is in bad shape!”
The young man named Zhao Shuo had a deathly pale face and bluish lips. Sitting on a chair, his eyes were glazed over.
He gave the impression of both looking at you and yet not seeing you at all.
Zhao Shuo couldn’t even sit steadily; he remained upright only because his friends were holding him.
“What happened? Tell me the details.”
The whole group started talking at once, giving Qin Jiang a headache.
“Not everyone at once. Pick one person to tell me.”
Finally, a long-haired girl named Chen Yao explained the situation.
“Here’s what happened, doctor. We were all hanging out at a bar, having a good time.”
“But then my boyfriend went to the restroom. When he came back, he was like this.”
“He’s completely spaced out, doesn’t respond no matter how much we call him, and seems like he might faint at any moment.”
“Doctor, please help us see what’s wrong with him.”
Qin Jiang checked Zhao Shuo’s pulse and found it very faint and floating, almost imperceptible—a sign of extreme danger.
He then checked Zhao Shuo’s blood pressure and found it was dangerously low!
Just as Qin Jiang was about to conduct further checks, Zhao Shuo suddenly took a deep breath, his eyes flew open, and he fell backward, stiff as a board.
“Quick! Help him onto the sickbed!”
Qin Jiang rushed over, picked Zhao Shuo up, and placed him on the sickbed.
He then brought an oxygen mask to help Zhao Shuo breathe.
Fortunately, Zhao Shuo’s condition wasn’t too severe. After lying on the bed for a while, he gradually regained consciousness, and his vital signs slowly started recovering.
Seeing this, everyone else sighed in relief, but Qin Jiang felt something was off.
Once Zhao Shuo had mostly recovered and was fully conscious, Qin Jiang asked, “Zhao Shuo, right? Do you have low blood pressure?”
Zhao Shuo shook his head.
“No, I’ve never had low blood pressure.”
Zhao Shuo’s answer aligned with Qin Jiang’s assessment.
Zhao Shuo was in great physical shape, muscular; the probability of him having chronic low blood pressure was very low.
More importantly, he recovered too quickly.
If he had a pre-existing condition like low blood pressure, Qin Jiang would have needed to determine his blood type immediately upon the episode’s onset, preparing for a blood transfusion or IV fluids.
But before Qin Jiang could do any of that, Zhao Shuo had already started recovering.
This indicated that this wasn’t low blood pressure caused by an underlying condition, but rather hypotension shock induced by some kind of stimulus.
“Stretch out your hand. Let me check your pulse.”
Zhao Shuo complied obediently.
After checking his pulse, Qin Jiang quickly reached a conclusion.
Apart from somewhat irregular sleep patterns, Zhao Shuo was healthy in every other aspect.
So the question remained: Why did this happen?
Qin Jiang inquired, “Your girlfriend said you were fine earlier, but after going to the restroom, you came back acting strange. Did something happen in the restroom?”
Zhao Shuo scratched his cheek, looking embarrassed.
“Well… that probably has nothing to do with me fainting, right?”
“Doctor, I feel much better now. Maybe we can just leave it at that.”
“No.”
Qin Jiang said sternly, “Sudden fainting like this is a serious matter.”
“If we don’t identify the root cause, and you suddenly faint during extreme situations like swimming, being at a height, or taking a shower, would you still think it’s no big deal?”
Qin Jiang’s words scared Zhao Shuo.
After a moment’s hesitation, Zhao Shuo said, “It’s really nothing. It’s just… I got a little intimate with my girlfriend.”
As soon as Zhao Shuo said this, Chen Yao, standing nearby, blushed furiously.
The other young men and women around also stared at them wide-eyed.
“No way, Lao Zhao, are you saying you two were in the men’s restroom…”
Seeing their strange looks, Zhao Shuo hurriedly explained.
“Don’t get the wrong idea! We just hugged, nothing else.”
Qin Jiang shook his head.
“Impossible. If it was just a hug, you wouldn’t have fainted. Tell me, did you kiss?”
Zhao Shuo was extremely awkward.
“We… we kissed for a bit.”
“Where did you kiss?”
Zhao Shuo felt utterly mortified. Did this doctor have to ask in such detail?
Before Zhao Shuo could answer, Qin Jiang noticed something.
He reached out and pulled down Zhao Shuo’s collar.
Zhao Shuo’s neck was covered in dense, red marks!
Qin Jiang was stunned.
This wasn’t giving someone a hickey; this was branding a piece of pork!
