Hearing Qin Jiang’s explanation, the online viewers burst out laughing.
“A disease you can only get from ‘vigorous activity causing local tissue damage’? This guy is a beast!”
“I just searched for images of this disease. So disgusting it made me sick.”
“I also couldn’t resist searching. Threw up my dinner from last night.”
“Can someone who searched describe what it looks like?”
“Ever bought raw beef slices? The kind with red and white marbling? It looks like that.”
Qin Jiang was unaware that curious netizens had already gone searching for those “appetizing” images.
At that moment, while writing the medical advice, he continued, “Your condition is relatively easy to treat; just boost your immunity. However, it has a long incubation period. Initially, after being infected, you won’t feel much.”
“I’ll prescribe you several doses of medicine here. Take them home and drink them. Until you finish the medication, you should avoid sleeping with your wife.”
Tang Ping could only manage a bitter smile.
With things having been said to this extent, how could he possibly still have a chance to sleep with Zhu Hong?
Sure enough, the next second, Zhu Hong slapped him hard across the face.
Zhu Hong’s face was flushed with anger.
“You wretched Tang Ping! You always seemed so honest and decent on the surface, but I never imagined you’d dare to do something so unfaithful to me!”
“Tell me! Who is she? When did you two get together?”
Seeing Zhu Hong so agitated, Tang Ping quickly tried to explain. “Honey, it was all an accident!”
“Last month, I went on that business trip to meet a client, right? We both ended up drinking too much, and that night we just… It was an accident, really! I don’t remember anything!”
Qin Jiang brought out the prepared “Eight-Treasure Decoction” from the pharmacy and placed it on the table.
Hearing Tang Ping’s feeble excuse, the straightforward Qin Jiang couldn’t let it slide.
“When a man is genuinely drunk, he is incapable of getting an erection. Not even a deity could manage it.”
“So, if you had relations with another woman, you must have still been conscious at the time.”
Qin Jiang’s words were like adding fuel to the fire. Zhu Hong immediately started kicking and punching Tang Ping, yelling that she wanted a divorce.
Tang Ping wanted his parents to intervene, but who knew they would side with reason over kinship and also wanted to take a swing at him.
Seeing this, Qin Jiang quickly stepped in to stop them.
This was no joke. The old man had just had surgery. If he got agitated and burst his stitches, Qin Jiang would be held responsible.
Fortunately, Zhu Hong calmed down relatively quickly.
Gritting her teeth, she said, “Today, both Dad and Guo-guo just had surgery. I won’t stoop to your level here.”
“We’re going home first. I’ll deal with you properly once we get back!”
Zhu Hong still understood that ‘family shame should not be aired in public.’ She really was a good wife.
Watching the family of five leave, the netizens sighed with emotion.
“This family is something else. Every single one of them is sick, and their conditions are all quite serious.”
“I have to admire the little guy. Daring to swallow a sewing needle? That’s hardcore.”
“I don’t agree with that. What about the grandpa with a knife in his head? Did he boast about it? He’s not bragging, is he?”
After the family of five left, Qin Jiang sat back in his chair, finally able to relax a little.
Two surgeries in a row had taken quite a toll on his energy.
Just as Qin Jiang was about to make himself another cup of tea, several police officers and nurses carried a person in on a stretcher.
Seeing this spectacle, everyone perked up.
This looked serious. Was the person on the stretcher some important figure?
Qin Jiang also quickly stood up.
“Officers, what’s the situation?”
The senior officer, Chang Shoushan, explained, “This is a suspect we apprehended, Tian Wang. As soon as we brought him back to the station, he passed out. We can’t wake him up no matter what we try.”
Qin Jiang looked puzzled.
“Didn’t you take him to the hospital?”
“We did,” Chang Shoushan elaborated. “The hospital doctors examined him. His physical condition is fine, nothing wrong. But they just can’t wake him up; he shows no reaction at all.”
“There’s such a thing? Could he be faking it?”
Hearing Qin Jiang’s question, Chang Shoushan said with a wry smile, “At first, we thought he was pretending too. But we later found that no matter what method we used on him, he showed absolutely no reaction.”
“Doctor Qin, if you don’t believe it, you can try yourself.”
Faced with such a strange case, Qin Jiang naturally wanted to give it a try.
He first lifted Tian Wang’s eyelids.
Judging by Tian Wang’s pupillary response to light, he indeed seemed to be unconscious.
But after checking his pulse, Qin Jiang discovered that Tian Wang was actually in a conscious state.
Because a person’s pulse is different when awake versus when truly comatose.
Qin Jiang patted Tian Wang’s face.
“Mr. Tian, please wake up. You’re already at the hospital. There’s no need to keep pretending to be unconscious.”
“Even if you fake it, you can’t escape legal punishment. The judgment will be the same regardless, won’t it?”
Generally, a person in a conscious state will react to external stimuli.
Like now, with Qin Jiang patting Tian Wang’s face.
Most people, even if trying to endure, would have some muscular or neurological reaction because they don’t know when or where the pat will land—like slight twitching, tensing, etc.
But Qin Jiang found that when his hand landed on Tian Wang’s face, the man could actually show no reaction at all!
This surprised Qin Jiang.
Tian Wang was clearly conscious. How could he overcome such an instinctive reaction?
Chang Shoushan said from the side, “Doctor Qin, we tried all sorts of methods earlier to wake him up, but none worked.”
“Could you please examine him carefully and see what’s really going on?”
Qin Jiang’s interest was piqued. He reached out and directly pinched Tian Wang’s philtrum (the groove below the nose).
One must know the philtrum is a major acupressure point. Most people can’t tolerate it.
Yet, no matter how hard Qin Jiang pinched, Tian Wang still showed absolutely no reaction!
The live stream viewers also marveled.
“This guy is impressive. Can someone fake unconsciousness this convincingly?”
“I think this goes beyond simply pretending. His pain nerves might have some problem, causing this.”
“You can never wake someone who is pretending to be asleep.”
“Maybe he’s not pretending. Maybe he’s actually sick?”
The netizens buzzed with discussion and started offering their own suggestions.
Some told Qin Jiang to try pinching other sensitive spots.
Others suggested using acupuncture.
But Qin Jiang didn’t plan to use any of those methods.
He was a doctor, not a prison torturer. He couldn’t resort to interrogation tactics, right?
Thinking this, Qin Jiang asked Chang Shoushan, “How long has he been ‘unconscious’ like this?”
Chang Shoushan quickly replied, “A full day now. He hasn’t eaten or drunk anything. We’re worried.”
Qin Jiang smiled slightly.
“Eating and drinking are secondary. If a person doesn’t urinate for a whole day, wouldn’t his bladder be about to burst?”
“Alright, put him on the bed. I’ll go get a catheter. We’ll insert a urinary catheter first to help him relieve himself.”
Gasp!
The netizens collectively gasped in awe.
A urinary catheter?
That’s hardly any better than torture!
