After a busy morning, what worried Lu Jing the most was still that elderly gentleman.
Unable to hold back, he went to ask the colleague who had conducted the internal medical examination for the old man:
"Dr. Li, how did Uncle Ge’s checkup turn out?"
After all, having spent more than a day and a night together, everyone had become familiar.
"Oh, Doctor Lu is referring to that eighty-year-old gentleman, right?"
There are quite a few families with the surname Ge in the village, at least a dozen or so.
"Yes, that’s the one."
Then he saw Dr. Li’s brow also furrow instantly, his face quite serious:
"Not very good. Just the routine tests for the three highs (hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and hyperglycemia) revealed numerous issues.
I suspect that the old man’s heart, lungs, as well as liver, probably also have problems, and serious ones at that, but to know the specifics, we’ll need to take x-rays or a CT scan."
"It does seem very serious then."
"Indeed, it all depends on what his family wants to do."
Plainly speaking, if he were to be sent to the hospital now for timely treatment, he might live several more years.
But if his condition continues to be neglected, then... it’s hard to say. He could pass away at any time.
For a moment, both of them fell silent.
Mainly because they didn’t know what to say, after all, neither of them was a family member and couldn’t make any decisions.
Just then, Doctor Wei suddenly came over from behind:
"Old Li, Xiao Lu, what are you two talking about?"
Lu Jing sighed and briefly recounted his recent conversation with Dr. Li, only to see Doctor Wei’s face fall immediately:
"In that case, why don’t we communicate with the family properly?" he suggested.
Although it’s likely the family won’t listen, wouldn’t everyone regret it later if we didn’t say something now?
Lu Jing and Dr. Li had no objections; after all, that was all they could do.
If Uncle Ge’s family really was struggling, they could still offer some charitable assistance.
Of course, the final decision would still be up to Uncle Ge’s family.
"Come on, let’s go. We’ve still got more to do this afternoon."
With a shout from Doctor Wei, Lu Jing and Dr. Li realized just how hungry they were.
The three of them picked up their things and made their way home.
At this moment, Captain Jiang’s car had just entered the village.
He couldn’t drive further into the village, so he had to temporarily park the car outside the village committee office on the dam.
After parking, he got out of the car, and with a ’bang’, closed the car door.
The people inside the house hurried out upon hearing the noise:
"Comrade, who are you looking for?" they asked.
Jiang Ye looked around and then recalled the voice that had first answered the phone last night; wasn’t it this very person?
The village chief was puzzled:
"Do you know me?" he asked again.
Jiang Ye then explained:
"It was me who called looking for Doctor Lu last night."
Upon hearing this, the village chief immediately understood:
"Oh, it’s you? Now I remember, your surname is Jiang, right?"
With the aura of Captain Jiang, it was clear he was no ordinary person.
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"Mr. Jiang, are you here to see Doctor Lu? Let me take you to her, they should be about done with their work now."
Although the place where Lu Jing and others were staying was not far from the current village committee office – accurately speaking, just across two or three households – it did require taking a detour and was not so easy to find.
To this offer, Jiang Ye did not refuse:
"Mr. Jiang, don’t be polite, it’s the least we can do."