Rebirth from the Ashes

396-397

Chapter 396: Poisoned

Pei Xu had been paying attention to Shen Xi’s movements. Since she came in, her face was cold with no other expression, but there was a slight change at that moment, which panicked him.

When Shen Xi first told him that she had medical knowledge, Pei Xu did not have the slightest doubt. That racing accident last time had him in complete admiration of Shen Xi, so even if she told him that she was a goddess, he would believe her.

Shen Xi’s gaze changed slightly.

Ning Sinian was not a normal patient in a coma. He was poisoned. It was caused by a neurotoxin that invaded his brain and numbed his senses so he would seem to be in a vegetative state.

Perhaps in the first few months of Ning Sinian’s accident, he was indeed in a deep coma, but this toxin was the culprit that made him into the current state.

Ning Sinian’s parents, who had been watching Shen Xi, did not dare to blink and noticed that her expression had changed. They were nervous and terrified, and their hearts surged with the last bit of hope.

In the past, any doctor who came to see their son did not carry any expression. Besides comforting them, they would shake their heads and say there was nothing they could do.

However, this time, the young man’s cold face suddenly turned serious.

Aunt Ning was a bit agitated and wanted to ask the doctor.

Uncle Ning pulled her hand and shook his head, telling her not to disturb the doctor’s examination. He tried to suppress the excitement in his heart and dared not hope for much.

That was because the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

After Shen Xi took Ning Sinian’s pulse and checked his heartbeat, his mouth, and nose, she finally came to a conclusion and turned to the Ning couple. The two gray-haired with despair in their eyes looked at her eagerly. Shen Xi said, “Bring me the medication that he usually takes.”

This neurotoxin was not a one-time injection, nor was it accumulated in a span of a few days. This was the result of months and years of accumulation, pushing Ning Sinian little by little to his death.

The amount of toxin had to be controlled delicately. If it was too much, it would be detected easily. If it was too little, then it would not achieve the best effect. Someone who could inject this into Ning Sinian continuously was certainly someone by his side.

Nurses, doctors, and his family members were all possible suspects.

Uncle Ning was prepared for this. When he heard Shen Xi, he quickly brought her all the medication so she could look through them. He dared not speak nor breathe too loudly for fear that he would disturb the doctor’s judgment.

He and his wife had full confidence in this doctor that was recommended by Situ Zhangyou and Old Master Situ whom they’ve praised and was certain of his capability.

Shen Xi could tell from the Ning couple’s attitude and expression that they would not do such a thing to their son. Not everyone’s parents were similar to the Su family’s pair of oddballs who would abuse their own daughter.

When Shen Xi thought of the Su family, she could not help but sneer in her heart. Her expression looked even more heartless to the onlookers.

Shen Xi carefully checked the medication. They were normal and necessary to maintain the nutrition of a person in a vegetative state. There was nothing she expected.

Uncle Ning noticed Shen Xi was silent and finally could not help but ask cautiously, “Dr. Shen, can he still be saved?”

The doctors at the hospital wanted them to prepare for their son’s funeral, but they still wanted their son to live even if there was only a glimmer of hope.