Chapter 651: The Streamer's Benefit

"Zhao Ge, where is the streamer you wanted to watch? Let me take a peek." Seeing Zhao Zhe staring blankly, Ji Xiang urged him.

"Xiao Ji, you really are... professional." Zhao Zhe savored the thought for a long time, and after offering a compliment, he sighed helplessly and found the screen of the streamer who was giving out benefits today.

Ji Xiang was slightly stunned after seeing the screen.

The streamer's image was a standard paper-cut character, two-dimensional; he hadn't expected Zhao Zhe to have such high-end tastes!

Even paper-cut characters work; that's truly impressive.

"Zhao Ge, impressive!" Ji Xiang rarely gave a thumbs up in praise.

"There are too many people using photo editing these days; what you see on a live stream might not even be... no, it's definitely not a real person. It's better to just watch a paper-cut character, don't you think, Xiao Ji?" Zhao Zhe said with a very natural expression.

"What is she performing?"

"Her voice, it's exceptionally pleasant. You can try it in a moment."

Voice, benefits—the two terms surfaced in Ji Xiang's mind, and immediately, a 'beep-beep-beep' alarm sounded, and a red 'X' was marked over them.

But the reality was different from what Ji Xiang had imagined; this was just a streamer who broadcasted whispers, the sound of ocean waves, chewing candy, and other noises.

Throughout the entire live stream, there was nothing suggestive, unless you counted the seductive voice.

It was completely different from what he had imagined; those naughty things simply didn't exist.

Ji Xiang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He listened quietly, but Zhao Zhe was distracted, opening a document while he listened.

"Xiao Ji, I listen to the streamer talk while I work every night. The house feels empty; having someone talking makes it feel a bit livelier."

Ji Xiang nodded; he roughly understood what Zhao Zhe meant.

This was a very strange habit, yet it had a certain rationality to it. Ji Xiang smiled, listening to the sweet voice emitted by the two-dimensional paper-cut character.

It was indeed pleasant, soft and dainty, and the whole room felt like it had some human warmth.

After a while, Ji Xiang checked the time.

"Zhao Ge, I'm leaving."

"The benefits haven't been broadcast yet," Zhao Zhe said.

"I'm not waiting. I have no interest in two-dimensional paper-cut characters." Ji Xiang waved his hand.

"Then go back and get some rest early."

"I'm going to the Emergency Department. Meng Laoshi, Meng Qingfei, is on duty today. I'm going to go take a look and chat with Meng Laoshi."

Zhao Zhe couldn't understand why Ji Xiang was so interested in the Emergency Department.

It seemed that every doctor he knew, except for Ji Xiang, feared the Emergency Department like a tiger, yet Ji Xiang was an outlier.

Still young, actually thinking the Emergency Department is good, Zhao Zhe thought to himself.

"Then I won't see you out." Zhao Zhe didn't stand on ceremony.

Ji Xiang waved his hand, stood up, and turned to change his shoes.

Just at that moment, a sweet voice came from the speakers. The streamer was about to distribute benefits—letting her fans listen to her heartbeat.

Ji Xiang laughed out loud. This was the benefit?

This counts as a benefit?

But paired with the appearance of a paper-cut character, it seemed it did count.

Listening to a heartbeat at close range.

Ji Xiang thought of a joke—a woman cheated, and after her boyfriend discovered it, he was furious, saying that what he had arranged was 'plain,' just to listen to a stranger's heartbeat.

"When I first started working, I went to the Circulatory Internal Medicine Department for a rotation. Every morning, I would wear a stethoscope and listen to each patient's heart and measure their blood pressure," Zhao Zhe laughed. "Right here."

He pointed to his ears.

"My ears would be sore from the stethoscope's earpieces."

"This benefit is as good as nothing." Ji Xiang smiled and prepared to leave.

But the next second, Ji Xiang stopped, and Zhao Zhe also froze for a moment.

"That's not right," Ji Xiang said in a low voice.

"Xiao Ji, I feel like there's a problem with the heart sound? I'm not skilled in this area, what do you think?"

"First Heart Sound Splitting, considering the contraction of the ventricular muscle, the sudden closing of the atrioventricular valves, and the subsequent vibration caused by blood ejection into the aorta."

"Right! That's what I said!" Zhao Zhe slapped his thigh. "The 'Leer-de-teer-de' sound is very clear; it is First Heart Sound Splitting."

"It's caused by the difference in closing time between the Mitral Valve and the Tricuspid Valve. The streamer should consider going to the hospital to get checked out." Ji Xiang frowned, thought for a moment, and added, "If we're talking about that, her voice also has a problem."

"Voice?" Zhao Zhe was stunned.

"There is a distinct characteristic when she speaks—insufficient intake of air and a palpable sense of chest pressure. From the moment I heard the heart sound, it feels like every time she speaks during the stream, it's very strained and laborious."

"Xiao Ji, what illness do you suspect?"

"How would I know?" Ji Xiang shrugged and spread his hands. "It doesn't even count as auscultation. To listen to the first heart sound, you should place the stethoscope at the left sternal border or the 4th or 5th intercostal space at the lower end of the sternum. A streamer, I assume, wouldn't be that standard."

"And she's using a microphone, not a stethoscope; the margin of error is too high. Zhao Ge, find an opportunity to remind the streamer to go to the hospital for an examination."

"Oh, oh, oh."

"If she's not old, consider congenital heart disease. Combined with the sound of her voice, I judge that she needs surgical treatment. Zhao Ge, tell her, don't delay."

Zhao Zhe was speechless.

After Ji Xiang left, Zhao Zhe immediately went to the streamer's live room to leave a message.

He honestly wrote down Ji Xiang's words exactly as they were and sent it out.

【Medical student? Don't you guys say you're busy every day? How do you have time to come for an online consultation?】

【A doctor's benevolence isn't this kind of benevolence; you're cursing the young lady, aren't you?】

【Get lost, you've derailed a perfectly good live stream.】

After Zhao Zhe posted Ji Xiang's consultation opinion, hundreds of replies popped up instantly, all scolding Zhao Zhe.

He didn't give up; the streamer's heart sound was indeed problematic. Although no stethoscope was used, the iconic 'Leer-de-teer-de' heart sound could explain everything.

Zhao Zhe copied and pasted over and over again, reminding the streamer.

After about 20 minutes, the streamer suddenly left a message.

【I have indeed felt a stabbing pain in my chest recently. Seeing the kind brother's message, I am a bit scared. I will go to the hospital to register for a check-up tomorrow. Tomorrow's live stream is temporarily cancelled, please understand, my dear brothers.】

Following the streamer's official confirmation, the live stream room suddenly boiled over.

After Cyber Consultation was spoken of, it kept appearing. Zhao Zhe stared blankly at the screen, finding it funny, yet also feeling a little bit serious.

……

……

Ji Xiang did not know that his Cyber Consultation matter was about to hit the trending list; he hurried back to the hospital and arrived at the Emergency Department.

Standing at one end of the corridor, Ji Xiang smelled a familiar scent.

It was the smell of blood, sweat, vomit, and disinfectant mixed together; it was very strange, very familiar, and even carried a hint of intimacy.

Ji Xiang did not have much fear of the Emergency Department; anyway, he was not on duty and did not need to take responsibility, so he was quite relaxed.

Walking quickly to the Emergency Rescue Room, Ji Xiang took a look, and seeing there was no rescue in progress, he went to the Consultation Room.

Meng Qingfei was not in the Consultation Room either.

"Meng Laoshi!" Ji Xiang called out.

"Right away... Xiao Ji?" Meng Qingfei said vaguely.

Ji Xiang followed the voice to the Duty Room and saw Meng Qingfei walking out with a dumpling in his mouth.

"Xiao Ji, when did you get back!"

Meng Qingfei said very happily.

(End of chapter)