Thirteen prisons

Chapter 15 Agreement
The hospital first issued a detailed examination plan to Zhou Yuan.This is not as good as the previous inspection that he spent hundreds of dollars on himself. Just printing out the names of various projects is a full sheet of paper.Zhou Yuan secretly took pictures and sent them to Lao Hu and Lu Ming. They set up a WeChat group and kept in touch at any time.

Lu Ming expressed his surprise in his own way: "Zhou Yuan, I now have some doubts about your real identity as the second-generation official. After checking all these items, it will cost at least tens of thousands of dollars."

"Your Dean Zhou spent a lot of money." Lao Hu was concerned about another point: "I don't have any clues yet. Lu Ming, have you found anything?"

"The hospital has several large-scale medical examination equipment, all of which are imported. It will be received in two days. Our department has also been allocated one, and we are hurrying to do training today. So we have not spared time."

"Okay, feel free to contact me if you have any news." After saying this, Old Hu fell silent.Lu Ming also stopped talking.Zhou Yuan felt that the two were mysterious, and asked a few questions about what they were doing, but got no response.It was really boring for him to stay alone in the ward.

The nurse brought dinner, six dishes and one soup, very hearty.Zhou Yuan has no appetite, and now he feels like a guinea pig in captivity, this feeling is very bad.If he had a choice, he would rather go to a street stall to eat a bowl of stewed noodles, and then continue to solicit customers in the streets with his own broken bread.Although that kind of life is hard, at least it is comfortable, and it will not be as dazed as it is now, and nothing is under my control.

Zhou Yuan felt as if he had fallen into a big net, but he didn't know how to struggle.He now regrets the single job he did at the door of the boiling night that night, and all the troubles started from that moment.Now that the matter was over, Zhou Yuan had no choice but to call his family and lied, saying that he was going to take a long distance and would return home in two days.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yuan was still preoccupied.Although there were no more physical problems for the time being, the fact that he was in the hospital inevitably reminded Zhou Yuan of Liu San and Xiaoqing.Since Lu Ming arranged it this way, it means that there is a high possibility that his condition will suddenly worsen like Xiaoqing.This of course makes Zhou Yuan feel bad. What is even more depressing is that it is still completely unclear what the cause of the illness is.

correct.Zhou Yuan suddenly remembered, Xiaoqing said Liu San lied to him before he died, what happened?What happened in the bathroom?This may be the crux of the matter.

Zhou Yuan wondered whether Liu San had lied to himself in the same way, which caused him to have the same symptoms as Xiaoqing.Thinking about this period of experience, I found that Liu San's spontaneous combustion and the strange attitude of the central hospital seem to have nothing to do with each other, but after careful consideration, they both belong to the kind that cannot happen in normal life.

Does that count as common ground, and if so, are they related, and what could it be?
Zhou Yuan thought about it all the way, but there were more and more problems, and he barely fell asleep until the sky was light.

The next day, the high-level inspections continued.According to the arrangement of the hospital, the examination of Zhou Yuan was carried out from the inside out, from top to bottom.The first is internal medicine, including physical examination of the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and nervous system to rule out pathological problems in those organs.Then there is surgery, which requires examination of the skin, spine, limbs, thyroid, penis, and all other organs included in surgery.These projects are very trivial, and ordinary people would probably finish them all in a few days, but Zhou Yuan found himself an exception, because everything in the hospital seemed to revolve around him, and there was no need to queue up at all.

Lu Ming came to see Zhou Yuan once in the morning. As expected, he was also kept in the dark about the specific arrangements of the hospital. He only knew that all these arrangements were made by Director Zhou himself, and the others did not know the truth.What surprised Zhou Yuan even more was that Lu Ming was excluded from this treatment.

Dean Zhou’s reason is that for this type of individual treatment, the hospital will organize a team of experts to analyze and discuss the condition, and then specify the examination and treatment standards. They are all experienced doctors. Although Lu Ming is the backbone of the hospital, But it is still a bit younger than the experts.

Lu Ming comforted Zhou Yuan: "Treat yourself with peace of mind. It will take time to organize a team of experts and consult your condition. These examinations are actually pre-diagnosis. This means that your disease is still in the stage of suspected cases, so don't worry too much. , I will come to see you every day."

There is nothing to say about the subsequent inspection process. To put it bluntly, it is to go through the parts of the body with testing instruments. An old doctor accompanied him throughout the process. He told Zhou Yuan that this is called screening, so that he can find out where the source of the disease is.

The old doctor was bored and didn't talk much.Zhou Yuan intentionally chatted with him these two days, but he didn't get any useful information out. Knowing that this must be Dean Zhou's intentional arrangement, he couldn't help but secretly scolded him for being cunning and cunning.

It wasn't until the third day that Dean Zhou appeared again.

"Mr. Zhou Yuan, are you satisfied with the hospital's inspections these days?" Dean Zhou still had the same amiable appearance, and asked cordially as soon as he came in, like a leader visiting an injured employee.

Zhou Yuan couldn't bear this nasty attitude, knowing that he couldn't ask anything directly, so he simply said: "If you have anything to say, just tell me."

"Mr. Zhou Yuan, this is an agreement made by the hospital for your future treatment. Please read it first." Dean Zhou took out a thick stack of documents and said kindly.

"What do you mean?" Zhou Yuan had a bad feeling.This thick agreement feels very heavy in the hand, and it is very thick, Zhou Yuan flipped through it in surprise, and immediately found that the terms on it are very detailed.In the past, he only knew that some legal agreements would be as thick as a book, but he had never seen it with his own eyes. Suddenly, Dean Zhou gave him such a thing, and he didn't know why.

"This agreement is a guiding statement made by the hospital for your treatment. If you have no comments after reading it, sign it, so that we can continue to treat you." Dean Zhou explained.

"This..." Zhou Yuan weighed it with his hands, wondering if this is a fucking agreement or a novel?
"No hurry, no hurry. Take your time and wait for an answer tomorrow." Dean Zhou got up and left after saying this. Just like before, he came and went in a hurry, leaving no time for Zhou Yuan to ask.

Zhou Yuan knew that before the operation, the hospital would ask the patient to sign a copy of this kind of thing. This is also a legal means for the hospital to protect itself. The real purpose is to avoid unnecessary unexpected disputes as much as possible.From the perspective of the hospital, it is also human nature and not an exaggeration.

But such an exaggerated agreement... Zhou Yuan turned to the last page first, saw that the page number marked at the end was 263, and couldn't help but wonder what all these pages contained.

The agreement is printed in block letters, in black and white, neat and tidy.After a rough look, he found that some of the previous clauses were the hospital's disclaimer clauses, while others were hard to understand, because there were many medical terms and medical device terms with many detailed explanations attached.In addition, it is more about the treatment arrangements for Zhou Yuan. Those are more professional, and the huge number of medical words and chemical terms in medicine make him completely lost.

I had no choice but to ask for help off the field.Zhou Yuan took out his mobile phone and told Lu Ming and Lao Hu about it.Fortunately, Lu Ming is here, and he is an expert for this thing.Zhou Yuan knew very well in his heart that he had checked his own problems for several days without any progress, but Dean Zhou suddenly brought such an agreement, there must be something wrong.

Lu Ming seemed to be busy with something, and it took more than an hour to arrive after receiving the call. When he saw the agreement, he was also a little surprised, and sat down to read it without saying a word. He raised his head strangely and said, "There is something wrong with this thing."

"It's okay to have problems. I just said that there must be no free lunch."

"Hospital agreements are generally signed for the risks arising from treatment or surgery. This is a legal requirement and it is also human nature. However, in your case, among so many clauses, there is no treatment for you. Too many constraints, it is completely an open treatment plan." Lu Ming flipped through the papers in those agreements.

"Open treatment? What do you mean?"

"Let me put it this way, this agreement is not signed to treat you, but to do pathological or drug experiments, which belong to the category of medical research, and the additional explanation clauses do not have any explanation for this matter." I made a very clear statement because this kind of open treatment is prone to problems, after all, the treatment is based on your body, and if something goes wrong, the hospital will not take any responsibility."

"Fuck..." Zhou Yuan felt a surge of anger rising from his heart, and couldn't help shouting, "Medical experiment? This fucking uses me as a guinea pig! The guinea pig is the next best thing, and the key is in a small place like Beiyang City What kind of medical research does the hospital want to do? Are you qualified enough?"

"Whether you are qualified or not is not up to us." Lu Ming shook his head and said, "Anyone can do pathology research. The key is to see what you want to do with this research? But that's not the point. I have an idea."

"There is a third party involved in your treatment." Lu Ming said seriously.

"A third party? How do you know?" Zhou Yuan has been thinking about this question, but there is no real evidence.

"It's the equipment, it's too expensive. A few days ago, I had some doubts that the hospital didn't have the financial resources to buy so many equipment. I followed the hospital's equipment access channel to investigate, and I found out some clues. "Lu Ming took out some copies from his pocket, "Look, this is the admission procedure for those equipments. It shows that the suppliers and purchase channels are all declared at the same place, so there is a problem. You need to know about those equipments. They come from four or five countries. From the time I sent Xiaoqing’s medical records to the Internet, to the hospital preparing for Zhou Yuan’s treatment, it took only two or three days. integrated to one point. Is this possible? The only explanation is that the list was forged to conceal the identity of this third party.”

"Wait." Zhou Yuan interrupted him: "Why are you posting Xiaoqing's medical records online?"

"Do you know anything about new topics in medical research?" Lu Ming asked suddenly.

Zhou Yuan shook his head: "It's not nonsense, there is a specialization in surgery, how can I understand the matter of your mountain?"

"I was originally looking for a solution, which is also a common practice. In the 90s, a girl from Tsinghua University had a sudden illness. After repeated inspections, the cause could not be found. Later, she put the description of the symptoms on the Internet for help. Foreign experts proposed heavy metal poisoning. It was possible and reported to the hospital. After a targeted examination, it was indeed diagnosed as thallium poisoning.”

"The third party may have seen this and suddenly appeared here. This can also explain the change in the hospital's attitude towards Zhou Yuan. You think, an opportunity to leave a name in the history of medicine, For our small city hospital, there are not many."

"The world's medical community, including various pharmaceutical companies, invest a large amount of special funds in the research and cracking of newly discovered diseases every year. From an economic point of view, this is called taking the lead. And Liu San's spontaneous combustion and Xiaoqing's death , all belong to the kind of new disease, but there is no cure for it, and it is contagious, which just fits the nature of this research. I think that the third party may contact the hospital for this purpose." Lu Ming's analysis sounded very reasonable, and Zhou Yuan began to agree in his heart: "According to what you said, that third party does exist."

"Those equipment can help the hospital get a good level in this year's qualification certification. You know, the improvement of the level is of great benefit to our hospital and the future of the director himself. Besides, this matter is very important to the hospital. For Dean Zhou, there is no loss, if these things are donated by a third party, the Central Hospital will not have any loss." Lu Ming continued to explain.

Zhou Yuan was still puzzled: "But even if there is this third party, why does he hide his identity and spend so much money to arrange it through Dean Zhou? If you want to do research, why don't you come to me directly?"

"I'm not sure about this." Lu Ming shook his head, "So, my suggestion is not to sign the agreement yet."

"Of course I won't sign the agreement. I don't want to be a guinea pig."

"You can't say that. Judging from the current situation, all you get are benefits." Lu Ming opened one of the pages and pointed it to Zhou Yuan: "The hospital may only be for benefits. It was caused by the third party. Your disease is an unknown disease, and signing this agreement is only to add a legal protection to your future treatment. You see, the hospital also bought insurance for you in the final clause, which shows that the hospital does not It's not that I didn't think about you."

Zhou Yuan nodded to show that he understood that the agreement did have medical insurance for him in the end.At least if he really died of illness while in the central hospital, his parents would get a lot of insurance money.This calmed his anger a little, but it was more disturbing, because this clause also meant that this strange disease was indeed very dangerous.

"Assuming my inference is correct, what the third party needs is your research results. If you don't sign it, the hospital may breach the contract. I think that Dean Zhou will definitely have an agreement with that third party. Those equipment must be the bargaining chip given to the hospital by a third party." Lu Ming finally came to the conclusion.

"Then let's go, don't sign, let's see what they do?" Zhou Yuan immediately understood what he meant: "In this way, if the third party is in a hurry, they may be able to see their real purpose for doing this."

"Totally correct." Lu Ming nodded, expressing his approval to Zhou Yuan for the first time.

(End of this chapter)