Chapter 2001: 1931 Forced into Helplessness (Alliance Leader Handsome Guy's Stinky Feet Bonus Chapter 3)

Later they pushed me to the edge, I thought I should go up and have a look." Director Sun, like a child who made a mistake, said softly.

Director Sun, this doesn't sound like something you'd handle." Su Yun, while looking at various reports with Zheng Ren, said mockingly: "You haven't figured out any problem, and you want to go up and investigate?"

Director Sun was about to cry, then Su Yun squeezed him, and he immediately lowered his head, speechless.

Director Sun, what's wrong?" Zheng Ren kept looking at the film, but he knew Su Yun was right.

Director Sun must have encountered some irresistible force, which is why he was pushed to go up on stage. Otherwise, given his personality, he wouldn't go up rashly if he could avoid it.

But Director Sun remained silent the whole time, not saying a word.

Director Sun, please sit and speak." After looking at all the test reports, Zheng Ren turned to Director Sun and said gently.

Two drops of tears fell to the ground, splashing tiny ripples.

Uh…… Zheng Ren and Su Yun were both stunned.

What's going on? Forcing someone to the edge, just going up to take a look would be fine. But making an old director about to retire cry……

There must be something big going on.

Director Sun, please sit and speak, it's fine." Zheng Ren said, "I already have a preliminary idea of the condition; I'll go to the ICU to see the patient later, and it should be fine."

Su Yun looked at Zheng Ren in surprise; the excitement from just winning half the game against this guy hasn't faded, could it be that he's about to turn the tables on me soon?

Hearing Zheng Ren's gentle words, all the grievances of these days surged up in Director Sun's heart.

But he knew the situation had approached an uncontrollable stage; the sooner it's resolved, the better.

He seized the moment to compose himself, wiped his face with the hem of the isolation gown, lowered his head and said: "The patient is a 'five guarantees' household; usually no one looks after them."

But his postoperative recovery is poor, and a dozen or so young nephews and nieces have come to the house, all of them shiftless and idle.

Tonight someone knocked on my door, I didn't dare open it. Later they slipped a photo through the crack—it's a picture of my little grandson playing at kindergarten.

Zheng Ren's eyebrows furrowed.

Director Sun, with the crackdown on crime so strict now, what are you afraid of?" Su Yun said contemptuously.

Little Su, I have no evidence, I haven't seen anyone. Even if something happened and the crackdown punished them, what would happen to my grandson?" Director Sun said this, lowering his head further.

Zheng Ren also felt helpless.

What Director Sun said is true; such things were especially common in earlier years.

Why say the Medical Department or Medical Section is hard to work in? Because we have to handle many matters like this.

Those awesome Medical Department heads, not to say they control both black and white markets, are pretty close to that.

Otherwise, a mere scholar sitting in this position would be courting death.

But now the iron fist of the crackdown is getting heavier; after one round there will be a second, third, and people as arrogant as this are really becoming rarer.

Director Sun, thinking of the sorrowful part, hugged his legs and burst into sobs.

His head of white hair buried low, all the grievances in his heart poured out without restraint.

Zheng Ren patted Director Sun's shoulder; at this moment he was speechless.

Su Yun also stayed silent; retorting Director Sun a few more words now might drive him to jump off a building. Looking at Director Sun's almost completely white hair, Su Yun also felt a twinge of pity.

If the illness isn't clear or there's a problem, that's a matter of technical skill.

Director Sun also seems to be looking for a way to resolve this, but the method of slipping his grandson's photo is utterly vicious.

I asked Director Ma from the Medical University; he'll come tomorrow to help me take a look. But……" Director Sun said, crying and speaking vaguely.

They usually have no time, only able to squeeze in on weekends—how can they not spare me a single day!

Zheng Ren really didn't know what to say.

Seeing Director Sun's hair almost completely white, with hardly any black left, I guess he hasn't been sleeping well lately. He said softly: "Director Sun, steady your emotions; let's go see the patient."

Under Zheng Ren's comfort, Director Sun took nearly ten minutes to stop crying. He steadied his emotions, went to wash his face, and roughly wiped it with the isolation gown.

Chief Zheng, do you have a diagnosis?

Director Sun, I don't know if you've done a physical exam." Zheng Ren said.

I have, I check three to five times a day." Director Sun said.

I saw in the medical record that the patient has a few purplish bleeding spots on the legs." Zheng Ren said, looking at the computer record.

Uh……

Director Sun stared blankly for a moment.

A few bleeding spots—normal people have those too, right? Is this even worth considering?

Many people have tiny subcutaneous hemangiomas; that's normal." Zheng Ren's next sentence cleared up Director Sun's doubt: "But looking at your doctors' descriptions, another disease could be considered."

Director Sun felt a bit dazed.

Director Sun, after all these years, you surely must have seen allergic purpura before." Su Yun said from the side.

I have seen it." Director Sun hurriedly explained.

Allergic purpura, also called acute limited hemorrhagic disease, is an allergic vasculitis that affects the small arteries and capillaries of the skin and other organs.

The cause may be pathogen infection, certain drug actions, allergies, etc., leading to the formation of IgA or IgG circulating immune complexes in the body, which deposit in the superficial dermal capillaries and cause vasculitis.

The main manifestations are purpura, abdominal pain, joint pain, and kidney damage, but platelet count does not decrease.

Kidney function hasn't changed much, I……" Director Sun tried to defend himself halfway, then realized he was digging his own grave and stopped.

Allergic purpura has a branch called abdominal-type allergic purpura." Zheng Ren said, "Abdominal pain results from blood and fluid entering the intestinal wall from the vessels; it often presents as episodic colic or dull pain, can be severe, location not fixed, usually in the left or right lower abdomen or around the umbilicus."

Director Sun froze.

Sometimes it affects the whole abdomen, episodes last 1–2 hours, but generally there is no abdominal muscle tension, tenderness is mild, and it may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and black stools.

Su Yun chuckled and said, "Director Sun, aren't the symptoms quite similar to appendicitis?"

But the ultrasound shows……

Congestion? That's also a manifestation of abdominal-type allergic purpura." Zheng Ren said firmly, "In a moment we'll go see the patient; I'll do a physical exam and run a few tests, then it'll be clear. For now it's just speculation, but the likelihood is high."

Director Sun sat awkwardly on the sofa, trying to recall abdominal-type allergic purpura, but he had little memory of it.

This disease is rare; in my decades of medical practice, I have actually seen a few patients whose symptoms were similar to what Chief Zheng and Doctor Su described.

But as for how those patients turned out later, I can't recall at all.

"It's fine, Director Sun." Zheng Ren said confidently.

Seeing Zheng Ren's expression, Director Sun felt an inexplicable surge of confidence.