In order to ensure the objectivity and authenticity of the notarization and supervision, the identities of the supervisors seated outside the glass window were clearly visible. Inside the ward, six cameras had been set up to comprehensively record Mu Lin’s treatment process, providing materials for staff supervision and future documentation.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone present, Mu Lin first approached the patient lying in bed. He bent down close to the patient’s head and gently waved the air exhaled by the patient toward his nose, carefully smelling the odor emanating from the patient. A faint fishy smell drifted into Mu Lin’s nostrils—poisoning indeed. He felt a surge of excitement at his accurate judgment. In fact, he could have determined the condition without getting so close, but with so many spectators outside the window, he had to make the performance convincing enough to satisfy the audience.
Mu Lin instructed the staff to begin routine examinations and specifically ordered a heavy metal content test on the patient’s blood. Following Mu Lin’s instructions, the medical staff commenced various tests, collecting blood and urine samples from the patient.
Previously, Mu Lin had thoroughly studied media reports, which saved him a significant amount of time in diagnosing the condition.
According to Mu Lin’s analysis, the patient was just an ordinary shipyard worker without a family history of genetic diseases, making the illness most likely related to his work environment. In Mu Lin’s studies of traditional Chinese toxicology, he had conducted modern scientific analyses on various poison samples.
He found that, aside from biological toxins, most traditional Chinese poison formulas contained large amounts of heavy metal elements, such as mercury, lead, chromium, and arsenic. These poisons could cause serious damage to the nervous system. If the illness were caused by poison, the patient’s symptoms would not be as they currently appeared. Based on the patient’s current condition, it could only be a gradual accumulation of heavy metals in the body, exceeding the body’s tolerance level.
Then, when the patient caught a chill, developed a cold, or suffered from an upper respiratory infection with fever, his immunity weakened, allowing the accumulated heavy metals in his body to start acting.
Heavy metals usually cause chronic poisoning, typically damaging the nervous system and causing neuritis. Its manifestations, as described in newspaper reports, include motor dysfunction: muscle weakness, severe cases leading to limb paralysis, initially showing hyperactive tendon reflexes, followed by weakened or absent reflexes. Symptoms include lower limb or full limb numbness, with severe cases even involving respiratory muscle paralysis.
After completing the routine examinations, Mu Lin began to question the patient personally:
“Hello! I am Dr. Daniel Mu, the chief physician of Daniel Clinic. Please trust me—I have already cured many patients like you, and I will definitely cure your illness completely!
Now I would like to perform an examination. Please honestly tell me how you feel, as this is crucial for assessing your condition. Alright, now relax!”
Mu Lin lifted the patient’s trousers and removed his socks. He gently pressed on the patient’s arms, legs, and feet, observed carefully for a moment, and then asked, “How did you feel my pressing?”
From the patient’s crooked mouth came a muffled reply: “Doctor, I could feel your pressing on my body. Your touch was very gentle!”
Mu Lin continued, “Are you currently able to eat normally? Have you experienced any abnormal reactions in your stomach?”
This time, the patient replied somewhat excitedly, “Thank God, the only thing I still have is a good appetite! Otherwise, doctor, I would have already met God by now! Then I wouldn’t be troubling you!”
Mu Lin stood up, ending his examination, while a nurse covered the patient with a blanket. He turned to the recording staff beside him and said, “Based on my initial examination, the patient’s breath contains a faint unusual odor. According to my previous experience, the patient is likely suffering from chronic poisoning, which has led to systemic neuritis and facial nerve paralysis.
The patient shows no signs of swelling anywhere on the body. His stomach shows no abnormalities, which rules out the possibility of nutritional neuritis.
The patient still retains basic sensation in his hands, legs, and feet, thus ruling out the possibility of sensory neuritis in its later stages, which would involve glove-like or stocking-like sensory loss in the hands or feet.”
Then, Mu Lin turned to the several doctors beside him and asked, “According to the basic characteristics of neuritis, which type do you think the patient’s condition currently fits?”
At this moment, a traditional Chinese acupuncture physician answered, “Teacher, based on the characteristics of neuritis and my observation of your examination of the patient, the patient’s condition is motor dysfunction. The symptoms of motor dysfunction include muscle weakness, with severe cases showing limb paralysis. Initially, there may be hyperactive tendon reflexes, followed by weakened or absent reflexes. This manifests as lower limb or full limb numbness, with severe cases even involving respiratory muscle paralysis. The patient’s symptoms completely match these!”
Mu Lin nodded approvingly. “What you said is basically correct. Our remaining task now is to wait for the blood and urine test results before proceeding further.”
Meanwhile, staff from the notary organization outside the window were also accurately documenting all of Mu Lin’s actions since the patient entered the ward. The experts invited by Mu Lin had not expected that he would dare to determine the patient’s basic condition after only a brief examination, which left them feeling quite astonished. At the same time, they were deeply skeptical of Mu Lin’s diagnosis. Everything would have to wait until the blood and urine test results came out before any conclusion could be drawn. These were all experts in their respective fields, not easily swayed, and they only believed in scientific evidence.
In Mu Lin’s own clinic, various advanced testing and diagnostic equipment had been basically configured, and the staff were all on high alert, ready to follow Mu Lin’s instructions at any moment.
They had not expected that Mu Lin would only perform a brief routine examination on the patient and then merely instruct the lab staff to test the blood and urine. He skipped all other tests, which made them both proud of Mu Lin’s medical skills and worried about the test results. They deeply feared that the test results might contradict Mu Lin’s diagnosis, which would severely damage the clinic’s reputation.
At present, everything they had was tied to the clinic—stable and relaxed work, high salaries, favorable benefits, and the respect that ordinary doctors could hardly enjoy. All of this had made them regard the clinic as their own company. Deep inside, they anxiously awaited the early arrival of the test results.
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