Chapter 3379

After the doctor reported to the police, the police hadn't arrived yet when another white patient was brought in, with symptoms identical to the previous ones.

Soon, three police cars arrived at the emergency center of the People's Hospital.

The leading officer immediately consulted with the director of the emergency center about the situation.

The director, holding his forehead, sighed: "This is unbelievable—several foreign friends were brought in tonight, all without exception having overdosed on sildenafil, and one is still in danger."

The officer asked in surprise: "Sildenafil, that's Viagra, right?"

"Yes," the director nodded and said: "Exactly, the Viagra we commonly refer to. This drug actually doesn't have major side effects, but anyone who takes it and experiences strong side effects likely took too much."

The officer said embarrassedly: "Doctor, these foreigners overdosed on Viagra—we police aren't really in a position to intervene. If this gets out, it seems like our Jin Ling police are meddling in foreigners' medication issues, which isn't good."

The director said: "Although I'm worried these foreigners might be up to something improper—people always say foreigners are wild, and TV often talks about hip-hop stars' parties or American billionaires' private islands—I'm afraid they're doing something shameless here, which would embarrass us."

"This..." the officer hesitated for a moment.

Foreign-related issues, they generally don't like to handle—these things always involve many parties, sometimes even dragging in the embassy.

But if it truly rises to the level of public order or even a criminal case, not intervening would be against regulations.

Helpless, he said: "How about this—we first verify their identities, check where they're staying in Jin Ling, see if they're from the same place, and then you, how are those patients whose conditions are stable? Could we ask them a few simple questions?"

The director said: "Those who've already had their stomachs pumped are fine—just high blood pressure from taking too much medicine, possibly still a bit uncomfortable, but they should be able to answer questions."

The officer then said: "How about this—are there any empty wards?"

"Yes," the director said: "Tonight, besides them, there aren't many other patients in the emergency center."

"Good!" the officer said: "Then please help prepare two wards—first place two people in them, and we'll question them separately."

"No problem!"

At this moment, Hank had just finished gastric lavage, the doctor had given him some blood pressure-lowering medicine, and his condition had slightly improved.

At this time, two nurses pushed his hospital bed out of the emergency room, preparing to move it to one of the wards.

At this moment, he and the others were all in the largest room of the emergency center, which had over ten beds specifically for emergency use, no private rooms, and privacy curtains were drawn between each bed to serve as partitions.

All patients sent for emergency care who had temporarily escaped danger were first placed here, also making it convenient for the emergency center's doctors to check their conditions at any time.

However, these people didn't know what had happened to each other.

Hank was being pushed out, and as he passed those partitions, he suddenly discovered that each partitioned bed held one of his comrades.

Seeing one of them also looking at him, they locked eyes, and he quickly asked: "Angelo, what's going on with you?"

Angelo said weakly and dejectedly: "Damn it, Hank—I might be impotent, I took a handful of sildenafil pills and it didn't work at all, I just passed out, and without realizing it, I was brought here—I just opened my eyes three minutes ago..."

After speaking, he asked again: "And you, Hank—what's your situation?"

Hank said in shock and anger: "Bullshit, I'm the same as you! Today really is seeing ghosts!"

The nurse, whose English was good, heard their conversation and spoke up: "You two aren't stable yet—say less."

Hank asked her: "Nurse, where are you taking me?"

The nurse said: "To a private ward."

Hank asked in surprise: "Does that mean I'm still not out of danger?"

The nurse said: "You'd have to ask the doctor—asking me won't help."

While speaking, Hank had already been pushed into a nearby private ward.

The nurse had just settled him in when two uniformed police officers entered; one looked at him and said: "Hello, I'm an officer from the Jin Ling police. I need to confirm why you were sent to the hospital emergency room due to excessive sildenafil intake."

Hank said dejectedly: "I took too much because I ate too much..."

The officer asked again: "Why did you take so much sildenafil?"

Hank said even more dejectedly: "Because I can't get hard!"

The officer thought to himself: "These foreigners are surprisingly honest."

So he subtly reminded: "Do you know that in our country, group licentiousness is illegal and a crime?"

Hank said with a grim face: "But I didn't engage in group licentiousness... I already said I can't get hard... it's a case of willingness but inability... Officer, are you asking this just to mock me?"

The officer felt a bit embarrassed by his words—after asking those questions, it really did seem like his own problem.

So the officer coughed twice and asked: "What about the other Americans who overdosed on sildenafil—are they all your friends?"

Hank nodded: "Yes, they're my friends."

The officer asked again: "Did you all take sildenafil together?"

"No!" Hank said, afraid of being labeled with group licentiousness: "We few came to China rather hastily, didn't even book the same hotel room—we're scattered across several hotels, and when I took sildenafil, I wasn't with them, and I don't know why they were brought here too."

The officer said: "Based on information from the doctors, the others are just like you—all sent to emergency due to sildenafil overdose, and one of them is still not out of danger."

After speaking, the officer asked doubtfully: "May I ask—do all of you people suffer from erectile dysfunction?"

Hank said wearily: "Impossible—I didn't have this problem before tonight; it was just not lasting long or hard enough, so I needed medication assistance, but today is really strange—no matter how much medicine I take, it doesn't work..."

The officer thought: "What the hell kind of people are these..."

He said: "We came to ask you just to confirm whether you had any group licentiousness, and also to check if your collective medicine overdose was due to someone poisoning you? Since you all took it yourselves, and there's no actual occurrence of group licentiousness, we won't interfere further. If you need help, you can apply to your embassy. If needed, we can also assist in contacting them from our side."

Hank was startled—how could such an embarrassing matter be reported to the embassy? If some gossip-monger spread the news back home, his old face would be completely lost.

So he quickly said: "No need, no need—we're almost recovered and will be discharged, and we plan to return to the U. S. today."

"Then that's good," the officer also breathed a sigh of relief, saying: "Alright, we won't disturb you—rest well and recover quickly."

After speaking, the officer turned and left.

But Hank had countless whys troubling him in his heart.

He pondered: "When we were playing together earlier, everyone seemed quite vigorous—how did we suddenly all become impotent? This is too abnormal, right?"