Great Doctor Without Borders

Chapter 1457 Patient

Xu Chunliang is not an expert on mental illness, and Chinese medicine's view on mental illness is different from that of Western medicine.

In traditional Chinese medicine, the occurrence of mental illness is closely related to factors such as dysfunction of human internal organs, poor circulation of qi and blood, and emotional injury.

Therefore, TCM usually treats mental illness from a holistic perspective, emphasizes syndrome differentiation and treatment, and improves symptoms by adjusting the functions of internal organs, unblocking qi and blood, and balancing yin and yang.

Although Xu Chunliang has not professionally and systematically studied Western modern medical knowledge, he has worked in the hospital for such a long time that he has a certain understanding of Western medical theories. As the saying goes, even if you have not eaten pork, you have seen pigs run.

Before coming here, Xu Chunliang carefully studied the medical records provided by Meng Jinglai. Generally speaking, this medical record has little reference value. The cause of the disease was not described in detail. For subsequent treatment, he tried many methods and even asked a fortune teller to see it.

Chinese medicine emphasizes the four methods of observation, auscultation, inquiry and palpation. These four words are not just for the patient, but also include the patient's daily living environment. Traditional Chinese medicine knows how to explore the relationship between heaven and man.

So when Xu Chunliang got off the car, he found that the place where Meng Jingyuan lived was a little special. In the eyes of the driver Xiao Chen, he wondered whether Meng Jinglai had found a detective this time. They didn't know that Xu Chunliang had already observed them before seeing the patient.

Xu Chunliang entered the innate realm and achieved a leap in observation ability. In his eyes, ordinary people had almost no secrets. He could infer a person's mental state through his breathing, heartbeat, and even facial expressions and behaviors.

Although Meng Jinglai appeared to be sincere to him on the surface, he did not trust Xu Chunliang deep down in his heart. The reason he invited Xu Chunliang over was because of the recommendation of the Wang family, and he probably wanted to try his best to save the situation.

The driver Xiao Chen was very wary of Xu Chunliang's arrival. It should be said that from the moment Xu Chunliang arrived at the villa, he saw that everyone was wary of him. Although they concealed it well, their true attitude was still revealed from the details.

The nurse on duty today is He Bei, 35 years old, and has been taking care of Meng Jingyuan for ten years. Before entering Meng Jingyuan's room, Xu Chunliang proposed to talk to her alone on the grounds of understanding her condition.

Meng Jinglai provided them with a study.

Xu Chunliang entered the study and found that the curtains were also closed and it was dark inside. When he wanted to draw the curtains, He Bei turned on the light.

Although there was light in the room, Xu Chunliang still walked towards the curtains and opened them.

The light outside is not good, the study is not facing south, and it is cloudy today. Looking out from the window, you can see the dense forest.

"This curtain hasn't been cleaned for a long time, it's dirty!"

Xu Chunliang glanced at the furniture. The desk was spotless, the chair was clean, and there was no dust when he opened the curtains just now. The curtains still smelled of detergent, obviously they had been washed not long ago.

Xu Chunliang sat down and said to He Bei, "Sit down."

He Bei didn't sit down: "I still have to record the patient's condition later."

Xu Chunliang said: "With so many people taking care of one person, the work shouldn't be too heavy, right?"

He Bei said: "I am only responsible for nursing matters. The three of us take turns, usually working twelve hours and resting twenty-four."

Xu Chunliang said: "The salary should be quite high, right?"

He Bei thought Xu Chunliang would ask about her condition, but he started with all these irrelevant questions. She nodded. There was nothing to deny. Her current salary already exceeded that of most nurses in Beijing.

Xu Chunliang said: "As far as I know, you are the one who has worked here the longest, ten years?"

He Bei nodded: "Actually, the shortest among the three of us has been seven years, so it's not far off."

Xu Chunliang said: "There should have been a nurse taking care of her in the past."

He Bei continued to nod.

"do you know?"

He Bei shook her head: "When I came, they all resigned. If you want to know the relevant information, you should ask President Meng."

Xu Chunliang said: "I just asked casually. By the way, has Meng Jingyuan's condition changed much in the past ten years?"

He Bei said: "She has never been well. Anyway, she has been unconscious since I came here to work as a nurse. She doesn't even recognize her family. She is crazy all day long, either crying or cursing."

"Are you completely unable to take care of yourself?"

He Bei was stunned by his question.

Xu Chunliang said: "For example, eating and going to the toilet."

He Bei said: "I can't take care of myself at all."

The reason why Xu Chunliang asked this was to make sure whether Meng Jingyuan still had any sense of shame and any basic rationality.

He Bei said: "Mr. Xu, you are very special, different from other doctors."

Xu Chunliang said: "I'm not a doctor."

He Bei was stunned again. If it wasn't a doctor, why would he come here? Meng Jinglai clearly said that he had invited a doctor to help with the diagnosis and treatment.

Xu Chunliang asked, "The Meng family has hired many famous doctors in recent years, right?"

He Bei nodded: "Especially in the first two years when I was here, famous doctors and experts came all day long, but every time I held high hopes, I always returned disappointed."

Xu Chunliang heard that her implication was that she had no hope for him at all. Xu Chunliang asked, "Have you ever talked to Meng Jingyuan in the past ten years?"

"How is that possible? She is not in her right mind, how can I talk to her?"

"She didn't say anything?"

He Bei asked, "Does talking nonsense count?"

Xu Chunliang nodded.

He Bei pursed her lips: "She said she wanted to kill us."

Xu Chunliang asked: "Why does she hate you so much?"

He Bei said: "It's not that she hates us. Tell everyone this. Let's put it this way. You will understand when you see her later."

Xu Chunliang asked: "Besides you and the Meng family, are there any other people coming to visit her?"

He Bei said: "No, except for the doctor who comes for regular follow-up, no one else comes to visit. The Meng family probably doesn't want outsiders to know, and Meng Jingyuan's condition is not suitable for outsiders to visit."

Xu Chunliang asked: "Who usually takes care of her?"

He Bei said: "The three of us nurses have the most contact with her, but when the patient goes crazy, she needs help from others."

Xu Chunliang said: "I understand."

He Bei glanced at the time and said that she should go for a routine check-up.

Xu Chunliang suggested going with her. Meng Jingyuan lived on the third floor. Normally, the third floor should be the place with the best lighting, but because of human obstruction, it became the darkest place.

The lights in the corridor are dim, which makes people feel depressed. Meng Jingyuan's room is located at the end of the corridor, in the northwest corner of the villa.

Meng Jinglai did not accompany them into Meng Jingyuan's room. He stopped on the third floor and said to Xu Chunliang, "Xiao Xu, go over and take a look. I'll wait here."

Xu Chunliang glanced at Meng Jinglai and asked, "Are you scared?"

Meng Jinglai smiled bitterly and said, "Why should I be afraid of my own sister? I just can't bear to see her like this."

Xu Chunliang could understand it. Meng Jingyuan had been crazy for so many years, and she was neither human nor ghost. Her family must feel bad seeing her.

The door had a fingerprint and pupil double verification. After He Bei passed the verification, she pushed the door open. The door was heavy, not an ordinary interior door. It had a steel plate embedded in it that even bullets could not penetrate.

Xu Chunliang felt that this was a bit exaggerated. This was the first door. He passed through the same door again before arriving at the third door. He Bei said to Xu Chunliang, "The sound insulation here is very good. No one outside can hear her screams."

When I opened the last door, I immediately heard a woman's shrill scream.

All the windows in the room were closed. Under the dim light, a woman dressed in black could be seen. Her hands were bound inside her clothes and her legs were tied with belts and fixed to a chair.

The woman had very short hair and a thin figure. Her eyes looked big on her small cheeks. Even in the dim light, her eyes still emitted a crazy and burning light. Her dry mouth stretched as wide as possible, and her bloodless neck was knotted with blue veins, as if tiny green snakes were wriggling under her thin skin. People couldn't help but worry that the blue blood would break through her thin skin at any time.

When she saw the stranger Xu Chunliang appear, she suddenly stopped howling and stared at Xu Chunliang with her eyes, like a hungry wolf finding its prey.

He Bei stopped. Although she had been doing this job for ten years, she still felt a chill every time she saw Meng Jingyuan.

Xu Chunliang walked towards Meng Jingyuan, and He Bei couldn't help but remind him, "Be careful!"

Xu Chunliang said, "It's okay." He continued to walk towards Meng Jingyuan. When they were one meter apart, Meng Jingyuan sniffed hard and her eyes became more and more burning.

When Xu Chunliang came closer to her, he faintly smelled a fishy odor, which was clearly coming from Meng Jingyuan's body. The odor was very light and mixed with the fragrance of shower gel. Judging from Meng Jingyuan's appearance, the people who took care of her must have been diligent in helping her clean up.

Meng Jingyuan's breathing rhythm became faster and faster, and Xu Chunliang stretched out his hand as if to touch her forehead.

Meng Jingyuan suddenly opened her mouth and bit Xu Chunliang, roaring like a wild beast, followed by He Bei's warning voice.

Xu Chunliang acted quickly, accurately pinching Meng Jingyuan's jaw with his right hand. With a little force, Meng Jingyuan was controlled by him and unable to hurt Xu Chunliang. Her eyes were crazy and ferocious, and saliva flowed from the corners of her lips.

Xu Chunliang said slowly, "Her teeth are really white and neat, and she has canine teeth. The scar on your hand was caused by her bite, right?"

This sentence was clearly meant for He Bei behind him. He Bei subconsciously clenched her hands. She was wearing gloves, so how could Xu Chunliang see the scars on her hands? This young man was indeed extraordinary.

Xu Chunliang stared into Meng Jingyuan's eyes. The art of hypnosis would not work on patients with severe schizophrenia because their consciousness was closed and they were unable to concentrate and communicate with the outside world.

In Xu Chunliang's eyes, Meng Jingyuan is a patient, but in Meng Jingyuan's eyes, perhaps he is just a prey to be bitten and vented.

Xu Chunliang felt the power coming from Meng Jingyuan and frowned slightly. It was really strange. How could a person who had been ill for twenty years still have such powerful strength in his body?

(End of this chapter)