Chapter 72 The Life-taking Divine Needle
His movements were not as fast as Derrick's, nor were they slow, just a normal speed, looking not particularly familiar. Derrick looked at James's movements and immediately sneered, thinking even more that James was just a layman who didn't understand medicine, let alone acupuncture.
Carlos was sweating, staring closely at James, afraid that James might make a mistake.
The elderly man's family members also had their hearts in their throats, extremely nervous. They all regretted coming to this restaurant. If something happened to the old man, they would feel guilty for a lifetime.
To be honest, they didn't believe in James either. After all, even Derrick from HC Medical Center couldn't cure it. How could James, who wasn't even a doctor, do any better?
But in this situation, they had no choice but to take a chance. And there was another important reason: if something happened to the old man, they could blame James, not only for compensation but also to lessen their own guilt feeling.
James inserted the silver needle steadily into a certain acupoint on the old man's chest. Then, he quickly took out another silver needle and inserted it into the old man's neck, gently rotating it.
Strangely enough, after these two needles were inserted, the old man's originally pained expression eased significantly, his pale face regained some color, and his rapid breathing slowed down.
"Amazing, incredible!" Carlos clapped excitedly.
Two of the elderly man's family members couldn't bear to watch anymore. They sat aside, smoking. Hearing the commotion, one of them trembled, the cigarette falling on his pants, causing him to grimace in pain.
However, he didn't care and quickly ran over. Seeing the obvious improvement in the old man, he was stunned, then ecstatic.
If there was anyone in the room who didn't want James to heal the old man, it was Derrick. He had been waiting to see James fail, but now that he saw the old man improving, his expression darkened.
He snorted and said, "Don't get too cocky. I've tried this method before. With the patient's poor health and rare fiery symptoms, acupuncture is simply not effective."
Carlos couldn't hold back. He cursed, "Shut up! James warned you earlier that this old man was a special case, but you didn't believe him. You almost ruined the old man's health.
"Now that James has managed to alleviate it somewhat, how can you not be grateful? Instead, you dare to mock him?
"With your character, are you even a doctor with a clear conscience? I used to admire HC Medical Center so much!"
Upon hearing Derrick's cold words, the others' impression of him soured. Even the women who had been flirting with him frowned in disgust.
Derrick's face darkened even more in humiliation and anger.
He didn't bother to hide his emotions anymore and said coldly, "Hmph, just wait and see. This guy isn't even a doctor. He doesn't know anything, and yet he thinks he can cure diseases.
"Does he really think he's a savior? Let me tell you, the acupuncture techniques at our HC Medical Center are top-notch. If we can't cure a disease, no one else can...
"Ouch, who hit me?!"
Before Derrick could finish his sentence, he was forcefully struck on the back of his head. The pain made him grimace, and he turned around to see an elderly man with a youthful appearance standing behind him, glaring at him with a frosty expression.
Seeing this elderly man, Derrick immediately panicked. The anger on his face turned to fear. " Grandfather? How... how did you get here?" he asked, perplexed.
Indeed, this youthful-looking elderly man was Edwin from HC Medical Center and also Derrick's grandfather.
Someone announced, "This is Edwin! The legendary doctor from HC Medical Center!"
Another exclaimed, "Wow, it's really Edwin! The old man is saved now."
Somebody praised, "Edwin is the real genius doctor. He's almost ninety years old, but it looks like he's in his sixties. Amazing!"
Soon, people began to recognize him and exclaimed.
"You scoundrel, if I hadn't come, you would have tarnished the reputation of HC Medical Center!" Edwin scolded sternly, "Kneel!"
Derrick's legs went weak. It was clear that he genuinely feared Edwin. Subconsciously, he was about to kneel, but this was in public, with many people watching, including many attractive young ladies.
He nervously said, "Grandfather, I don't understand. I haven't done anything wrong!"
He clung to a glimmer of hope of being granted leniency.
Unexpectedly, Edwin became even angrier. He glared and said, "You dare not admit it?! I saw everything just now! How many times have I told you about medical ethics? You must have medical ethics. But you, after learning a little, became conceited and arrogant, almost causing a fatality! Kneel!"
Derrick was completely flustered. His face turned pale. He dared not disobey and immediately knelt in front of Edwin.
Edwin snorted, bypassed him, and looked at James. Seeing James inserting needles into the old man, he was stunned, his pupils contracting, his face showing astonishment. ‘This is...’ his thoughts were interrupted.
By now, James had already inserted nine needles into the old man's body, on his arms, thighs, chest, back, and neck, a sight that was quite shocking.
However, with these nine needles in place, the old man's complexion had returned to normal, his face no longer showing pain, looking much more comfortable.
"Doctor, I feel much better, thank you!" The old man, with a kind personality, expressed his gratitude to James.
James smiled and said, "Just wait a moment, there's one more needle to insert before you're fully healed."
The old man acknowledged, "Alright, thank you so much."
As James spoke, he took out the tenth silver needle. This needle was longer and thicker than the previous nine, about ten centimeters long, with a sharp tip that looked quite intimidating.
The old man was a bit scared and asked cautiously, "Doctor, this needle looks a bit long. Where are you going to insert it?"
James replied, "In your abdomen."
"Ah?" The old man immediately felt a bit scared. "Can we skip this one?" he asked, gingerly.
James chuckled, and assured him, "Don't worry, it won't be very painful. The previous nine needles were to remove the cold energy from your body. This last needle is to remove the heat energy."
"Alright then," the old man replied as he closed his eyes, and clasped his hands tightly, showing his fear.
Meanwhile, Edwin, standing nearby, looked even more surprised, even a bit excited. He couldn't help but approach James and ask, "Excuse me, are you using the “Life-taking Divine Needle”? What's your relationship with the legendary doctor Edward?"
James was taken aback. How did this old man know he was using the “Life-taking Divine Needle”? And how did he even know Miller Edward?
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