Ju Hua Zai Liu Lang

Chapter 212 The Hospital's Vermin

While a portion of the voices questioned the month-long hospitalization, most supported Dr. Liao, as anyone willing to cover a patient's medical expenses was undoubtedly a good doctor.

"A month without diagnosis, you're quite the doctor!" Li Se taunted. "I happen to know your hospital director. Shall I ask him? What illness can't be diagnosed in a month!"

Dr. Liao's expression flickered slightly but quickly stabilized. He didn't believe Li Se knew the director and scoffed, "Even if you brought the director here, it would be the same. If you continue to obstruct me from treating the patient, I'll call security immediately. What kind of person are you, pretending to be a doctor here, not knowing your own limitations."

Li Se decided to stop arguing with Dr. Liao and turned to Guo Yining. "If you believe me, I can take a look at your mother."

"What a joke! Do you have a medical license to dare treat patients?" Dr. Liao barked.

Guo Yining glanced at Li Se, then at Jiang Ranran. After a moment, she nodded, "Yes, I believe you!"

The main reason was the considerable expense incurred by the month-long hospitalization, and Li Se's words weren't entirely unreasonable. Her mother hadn't been seriously ill initially, but after arriving at the hospital, she underwent various tests and was admitted for a month.

Initially, Dr. Liao had described the situation as very serious, and as a daughter, she naturally wanted the hospital to conduct thorough examinations. However, after a month, tens of thousands of yuan had been spent, and her mother's condition remained undiagnosed, making her somewhat inclined to believe Li Se.

"I do not agree!" Dr. Liao said sternly. "This is my patient. As a doctor, I must be responsible for the patient. How can I casually allow a quack doctor to treat them? If anything goes wrong, who will take responsibility? It will still be blamed on our hospital!"

"I will take responsibility myself!" Guo Yining replied.

"Regardless, I will not agree!" Dr. Liao remained firm in his refusal.

Li Se ignored Dr. Liao, walking around him to the bedside.

"What are you doing?" Dr. Liao asked, agitated.

Jiang Ranran stepped in front of Dr. Liao. "Dr. Liao, he's just looking, not doing anything. Why are you so agitated? Or are you feeling guilty?"

Her words caused many patients to look at Dr. Liao with suspicion. Yes, it was just a look, why the agitation?

Dr. Liao became angry. "I am concerned about the patient's safety. If you act recklessly and something happens, I will not be responsible!"

"Auntie, I will take your pulse," Li Se said to Guo Yining's mother and began to do so.

Mother Guo was hesitant. Li Se looked very young, and offending a doctor in the hospital was not a good thing.

"I'm sorry to trouble you," Mother Guo finally nodded, as being hospitalized indefinitely wasn't a solution. They had just been told they needed over eight thousand yuan for further tests, and she was well aware of her family's financial situation. Being a single parent, she couldn't afford another eight thousand for examinations.

After taking her pulse, Li Se asked, "Auntie, are you experiencing stomach bloating, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, frequent bowel movements daily, and feeling weak?"

"Yes!" Mother Guo immediately nodded. "Is it very serious?"

"It's not serious. It's gastroenteritis," Li Se smiled. "I'll just give you some acupuncture, and you'll be fine."

"Okay!" Mother Guo readily agreed.

"This is completely reckless! This is pure recklessness!" Dr. Liao shouted from the side. "Acupuncture? It's traditional Chinese medicine. Can TCM cure illnesses? You are completely out of line, I forbid it!"

"Get lost!" Li Se shouted coldly.

Dr. Liao involuntarily took a few steps back. His expression was very unpleasant, and he still grumbled, "If anything happens, you are responsible!"

After a session of acupuncture, Mother Guo was astonished to find herself feeling much better. "Thank you so much," she said gratefully.

"Auntie, it's my duty," Li Se smiled slightly.

"Mom, how are you feeling?" Guo Yining asked with concern.

Mother Guo smiled. "I'm fine now. I feel very comfortable and have recovered."

"Auntie, drink more chrysanthemum tea when you get back," Li Se advised.

"Okay!" Mother Guo nodded.

"It was just gastroenteritis?"

"He cured it in a few minutes, but here, she was hospitalized for a month and spent tens of thousands. That's too much!"

"Quack! He's a quack. I've always heard that big hospitals are vampires, and it turns out to be true!"

"..."

Many people frowned.

Dr. Liao retorted defensively, "It's just temporary. Can a mere acupuncture treatment cure anything?"

"Just temporary?" Li Se looked at him. "You've had her hospitalized for a month. Is your hospital's medical standard that poor? I need to have a good word with your director!"

As he spoke, he pulled out his phone to call Director Tang.

"Still think you know the director?" Dr. Liao was smug. "Even if it is cured, it has nothing to do with you. It's mainly because the medicine I prescribed was effective."

"You haven't even made a diagnosis, so how can it be related to the medicine you prescribed?" Jiang Ranran said angrily. She detested such doctors.

The call was connected quickly. Li Se explained the situation. About five minutes later, Director Tang rushed over.

"Director Tang, this person is causing trouble here and practicing medicine illegally, harming people with acupuncture. Fortunately, the medicine I prescribed was effective, otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable!" Dr. Liao, playing the victim, started spreading false accusations without a hint of shame.

Director Tang's face darkened. He immediately understood what was happening. This Dr. Liao was an overseas returnee whom he had hired at a great cost. While he had overlooked some minor transgressions, this time it was too much. He said coldly, "Liao Xiang, Dr. Li is not practicing medicine illegally. He is the president of our Qingyun City Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine!"

Upon hearing this, Dr. Liao's face changed drastically.

"For a minor case of gastroenteritis, you kept a patient hospitalized for a month. People like you are parasites. You are fired!" Director Tang said angrily.

"You can't fire me!" Dr. Liao said urgently. "I returned from studying in the United States. I am also a member of the American Medical Association. You cannot fire me..."

"You're also a member of the American Medical Association?" Li Se was surprised.

Dr. Liao, thinking Li Se was intimidated, became somewhat proud. "That's right. Not only did I study abroad, but I'm also a member of the American Medical Association. What is a mere TCM association compared to me? In front of me, they don't even qualify to carry my shoes!"

Director Tang's face was grim.

Li Se, however, let out a cold laugh and took out his phone to make another call.

Dr. Liao sneered. "Tsk, who do you think you are? If you have the ability, call our president!"