Chapter 51 : A Gluttonous Devil
Tang Li chatted with the two little Kylins for a while longer. After understanding what dynasty they came from and what their combat attributes were, she made them return to the Kylin Jade.
Then, she went to Augustine’s laboratory.
The three doctors had been in the laboratory for the past two days. The experiment progressed especially smoothly, and the excitement on their faces was obvious.
“Miss Tang, the reaction of our active cells is especially strong today, especially those necrosis cells. Many of them are activated by active cells.”
Augustine then showed Tang Li the experiment table.
Tang Li walked over. Augustine was still excitedly telling her about the activity data of active cells in each period.
Doctor Xiang and Mr. Yun, who were standing by the side, listened attentively. They would make an additional comment from time to time.
The morning passed quickly. During lunch, Tang Li was invited to the medical staff cafeteria again.
As soon as everyone sat down to eat, they saw a doctor walking in with two people who gave off an academic vibe.
The three of them walked up to Tang Li. The doctor said to Tang Li kindly, “Miss Tang, hello. My surname is Jiang. We met at the park the morning before.”
Tang Li nodded but did not speak.
Doctor Jiang didn’t mind and introduced the two people beside him. “This is Mr. Chang and this is Mr. Kong.”
The two of them sized Tang Li up quietly. They were surprised at how young and pretty she was. However, since Doctor Jiang recommended her, the two of them did not dare to underestimate her.
“Miss Tang, hello! Hello!”
The two of them shook Tang Li’s hand enthusiastically.
Mr. Chang asked, “Miss Tang, do you have time after the meal?”
Without them saying anything, Tang Li knew why they were looking for her. She said, “It’s gonna cost you a fortune to ask me to treat people, and bargaining is out of the question. If you think you can afford it, then get to the point.”
With that, she started eating.
At that moment, everyone was looking over. Hearing Tang Li’s words, they turned to look at Mr. Chang and Mr. Kong.
The two of them looked at each other. Mr. Chang said, “Sure, as long as Miss Tang can cure our colleague.”
Tang Li nodded and continued eating.
Mr. Kong said, “Miss Tang, let’s eat first. We’ll talk after we’re done eating.”
“Sure.”
Since Tang Li was going to be busy, the group of doctors, who were discussing medical matters with her, left after the meal as they didn’t wanna bother her.
When they walked out of the restaurant, Mr. Chang was the first to speak. “Our colleague has a strange illness. He needs to eat all the time. Every day, he eats a lot. If he stops, he will suffer great pain. But the result of the hospital’s checkup is that everything he eats disappears after entering his stomach. Other than eating, he can’t do anything else.”
Mr. Kong continued, “We’re researchers in the laboratory. My colleague is in charge of the essential work. If his illness can’t be treated, our research can’t continue.”
The two of them didn’t say what they were researching, but judging from their tone, she knew that it was something important.
“As long as Miss Tang can cure our colleague, you can have as much as you want.”
After saying that, they looked at Tang Li expectantly.
Doctor Jiang and Doctor Xiang also looked at her.
Doctor Xiang said, “Miss Tang, why don’t you go and see if it can be treated? I’ve discussed this illness with you before. It is indeed difficult to treat.”
Doctor Xiang felt that it was a little too early to talk about the price because it was unclear if Tang Li could actually cure this illness.
The other three agreed.
Tang Li thought for a moment and agreed.
They went to the patient’s villa.
As soon as she walked into the courtyard of the villa, she saw several nurses carrying empty plates walking out.
One of the nurses tilted her head and said to another nurse, “Why do I feel that this patient’s appetite is increasing every day? Will he go bankrupt if he eats like this?”
The other nurse replied, “I don’t think so. People who can afford to be treated here are crazy rich.”
“But I think…”
Before she could finish, someone nudged her. Seeing that there were a group of people coming in, she immediately shut up and rushed out with her head down.
When they walked into the living room, they saw a skinny man in a hospital gown and glasses sitting at the dining table, eating non-stop. There was a table of food in front of him.
The man ate very quickly like a hungry ghoul.
Tang Li stared at the man and narrowed her eyes at the thing in his stomach.
It was a gluttonous devil with mouths all over its body.
Mr. Chang quickly asked, “Miss Tang, can you treat my colleague’s illness?”
“Sure, but it’s a little tricky.”
Hearing Tang Li’s reply, the few of them heaved a sigh of relief.
“Since Miss Tang can cure my colleague, how much do you want? I’ll call someone to prepare it immediately.”
As Mr. Chang spoke, he took out his phone.
“No hurry.”
Tang Li felt that it was not yet the time to get that little thing out of the man. She walked toward the man who was eating and said casually,
“Go and help me prepare something first. His condition is a little special… I need an earthenware pot that’s the size of a water tank. A peach wooden stick that’s half a meter long and as thick as a rolling pin. It must be straight. Also… a bundle of ten-meter-long ropes.”
They looked at Tang Li in surprise.
What did she want these for?
However, Mr. Chang immediately took out his phone and called someone to prepare these items.
Tang Li walked to the person who was eating and sat opposite him. She asked, “How do you feel when you’re eating?”
The person was now like an eating machine that had lost the ability to speak.
He could only whimper.
Doctor Jiang walked over and said to Tang Li, “Mr. Zhang has been eating non-stop. His mouth and face are no longer functioning, so he can’t speak.”
Mr. Zhang was still sobbing as he ate, looking like he was in pain.
Doctor Jiang asked Tang Li, “Miss Tang, what exactly is Mr. Zhang’s illness?”
“It’s not an illness,” Tang Li said. “He ate something he should not eat, and it’s not something modern medicine can cure.”
“What?”
“You’ll know in a while.”
It was gonna take a while to prepare what Tang Li wanted, so Tang Li and the others waited there.
While waiting, the nurse sent Mr. Zhang a lot of food.
Mr. Zhang never stopped eating.
Looking at him, Doctor Xiang could not help but sympathize. “It must be very uncomfortable eating like this. If he recovers, he will probably get anorexia.”
“Probably,” Tang Li said. “When we remove the thing from his body, we can get him to see a psychiatrist.”
The few of them waited for nearly an hour before the items Tang Li requested were delivered.