"What are you doing?" Mu Jinyu initially couldn't be bothered with them, but upon hearing the woman's clear and pleasant voice, despite it being thinly veiled with anger, there was a distinctive charm to it, he replied, "Saving a life!"
Shen Shuyao was so anxious she couldn't speak, but Shen Changchun's eyes widened as he ran toward the sickbed while loudly scolding,
"Saving a life?! The patient is extremely weak now, can't even breathe on his own, and you tear off his oxygen mask, how is that saving him?!"
However, since he was already walking his granddaughter out the door, even though he noticed Mu Jinyu's shocking action and wanted to stop it, it was too late.
Wang Zhengbiao's oxygen mask was unceremoniously ripped off by Mu Jinyu, causing Mei Yinxue and the two subordinates standing aside to inadvertently flinch, but they remained silent.
Mu Jinyu didn't pay them any heed, and after removing Wang Zhengbiao's oxygen mask, he reached out to lift the snow-white blanket, then started undoing Wang Zhengbiao's hospital garment, revealing his well-built chest and the simply bandaged wound that was still oozing blood.
As he was walking over with Mei Yinxue, Mu Jinyu had already understood Wang Zhengbiao's condition briefly. Wang Zhengbiao's life-threatening injury was caused by a bullet that hit his left chest, where the human heart is located.
Although the final trajectory of the bullet was off and didn't directly hit Wang Zhengbiao's heart, it was lodged near the cardiovascular meridian. That area had a lot of blood vessels, and any careless movement of the bullet could lead to Wang Zhengbiao bleeding out.
Therefore, even though Mei Yinxue eventually brought in Shen Changchun, a professor at Jiangnan Medical College, and the head of River City First Hospital, after examining Wang Zhengbiao's condition, he could only shake his head in resignation, saying it was difficult to save him.
They would have to take him to a hospital where they would have a slight chance of saving him, but the road was long, and he probably wouldn't make it amidst the bumps and jostling.
Seeing that even Shen Changchun was uncertain, Mei Yinxue had no choice but to bite the bullet and invite Mu Jinyu over.
However, without various sophisticated instruments at their disposal, they found it difficult to treat Wang Zhengbiao, but Mu Jinyu was different from them.
Thinking this, Mu Jinyu tore off the bandage that was still oozing blood from Wang Zhengbiao's chest and took out a silver needle from his pocket. After channeling True Qi through it to sterilize, he started puncturing needles into Wang Zhengbiao's body.
Seeing Mu Jinyu's actions, Shen Changchun's eyes bulged, and he exclaimed in disbelief, "Traditional Chinese Medicine?! Acupuncture?!"
After saying that, he trembled with rage and said, "This is nonsense!"
In his more than fifty years of medical practice, he had never seen a doctor use acupuncture to save a gunshot victim; it was simply unheard of.
With swift movements of his hands, Mu Jinyu inserted needles rapidly, creating a blur of motions. Even though his state of mind meant that Shen Changchun's constant grumbling couldn't distract him, he still replied impatiently, "That Ms. Mei something, chase this old man away, please. Don't let his babbling disrupt my treatment!"
Mei Yinxue's brow twitched at being addressed by Mu Jinyu in that manner, but he didn't respond verbally. Instead, he gestured to Shen Changchun and Shen Shuyao, inviting them, "Please, step outside!"
Seeing that Mei Yinxue didn't stop Mu Jinyu's reckless actions and was even asking him to leave, Shen Changchun looked furious and disappointed as he said, "You all, what you're doing is absurd, someone can die from this!"
He spoke with despair, and ultimately, he was escorted out by Mei Yinxue's men, while Shen Shuyao gave Mu Jinyu a complex look, shook her head slightly, and followed her grandfather out.
Without another word, Mei Yinxue led everyone out, then also carefully stepped out and closed the door gently, worried about disturbing Mu Jinyu's treatment.
With everyone gone, only Mu Jinyu and Wang Zhengbiao were left in the sickroom. Mu Jinyu's mindset became even more composed, his hands steady and free of any tremor as he started to temporarily block the blood vessels at the location of Wang Zhengbiao's heart to prevent massive bleeding to death once the bullet was extracted.
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Outside the sickroom.
Shen Changchun stood in the corridor, supported by his granddaughter Shen Shuyao, his hands trembling uncontrollably at the thought of the situation in the ward, his heart ice-cold.
Initially, it was Wang Zhengbiao who got shot and was injured; through the help of his trusted aides, he narrowly escaped with his life. Unable to be rushed to a nearby hospital, he was brought to the small clinic run by his granddaughter. However, her medial skills were limited, and the clinic lacked sufficient equipment. Anticipating that rushing him to the hospital now would be too late, they urgently called for him to drop everything and come here.
After rushing over to the small clinic and examining the patient carefully, he realized something was wrong. The bullet had hit the patient in a very dangerous location; if a regular doctor attempted surgery, it was highly likely that the patient would die on the operating table.
Even if he were to perform the surgery himself, at his River City First Hospital, endowed with those precise instruments, he only had a sixty percent confidence of saving Wang Zhengbiao's life...
And in this small clinic, he was unable to treat the patient.
At that moment, he suggested that they quickly transfer the patient to the River City First Hospital he managed. Although it was too late for them to contact him, and the patient had already lost a lot of blood, coupled with a somewhat distant journey that could jostle the patient, he estimated that the surgery's success rate would be around forty percent.
But to try was to have a chance; perhaps, a miracle might occur.
However, his suggestion was rejected by Mei Yinxue. She said she knew a Divine Doctor, and if they could get him to come, maybe they wouldn't need to hope for a miracle to save the patient's life from the Grim Reaper's hands.
At the time, hearing Mei Yinxue's words, he thought that given her status, she wouldn't make empty promises, so he somewhat looked forward to the arrival of this Divine Doctor, to broaden his horizons.
But what kind of person turned out to be the Divine Doctor? A green youth, using acupuncture to save someone shot by a bullet; what use could acupuncture possibly have in such a situation!
Shen Changchun was filled with regret at that moment, feeling like an old fool for believing Mei Yinxue and thinking she really knew some Divine Doctor. Now, her recklessness was about to let a patient die right before his eyes.
His hands trembling, he glared at Mei Yinxue, who also looked somewhat tense, and he spoke with a quavering voice that could not hide his rage, "Ms. Mei, you're playing with people's lives!"
Shen Changchun's eyes were full of disappointment; he had not expected Mei Yinxue to be someone who disregarded the lives of her subordinates.
"Professor Shen, please believe me and have faith in Doctor Mu. He definitely can save Ah-Biao," Mei Yinxue said with resolute conviction.
"Right, we all trust Big Sister's decision and believe in Doctor Mu's medical skills," the two who were blocking the doorway, subordinates of Mei Yinxue, also chimed in agreement.
"A babe in the woods, beyond instruction!" Seeing their reaction, Shen Changchun shook his head in disappointment, ready to leave.
Wang Zhengbiao's condition was already critical; he had not been rushed to a major hospital in time, the oxygen mask had been torn off by that reckless individual, followed by a flurry of haphazard needle punctures. Even if they sent him to his hospital now, it would be too late to save him.
There was no point in him staying here any longer.
Just at that moment.
The door to the ward suddenly opened.
"It hasn't even been three minutes!"
Shen Changchun checked the time; only about three minutes had passed. Could someone's life be saved so quickly? He couldn't believe it and assumed that since the door was opening now, Mu Jinyu was about to come out to apologize to everyone, saying, "Sorry, I did my best."
However, just as he was about to let out a sneer, ready to mock Mu Jinyu and Mei Yinxue thoroughly, his expression froze as if he had seen a ghost the moment he turned his head and caught sight of what was happening inside the ward.
"How is this possible?!" he exclaimed in disbelief.