Chapter 996: 975 Year-Old Gossip

This Mr. Zou...

The system panel showed no unfamiliar disease diagnosis hint as Zheng Ren had imagined, no garbled code, but clearly wrote 【Heart Ion Channel Disease】.

Biological membrane ion channels are pathways for passive transmembrane transport of various inorganic ions. The transmembrane transport of inorganic ions by biological membranes includes passive transport (along the ion concentration gradient) and active transport (against the ion concentration gradient).

Generally, ion channel diseases are classified into sodium ion channel disease, potassium ion channel disease, calcium ion channel disease, and chloride ion channel disease.

This disease is rarely found in places like Haicheng. Usually there are no symptoms such as spontaneous chest pain, chest tightness, shortness of breath, etc. Onset mostly occurs at night, typically presenting as fainting or sudden death, with the characteristic of having no warning signs before an attack.

Say it and it comes; once it comes, it's fatal.

This disease… Zheng Ren shook his head and let out a slight sigh.

Seeing Zheng Ren's somewhat strange expression, Mr. Zou did not think he had noticed something; he merely thought his interruption had displeased this young doctor.

Generally, capable people tend to have a few little quirks.

He had gone to the Mayo Clinic for examination several times before, all to no avail. Today at midnight it flared up again; fortunately, with 24-hour monitoring, his private doctor rushed in to perform emergency treatment.

The rescue was timely; soon the heart resumed beating. Once recovered, Zou Jia Hua was no different from a normal person.

He had no choice but to, on one hand, send people to Nanyang to trace the source of the 'gu poison,' and on the other hand, seek medical treatment.

The Mayo Clinic side gave advice, telling him to come find Zheng Ren.

Upon hearing that this new Nobel Prize nominee happened to be in Pengcheng, Mr. Zou rushed over directly.

I never expected his arrogance to be so great. His status in the Chinese community is very high, and I have never seen a doctor snub him.

Moreover, how could he be so young?!

This is simply unbelievable.

Zou Jia Hua made a gesture; a man in his thirties following him, wearing a navy blue suit, understood and left.

'He's been spoiled at home, my business affairs are complicated, I've neglected discipline, Dr. Zheng, please don't take offense.' Zou Jia Hua's face showed no displeasure; his composed smile gave a sense of being worlds apart despite being close.

'It's fine.' Zheng Ren nodded. 'You're here to see a doctor, right?'

Zou Jia Hua felt a hint of contempt.

Simple, direct, with no substance—this is the person recommended by the Mayo Clinic? There must be some problem; likely his subordinates made a mistake.

To judge whether it's true or false is actually quite simple.

Even if it's a Mayo Clinic professor, no matter how arrogant, after receiving sufficient consultation fees, he will seriously begin the work process.

On the mainland side, it's even simpler.

Having worn the cap of healing and saving lives for too long, seeing a patient, how could one have such cold indifference?

Something must be wrong.

Although Zou Jia Hua had already made up his mind, he still nodded slightly and said, 'The relevant documents will be sent to your room shortly.'

Zheng Ren felt a bit annoyed—was this him blocking his own medical check-up? It seemed he hadn't even said he would definitely see a doctor, yet he felt so good about himself.

His condition, put bluntly, is not much. 【Heart Ion Channel Disease】 is a hereditary disorder characterized by having no symptoms under normal conditions; once the ion channel malfunctions, the heart stops immediately.

As Big Pig Trotter said, current science cannot diagnose it; likely the cause of this disease hasn't been fully elucidated, but it's not untreatable.

Treating it is not difficult; one just needs to implant a cardiac pacemaker. Severe patients can also undergo cardiac radiofrequency ablation to destroy the sympathetic nerves, basically achieving a cure.

It's just Zou Jia Hua's aloof attitude that makes Zheng Ren feel some resistance.

But no matter what, he is a patient; I cannot lower myself to his level. Zheng Ren gave a faint smile, said nothing, and turned to leave.

Zou Jia Hua frowned, watching Zheng Ren's retreating back, lost in thought.

……

'Boss, this guy's face is huge.' Su Yun walked beside Zheng Ren, laughing.

'Who knows.'

'Is it gu poison?'

'You, too, are a product of nine-year compulsory education; how can you believe such nonsense?' Zheng Ren said.

'I just asked a few people; there are many rumors in Xianggang about the Zou family being cursed with a hereditary gu poison.' Su Yun's gossip fire blazed, and she had already taken action.

'Oh?' Zheng Ren showed some curiosity.

'They say that Zou Jia Hua's grandfather, when young, went to Nanyang to do business and gained the favor of a wealthy Nanyang daughter. Do you know about the Asia Bank?' Su Yun suddenly changed the topic and asked.

'I know. Before the US cleared out Southeast Asian Chinese forces after WWII, several Chinese families opened a large bank.' Zheng Ren said lightly.

'Well, this family is a major shareholder of the Asia Bank.' Su Yun said: 'However, in this purge the whole family was slaughtered and their property confiscated. It is said that the Zou family patriarch escaped with his life, allegedly taking that bank's treasure and having been given a love gu by the young lady.'

'Such a story is really cliché.' Zheng Ren showed no expression and pressed the elevator.

'But the facts match up; the gossip tabloids in Xianggang are abuzz. It's been many years—rumor has it that the Zou family patriarch fell asleep at night and died mysteriously. Then the father of that person became chairman of the board, and twelve years later he too died.'

'He also died while sleeping at night, right?'

'Yes and no.' Su Yun's eyes gleamed mischievously: 'It is said that when the Zou family head sleeps, all monitoring measures are in place, like an ICU. Outside, emergency doctors are on standby 24/7; if the heart stops, they rush in to resuscitate.'

'Tsk tsk.' Zheng Ren imagined this scene and felt especially stifled. Having such a Damocles' sword hanging over one's head is truly worse than death.

'They've been monitoring closely, so when problems arise they rescue promptly, and that's how they've gotten by. Coincidentally, at that time they needed to acquire a British company, things were urgent, so they flew by plane, fell asleep unintentionally, and then never woke up.'

'This too is fate.' Zheng Ren sighed.

'So, that Mr. Zou rarely leaves Xianggang. Even when he travels, he only goes to a few fixed vacation spots. Those places have the relevant medical equipment and 24‑hour monitoring doctors; if the heart stops, they rescue immediately.' Su Yun said.

The situation should be roughly as rumored, except that Zheng Ren suspects the earliest gu poison story is a case of rumor spreading.

After all, such a strange disease being deified or demonized is normal. After all, the masses love to hear celebrity gossip; who made them famous?

'Boss, what disease do you think it is?'