Chapter 654: Solving a Problem That Even System NPCs Cannot Solve

The System NPC nodded, "Later, you saw the lab report for the patient with the cerebral hemorrhage; what do you think?"

"Critical value for blood potassium, very low. In the Emergency Rescue Room, the patient's blood pressure was 230 mmHg, extremely high."

"I asked you what you think," the System NPC said.

Ji Xiang shook his head, signaling that he did not know.

"Reports of adverse reactions after consuming food or medicine containing licorice-related substances, with glycyrrhizic acid as the main component, continue to appear.

For example, water and sodium retention, hypokalemia, hypertension, etc. In severe cases, it can even lead to rhabdomyolysis, periodic paralysis, hypertensive encephalopathy, cardiac arrest, and so on."

"!!!" Ji Xiang was stunned, then retorted, "The licorice content in Compound Licorice Tablets shouldn't be that high!"

"You're right, but many licorice-flavored foods have a very high licorice content. What if they are consumed in large quantities?"

"..." Ji Xiang was silent.

"Xiao Zhou and I didn't have any ideas at the time either, but later we saw a Gegan baodao about a patient who was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment due to hypokalemia after long-term, large-scale consumption of licorice-flavored jelly beans."

"Teacher, a while ago there was a patient who had hematochezia caused by eating licorice-flavored jelly beans; you taught me that," Ji Xiang said.

"The same trigger, but the results were different."

Ji Xiang nodded.

"So, in summary, I later concluded that this was done intentionally by that Doctor."

As the System NPC spoke, he sighed.

"Intentionally!"

Ji Xiang froze.

If what the System NPC said was true, that already involved intentional homicide.

But thinking back carefully on everything Li Yisheng did, not a shred of evidence could be found. Whether it was the abuse or leaving the ex-husband with a sister in a Vegetative State, it all seemed perfectly reasonable.

If he hadn't been in a state of Empathy at the time, acting as an outsider, he definitely would have thought Li Yisheng had suffered enough bullying from her in-laws and finally chose to divorce because she couldn't bear the humiliation.

The colleagues in the Empathy state thought the same thing.

Goosebumps rose on Ji Xiang's skin.

But if he combined the System NPC's theory with the strange details he encountered during Empathy and compared the two, Ji Xiang felt a chill run down his spine.

Li Yisheng's scheming was just too deep!

"A guess, just a guess," the System NPC said. "There are many similar drugs, both Chinese and Western. You need to know a little about this for your future Clinical work."

Ji Xiang recalled Meng Qingfei's strange expression and asked cautiously, "Teacher, how should one resolve a situation like this?"

"How would I know?" The System NPC shook his head. "First of all, such things are extremely rare, and the possibility of it being intentional is even smaller—rarer than rare Clinical cases.

Even if someone does it intentionally, the human body is so complex and there are so many complications that the probability of conditions like hypokalemia or high blood pressure occurring and even endangering life is not high."

"Secondly, this is a dead end. According to the way doctor-patient relationships are handled domestically, I really don't have a good solution. As for whether there will be a solution in the future, I don't know either," the System NPC said.

Ji Xiang was helpless.

"Alright, that's about it," the System NPC said. "Pay more attention to drugs like licorice, pinellia, and a whole bunch of Western medicines in the future."

"Then Meng Laoshi..."

"Perhaps he has his own way of dealing with it," the System NPC smiled slightly.

Ji Xiang looked at the System NPC's smile, lost in thought, and left the System Operating Room.

The emergency rescue was still ongoing. Ji Xiang turned back to look at the Family Member, vaguely feeling that they were somewhat... somewhat...

Ji Xiang didn't know if it was his own subjective consciousness or the truth, but he felt the Family Member looked a bit like Li Yisheng.

Leaving the Emergency Rescue Room, Ji Xiang returned to Meng Qingfei's side.

"Meng Laoshi, what are you thinking about?" Ji Xiang asked.

After going back and forth, Ji Xiang had matured; at the very least, in matters like this, his experience was no less than Meng Qingfei's.

Meng Qingfei subconsciously reached behind him, wiping his hands on his White Uniform.

Two black marks on the seat of his White Uniform were so glaring.

"Meng Laoshi?"

"Huh?" Meng Qingfei was startled for a moment, then gave a bitter smile. "Xiao Ji, what are you considering?"

"I see the patient has weakness in the limbs and intermittent convulsions, plus the waveform on the Electrocardiogram; it feels like hypokalemia. The family is really something, waiting until the patient was in a coma to come to the hospital for treatment."

Ji Xiang said.

He was working backward entirely, but his words made Meng Qingfei reach a decision.

Meng Qingfei wiped his hands hard on the seat of his pants. "Xiao Ji, help me watch the Consultation Room."

After saying this, he strode into the Emergency Rescue Room.

Ji Xiang prayed in his heart that no emergency patients would come; he wanted to see how Meng Qingfei would resolve this matter.

Meng Qingfei arrived at the Emergency Rescue Room. Instead of helping, he leaned in close to the patient and sniffed hard, then tiptoed over to the Family Member and whispered persuasively.

Ji Xiang saw Meng Qingfei persuading them while stealthily opening the patient's bag like a thief, as if looking for something.

This job should be done by Lin Jiuze; he was a transparent person in the eyes of others, making it hard to be discovered, Ji Xiang thought.

Soon, Meng Qingfei seemed to have found something. He said a few words to the Family Member and pulled them toward the Fire Exit.

Ji Xiang wanted to follow, but Meng Qingfei gave him an extremely stern look, shooing Ji Xiang away.

His heart was full of questions, but Ji Xiang knew the rules.

Since Meng Laoshi didn't let him follow, there must be private words that needed to be made clear to the Family Member.

Secrets are not for the ears of others.

If he went, not only would it be useless, but it would have side effects.

Ji Xiang felt uneasy, pretending nothing was wrong as he sat on a chair next to the Fire Exit, his eyes watching the corridor and his ears listening for Meng Qingfei's voice.

They were not speaking loudly, and Ji Xiang could not hear them clearly.

However, a few minutes later, intense arguing came from the Fire Exit, and Ji Xiang held back again and again to keep from rushing in.

Because he knew that Meng Laoshi, Meng Qingfei, was solving a problem that even the system NPC found thorny, and if he acted impulsively, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Fortunately, Ji Xiang's luck was good; there had been no Patient in the Emergency Surgery, so he waited quietly outside, pricking up his ears to listen to the sound of the argument inside.

After the argument, the sound of crying came from the Fire Exit, and nearly ten minutes later, Meng Qingfei walked out with messy hair, as if someone had grabbed it, and a bruise at the corner of his eye.

The bruise was not heavy; it seemed he had just been hit, and the blood stasis and swelling had not yet reached their peak.

"Meng Laoshi, are you alright?" Ji Xiang sprang up as if he had springs installed on his backside and asked with concern.

"I'm fine, are there any Patients?" Meng Qingfei's expression was natural, and he even gave Ji Xiang a smile.

"No."

"That's good." Meng Qingfei came to the Treatment Room, washed his face, and wiped his hands behind his back.

Seeing Ji Xiang looking eager to try, Meng Qingfei remained silent and did not say anything to Ji Xiang.

(End of chapter)