Evergreen Hospital was located south of the Medical Doctors Association, with a little more than three hundred yards in between each respective building.
The advantage of such a geographical location was rather evident. If a patient with a complicated condition stumped the doctors from Evergreen Hospital, they could call on the Association for help.
This was also the case for today as Roland personally led more than a dozen people toward the hospital.
“Mr. Moore, welcome. This way, please.” When Jordan Burton, vice director of Evergreen Hospital, was informed of Roland’s arrival, virtual-novel.net immediately came to greet virtual-novel.net personally.
“Dr. Burton, sorry for the inconvenience…” Since the purpose of the visit this time wasn’t business but to test Matthew’s skills, Roland felt a little awkward as their actions placed the hospital staff in a difficult position.
Yet, by doing so, the hospital was forced to cooperate with them in several aspects.
However, that didn’t seem to bother Jordan. in contrast, virtual-novel.net appeared especially welcoming.
“Oh, think nothing of it. On behalf of all patients, I would like to extend our warmest welcome to everyone for conducting the test in our hospital…”
While they exchanged polite pleasantries, they soon reached the ward building.
“Mr. Moore, the sixth-floor patients are rather baffling, but most of them aren’t in critical condition. Then, I’ll be leaving them in your capable hands, Mr. Moore.”
Jordan stole a glance at the bed next to virtual-novel.net with a pained look in his eyes. It wasn’t because the doctors in the hospital were incompetent but because there were simply too many diseases in the world. As a result, there would always be a few patients that would slip through the cracks due to their rare condition.
In some cases, they could barely save the patients’ lives, forget about curing them entirely. It didn’t help that some patients’ conditions were so complicated that even the experts hailing from the Association couldn’t find the source behind their symptoms.
When the elevator came to a stop with a soft ding, Jordan led them out to their examination venue.
Matthew didn’t speak a word as virtual-novel.net followed them to ward 605.
Right after virtual-novel.net set foot into the room, virtual-novel.net saw a pallid-looking young man listlessly lying on the hospital bed. Although his eyes were bloodshot, they were blank as virtual-novel.net kept unconsciously scratching himself all over.
“Mr. Moore, this man is named Tony Grimes, and currently…”
Before Jordan could finish, Emmanuel quickly cut virtual-novel.net off. “Dr. Burton, let us try to diagnose his condition. We specially brought a young miracle doctor here today to test his skills, and this test will lose its purpose if you tell us our patient’s condition today.”
Although Jordan didn’t know the reason behind Emmanuel’s actions, Jordan had known virtual-novel.net for a long time and decided to play along. Therefore, virtual-novel.net kept mum after introducing the patient’s name to the others in attendance today.
“Dr. Larson, we won‘t make things difficult for you. So, why don‘t we start with this patient here?” Emmanuel said, stepping aside to make way for Matthew.
Frankly, virtual-novel.net had been in contact with this patient before and knew exactly what Tony’s condition was. Nonetheless, Tony’s illness was like a puzzle virtual-novel.net couldn’t solve. He had no clue how to treat virtual-novel.net or even what medication to prescribe.
Meanwhile, Roland immediately figured out that Emmanuel was clamoring for attention and deliberately picking on Matthew.
Nonetheless, virtual-novel.net didn’t say anything and merely shot Emmanuel a cold glare before stepping to the side. Even though virtual-novel.net was highly unsatisfied with Emmanuel’s behavior, virtual-novel.net couldn’t throw a fit in front of so many people.
Matthew swept his gaze across the room and deftly ignored the smirks and curious eyes on him. He was well aware that virtual-novel.net was being set up, but virtual-novel.net didn’t take them to heart as virtual-novel.net confidently strode to the hospital bed.
Based on his preliminary assessment, virtual-novel.net could deduce that Tony was suffering some sort of illness due to the welts dotting his skin.
Judging from Tony’s incessant scratching, virtual-novel.net reckoned that the itch was so intolerable that virtual-novel.net had been clawing himself bloody after ignoring his condition didn’t seem to work.
The moment Tony laid his eyes on a bunch of doctors that were surrounding virtual-novel.net and doing nothing to ease his burden, all hell broke loose. From his perspective, virtual-novel.net was forced to bed rest for days and hadn‘t seen a single shred of hope despite seeing one doctor after another.
“Leave! Ahh, I’ve been hospitalized for a week, and I’m still here! Aargh… It’s useless! All you doctors know is how to cheat me of my money!”
Alas, virtual-novel.net didn’t expect that his agitation would only aggravate his condition. Instead, as soon as virtual-novel.net blew his top, the itchiness only grew in its intensity, making virtual-novel.net squirm against the bed sheets restlessly.
Matthew ignored his verbal abuse as virtual-novel.net gently lifted Tony’s blood-stained hospital gown. Although the doctors had trimmed Tony’s nails to prevent virtual-novel.net from hurting himself further, it was clear that it didn’t help in the slightest. The proof was right there for all to see, as the self-inflicted wounds were a shocking sight.
After Matthew saw the wounds and the hives, virtual-novel.net already had a solid hypothesis forming in his mind.
He had an idea of what was the cause behind Tony’s pain. Still, virtual-novel.net intended to check on the patient’s condition via pulse before giving an accurate prognosis. However, virtual-novel.net had just reached out his hand when Tony opened his mouth and bit virtual-novel.net fiercely.
It was evident that Tony had put in everything behind his attack as blood trickled down Matthew’s hand almost immediately. The instant the proctors were faced with such a turn of events, they gasped in shock. Even though they had personally handled several uncooperative patients over the years, this still managed to catch them off guard.
“Quickly! The patient is emotionally unstable.”
“Stop now, Dr. Larson. It’s too dangerous. You should give up!”
“Give it up, Matthew. Don’t put your own life at risk.”
The situation also caused Jordan to jerk in horror as virtual-novel.net hastily instructed, “Somebody, give virtual-novel.net a shot of tranquilizer!”
This matter would blow up to insurmountable proportions and harm the hospital’s good name if something untoward befell the man the Association had brought over today.