Chapter 812
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"Is she allergic to medicine?" Chen Zhao asked.
"No," Plummer said.
Chen Zhao took out a small amount of tranquilizer. He didn't dare to use too much. After all, it was his first time dealing with a patient.
Suddenly, Chen Zhao saw a surgical suture mark on the back of Lynn's head.
"Did she have surgery recently?"
"I don't know." Plummer and Sandra were confused. "She went out for a year. We don't know what she went through in the past year."
"After she came back, she didn't tell us where she went."
"Ah …" Suddenly, Lin En bounced up, and the rope that was originally tied to her hands broke.
Chen Zhao quickly pressed Lynn back onto the bed. He looked back at Plummer and Sandra. "She's really strong."
Both of them looked troubled. They smiled awkwardly.
The pathogenesis of epilepsy was very complicated. Most of it was caused by abnormal firing of neurons.
Some patients with epilepsy were ineffective to medicine and conventional treatment, such as Lynn.
Even anti-epilepsy drugs couldn't make her go back to normal.
Chen Zhao said, "There's a vagus nerve stimulator. It's implanted in the patient's body and connected to the vagus nerve with a metal wire. It stimulates the vagus nerve by changing the frequency and intensity of the discharge to stop epilepsy. It's quite effective."
"Okay. Thank you, Mr. Chen."
"Mr. Chen, here's $500. Thank you for treating Lynn."
"No need. Goodbye." Chen Zhao rejected the fee.
Chen Zhao glanced at Plummer and Sandra's family background. They didn't seem to be very well off either.
As for the vagus nerve stimulator that Chen Zhao mentioned, they probably couldn't afford it.
The vagus nerve stimulator alone cost at least $20,000. Adding the surgery, treatment, and hospitalization costs, the total would be at least $30,000.
After Chen Zhao walked out of the door, he suddenly felt a pair of eyes looking in his direction.
Chen Zhao raised his head and looked into the distance. It was a man in casual clothes and a hood.
The man had a lollipop in his mouth.
Sensing Chen Zhao's gaze, the man turned his head.
Chen Zhao picked up his phone and called Leonardo.
"Leonardo, I think there's a suspicious person in Mountain Town. Come and help me investigate him."
"Okay, no problem. I happen to be in town."
Soon, Chen Zhao saw Leonardo's police car stop before the man.
The man suddenly turned and ran. Leonardo chased after him, but he returned after a short while. It seemed that he had lost him.
Chen Zhao walked to Leonardo's police car. "How is it? You didn't catch him?"
Leonardo was so tired that he was panting. "I couldn't catch him. He ran too fast."
"I just came out of that house and found him," Chen Zhao said. "Keep an eye on him. I think he's up to no good."
"Hey, it's this family."
"Yes, why? Do you know this family?"
"I came to this house last year. At the time, their daughter had been missing for a month. I came to give their statement."
"Missing for a month before reporting to the police?"
"They didn't call the police. It was her friend."
Chen Zhao glanced at the couple's house. Their daughter had been missing for a month and they hadn't called the police?
Even if the Americans were more lax with their adult children, it shouldn't be this lenient, right?
"Do you know that their daughter is back?"
"Oh? She's back? "
Chen Zhao felt that something was off, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
Anyway, it wasn't his problem, so Chen Zhao couldn't be bothered to ask.
The two chatted in the police car. They would usually get together to drink once a month.
"Chen, when are you coming out to drink again?"
"Probably not now. Fali's pregnant and she doesn't let me drink."
"Okay, I'll mourn for you for three seconds."
"Shouldn't you say that it's fine as long as Fali doesn't find out?"
"Next time, it's my treat. With your and David's alcohol tolerance, I think it's good to have one less person."
"We're done."
Leonardo sent Chen Zhao home.
However, he was still on duty, so he didn't stay.
Fali was still doing yoga at the door. "Chen, there's a package for you. Was that Leonardo? Why didn't you ask him to come in? "
"He's still working." Chen Zhao saw a sealed box in the living room.
Chen Zhao opened the box and found another wooden box inside.
He opened the wooden box and found a letter inside, as well as a pillar-shaped metal object.
Chen Zhao looked at the envelope and took out the letter.
It was Fannity's letter. "Mr. Chen, I found this in a relic. It's a very valuable antique. I'll give it to you as a souvenir, your friend, Fannity."
A strange letter and a strange gift.
He didn't seem to be that close with Fannity, right?
She'd found a valuable antique and even mailed it to him.
Chen Zhao picked up the metal object. It was very intricately made.
It had two layers. The outer layer was engraved with many pictures and some holes.
There was a handle that could be turned to turn the inner metal wall.
It looked like a hand-operated rotating kaleidoscope.
Chen Zhao tried to turn the handle, but it was stuck. It wouldn't budge.
"Tch … What's this? It's broken."
Chen Zhao casually tossed the metal object onto the table. "You might as well give me some jewelry."
Chen Zhao shook his head in disappointment.
"Yiyiyaya …" Gerlyn crawled to Chen Zhao's feet. "Want … want …"
Gerlyn reached out, as if she wanted to grab the metal object on the table.
Every time Gerlyn saw something she wanted to bite, she would open her mouth and make babbling sounds.
At first, Chen Zhao thought that Gerlyn was calling him.
Now, he realized that he'd been overthinking.
Chen Zhao picked up the metal object and placed it before Gerlyn. "Can you carry it?"
The metal object wasn't heavy for adults, but Gerlyn had small arms and legs. Chen Zhao was really worried that she'd smash him.
Gerlyn picked up the metal object with both hands and put it in her mouth to bite.
Just then, the top of the metal object cracked and loosened.
Chen Zhao was stunned. The top of this thing could be opened?
A dry, old scroll fell out of it.
Chen Zhao picked it up and read. There was nothing on it.
"What's Fannity doing? Is she playing guessing games with me?"
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