Thanks to Mu Lin’s effective work in recent years and his skillful use of media to promote himself, traditional and Western medicine clinics, along with their treatment techniques, have gradually gained acceptance in the West. Moreover, any news involving Mu Lin’s clinic in recent years has eventually become a major story. Therefore, the live broadcast of the face-off between the Japanese clinic and Mu Lin’s clinic once again attracted many viewers to sit in front of their televisions, watching the event unfold.
Under the live coverage of several major TV networks, the citizens of Country U first witnessed at the Japanese clinic three patients undergoing brain surgery. Suddenly, due to multiple ruptures in their cerebral blood vessels, the patients suffered extensive brain hemorrhages. The lines on the monitors, which had been fluctuating to reflect the patients’ vital signs, flattened into straight lines under the horrified gaze of the public.
The three surgeons, specially brought in from Japan to perform the operations, were left completely at a loss. The surgeries had been proceeding normally when the patients’ cerebral blood vessels began to rupture like pressurized water pipes, one section at a time. The patients’ blood drained away gradually from these ruptures. Despite trying various medications, the doctors were helpless and could only watch as the patients breathed their last on the operating tables.
Faced with this situation, the Japanese clinic quickly took action. Initially, they attempted politely to remove the media from the premises, but by then, the journalists had already entered the clinic, making it difficult to push them out. The media began directly interviewing the clinic staff on-site. Although they couldn’t obtain substantial news, these reports still boosted viewership ratings.
Meanwhile, the patients’ families accused the Japanese clinic of intentional homicide and reported the case to the police. Soon after, large numbers of police officers arrived at the clinic, taking control of the premises to prevent evidence tampering or escape attempts. The live broadcasts of these events turned the Japanese clinic into a household name across Country U overnight.
Before the citizens of Country U could recover from this bloody live broadcast, the television networks captured another shocking development: news broke that the head of the Japanese clinic had committed suicide. Immediately afterward, the police placed all the clinic’s staff under protective custody, citing both the need to protect their safety and the possibility of their involvement in the incident. This move sent shockwaves across Country U, which had just begun to calm down, triggering widespread outrage, protests, and demonstrations across the nation.
The integrated Chinese-Western medicine treatment method was a unique innovation developed by Mu Lin in Country U. Although combining traditional Chinese and Western medicine had been practiced domestically for two or three decades, in Country U it was still a novel concept. Mu Lin had always cautiously explored the integration of the two systems. On one hand, this was a new field requiring extensive experimentation and learning. On the other hand, implementing such treatments required a large number of experienced doctors to successfully promote the practice.
Therefore, Mu Lin had consistently adopted a boutique strategy to promote this technique in the Western world. Due to the limited number of doctors treating a relatively small number of patients, major incidents were avoided, while valuable experience was accumulated.
Now, the Japanese planned to widely promote this technique, aiming to monopolize this field and inject new vitality into their national economy. However, although Westerners were gradually accepting the idea that Mu Lin’s integrated Chinese-Western medical approach was advanced, it had not yet become deeply ingrained in public consciousness. Suddenly witnessing a real-life murder drama unfold before their eyes at the Japanese clinic, people’s skepticism toward integrated medicine erupted into nationwide fury.
As a result, crowds of protesters inevitably gathered in front of Mu Lin’s clinics nationwide. However, thanks to the continuous efforts of local police forces, no major incidents occurred.
Inside Mu Lin’s villa in New York, Claire watched the news report on TV and asked Mu Lin, “Daniel, this must have been exactly what you expected, right?”
Mu Lin was also watching the television, his expression unreadable to Claire. After a while, he finally spoke, “Of course. Traditional Chinese medicine is a profound and intricate medical system. To put it bluntly, even I, devoting my entire life to it, dare not claim to have fully mastered TCM, let alone these foolish Japanese who only know how to steal others’ techniques.
Many TCM prescriptions, particularly in terms of ingredient composition, cannot be fully analyzed even with today’s most advanced laboratory and analytical instruments. For example, take a prescription used to treat chronic bronchitis, which includes cicadas caught after the autumn equinox. My experiments have shown that only cicadas caught after the autumn equinox contain a mutated compound—this compound is identical to the main active ingredient in the most advanced Western medication for treating bronchitis. Can you grasp the significance of this? Remember, during the development of TCM, there were no advanced laboratory or analytical tools.
The prescription I gave to Madame Link was primarily intended to constrict the patient’s blood vessels and accelerate systemic blood circulation. However, without my acupuncture treatment to relieve blood pressure, the patient’s blood vessels would rupture inch by inch under the internal pressure of qi and blood.
But when combined with my acupuncture treatment, the elasticity of the patient’s blood vessels increased, making surgery more effective. During tumor removal, the reduced elasticity of blood vessels wouldn’t lead to rupture. You must understand—we were operating on the brain, so I had no choice but to proceed this way. The Japanese resorted to despicable methods to sabotage my clinic—do you really think I should be teaching them for free?”
“No, I just feel sorry for those patients,” Claire replied hastily, noticing Mu Lin’s dark expression and the coldness in his tone.
“Sorry for them? Do you even realize that those patients were my enemies? They have never ceased trying to undermine me. If they had found any leverage against my clinic, you wouldn’t even need me to tell you what fate I would have faced, would you?
Besides, those who are not of our kind will never share our hearts. Why should I care so much? You haven’t forgotten the lessons I learned in Country Y, have you?
You should know exactly what kind of person I am. During all these years here, everything I’ve done has been for my family and friends. My kindness is reserved for my friends, not my enemies!
I know you have a kind heart, but I don’t want that kindness extended to my enemies! Understand this—we are surrounded by enemies here almost everywhere we go. Only by continuously dividing and defeating them can we ultimately achieve victory!”
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