Chapter 7 Chapter 6 After the Surgery

What I saw was not a monster. If I saw a monster, even if it had eight noses, seventeen pairs of eyes, a tongue three feet long, and a mouth one foot wide, I would not be so stunned. What I saw was just an ordinary man with a dignified appearance who was fainted by my punch. What shocked me was that this person was an acquaintance of mine, and no matter how I imagined it, I would never have imagined that this person would punch me in this place. This person is Tao Qiquan! This person is really Tao Qiquan! I can say that I have never experienced such a panic. For a moment, I opened my mouth wide, like a fish out of water, not knowing what to do.

In the first moment, I had no time to think about why Tao Qiquan appeared here.All I could think of was: Tao Qiquan was in a very serious condition, he was suffering from a serious heart disease. A patient with serious heart disease suddenly received a heavy punch from me. This punch can only make a normal person unconscious, but it can kill a patient like Tao Qiquan! My thoughts were extremely chaotic, I rushed forward and almost fell on the pile of sheets, I immediately reached out to check his breath, because his face looked extremely pale, I thought he was dead.It wasn't until my fingers felt the air coming out of his nostrils that my violently beating heart gradually returned to normal.

Tao Qiquan didn't die, he was just knocked unconscious by my punch, I immediately pushed his eyelids away, his pupils seemed normal, I opened his neckline, reached out to feel his heart, and the heartbeat also disappeared. Nothing out of the ordinary. Only then did I really breathe a sigh of relief, thinking to myself, Tao Qiquan seems to be in a very good situation──When I thought of this, I was suddenly startled again, feeling that something was wrong, but for a while, but suddenly Can't think of anything wrong.However, this kind of confusion was only for a very short time, and I immediately thought that something was wrong.

Tao Qiquan's situation is very good, this is not right! Tao Qiquan's situation should not be better, he is a seriously ill patient, and he has few days left to live, but now his health seems to be much better than mine, it has only been a few days since we broke up with him, he will not change all of a sudden Be so healthy. At that time, I didn't have time to delve into it. I just tapped Tao Qiquan's temples and the Yuzhen point on the back of his head a few times with my fingers, which helped to revive people who had been knocked unconscious. Tao Qiquan's eyelids began to twitch, and he opened them not long after.When he opened his eyes, I saw a blank look on his face.

As soon as I saw him wake up, I almost screamed, but at this moment, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, I quickly reached out and pressed his mouth, and said in a low voice: "Easy, What the hell are you doing? Why did you come here? What are you doing hiding in the utility room? You were able to bear that punch just now, I’m so sorry.” I was talking to myself, and I didn't let go of the hand holding his mouth until the sound of footsteps outside the door disappeared. I thought that as soon as I let go, he would definitely ask a series of questions like me. However, to my surprise, when my hand was gone and he could speak freely, he still just stared at me blankly with a dazed expression.

I was stunned for a while, still lowering my voice: "What? You don't recognize me?" Tao Qiquan struggled a bit, and I stretched out my hand, trying to help him sit up.But just when my hand touched his body, he suddenly shook, and his body shrank back a little. At that moment, I felt that Tao Qiquan's expression and movements at this time were nothing like the person I met by the lake. The man I met by the lake, that Dr. Du Liang, once said why did he come?Patients with intermittent dementia?People are like idiots to say that this kind of disease occurs. I know that Tao Qiquan never has such a disease.What Tao Qiquan suffers from is a serious heart disease, not congenital dementia.

I stretched out my hand again, this time, Tao Qiquan's reaction was still the same as last time, shrinking his body, trying to avoid my hand.This kind of action of his is not a resistance, it seems to be a kind of evasion without the ability to resist.When he shrank, I grabbed his arm and pulled him closer to me.This action may be a little rude, but it should never cause Tao Qiquan such a panic. In an instant, his reaction was so strong that I was at a loss. First, he showed a look of extreme horror, and then he opened his mouth and let out a terrible cry.That kind of call was actually just a call of "ah", but Tao Qiquan sounded like an idiot, making the hair stand on end. I quickly let go of my hand, stepped back, and asked repeatedly. Said: "What's the matter with you? What's the matter with you?"

Because at that time, I was so shocked that I only focused on facing Tao Qiquan in front of me. Something happened behind me, and I couldn't prevent it at all. I didn't know when the door behind me opened, and I still just stared at Tao Qiquan. When I suddenly felt that there was someone behind me, I had already slowed down a step. Before I could turn around, I felt a sharp stabbing pain in my back.It was clearly a needle that stabbed me suddenly. I turned around abruptly and saw two people in white uniforms standing in front of me. But I didn't have a chance to see their faces clearly. When I turned around and saw them, my vision had already begun to blur.At that moment, I thought: someone was behind my back, injected me with a strong anesthetic, and I was going to pass out.

In fact, I didn't even think about this concept completely, and I was already ignorant of human affairs. I didn't even know how I fell down, and of course I couldn't know what happened after the coma passed, and I didn't know how long I was in the coma—I only knew it afterwards, and I didn't know it when I woke up. When I awoke, I felt nothing but extreme thirst.I struggled to move, and immediately felt a tube stuffed into my mouth, and a cool, slightly sweet juice flowed into my mouth.After swallowing three mouthfuls, I opened my eyes and saw myself lying in a ward, a nurse was feeding me water through a hose.

There was another person standing in front of the bed, that was Dr. Du Liang who I had seen before, he came over to take my pulse as soon as he saw me open my eyes, and shook his head: "You are too much, too much!" share!" I wanted to speak, but my voice was very dry, and it was inconvenient to have a rubber tube in my mouth. I reached out and opened the rubber tube, and the first sentence I asked was, "Where is Tao Qiquan?" After I asked a word, I sat up.Since I have received such unfriendly treatment, I don't have to be polite. As soon as I sat up, I stretched out my hand and pushed Du Liang. Du Liang was pushed by me and fell a step, shouting: "What are you doing? Crazy!" gone?"

I sneered and said, "It's not crazy at all. If you are capable, you can give me another injection!" Du Liang was a little angry: "You sneaked into the hospital, who knows who you are? We are medical staff. Apart from using this method to deal with criminals, what else can we do?" I said angrily, "I'm a gangster? Hmph, I don't think any of you are good people. Where is Tao Qiquan?" Du Liang gasped: "He just had an operation, and he's in good condition, but it's not suitable for someone like you to see him." I was stunned: "He just had the operation? How long have I been in a coma?" Du Liang didn't answer my question, but said, "What is your purpose of sneaking in?" I sneered, my purpose was to discover something strange about this hospital, and now, I am even more sure that Tao Qiquan is actually here, it is really strange. While talking, two more men in white came in. If there were more people, I wouldn't be afraid if there were more people, but I was thinking of Tao Qiquan, so I held back my anger: "I'm his good friend, I want to see him." Du Liang was angry: "Nonsense, as far as I know, Tao Qiquan came here in an extremely secret way, and no one knows except himself." I immediately said: "At least there is one person who brought him here." Du Liang shook his head and said, "No one brought him here, he came by himself." I said viciously: "Stop making up stories, let me go see him." Du Liang looked very angry, he went to the bedside, picked up a phone, and dialed a number: "I am Dr. Du Liang, yes, I want to know about Mr. Tao Qiquan, is he willing to see a man named Wesley?" People, yes, the one who sneaked into the hospital, please answer me as soon as possible. I am in room 303." After Du Liang finished speaking, he put down the phone, puffed his cheeks, and looked at me with a confident look. I turned around quickly, and at that moment, all I thought about was that they didn't know what kind of conspiracy they were going to implement. I never thought that I would be able to meet Tao Qiquan in a peaceful environment. After a stalemate for about a minute, I was about to rush out with force when the phone rang suddenly. The ringing of the phone made me pause for a while, Du Liang picked up the phone immediately, listened, and kept answering. Not long after he talked, he put down the phone, and then looked at me with a very strange look, while I just looked at him with a sneer. He said: "It's strange. Although Tao Qiquan is not in good spirits after the operation, he is still willing to see you. He also warned, don't offend you. If you get angry, the whole hospital will be demolished." I was taken aback for a moment, and just snorted. Du Liang didn't seem to believe it very much, and walked towards me: "Really?" I was a little bit ironic: "You might as well try." Du Liang spread his hands: "Since Tao Qiquan wants to see you, please go ahead and I will accompany you to see him." I was extremely puzzled, thinking that Du Liang must have other conspiracy to take me out of the ward. But when I thought about it, I realized that it didn't make sense.I don't know how long I was unconscious, it must have been quite a long time.When I met Tao Qiquan, he definitely didn't look like he had undergone an operation, and now he is already post-operation. What Tao Qiquan is going to perform is not a minor operation, but a major heart-changing operation. It will take nearly ten hours or more. If Du Liang and the people in the hospital are going to be unfavorable to me, during this time, it can be done easily. You don't have to wait until now to start any conspiracy. When I think of this, I can't help but feel very uncomfortable. It seems that all my guesses are all wrong? Du Liang was already walking out, and I followed him through a corridor, took the elevator again, and walked down a corridor.I noticed that in the corridor of the hospital, there were many people in white clothes, like guards.Du Liang lowered his voice and said to me: "In this hospital, the people who come to see a doctor are all tycoons, including heads of state, financial tycoons and other prominent figures, so the security work is more important than any other hospital." I just groaned, and when I stopped in front of a ward, two people at the door greeted Du Liang, looked at me with strange eyes, and then knocked on the door a few times. The one who opened the door was a young nurse with an extremely slender figure and an unusually beautiful face.I believe that as long as the person is not terminally ill and knows that death is approaching, it will be a pleasure to have such a nurse to accompany him. That beautiful nurse showed Dr. Du Liang and me a smile that I will never forget for at least several days. Inside the door is an extremely spacious and comfortable ward. Tao Qiquan was pale. Du Liang and I walked in, Tao Qiquan turned his head from the bed and looked at me. When I saw Tao Qiquan, I couldn't help being startled. He seemed to be in excellent condition, although he was pale and lacked all the tubes that are expected of someone who has just undergone major surgery.The reason I was in a daze was because I had seen him before I fell into a coma, and when I woke up, he not only had the operation, but also seemed to be recovering quickly. So how long have I been in a coma? My thoughts were very disordered. After seeing me, Tao Qiquan wanted to bend over to greet me, but the beautiful nurse immediately stretched out her hand and held him gently. When I came to the bedside, Tao Qiquan shook his head: "It's up to you, I told you not to be smart! Why are you still here? I'm fine, anyone can see that I'm fine, you don't have to live again Something happened." I waited quietly for him to finish, and then said: "It's not that I'm being smart, it's you. I didn't come here for you at all, and I didn't even know that I would see you in this hospital." Tao Qiquan let out an "ah" sound: "So that's how it is." I got closer and looked him over carefully.There is no doubt that the person lying on the bed is the Tao Qiquan I am familiar with, one of the richest men in Asia, and a person suffering from serious heart disease.This person was obviously the same person I had seen in the storage room. For a while, I didn't know what to say, so Tao Qiquan said first: "I will recover soon, thank you for your concern for me." I had no choice but to point to his heart: "Have you had a heart transplant?" Tao Qiquan blinked: "I don't know what the doctor has done to me. Anyway, I just need to get my health back. I'm not a medical expert, so I don't need to know too much special knowledge." Understand exactly what happened.Even Dr. Barnard thought it was impossible, but this hospital could do it? I turned my head and glanced at Dr. Du Liang, who also looked at me, and I said, "Who did the operation—which doctor performed it?" Du Liang's expression was a bit indifferent: "Not only does this question have nothing to do with you, even Mr. Tao wouldn't ask it. It doesn't matter whoever performs the operation, it's mainly the result of the operation." I hit a snag, but I refused to let it go: "Have you solved the problem of organ transplant rejection?" Dr. Du Liang's expression was even more indifferent: "It's simply impossible to explain such a complicated question to you, a layman with little knowledge. Please forgive me for not answering." I took a breath: "Yes, I don't understand, but there are people who understand in the world. You have made such a great discovery, why don't you make it public, it can save many lives." Dr. Du Liang raised his head and said nothing, Tao Qiquan sighed: "Wesley, can you take care of your own affairs? Fortunately, there are not many people like you among my acquaintances." I nodded again: "I'm thinking for your sake, I'm afraid you will be deceived, how much did you spend for medical treatment here?" Tao Qiquan's expression was extremely impatient, he raised his voice: "Money is not a problem for me at all, I just want to live, and now, I can live." I leaned down: "I don't believe that you can live like a normal person. The rejection of organ transplantation cannot be solved." Tao Qiquan closed his eyes, with an extremely leisurely expression: "I won't argue with you meaninglessly, but I hope to have a showdown with you on the tennis court in half a year." Seeing his affirmation, I had to smile wryly. At that time, I thought, no matter what, it would be a good thing to let him spend a little money and gain confidence before he died. The whole incident has nothing to do with me at all, so I really don't need to get entangled any longer.As I was thinking, I turned around, but at that moment, I remembered something: "Why did you feel so frightened when you saw me in the utility room?" When I asked this question, I had half turned around, so I could see that Du Liang blinked suddenly.Du Liang was winking at Tao Qiquan who was on the hospital bed.Why should he wink at my question? Suspicions arose in my heart, and Tao Qiquan said: "Of course I'm afraid, I'm afraid that you will not succeed enough, and you will fail." I was angry and confused again, turned around, and gave Tao Qiquan a look. Tao Qiquan made a face at me, so I snorted and walked to the door of the ward, scolding myself for meddling, he is a billionaire , What do you want me to worry about for him! The beautiful nurse rushed to open the door for me and smiled at me, but I didn't appreciate it. I just felt that there were countless questions in my heart, but I couldn't figure out a clue at all.Everything, everything seems suspicious, but there is absolutely nothing suspicious about everything. When I walked out of the ward, Dr. Du Liang also followed. I turned my back to him and asked, "Excuse me, how long have I been in a coma?" Doctor Du Liang said, "Twelve days." When I heard it, I almost jumped up: "Twelve days! Why have I been in a coma for so long?" Du Liang said: "This is Tao Qiquan's meaning. He is afraid that you will... what will happen? Not enough success, more than failure." I took a breath: "I don't believe it." Du Liang said: "He should tell you personally." I blurted out: "Will you wink at him, and let him answer?" Du Liang was taken aback for a moment: "What are you doubting?" I snorted and said sincerely: "I don't know, I really don't know, I don't know what I'm suspecting. Twelve days, I've been in a coma for twelve days!" Du Liang said: "Yes, your physique is very good. After ordinary people wake up, they can't move for at least half a day." My heart suddenly moved: "If my physique is below the average level, then, wouldn't it cause great harm to my health? You are doctors, how can you—" Before I finished speaking, Du Liang waved his hands: "We originally opposed it vigorously, but Tao Qiquan insisted on this. He said that if you don't make you unconscious, you will definitely hinder his operation." He carried Tao Qiquan out everywhere, and, in fact, Tao Qiquan was indeed on his side, which made it impossible for me to do anything. I took a deep breath and walked straight out until I came to the gate of the hospital. I walked out of the iron gate and the iron gate closed behind me. Then I turned around and looked back at the hospital building. , I really can't express the frustration in my heart.This hospital is obviously extremely weird, but I just couldn't find out what happened. As I thought about it, I walked forward, my thoughts were extremely disordered, and before I knew it, I came to that lake again.I stopped by the lake and kicked the pebbles with my toes.Behind me, a woman's voice came: "Mr. Wei, you are here." I turned my head and saw Miss Haven, she was walking towards the lake, I smiled wryly: "It's been a long time." Haven came to me and said, "About Chu Lun──" I looked bitter: "As you said, the time interval is too long, and nothing can be found." Haiwen also smiled wryly: "The few photos he left behind are of no use at all?" I said: "It's useful, that kind of vehicle, that kind of people in white clothes, all of them are people from that hospital──" As I said that, I reached out and pointed in the direction of the hospital.At that moment, I suddenly said "ah". Haven looked at me with surprised eyes, and I remembered something. In the photo taken by Cullen, there was a thin man with a pointed chin. That man was the one who claimed to be the representative of Dr. Barnard. No wonder I felt a little familiar when I first saw this mysterious Mr. Rock. Although I am sure at this moment that Roque is a person in this hospital, but what does that mean?Still can't explain anything.The situation is no different from when I didn't discover this point. I still know that there is something weird in this hospital, but I just can't know what it is. Haiwen saw me in a daze: "What's the matter?" I sat down on the grass by the lake: "There must be something weird about this hospital." After I said this, before Haiwen could ask, I waved my hand and said, "But I don't know what's weird. After thinking about it, I don't have a clue." Haiwen looked at me with a very sympathetic look, and after a while, she said: "Maybe, a list will help you?" I was a little baffled: "What list?" Haiwen lowered his voice: "I got it from my investigation, a list of patients treated in this hospital over the years." I smiled wryly, what's the use of that?Every hospital has patients, and there are bound to be people who are discharged from the hospital.Seeing that I didn't say anything, Haiwen looked a little embarrassed: "This list is full of very prominent figures, including two presidents, seven generals, three Arab sheikhs, and several rich men." I frowned tightly and looked in the direction of the hospital.At this location by the lake, I couldn't see the hospital, but I still looked forward in a daze.How can such a hospital, which is not well-known and has no famous doctors, attract so many big figures to seek medical treatment? Not to mention, Tao Qiquan was very mysterious when he came to this hospital. He was taken away by a man who called himself Roque. This Roque is a person in the hospital. Could it be that this hospital specially sends people to visit seriously ill patients from all over the place? "Business"?And what confidence do they have that they can completely cure a disease like Tao Qiquan that the whole world recognizes as incurable? The doubts in my heart have reached the extreme, but I still don't know where to open the gap and seek answers! At that time, while thinking, I asked casually: "These patients are all cured?" Haiwen said: "Yes, I work in an organization of the United Nations - I told you once, I have seen a head of state, three months after it was widely rumored that he had an incurable disease, he attended the international conference alive and well. Meeting, he was treated with Chinese medicine in this hospital." I took a deep breath: "It seems that the secret of this hospital is that they have mastered an extremely advanced medical technique, which can treat diseases that are generally considered incurable." Haiwen looked a little angry: "If that's the case, why didn't they announce it?" My thoughts are still very confused: "Generally speaking, medical discoveries are announced to the world immediately, but if this hospital has a new discovery, it does not announce it, but treats the tycoon who can afford a huge reward. , isn’t that a crime?” If things are true to my hypothesis, of course it is not a crime. This hospital is just taking advantage of it to make huge profits.Of course, this approach is immoral.But how many ways to make huge profits in the world are in line with moral standards? Things have come to this point, I really have no way to investigate further, I stood up: "Where is your car? Can you give me a ride? My car──" I smiled wryly. Twelve days ago, my car was parked about one kilometer away from the hospital. I don’t know if the car is still there now.Haiwen saw that I was about to give up, and she looked very disappointed: "So, no one will ever know the truth about the cause of Qiu Lun's death?" My heart was very heavy: "There is no way, it has been so long, there is really no way." Haiwen didn't say anything, just pointed to the side of the road, and I saw a small car parked by the side of the road, so I walked forward with her.She and I arrived at the place where I parked the car twelve days ago, and the car was still there. I said goodbye to her, got in the car, started it for a while, then started the car, and drove back to the only place in Leman Town. before a hotel. As soon as my car stopped, the hotel manager rushed out and waved his hands: "Welcome, welcome." When I opened the car door, he saw me, was taken aback for a moment, then smiled all over his face, and said, "Sir, I can have the best room for you, which is guaranteed to be extremely quiet. In the whole hotel, there is only one other person besides you." Old English gentleman." I casually said, "Where's General Ziluo's entourage?" The manager said: "The general has been discharged from the hospital and returned home." I followed him into the hotel, filling out a simple form, and when he gave me the key, I turned around and saw another guest of the hotel, the "old British gentleman" in the manager's mouth . "Old English gentleman" was really an old English gentleman, past sixty, with a rosy face.However, I have never associated him with the word "Old Mister". He is the shrewd, capable and energetic Sha Ling. Sha Ling also saw me, and we both cheered at the same time, which shocked the hotel manager. I rushed to Sha Ling, hugged him, and he patted my arm vigorously: "You ran here What are you doing here?" I sighed: "It's a long story, what are you doing here again?" Sha Ling was startled for a moment, and didn't answer me right away. I could see his expression, that he didn't want to tell me why he came here, which made me very angry: "I didn't know there was a secret between us. .” Sha Ling's expression was even more difficult. He took my arm and said, "Go, go to your room." I can see that he has something very difficult, and I know that if he has a secret, he will not refuse to discuss it with me.But I still pretended to be very angry - that way, it would make him talk more happily. When we arrived in my room, Sha Ling looked at me for a while before saying, "This is an extremely secret. If it is spread out, it can cause a huge disturbance and even affect the whole world." I snorted: "Don't think you're great." Sha Ling said: "It's not an exaggeration at all. Think about it, what will happen if the news that Prince Apant is dying is spread?" For a moment, I couldn't help opening my mouth wide, unable to close it.Prince Apant, Shaling is his guard, and the prince holds almost half of the control of Arabian Oil. One of his decisions can cause violent fluctuations in the world economy. If news of his death comes out, Those who compete for the successor position will start to act, and no one can really say what kind of impact it will have. I slowly took a breath: "It's not an exaggeration, but the prince is about to die, and you are here—" Before I could ask the three words "what are you doing", I suddenly thought of the answer: Lerman Sanatorium. Apant must have gone to that hospital for treatment. I was still taking a slow breath just now, but at this moment, I took a quick breath: "The prince is in a hospital near here?" Sha Ling showed a very surprised expression, and I hurriedly gestured to him: "When did you arrive?" Sha Ling said, "Three days ago." I asked, "What disease is he suffering from?" Sha Ling's voice was very low: "Stomach cancer." I almost jumped up: "So far, there is no doctor in the world who can cure stomach cancer!" Sha Ling pursed his lips and kept silent. I stared at him. After a while, Sha Ling said, "From the beginning, I know what happened. Do you want to hear it?" I quickly shook my head: "I'm not interested in how he got sick, I just want to know why he came to this hospital." Sha Ling said: "The matter is very mysterious. After the prince was examined and proved to be gastric cancer, he kept it an extreme secret. The result of the consultation with the doctors was that his life could only be maintained by removing his entire stomach and part of his intestines. But if a person Without the whole stomach and part of the intestines—” When Sha Ling said this, he made an extremely strange expression.He said again: "The prince is very brave. He didn't want to live like this, so he refused to perform the operation. Because of his important position, he wanted to make a good arrangement before he died, but found that the situation was very dangerous, and he was the most likely to replace him. A prince of mine, whose position is very ambiguous──” I waved my hand and interrupted his words: "These are not important, let's talk about how he came here." Sha Ling said: "You are so impatient. I stayed with him day and night in the hospital. A few days ago, there was a Westerner who declared his name as Rock—" When I heard the name "Rock", I couldn't help but , let out a groan, and in an instant, his face became very pale: "Don't go on, I know after passing by." Sha Ling protested: "You can't know." I smiled wryly: "I just know that after a secret conversation between Rock and the prince, the prince felt that his disease was completely curable, not like the incurable disease that ordinary doctors said, so he came here for medical treatment!" Sha Ling stared at me with wide-eyed eyes, and I said, "I have a friend who is currently in that hospital. He is one of the richest men in Asia. He is suffering from a serious illness with a broken heart. What happened, and The same thing happened to the prince." Sha Ling suddenly became nervous, and waved his hand vigorously: "What kind of scam is that? I can't figure it out after thinking about it. How could the shrewd and capable prince believe that guy's words and think that his illness can be cured? What a scam!" I shook my head slowly: "It's not a scam, they really have the ability to heal patients. My friend has already undergone surgery and is recovering, and seems to be in excellent spirits." Sha Ling stared: "Heart transplant?" I said: "His illness, apart from transplanting a heart, there is no other way to save his life." Sha Ling wandered around the room for a while: "Could it be that I was thinking wrong? But their conditions──" I hurriedly said: "Conditions? What conditions? Is it the reward needed to heal Prince Apant?" Sha Ling nodded: "Yes, I heard it when the prince was talking to himself. It's really shocking." I urged: "Don't scare me to death, just say it." Sha Ling said a few words.Of course I wasn't scared to death by Sha Ling's words, but I was too shocked to speak for a while. After a while, I said, "It's not true, is it?" Sha Ling said: "I heard the prince talking to himself. When he said those few words, he used the native language of his tribe, and I can speak this language. It is not easy to give them one-third of the income in the world, but it is still very worthwhile to keep me alive.'” I blinked involuntarily: "One-third of the annual income from oil is really appalling. I'm afraid that Prince Apant has no ability to do this!" Sha Ling said: "Yes, if he launches a coup and turns himself into a dictator, then no matter what he does." I asked again: "One-third, how much is it estimated?" Sha Ling raised a few fingers: "Every year, more than ten billion dollars! Every year!" The muscles on my face twitched. Prince Apante's medical expenses are more than 10 billion U.S. dollars per year. How much is Tao Qiquan's?How much is General Zillow's?What is the income of this hospital? Sha Ling and I were silent for a while, before Sha Ling broke the silence: "If so much money is involved, if there is no criminal factor in it, I wouldn't believe it if I killed myself." I said: "But in fact, they are saving lives, not killing them. Although Qiu Lun's death is very suspicious." Like a hound smelling prey, Sha Ling immediately became alert: "What about Qiu Lun's death?" I calmed down a bit, and told him about Qiu Lun, Tao Qiquan, and my experience in detail. Sha Ling cried out, and said, "You've been unconscious for twelve days, so let's forget it?" I said, "So what? I saw that Tao Qiquan was really recovering. I don't know what they did, but Tao Qiquan voluntarily accepted the treatment and he was really cured." Sha Ling frowned tightly, and I said again: "Besides, Tao Qiquan is not the only one who has been cured. Qi Luo has been discharged from the hospital. Many people have recovered after treatment, including—" I read the names on the list that Haven read to me one by one.There are not many people, and they are all very famous and important people. It is not difficult to remember their names. When I was halfway through the reading, Sha Ling's eyes lit up: "Wait a minute, wait a moment." I stopped, but Sha Ling was silent again. Looking at his appearance, he seemed to be thinking about something, and after a while, he said again: "Who else is there, let's talk about it." I read a few more people's names, and when I finished, Sha Ling breathed very quickly, stared at me, and said without thinking: "Is this—is it a coincidence?" I was baffled and asked, "What coincidence?" Sha Ling said, "Many of the people you read just now are on my list." I still don't know so: "Your list?" Sha Ling waved his hand vigorously: "My list, I investigated, the list of important people who were accidentally injured." I stayed for a while.Yes, Sharing had done such investigative work, and the cause was that Prince Apant had been injured a little bit by someone pretending to be a Japanese to go to see Prince Apant - nothing at all.Although it caused a burst of tension at the time, afterward, no one took it to heart except Sha Ling. Sha Ling, however, not only took this matter to heart, but also made an extremely extensive investigation as far as he could.He once told me the results of the investigation, saying that he had found out that there were many super big men who had experienced similar situations.My answer at the time was: It is not surprising that anyone will experience minor injuries in his life.And now, Sha Ling compared the list he obtained with the list of people who had been treated in the Lerman Sanatorium. This is really a rather shocking thing. 两者之间，是不是有着某种关系？All of a sudden.我的思绪十分混乱，瞪着沙灵，沙灵显然也陷入了沉思之中，他的双手无意义地挥动着，在我望向他之际，他忽然有点神经质地叫了起来：“卫斯理！” 我忙道：“你想到了甚么？” 沙灵深深吸了一口气：“如果我调查所得的名单中，所有受伤的人，他们的伤，全是故意造成的，我的意思是，是有人故意令那些超级大人物受伤的——” I said, "So what?" 沙灵说道：“当时，我们曾考虑过对方的手段，是一种慢性毒药──” 我插口道：“但不会有一种毒药，药性的发作是如此慢！” 沙灵用力拍了他自己的头一下：“如果受伤的人，因为这个伤害，而在若干时日之后，就患了严重的疾病，有没有可能？” 我吁了一口气：“沙灵，我明白你的意思了。” 沙灵干咳了两下，由于我的语气中，充满了同情的意味，所以他可以知道，我只是在同情他胡思乱想的苦处，而不是同意他的意见。 他作了一个无可奈何的神情。我续道：“我明白你的意思，你是说，一个人在若干时日之前，受了一点轻伤，在日后，就会演变成严重的疾病。而这种疾病，又非到勒曼疗养院来治疗不可，医院方面，就可以趁机索取巨额的治疗费？” 沙灵不断点着头：“这样的推测，十分合理！” 我道：“很合理，但是你要注意到，这些人的疾病，都绝不是多年前的一个轻伤所能造成的。轻伤能造成心脏病？能造成胃癌？” 沙灵苦笑道：“我……也不能肯定，但是有一项事实，不容忽视，就是所有患了绝症的人，都到那家疗养院去，而且，在那家几乎不为世人所知的医院中，种种绝症，都可以得到治愈的效果。他们是甚么？是奇迹的创造者？还是他们已突破了现代医学的囚牢？” 我苦笑，这个问题，我不知道想过了多少次了，一点头绪也没有。 当然，我这时也无法回答沙灵的问题。 沙灵见我没回答，恨恨地道：“我一定要查出究竟来。” 我叹了一声：“最大的可能，是他们在医学上有了巨大的突破，一般来说，不能医治的绝症，在他们看来，十分简单——” 沙灵道：“那他们为甚么不公开？” 我道：“如果他们真是掌握了这种新的医术，他们有权不公开。” 沙灵咕哝着骂了几句，我没有十分听清楚他在骂些甚么，但也可以知道他骂的那几句话，通常来说，一个英国绅士一生之中，很难有机会说第二次。 我拍了拍他的肩：“我看算了吧，你在这里等阿潘特王子复原，我可要先回去了。” 沙灵双手抱着头，又喃喃地道：“这件事的真相不弄明白，我死不瞑目。” 我其实和他有同样的想法，但是看他的神情这样激动，我只好安慰他：“世界上有很多事，永远没有法子明白真相。” 沙灵显然很不满意我这样的态度，挥手道：“去，去，你回家去吧。” 我没有别的话好说，离开了房间，和航空公司联络，准备回家。