The gentleman looked at Gao Jianfei suspiciously, but he didn't express much objection. He immediately ordered his men to brew the 'medicine' as Gao Jianfei had instructed.
"Do we need to bring Mr. Thomson out?" the gentleman said somewhat displeased.
If you want treatment, you can do it in Mr. Thomson's room. Why bring him out?
"Please do as I say." Gao Jianfei used a rather authoritative attitude and gaze to suppress the dissatisfaction in the gentleman's eyes!
Soon, Mr. Thomson's hospital bed was carried out and placed on a lawn in the garden.
On the hospital bed, Mr. Thomson lay motionless, his chest rising and falling slightly, indicating that he was not dead. The moonlight bathed his serene face, giving it an eerie, cold hue.
The hundreds of doctors in the room held their breath, all wondering what Gao Jianfei was up to!
The TV reporters were ecstatic!
This live broadcast will not allow them to enter Mr. Thomson's hospital room to broadcast the entire process of Gao Jianfei's treatment of Mr. Thomson. Therefore, the viewership and appeal will be affected.
Now, to make matters worse, Gao Jianfei actually had the Americans bring out Mr. Thomson!
As a result, all the cameras were pointed at Thomson on his hospital bed!
Gao Jianfei walked straight over, stood in front of the hospital bed, and said to the reporters and doctors who wanted to get close, "Please step back, step back, keep a certain distance from me, and don't bother me."
Immediately, more than a dozen American officials and bodyguards set up a cordon, making the onlookers stand more than ten meters away!
"Damn it, what's this kid up to?" the old Chinese medicine doctor Tang Zude cursed angrily... "There's no way to treat illness in traditional Chinese medicine!"
"Mr. Tang, please don't be hasty. Let's see what tricks this kid is up to! In the field of traditional Chinese medicine, your Tang family has been experts for generations. If this kid uses traditional Chinese medicine to treat Mr. Thomson, every move he makes will be nothing more than showing off his limited skills in front of an authoritative expert like you. Wait a minute, won't you see what he's up to?"
Some foreign doctors privately discussed... "Could it be some kind of witchcraft?"
In short, Gao Jianfei's actions are shrouded in mystery!
Gao Jianfei glanced at the crowd of doctors, a slight smile playing on his lips... "You guys, just wait and see how I slap you in the face!"
Half an hour later, the American gentleman approached Gao Jianfei and whispered, "Sir, we have followed your instructions and mixed the wine with the herbs you provided, and boiled it for half an hour. Now, the water is boiling. What should we do next?"
"First, fill the bathtub with the 'medicinal liquid' you've prepared and carry it out." Gao Jianfei's playful expression was gone, replaced by a very serious and professional look.
The gentleman didn't say much. With a command, several American officials dismantled the bathtub in the villa's bathroom, filled it with "medicine," and carried it directly to Gao Jianfei's side.
The large bathtub was almost full of medicine. The medicine had just been boiled and was boiling vigorously, emitting white steam.
Every doctor present was confused about what Gao Jianfei was trying to do!
The TV presenters could only speculate as they addressed the live viewers, saying, "The treatment seems to have begun! Viewers, please keep your eyes glued to the screen! Perhaps this is a special religious ceremony, well, who knows?"
"What the hell? What is he up to?" The doctors were all shouting in their hearts, but they didn't say anything because they were stunned by Gao Jianfei's every move!
Gao Jianfei glanced at the moon in the sky, then walked over, gently took Mr. Thomson's wrist, felt his pulse, and smiled with satisfaction, "Hmm, it's about time!"
In fact, Gao Jianfei's reason for having the American side bring Mr. Thomson out for treatment in front of hundreds of people wasn't to show off. Rather, to truly cure Thomson's illness, he genuinely needed to bathe in the moonlight for a while!
The methods for treating internal injuries are extremely bizarre. Some bury the person in the ground, leaving only their head exposed. Others use fire or smoke to treat the wound!
It can be said that the medical skills for treating internal injuries are completely unheard of and unseen by the doctors in this modern society!
This is understandable, as Gao Jianfei's every move was unfamiliar and eerie to them!
"Alright, please take off all of Mr. Thomson's clothes and put him in the bathtub!" At this moment, Gao Jianfei suddenly looked up and said.
Chapter 266 Done!
Chapter 266 Done!
Mr. Thomson's villa!
garden!
The United States provided great convenience for Gao Jianfei's diagnosis and treatment!
Mr. Thomson, along with his hospital bed, had already been carried out. As per Gao Jianfei's request, the bathtub full of medicine had been prepared, boiling hot, steaming and hissing. High temperature.
The United States, it can be said, has been extremely kind to Gao Jianfei! They haven't neglected or deliberately made things difficult for him because of his youth.
However, Gao Jianfei has now made an outrageous demand! The US side has rejected this demand outright in a fit of rage!
Gao Jianfei demanded... that right now, while the medicine was still boiling hot, Mr. Thomson's clothes be stripped off completely, and then he be thrown directly into the bathtub!
This is downright murder!
The temperature of the "medicine" water in the bathtub doesn't need to be explained in detail. In short, if you throw a chicken, a duck, or even a dog in, it will be scalded to death! Then, you can easily pluck its feathers.
"Absurd!" The gentlemanly American official finally tore off his mask, revealing a vicious and furious expression. "Are you sure you're a doctor? You're nothing short of a murderer! A murderer!"
A dozen or so American bodyguards rushed over and surrounded Mr. Thomson's hospital bed, protecting him as if they were afraid that Gao Jianfei would cause trouble.
The medicine in the bathtub was still bubbling and steaming.
At this point, the doctors who had been watching began to verbally attack Gao Jianfei...
"I really thought he was a doctor, but it turns out he's a cult member!"
"He intends to kill Lord Thomson outright, doesn't he?"
"Such a high temperature, immersing someone directly in it? Has this kid's brain been kicked by a donkey?"
"I feel that all the doctors present today have been fooled by someone! This is simply a disgrace to the word 'medicine'!"
...
Not only did the doctors who had always disliked Gao Jianfei launch into a tirade of insults, but even the television hosts helplessly announced to the cameras, "Dear viewers, I think we've all been fooled! This is truly a farce! A farce! Alright, please don't leave your television sets or change the channel; let's continue watching this farce! I think everyone watching, like me, is eager to know how that guy will get out of this!"
Everything was extremely unfavorable for Gao Jianfei!
"Alright, that's enough! Bow down and apologize to us now, then get out! Your performance was utterly clumsy!" some doctors shouted.
"Show your sincerity! Repent! You villain! You liar!"
Gao Jianfei completely ignored the doctors, his gaze fixed on the American representative. "Listen," he said, "I can tell you clearly. Without timely treatment, Mr. Thomson will gradually become emaciated, his body will wither, his internal organs will rot, his bodily functions will atrophy, and he will stop breathing within a month." He paused, then continued, "I'm not exaggerating. If you still hope these doctors can save Mr. Thomson's life, then… please abandon that idea immediately! Mr. Thomson suffers from a rare and intractable disease, and its treatment naturally involves very special methods! Soaking him in boiling medicinal water will not actually pose any danger to his body! On the contrary, I've already said I'm 100% confident I can cure Mr. Thomson… Now, either wait a month and prepare a grand memorial service for Mr. Thomson, or let me try. There is no third option!"
The American official in charge, who could understand Chinese, frowned at Gao Jianfei's words, lost in thought… Numerous doctors had treated Mr. Thomson, but none had found a way to help. Furthermore, no doctor dared to assert that Mr. Thomson only had a month to live!
"You...you...are you really sure this is okay?" The person in charge raised a complicated look and looked at Gao Jianfei.
At the same time, Mayor Zuo Qing also looked directly at Gao Jianfei. Mayor Zuo Qing was trembling with fear. He knew that such scalding hot liquid could potentially kill someone instantly!
If someone dies as a result of medical malpractice, that's at most a medical accident, and you have to take responsibility, but it's not as serious as paying for murder with your life.
This is fundamentally different from scalding someone to death!
"Are you sure, miracle doctor?" Zuo Qing asked, emphasizing the importance of the question.
Gao Jianfei nodded firmly... "One hundred percent certain!"
A group of Americans began to gather and discuss in hushed tones.
At this moment, the doctors in the audience were completely enraged!
"Do you know what you're saying? Young man, you're completely insane!" Tang Zude, the famous traditional Chinese medicine doctor from China, roared. "I smell some Chinese herbs—Panax notoginseng, Angelica sinensis, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Scutellaria baicalensis, and Lithospermum erythrorhizon. Hmm, if I'm not mistaken, your decoction is just these few herbs, simmered with liquor. Am I right? There is indeed a method of soaking herbs in traditional Chinese medicine, but that method is very mysterious. At most, it can only treat some skin diseases and some simple blood disorders. To think you can cure Mr. Thomson's condition with a medicinal soaking method is utter nonsense! Kid, don't try to fool people with traditional Chinese medicine; you can't fool anyone!"
As he spoke, Tang Zude displayed a smug attitude, the unspoken message being: "I am a traditional Chinese medicine expert, you can't pretend to be a charlatan in front of me!"
Gao Jianfei smiled faintly. That medicinal soup was brewed by Gao Jianfei using 21 kinds of medicinal herbs. Tang Zude's ability to guess five of them by smell only proved that he had a tiny bit of knowledge about traditional Chinese medicine! What qualifications did he have to talk about medical principles in front of Gao Jianfei?
"Ha, this Teacher Tang, speaking of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it's a medical art that originated in the Warring States period, during the time of Hua Tuo and Bian Que. TCM has thousands of years of cultural accumulation, and the meridians and acupoints in the human body are extremely complex. Sometimes, even a lifetime of study won't fully understand a single meridian or a single acupoint! What authority do you have to speak so presumptuously about TCM?" Gao Jianfei sneered at Tang Zude. Then, he turned his attention to the many doctors below the stage… "I know that none of you here are convinced by me. Before, I made a bet with some of you, a mutual apology. And now, that bet is still valid! Moreover, you can increase the stakes at any time! Even… I can accept bets of life and death, it all depends on whether you dare to bet with me!"
Gamble with your life!
These words shocked all the doctors present!
When did they play this?
Gao Jianfei didn't care. He had tried all sorts of games that involved risking his life and limbs, so he spoke of it casually.
"Are you betting on us?" Tang Zude persisted. Just now, Gao Jianfei had openly questioned Tang Zude's expertise in traditional Chinese medicine, which had ignited a torrent of hatred in Tang Zude's heart. "Fine! Let's bet our lives! Today, you won't fool anyone here! I bet you're only in your early twenties at most. To put it bluntly, most of us here have eaten more salt than you've eaten rice. Do you think we're afraid of you? Fine! You want to bet your lives? How about it?"
As soon as Tang Zude spoke, he received enthusiastic responses and agreement from many doctors. No one was afraid of Gao Jianfei!
The foreign doctors, upon hearing the translator's voice, blushed and shouted that they were willing to take a gamble with Gao Jianfei, this cultist! They would personally send Gao Jianfei to the gallows! In their eyes, Gao Jianfei's attempt to scald Thomson to death was truly an outright evil religious act!
"A gamble with your life!"
"A gamble with your life!"
"A gamble with your life!"
...
The scene descended into chaos.
Gao Jianfei looked back and saw that the boiling water in the bathtub was still bubbling away, and the effects of the medicine could last for a long time.
The American government officials, upon hearing Gao Jianfei's willingness to gamble with his life, were actually quite supportive! They had already planned to take the gamble, as Gao Jianfei suggested, letting Mr. Thomson do the scalding, leaving the outcome to fate! However, if someone died, and Gao Jianfei was a Chinese citizen, and this was, after all, Chinese territory, retaliating against him and putting him to death wouldn't be so simple. Now that Gao Jianfei himself had proposed gambling with his life, it was exactly what they wanted!
Therefore, after discussing with Zuo Qing, the American officials immediately drafted some documents, with the American embassy and the mayor of D city acting as guarantors, to prove the seriousness of this life-or-death gamble. Although such documents and contracts did not have legal effect, they were still somewhat binding.
In a very short time, Gao Jianfei and hundreds of doctors at the scene signed a life-or-death agreement!
These doctors come from country Z, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia...
Every country!
They are all well-known medical experts in the country!
Now, they've all signed a life-or-death agreement with Gao Jianfei!
After finalizing the contract, Gao Jianfei smiled and said to the American representative, "Now, we should be able to proceed as I suggested, right?"
The American official nodded and instructed his subordinates, "Take off Mr. Thomson's clothes and put him in the bathtub!"
The American print journalists and television presenters in the audience were completely thrilled!
The situation has developed to this point, it's practically full of suspense and sensationalism...
"A life-or-death gamble! My God, dear viewers, they actually...gambled their lives! It's too bloody! But...uh, please don't change the channel, keep watching the whole story! Let's wait and see!" The host shouted like he was on steroids... "Oh! They stripped Mr. Thomson naked! Naked! Hmm? They directly...it's too cruel! They directly put Mr. Thomson into that scalding hot bathtub! Oh! What will happen next? God! It's terrifying!"
In the blink of an eye, Mr. Thomson was stripped naked and then slowly placed into the bathtub!
He was soaked in the scalding hot liquid!
"Hiss!" Gasps of astonishment rose and fell from the audience!
Even those American officials dared not look directly at that bathtub!
Even Zuo Qing didn't dare to go over and look!
Only Gao Jianfei remained beside the bathtub. His gaze was fixed intently on Mr. Thomson inside the tub!