Physician's Odyssey

Chapter 683 - Scraping Poison from the Bones Treatment

Translator: Thyaeria

Su Tao accompanied Kim Jung-yeon to shop for half a day before they finally arrived at an international jewelry store to buy some jewelry. At first, the shop assistants in the store did not pay any attention to them due to Su Tao’s ordinary clothing. But when Su Tao asked for jewelry that cost USD$100,000, they were instantly shocked and they realised that they’d encountered a tycoon from China. Hence, they immediately sent out their sales staff who were proficient in Mandarin.

Su Tao did not have any concept of money since he kept only two cards in his wallet. One to store his dividends from the Three Flavour International, which he would receive hundreds of thousands monthly. The other card was meant for his share of profits from the Three Flavour Hall, which Cai Yan would get the finance department to transfer some allowance to Su Tao monthly.

While leaving with a bunch of jewelry, the sales staff immediately started to discuss amongst themselves, wondering if they managed to get Su Tao’s contact number.

Even with a beauty like Kim Jung-yeon beside him, anyone would want to give it a try.

After all, a wealthy and young bachelor like Su Tao was a shortcut for them to enter the upper circle in society.

Su Tao first sent Kim Jung-yeon to her hotel before he returned to his own hotel. But the moment he stepped out of the elevator, he saw the advisor of the Seto Clan, whom he had previously met, in the hallway.

When the advisor saw Su Tao, he immediately nodded his head. “Mr. Su, can you please make a trip with me to the Seto Clan?”

Listening to his words, Su Tao was briefly stunned before he exclaimed, “Could it be that Prince Shinin still hasn’t recovered?”

“No, no!” The advisor immediately replied and continued, “It’s someone else who requires your help.”

Inwardly letting out a sigh, Su Tao knew that this matter was definitely not that simple. The Seto Clan had their own Imperial Physician Institute, and everyone there was at the top of their field in Japan. Ordinary illnesses were nothing to them, and he had only treated Shinin once. Unless it’s absolutely necessary, they would definitely not ask for his help.

Roughly half an hour later, Su Tao followed the advisor of the Seto Clan to the Imperial Palace once more. When the mistress of the Seto Clan got the news, she personally waited outside. Seeing Su Tao’s arrival, a smile rose on her lips as she greeted, “Mr. Su, you’re here!”

Compared to before, Yuko’s complexion was more rosy and charming. Although Su Tao couldn’t understand Japanese, he could still roughly guess her meaning so he immediately greeted out in Mandarin.

The maid from before acted as the translator once more and Su Tao followed them into a secluded room.

When they entered, Yuko first expressed her gratitude, “Through your treatment, Shinin has been recovering well. According to Mr. Amano’s judgment, the planks can be removed in two more days, and he will be able to walk normally. Furthermore, I have changed Shinin’s nanny according to your suggestion. The new nanny does not have any mysophobia.”

Su Tao knew that the treatment for Shinin must definitely have a good effect, and this was the reason why Yuko came looking for him again. Wearing a smile, he inquired, “I believe that you have something else to call me over, right?”

Letting out a sigh, Yuko replied, “The reason why I invited you over is because there’s someone who urgently requires your help, and I can’t get the Imperial Physician to treat him.”

“Pardon me for being presumptuous, but what’s your relationship with him?” Su Tao solemnly asked. Since the Imperial Physicians only treat those of the Seto Clan, that meant that this patient wasn’t part of the Seto Clan.

“His name is Kousuke Sugiyama. He’s a friend of my husband and I, and he was our matchmaker. Back then, it was all thanks to him that I got to know my husband. A few days ago, he suddenly felt uncomfortable and fell ill. The various hospitals checked on him, but they did not manage to find out his illness.” Yuko solemnly said before she continued, “I know that you’ve treated many difficult and challenging illnesses back in China, so I would like to ask for your help once more.”

Sweeping a glance on Yuko’s face, Su Tao replied, “I’m traveling to Japan as a tourist, not a wandering physician. The reason why I treated Shinin was purely because of coincidence, and strictly speaking, I do not possess the qualifications to practise medicine in Japan, so I’m afraid that I can’t help you.”

Yuko clearly never expected that Su Tao would reject her request so firmly. She wore an awkward expression on her face. After she fell into a brief silence, she said, “You don’t have to worry about this matter. I will get everyone to keep it a secret, and no one will come to know about it.”

“Not only am I a physician, but I’m also a National Healer from China. Previously, I have already violated the rules and regulations by treating without seeking approval from the organisation. What you’re doing right now is placing me in a difficult situation. It’s fine if I manage to treat him, but if I failed to do so, wouldn’t I have tainted the image of China’s National Healers?” Su Tao awkwardly smiled.

Looking at Su Tao’s innocent expression, Yuko sighed before she replied, “It’s fine since you’re unwilling.”

Since the doctor wasn’t willing to treat, she couldn’t possibly put a knife on his neck and force him to do it.

She suspected that Su Tao had seen through the complexity of this matter, and this was why he refused to help. Su Tao had every reason to decline, and she wasn’t in a position to force him.

Following the maid, Su Tao left the room. At this moment, a man walked over in his direction and the two of them brushed past each other. All of a sudden, Su Tao sensed something unusual with the man’s body and was instantly startled. They’re not trying to scam him by setting up an accident, right?

He swiftly reacted and dodged the man, but the man lost his center of gravity and knocked on the wall as he dropped onto the ground.

Su Tao inwardly sighed since the situation was awkward now. He clearly did not come in contact with that man, but that man had fallen down right before his eyes. So should he step up and help?

After a few seconds of hesitation, Su Tao took a deep breath. Even if he knew that this whole matter was set up, he still jumped into it.

He knew that they’re setting up this accident to seek treatment since he wasn’t willing to treat. However, the development of the situation was a little queer, and Su Tao could completely claim that he had nothing to do with this situation.

But doctors should be benevolent, and judging from the other party’s complexion, this man called Kousuke Sugiyama was gravely ill. If Su Tao didn’t immediately lend a hand, he wouldn’t last for much longer.

At this moment, Su Tao finally understood the reason why the Imperial Physicians couldn’t help. Kousuke Sugiyama’s condition was extremely complicated, and those Imperial Physicians were helpless.

The reason why Su Tao rejected the mistress of the Seto Clan’s request was because he had sensed danger in this matter.

As the saying goes, a gentleman will never put himself in a perilous position. He might be skillful, but that didn’t mean that he would help out in everything, especially when it involved the Imperial Clan of another nation.

Furthermore, if he really managed to treat the patient that the Imperial Physicians couldn’t, wouldn’t that be akin to slapping their faces?

With this grudge between them, they would definitely take revenge on him.

It’s not something that he could do so carelessly!

Straightening the man on the ground in a comfortable position, Su Tao first took the pulse for him before flipping his eyelids and locked his brows together. He retrieved a needle from his medical box and slowly inserted it in the center of the man’s eyebrows, to which the man swiftly regained his consciousness. However, his gaze was powerless.

At this moment, Yuko rushed over and sounded her concern, “Sugiyama-san! Is he alright?”

The maid beside her, instantly translated her words.

Shaking his head, Su Tao replied, “He has been poisoned! Although it was timely dealt with and he has also taken the antidote, the effect wasn’t optimistic.”

Seeing that Su Tao managed to determine that Kousuke Sugiyama was poisoned just by taking his pulse and flipping his eyelids, Yuko was both shocked and happy at the same time. She knew that Su Tao definitely had a way to treat Kousuke Sugiyama.

“Mr. Su, please treat Sugiyama-san!” Yuko begged once more.

Inwardly letting out a sigh, Su Tao ultimately nodded his head. “Alright, but you have to promise me that this must be kept a secret. I do not want to be involved in any trouble.”

“Please be reassured! I will immediately give out an order to silence this matter. If anyone dares to reveal this matter, I will definitely punish them severely!” Yuko’s eyes flashed with joy.

However, Su Tao wore a bitter smile at her words. There were no secrets that could be kept forever, and this matter would be revealed sooner or later.

Right now, he had a life to save, so he couldn’t be bothered about the consequences. He immediately instructed someone to bring Kousuke Sugiyama into a room with a few pails of clean water and sterilised tools before he began his treatment.

Just as Su Tao had guessed, Kousuke Sugiyama had a terrifying wound on his chest. Although it was already dressed, it was still leaking pus that permeated a foul stench in the atmosphere. However, Su Tao did not have any change in his expression, nor did he knit his brows. As a professional physician, he had experienced all sorts of situations. He first performed the anesthetic technique by inserting a few needles around the wound before he cut open the wound with the sterilised knife to discharge the pus and remove the rotten flesh. Thereafter, he applied the medicine that he had concocted deep into the bones.

This was the legendary ‘Scraping Poison from the Bones’ technique!

The reason why Kousuke Sugiyama’s poison couldn’t be treated with ordinary methods was due to the fact that the poison had already reached his bones.

Hence, the Imperial Physicians were helpless since they couldn’t find a suitable antidote, and the wound was close to the heart. Furthermore, the region that was affected by the poison was huge, so it was extremely difficult for them to conduct surgery.

Su Tao’s technique was exquisite. He displayed the surgical skill of an outstanding doctor throughout the process. At the same time, his antidote was also effective since it swiftly brought the poison under control.

Two hours later, Su Tao stitched up Kousuke Sugiyama’s wound before he announced that the treatment had come to an end.

When he stepped out of the room, he saw a middle-aged man standing by the entrance with Yuko beside him. The middle-aged man first gave a bow to Su Tao before he expressed his gratitude in Mandarin, “Thank you, Mr. Su, for treating my friend!”

Su Tao instantly knew that this was Crown Prince Tomohito, so he smiled. “The patient is still unconscious, and if it goes according to my expectations, he should wake up in three hours. I will provide two prescriptions to be taken twice a day, and the poison will be cleared from his system in a week.”

“Thank you, Mr. Su. I will immediately get someone to deal with this matter!” Tomohito emotionally said.

Su Tao did not have any change in his expression, but he was inwardly feeling somewhat helpless. He might have treated Kousuke Sugiyama, and the Seto Clan did owe him one, but if someone were to misguide this wrongly, he would probably become the public enemy of Japan’s medical industry.

For example, Su Tao’s actions could be considered as if he had treated a huge figure in the country that the Imperial Physicians couldn’t, and it was akin to slapping their faces.

This hatred was a little too great. But so be it since he had already done it. After all, Japan’s Imperial Physicians were helpless.

For him to suppress the entire Japan’s Imperial Physician Institute, Su Tao still felt somewhat satisfied.