72: Sterile operating room

The sudden baldness caught all the netizens off guard.

"She used to be so pretty, why did she go bald?"

"Typical female programmer, it's normal."

"Stop joking, what company would hire a female programmer these days? That's ridiculous!"

"So, are there really ghosts in this world?"

"Oh no, I'm getting goosebumps. I feel so scared right now."

When Qin Jiang saw that Lü Fang had no hair on her head, he was also quite shocked.

"Is your hair loss problem that severe?"

Lü Fang excitedly said, "Dr. Qin, I've never had this hair loss problem before! You can ask my husband, ask my parents, they all know."

Lü Fang's husband, Tang Ping, nodded.

"That's true, my wife used to be very healthy."

"It's just that lately, I don't know what happened, her health has gotten worse and worse, and her hair has been falling out in handfuls."

"Her hair loss is very exaggerated; when she wakes up in the morning, she pulls out a large handful, it's terrifying."

Qin Jiang looked at Tang Ping.

"Then have you heard any sounds of grinding knives recently?"

Tang Ping shook his head.

"I haven't heard the sound of grinding knives, but I have indeed seen a ghostly figure... And sometimes when we wake up in our house, some things will have been moved."

"For example, a water glass that was clearly in the cupboard the night before, was on the dining table the next morning, and it had been used, with water stains."

After a moment of silence, Qin Jiang asked,

"Since that's the case, why did you first think of finding a doctor instead of inviting a Daoist priest?"

Tang Ping gave a bitter smile. "We already invited a Daoist priest to our house; it cost tens of thousands, and he changed the furniture placement and performed rituals with us, but it was completely useless."

"We also saw Dr. Qin, you helped that Little Girl find the root of her illness before, so we came to try our luck."

Qin Jiang understood; this family was treating him like a witch doctor.

Not only can he cure illnesses, but he can also solve Feng Shui problems, right?

Liu Yan's eyes lit up, and she immediately used her computer to change the subtitle of the live broadcast room:

"Midnight Ghost Shaving: Delusion or Reality?"

Even the photographer couldn't help but give Liu Yan a thumbs up.

Very good, it has the feel of walking out of science.

Seeing Lü Fang's condition worsen, Qin Jiang said directly, "You haven't encountered a ghost; you've been poisoned."

"Poisoned?"

Lü Fang shook her head repeatedly.

"Impossible, I always cook and eat at home, I never order takeout, how could I be poisoned?"

Qin Jiang patiently explained:

"Abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, and also auditory and visual hallucinations—these are all symptoms of poisoning."

"Of course, the most direct evidence is that your liver and kidney functions have been severely damaged. If it progresses further, it will be liver and kidney failure."

"The reason you're losing hair is also due to the poisoning."

Qin Jiang asked, "What do you do for work?"

"An accountant."

"Where are you an accountant?" Qin Jiang pressed.

"An accountant at Jin City Chemical Plant. All the accounts for our factory are under my management."

Qin Jiang immediately understood when he heard that.

He pointed to the QR code on the table.

"Alright, scan the code to pay. It's 28,000 in total. I'll go inside to prepare your medicine."

The family of five had all seen Qin Jiang's videos before, so they knew his rule of paying first and then getting the medicine.

As soon as Qin Jiang walked into the pharmacy to prepare the medicine, he heard the system's prompt in his mind. Ding.

Ding.

"[Host detected speaking frankly to the patient, revealing the patient's hidden illness, greatly assisting the patient. Task complete]"

"[Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: Sterile Operating Room]"

As soon as the system prompt ended, an antique-looking door suddenly appeared on the north wall of the pharmacy.

Qin Jiang was stunned.

Damn, is the system that awesome?

It can even directly give a sterile operating room?

With curiosity, Qin Jiang walked over and opened the door.

Originally, behind this wall should have been the backyard, but now, after opening the door, it had become a fully automatic, high-tech sterile operating room!

Changing room, sterilization room, medicine room, operating room...

All equipment was readily available.

What surprised Qin Jiang the most was that this operating room was even equipped with four robotic arms hanging from the ceiling.

According to the system's introduction, these four robotic arms were to assist him in surgery.

This meant that tasks like handing scissors, handing medicine, wiping sweat, assisting with suturing, and reporting vital signs could all be completed by the robotic arms?

Qin Jiang was extremely excited.

The reason traditional Chinese medicine hasn't developed much now is because it's not good at surgery, and even if there are records, they are only a few words.

Traditional Chinese medicine mainly focuses on herbal decoctions for conditioning and does not advocate cutting into people's bodies because it can damage meridians and affect the person's future life.

But for some more urgent injuries, surgery is the only option; you can't rely on drinking Chinese medicine to solve them, right?

Historically, there were also traditional Chinese medicine practitioners who attempted surgery, such as Hua Tuo.

He was like a god-like existence, daring to operate on people with just one dose of anesthesia powder.

Of course, his end was also tragic.

"Very good, from now on I can also perform surgeries for people."

Qin Jiang carried the prepared medicine, walked out of the pharmacy, and handed it to Lü Fang.

"Here are ten small paper packets in total. You drink one packet every day, with a twelve-hour interval between each packet."

Lü Fang quickly thanked him but still asked,

"Dr. Qin, so what kind of poison was I ultimately poisoned with?"

"Thallium poisoning."

Upon hearing it was thallium poisoning, Lü Fang's face turned extremely pale.

"How is that possible? Thallium is a controlled substance; how could I be poisoned with something like that?"

Lü Fang couldn't understand.

If it were pesticide residue poisoning from fruits and vegetables, she could understand that.

But thallium poisoning, that's a much higher difficulty.

Qin Jiang smiled slightly.

"Whether it's a controlled substance or not, if someone wants to get it, it's still very easy, wouldn't you agree?"

Lü Fang immediately reacted.

She looked at Qin Jiang with burning eyes.

"Dr. Qin, do you mean someone deliberately tried to poison me?"

Qin Jiang nodded.

"Didn't you say you're an accountant at a chemical plant? It shouldn't be too difficult for your factory to get thallium, right?"

"Someone who can get this stuff and wants to kill you, I think it should be very easy to pinpoint the suspect, right?"

Lü Fang felt as if she had been struck by lightning.

"I understand, everything is clear now."

"It must be that scoundrel Li Fugui who wants to harm me!"

Tang Ping quickly reminded her from the side, "Wife, we're on live broadcast. Some things shouldn't be said carelessly."

"How am I speaking carelessly? Li Fugui asked me to falsify accounts for the factory before, and I refused. It must be him who wants to harm me!"

"I'm calling the police right now; I absolutely can't let him get away!"

Lü Fang angrily took out her phone to call the police.

Qin Jiang sighed; the person who administered the poison was too vicious.

Thallium poisoning causes severe damage to a person's nerves. Not only can it cause paralysis, but it can also cause irreversible damage to a person's intellect, easily turning a genius into someone with intellectual disability.

But what's even more terrifying is that...

Thallium is a controlled substance and very difficult to obtain.

Since the other party could use such a thing to poison Lü Fang, it means they are not someone Lü Fang's ordinary family can easily deal with.

Lü Fang went aside to call the police. Tang Ping said to Qin Jiang, "Dr. Qin, please take a look at my father. He keeps saying he feels dizzy and uncomfortable, and his breath smells bad."

Qin Jiang nodded, motioning for the old man standing there to come and sit down.