Chapter 598: Gynecological Disease
Tang Xiu walked toward the bed in the corner as he looked at Zhao Tingting's blank expression and said, "I forgot to introduce myself, I'm Chen Tong's Grand Master. You should be his girlfriend, if my guess is correct, since he would have never taken such a big risk to stay in Beijing otherwise, and wouldn't have contacted me and asked for help."
Disbelief filled Zhao Tingting's eyes as she murmured in response, "I know that Chen Tong has a Grand Master, his Dad's Master. But you…"
"You want to say that I'm too young, right?" Commented Tang Xiu with a chuckle.
Zhao Tingting nodded without hesitation.
"There's a saying in many fields of expertise that someone who has achieved a certain height can become a Master and teach others," said Tang Xiu. "I'm quite an expert in some aspects and have received disciples older than me. That can be considered as a clear evidence."
With a shocked expression, Zhao Tingting curiously observed Tang Xiu before asking, "In which field are you an expert at? Martial arts?"
"I'm quite powerful in many aspects, such as the Chinese Medical field. For me to be able to come to his place should explain that many people have already recognized my expertise in this field. Anyways, you don't have to worry about me for getting infected by you. I wouldn't have come dressed like this if I didn't have enough confidence."
Zhao Tingting hesitated before eventually getting off the bed. Only, her physical condition was now very weak and she almost fell to the floor. Tang Xiu acted quickly to support her and sat her back on the bed before checking her pulse.
"Oh?"
Through his spiritual sense's inspection, Tang Xiu found a mass of dark green gaseous substance unexpectedly residing in Zhang Tingting's kidney and invading the nearest blood vessels at a very slow pace. It went along with the blood to circulate all over her body and brought with it a peculiar scent. The scent couldn't be smelled by ordinary people, but Tang Xiu could sniff it out with his keen smelling sense. Furthermore, her pulse was somewhat abnormal, and not the kind due to fever. It was a few times stronger than an ordinary person's.
"Will you be able to endure the pain? The ache will be painful and it's hard for one to endure it." Tang Xiu couldn't bear asking after releasing her hand.
"I was always afraid of pain since I was small, but I will endure it if it can cure me of the virus," replied Zhao Tingting in a low voice after hesitating for a moment.
"I don't have 100% assurance, to be honest, since the toxin is inside the blood vessels all over your body." Tang Xiu nodded. "But I can guarantee that I can save your life."
Upon hearing it, Zhao Tingting nodded without a shred of hesitation, "Please do it!"
Tang Xiu turned his hand and a silver needle appeared and pierced her chest center acupoint without hesitation. Immediately afterward, his hands grabbed her wrists and injected his Primal Chaos Force into her body, as his thumbs then pressed against her pulse. [1]
Aaaah…
A piercing scream came out of Zhao Tingting's mouth. She felt as if two sharp knives pricked her hands and kept moving fast toward her shoulders, fast and intensely painful. If she hadn't prepared herself before, the pain may have made her faint.
Tang Xiu shot her a deep look and immediately restrained his mind before concentrating on controlling the two streams of Primal Chaos Force as it bulldozed its way to her kidney in a very short time. Following that, he wrapped the dark green gaseous substance using the extreme force of the Primal Chaos Force.
"Out!"
As the silver needle popped out from Zhao Tingting's chest center acupoint, a pungent odor followed and spewed from the inside. In just half a minute, all the dark green gaseous substance underneath was completely expelled.
"Endure! I'm afraid you won't be able to wake up again if you faint now."
With his fingers pressed against her forehead, Tang Xiu fused the two streams of Primal Chaos Force in her body into one and spread it to all directions of her body. It was like a mercury liquid scattering in all directions as it spread all over Zhao Tingting's body in less than ten seconds.
Aaaah…
The pain was like it came from the depths of her soul, making Zhao Tingting feel like it was better to die. The pain was something she had never experienced in her entire life. She had acute appendicitis once, but the pain she felt now was at least ten times stronger than then.
Her body quivered and her face was devoid of blood. Along with the scream squeezed out of her throat, the Primal Chaos Force seemed to spread out like a net that purified the impurities inside her body, including the green toxins inside her blood that were all pulled in and collected, until it eventually formed a grayish black substance the size of a sesame seed.
Pa…
As Tang Xiu slapped Zhao Tingting's back, she almost passed out due to the sudden pain and opened her mouth to vomit out the grayish black substance.
A light glinted in Tang Xiu's eyes. The dark green gaseous substance that was wrapped by the Primal Chaos Force and had just been secreted out was now floating quietly in front of his eyes. He couldn't attend to Zhao Tingting, who was panting heavily and stumbled onto the bed, and went forward and smelled it instead. He then took another silver needle, picked the grey substance and lightly twirled it with his fingers, as a look of anger then appeared on his face.
The toxin was definitely injected into Zhao Tingting's body! Moreover, it was also mixed with a lot of other substances. He couldn't tell most of them, but one thing for certain was that there was a venomous snake bile among it.
"Rest for a few minutes and then answer me a few questions."
Tang Xiu then took out two porcelain vases and poured the dark green gaseous substance into the porcelain vase, closed its lids and then looked at Zhao Tingting.
In a minute or so, Zhao Tingting felt like she was suffering in hell for countless centuries. She was almost unable to hold on and nearly fainted, only to feel that the piercing acute pain was disappearing. A few minutes later, the pain subsided like a tidal wave and her whole body seemed to have eased, as she supported herself to sit up with difficulty.
"Have you had enough rest?" Asked Tang Xiu.
With a somewhat pale face, Zhao Tingting's spirit looked a bit wilted, but there was a disbelieving expression on her face as she muttered, "It's really incredible, unbelievable. I feel like my body… seems to feel much better than before I got sick. I feel that my whole body is very relaxed, warm, and comfortable."
"It was actually a blessing in disguise for you, to be honest," said Tang Xiu with a chuckle. "When I removed the toxin inside your body, I helped you regulate your body in passing. The process is indeed very painful, but it will be very beneficial to you in the future. But you still need to calm your mind and recuperate, since you'll still be very weak for the time being."
"The toxin in my body has been removed? Am I already fine?" Asked Zhao Tingting, surprised.
"Yeah, you're fine now." Tang Xiu nodded. "But…"
Zhao Tingting's heart jolted and she quickly asked, "But what?"
"You still must treat the gynecological disease," said Tang Xiu.
"Ah…" Zhao Tingting exclaimed and there was a slight blush on her pale face. She did contract a gynecological disease and just found it through an examination a while ago. It's a kind of secretive gynecological disease young women contracted in their flowering age, yet it was actually laid bare by Tang Xiu, making her embarrassed and shy.
"Hey, don't think about it too much. Besides, doctors have hearts like parents, to begin with," said Tang Xiu with a chuckle. "Anyways, I have important questions I need to ask you now, and you must answer me honestly! This is related to the reason you have a huge amount of toxins in your body."
With a change in expression, Zhao Tingting immediately put away her embarrassment. She then put on a serious expression and replied, "Please ask!"
"I want to know whether you encountered anything special before you returned from abroad," said Tang Xiu as he continued. "It's because the toxins were injected into your body and the location was very special--in your kidney."
"Through injection?" Zhao Tingting looked blank before suddenly calling out, "That's right! I remember going to a hospital for treatment because of this gynecological disease. I was injected with medicine to treat it. Don't tell me… that the toxins I had inside my body was because…"
Tang Xiu frowned, "You mean, that hospital is the cause of this problem? Or was it that doctor?"
"I don't know." Zhao Tingting shook her head.
After thinking for a moment, Tang Xiu said, "Though I have already removed the toxins in your body, you can't leave this place for the time being. I will go treat other patients later, and you are to stay here waiting. Also, your situation is very special, so I need to report this to the State Special Bureau. Some people should contact you later to investigate this matter clearly. Be sure to cooperate with them well then."
"Will do!" Zhao Tingting seriously nodded.
Tang Xiu then walked to the door and knocked. The door was then opened from the outside. This time, it was not only the staff outside, but also Wei Xiqing in his biohazard protective suit as well.
"How was it, Divine Doctor Tang?" Immediately asked Wei Xiqing in a nervous manner after seeing Tang Xiu come out.
"I have removed the toxins inside Zhao Tingting's body." Tang Xiu nodded at him and said. "The toxins are very particular, highly contagious, and possess strong transmission power. It's highly contagious to the blood and can infect others through saliva, whereas respiratory infection is next in sequence. However, there's no need to worry too much. It's very unlikely that the infected person will infect another person again, because the amount of toxin is very low. Director Wei, I have these two porcelain vases here which contain the toxin and its gaseous substance. Please send them to the researchers of the institute. It's best to find more experts to research them together. Anyways, I must treat the other infected people now."
Wei Xiqing was shocked by Tang Xiu's remarks. A lot of experts in the research institute, virologists, and professors of the medical profession had come and were still researching it in the laboratory for more than two days without any results, yet Tang Xiu who had just arrived had unexpectedly cured the virus carrier, the source of the infection?
Furthermore, he even got samples of toxin and its gaseous substance?
"Great! Great! That's very laborious of you, Divine Doctor Tang. I'll immediately send these two bottles to the laboratory," replied Wei Xiqing enthusiastically.
Tang Xiu didn't hurry to treat the other infected people along with Wei Xiqing's departure and took out his mobile phone to call Liu Changxi from the Special Bureau instead. He told him the issue encountered by the Virus Research Institute as well as his guesses and then stressed that he'd leave the problem for him to investigate.
Chapter 599: The Father and Son of the Zhao Family
The Zhao Family of Beijing was very famous in the entire country and, despite being weak in regards to the armed force they possessed, they had a lot of family members as politicians. Just the top officials of various provinces could be said to have at least two members from the Zhao Family, whereas the second in command and in the third ring of authority could be twice the number. Therefore, the Zhao Family indeed possessed sufficient power.
Zhao Qingfeng was the second son of the current Head of the Zhao Family and was now serving as an official in an important department in the capital. After receiving a phone call from his father from home, he was simply paralyzed. Although he knew his precious son was bold and brave and loved to stir up troubles, never once did he ever dream that he would be audacious to the extent. He knew what kind of place the National Virus Research Institute was, an special institution of great importance to the country—equal to the weapons research base in the military.
On the national highway a few kilometers away from the Virus Research Institute, two Audis were heading fast in the direction of the said institute. In the rear seat of the second car, Zhao Qingfeng looked ashen and angry, as flames kept flashing in his eyes.
An uncut jade is indeed worthless.
He kept thinking that his weak attitude towards his son had virtually made him grow up into a time bomb. Granted that this incident could be settled with a determined price was paid, but he was not sure when his son would cause more troubles in the future.
Ring, ring, ring…
His mobile phone buzzed and Zhao Qingfeng quickly answered it. His expression changed greatly right after, as a burst of disbelief filled his eyes, He fired his gun? And aimed it at Wei Xiqing, the Director of the Virus Research Institute?
In a flash, a despairing feeling gushed out in his heart. He was perfectly aware of the consequences of shooting Wei Xiqing. It meant that there was no escape for his son; he was doomed this time.
"Heed my order. Seize the gun from Zhao Yundi's hand and take him back at once!" Zhao Qingfeng sternly yelled after taking a deep breath.
"We have already left the Virus Research Institute, whereas Zhao Yundi went inside with Tang Xiu and Wei Xiqing. We can't go inside, so we can only go back now," came the reply from the voice on the phone.
"He's what?"
Zhao Qingfeng was stumped for words, puzzled and bewildered by the other party's report. Since his son shot Wei Xiqing, shouldn't Wei Xiqing be dead or at least injured?
Just how…
A few minutes later, the riddle that plagued Zhao Qingfeng's mind was finally solved. The savage beating his son suffered under Tang Xiu not only did not make him angry, but instead made him feel grateful and overjoyed inwardly.
He gave him a beating, thus saving others.
Tang Xiu slapped his son for what he had done and took the responsibility of what would be a terrible disaster—an action that Zhao Qingfeng couldn't bear to feel grateful at.
With his special identity, an order was passed down to give him green light to enter the Virus Research Institute after going through inspection outside. As the cars drove all the way to the square outside the quarantine area, Zhao Qingfeng quickly and forcefully opened the car's door and dashed toward Zhao Yundi. Though the latter's face was already swollen and beet red due to Tang Xiu's slaps, Zhao Qingfeng didn't even have a shred of pity nor distress as he was more furious instead.
Pa pa pa…
After a dozens slaps, Zhao Qingfeng seemed to have vented all his bottled up anger and finally stopped. He pushed his son down, glared at him and threw a rain of curses, "If I knew earlier that I would give birth to such an asshole like you, I would have thrown you off from your mother's womb before. You just made the Zhao Family completely lose face! How I wish to cover up this shame! You fucking idiot, do you have a swine or a sheep brain, huh?"
Stunned and perplexed, never did Zhao Yunde dreamed that his father would madly rush at him without wasting even a second after arriving here, more so that he yelled and cursed him. He was already quite angry inside after having his face crazily slapped by Tang Xiu, and now that his father also arrived only to slap him, it left him furious as he lost his mind, "What the hell did you hit me for? What makes you have the right? Is it because you're my father and just because you think that I made the Zhao Family lose face? Have you asked me and thought of my original intention? For who do you think I did this? It's for my sister, your daughter, your own biological daughter…"
Zhao Qingfeng clenched his fists. Though he felt a bit uncomfortable and distressed seeing the appearance of his son, he still hardened his heart and shouted to the several security guards who came running over, "Beat him! Beat him so hard the he won't forget this lesson. I don't think he realize his own mistake. HEY, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU GAWKING FOR? BEAT HIM!"
The guards exchanged dismayed looks. After hearing the cold command from Zhao Qingfeng, they could only let out helpless expressions and send a series of punches toward Zhao Yundi. Of course, since they were all experts with good martial force, they didn't hurt Zhao Yundi's muscles and bones even though the fella was pained and hurt all over.
"Now, tell me, do you realize what your mistake is?" Asked Zhao Qingfeng in anger.
Zhao Yundi twisted his neck and shouted, "NO! I'm not wrong at all!"
Bam…
Zhao Qingfeng kicked him and shouted again, "Keep beating him! I'll take the responsibility even if he dies. Keeping a scourge like him will only court big troubles and direct calamities to befall upon the Zhao Family sooner or later."
What happened next was another series of powerful punches.
"How about now? Have you realized your mistake?" Asked Zhao Qingfeng in a heavy tone.
"NO!" Zhao Yundi yelled while gritting his teeth in pain.
"You have got guts, eh?" Zhao Qingfeng gave him a thumbs up and sighed. "Then you will taste my next move. Bring him back to the family home. I'll first punish him under the punishment rules of the Zhao Family. Throw him into the dark room and lock him up there. Do you admit your mistake, now? If you don't, then you'll stay in the dark room until you die!"
With pupils violently shrinking, a fearful expression could be seen flashing in Zhao Yundi's eyes. The dark room of the Zhao Family was constructed according to the secret detention room in the army, with space that was even smaller and narrower than the army's solitary confinement room. He was locked up in that dark room when he was small numerous times, but the time he spent there was at most one day.
Certainly, he was also very desperate being punished like that in the past. That dark room, in his eyes, was absolutely not a place for anyone to stay in. He could barely hold on after staying there for a few hours, and a day almost blasted through his limit. He felt that he would definitely collapse and even possibly commit suicide after three to five days if he were to be locked up there.
"Don't! I admit it… I admit my mistake. My actions were indeed reckless, that I admit, but it's all for the sake of Sis since you don't even care about her at all as her father. She'll die here if I don't take care of her."
Inwardly, Zhao Qingfeng sighed. He was disappointed by this son of his. How could he possibly not care about his own daughter given his disposition, for God's sake? As a matter of fact, he had already made a phone call to Wei Xiqing and also received words of guarantee from the latter that he would try everything he could to treat his daughter.
But now, this audacious, good-for-nothing son was such a nuisance. If it wasn't for the presence of Wei Xiqing, he would probably have already dug a hole and burrowed himself inside due to shame and embarrassment. All fathers have great hopes for their sons, longing for them to succeed in life. But at this moment, he no longer had such wistful thoughts, but only wished that his own son would not become an insect.
Zhao Qingfeng then waved his hand at the security guards. His vision then shifted to Chen Tong nearby, and hesitated for a moment before asking, "Young man, you are…"
At this moment, Chen Tong was somewhat nervous. Since he knew that Zhao Yundi was Zhao Tingting's biological brother, he wanted to get closer to him. But now he was more nervous because Zhao Qingfeng also came. There was even the feeling of ugly-looking daughters-in-law had when they saw their parents-in-law.
"Hello, uncle. I'm Chen Tong, and Tang Xiu is my Grand Master."
This reply made Zhao Qingfeng's face turn blank, as he never imagined that Tang Xiu would even have a grand-disciple. After hesitating for a moment, he curiously asked, "Then your father is…"
"My father is Chen Zhizhong, the owner of our family business, the Endless Virtue Pharmaceutical." Chen Tong gave an honest answer.
Zhao Qingfeng suddenly understood, as he had also learned many things about Tang Xiu and naturally knew that the latter had several disciples, of which Chen Zhizhong of Endless Virtue Pharmaceutical was one of them. He nodded in response as he then carefully observed Chen Tong before asking again, "You came here… with Tang Xiu?"
"It was actually me who invited Grand Master," said Chen Tong. "I… Your daughter and I are fellow students overseas, and…"
And?
Zhao Qingfeng stared blankly and looked surprised as he asked, "And what? What's exactly between you and my daughter?"
Looking a bit awkward, Chen Tong still nodded and answered, "Uncle Zhao, I really like Zhao Tingting. And this time our return from abroad is because I'm preparing to visit you and auntie. I never expected that we would encounter this matter."
In an instant, everything became clear to Zhao Qingfeng. No wonder his daughter said that she would give him a pleasant surprise before returning to the country. It turned out that she was going to bring her boyfriend home. He didn't feel repugnant toward Chen Tong, and even felt satisfied and happy. Though the Zhao Family was prominent and had a lot of assets, the House of Chen was not bad either, as Chen Zhizhong's Endless Virtues Pharmaceutical was a prominent leading pharmaceutical company in China. Furthermore, Chen Tong chose to stay with his daughter when peril befell her and even asked his Grand Master, Tang Xiu, to come to Beijing. This was enough evidence that he really cared about his daughter.
"If Tingting can safely survive this tribulation, I'll tell her bring you to come visit our home!" Zhao Qingfeng patted Chen Tong's shoulder and sighed after being silent for a short while.
Slightly stunned and surprised, a pleasantly surprised expression then plastered itself on Chen Tong's face. As intelligent as he was, he could tell from Zhao Qingfeng's words that his future father-in-law had already accepted him.
"Thank you, Uncle Zhao. I firmly believe that Tingting will be fine."
Zhao Qingfeng nodded in response. He stayed waiting outside since, firstly, he came here to find out the specific circumstances his daughter was in, and secondly, he also had to apologize to Wei Xiqing and express his gratitude to Tang Xiu.
Two hours later, Tang Xiu came out of the door of the quarantine area along with the staff who accompanied him, whereas Wei Xiqing also hurriedly followed in nearly at the same time.
Apologizing and conveying words of gratitude, Zhao Qingfeng took the responsibility and displayed a very sincere attitude. After Wei Xiqing gave his forgiveness, he inquired, "Tang Xiu, how is my daughter now?"
"Don't worry!" Tang Xiu smiled lightly. "She still needs to stay here for two days for further observation, but she can leave if no unexpected changes appear in her body in these two days."