474: Chapter 474 Resurrection from the Dead, a Scam?

The entire venue fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone stared wide-eyed, looking at the little boy in disbelief.

The child, who had been alive just moments ago, was now motionless. His face had turned from purple to a greyish-white, and his lips were a terrifying shade of blue-black...

"Dead... He's dead?"

Someone murmured, their voice filled with horror.

"Really dead? Just like that, in a matter of seconds?"

"When that young man was counting down earlier, I didn't believe it, but this is way too eerie!"

The crowd exploded into a frenzy, and the scene became a boiling pot of noise.

The woman froze for two seconds before erupting into a heart-wrenching wail.

"Son! My son!!!"

She held the child tightly, her face pressed against his forehead, tears streaming down like broken strings of pearls.

"Don't scare Mommy! Wake up!"

"It's Mommy's fault! Mommy shouldn't have brought you to the amusement park!"

"Son! Open your eyes and look at Mommy! I'm begging you..."

Her voice grew hoarser and more fragmented.

In the end, only sobbing remained.

Watching this scene, some onlookers' eyes reddened, some turned away, unable to bear the sight, and others pulled out tissues to quietly wipe their eyes.

The middle-aged doctor slumped to the ground, his face as pale as paper, cold sweat drenching his forehead, and his hands still trembling slightly.

"I... I..."

"I just wanted to save him..."

He suddenly looked up at Ye Chen, his face full of terror.

"That... whatever congenital branchial cleft cyst you mentioned..."

"I've never even seen it!"

"The incidence of such a disease is extremely low. I've worked in cardiothoracic surgery for fifteen years and have never encountered it!"

"Performing CPR is a standard procedure! It's an emergency measure every doctor would take!"

"I... how could I have known he had that kind of condition?"

His voice grew louder as if he were trying to convince himself, or perhaps defending his actions.

But by the end, his voice grew smaller and weaker because he knew in his heart...

Regardless of whether he knew or whether he followed standard procedures, the child had indeed died at his hands.

Hearing this, the woman suddenly looked up, her bloodshot eyes glaring fixedly at the doctor.

"You killed my son!"

Clutching her child, she lunged forward to strike the doctor, but bystanders quickly stepped in to hold her back.

"Let go of me! I want his life in exchange! He killed my son!"

"My son was only seven! He was only seven!!!"

The doctor was so terrified by her state that he scrambled backward, collapsing onto the ground, his face white as a sheet.

The surrounding crowd was also in chaos; some held the woman back, some helped the doctor up, some took out phones to call 120, some shouted for security, and some called the police...

It was a mess!

A total mess!

Amidst the chaos, a calm voice drifted through: "I can save him."

Everyone froze.

The noisy crowd instantly fell silent.

Everyone turned their heads in unison toward the source of the voice.

Ye Chen!

The young man who had just finished the countdown, after which the child died!

The woman froze for two seconds, then rushed forward, grabbing Ye Chen's arm.

"You... what did you say?"

"You can save my son?"

Ye Chen nodded. "I can."

The middle-aged doctor also scrambled up from the ground, his face livid.

"Are you crazy? He's stopped breathing! There's no heartbeat! No carotid pulse!"

"Clinically, he can already be declared dead!"

"What are you going to use to save him?"

His voice was filled with indignation and panic...

Indignation that his medical skills were actually inferior to a young man's?

And panic because if this young man really could save the person, wouldn't his own reputation be ruined?

Well...

Although this thought was absurd—how could someone who was already dead be brought back to life?

Ye Chen ignored him, simply prying the woman's hands off and speaking calmly to the crowd.

"Everyone move back a bit. Don't crowd around; leave some air."

The onlookers subconsciously took a few steps back, clearing a small space.

Ye Chen laid the child flat on the ground.

Then,

He pulled a palm-sized cloth pouch from his pocket and unfolded it, revealing a row of gold needles as thin as hair.

Seeing this, the crowd erupted again.

"Acupuncture? He wants to use acupuncture to save a child who's already dead?"

"This is too ridiculous! Acupuncture can bring back the dead? I've never heard of such a thing!"

"Is this guy a fraud? The child isn't even breathing, what's the point of needles?"

"But that countdown earlier... it didn't seem like something a fraud could do!"

...

Some shook their heads.

Some questioned him.

Some took out their phones and started recording.

The middle-aged doctor stood to the side and shouted angrily.

"I suggest you don't mess around!"

"The child is already dead. Performing any medical procedure on him now is a desecration of the body."

"Furthermore, you don't have a medical license or a practitioner's qualification certificate. This is illegal!"

Ye Chen didn't even look up, simply pulling a gold needle from the cloth pouch. "Whether he is dead or not, I have the final say."

"Arrogant!"

The middle-aged doctor's face flushed. "Who do you think you are? The King of Hell? You have the final say???"

However,

Miss Bing Lan's voice came from the side.

"If he says he can save him, he definitely can."

Huh?

Someone actually believed him?

Everyone couldn't help but look over.

They wanted to see who was speaking with such certainty.

As it turned out...

A woman wearing a light blue dress stepped out from the crowd and stood behind Ye Chen.

Her long hair draped over her shoulders, her features were as beautiful as a painting, and her entire being was like a lotus flower blooming on a snowy mountain peak.

Someone recognized her and immediately cried out in surprise.

"Bing Lan! That's Bing Lan!"

"It really is her! The former top star of the entertainment industry! The goddess of the cosplay world!"

"I heard that after she left the industry, she became the CEO of Shuyue Group. I often see her in the financial news!"

"My god, she looks even better in person than on TV!"

...

A commotion broke out in the crowd, and some people even took out their phones to take pictures of Bing Lan in their excitement.

A young man wearing glasses squeezed to the front and asked excitedly.

"Miss Bing Lan, is it really you?"

"Are you so certain that young man can save him because you know him?"

Bing Lan spoke calmly: "He is my boyfriend."

The word 'boyfriend' was like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, stirring up a thousand waves.

The entire place was in an uproar!

"What? Bing Lan has a boyfriend?"

"My goddess... she's already taken..."

"That man must have some real skill for Bing Lan to stand up and vouch for him!"

...

The surroundings were buzzing, but Ye Chen acted as if he hadn't heard a thing. All his attention was focused on the gold needle.

His right hand twirled the needle while his left hand pressed against the side of the child's neck. The gold needle slowly pierced into an acupoint half an inch below the Adam's apple.

The movement was very slow.

Slow enough that everyone present could clearly see the movement of his fingers.

But it was this sluggish movement that made the middle-aged doctor's eyes widen.

Because he saw...

After the gold needle pierced the skin, the blue bulge on the child's neck actually shrank slightly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"This... this is impossible..."

The middle-aged doctor murmured.

Ye Chen still ignored him, pulling out another gold needle and piercing the child's shanzhong acupoint on his chest.

The third needle was inserted into the Hegu point on the right hand.

The fourth needle was inserted into the Baihui point on top of the head.

With the four gold needles in place, Ye Chen withdrew his hand and quietly watched the child's face.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

The entire venue held its breath, everyone's gaze fixed intently on the child lying on the ground.

Suddenly,

The child's chest heaved slightly.

The woman was the first to notice, springing up as if struck by lightning: "He moved! His chest moved!"

The next second,

A trace of color gradually appeared on the child's greyish-white face.

His blue-black lips also slowly regained a faint pink hue.

Immediately following,

"Cough, cough, cough—"

The child began to cough, then opened his eyes, gasping for air like a drowning person who had finally surfaced.

Seeing this, Ye Chen calmly withdrew the needles.

The woman snapped out of her daze and pounced forward, hugging the child tightly and sobbing loudly.

Held in her arms, the child looked bewildered. "Mommy, what happened to me..."

The surrounding crowd froze for a few seconds before erupting into thunderous applause and cheers.

"He's alive! He's really alive!"

"My god! This is simply miraculous!"

"Four needles brought someone back from the brink of death? What kind of divine medical skill is this?"

"I thought that child was beyond saving... just what does this young man do?"

...

The middle-aged doctor stood frozen in place as if someone had cast a binding spell on him.

How was it possible?

A person who was already dead could! Actually! Actually! Come back to life?

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

Science simply couldn't explain it...

He suddenly snapped out of it and began roaring at Ye Chen.

"I know now!"

"This was all arranged by you! Wasn't it?!"

He stepped forward, his eyes bulging and bloodshot.

"This child didn't die at all! It was an act! And then you pretended to save him!"

"Your goal was to attract attention! To become famous!"

He became more and more excited as he spoke, his voice growing louder and saliva flying everywhere.

"You are Bing Lan's boyfriend!"

"Who is Bing Lan? She was a top-tier star!"

"Even though she's left the industry, she still has her fame!"

"You're using her fame for hype, staging this 'bringing the dead back to life' drama just for traffic, aren't you?"

"Nowadays, isn't that what all those internet celebrities and bloggers do?"

"Find a shill, put on a show, then post it online to chase clout and gain followers!"

He suddenly turned around and shouted hoarsely at the onlookers.

"Think about it!"

"How could a normal person just happen to die the exact moment the countdown ended?"

"Isn't that too coincidental?"

"And! A person who is already dead can come back to life with just a few needles? Do you believe it? Do you?!"

"This is clearly a hoax! A meticulously planned publicity stunt!"