12. Regurgitation (I)
At ten o'clock, the ranch was shrouded in a deep night, and after dinner, Bai Jiashu and Zheng Shurong both said that they were sleepy, and soon fell asleep.
Zhu Tong only insisted on holding on for ten more minutes, and his weak body could not resist the medicine in the meal. So, he took out Long Xing and stabbed it into his palm, barely supporting it, and finally lost consciousness when he saw a familiar figure.
Jing Chi Xuemei led Mrs. Lan into the villa, and the maid who had been following Mrs. Lan went in first, and she was very sure of Zhu Tong's location, and prepared a low stool for Mrs. Lan to sit on.
Madame Lan stared at Zhu Tong with a strange expression on her face; Ichi Yukimi even suspected that Mrs. Lan and Mr. Li knew each other. If you look closely, they are really a little similar.
However, this suspicion was quickly overturned by herself; At dinner, Mrs. Wilson also said that because of Mr. Lan Yu, Mrs. Lan had no heirs. Mrs. Wilson also jokingly suggested that Ichi Yukimi recognize a godmother.
Of course, Madame Lan happily agreed, but Yukimi Iike knew that she would be at the helm of the Iike Consortium and could not be as rash as before. The Blue Stone family and the Ichi family both belong to a consortium of families born in Asia, and there will inevitably be places where they intersect in business; Sometimes they cooperate with each other, but more often they are fierce competition. Kazuo Ikeda seems to have said that a recent lucrative investment in China was snatched up by the Bluestone family.
It is necessary to maintain a moderate friendship, no matter how intimate the relationship, Yukimi Iike does not have that freedom; Although she would love to be favored by Madame Blue.
Of course, with an elegant smile and appropriate technique, keeping everyone, including Mrs. Wilson, from embarrassment is a skill that Yukimi Iike has mastered.
Madame Lan began to check Dr. Li's pulse, and Ichi Yukimi watched her untie Mr. Li's shirt before she realized that there was a secret there; She was about to open her mouth to stop her, but Madame Lan had already seen it.
Madame Lan's maid sighed, and quickly covered her mouth. Ichi Yukimi didn't see Mrs. Lan's expression, she turned her back to herself, but she could feel that Madame Lan was not very good Ichi Yukimi realized that the weirdness on Mr. Li's chest had disappeared, and there were two strong pectoral muscles.
"He was poisoned, who used such vicious means against him?" Madame Lan asked, her calm tone unable to hide her anger.
"I'm sorry, they were going to kill me."
"Oh, Miss Xuemei, thanks to him, what a misfortune it would be if this bullet hit you." Madame Lan spoke, her hand scribbling something on Mr. Li's chest, and perhaps after two minutes, she wiped her forehead.
Ichi Yukimi saw that Mrs. Lan seemed to be aging, and there were beads of sweat on her face that had not been tried.
"He's badly injured and there's not much I can do." Madame Lan seemed disappointed, and asked the maid to cover her clothes for Mr. Li and did not leave immediately, bowing her head and pondering to prescribe a prescription.
He ...... Will it be serious? Yukimi Ichi hesitated, but still asked.
"This poison is vicious, and the person who made it should die." There was pain in Madame Lan's voice that could not be concealed; "He, even if he recovers well, is also half a crippled person, and he can't do too strenuous activities. There is a hint of medicine in this medicine, which may only be found in China. β
"I have asked the Kyoto Institute of Medicine to find an antidote as soon as possible, Mrs. Lan, thank you, Mr. Li will not have a problem if he needs any medicine." Ichi Yukimi bit her lip in disappointment, not feeling that Madame Lan was trembling slightly.
"I've heard that there is a Master Hui Heji in Kyoto who is good at aromatherapy, Miss Yukimi can try it, maybe there is hope."
"Really? Great, I'm going to please. Yukimi Iike's heart lit up with a glimmer of hope.
"Perhaps, Miss Yukimi should prepare an aromatherapy room, his lungs are too weak." Madame Lan finally let go.
"Aromatherapy room?" Yukimi Ichi asked, she knows the aromatherapy technique, what is the aromatherapy room?
"I'll draw a drawing when I go back, and Miss will find a house to decorate, and the wall panels should be made of camphor wood; Preferably from Jiangxi, China. I have a prescription that works well for a lung injury and I hope it can help him. β
"Great, I'll get it ready right away."
Ichi Yukimi happily shook Mrs. Lan's hand, and a deep worry flashed between the other party's eyebrows, she didn't expect the situation to be so bad.
A week later, another strange incident occurred in Kyoto.
Suihito Oshima is the deputy director of the Kyoto Institute of Medicine and the director of the Pharmacy Unit, and two doctors from China are in his laboratory for academic exchanges.
To say that it is communication is actually an attempt to find an antidote to a rare poison; The Kyoto Institute of Medicine is affiliated with Kyoto University, and most of the funding for the institute was provided by the Iike Foundation, and the two doctors were invited by the Iike Foundation as visiting scholars. Director Suihito Oshima knew that their attainments in pharmacology were limited, and he could not help but cooperate fully.
Today is the weekend, and two Chinese doctors are going to the Iike family's ranch, and Oshima Suihito has a rare easy day, and he has asked a few friends to drink in Kyoto; At night, I spent in a geisha shop until midnight before I got drunk and took a taxi home.
"What is this place, my home is not on this road."
The taxi drove for a long time, and Oshima Suihito was already half-awake from his drinking, but found himself being pulled into a strange valley.
No one answered him, and the driver got out of the car and tapped his finger on his waist; Oshima Suiren softened into a puddle of mud, conscious but unable to speak, and was carried by the driver on his shoulders and walked up the mountain.
You can see the brilliant starry sky at the top of the mountain, and you are only in the mood to appreciate it when you are happy physically and mentally, and Oshima Suihito is put down and his body is back to normal.
"Who are you? Why did you get me here? You're kidnapping. β
"Mr. Oshima, we're kidnapping." A lantern was lit under the tree opposite, and two dignified ladies sat on a white blanket, and in front of them, there was a wooden coffee table.
"Madame Guizi, why are you here?" Oshima recognized one of them as the owner of the geisha parlor he frequented; He was supposed to go there tonight, but was told that there was no appointment, and the ladies had guests.
He breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this was a show arranged for him by Mrs. Guizi; A few months ago, Oshima Suihito had asked Mrs. Takako to arrange a stimulation for him. He was also a well-known figure in Kyoto, and he knew that Mrs. Takako's geisha parlor had this kind of special service only for special guests.
It's just, it's not like it, why is there no geisha? The two men beside him had cold faces, and they didn't look like Japanese, could they ...... Are they Chinese?
Thinking of this, Oshima Suiren's body trembled uncontrollably.
"What are you shaking? My friend just wanted to ask you a few questions. "Madame Guizi ate and laughed, and covered half of her face with a paper fan;" Haruko would have looked down on you if she had known that Professor Oshima would be afraid of this. β
"Madame, may I ask you any questions? I...... There will be no concealment. β
"My friend wants to know if the camellia is your work."
"Camellia! This....... Oshima Suiren knew in his heart that it was useless to deny, since people knew this name, they must have put a lot of effort into it. He nodded weakly: "I'm sorry, Camellia is a mistake, it shouldn't have appeared." I've been feeling guilty about it all these years. β
He wasn't lying, the Kyoto Institute of Medicine had some special missions. Ten years ago, Suihito Oshima was an ordinary researcher, and Camellia was his work at that time.
Camellia is highly toxic, colorless and tasteless and can adapt to high temperature environment, dissolving one gram of camellia water is enough to kill people.
"The second question, what can be done to remove the harm of camellia?"
"There is no way, I know how great the sin I have committed, and I have been researching the antidote all these years. It's just that Camellia is a mixed medicine, and so far, the antidote I have prepared can only partially alleviate it. But....... β
"But what?" Mrs. Takako has been whispering to the lady behind her, and Oshima Suihito hesitated slightly, and she immediately stopped and asked vigilantly.
"If your friend is here for the Chinese who got shot, you don't need it. When the camellia is contaminated with gunpowder, the medicinal properties will change. I've been studying samples of his victim tissue for the past few days, and the damage is irreversible. The injury is in the lungs, and due to the need for respiratory circulation, the cells have to absorb oxygen and excrete carbon dioxide, so it will be very special; Camellia destroys cell walls and prevents regeneration. It's a miracle that he's survived so far. β
Suihito Oshima has completely abandoned everything, knowing that if he does not explain things clearly, he may be physically harmed; He had no hope for his life, and perhaps it would be a relief to die like this. Since the discovery of the camellia, Oshima's guilt has become stronger day by day. Especially after seeing the samples sent by the two Chinese doctors, and knowing that the camellia had already begun to cause killing, that guilt had turned into a heavy stone, weighing him down, and he could only find temporary peace when he was drunk.
There was no answer from the other side, and silence was also a punishment, and Suihito Oshima knelt on the hard rock; The wind on the top of the mountain could not blow the drops of sweat on his body, nor could it blow away the fear in his heart.
Ten minutes, maybe twenty years have passed, and Oshima Suihito is waiting for a bullet or a knife, maybe a cup of wine dissolved in a camellia; Madame Takako clapped her hands and said with a smile, "Mr. Oshima, you are a respected scientist. My friend hopes that you will find a way to crack the camellia soon; I'm just kidding you today, girls, are you ready to arrange a show for Professor Oshima? β
Four red lanterns lit up dozens of meters away, and the beautiful Miss Haruko, dressed in a black and shiny heavy metal suit, brandished a leather whip and danced to melodious percussion.
Guizi walked up to him and whispered, "You shouldn't be depressed any longer, everyone has done something wrong." Life is limited, but skills are thousands. My friend is forgiving and I hope you will cheer up and use your knowledge to make up for your past mistakes. β
The next morning, Suihito Oshima came to the institute early, took out the samples that had been tested many times, and did the most basic pharmacological analysis from scratch.
At the same time, Bai Jiashu and Zheng Shurong were also examining Director Li, and they brought a new medicine, but Director Li refused to take it; He said, "Since you don't even have three points, I don't want to be a guinea pig." β
Zheng Shurong patiently persuaded: "The concentration is very low, even if ordinary people take it, it doesn't matter, we just want to know if this medicine has any effect on you." Director Oshima once did experiments that had a certain effect on mice. I have taken it and there are not many side effects, it only causes a slight stomach upset. β
"Dr. Zheng, don't do this in the future." Zhu Tong patted Zheng Shurong's hand with emotion and drank the potion.
"At noon, we'll take some of your urine and blood, as well as the fluid you cough up."
"Preferably bloody?" Zhu Tong asked with a smile.
Zheng Shurong nodded; He also knew that this medicine had a limited effect on Director Li, and it was just a matter of luck.
Bai Jiashu has lost patience with the work of the research institute, and he came out this time nominally as an invitation from the research institute, and when he returns, the Jingchi consortium will pay him a hardship fee; Therefore, he prefers to stay in the ranch, where there is a large library, and the collection of ancient books of Chinese medicine is a treasure trove for him.
"Director Li, can you tell them that I want to stay in the ranch and read."
Zhu Tong nodded: "Yes, just like they said, if you have any requirements, don't be polite." β
Zheng Shurong and Bai Jiashu are both happy, people are really polite like this, you're welcome, only Director Li, who is very thick-skinned, right?
Zhu Tong also knew that the injury on his lungs seemed to be really troublesome.
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