Chapter 2 Life-Saving Medical Skills
- He had just reached the staircase when he heard a scream from outside the building. "Something's happened!"
- Dashing over, he was instantly shocked when he saw what was happening outside.
- “Natalie!” Matthew let out a shrilling howl as he bolted over and picked his sister up into his arms.
- Natalie was barely breathing, but she forced out a smile on her weak face when she saw him. “Matt, everyone is saying that I’m a burden to you. I… I’m leaving now and won’t be a burden to you from… from now on. You have to live well…”
- “Natalie, who… who told you this?” Turning his head around, Matthew shouted, “Help! Somebody, help!”
- A few doctors and nurses ran over but was stopped by Jeffrey with a warning. “They still owe the hospital more than thirty grand. Will you be paying for their bills if you save her now?”
- The medical staff were all stunned by this and didn’t dare to lend a helping hand.
- “Matt, stop wasting money...” Natalie gripped his arms as her breath was getting fainter, but she was still forcing a smile. “I-I’m happy to be your sister in this lifetime. Unfortunately, this life is too… too short. If there’s a next life in the future, I… I’d want to be your sister again…” After she finished speaking, her grip loosened and her hand gradually fell with a limp.
- As though a knife had pierced through his heart, he held her tightly and hollered, “Natalie, don’t leave me! No!”
- A crowd had gathered around them and made a ruckus when suddenly one of them exclaimed, “Why are h-his tears red?”
- “Tears of blood! He’s crying tears of blood!”
- Out of tears, Matthew was now shedding droplets of blood and they flowed down his cheeks, mixing into Natalie’s blood. However, nobody noticed that this mixture was slowly being absorbed into the jade pendant on his chest.
- All of a sudden, a loud bang echoed in Matthew’s head, followed by a desolate voice, sounding as if it had traveled through a long passage of history. It spoke into his ears, “I’m the founding clan leader of the Larsons and the Miracle Doctor, Christopher Larson. I’m passing my lifetime’s knowledge onto this jade pendant, and my descendants shall uncover the secrets of this pendant using the blood of the Larsons. Inherit my knowledge, and practice medicine to help and save people!”
- Thereafter, a huge amount of information began flooding into Matthew’s head. At this moment, all he could feel was that his head was almost splitting apart. It took a long while before the transferring of the information stopped. When Matthew opened his eyes again, a streak of light was flowing in his vision.
- Staring at Natalie in his arms, he could clearly see that her life force had yet to cease completely. Without hesitation, he applied pressure on a few pressure points on her to keep her alive before carrying her away from the hospital.
- With Natalie in his arms, Matthew ran to the nearest Carlson Pharmacy, the biggest pharmacy chain in Eastcliff. The owner, Stanley Carlson, was a significant figure in the medical business in Eastcliff.
- The largest part of the Cunningham’s sales was so dependent on the Carlson Group that the latter controlled and supported the financial lifeline of the Cunninghams. Every one of Carlson Group’s pharmacies had a highly skilled in-house doctor.
- When Matthew went into the store with a girl in his arms covered in blood, everyone inside was stunned. “Hey, there’s no use bringing her with that sort of injury into a pharmacy. You better send her to a hospital quickly!” said a young shop assistant who was stopping Matthew from going forward. “We don’t have the facilities like a hospital and we can’t save her!”
- “There’s no need for that!” Matthew shook his head and said in a low voice, “I need to buy a set of scalpels!”
- “Scalpels?” The shop assistant was startled as there were not many people looking for such items.
- “Why do you want to buy scalpels?” asked an old man with white beard, out of the blue.
- When the young assistant saw the man, he quickly greeted him respectfully, “Mr. Harrison!”
- That white-bearded elder, called as "Mr. Harrison", seemed to hold a high status. As soon as he entered the pharmacy, everyone immediately stopped what they were doing to greet him.
- However, Matthew didn’t pay any attention to him and repeated in a low growl, “I need to buy a set of scalpels!”
- While glancing once at Natalie who was in Matthew’s arms, Joseph said with a sigh, “Young man, this little girl has passed away. Why don’t you give her a proper burial instead?”
- “She’s not dead yet!” Matthew shouted.
- “How dare you speak to Mr. Harrison like that—” The young assistant wanted to blow his top at Matthew but was stopped by Joseph.
- “Young man, I’ve been a doctor for more than forty years, and I’m able to tell from just a glance. It is indeed true that this little girl is dead.”
- “I’ll say it again that she’s not dead!” Matthew shouted in rage. “I need scalpels. Do you have them?”
- With a frown, Joseph asked, “Why do you want scalpels?”
- “I want to save her!” he said loudly.
- “Save her?” Joseph looked at Matthew. He probably thought Matthew had lost his mind.
- Joseph said softly, “The shop doesn’t have any scalpels.”
- Matthew then turned around and was about to leave before Joseph uttered, “However, I do have a set of scalpels. I can lend it to you for a while.”
- Stopping in his tracks, Matthew spun around and nodded slowly. “Thank you!”
- “Bring me my scalpels and prepare the room at the back,” Joseph ordered.
- The young assistant looked puzzled. “Mr. Harrison, she’s already dead. If anything happens—”
- “If anything happens, I’ll be responsible for it!” Joseph cut him off calmly.
- Not daring to speak anymore, the shop assistant rushed away immediately as instructed, while Matthew carried Natalie into the room under Joseph’s lead. There was a hospital bed in sight, so Matthew placed Natalie on it. At the same time, Joseph brought a set of scalpels over.
- In a fierce tone, the shop assistant barked at him, “These are the scalpels for Mr. Harrison’s use, of which he had saved countless lives with them throughout the years. It’s your greatest honor that he is lending them to you now. Yet, you’re actually using it on a dead person. This is utterly an insult to Mr. Harrison!”
- The shop assistant pouted his lips and sneered, “Hmph, what a waste of effort. I’ve never seen the dead coming back to life!”
- “Alright, leave the room now!” Joseph waved his hand and gestured for him to leave.
- “I…” The shop assistant was taken aback, but still left the room grudgingly.
- “Do you need my help?” Joseph asked softly. Though he knew it was a futile effort, perhaps he could alleviate some of Matthew’s sadness by doing so. Being in the medicine field for so many years, he had always been kind-hearted with a respectable reputation in Eastcliff. Even toward a stranger, he still carried some pity and compassion, which mainly contributed to his highly honored and esteemed name.
- Matthew looked at him and said softly, "Could you help me wipe my sweat later?"
- A distinguished medical professor being asked to do something even an intern could handle? Joseph hesitated momentarily, then took the towel and agreed to this slightly impolite request.
- Matthew picked up the scalpel nearby, took a deep breath, and carefully made an incision on Natalie's chest. Beneath the cut, a fist-sized tumor was exposed to the air. This tumor was growing near her heart, pressing against a major blood vessel, severely affecting her heart's blood supply.
- Suddenly, Joseph exclaimed, "A tumor this large near the heart? No one in the world would dare perform such a surgery!"
- Matthew only glanced at him without speaking. Realizing that he shouldn't disturb Matthew at this moment, Joseph immediately shut his mouth and quietly watched the surgery.
- There was no operating table, professional assistance instruments, or shadowless lamp. However, with the knowledge and skills passed down from his ancestors, Matthew knew exactly where to make incisions, operating with the precision of a fine instrument. Using only a scalpel, he carefully separated the cells and detached the tumor from the organs.
- Finally, Matthew removed the entire tumor and placed it in a nearby basin. By then, he was drenched in sweat and turned to look at Joseph, who had completely forgotten his task.
- He stared at Matthew in utter shock.
- Matthew didn't blame him. He just took the towel from Joseph, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and quickly stitched up the incision on Natalie's chest.
- Joseph finally snapped out of his daze and looked at Matthew with admiration. This young man had demonstrated skills far surpassing any doctor he knew. In fact, no one in the world could match Matthew's level.
- However...
- "Your skills are indeed impressive, but it seems she still hasn't come back to life..." Joseph sighed.
- Natalie's heart hadn't started beating again after Matthew's surgery. Just as Joseph was about to comfort Matthew, Matthew glanced at him and said calmly, "Wait!"
- He then took out several hair-thin silver needles from the surgical kit and inserted them into various points on Natalie's body.
- "You know acupuncture too?" Joseph's eyes widened in surprise. Acupuncture in traditional medicine had a mixed reputation in the medical field; most people considered it a fraudulent practice at best, providing little more than psychological comfort and lacking mainstream scientific validation. Many practitioners couldn't even explain its principles scientifically or demonstrate its efficacy.
- However, Matthew's knowledge of traditional medicine, passed down from his ancestors, differed from what was commonly practiced.
- As Joseph was pondering, Matthew had already finished inserting the needles into Natalie's body. Then, an astonishing scene unfolded. Natalie, who had looked like a corpse on the bed, suddenly coughed, and her chest started to rise and fall!
- "S-She really came back to life!" Joseph couldn't believe his eyes. "Is there really a medical technique in this world that can bring someone back from the dead?"
- "I told you she wasn't dead," Matthew said.
- There was no medical technique in this world that could revive the dead, but Natalie hadn't completely died. Matthew first removed the tumor through surgery, then used the principles of traditional medicine and internal energy to reignite the last spark of life in Natalie, restarting her body's organs and bringing her back.
- After ensuring that Natalie was out of danger, Matthew finally breathed a sigh of relief. He then noticed Joseph staring at him with intense eyes.
- "What's the matter?" Matthew asked.
- Joseph, filled with excitement, said, "Man, Oh no... Sir, could you teach me the acupuncture technique you just used?"
- Matthew shook his head and said, "This technique is called the Divine Acupuncture Skill. It's not that I don't want to teach you, but you can't learn it."
- Joseph was about to ask why when Matthew explained, "It's a combination of traditional medicine and internal energy. It requires practicing internal energy from a young age for at least twenty years to meet the requirements. You're too old for that."
- Hearing this, Joseph could only lower his head in disappointment, and Matthew didn't know how to comfort him.
- However, Joseph soon lifted his head again, and his eyes were sparkling with renewed enthusiasm. "Sir, would you be willing to work with us here? I can offer you a salary of 1.5 billion a year!"