Chapter 824 - Autism (2/2)
In the fenced yard, a pretty young woman was pruning flowers. Next to her, an angelic little girl was sitting on the grass, with a dazed look on her face.
The young woman glanced at the little girl from time to time with love and sadness.
Frey left the car at the roadside and came to the yard, “Mrs. Kelly, is Mr. Barns at home?”
The young woman was Kelly, Barns’s wife. She walked over with a smile when she saw Frey and Rowling and then opened the gate, “It’s been a long time. Welcome.”
When he heard that guests were coming, a middle-aged man in his forties came out. He was Barns, the director of the FDA, a somewhat old-fashioned man.
The Freys who were old friends of Barns, were invited into the living room with Qin and the others. Angel was still sitting outside. Her big eyes, although open, showed no vitality or interests like her peers. She looked just like a doll.
After they sat down, Frey introduced Qin Haodong to Barns and his wife, “Qin is an amazing doctor. He said he could cure Angel’s autism.”
Hearing that her daughter could be cured, Kelly became excited. “Doctor Qin, are you sure you can do it?”
Qin Haodong nodded, “I’m sure!”
But Barns was not as excited as his wife, “Doctor Qin, may I ask where you are from? Have you done any research on autism?”
Qin Haodong said frankly, “I’m a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine.”
“Doctor of TCM?” Barns’ face immediately clouded after he learned of Qin’s profession. He said to Frey with dissatisfaction, “Mr. Frey, don’t you know that I hate TCM the most? It’s nothing but a scam. How can you ask a cheap crook to treat my daughter?”
Frey looked embarrassed, but Barns’s reaction was not unexpected. He said, “Mr. Frey, you’re biased against traditional Chinese medicine. It is very magical, and Qin’s also an excellent doctor.”
Rowling added, “Yes, Mr. Barns. Just now, Doctor Qin cured my breast cancer with his magical acupuncture. Traditional Chinese medicine is really amazing. Please give him a chance.”
“Cure breast cancer with acupuncture? Are you kidding me?” Barns sneered. “That’s impossible. You must have been fooled by this guy.”
Owen stood up, “Mr. Barns, I am a tumor specialist from the World Medical Association. You can call me Owen.”
“Maybe you think Rowling was deceived because she knows nothing about medicine, but I am an expert in tumor treatment and I’m sure that Doctor Qin has cured her.”
“I witnessed the magic of Doctor Qin’s medical skills the last time I went to Huaxia with President Alice. You can definitely let him have a try.”
“Well…”
Barns didn’t know how to argue against Owen, but his prejudice against traditional Chinese medicine was deeply rooted in his life. It was not so easy to change his mind.
“Mr. Frey, Mr. Owen, what you said might be true, or maybe Doctor Qin really cured Rowling’s breast cancer, but so what?
“Angel has autism, which is a mental disease, completely different from physical diseases. I don’t think traditional Chinese medicine is effective for her case.”
“Well…”
Barns’ words rendered them speechless. Although they believed in Qin Haodong’s medical skills, they had never seen a case where traditional Chinese medicine could heal mental patients, so they didn’t dare to make any promises.
Qin Haodong looked quite calm. He smiled and said, “Mr. Barns, maybe you don’t know much about me. I’ve developed the Blood Revival Pill, a cure for leukemia. Its effect has been fully confirmed in Huaxia in the past few months.”
“I want to build factories to produce the Blood Revival Pills in large quantities, in order to relieve the pain of leukemia patients here.”
Kelly, who had been silent, grabbed her husband’s arm and cried excitedly, “Dear, Doctor Qin can cure cancer and leukemia. I think we should give him a chance.”
But Barns was quite stubborn, “So what? Leukemia is also a kind of physical sickness. It’s completely different from mental diseases such as autism. TCM doesn’t work on Angel.”
Barns stood firm in his stance against traditional Chinese medicine. Qin Haodong looked at him, took out a bank card and said, “How about we make a bet? There are 300 million dollars on this card. It will be yours if I fail to cure her.”
“If I make it, I want you to trust in traditional Chinese medicine from now on and allow me to produce the Blood Revival Pills in City N.”
“Ha! This is your true purpose, isn’t it? You just want my approval.” Barns said gloomily, “I won’t allow traditional Chinese medicine to enter the M Country market, nor will I bet on my daughter’s health with you.”
Qin Haodong sneered, “Mr. Barns, do you think you’re really on the side of justice by being against TCM?”
“Leukemia patients are suffering from their illnesses, and your daughter will sit there like a doll and know nothing about the world at all. All this is due to your stubbornness.”
“I did want the Blood Revival Pills to enter M Country’s market, but so what? My medicine is really effective and can completely cure leukemia.”
“If you turn this down, all the leukemia patients in M Country will suffer greatly.”