Soon, Tong Hui, the deputy director of the Internal Medicine department on duty, pushed open the door and entered the ward.
Upon seeing Long Xiao, Tong Hui was stunned. He hadn't expected to see Long Xiao again.
He had been present the last time Long Xiao treated Bao Tiexiong at the Fifth Hospital.
Although he studied Western medicine and didn't have much faith in Traditional Chinese Medicine, he was deeply impressed by Long Xiao's medical skills.
It was from that day on that he bought several classic TCM books and began to understand it comprehensively.
Later, he learned that Long Xiao was Lin Shijie's son-in-law and wanted to get to know Long Xiao through Lin Shijie, but was rejected.
In Lin Shijie's eyes, Long Xiao was a good-for-nothing live-in son-in-law, and he feared that if he introduced Long Xiao to Tong Hui, Long Xiao's lack of outstanding performance would embarrass him.
"Dr. Long, it's really you. That's great, these patients will be saved," Tong Hui said happily as he stepped forward to shake Long Xiao's hand.
Long Xiao shook hands with Tong Hui, recalling that he had met this doctor when he treated Bao Tiexiong.
Seeing that Long Xiao seemed not to recognize him, Tong Hui quickly introduced himself, "Dr. Long, my name is Tong Hui. We've met before."
Long Xiao nodded and said, "I remember. That time my father-in-law made a medical error, which angered the Bao family. We met in the ward."
Tong Hui nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes, it was that time." httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Due to Tong Hui's extreme trust in Long Xiao, the accompanying family members administered the detoxification pills to the patients.
While waiting for the detoxification pills to take effect, Long Xiao and Mi Tianfu stayed, and Tong Hui also stayed, chatting with Long Xiao in the ward.
After half an hour, Long Xiao had a preliminary understanding of Tong Hui. He felt that Tong Hui was not only skilled in medicine but also quick-witted and kind-hearted, making him an excellent candidate for a doctor.
"Director Tong, keep studying medicine diligently, your future will be limitless," Long Xiao said with a smile.
Tong Hui sighed, looked at Long Xiao, and said, "Dr. Long, I've been very interested in Traditional Chinese Medicine recently, but I can't find a good master. Could you take me as your apprentice?"
Long Xiao hesitated about taking Tong Hui as an apprentice. Tong Hui was already over thirty, and it was a bit late to learn TCM at this age.
"Director Tong, learning TCM is very hard. Besides, your Western medicine skills are already very advanced, why switch to TCM?"
Tong Hui shook his head and said, "Although Western medicine is completely different from TCM, if they are combined to treat people, the effect will be twice as good with half the effort."
Long Xiao didn't understand Western medicine and had never considered combining TCM and Western medicine for treatment.
"Is that possible?" Long Xiao asked.
Tong Hui nodded, "Of course it is."
Out of consideration for talent, Long Xiao finally agreed to take Tong Hui as his apprentice.
Seeing that Long Xiao had agreed to take him as an apprentice, Tong Hui was so happy he almost jumped up.
"Tong Hui, your master has opened the Xinglin Caotang TCM clinic. You should visit it when you have time. It will be very helpful for your TCM studies," Mi Tianfu said.
Xinglin Caotang had been very popular recently, and many patients in the hospital had mentioned it. Tong Hui had also heard of it more than once.
"Master, I didn't expect Xinglin Caotang to be yours. Good, I'll go to Xinglin Caotang to help when I'm off work."
Looking at Tong Hui, Long Xiao thought for a moment and said, "Brother, let's also buy some Western medical diagnostic equipment for our Xinglin Caotang, so the diagnoses will be more accurate."
Mi Tianfu initially disagreed with mixing TCM and Western medicine. In his opinion, TCM was TCM and Western medicine was Western medicine; they were two completely different systems.
Mi Tianfu expressed his views, and Long Xiao smiled and said, "I know that. The two systems have no overlap. However, most people nowadays believe Western medicine diagnoses. We can get some high-end Western medical diagnostic equipment to verify TCM diagnoses."
Mi Tianfu, who had been a professional charlatan, understood Long Xiao's meaning immediately after hearing his words.
Long Xiao using Western diagnostic equipment was just to verify the correctness of TCM diagnoses, much like a shaman muttering a lot of nonsense to create a sense of mystery.
As soon as they finished discussing the Western medical diagnostic equipment, they heard a person accompanying a patient exclaim, "Dad, you're awake."
Soon, all the poisoned patients woke up, indicating that the detoxification pills were indeed effective.
Under Tong Hui's arrangement, all the poisoned patients were administered the detoxification pills.
As Long Xiao and Mi Tianfu were about to leave, Tong Hui reluctantly saw them off to the ground floor and then out of the hospital gate.
To help Tong Hui learn TCM quickly, Long Xiao directly taught him the 'Xinglong Guanqi' method.
He explained that TCM diagnosis relied on observation, listening, questioning, and palpation. If the 'Xinglong Guanqi' method was mastered, combined with TCM knowledge, one could diagnose which organ had a problem just by looking.
Tong Hui had a preliminary understanding of TCM and knew what observation, listening, questioning, and palpation meant. Medical books mentioned 'observing Qi.' Since Tong Hui couldn't fully comprehend Qi, he couldn't understand how one could diagnose an illness just by looking.
After teaching Tong Hui the 'Xinglong Guanqi' method, Long Xiao stood at the hospital entrance and explained the concept of Qi to Tong Hui in detail.
A feeling of sudden enlightenment washed over Tong Hui, as if a window had opened before his eyes, and the scenery within the room had suddenly become clear.
"I understand now why dissections have never found the meridians. It's because when a person dies, the flow of Qi stops, and the meridians can no longer be detected."
Hearing Tong Hui's words, Long Xiao was also surprised. Tong Hui's performance exceeded his expectations.
Long Xiao nodded and said, "You are correct, Tong Hui. Within ten years, your medical skills will surely surpass Li Yizhen."
"Master, how dare I compare myself to the divine doctor Li? He is a renowned divine doctor of Donghai."
"Why dare not compare? He is your senior brother. His comprehension is far inferior to yours, and furthermore, he doesn't understand Western medicine."
Hearing that Li Yizhen was also Long Xiao's disciple, Tong Hui was shocked. He never imagined that the divine doctor Li, known as the number one TCM practitioner in Donghai, was his senior brother.
Long Xiao and Mi Tianfu's car had already driven a long distance, yet Tong Hui still looked back reluctantly, unwilling to turn back to the hospital.
Originally, Long Xiao had planned to go directly to Xinglin Caotang. He needed to do some preparatory work before the meeting of the Donghai Pharmaceutical Association to avoid being caught off guard.
Before their car even reached the entrance of Xinglin Caotang, Lin Xuan's call came.
Lin Xuan's voice was urgent, and there was a lot of noise on the phone, indicating that something had happened.
"Long Xiao, Shao Yu and I are surrounded by a crowd at the Lin's Pharmaceutical Factory and can't get out."
"Why were you there? Isn't the factory sealed?" Long Xiao asked, puzzled.
"I was tricked. The manager of Lin's Pharmaceutical Company called me just now, saying that the patients in the hospital had woken up, the factory was to be unsealed, and they needed me to come..."
Before Lin Xuan could finish speaking, Long Xiao heard a shout and the sound of a phone dropping.
"Brother, hurry to Lin's First Pharmaceutical Factory! My wife might be in trouble," Long Xiao said urgently, putting down the phone.
Mi Tianfu turned the car around and quickly arrived at Binjiang Road, in front of Lin's First Pharmaceutical Factory.
Hundreds of people were gathered outside the First Pharmaceutical Factory, with more than a dozen security guards blocking the entrance, which was tightly shut.
Some of these people were shouting slogans, while others were trying to force the factory gate open by ramming it.