23: This is not scientific.

Hangzhou.

In the evening, Zhang Xiujuan stood wearily at the bus stop.

While waiting for the bus, her gaze swept across the advertisement board on the bus stop sign, and the simple poster immediately caught her attention.

Against a laboratory background, a kind-faced elder stood beside a prominent slogan.

【longevity water, revitalize your body】

Spokesperson: Chen Guoyuan.

Below Chen Guoyuan was a series of heavyweight introductions.

Zhang Xiujuan's heart stirred, and she immediately thought of her son at home, making a final push for the college entrance exam.

“Endorsed by such an amazing scientist, it can’t be a scam, right?”

The last bus arrived, but she chose not to get on, and as if by some strange impulse, walked towards the pharmacy behind the stop, which had just put up a longevity water promotional poster.

When she asked the price, it was 30 yuan for a set, and it only contained two small vials.

“These two small bottles of water cost 30 yuan?”

The clerk habitually replied.

“Auntie, just buy it, you won’t find it in stock if you miss today.”

Zhang Xiujuan grumbled a few words to herself, but for her son, she still took out the money.

Back home, after dinner.

Xiao Jie habitually wanted to go into the study to do practice problems.

Zhang Xiujuan called her son, took out a vial of longevity water, carefully opened it, and mixed it into warm water.

“Xiao Jie, quickly drink this, they say it can replenish energy.”

Xiao Jie took the cup, his brows tightly furrowed.

“Mom, did you forget I had a 38-degree fever last week?”

Zhang Xiujuan hurriedly handed over the packaging.

“This time it’s different, this is endorsed by Academician Chen Guoyuan, the one who used to appear on TV often.”

“Chen Guoyuan?”

Xiao Jie naturally knew Chen Guoyuan, he was a top scientist written into textbooks.

In previous college entrance examination papers, questions revolving around Chen Guoyuan often appeared.

So he no longer hesitated, and tilted his head back, downing the water.

Study room.

Twenty minutes later.

Xiao Jie, who was doing practice problems, suddenly felt something unusual.

His brain became exceptionally relaxed, and the fatigue that had lasted all day gradually receded.

“Huh?”

When he re-examined the paper, he found that his problem-solving Ideas had also become remarkably clear.

“Mom, Dad, come in quickly.”

Zhang Xiujuan and her husband, Old Wang, entered the room upon hearing him, and after listening to their son’s description, both found it incredible.

“The effect is too amazing, and it only costs 30 yuan, what’s the difference from giving it away for free?”

“Things endorsed by great scientists are reliable, much better than those flashy celebrity advertisements.”

“Mom, do you still have this stuff?”

“The college entrance exam is in a few weeks, if I can maintain this state, I’m sure I can get into a key university.”

Xiao Jie’s words enlightened the couple.

They immediately disregarded rest and rode their electric scooter, visiting several nearby pharmacies.

After much searching, they finally managed to buy two more sets.

The next morning, when Zhang Xiujuan thought about stocking up on more sets, she found that all pharmacies had put up “sold out” signs.

Even the pre-orders on the official online flagship store were scheduled for after the end of the month.

It was then that Zhang Xiujuan realized the preciousness of the longevity water.

She frantically called her relatives for help, but the answer she received was always that it was unavailable.

Just as the family was looking worried, her husband, Old Wang, suddenly slapped his thigh.

“I remember now.”

“The production site for this longevity water is in the Magic City, and I have an old comrade-in-arms who settled in the Magic City after retiring from the army.”

Although they hadn't been in touch for almost five years, Old Wang still called with a hopeful attitude.

The call connected, a few pleasantries were exchanged, and Old Wang explained his family’s situation.

Upon hearing this, his comrade-in-arms immediately gave his assurance without a second thought.

“Old Wang, your son’s college entrance exam is a big deal, I’ll find a way to get you a few more sets.”

Magic City, Huashan Hospital.

8 PM.

The lights of the ENT specialist clinic were still on.

In the consultation room, Professor Liu Jianming saw off the last patient, wearily took off his glasses, and rubbed his bloodshot eyes hard.

Continuous high-intensity outpatient clinics were taking a toll on him, being close to sixty years old.

He pulled a small box with the Xinghai logo from his white coat pocket and took out a small blue bottle.

This was a small quota obtained through special internal hospital channels, but it was limited to expert physicians in critical positions.

Liu Jianming had been drinking it for several days, and the effects were indeed astonishing.

He broke open the bottle cap, poured the blue liquid into his thermos, shook it twice, and took two big sips of water.

Soon, he felt a sense of relaxation in his mind.

He leaned back in his chair, closing his eyes to rest during the lull between patients.

Just then, Liu Jianming noticed something was wrong.

He opened his eyes, turned his head, and his eyebrows furrowed.

It was too quiet, this wasn't scientific.

As an ENT specialist with over thirty years of experience, Liu Jianming suffered from severe neurogenic tinnitus.

He didn’t know when it started, but a constant cicada-like noise had been ringing in his ears year-round, day and night.

Especially when he was tired or in the dead of night, it would bother him so much that his sleep quality had always been terrible.

He knew this condition all too well.

Neurogenic tinnitus is known as an incurable cancer.

The problem is not in the ears themselves, but rather abnormal electrical discharge in the brain's auditory center or neural pathways, which falsely creates sounds, also known as brain tinnitus.

For the vast majority of patients, this is a life sentence.

Modern medicine can only temporarily alleviate symptoms and help patients adapt psychologically.

Countless patients have gone bankrupt seeking treatment, only to eventually learn to endure the never-ending background noise in despair.

Liu Jianming himself was the best example; besides habit and adaptation, there was no other way.

But now, the sharp cicada-like ringing that had bothered him for over thirty years and become a part of his life had actually weakened.

Although the difference was not great, Liu Jianming, who had grown accustomed to the same frequency, could clearly distinguish it.

Liu Jianming froze in his chair, feeling it carefully again.

Several minutes passed, and the noise level in his ears remained at a reduced state, seemingly even lower than before.

“longevity water!”

As a doctor, he immediately drew a conclusion.

Could longevity water also act on the nervous system and repair abnormal electrical discharges?

This discovery was nothing short of a nuclear explosion for a top ENT specialist.

He quickly sat upright and swiftly pulled up the medical records of several patients suffering from neurogenic tinnitus on his computer.

These patients had tried almost all conventional therapies, but the results were not very ideal.

Liu Jianming suppressed his inner excitement and called them one by one.

“Is this Ms. Li? I’m Liu Jianming, head of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at Huashan Hospital. You must come to the hospital tomorrow.”

“Mr. Wang, can you come tomorrow morning?”

...The next day.

Ten patients arrived at Huashan Hospital with anxious hearts.

Liu Jianming gave a brief explanation of the situation and obtained the patients’ consent.

He distributed the longevity water allocated to him by the hospital to the ten individuals for consumption and conducted strict comparative observations.

The results were astonishing!

All neurogenic tinnitus patients who took the longevity water experienced varying degrees of reduction in tinnitus loudness within two hours.

Some patients with mild symptoms even reported experiencing a tranquility they had never known for years; although it was still ringing, it was negligible.

The news spread like wildfire within the hospital, first reaching related departments such as the Department of Neurology and Psychiatry.

“Old Liu, you’re saying longevity water is effective for neurogenic tinnitus?”

“Director Liu, we need detailed data!”

“My goodness, if this is true, this will be a milestone in the field of tinnitus treatment!”

Soon, this news reached the hospital leadership.

The president personally sought out Liu Jianming, and after understanding the situation, immediately decided to personally visit Xinghai Biotechnology to secure a supply channel for clinical cooperation experiments for Huashan Hospital.