Chapter 2424 - 2417: Questioned
"Alright, we allow you to use the Viral Drug, but it requires the consent of the patient and their family." Sun Siwen, after discussing with the three Ghost Doctors, reached this conclusion.
Joanna chose an elderly patient.
"This patient has a malignant tumor and, if my diagnosis is correct, has only a month left to live at most," Joanna said confidently.
Sun Siwen nodded, "That’s right. This patient has liver cancer, and it’s already in the late stage. Without a miracle, they only have a month to live."
The patient’s family was called in.
"Would you be willing to use the Viral Drug for treatment?" Sun Siwen asked the family.
"We are willing."
Of course, the family agreed; the patient wouldn’t live for more than a month anyway, so why not take the chance? Moreover, staying in the hospital meant high medical bills every day.
"Sir, are you willing?" Sun Siwen asked the elderly patient.
The elder struggled to speak but nodded.
The suffering from the disease had made the elder quietly want to give up treatment several times, as it was a terminal illness, and the treatment could only prolong life, causing pain and financial ruin for the family.
Now that there was a chance for a cure, the elder naturally wanted to try.
"Miss Joanna, please proceed with the treatment for the patient," Sun Siwen indicated Joanna could start the treatment after the family signed the consent form.
Joanna nodded and began injecting the serum.
Each of these two serums was worth millions of US Dollars, and if not for the competition, she wouldn’t have been willing to use them.
Of course, this doesn’t mean the drug will definitely cure cancer.
After all, it’s a virus, with many uncertainties.
Soon, the liquid was injected into the elder’s body.
Everyone was watching the elder’s changes.
As is well known, Western medicine takes effect quickly, and the Viral Drug is even faster.
A few minutes later, the elder’s complexion reddened and he groaned, his expression seemingly in pain.
"Miss Joanna, what’s happening?"
"No need to worry. It’s a normal reaction; the target cell virus is attacking the cancer cells," Joanna said calmly.
Twenty minutes later, the patient stopped groaning.
"Now, please take an X-ray of the patient."
"The tumor is gone!" the doctor in charge of the X-ray said excitedly.
"It’s incredible."
"Doctor Qiao, thank you for curing my father’s illness!" the patient’s family thanked Joanna.
Everyone applauded, as they witnessed a medical miracle.
Joanna finally felt the spotlight on her again.
"Has America’s medicine become this advanced? Even able to cure tumors," many experts were amazed at the result.
"Just luck." The four Ghost Doctors were quite calm.
After all, they knew how rare this Viral Drug was, and the success rate would definitely surpass thirty percent.
Joanna was really lucky.
After curing a patient with a difficulty of 10, Joanna’s ranking soared past Zhang Xi to the first place.
"It seems that Miss Joanna is sure to win the championship this time." Everyone speculated.
At this moment, there were ten minutes left in the competition, and Joanna’s score led the second place by a full 9 points! This means that unless Zhang Xi cured another 9-point patient, Joanna would remain tied.
Just when everyone thought Joanna would be the first, Zhang Xi made another move and cured a 9-point patient!
The scores of the two were tied.
The competition became exciting again, with cheers echoing continuously.
Joanna frowned; she still had a serum left but didn’t want to use it. First, the cost of the serum was too high, one unit was a million US Dollars. Second, the serum also carried significant risks. After all, the virus was hard to control, and if it mutated in the patient’s body, even the best doctor couldn’t save them.
Hence, it was a method of survival through desperate measures.
If the serum was used again, the likelihood of the patient dying would be greater than being cured. That’s why even though America developed such an advanced drug, it wasn’t widely promoted.
In fact, both units of Joanna’s serum were still experimental.
Just when everyone thought the championship would be decided between Joanna and Zhang Xi, the rankings on the display suddenly changed.
A name appeared on the screen, and every ten seconds, the score increased by ten points.
points.
points.
points.
...
Tenth place!
Ninth place!
Eighth place!
...
Third place!
Finally, the name steadily stopped at first place.
And that name, surprisingly, was Mi Xue!
"What’s going on? Is the score counter broken?" Many were puzzled.
The venue immediately became noisy.
The host quickly stepped forward.
"Please quiet down. The score counter isn’t broken. It’s just that Miss Mi Xue submitted all the patients she treated just now at once."
"This is unbelievable, curing all 9-point difficulty patients." Everyone was amazed.
Soon, the results were out: Mi Xue won individual first in the competition, and Imperial Capital First People’s Hospital won the overall score first place.
"This, this can’t be..." Joanna found it hard to accept the result.
"Wang Dadong, did I really win the championship?" When she heard the host announce her name, Mi Xue excitedly looked at Wang Dadong. Originally, she was just here to fill in, but she ended up winning the championship.
"Indeed," Wang Dadong said with a smile.
"Thank you!" Mi Xue suddenly stood on tiptoe and kissed Wang Dadong on the face in front of everyone. She knew she won the championship because Wang Dadong secretly helped her.
After all, with Mi Xue’s medical skills, it would be hard for her to cure even a 3-point patient.
The sudden score surge was because Mi Xue submitted the cured patients all at once.
"Now, please welcome the champion of this medical exchange competition, Mi Xue from the Imperial Capital First People’s Hospital, to come on stage and accept the trophy."
"The trophy shouldn’t be awarded to her; those patients weren’t treated by her!"
Just as Mi Xue was about to receive the trophy, a discordant voice rang out.
Everyone looked towards the voice and saw a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl walking over slowly.
About to receive the trophy, Mi Xue suddenly froze, her outstretched hand unsure of where to place.
Wang Dadong, who was clapping, changed his expression, looking at Zhang Xi with a strange gaze – how did this girl see through it?