Chinese Medicine: Starting with Daily Intelligence-Chapter 212: Watermelon Frost Ineffective?

Dean Sun returned to the District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

He had the office director issue a notice for a meeting that afternoon for all department directors and management-level doctors.

He wanted to share his joy.

At the same time, Dean Sun also called Li Xu and asked him to come over in the afternoon.

At three in the afternoon, the hospital's conference room was already filled with department directors.

Dean Sun sat at the head of the table, glancing at the door from time to time.

"Dean, it's time," the office director reminded him in a low voice.

Dean Sun checked his watch. "Let's wait a bit longer. Advisor Li isn't here yet."

A few soft coughs echoed in the conference room. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Gao Jiandong of the respiratory department curled his lip and whispered to Director Han from the pharmacy department beside him, "What an ego, making so many of us wait..."

Director Han just smiled and didn't reply.

Just then, the door was pushed open.

Li Xu walked in. "Sorry, I had a few patients at the clinic and just finished up."

A broad smile spread across Dean Sun's face. "No problem. I was the one who sent out the notice too late. Please, have a seat."

He pointed to a spot in the front row that he had specially saved.

Li Xu nodded to the various directors and sat down next to Guo Yu.

"Alright, let's begin the meeting." Dean Sun cleared his throat. "This morning, the city held its quarterly review meeting, and our hospital received multiple commendations."

He paused deliberately, looking around at everyone. "Our cure rate has increased by 27%, the mortality rate has dropped by 43%, and our patient satisfaction rate has jumped from tenth in the city to second."

A round of applause broke out in the conference room.

Although many people knew the hospital's cure rate had improved significantly in recent months, they hadn't expected the progress to be this great.

Dean Sun smiled and looked at Li Xu. "This is all thanks to the several miracle drugs developed by Advisor Li and the high-quality medicinal ingredients he sold us."

He recounted the details of the meeting, placing special emphasis on Director Zhu Dawei's praise for the medicines from Ding's Pharmaceutical Factory.

The conference room once again erupted in applause.

Even Gao Jiandong clapped of his own accord.

Before, he had been unconvinced, seeing how young Li Xu was.

But over the past few months, he had been won over by Li Xu's masterful medical skills.

What's more, not only was Li Xu a skilled doctor, but he could also develop new medicines.

He was a true all-rounder.

Take the Watermelon Frost, for example. Everyone knew the principle behind its creation.

But the Watermelon Frost that Li Xu made was simply better.

Just last week, a nurse in his department had specifically thanked him for introducing the Watermelon Frost, saying the nurses no longer had to deal with so many complaints from patients with canker sores every day.

"For this reason," Dean Sun said, picking up a document from the table that he had just signed that afternoon, "the hospital has decided to award Advisor Li ten thousand yuan. It's not a lot, but it represents our gratitude."

Li Xu was a bit surprised. He said modestly, "Thank you, Dean. I've only done something insignificant."

"Advisor Li, you're too modest," Guo Yu said, patting his shoulder. "Your True Martial Pill has had astonishing results treating edema patients in our internal medicine department. Several long-time patients have said they haven't felt this comfortable in over a decade."

Lü Ying eagerly interjected, "Advisor Li, when will you have time to come guide us in the gynecology department? There are a few special cases I'd like to consult with you about."

Li Xu replied, "How about during my clinic hours next week?"

As they were speaking, a young doctor hurried to the conference room door.

Not daring to enter, he just waved at Gao Jiandong.

Gao Jiandong got up and went out.

「A moment later.」

The meeting ended. Gao Jiandong returned and found Li Xu. "Advisor Li, there's a troublesome patient. I'm sorry to bother you, but could you please take a look?"

"What kind of patient? What's wrong?"

Li Xu asked as they walked.

Gao Jiandong said with frustration, "It's a patient from Japan. He came in the day before yesterday for a canker sore and specifically requested Watermelon Frost—and it had to be from Ding's Pharmaceutical Factory. I examined him and prescribed it, but he came back today causing a scene, saying that after two days of use, it hasn't gotten better and has actually gotten worse."

"What are the specific symptoms?" Li Xu was a little confused.

'Watermelon Frost is a surefire treatment for canker sores. It should have worked.'

"The ulcerated area has expanded, the pain has intensified, and he's developed a slight fever." Gao Jiandong looked worried. "The key thing is, this Japanese man is very agitated. I'm afraid that if we don't handle this well, it could turn into an international medical dispute, and that would be a huge problem..."

Li Xu comforted him, "Don't worry yet. Let's see the patient first."

The two walked through the corridor one after the other. Li Xu noticed that Gao Jiandong's steps were clearly a bit frantic.

He understood. His countrymen were often perfectly capable when dealing with domestic matters, but once a foreigner was involved, they would lose their composure.

It wasn't their fault; the relevant authorities just showed a very obvious bias.

Li Xu thought to himself as he walked.

'Today's intel didn't mention this case.'

'That means I'll have to handle this on my own.'

Fortunately, Li Xu had previously consulted numerous ancient texts to better develop the Watermelon Frost.

Many of them contained formulas for treating canker sores.

'If Watermelon Frost doesn't work, I'll just try something else.'

...

Meanwhile, in the respiratory department's consultation room, Yoshida Ichiro sat on a chair.

He appeared to be in his early thirties, dressed in a tailored, dark blue suit with his hair slicked back immaculately—the very picture of a Japanese businessman.

But at this moment, his eyes flickered, his thoughts unreadable.

"When is the doctor coming back?" he demanded of the nurse in accented Chinese. "I've been waiting for fifteen minutes!"

The nurse forced a professional smile. "Mr. Yoshida, Director Gao went to get an expert from our hospital. He'll be here right away. Would you like some more water...?"

Yoshida snorted coldly, picking up the paper cup only to set it back down.

He carefully touched the ulcer on the inside of his right cheek with his tongue, and a sharp sting made him frown.

The pain was a reminder of his true purpose for this trip. As an employee of the Ryukakusan Company's China liaison department, he was ostensibly in the country on a business inspection. In reality, he was acting on orders from President Fujimoto to uncover the secrets of Watermelon Frost.

Three days ago, just after arriving in Dragon Country, Yoshida had been taken to eat hot pot by his friend, Sato, who was also in Dragon Country.

He had agreed because the weather was cold and he loved Dragon Country's cuisine.

The spicy, stimulating food was simply irresistible.

Unfortunately, because it was so stimulating, two small ulcers had appeared in his mouth the next day.

It was seriously affecting his work.

He immediately thought of the Watermelon Frost from Ding's Pharmaceutical Factory. After finding it out of stock at several pharmacies, he had finally come to this District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

"How could it not have any effect?" Yoshida muttered to himself, a cunning glint in his eye.

At first, he had been genuinely angry.

But after his anger subsided, Yoshida realized this might be an opportunity—a perfect excuse to damage the reputation of Watermelon Frost.

...

The consultation room door was pushed open, and Gao Jiandong walked in with Li Xu.

"Mr. Yoshida, this is our hospital's specially-appointed advisor, Dr. Li Xu, the developer of Watermelon Frost."

Gao Jiandong introduced him, his voice holding an obvious ingratiating tone.

Yoshida sized Li Xu up and down, a flash of surprise in his eyes—he hadn't expected the developer of this magical medicine to be so young.

At the same time, he was delighted.

'I found the main man this quickly.'

'This trip to Dragon Country is going even more smoothly than I imagined.'

He quickly adjusted his expression, putting on a look of pain and anger.

"You're Dr. Li, is that right?" Yoshida demanded in fluent but heavily accented Chinese. "Your medicine didn't just fail to cure me, it made me even more miserable! Is this what Dragon Country's traditional medicine is all about?"

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