Chapter 2423 - 2416: Viral Drug
Treating a disease is not the same as diagnosing one. A diagnosis that can be made in a second might take two or three days to treat.
So don’t be misled by a five-point patient, obtaining those five points is not easy at all.
The Divine Doctors nodded. No matter how impressive your previous performance was, it ultimately comes down to treating patients with real skill to prove your abilities.
This man, named Pang Zhonghua, is a sixty-something traditional Chinese medicine doctor. His earlier performances were considered excellent, but standing out from over 2,000 famous doctors around the world is no easy feat.
He treated a patient in just five minutes, which immediately increased the attention on this senior doctor.
"A master indeed, hiding in plain sight."
Soon, the screen displayed a second name.
NO.2: Joanna, 4 points.
Joanna, seeing the screen, finally allowed a smile to emerge on her face.
"Good job, Sister Anna! Take them all down!"
Joanna’s appearance on the ranking was a great joy for her assistant, Jack, who shouted at her immediately.
"This young girl is no simple character."
"I’ve read her profile; she’s a graduate of the prestigious Pandora Medical Academy in America, holding two doctoral degrees, and has won the Lasker International Medical Award."
"She’s definitely qualified to compete for the championship."
The judges softly discussed among themselves, ultimately focusing their attention on one person.
Mi Xue!
She was the most unpredictable person to them.
From the surface, this beauty, comparable in appearance to Joanna, seemed like a novice because her tension, unease, and panic during diagnosis were apparent.
But when they saw the results, the Four Ghost Doctors were shocked. In the previous observation and inquiry stages, she was the only one to achieve full marks.
This time, Mi Xue did not start treating patients but instead selected patients with Wang Dadong.
Fifteen minutes later, the rankings changed again.
First place remained Pang Zhonghua, 12 points.
Second place, Joanna, 11 points.
Third place, Zhou Guozhi, 6 points.
...
Tenth place, Li Meng, 2 points.
Neither Wang Dadong nor Mi Xue were on the list.
Joanna wiped the sweat from her forehead after treating another patient, glanced at the screen rankings, and felt her confidence surge. Her score closely followed the first place. For now, she was not in a hurry, since she still had her secret weapon to use, and it would surely help her surpass the first place.
Soon, half an hour passed, and Wang Dadong and Mi Xue seemed to be discussing something, still having not treated their first patient.
"Weren’t some people really amazing? Why aren’t they doing well now?" Jack mocked with a face full of scorn, seemingly forgetting that the final competition takes into account the overall score.
"Wang Dadong, if you can’t treat them, don’t mess things up. As long as you don’t cost us points, I alone can secure the championship." Joanna said coldly as Wang Dadong and Mi Xue hesitated to take action.
This final round of competition consumed a considerable amount of time because any medication requires time to take effect.
In the blink of an eye, four hours had passed, and the ranking board changed again.
The first place unexpectedly became a stranger’s name.
Zhang Xi, 45 points!
What was shocking was not that she suddenly shot to first place, but that she had only chosen five patients so far!
Five patients, all with a difficulty rating of 9, all successfully treated!
This was also a woman, but calling her a woman felt inappropriate because she seemed too young, even younger than Wang Dadong.
A girl not yet eighteen, suddenly becoming first place, naturally attracted much attention.
Especially Chen Bowen among the Four Ghost Doctors, whose expression turned incredibly surprised.
It was known that Mi Xue was formidable with Wang Dadong’s support, but this girl relied on her own skills.
"Old Chen, could it be you recognize her?" The other three Divine Doctors asked when they saw Chen Bowen’s expression turn strange.
Chen Bowen was stunned for a few seconds, then shook his head. "I don’t know her."
"Then why does Old Chen’s expression look so strange?"
𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺
"Because her treatment technique, didn’t you see something familiar?"
After half a minute, the three Divine Doctors exchanged bewildered glances. "Could it be that she’s an inheritor of that old fellow!"
Chen Bowen nodded, "I fear so. I didn’t expect that old fellow to still have an inheritor, it’s been more than a decade since I’ve seen him. I wonder how he is now."
"Alas, we let him down back then..."
"Let’s not talk about the past. If she can win the championship, it would resolve a longstanding regret of ours."
The Ghost Doctors shook their heads and sighed, their faces full of sorrow.
This sudden dark horse made Joanna a bit uneasy. This competition was limited to five hours, and now more than half the time had passed.
"Looks like I have to use my secret weapon." Joanna took out a small combination lockbox from her medical kit.
Entering a password and validating her fingerprint, the lockbox opened with a wisp of white mist wafting out.
This small lockbox was actually a mini freezer, containing two syringes. The syringes held a light blue liquid.
"Miss Joanna, what is this?" Joanna’s actions caught the attention of the Four Divine Doctors, and Sun Siwen approached.
Joanna took out one syringe and flicked the needle with her finger, saying, "This is America’s latest developed targeted cell virus."
"What! Are you actually using a virus to treat a disease?" Sun Siwen’s face drastically changed upon hearing this.
Joanna’s expression was very calm, she said softly, "Chairman Sun, surely you have heard of the method of using poison to cure poison, Chinese medicine also often uses toxic herbs for treatment."
"But the toxicity of herbs is controllable, while a virus is not. Once it mutates, the consequences will be unimaginable!" Sun Siwen said seriously.
"Chairman Sun, you needn’t worry. I’m well aware of your concerns, which is why I’ve chosen a patient with a difficulty rating of 10 for this task."
Difficulty rating 10 is essentially an incurable condition.
If she chose a terminal patient, Joanna’s method would not be out of the question for trying.
"Miss Joanna, you should think carefully. If you choose a patient with a difficulty rating of 10 and fail, your team will be deducted half their points, which means your represented hospital will lose 5 points," the host reminded.
"I’m aware of that." Joanna nodded.
With the competition nearing its end, scores were stabilizing, and no one was inclined to choose patients with greater difficulty. Most of the easier-to-treat patients had already been treated.
Unless absolutely necessary, Joanna did not want to use her secret weapon, because these syringes were not cheap and very difficult to acquire. If not for winning the Lasker International Medical Award, it would have been impossible for her to obtain America’s most advanced potion.