Chapter 829: 817 The Little Immortal Who Sees Patients

Director Chu saw there was a patient inside, so he didn't go in, and he asked Zheng Ren: "What do you think the illness is? How did the myocardial change come about?"

Zheng Ren smiled, didn't directly answer Director Chu's question, but looked at the person at the clinic door and asked: "May I ask your surname?"

Director Chu and the patient were both startled; the patient, seeing he was a doctor, quickly said: "My surname is Lin."

His voice was somewhat slurred, his accent heavy, as if he had a slight lisp.

"It's probably your frequent fainting spells." Zheng Ren already had an idea, and continued asking.

The patient blinked dazedly, looked at Zheng Ren, Director Chu, and Doctor Liang, but still got no answer.

"I checked the medical record, which says you started having chest tightness and shortness of breath after activity a year ago? Please elaborate." Zheng Ren didn't beat around the bush and asked directly.

Because he was wearing a white coat, in a place like a hospital he naturally had some authority; although the patient didn't understand the situation, he subconsciously began answering Zheng Ren's questions.

Similar to the medical history Doctor Liang mentioned, Zheng Ren continued asking about details the patient himself hadn't noticed.

"Does your stomach hurt?"

"Occasionally it hurts, lately..." The patient tried to recall: "Over the past six months, I've often had abdominal distension, sometimes diarrhea, sometimes constipation..."

"And your limbs? Besides swelling, any other sensations?"

"It does hurt, but not all the time. Sometimes when I'm sleeping, I feel like someone pricks me with a needle, and I wake up in pain. But after waking, the pain doesn't continue." Saying this, the man added somewhat mysteriously: "I even had someone try to break it for me, but it didn't help. I think I was scammed; that person was a fraud, with no supernatural power."

"That's quite a normal reaction," Zheng Ren smiled, not thinking the patient was being feudal superstitious.

"Feeling suddenly pricked by a needle in the middle of the night—if it happened often, one would be scared to death. This person is pretty bold; if he were timid, he probably wouldn't come to the hospital but would go straight to various immortals to find out what offense he'd committed."

"Although they say becoming a spirit isn't allowed after the founding of the nation, there were still such things before the founding, right?"

"At Haicheng Shi Yiyuan, some Buddhist and Christian patients, before death, don't die in the hospital but go to temples and churches."

"As for that, Zheng Ren has no opinion. As long as they don't charge money, it's fine; anyone who asks for money is a fraud."

"As for this patient in front of him, going to find someone to break it for him is also a normal action. Believing everything—that's the norm."

"Regardless of black cat or white cat, if it can cure the illness, it's a good cat."

"Having asked this much, Zheng Ren already had a basic judgment; he just needed to wait for the doctor inside to finish the examination, go in and communicate, and then it would be fine."

"'Doctor, do you know what illness I have?' the patient asked anxiously."

"'What did the immortal you consulted say?' Since we're waiting anyway, Zheng Ren asked with a chuckle."

"'She said I encountered a fox immortal.'"

Zheng Ren thought for a moment, compared it with the medical record, leaned in mysteriously to the man's ear, and whispered a few words.

After he finished, the man first froze, then his facial expression completely changed.

First surprise, then some fear; finally looking at Zheng Ren, if Zheng Ren weren't wearing a white coat, he almost would have knelt down.

Director Chu didn't understand, and was even more curious: What did Zheng Ren say? Why did the patient have such a reaction?

"Strange and weird."

"'This is a rare disease; we need other tests to confirm it, then give the corresponding treatment.' Zheng Ren said this without pretending to be mystical, smiling gently."

"Uh…… the patient froze for a moment."

"He had just thought Zheng Ren was a master reincarnated, able to see the dirty things he couldn't see."

"But no matter how Zheng Ren explained, he still wouldn't believe it, even though Zheng Ren wore a white coat."

"'Master, I won't look for anyone else; just you take a look at me.' The man said with a solemn expression, palms together, bent at the waist."

"His attitude was fearful and reverent; it seemed he would believe whatever Zheng Ren said."

"……" Zheng Ren never expected this to happen.

"Could it be that I don't look like a doctor but rather like… 'the master does not speak of strange feats, of violent disorder, of the supernatural'… Zheng Ren silently recited a few lines in his mind."

Director Chu was even more curious; if the patient weren't there, he would surely have pulled Zheng Ren over to question him thoroughly.

"Being able to see a patient as an immortal while diagnosing is also interesting."

"At that moment, the patient inside came out, and Director Chu brought Zheng Ren inside."

"The doctor sitting inside for consultations was over fifty, looking especially kind and amiable."

"'Old Li, this is Zheng Ren, Zheng Lao Ban, the Nobel Prize nominee recently mentioned.' Director Chu introduced them upon meeting: 'Zheng Lao Ban, this is Director Li.'"

"'Hello, Director Li.' Zheng Ren smiled and extended his hand."

"'Young and accomplished.' Director Li exchanged a polite greeting, but he seemed a bit puzzled, holding Zheng Ren's hand while looking at Director Chu."

"'Zheng Lao Ban came to see me about something; coincidentally I thought there was an issue with the coronary CT, so I asked Zheng Lao Ban to take a look.' Director Chu explained, 'Zheng Lao Ban saw a problem and said he needed to examine a patient to confirm it, so I brought him over.'"

"'Oh? What disease is Zheng Lao Ban considering?' Director Li stroked his glasses and asked."

Zheng Ren smiled: "I'm considering primary light-chain amyloidosis."

"'Uh……' Director Chu and Director Li both froze for a moment."

"Amyloidosis? Amyloid protein deposition in tissues or organs causes a chronic metabolic disease. But there's no clear sign of protein deposition on the patient's films."

"Could it be that those modifiers are problematic?"

"'Zheng Lao Ban? Say it again.' Director Chu pondered."

"'It's primary light-chain amyloidosis.' Zheng Ren said: 'Not ordinary amyloidosis, but a primary, light-chain type alteration.'"

"'Is it the kind of disease where the heart enlarges and the ECG R wave is abnormal?' Director Li immediately understood what Zheng Ren meant and asked next."

"'Yes.' Zheng Ren said: 'The patient's limbs have occasional needle‑like pain, but it's not severe.'"

"From liver and kidney function to the heart and limbs, Zheng Ren began explaining to Director Li."

"Director Li had also studied primary light-chain amyloidosis to some extent, but he hadn't read as many books in the System Library as Zheng Ren had, nor did he have the System Panel for confirmation."

"One is forward reasoning, the other is forward plus backward reasoning, so Zheng Ren appears a bit more confident."

"The patients were all dumbfounded."

"However, the discussion about the condition ended quickly; Director Li wrote a note sending the patient to the hematology department for consultation."

"'Doctor, am I okay?' the patient asked with a grim face, looking at Zheng Ren."

He did not trust the two old doctors, but only trusted Zheng Ren.

"We need to undergo plasma cell therapy, uh, similar to bone marrow tumor treatment, but it's absolutely not a malignant tumor, you can rest assured." Zheng Ren comforted the patient.

「……」

"Go to the hematology department for a check-up; this illness requires you to stay in Di Du for a period of time." Zheng Ren said: "But you can rest assured, it's not as troublesome as you think. It's still in the early to middle stage; after treatment, it will soon be alleviated."

The patient took the slip, half-believing, half-doubting, but did not dare to defy Zheng Ren's words, and could only walk away looking back every step.