Chapter 32 (2/2)

So, the biotype gloves should have similar functions, right?

He quickly turned on his Truevision, and just as he expected, his right hand was completely free of microorganisms.

When he used his germ-covered left hand to touch the biotype glove, the kingdom of germs dissolved within a second, like a snowflake under the scorching sun.

Zhou Wen was deeply amazed.

This sanitizing speed would be so useful in the lab. He would not need to spend two to three hours each day sanitizing his lab equipment anymore.

After experimenting with his gloves, Zhou Wen felt too lazy to take them off. So, he wore it to sleep.

At 7:30 in the morning, Zhou Wen rushed to the inpatient department at the hospital.

Half an hour earlier, the old lady called him to ask if he could give Guo Baichun another shot of painkillers.

When he arrived at the room, he could hear Guo Baichun groaning in pain. The old lady comforted Guo Baichun when Zhou Wen entered the room; her exhausted face finally looked relieved when she saw him.

“You’re here!”

“Yep, how’s Uncle Guo?”

“He’s doing quite okay. Yesterday, he was a little more energetic than usual, and he slept pretty well at night,” the old lady spoke as she took a chair for Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen sat down next to the bed and smiled. “That’s great. At what time did he start feeling pain?”

To understand the effective drug duration for better judgment during the next application, he told the old lady to remember the time at which Guo Baichun began feeling pain.

“5.10 this morning.”

“Why didn’t you call me earlier?”

The old lady smiled, and she responded, “5 a.m. is too early; you youngsters sleep very late nowadays.”

Zhou Wen was moved. The old lady was truly very kind; she always put herself in others’ shoes and was constantly afraid of troubling others.

“It’s okay, granny. I have a lot of energy; you can always call me…”

Zhou Wen was talking while retrieving his single-use syringe. He gave Guo Baichun a shot of the biotype painkiller.

A minute later, the drug took effect, and Guo Baichun started to calm down. The old lady patted Guo Baichun’s hand and shook Zhou Wen’s hand thankfully.

Zhou Wen smiled and nodded. He took a needle from his bag, grabbed Guo Baichun’s arm, collected his blood sample, and stored it in his icebox.

“Granny, I’ll leave first.”

“Okay. Thanks for coming over.”

“No problem.”

The two of them were walking out of the ward when the old lady said, “I want to complete the hospital discharge procedure today.”

Zhou Wen was shocked; he tried to persuade her, “The biotype painkiller can only suppress pain; you still need to use it along with other hospital treatment.”

The old lady shook her head upon hearing what he said. “There’s no need for any treatments anymore. For his remaining days, I want to bring him around the suburban cities. Your uncle lived a tough life, and I don’t want him to spend the final moments of his life in a hospital bed.”

“Then…” Zhou Wen pondered what he wanted to say for a while and nodded. “That’s fine too. But the two of you must take care of yourselves. Don’t be too tired, especially you. For the painkiller…”

The old lady smiled. “My body is fine; I hired someone to escort us. If I can walk, I’ll walk. If I can’t, I’ll just use the wheelchair. There will always be a solution. The painkillers won’t be a problem too. We will depart in the morning and return at night; we won’t stay out through the night. If you have time, come over. My house is just at Bodhisattva Lane across the street. If you don’t have time, just let me do the injection. I can manage it.”

“Sure!” Zhou Wen nodded. Then, he remembered the debit card and pulled it out from his pocket to put it in the old lady’s hand. “This is yours; I can’t take it.”

“What are you doing?” The old lady quickly put it back into Zhou Wen’s hands. “If you don’t take it, I don’t want your help anymore.”

“I can help you, but I can’t take the money!” Zhou Wen pushed the card back and turned to leave. “I’ll leave now; see you guys tomorrow.”

“Wait…”

The old lady shouted, but Zhou Wen left without looking back. She looked at the debit card in her hands and smiled. “Why’s this child so stubborn…”