Chapter 2834 The Result of the First Round

The process continued, and the competition went on. Li Yifei’s speed in diagnosing was remarkably fast, almost dizzying. Many spectators both inside and outside the venue couldn’t help but worry, wondering if his method of diagnosing patients after a quick glance was effective, or was it a joke?

However, both the people inside and outside the venue could only worry, including Wu Shuwei and others. They believed in Li Yifei, but they did not know his exact situation.

The competition continued as Yan Qiu’s back, forehead, and hands were sweating. He had a timer on his desk with three minutes left, yet he hadn’t diagnosed five patients. It’s known that the brain consumes significantly when operating at high speed, and as the time approached, Yan Qiu felt tense, a powerful pressure bearing down on him, even affecting his breathing. His hand holding the pen began to sweat profusely, almost unable to hold it.

Furthermore, Yan Qiu found himself struggling for words. In such a short time, diagnosing the conditions of twelve people with just a glance was nonsense, and once these words appeared, his mind was filled with them, causing his thinking to become even more stagnant.

As a result, for the last few patients, his writing became slower and increasingly uncertain and chaotic. Plus, with language deprivation, he subconsciously wanted to avoid writing about previously diagnosed conditions.

This was an erroneous choice. Human bodies are the same, differing only between genders, and illnesses and causes can be very similar. Having the same illness is perfectly reasonable.

Looking at Li Yifei’s side, his expression remained unchanged throughout, calm and without panic. With two minutes left, he had just one person left to diagnose: a young girl in her early teens, with two cute braids and not timid. Seeing Li Yifei looking at her, she smiled at him, revealing two adorable dimples. Li Yifei returned the smile and wrote on the paper after a few dozen seconds: "Healthy body. No major illness."

After writing the last diagnosis, Li Yifei signaled the staff to take away all his diagnoses. He wrote them confidently, though he couldn’t guarantee they were all correct. After all, this was about sensing the person’s body through perception, subject to many external influences and natural limitations, making accuracy an issue. But Li Yifei had confidence he would outperform Yan Qiu beside him. Even if my diagnoses aren’t perfect, they are more accurate than yours. This was Li Yifei’s confidence, believing he would win this competition.

After finishing the last diagnosis, Li Yifei placed his pen on the table, leaned back in his chair, and narrowed his eyes slightly, slowly sweeping his gaze across the venue, with thousands of spectators. This was something Li Yifei had not experienced in reality before.

Looking at Yan Qiu next to him again, his hand was slightly trembling, clearly troubled upon seeing Li Yifei had already finished. This severely disrupted him, preventing him from writing the following diagnoses. Looking at the remaining time on his desk, Yan Qiu threw down his pen with a bang, still having one minute left, and two patients remained. He simply chose not to continue writing.

Damn it, if I can’t outperform you, might as well not live anymore, Yan Qiu thought bitterly, glaring back fiercely, as if it would satisfy his resentment.

"The intense competition has ended between the two... Mr. Li Yifei has diagnosed all twelve people, while Senior Yan Qiu has diagnosed ten. The results have been sent to our referee panel. Please don’t leave, participants. Once diagnosis completion is done at the panel, the results will be determined. We ask all spectators to remain quiet and not disrupt the referee’s process," said the host.

"Wow, he diagnosed all twelve? If the old-timer is accurate this time, then I can only say... his eyes are like a humanoid X-ray machine, just amazing!" an Internet Celebrity couldn’t help but write.

"Hahaha, the old-timer is fierce, not only completing the diagnoses but doing two more than the opponent, quicker by one to two minutes."

"If the winner is determined only by speed, then I might as well compete. When it comes to writing a few characters, I still consider myself unbeatable. You brainless fans are really too much. Traditional Chinese Medicine diagnosis is a very rigorous matter. Diagnosing in such a short time, I absolutely don’t believe it. The old-timer is completely maliciously disparaging Chinese Medicine!"

"Sour grapes above, what are you trying to jump out and defame the old-timer? Let’s bet on it. Loser ****, want to bet?"

"Bet, why not bet? Loser ****, right? Sure, I’ll bet on Yan Qiu winning and thoroughly crushing in this match against the old-timer," replied the other person immediately.

The conversation between the two was noticed by netizens, who promptly liked it to the highest level. Most were mocking those doubting the old-timer, although some supported them. While watching the competition, it added extra fun, waiting for the outcome to see if the loser really follows through with the ****.

Elder Hu and others had varying speeds in diagnosing, using multiple methods for accuracy. But the results came out successively, including Elder Hu’s. After comparing their results, they discussed the diagnostic reasons before comparing with Li Yifei and Yan Qiu’s diagnoses.

There was no exact comparison rule, but since it was diagnosis, the side with more accurate results would win.

The host said a few words to warm up, then stepped down and handed the mic to Elder Hu, asking, "Elder Hu, everyone knows you’re a leading figure in Huaxia’s Traditional Chinese Medicine field. With you adjudicating this match, it will surely be fair. Now that results are out on your side, can you make a judgment?"

"We have completed the diagnosis, so we can now make a judgment. Yes, now we can compare the two contestants’ diagnoses with ours," Elder Hu said.

"That’s great, now please, Elder Hu, proceed with the result comparison," the host said excitedly, as did the audience. This match between Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners was about identifying which side was quack, and the quack side would naturally face condemnation. Online audiences were waiting for the first match result.

The first match was most suspenseful; once results were out, people could initially judge Li Yifei’s medical level, whether he was a fraud or truly possessed medical skills. Hence, everyone was extremely nervous, waiting for the result.

After Elder Hu finished speaking, he looked down at the two diagnosis sheets. The first one was Yan Qiu’s, three-line diagnosis. Elder Hu read it and frowned; it was a generic diagnosis, which was his concern. Although appearing sound, even based on facts, on deeper thought, for someone at that patient’s age, common diseases were just those, so Elder Hu wasn’t impressed. Moreover, the handwriting was messy; without Elder Hu and others’ extensive recognition experience, most would not recognize the writing.

After setting aside that one, Elder Hu picked up another sheet and immediately noticed the good handwriting, not masterly but with form and spirit.

As for the diagnosis above... Elder Hu’s eyes involuntarily widened; the first one was Li Yifei’s note on leukemia for that patient. This... Elder Hu’s breath stopped, feeling some disbelief. He found the referee group’s diagnosis; Traditional Chinese Medicine isn’t an X-ray and couldn’t diagnose leukemia. However, it can observe symptoms, and Elder Hu originally intended to suggest a hospital check to pinpoint the issue.

In fact, Elder Hu and others could only diagnose an issue within the patient’s body using Traditional Chinese Medicine, without specifying what the problem was.

The camera focused on Elder Hu, the audience clearly saw his surprise, confusion, and puzzlement, as did other renowned doctors at the referee panel.

Li Yifei merely shook his head, not at the judgment but feeling a bit helpless for the child. Generally, malignant diseases are relatively easy to treat in the early stage, provided they are discovered early. Often patients don’t go to the hospital for diagnosis until too late, similar to this child. If not for Li Yifei’s diagnosis, the delay could be significant.

"This first diagnosis needs discussion; a suggestion is to undergo a routine blood test at a hospital!" Elder Hu spoke thoughtfully, while another elder grabbed the mic and said, "A routine blood test can only provide a preliminary judgment, if you want to confirm, it’s best to do a marrow puncture or biopsy. Where are the child’s parents? Please come up; we have some matters to discuss with you."

The child’s parents were stunned; what was this about? Their child was just a sample, so why summon them first? In disbelief, they approached the stage. Elder Hu turned off the mic and said, "Take your child to the Third People’s Hospital, I’ll arrange for tests."

"Elder Hu... what illness does my child have?" the parent asked,

"We can’t be sure yet, hence the need for tests. But Mr. Li diagnosed the result as... leukemia, although we’re uncertain about the specific illness, the cause was diagnosed. It doesn’t seem promising, if it’s early, it won’t be hard to treat. You should take the child for diagnosis now," Elder Hu said.

The parent was bewildered, swaying a few times, evidently finding it hard to believe, as staff assisted her offstage, arranging for her and the child to undergo diagnosis.