Entering the emergency room, six children, four boys and two girls, lay on six hospital beds.
They were all around five or six years old, wearing oxygen masks and connected to machines that displayed their vital signs. Their conditions were very unstable...
"Xuan'er..."
Upon seeing their children in such a state, the parents burst into tears again...
"Brother Yunting, take a look..."
Su Ke'er pulled Wan Yunting to the bedside of a little boy. The six poisoned children were in a dire state, their faces pale, lips black. When their clothes were lifted, the Zhenzhong acupoint on their chests was purplish, indicating the toxins had already entered organs like the lungs. The children were on the verge of death.
Wan Yunting's expression was grave. He immediately began to take the little boy's pulse while examining his pupils for any symptoms...
Doctors Xu Yejing and Zhang Changlin stood around, watching. The parents, filled with anxiety and fear, looked at Wan Yunting with immense hope, as if he were their last resort.
"Brother Tai, how is Xuan'er?"
At this moment, Liu He entered with Xue Xialan and asked Liu Tai, who was wearing a designer suit, "Brother Tai, you're here."
"Liu He, you've arrived."
Liu Tai, Liu He's cousin, pointed to his daughter lying weakly on the bed and said frantically, "Please save Xuan'er quickly."
"Okay, okay, Brother Tai, don't worry..."
As Liu He stepped in to check on his niece Liu Xiaoxuan, he noticed Wan Yunting, who was intently taking the pulse of another little boy. This caused Liu He and Xue Xialan to freeze, and Liu He asked, "Wan Yunting, what are you doing here?"
Wan Yunting turned his head and, seeing Liu He, was also surprised. "Vice Chairman Liu, why are you here too?"
Liu He pointed to the little girl on the hospital bed. "This is my niece."
"Oh."
Wan Yunting released the little boy's wrist and nodded with understanding.
"Everyone, everyone, let me introduce you."
Liu Tai quickly said to the other parents present, "This is my cousin, Liu He. He is the Vice Chairman of the Chinese Medicine Association, a director at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, and also an associate director and professor at Peking University of Chinese Medicine. Now that he's here, he'll surely have a way to save our children."
"That's wonderful, Vice Chairman Liu, please quickly save our children..."
Instantly, the parents surrounded Liu He, pushing Wan Yunting aside.
"This..."
Su Ke'er, standing beside Wan Yunting, didn't know what to say.
Zhang Changlin, standing nearby, deliberately said sarcastically, "Vice Chairman Liu is a director at Union Hospital. When it comes to traditional Chinese medicine, he's surely better than someone who's been removed from his position, right?"
"Doctor Zhang, what are you saying? My Brother Yunting..."
Seeing Zhang Changlin dare to question Wan Yunting's medical skills, Su Ke'er became angry and was about to argue, but Wan Yunting held her back, signaling that there was no need to argue.
Liu He looked at the anxious and frightened parents, a calm and composed smile on his face. He comforted them, "Everyone, please don't be nervous or scared. I will definitely find a way to treat your children."
"Alright, Vice Chairman Liu, please examine these children..."
The parents completely ignored Wan Yunting, as Liu He, with all his titles, was seen as the most authoritative. They believed that Liu He's medical skills must be superior to Wan Yunting's.
Liu He smiled and nodded, then looked at Wan Yunting outside the crowd. He smiled slightly without saying anything. He first took his niece Liu Xiaoxuan's pulse for examination. The other parents watched nervously, and Liu Tai asked everyone to be quiet so as not to disturb Liu He and Xue Xialan's examinations...
"Hmph, Brother Yunting, let's go."
Su Ke'er was indignant and didn't want to stay any longer. She tried to pull Wan Yunting away, but he waved his hand and refused, smiling, "It's fine, we'll just watch here."
"But Brother Yunting, they..."
"Shh!"
Then, Liu Tai turned and made a shushing gesture to the two of them, warning, "Could you two please be quiet and not disturb my cousin's pulse diagnosis?"
Wan Yunting pulled Su Ke'er along and smiled at Liu Tai. He didn't leave because he wanted to see how Liu He would detoxify and treat these children. Although Liu He was indeed outstanding in his work capabilities, Wan Yunting was not very familiar with his medical skills, only knowing that he was Liu Pingyi's grandson and that his medical skills would certainly not be bad. That's why he wanted to stay and observe Liu He's performance.
Liu He, while taking his niece's pulse, frowned more and more. Two minutes later, he released his niece's small wrist and exchanged a look with Xue Xialan. He said, "Irregular heartbeat, slow pulse. Did the child have symptoms like vomiting or diarrhea before being sent here?"
"Yes."
Liu Tai and the other parents nodded. Xu Yejing also nodded and said, "When we were resuscitating the child just now, there were symptoms of abdominal pain. It should be plant-based toxins!"
Liu He asked, "Have you identified what plant's toxin it is?"
Zhang Changlin replied, "We've sent the food the child consumed for testing, but the results are not out yet."
Xu Xiangqian added, "The person who administered the poison is still being interrogated, but that person has mental issues and is very stubborn. No matter how we question him, we can't get him to reveal what poison he used."
Liu He's brow furrowed, and he exchanged a look with Xue Xialan. For a moment, he was also at a loss.
"Liu He, is it that if we don't know what the poison is, there's no way to save them?" Liu Tai asked.
"Yes, let's detoxify the child first, and then test what the poison is!" other parents said anxiously. Seeing their children's conditions worsening, the parents were extremely worried.
Liu He's expression was solemn. He hadn't expected these children to be poisoned so severely. He shook his head and said, "We must know what the poison is before we can detoxify and treat it accordingly."
Liu Tai asked, "Then you can't tell what the poison is?"
Liu He shook his head and sighed, "Brother Tai, there are so many poisonous plants in the world that I can identify. But if two such plants are mixed together, it's very difficult to identify them."
"The poison these children have is clearly an extracted plant toxin, very potent. It's a bit similar to toxins extracted from ladybugs and datura, but I can't be sure yet."
"Therefore, we have to wait for the hospital's test results to identify the poison before we can prescribe the correct medicine for detoxification and treatment."
Xu Yejing listened and turned to Zhang Changlin, saying, "Hurry up and urge them..."
"When will the results be out?"
"Yes, it's really agonizing. I thought Vice Chairman Liu would be able to save my son as soon as he arrived, but we still have to wait!"
"Oh no, the child's chest is turning black and purple, is it getting worse?"
"Wuwu, Xiao Tao..."
The mother of another little girl broke down crying. The parents, extremely anxious, shouted at Liu He, "Vice Chairman Liu, please think of another way..."
"Yes, you can't just watch our children die like this!"
"Hurry up and save these children..."
The parents' emotions escalated and broke down. Some couldn't help but scold, "What kind of chairman, what kind of director, can't even save one child? You're all just holding titles for show, with no real ability. It's infuriating."
"Transfer the hospital, we want to transfer the hospital. I can't watch my child die like this..." the emotionally unstable parents shouted.
Liu He and Xue Xialan looked embarrassed. Facing the parents' scolding, he couldn't refute, as he indeed couldn't identify what poison these children had.
Meanwhile, Wan Yunting, standing outside the crowd, had his arms crossed and was watching this scene. He shook his head slightly, clearly having misjudged the situation.
"Vice Chairman Liu, these children are poisoned by oleander!"
Wan Yunting, unable to bear watching these children die, called out to Liu He inside.
"Oleander?"
Xue Xialan's pretty face froze. Based on her examination and her past experience with oleander poisoning patients, she immediately turned to Liu He with joy and said, "It really seems like oleander poisoning!"
The parents present, as well as Xu Yejing and the other doctors, began to discuss upon hearing "oleander."
At this moment, Xu Xiangqian hung up the phone and said excitedly, "We've confirmed from the poisoner that the poison he gave the children was extracted juice from oleander!"
Upon confirming it was oleander, Liu He's gaze towards Wan Yunting changed. He couldn't figure out what poison his niece was suffering from, but Wan Yunting had stated it, and it was confirmed to be oleander poisoning.
"Xialan, quickly go to the Traditional Chinese Medicine department and get the medicine. Fifteen grams of licorice root, thirty grams of mung beans, decocted in water, add plenty of sugar, quickly..." Liu He, remembering how to treat oleander poisoning, immediately asked Xue Xialan to go and get it done.
"Adding dandelion will have an even better effect!" Wan Yunting then said to Xue Xialan with a smile.
Liu He and Xue Xialan were stunned, but upon careful consideration, they realized that adding dandelion would greatly enhance the detoxification effect. Xue Xialan, reacting, nodded to Wan Yunting. "Okay."
"Everyone, don't worry. Now that we know what poison the children have, it will be easier to handle."
Liu He opened his medicine box and took out a set of golden needles, calming the anxious parents. He said, "I will now perform acupuncture on the children to expel the toxins from their bodies to the surface. Combined with external medication, they will surely be saved."
However, the parents looked at each other, looking at Liu He with some suspicion, as the one who had identified the children's poison was Wan Yunting!
"Everyone, don't worry, my cousin will definitely be able to cure the children," Liu Tai quickly spoke up for Liu He, comforting the other parents.
Liu He then began to treat his niece. He opened the needle case, revealing rows of golden needles. Liu He first picked out a golden needle, sterilized it with alcohol, then used his left hand to press the Renzhong acupoint on his niece's chest and insert the needle. He then inserted needles into the Yihui and Shencang acupoints...
"Five Gold Detoxifying Needle Technique!"
Wan Yunting, standing beside them, watched Liu He administer the treatment to his niece. He recognized it as the Five Gold Detoxifying Needle Technique, known as the king of detoxification needle techniques. He observed Liu He's needle insertion and acupoint manipulation professionally and nodded in approval, but then smiled, "Just the heat is a bit lacking..."
However, Liu He, who was inside performing acupuncture to detoxify his niece, didn't hear this remark...
As he inserted the five golden needles, his niece Liu Xiaoxuan's face twitched slightly, revealing an expression of pain...