CHAPTER 199: CHAPTER 199: A DROP OF SWEAT REVEALED EVERYTHING

Having been in this profession for so long and having encountered so many contagious diseases, my sense of reverence had only grown stronger. If what this person was saying was true, I’m afraid we really couldn’t bring ourselves to release the few people in the operating room.

Li Tianyao casually glanced over and guessed their thoughts.

However, he did not speak.

He was only staring at An Yan in the operating room.

The young girl did not show the slightest hint of nervousness, which meant everything was under her control.

After fully digesting the information at hand, Professor Song trembled with anger.

He had always believed An Yan refused their help out of arrogance, too proud of her talents.

But unexpectedly, there really was a mole among them!

Not only was the young girl skilled in medicine, her judgment of people was also accurate.

"Tian Zhongren! I order you to hand over the Antidote! You’re a doctor, how can you do such a thing? Doctors are meant to be benevolent—where is your benevolence?"

Tian Zhongren, in agony and drenched in cold sweat, still did not forget to act!

"Benevolence? What’s the use of benevolence? I’m over sixty this year, and I’ve devoted more than half of my life to medicine, yet I haven’t saved enough money to buy my grandson a house!

"I have taught so many students, yet I lack the ability to provide them with a relatively stable income.

"What can I do? The only way I know is to use my professional knowledge to make money. I didn’t want to, but do you know how much drugs are worth per gram? More expensive than gold!

"Once I have money, I can make sure the people around me live a good life."

This rhetoric was something he had designed long ago.

People who live on the edge of the knife never dare to think they can always be favored by fortune.

They prepare countless excuses in advance, trying to lighten the severity of their crimes as much as possible after the fact, hoping to evade legal punishment.

Now, Tian Zhongren just wanted to shed the identity of a spy and portray himself as an innocent victim manipulated by the bad guys.

"What could I do? I only made drugs once, and who knew...

"...that the drug trafficking syndicate would discover it. They forced me to work for them. This Xiao Xiaojun holds the secrets of the drug trafficking group. They were worried he’d spill the beans, so they had me come and kill him!

"I didn’t want to either, but if I didn’t kill him, they would report me! If I were to die, what would happen to my students? My family?

"I had no choice!"

This speech moved all of Tian Zhongren’s students deeply.

They, of course, also hated drug traffickers, but the reason their teacher was working for the traffickers was for their sake.

This tipped the scales in their hearts.

Several students all looked towards Li Tianyao and Director Xiao, pleading,

"Although our teacher did something wrong, he didn’t do it intentionally."

"Yes, our teacher was just being exploited. Please consider, our teacher’s medical skills are very good. Please don’t let our country lose a great doctor over a slight mistake!"

"Our teacher..."

"..."

Tian Zhongren waited until all the students had finished speaking, then shamefully looked towards Li Tianyao.

"I am willing to hand over all the formulas I know for refining drugs! I’m willing to offset my crimes with merit! I’m sorry!!"

Everyone’s eyes turned to Li Tianyao, including Director Xiao and Zhang Xuebin.

Indeed, there were precedents for offsetting crimes with merit within the system. If Tian Zhongren was indeed being exploited, had a good attitude in admitting his guilt, and was willing to confess everything he knew, he could indeed serve fewer years in prison.

"Produce the Antidote first if you want to offset your crimes!" Li Tianyao stated.

Li Tianyao wasn’t very concerned about drugs; he just wanted to ensure the girl’s safety as quickly as possible.

Tian Zhongren hesitated for quite a while before saying, "Can you guarantee not to hold me accountable after I hand over the Antidote?"

Li Tianyao said, his gaze indifferent, "Let’s see the Antidote first!"

Tian Zhongren sighed. "The Antidote is in my medicine box, at the very bottom, in the opaque white bottle."

Wen Ya went over and opened his medicine box, indeed finding a white bottle at the bottom.

Inside were transparent, faintly yellow capsules!

"Dissolve these capsules in warm water and use it to wash the skin," Tian Zhongren instructed.

Li Tianyao gestured for the staff to test it.

Tian Zhongren sat there without any sign of a guilty conscience, showing no reaction even as Professor Song and others glared as if they wanted to devour him.

Li Tianyao observed him thoughtfully.

"Sir, the medicine is not poisoned!"

Li Tianyao nodded. "Dissolve a pill in water and wash him with it!"

Tian Zhongren was utterly bewildered. He didn’t want to be washed!

The so-called Antidote was indeed not poisonous because it was just some ordinary bacteria! His plan had been to bring this medicine into the operating room, destroy the sterile environment inside, and ensure everyone there died from the poison! He hadn’t expected Li Tianyao to be so cautious—not only having the medicine tested but also using him as a test subject!

But at this moment, he dared not show any sign of protest, so he meekly allowed Li Tianyao’s bodyguards to wash him.

Seeing he had no unusual reaction, Wen Ya brightened. "Should we send this medicine through the sterile channel to Miss An Yan?"

Li Tianyao remained silent, his slender fingers tapping rhythmically on the conference table, making a TAP, TAP sound.

Time ticked away, second by second.

A drop of sweat, the size of a soybean, suddenly trickled down Tian Zhongren’s forehead!

"Do not send it!"

"Why not, Ninth Master?" Wen Ya became anxious, a stark change from her usual demeanor of not even daring to breathe too loudly in front of Li Tianyao.

Her thoughts were simple: Surely Miss An Yan couldn’t be expected to stay in the sterile room forever, right?

"I trust her!" Li Tianyao’s lips curved slightly into a smile.

If the Antidote were truly fine, why would the spy be so nervous? That drop of sweat had exposed his true mental state.

Wen Ya was left speechless.

Tian Zhongren almost cursed out loud. If you trust her, then why were you forcing a confession out here? You got me all worked up for nothing!

The conference room was dead silent.

The bleeding on Tian Zhongren’s body had stopped, but the smell of blood grew even stronger.

With Li Tianyao not speaking, no one dared to take the initiative to call someone in to clean up.

Professor Song’s anger had subsided by this point. At this stage, no amount of fury could undo what Tian Zhongren had done.

He simply stopped dwelling on it. His face stern, he turned to observe the people in the operating room.

They were still diligently performing the surgery.

Ya Zhuo encountered a problem.

When dealing with an intact blood clot, he discovered a small area of adhesion.

Forcibly separating it would undoubtedly cause intracranial bleeding. However, if not separated, the already loosened portion might become dislodged.

Just as he was wondering how to proceed, An Yan handed him a syringe.

"No need to be nervous," she said. "Just apply a drop of this medicine here."

Once the medicine was administered, the cerebral cortex showed a slight contraction and tremor.

The adhered section came away easily.

Ya Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief, composed himself, and continued.

Professor Song looked at the Dean in surprise. "What is this medicine? Which laboratory developed it?"

The Dean shook his head. "I’m not sure. It must be a medicine developed by Miss An Yan herself; our hospital doesn’t have it."

Professor Song’s mouth fell open. This An Yan is truly an extraordinary physician!

"Mr. Li, could you have Doctor An Yan provide me with some samples? With them, I might even be able to develop an Antidote for the poison used in the operating room!"

Professor Song’s admiration for talent could no longer be contained.