"I can treat him, but I can’t guarantee complete recovery! But at the very least I can eliminate some of the poison, so the person can hold on until we reach the hospital for emergency care. There’s a fifty percent chance!"
She didn’t make big claims because she wouldn’t put herself in danger.
The bodyguard of the Head of State, upon hearing the translator’s words, was already panicking. The person’s complexion had turned a sallow, pale yellow, their eyes sunken, an odd smell clinging to them; both individuals were unconscious, their faces deathly still.
Wasn’t this girl saying she could save them?
What are we waiting for!
A rapid succession of words spilled out, and the country’s officials didn’t need a translator to understand that the other party was urging them to hurry up and save lives. Their brows furrowed deeply, "Doctor Bai Xiao, we hope you can succeed."
If they didn’t act, public opinion wouldn’t spare them. To act was to be caught in a whirlpool.
They had no choice but to pin all their hopes on this girl, especially when the other doctors had yet to make any sense of the situation. She had already spoken so clearly and explicitly that her credibility had risen significantly.
Was there any other solution now?
The foreign Head of State’s bodyguards were on edge. Their responsibility was even greater as all the accompanying officials were present, but they couldn’t make decisions since some had fallen ill as well.
In any case, it was chaos.
"Everyone, don’t panic. The doctors are on their way, the medical equipment and doctors are all rushing here. Now, let’s give some space and allow Doctor Bai to do some basic treatment. Security officer, give her the acupuncture kit!"
At this point, it was a case of trying anything in the face of death.
The bottom line was that no one could die and the nation’s dignity had to be preserved.
The bodyguards were in a tricky position; they had just confiscated some items and sent them outside for processing, fearing any potential hidden dangers.
They whispered into the ear of the Head of State whose face then changed color.
Was it really coming down to war?
This couldn’t be heaven wanting to destroy me.
"I have a set of silver needles for acupuncture in my backpack, but it’s in our school’s car," Zhang Zhaoyuan spoke up.
"Then go get it quickly, hurry, drive him there. Don’t waste a single minute," the leader commanded, needing to make the impossible possible.
Five minutes later, Zhang Zhaoyuan almost collapsed and vomited by the roadside as soon as he got off the car. The bodyguard had really treated this as a matter of life and death, driving recklessly as though his life didn’t matter. Being just an ordinary student, he suffered from nothing but motion sickness.
The acupuncture kit, after thorough inspection, was delivered to Bai Xiao’s hands.
There was also disinfectant and cotton balls.
Bai Xiao began her work calmly, using an alcohol-soaked cotton ball to sterilize the skin of the Head of State’s wife. She didn’t start with disinfecting the foreign Head of State because, in a situation as critical as this, women, being the more vulnerable, should receive assistance first. This wasn’t about the rule of international law.
The silver needle went in.
Bai Xiao focused and began using her special ability.
This time, she felt something different! This wasn’t a disease; it was a toxin, something distinct from an illness. Somehow, this toxin made her feel different; her ability could only contain it, not expel it. There even seemed to be a slight resistance as if her special ability couldn’t completely annihilate it.
Bai Xiao had never encountered such a situation before! Even in her previous life, she hadn’t, and her ability was healing, yet there was a time when it met its match.
It seemed viruses had evolved so rapidly that even her special ability was straining.
Adding a third needle, Bai Xiao finally broke through the toxin’s defenses. With one breach came the second, then the third...
At last, Bai Xiao’s special ability began to compress the circle of containment, and all the toxins started retreating, gradually vanishing.
Sweat had formed on Bai Xiao’s forehead, and a chill she hadn’t felt in a long time began to rise quietly within her.
Bai Xiao gave a bitter smile. Just the first person was already such a challenge; if there were more to come, it seemed she might repeat a past failure.