Although Director Zhao's skills may not be comparable to those of experts in provincial-level hospitals, he is still a chief physician. However, this chief physician, who was just arrogant, is now listening to Zhou Ziwei's guidance with the utmost respect, like a primary school student. So, what level of achievement will Zhou Ziwei reach in the field of medicine?
At this moment, Liu Xiaofei suddenly remembered that Zhou Ziwei seemed to have said that he had a way to cure Liu Xiaofei's eyes. At the time, he thought that Zhou Ziwei had ulterior motives towards his daughter and did not believe it at all.
Afterwards, he consulted the doctor and even called a familiar ophthalmologist to inquire. He learned that once the retina is ruptured, there is basically no possibility of repair. Moreover, retinal transplantation technology is still in the research stage even in medically advanced countries. While Liu Haiyang was heartbroken, he became even more skeptical that Zhou Ziwei really had the ability to cure Liu Xiaofei.
But now, when he realized that Zhou Ziwei was not as useless as he had imagined, and that he might indeed have made considerable achievements in the field of medicine... his heart finally began to waver.
Soon, Zhou Ziwei had helped Director Zhao draft a new treatment plan for Liu Xiaofei and explained the rationale behind it to Director Zhao in detail, which made Director Zhao nod repeatedly in admiration.
At this point, Director Zhao became even more curious about Zhou Ziwei's identity. Regardless of whether Zhou Ziwei was a college graduate working in the medical field, given his age, he would generally be at most an intern at this stage. However, judging from Zhou Ziwei's speech and the knowledge he displayed, he seemed like a veteran doctor who had been practicing medicine for most of his life and was also exceptionally proficient and experienced in pharmacy.
When Director Zhao initially said he wanted to discuss Liu Xiaofei's treatment plan with Zhou Ziwei, he was just going through the motions. After all, although Zhou Ziwei had said he wouldn't pursue the matter, the fault was ultimately his, and he was still unsure of himself. He simply wanted to flatter Zhou Ziwei and ease the tension between them.
However, after the two exchanged a few words, Director Zhao was completely impressed by the knowledge that Zhou Ziwei had demonstrated.
Even after discussing Liu Xiaofei's treatment plan, Director Zhao was still somewhat unsatisfied and simply poured out all the difficult cases he had encountered over the years and the problems he had faced in medical research, and continued to consult Zhou Ziwei.
Seeing Director Zhao's sincere desire to learn, Zhou Ziwei felt embarrassed to refuse. So he picked out some key points and talked to Director Zhao. Every word he said was like a revelation to Director Zhao. Suddenly, problems that he had thought about for a long time and consulted countless materials to solve were suddenly solved with just a few words from Zhou Ziwei. Director Zhao was so happy that he scratched his head and was extremely excited.
Liu Haiyang listened for a long time, feeling that the two were getting more and more profound in their conversation. He didn't know when they would finish talking like this. After waiting for a while, he finally couldn't hold back any longer. He walked up to Zhou Ziwei, grabbed his shoulder, and said loudly, "Mr. Zhou... I think... I should apologize to you for my previous attitude. Also... I want to ask you again, you said you could cure Xiaofei's eyes and repair her retina, is that... really true?"
Zhou Ziwei was overjoyed upon hearing this. The reason he was teaching Director Zhao like a primary school student wasn't because he was bored. In fact, he saw that Director Zhao was genuinely seeking knowledge, but that was only part of the reason. The main reason was that he was doing this specifically to show Liu Haiyang, so that Liu Haiyang would have some confidence in his medical skills. Otherwise, although he was confident that he could cure Liu Xiaofei, if Liu Haiyang kept causing trouble and wouldn't let him be alone with Liu Xiaofei, then he would be helpless.
After all, repairing the retina is quite complex and difficult. Even if he used his special ability to do it, it would not be a matter of doing it overnight. Moreover, he could not be disturbed in any way during the process. Therefore, it was essential to obtain Liu Haiyang's consent in advance.
Now that Liu Haiyang had finally asked the question, his goal was achieved. Just as he was about to answer, Director Zhao glared at him, snorted, and said, "It seems that the technology for repairing the retina hasn't been developed yet, has it? Sir, don't daydream. Although Mr. Zhou's achievements in medicine are extraordinary, it's absolutely impossible for him to have mastered such cutting-edge technology. If Mr. Zhou could really do it, he would have been qualified to receive the Nobel Prize in Medicine long ago!"
Volume 1, Rebirth of a Prodigy, Chapter 136: Cutting Oneself
Liu Haiyang had already learned from his acquaintance how slim the chances were of curing this corneal rupture. Therefore, although he now believed that Zhou Ziwei was indeed exceptionally knowledgeable, he had no idea whether Zhou Ziwei could really cure his daughter. When he heard Director Zhao's words, it was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his heart, and he immediately became disheartened.
But remembering what Zhou Ziwei had said, Liu Haiyang still asked somewhat unwillingly, "But... Mr. Zhou, you said you had a way... You wouldn't have lied to me, would you?"
Zhou Ziwei chuckled wryly and touched his nose, saying, "Of course I didn't lie to Uncle Liu. There is indeed a method, but..."
Zhou Ziwei paused deliberately, glancing at the tense Liu Haiyang and the nonchalant Director Zhao before continuing, "However, I'm not talking about conventional medical methods, but a kind of traditional Chinese massage technique similar to Qigong. While this technique is quite effective for treating common injuries, whether it can be used to treat retinal tears... is still unknown. And I must state in advance that even if this method is indeed feasible, I'm not very confident I can cure Officer Liu; at most... at most, there's only a 10% to 20% chance."
Upon hearing Zhou Ziwei's words, both Liu Haiyang and Director Zhao couldn't help but show expressions of doubt.
After all, the idea of using qigong to cure diseases was very popular more than a decade ago. However, after several fake qigong masters were exposed for swindling people out of money, very few people believe in it now.
These days, anyone who publicly claims to know qigong or something similar will likely be seen as a fraud.
At this moment, Zhou Ziwei was in a similar situation. Director Zhao, who had initially been quite convinced of Zhou Ziwei's abilities, immediately looked at him differently. After holding back for a few moments, he couldn't help but snort and said, "Mr. Zhou, I, Zhao, sincerely admire your knowledge in medicine, but this Qigong... and so-called traditional Chinese massage... these have all been proven to be pseudoscience. I don't believe that someone with Mr. Zhou's knowledge would actually believe in these far-fetched theories... I hope Mr. Zhou will refrain from mentioning such things again, lest your image in my mind be completely ruined!"
Director Zhao was a staunch believer in Western medicine. He had even studied abroad for two years in his early years, and his admiration for Western medicine was deeply ingrained. He usually looked down on traditional Chinese medicine, let alone qigong. That's why he reacted so differently after hearing Zhou Ziwei say those things.
Liu Haiyang was different from Director Zhao. He had a relatively positive view of traditional Chinese medicine, but he didn't believe in qigong at all. When he heard that Zhou Ziwei was going to use some kind of "qigong" on his daughter and even massage her, he couldn't help but doubt Zhou Ziwei's motives again.
If it were just a minor ailment in the muscles and bones, massage might be a reasonable treatment. But Liu Xiaofei has a retinal tear… How can you massage a retina? Is Zhou Ziwei going to press his hands directly onto Liu Xiaofei's eyeballs? Or… is Zhou Ziwei trying to use this opportunity to massage some other part of his daughter's body…?
Zhou Ziwei had already guessed that the two would react this way, and the main reason he brought up the gimmick of qigong massage was to divert other people's attention.
After all, a retinal tear is no ordinary ailment; it could even be called a global medical challenge. If Zhou Ziwei had simply cured it with a casual touch, he wouldn't have gotten into any trouble. At most, he would have achieved fame and recognition, attracting the attention of the global medical community. Then, various medical institutions, both domestic and international, would have come to him to consult or exchange ideas on this medical technique for treating retinal tears.
Putting aside whether Zhou Ziwei would be driven crazy by this, firstly, his ability to cure diseases cannot be made public, so there is no way to explain it to anyone.
So Zhou Ziwei simply fabricated a qigong. After all, although qigong is also a mysterious thing for ordinary people, it is still easier for people to accept than superpowers.
With the guise of Qigong, any institutions or individuals who want to obtain this medical technology from him can stop. Even if there are persistent people who insist on being taught by Zhou Ziwei, he can easily make up a so-called "beginner's guide" to Qigong for them to practice. If they fail to learn it, it's because they lack the aptitude, and it has nothing to do with him, Zhou Ziwei.
However, he had already used this as a pretext, but it seemed that if he couldn't convince these two people, Zhou Ziwei probably wouldn't have a chance to treat Liu Xiaofei. So... after hesitating for a moment, Zhou Ziwei decided to show off his amazing abilities a little bit and shock these two people first.
Anyway, he's already said it... it's qigong, so he's not afraid of people trying to associate it with superpowers.
So Zhou Ziwei pretended to be troubled and frowned, saying, "You don't believe me, do you...? Well then! I have a way to make you believe me, but... Director Zhao, could we find a quieter place? There seem to be too many people here."
Director Zhao looked up at the other three doctors on duty who were watching the commotion from the sidelines, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Alright! Come with me to the lab for a moment."
This Director Zhao is not only the chief physician of the ENT department, but also holds a very high position in this hospital. He owns his own laboratory in the hospital. Although the facilities in the laboratory are not very advanced, they are still quite rare in a county-level city like this.
"Alright... Now that there's no one else here, Mr. Zhou, how would you like to demonstrate your amazing qigong?" After leading the two to his laboratory, Director Zhao immediately looked at Zhou Ziwei with an air of anticipation, saying, "If you're going to perform something like breaking a boulder on your chest, I don't have any props here!"
Zhou Ziwei seemed oblivious to Director Zhao's sarcasm. He simply opened the laboratory's sterilization cabinet, took out a sterilized scalpel, smiled slightly, and said, "If you want to see if my Qigong massage technique is truly effective, then the only way is through practice. The method is simple: if any of you don't believe me, you can make a cut on your own body, and then I will treat you with my Qigong massage technique. If I can't make your wound heal quickly and effectively, then you can all consider me a fraud. If I can truly cure it… I only hope Uncle Liu can give me a chance to treat Officer Liu… I said… I owe her, so I must repay her!"
Zhou Ziwei's words were actually directed at Liu Haiyang alone. As for whether Director Zhao believed in Qigong or not, he naturally didn't care.
Liu Xiaofei cried until she went blind because of him, so he felt that even if he couldn't give Liu Xiaofei any promise, he at least had an obligation to cure her eyes.
If he wants to treat Liu Xiaofei, he has to get past Liu Haiyang first, which is the purpose he has gone to such great lengths to achieve.
Although Director Zhao did not believe in traditional Chinese medicine or qigong, he was very convinced of Zhou Ziwei's medical skills. Seeing Zhou Ziwei speaking with such confidence, he couldn't help but waver slightly and wanted to conduct an experiment on his own body to see if the qigong massage that Zhou Ziwei talked about was really that magical.
It's just cutting yourself, right? It's not like you'll lose a piece of flesh. At most, you'll just lose a little blood. Director Zhao sometimes gets so obsessed with his medical research that he'd even want to cut off his own organs for biopsies. So, enduring a little pain is nothing to him.
Before Director Zhao could even volunteer, Liu Haiyang had already eagerly rolled up his sleeves and said, "I'll do it! I hope you're not lying to me... Even if you are, it doesn't matter. Being able to see a person's true nature through this... it's worth getting stabbed!"
Liu Haiyang had thought it through clearly. Since Zhou Ziwei dared to propose using this method to prove that his qigong massage was real, he must be very confident. Otherwise, Zhou Ziwei would not have humiliated himself.
This gave Liu Haiyang a sliver of hope for his daughter's recovery, but he absolutely had to be the test subject; otherwise, he wouldn't feel at ease.
What if Director Zhao had colluded with Zhou Ziwei beforehand? Therefore, only by testing himself could he determine whether Zhou Ziwei was lying.
It wasn't that Liu Haiyang was inherently suspicious, but rather that his precious daughter was simply too beautiful. Back when Liu Xiaofei was in high school, countless boys in the school had come up with all sorts of despicable ideas to ruin her. It was only thanks to him, as her father, being a teacher at her school, that he kept a close eye on the people and things around his daughter, preventing her from suffering any harm.
Once Liu Xiaofei graduated and was admitted to the police academy, Liu Haiyang could no longer protect his daughter. However, since Liu Xiaofei was attending a police academy, which was not as chaotic as other universities, Liu Haiyang was still relatively at ease.
Now that his daughter is sick in the hospital again, Liu Haiyang is once again experiencing the same feeling he had when he protected her in every way back then. In addition, his beloved niece Liu Ni has said a lot of bad things about Zhou Ziwei, which makes him unable to help but think the worst of Zhou Ziwei. So even though he himself is increasingly appreciating Zhou Ziwei, his vigilance has not diminished at all.
He remembered that when Zhou Ziwei first offered to treat his daughter's illness, he said that to cure his daughter's eyes, Zhou Ziwei would have to stay in the room with his daughter for a whole night... Liu Haiyang didn't want to become some kind of cheap grandfather after that night!
After taking the scalpel from Zhou Ziwei, Liu Haiyang did not hesitate at all, and immediately made a sharp cut on his own arm.
Whether it was because Director Zhao's scalpel was too sharp, or because Liu Haiyang was worried that he couldn't tell if Zhou Ziwei's so-called qigong was really effective, his cut not only completely pierced through the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue of his arm, but even severed a third of the muscle fibers hidden under the skin. The huge wound was a full centimeter deep. The cut muscle and skin were immediately torn open to both sides due to the tension between the skin and the flesh, just like a monster suddenly opening its bloody maw, constantly spitting out bright red blood.
"Ah...you're crazy...you don't have to risk your life like this to do an experiment! Oh dear...you've severed a vein, do you even know what you're doing? If this cut severs your tendons too, you'll be crippled for life!"
Director Zhao never expected that this seemingly refined patient's family member could be so frightening when he got angry. He estimated that if he had used any more force, he might have cut off half of the arm! Seeing that blood was gushing from Liu Haiyang's arm, he immediately grabbed a bandage and tried to tie off the main artery in Liu Haiyang's arm to stop the bleeding.
However, Liu Haiyang completely ignored Director Zhao's good intentions. He pushed away the bandage Director Zhao had wrapped around his arm, his face cold, and presented his bloodied arm to Zhou Ziwei. Biting his lip tightly, he endured the intense pain and said in a trembling voice, "Mr. Zhou... if you really have the ability, then use your qigong to heal my wound. If you don't have that ability... and want to use other methods to heal me... then forget it, just let me bleed to death... then... when you want to do something to wrong my daughter in the future, just think about what I've done today!"
At this moment, Zhou Ziwei was truly moved by Liu Haiyang. What does "fatherly love as solid as a mountain" mean? Although his career may not be successful, and he is far from being smooth or discerning in his dealings with people, as a father... he is qualified! Zhou Ziwei had never seen a father who would pay such a price for his children.
Therefore, Zhou Ziwei's initial negative impression of Liu Haiyang gradually softened at this moment.
Zhou Ziwei didn't dare to waste any time. Although Liu Haiyang had only severed a vein and the rate of blood loss wasn't very fast, letting the blood flow like that would still kill him.
Without saying a word, Zhou Ziwei immediately stretched out both hands and pinched both ends of the huge wound on Liu Haiyang's arm. Then, with a little force, he forcibly pressed the two exposed muscles together. Only then did he concentrate his mind and quickly send a wisp of soul power out from his palms, maintaining that peculiar vibration frequency as it rapidly penetrated into Liu Haiyang's body.
Wherever this soul power went, it was like a continuous spring of life, giving Liu Haiyang's damaged cells ample stimulation so that they began to divide and regenerate rapidly. It also continuously devoured the blood and dead cells accumulated at the wound site, turning them into nutrients for the new cells.
Liu Haiyang stared silently at his wound, but because the wound was covered in blood, he couldn't see anything at all. However, he could clearly feel the pain in the wound gradually lessening under the gentle rubbing of Zhou Ziwei's hands, until it became completely numb. This was because Zhou Ziwei's soul power temporarily blocked the normal flow of Liu Haiyang's own weak soul power in the nervous system near the wound.
Since his nervous system was not functioning properly, Liu Haiyang naturally could not feel any pain.
Sensing this change, Liu Haiyang felt a renewed sense of hope, his eyes filled with longing. However, he didn't know whether it was because his wound had become numb from the pain or because Zhou Ziwei's "qigong massage" was effective. Therefore, he silently waited for the final result without uttering a word so as not to disturb Zhou Ziwei.
Zhou Ziwei's "massage" lasted for nearly ten minutes before finally stopping.
After letting go, Zhou Ziwei looked extremely exhausted. He turned and rinsed his blood-stained hands at the nearby sink before saying to the dazed Liu Haiyang, "Alright... I've healed your wounds. Take a look for yourself! See if I, Zhou Ziwei, am really just a liar spouting nonsense..."
Liu Haiyang stared blankly down at his arm, which was covered in sticky, scabbed blood, making it impossible to see anything.
So he quickly ran to the pool, turned on the tap, and stretched his arm over to wash it.
"Hey... what are you doing? You have an injury on your arm... you can't wash it directly with water right now, it will get infected!" Director Zhao didn't believe that Zhou Ziwei could really heal such a serious injury just by casually rubbing and massaging Liu Haiyang's arm a few times, so out of his duty as a doctor, he immediately gave him a kind reminder.
However, Liu Haiyang completely ignored Director Zhao's advice. Seeing that rinsing with water alone couldn't remove the dried bloodstains, he simply used his other hand to vigorously rub them.
"You've all gone mad...you've all gone mad!" Director Zhao muttered to himself, but he didn't come forward to stop them. He also wanted to see what tricks Zhou Ziwei was up to.
In any case, based on his experience as a doctor, even with stitches and the best care and medication, it would probably take two or three months for Liu Haiyang to fully recover from such a severe injury.
Zhou Ziwei only took less than ten minutes... how could he possibly have really healed that wound?
Volume 1, Rebirth of a Prodigy, Chapter 137: Amoeba
But when Liu Haiyang vigorously rubbed his arm a few times to completely wash away the scabs, Director Zhao was stunned.
Liu Haiyang's arm was completely smooth, without a trace of knife wound or even a single scar...
"No...this...how is this possible?"
Director Zhao let out a strange cry, and couldn't help but step forward and grab Liu Haiyang's arm. He lowered his head and examined it carefully for a long time. Then, he simply dragged Liu Haiyang to the front of the experimental table and put the injured part of Liu Haiyang under the high-powered microscope to look at it again and again, but still couldn't find any trace. This made him completely dumbfounded.
Turning around, he stared intently at Zhou Ziwei with the look of someone staring at a monster, stammering, "Impossible... This... Is this really the qigong you're talking about? Impossible... How could such a miraculous thing exist in the world... Impossible... Absolutely impossible... Even if you really healed his injury, but... but how come there wasn't even a single scar left... Impossible... I don't believe this is real. You must... have used some special technique. This... this is simply magic, isn't it?"
Zhou Ziwei ignored the director, who was already in a semi-mad state. He had no intention of making a name for himself in the medical field through this anyway. He didn't care whether others believed him or not, as long as Liu Haiyang believed him.
So Zhou Ziwei just stared at Liu Haiyang, waiting for his answer.
Liu Haiyang's performance was not much better than Director Zhao's. He did not question the authenticity of Zhou Ziwei's "qigong". After all, the wound was on his own body, and he had cut himself. Now his arm was intact, without any pain, and even his flexibility had been completely restored. None of this could be fake.
Therefore, Liu Haiyang now feels only excitement, joy, shame... and also boundless anticipation.
It's quite interesting to have so many emotions appearing in one person at the same time, so Liu Haiyang's current state is basically like that of a fool.
He just kept muttering to himself, "Xiao Fei is saved... Xiao Fei is saved... Thank God, Xiao Fei is finally saved..."
Then Liu Haiyang pounced on Zhou Ziwei like a madman, grabbing his arm tightly and pulling him out of the lab… “Let’s go… let’s go cure Xiaofei. I believe you can cure her… I believe… as long as you can cure her… I’ll agree to whatever you ask… uh… on the condition that you don’t bully my daughter…”
Zhou Ziwei, somewhat amused and exasperated, gently shook off Liu Haiyang's hand and said, "Uncle Liu... I will do my best to treat Officer Liu, but right now... I'm afraid it's not possible yet."
"Ah...why...why is it not okay now? Are you afraid of being disturbed...I promise that as long as you stay in Xiaofei's ward, no one will disturb you...Don't even mention one night...even if it's three days and three nights...I...I'll risk my old bones and guard the door to make sure no one gets in..." When Liu Haiyang didn't trust Zhou Ziwei, he would feel uneasy even if Zhou Ziwei and his daughter were alone for a minute. But now, after personally witnessing the wonders of Zhou Ziwei's "qigong massage," he couldn't wait to lock Zhou Ziwei and his daughter in the ward. He couldn't bear even a minute longer.
Zhou Ziwei gave a weak, bitter laugh and said, "Uncle Liu, can't you tell I look a bit weak right now? Hmm... you don't understand qigong, but you've probably read some martial arts novels, right? Qigong is like the internal energy in martial arts novels; it's quite effective for healing injuries. However... the energy expenditure during treatment is also astonishing. The wound on your arm was cut too deep, so... I just used up a lot of energy, which might even have put a strain on my body. Hmm... if I were to treat Officer Liu in this state today, I'm afraid there wouldn't even be a 50% chance of success. So... let's wait another day! I'll take good care of myself first. If I feel better tomorrow night, I'll come over immediately to treat Officer Liu. What do you think?"
In fact, although Zhou Ziwei did consume some soul power to treat Liu Haiyang's arm wound, this amount of consumption was not serious enough to cause any serious injury. The reason he made such a show of it was out of necessity.
After all, Liu Xiaofei went blind because of him, Zhou Ziwei, and he had an obligation to help Liu Xiaofei heal her eyes; this was something he was willing to do.
But if word gets out about what happened today, he might end up with people coming to him for treatment every day, which he can't afford.
Although doctors are said to have the heart of parents, even treating a small wound on someone's body requires him to expend his precious soul power. Zhou Ziwei is not so noble as to sacrifice himself for some unrelated people, so he deliberately pretends to be very weak after treating people's injuries, or even to the point of damaging his own health. This way, it will be easier for him to refuse others in the future.
Of course... if possible, Zhou Ziwei still hopes that these things won't get out. Keeping a low profile and making a fortune quietly is the best way!
Liu Haiyang had no idea what Zhou Ziwei was thinking. Upon hearing Zhou Ziwei's words, he was so regretful that he almost slapped himself twice. He hated himself for repeatedly doubting Zhou Ziwei's character and ability. If he hadn't been so suspicious, wouldn't he have been able to get Zhou Ziwei to treat his daughter right now?
Even if he wanted to try, why did he have to cut such a deep wound on himself? Now look what's happened... Zhou Ziwei might have endangered his own health in order to treat his injury. How can he feel at ease?