Chapter 501: Letting It Go

After their late-night snack, Zhao Xiao’an and Yang Xiaofei finally listened to Wang Chenning and went back to rest.

However, early the next morning, Zhao Xiao’an reappeared outside the nephrology ward of the First Affiliated Hospital.

She arrived at nine o’clock, accompanied by several of her colleagues.

Around nine-thirty, after finishing the third treatment for the girl, Wang Chenning emerged from the ward with his exhausted disciples.

Zhao Xiao’an immediately went up to them. After quietly asking about the situation and receiving a reassuring answer, she then asked Wang Chenning, “I brought my colleagues. We want to cover this as a news story. Let your peers see you’ve created another miracle. Is that okay?”

“Oh? Just yesterday you wanted to tear me to shreds, and today you’re back asking for my help?” Wang Chenning rolled his eyes at Zhao Xiao’an. “In medicine, you can’t guarantee one hundred percent success. Unexpected things can happen with any illness. That’s why I can never speak in absolutes. The Weibo post you made yesterday already put pressure on me. You want to keep piling it on?”

“Why are you so petty?” Zhao Xiao’an shot him a look. “We’ve decided not to hold yesterday’s incident against you, but you’re still hung up on it?”

“Not holding it against me?” Wang Chenning looked at Zhao Xiao’an in surprise. “Just like that, you’re letting me off the hook? And the other person?”

“How is that possible?” Zhao Xiao’an naturally refuted. “That’s a completely different matter. We’ll be denouncing your scumbag behavior for a lifetime.”

“Alright, alright.” Wang Chenning smiled, then called Wu Jingyi over. “Why don’t you start by telling our Chief Reporter Zhao about the treatment process and the patient’s current condition. I’m going to use the restroom first.”

“Okay,” Wu Jingyi had no choice but to agree.

Facing Zhao Xiao’an’s microphone and her colleague’s camera, Wu Jingyi spoke at length.

She described the patient’s condition, saying that the poisoning victim was recovering quite well, with no significant damage observed to her heart, lungs, liver, or kidneys.

However, because the damage from paraquat to cardiopulmonary function is progressive, they couldn’t let their guard down just because of her current good condition.

During the interview, Wu Jingyi called for stricter controls on the sale and post-sale management of such drugs to prevent similar tragedies.

Afterward, Wang Chenning emerged from the restroom and was interviewed again.

He didn’t say much, only telling everyone that he had previously used a similar method to cure several paraquat poisoning patients without any lingering side effects. However, the amount of the drug the girl had ingested this time was quite large, so the damage to her body would be more severe.

But no matter what, they would do everything in their power to treat her, never giving up on even the slightest glimmer of hope, nor would they become complacent.

“I look forward to seeing this girl walk into her college entrance exam with a smile in just over two months!”

But Zhao Xiao’an wasn’t satisfied with that. She asked Wang Chenning, “I hear the mortality rate for this type of poisoning is extremely high?”

“It is.” Wang Chenning nodded. “With such a large dose, the mortality rate is virtually one hundred percent!”

Zhao Xiao’an asked again, “If the treatment is successful, would it be considered a medical breakthrough?”

Wang Chenning replied with a smile, “Not really. There have been many successful cases before, they just weren’t publicly reported.”

Despite saying that, Wang Chenning also stated that after this treatment was concluded, they would compile a systematic summary of the therapy and apply for it to be recognized as a scientific and technological achievement.

After the interview was broadcast, it generated a strong reaction from both the public and the medical community.

The Weibo post Zhao Xiao’an had made the previous night had been on the trending topics list ever since.

Zhao Xiao’an’s later reply had already given many people a sense of optimism.

Today’s interview further confirmed what many people had been speculating.

As a result, even those who had been pessimistic were now relieved.

After discovering the news value of this event, more media outlets wanted to come to the hospital for interviews.

Fortunately, Lu Yuanshan had anticipated this outcome and had the hospital’s security and publicity departments draw up appropriate countermeasures.

No media outlet could enter for an interview without permission from the relevant authorities and the hospital, and no hospital staff were allowed to release information without authorization.

Thus, many people came to know that Zhao Xiao’an was the only member of the media who could conduct in-depth interviews and reports on the case.

Zhao Xiao’an understood this as well. Although she was still holding a grudge about the previous night, she still gave Wang Chenning a “like” on her Weibo and Moments.

By around ten o’clock that night, Wang Chenning had already performed ten treatments on the patient.

After ten treatments, the concentration of paraquat in the patient’s body was infinitesimally close to zero.

Because the treatment was timely and the measures were appropriate, the poisoned girl’s organs showed almost no signs of damage, and all her vital signs were excellent.

This situation was a pleasant surprise to all the medical staff at the hospital who were aware of the patient’s condition.

They said they had once again witnessed the magic and miracle of Wang Chenning’s team.

Without Wang Chenning’s timely intervention, the patient would have already developed pulmonary fibrosis and necrosis.

With such a large ingested dose, the progression would have been extremely rapid.

The fact that the patient now showed almost no related symptoms and was nearly indistinguishable from a healthy person was simply shocking to them.

Zhao Xiao’an and Yang Xiaofei were also quite shocked. They had been closely following the patient’s condition.

After learning that Wang Chenning had performed ten treatments, that the patient was doing well, and that the frequency of treatment would be reduced, they went to find Wang Chenning again.