He Stood Up

"I want to leave the hospital! I have an exam to take!"

Zhang Xuezhou returned to reality at six in the morning, leaving him plenty of time. He hadn't had to rush after the adult exam had already begun.

Whether the hospital would let him leave was another matter.

"It's against the law to stop a minor from taking the adult exam!"

"Your bandages must be expensive, right? My family's short of money and can't afford treatment. Let me out, quickly!"

Zhang Xuezhou kept chattering as he pushed himself upright in the hospital bed.

"No, no, no, don't move! Your internal organs are rupt-oh, you're standing up!"

Zhu Huizhen, the attending physician at Sudong City First Hospital, was a little dazed.

Something wasn't normal about Zhang Xuezhou's condition.

He had regained normal sensation in his body at least three days earlier than a patient normally would, and he had healed at least fifteen days ahead of schedule.

"This isn't normal. Did we give the patient a powerful healing injection?"

After only a moment, Zhu Huizhen came to her senses and began checking the medical equipment records.

Standard medical care was one level; advanced medical care was another.

But to use the latter, one had to trade money for time.

Powerful injections that routinely cost a hundred thousand yuan apiece weren't a treatment option ordinary wage earners could afford. Ordinary people would rather rest for another ten days or so than choose such expensive treatment.

Zhu Huizhen stared at the records page on the screen.

Every medical supply they used had to be requested before the corresponding item could be taken from the medical equipment cabinet.

The most expensive medical supply used on Zhang Xuezhou was the general anesthetic, charged at around three thousand yuan. Apart from that, there had