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Chapter 9

Miracle Drug Shocks the World, Hospital Overrun

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Everyone could see the changes in Cao Jinmei.

They were simply too obvious. Anyone who wasn't blind could tell that her body was visibly getting better.

The fans went wild with support, each of them wishing they could crawl through their phone screens to observe her up close.

The livestream's popularity soared, climbing at a terrifying rate.

A steady stream of new fans flooded into the livestream.

These new fans had no idea what was going on. They watched with baffled expressions, but after viewing the earlier replays, they began to question their entire lives.

No one doubted that she was faking it or trying to sell medicine anymore.

And so, everyone—

Whether new fans or old fans—began looking forward to the third day's livestream.

The old fans wanted to witness the birth of a miracle with their own eyes.

The new fans were half-convinced and half-doubtful. They wanted to see it for themselves, uncover the truth.

How miraculous was this? A terminal cancer patient transforming before their eyes until she was completely cured.

Not even novels dared to write something like this.

Such things only happened in legendary miracles.

Cao Jinmei, however, did not pay much attention to any of this. She was immersed in joy.

Time passed quickly, and before long, she had to end the stream again.

Before leaving, she promised her fans that she would come back on time tomorrow and continue showing them how her condition had changed.

On the third day, before the stream had even begun, the livestream room was already packed.

When the camera came on again—

Cao Jinmei appeared once more.

This was a day destined to be remembered by everyone.

Her complexion had returned to that of a normal person. While she was not especially fair or delicate, she was no longer waxy yellow.

Perhaps her skin was not especially smooth, and her cheeks were still too thin, lacking the fullness unique to young girls.

But color had returned to her face, and her lips had become rosy. The youth and vitality she had once lost—

Had returned.

Apart from having no hair, she looked like an ordinary person you could see anywhere on the street.

She could have been a young woman selling pancakes, a waitress carrying dishes at a restaurant, or even a passerby brushing past you.

In short, at first glance, you would never think she was a patient.

The former Cao Jinmei, barely clinging to life and gaunt with illness, had completely vanished.

Cao Jinmei continued smiling at the camera.

She did not say anything.

Then slowly, she suddenly lowered her head and began to sob softly. Her suppressed crying gradually carried through the livestream, piercing the entire room.

The livestream fell silent.

No one spoke. No one wanted to disturb her.

She did not need to say a word. She simply sat there, crying tears of joy.

Everyone understood her. Everyone empathized with her.

Even the comments disappeared.

No one knew how much time had passed. It felt like a long time, yet also like only an instant.

Cao Jinmei slowly raised her head, wiped away the tears on her face, her chest heaving as she choked out.

"I'm really sorry. I completely lost control."

"Ever since I looked in the mirror, I haven't been able to stop crying."

"Actually, I had already stopped crying for a while just now."

"But for some reason, once I came on here, I became like this again."

"I can't chat with everyone today. I can only let you see what I look like now."

"I have to go. See you tomorrow."

Cao Jinmei hurriedly ended the stream.

But the netizens were still trapped in shock, unable to regain their senses for a long time.

It felt as though the entire world had been overturned.

By the time everyone came to their senses—

All they could face was the dark livestream room.

And a flood of comments rolling in like a tsunami.

Everyone was posting the same sentence.

"What exactly is this medicine?"

Unfortunately, no one answered.

Her appearance had lasted only a little over ten minutes, but though brief, it was like an earthquake, its aftershocks spreading rapidly.

In an instant, it spread to other platforms.

Doupai, Langbo, Bihu, and more.

At first, users on those other platforms thought they had heard a joke.

They mocked it one after another.

But very quickly, they could no longer laugh.

Because someone had compiled Cao Jinmei's changes before and after taking the trial drug into a day-by-day image comparison, and it spread across the internet.

As a result, more and more users from other platforms rushed into Cao Jinmei's livestream room, waiting for her to appear again.

On the fourth day, Cao Jinmei appeared before the camera. She had calmed down.

She was in even better condition today. Her vitality was rapidly returning, and she finally looked like a twenty-year-old girl should.

Her complexion was rosy, her skin elastic, her eyes clear and bright, and her brows and eyes brimmed with smiles.

She said happily, "I left too hurriedly yesterday and actually forgot something."

"I took part in the drug trial at Kun City First People's Hospital. I am extremely grateful to this hospital and the doctors of the Oncology Department."

"Without them allowing me to try the medicine, there would be no Cao Jinmei today."

"I've put this hospital's full name and address in the livestream room."

"If any of my fans are cancer patients, please don't give up or despair. Hurry to this hospital and join the drug trial."

"Look at me. You will definitely be able to be reborn too."

"Please help me spread this information. Remember, every additional cancer patient who learns about this means one more life saved."

"As for what medicine I took, the doctor explained some of it, but I couldn't really understand. After all, I only graduated from high school."

"For the specifics, you're welcome to go to the hospital and consult the doctors."

"Oh, right. The doctor said my trial period will probably be about a month, depending on how the treatment progresses."

"Maybe I'll be completely better in less than a month. That would be wonderful, hehe."

"I'll share all of this with you all."

The people in front of the livestream could no longer sit still.

Many of them were ordinary people who had come out of curiosity.

But many were also cancer patients or relatives of patients who had rushed over after hearing the news.

At first, when they heard about this miraculous New Anti-Cancer Drug that cured cancer in three days, they refused to believe it. After seeing the photos, though, they began to have doubts.

Yet they could not help but feel a glimmer of hope, so they immediately came after hearing the news.

They had come because of its reputation, only to see it with their own eyes, confirm the truth, and obtain information about the medicine or hospital.

Once they got what they wanted, they immediately left, preparing to rush to Kun City as quickly as possible.

Many viewers were originally from Kun City, and the moment they heard the hospital's name, they headed there at once.

Meanwhile, at Kun City First People's Hospital, all the doctors were still completely unaware of the online frenzy comparable to a magnitude-eight earthquake.

Kun City First People's Hospital, Oncology Department.

As an attending physician at a Grade A Tertiary Hospital, thirty-something Li Xuemin could be considered young and accomplished.

With both hands in his white coat pockets, he hummed a tune as he walked out of the inpatient building and leisurely headed toward the outpatient building.

It was his turn to work outpatient duty that afternoon.

But when he was still more than ten meters from the outpatient building, he stopped, took off his glasses and wiped them hard. His mouth fell open as he blurted out, "Holy shit."

Before he could react, several colleagues came running up behind him and stared blankly at the sea of people before them.

"Holy shit, what a scene. Is this a zombie siege or an army at the gates?"

"What happened?"

"An earthquake? Food poisoning? Or did something explode somewhere?"

A vast expanse of heads stretched as far as the eye could see. Waves of people surrounded the outpatient building, with people constantly going in and out.

Everyone was orderly and polite, their faces glowing with delighted smiles.

Li Xuemin and his colleagues looked at one another in bewilderment at the sight, calling it downright bizarre.

There was also a group of people with filming equipment at the building entrance. They looked like they were from a television station or the media.

Before long, several familiar figures hurried out of the outpatient building.

At the front was an elderly man in his sixties, wearing a white coat and walking with brisk, powerful strides.

The moment they saw that familiar figure, everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Director Qin is out. Looks like there wasn't any major medical accident."

"Yeah. Otherwise, it would have been the emergency department director or the hospital director coming out."

Behind Director Qin of the Oncology Department stood a tall figure. It was Jian Lianyun.

As Li Xuemin looked at her, a thought inexplicably crossed his mind.

Could this have something to do with that kid Wei Kang's new drug?

Very quickly, his premonition was confirmed.

Everyone who had rushed into the hospital had come for a miraculous medicine that could cure cancer in three days.

But no one knew what the medicine was. They only knew to come to this hospital and ask.

Director Qin could not help laughing bitterly. Where the hell did this rumor come from? Don't people even put effort into making rumors anymore?

A three-day cure for cancer? Were they taking Taishang Laojun's golden elixir or ten-thousand-year spiritual ganoderma from a snowy mountain peak?

He was just about to sternly refute the rumor when someone tugged at his sleeve.

When he turned around, he saw Jian Lianyun's nervous, uneasy face.

"Director, I think I may know what medicine this is."

"Didn't we previously cooperate with Sanqing Pharmaceutical on a Phase III Clinical Trial for an anti-cancer drug?"

"They should be here for that medicine."

Director Qin opened his mouth as if to say something, but stopped himself. After hesitating for a long while, he could only approach the media with a smile.

"Are you from Kun Television News and the Daily? I'm Director Qin from the Oncology Department. You've come to the right person."

"This is a New Anti-Cancer Drug developed by Sanqing Pharmaceutical. It is currently undergoing a Phase III Clinical Trial at our hospital. As for the three-day cure you mentioned, that did happen, but it wasn't a cure. It suppressed the spread of Cancer Cells and killed them off. Complete recovery will still take some time..."

"Sanqing Pharmaceutical!"

It was as if the media had heard nothing else.

Only those four words echoed in everyone's ears.

That was the most valuable information.

Thanks to boss Caicaicai0 for the 1,500 tip!

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