Chapter 1427: Chapter 1069: No Compulsion Chapter 1427: Chapter 1069: No Compulsion After having spent a long time at Nandu Affiliated Hospital No. 1, it was very late when he returned home, almost past one in the morning.

When Yang Ping came back, Xiao Su had been waiting for him. As she dozed off on the couch, she heard the door open and immediately sat up, rubbing her eyes: “Have you had dinner?”

“Not yet, how’s the child?” Yang Ping was changing his shoes.

“She’s with her grandmother in her room, being looked after. The food is all kept warm; I’ll bring it over.” Xiao Su brought a cup of warm water to Yang Ping, who sat down to rest.

“My dad is so stingy, inviting you for a consultation without even providing some snacks. I’ll give him a piece of my mind next time. If my hubby starves because of him, I won’t let it go,” Xiao Su said angrily.

Yang Ping knew that his wife was worried about him and quickly replied: “Dad did offer me a meal, but I didn’t want to eat at Affiliated Hospital No. 1; the food there isn’t as good as home.”

“What was the case about today?”

“Rabies!”

“Why would they ask you for a consultation on rabies? My dad must think you’re idling about, rabies treatment keeping you up until midnight.”

“Because the patient has a special status, he’s a national talent, and the higher-ups are taking it very seriously. They’ve ordered a full-force rescue, and Dad is also under a lot of pressure. Whether it’s feasible or not, he would certainly call me in first. Besides, I was specifically requested for the consultation.”

As they chatted quietly, Xiao Su had already brought the steaming hot food to the table, and Yang Ping began to eat heartily.

“You don’t have to worry about things at home; I’m here. Go ahead and focus on your work. I’m planning to take a break from my job for a while,” Xiao Su chatted with Yang Ping.

Yang Ping wasn’t short on money now. Although the house was big and the family got along very well, living altogether wasn’t convenient, so he bought two more apartments in this community–one for his parents and one for his in-laws.

This way, they live separately on regular days and come together when needed, each having their own personal space, which is quite nice.

Moreover, he also bought a villa in the suburbs and on weekends, the whole family could go there for a vacation. Yang Ping is someone who doesn’t short-change himself. Now that he has money, enhancing his quality of life is a must. The money was all fairly earned. He can spend it any way he wants, making sure his family lives a bit better is only natural.

“Rabies can only be treated symptomatically, what’s the point of asking you for a consultation?” Xiao Su was not the slightest bit sleepy now. She was very curious. Yang Ping always shared with her the surgeries he performed and the cases he encountered each day, which was probably related to Xiao Su coming from a medical family. Others might not be interested in medical topics, but she had the greatest interest.

“You think little of your husband, huh? Let me tell you, I’ve been thinking, if we treat rabies with the traditional approach, the outcome will undoubtedly be death. A 100% fatality rate isn’t just a saying; no one has broken through it yet, and there has been no exception so far. But if we could find a new method, perhaps there could be a glimmer of hope. Look at Sisi, she was without hope before, but now isn’t there hope?” After dinner, Yang Ping and Xiao Su cleaned up the dining table together; he wiped the table while Xiao Su took care of washing the dishes.

“Go take a shower and rest early.”

After they tidied up the living room, Xiao Su glanced at the time and saw it was getting late.

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That night, Yang Ping dreamed all night long, his brain full of knowledge about rabies, from pathology, physiology, anatomy, microbiology, etc., a myriad of information flashed through his mind.

The next morning, when he woke up, a bold idea emerged in his mind: Hibernation therapy! Using hibernation therapy to put the patient’s brain in a “pseudo-death” state, making the virus believe that the patient’s brain has died, and its symptoms would not manifest, like in martial arts novels where people use music to kill, but if one doesn’t understand music, this method is ineffective.

The brain’s pseudo-death would deceive the virus, while the immune system remains active, continuing the fight.

The next morning, he didn’t go to work but directly called his driver to pick him up from downstairs at 5 a.m. and took him to Nandu Medical University Affiliated First Hospital. Professor Su was also hastily awoken by his phone call, hurrying to Nandu Affiliated Hospital No. 1.

The experts from Affiliated Hospital No. 1 were almost all woken up from their beds by Professor Su, some perhaps without even the chance to wash up, disheveled.

Everyone arrived at the ICU meeting room by 6:30 a.m.

“Hibernation therapy?”

Director Luo widened his bleary eyes. He was an expert level professional and had never heard of this method from any paper.

“Yeah, why have we never heard of it?” Director Yuan from the Infectious Disease department also spoke.

Everyone was very surprised, having never heard of it. Even Professor Su, after a thorough search in his mind, felt he had never encountered this strange treatment approach.

Yang Ping spoke slowly, “This is a method I thought of last night; it’s normal that none of you have heard about it.”

“You thought of it last night?” Even Professor Su was astonished; his son-in-law was known for creating miracles, which was true, but now the patient’s identity was a bit special. Although the fatality rate was 100%, as long as everything was by the book, there would be no issues. But now this guy was proposing a new method, one that he had just thought of last night, even so, it couldn’t be publicly stated it was only thought of last night.

While everyone was stunned, Yang Ping said: “The patient has been confirmed to have rabies, there’s no doubt about the diagnosis. Since the diagnosis is certain, everyone knows, rabies has a 100% fatality rate. This disease can only be prevented, not treated. All symptomatic treatments are merely procedures with no real effect on the outcome. So why not try my new method?”