Chapter 1580 — Still No Solution
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With Qiu Lingshan and Wu Chengtian fully recovered, there was no need for them to remain hospitalized. The four of them headed together toward the suspect's ward.
The officers outside saw that Qiu Lingshan and Wu Chengtian were actually able to walk and were visibly stunned — but with Yang Huaijun right there, none of them dared to ask.
Upon reaching the suspect's room, Wei Zhao spotted him at once: a man lying on the hospital bed who looked exactly like himself. The only difference was that this man's eyes were vacant and glassy, his four limbs encased in plaster, lying expressionless on the bed.
Wei Zhao frowned. Sure enough — this man's condition matched what Yang Huaijun had described. He appeared to be a mindless vegetative patient.
"That's how he is... see if there's anything you can do?" Yang Huaijun gestured toward the suspect on the bed, speaking with a note of helplessness. "If he stays like this, we'll never be able to dig out the criminal organization behind him, let alone recover the stolen property..."
"I'll see what I can do." Wei Zhao had no real confidence himself — he could only examine the situation first.
Stepping forward, Wei Zhao began a comprehensive examination of the suspect. He needed no instruments — his hands were the finest instrument there was.
He channeled true qi into the suspect's body and began assessing his condition.
The suspect's internal organs had all sustained varying degrees of serious damage at some point, but at present they appeared to be nearly healed. Though some lingering aftereffects might remain, this indicated that someone in the criminal organization possessed outstanding medical skill — someone capable of rapidly healing the suspect after he was injured.
From Wei Zhao's examination, the suspect's body showed no major problems. But when his assessment reached the brain, Wei Zhao could not help but frown deeply...
"How is it?" Yang Huaijun and Qiu Lingshan, seeing Wei Zhao remain silent for a long moment, could not resist asking.
"This is a difficult case... The doctors' examination was correct. The suspect's brain has not necrotized, but the drug has fundamentally altered its structure — the toxins have infiltrated the entire brain..." Wei Zhao said with a bitter smile. "I've tried. My healing methods have no effect on him..."
Wei Zhao's universal true qi was, as the name implied, universal — it could heal injuries in any form. The crux of the matter was that this suspect was not injured at all. His brain had been poisoned under the assault of drugs, altering the very nature of his brain tissue. Even if a way to purge the toxins were found, the chance of recovery was essentially zero.
Moreover, even if he did recover, this man's memories could only reach back to the point before the toxins invaded. The commands implanted by the hypnotist during this period would be impossible for him to remember — and that would be of no help whatsoever to solving the case.
"No way?" Yang Huaijun had half-expected as much and was not overly disappointed.
"Even if there were, it wouldn't help us crack the case," Wei Zhao said, and laid out the conclusions he had reached for Yang Huaijun and Qiu Lingshan.