Chapter 32: I Can Teach You to Kill

After chatting with Deng Yinglan for a bit, Tang Xiao said, “Grandma, you keep busy, and remember to close up early. I’m going to the nursing home.”

“You’re going to the nursing home again?”

“Grandpa Gu asked me to go,” Tang Xiao replied honestly.

It was Gu Weiguo who had sent Tang Xiao there.

He had taught Tang Xiao everything he could about theoretical knowledge.

Tang Xiao had a strong memory and remembered it all.

What Tang Xiao lacked the most now was actually experience in treating patients.

The more patients he treated, the more he could improve his medical skills.

So Gu Weiguo suggested that Tang Xiao go to the nursing home to see more patients there.

Older people have their share of ailments; who doesn’t have some issues as they age?

Having Tang Xiao treat the elderly at the nursing home could enhance his medical skills.

Moreover, Tang Xiao thought that since Deng Yinglan was getting older, she would inevitably have some health problems in the future.

By treating more elderly patients, he would gain experience for when Deng Yinglan fell ill.

But Gu Weiguo also gave Tang Xiao one requirement: don’t let anyone die.

Tang Xiao certainly wouldn’t.

He was very cautious when treating patients, never overconfident and never taking dangerous risks.

Tang Xiao arrived at the nursing home and greeted the elderly residents.

“Grandma Chen, is your skin feeling better?”

“Grandpa Zhang, is your tooth still hurting? Try this medicine.”

“Grandpa Wang, this one helps with blood circulation.”

“Grandpa Zhu, at your age, you shouldn’t watch too many stimulating things; it’s not good for your heart. It doesn’t matter how strong you were when you were young.”

“You still say you don’t have any? The magazines under your pillow are sticking out…”

Tang Xiao had been here several times and was quite familiar with the people.

The elderly liked this enthusiastic young man, and Tang Xiao’s medical skills were quite good.

He really helped alleviate a lot of their pain.

This made them even more grateful to Tang Xiao.

Tang Xiao had been raised under the care of Deng Yinglan and Gu Weiguo, and he enjoyed interacting with the elderly.

At that moment, in the corner, there was a small old man in front of a bed.

The old man was short, had a face full of wrinkles, and not much hair.

He was sitting in a wheelchair.

A doctor was examining him.

Suddenly, the old man shouted, “Don’t touch me there, it hurts!”

Saying this, he knocked the instrument out of the doctor’s hand.

The doctor, clearly annoyed, said, “Grandpa Sun, you’re already in a wheelchair, can’t you be a bit more compliant?”

“What’s wrong with sitting in a wheelchair? It’s none of your business!” Grandpa Sun shouted back.

“Then just stay there! I quit!” The doctor could no longer tolerate the old man and resigned.

The old man simply replied, “Then get lost.”

The doctor angrily walked away.

The other elderly residents began to discuss among themselves.

“This Grandpa Sun has been here a week, and he’s still so temperamental. What a strange guy.”

“This is the sixth doctor he’s scared off. The doctors he’s found seem quite expensive.”

“He’s paralyzed and can’t be treated, so he’s in a bad mood. He acts like he’s suffered some great injustice.”

“Everyone who comes here is already at death’s door; can’t he learn to get along with others? So what if he’s paralyzed?”

“He’s really hard to deal with; let’s just keep our distance.”

This was Sun Sheng, who had just moved in a few days ago, and Tang Xiao hadn’t seen him before.

Tang Xiao observed Sun Sheng’s legs for a while, deep in thought.

Tang Xiao was currently in a learning phase and was very interested in all kinds of difficult and complicated illnesses.

He often made hypothetical scenarios: What if this illness appeared in Grandma one day? What if this illness appeared in me one day?

Tang Xiao stared at Sun Sheng, who also noticed him.

However, when he looked at Tang Xiao, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes: how could this young man…

Tang Xiao continued to observe Sun Sheng’s legs.

He felt he still hadn’t seen enough and actually stepped closer for a better look.

As he examined, he rested his chin on his hand, deep in thought.

Kind-hearted Grandma Zhang spoke up, “Tang Xiao, come over here, you can’t treat his illness. Don’t pay attention to that crazy old man.”

They all liked Tang Xiao, but they didn’t want to see him get scolded by this eccentric old man.

“It’s fine, I’m just looking. Grandma Zhang, you go ahead and do your thing; I’ll be okay.”

“Little brat! What are you staring at…”

Seeing Tang Xiao being so rude, Sun Sheng was about to lose his temper.

But Tang Xiao said, “Muscle fatigue and necrosis are compressing the nerves, leading to lower limb paralysis.”

Sun Sheng was stunned.

His face was filled with astonishment: “How did you know?”

Sun Sheng had been here for a few days.

He had heard that this young man, Tang Xiao, often came here to check on the elderly.

Sun Sheng was aware of how serious his condition was.

The doctor he had just scared away was quite renowned, yet it hadn’t helped.

He hadn’t thought for a moment that this young man could offer him any assistance.

But when Tang Xiao spoke, he actually named the illness.

“This disease has only twelve recorded cases in the world. Not many people know about it,” Tang Xiao continued.

Sun Sheng found it hard to believe: “I’ve traveled to dozens of countries and seen over a hundred famous doctors. It was only then that I confirmed it was this disease. You figured it out at a glance?”

“Just happened to have read about it in a book,” Tang Xiao modestly replied.

“Good! Young man, come sit here.” Sun Sheng surprisingly smiled and patted the bed.

Sun Sheng was unpredictable; it was hard to know what he was thinking.

Tang Xiao sat down.

The elderly residents were quite surprised.

Tang Xiao was impressive; he seemed to genuinely understand Sun Sheng’s illness.

This was the first time they had seen Sun Sheng be so polite to someone.

Seeing that Tang Xiao was fine, they didn’t intervene.

“Go on, keep talking,” Sun Sheng said.

“The onset of the illness was about three or four months ago; your leg muscles haven’t atrophied much yet. At first, you just couldn’t stand up, but starting this month, I estimate you’ve begun to experience incontinence.”

Tang Xiao stated matter-of-factly.

Sun Sheng widened his eyes: “You can tell all that?”

Tang Xiao nodded.

He had read extensively; although there were only twelve cases, he had happened to read about all of them.

Sun Sheng asked, “So… is there a cure for my illness?”

Tang Xiao shook his head: “I don’t know.”

This answer was completely unexpected for Sun Sheng.

“If it can be treated, it can be treated; if not, then it can’t. What do you mean you don’t know?”

“Before coming here, my grandfather advised me not to let anyone die,” Tang Xiao said calmly.

When Tang Xiao recognized the illness, he had already started thinking about treatment methods.

Theoretically, the acupuncture techniques taught to him by Gu Weiguo could really work!

But it required needling the most dangerous points; if it didn’t work, it could be fatal.

Theory is one thing, practice is another.

No one would dare gamble with their life.

After hearing Tang Xiao’s words, Sun Sheng was momentarily stunned, then burst out laughing: “Hahaha, interesting, interesting little brat.”

It was originally quite an offensive comment, but Sun Sheng laughed heartily.

“This illness is difficult to treat; if it’s not treated properly, it could kill you,” Tang Xiao said.

Tang Xiao’s curiosity was satisfied enough, and he was about to turn to leave when Sun Sheng spoke again: “Your name is… Tang Xiao, right? How about we make a deal?”

“You go ahead and say.”

This old man was quite strange, which piqued Tang Xiao’s curiosity.

“If you help me with my illness, I’ll teach you some skills. If it doesn’t work, it’s not your fault; if it does, I’ll give you something else.”

Sun Sheng looked at Tang Xiao with a playful expression.

Although his body was in a wheelchair, there was a hint of danger and peculiarity in his eyes.

Tang Xiao couldn’t see through Sun Sheng; he had never encountered someone like him before, but he was curious.

“What can you teach me?”

Sun Sheng replied nonchalantly: “I’ll teach you how to kill.”