It is said that here in San Francisco, there are only three branches of gangs.
Most of them are black!
Due to the recent poor public security and frequent bloody gang battles, the Iris Clinic is closed before seven o'clock in the evening.
Zhou Qiao secretly looked outside from the window on the third floor and saw that other shops and houses had closed early. Compared with the bustling daytime, it is a completely different world.
The whistling southwesterly breeze blew violently from the Pacific Ocean, bringing not only a coolness but also a strong salty smell that was deeply unsettling.
Zhou Qiao couldn't help but mutter that the police here were too incompetent. If we were in China, they would have been cleaned up by the crackdown on crime and evil!
Little did he know that the American gangs were extremely powerful and had so many people that San Francisco had insufficient police officers, making it impossible to contain them.
Ordinary citizens can only purchase single-shot firearms through legal channels, but gang members are not. They can get all kinds of firearms and weapons, including grenades, RPGs, and some can even get shoulder-fired missiles.
Once upon a time, the San Francisco Police Department actually issued a policy to pay gang members!
You will receive three hundred US dollars per month. If you cooperate well, it can be even higher, up to five hundred US dollars per month.
Many media or commentators have strongly criticized: "The government is bribing criminals and appeasing criminals. Criminals don't need cash, they need to go to jail!"
But San Francisco officials insist the plan can address the root causes of gun violence.
"$500 is nothing compared to the cost of incarcerating them."
Maybe there are undercover agents from high-level government officials or police stations working for gangs? Otherwise, why would you do your best to benefit the gang?
Surprisingly, many regions in the United States have begun to imitate and implement similar reward programs, but obviously, the results are not very good!
For example, after the city of Stockton, California implemented an incentive program, homicides increased instead of decreasing.
Nearly one-third of gang members were arrested for another crime while participating in the program!
Even after receiving the subsidy, he still did what he was supposed to do, and even became more arrogant! Because the government giving them money is a compromise!
biu~biu~biu~
Not firecrackers, but gunshots!
In the distance, gunfire rang out again. It was not even nine o'clock at night!
Zhou Qiao quickly closed the window and retreated into the room.
Whoever pokes his head around here might be shot to death!
It would be safer and more comfortable to hold the gentle and sweet Elena and hide under the quilt to accumulate medical points!
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There were "firecrackers" from time to time at night. It was the Spring Festival in China, and Zhou Qiao still slept soundly.
Less than half an hour after the clinic opened, Mr. and Mrs. Westin came to visit again.
"Good morning, Mr. Westing, Mrs. Westing!" Ava took the lead in greeting the two of them.
"Good morning, baby Ava!" Mrs. Westing smiled and gave Ava a hug as soon as she came up.
"It seems that Mr. Westin is recovering well. Are you here for a follow-up consultation?" Ava looked at Mr. Westin and saw that he was in good spirits and couldn't help but smile.
"Yeah, I'm recovering well. Thank you, little Ava. There will be no complications later." Mr. Westin nodded.
Mrs. Westin said: "I came here this time, firstly, for Walid's follow-up consultation, and secondly, because I have some questions and want to consult Dr. Zhou."
Ava took the two of them to Zhou Qiao's clinic.
Zhou Qiao came out to greet them and gave them both a gentle hug, mainly because he was afraid that Mr. Westin's recovery would not be complete.
"Dr. Zhou, thank you very much for last time! Your surgery was really great! The famous Dr. Dean recommended by Brian also spoke highly of you." Mrs. Westing was very happy to see Zhou Qiao.
However, Zhou Qiao found that Mrs. Westin's face seemed to be slightly rounder after not seeing her for a few days.
After sitting down in the clinic, Zhou Qiao first examined Mr. Westin and found that there was indeed nothing wrong. The wounds have begun to scar.
Zhou Qiao removed his stitches, changed his medicine, and gave him some precautions.
He was very happy that Mr. Westin came to him for follow-up consultation again!
After all, it’s all money!
Elena brought two cups of coffee and chatted with the Westins to enhance the doctor-patient relationship.
"Dr. Zhou, I would like to do a full-body health check-up. In addition, I would like to consult on how to lose weight." Mrs. Westing looked at Zhou Qiao and said.
Zhou Qiao said: "No problem, I will arrange a professional health examination for you right away. As for weight loss, I have three sets of weight loss solutions suitable for your age, but the specifics still need to wait for your physical examination report to come out. According to the examination results, Make some more detailed adjustments, well, let me first let Elena give you a brief introduction."
These weight loss solutions were actually left behind by Aunt Zhou Qiao, and they are all on the clinic's computer. In addition to the electronic version, there are also paper archives.
For elderly people, medicated diet is the first option. Zhou Qiao's aunt is Chinese. She will definitely not forget the gift from her ancestors when it comes to losing weight!
Medicinal diet is a unique way to lose weight. It mainly uses traditional Chinese medicines such as astragalus, poria, tangerine peel, and Alisma. Adding them to an appropriate diet can strengthen the spleen and reduce dampness, thus assisting weight loss.
There are Chinese medicine shops and Chinese medicine halls in the nearby Chinatown. As a Chinese, it is very convenient for Zhou Qiao to get medicine from there.
Of course, medicated diet alone is not enough. It also needs to be combined with appropriate exercise, such as walking after meals, or doing some other simple exercises, dancing square dance with the aunts in Chinatown, and doing Tai Chi, which are all good ways to eliminate excess. fat way.
The other two are Western medicine methods, drug therapy and surgical weight loss.
However, Zhou Qiao does not recommend that the other party choose these two options.
Elena was proficient in business and immediately took the information and explained it carefully to Mrs. Westin.
She followed Zhou Qiao's instructions and strongly recommended that Mrs. Westin consider medicated diet to lose weight. Although he could earn more through weight loss surgery, as a doctor, he still had to have some conscience.
In addition, since Mrs. Westin has always had a problem with high blood sugar, Elena also recommended the stevia sugar from last time.
This time, a little was put in the coffee.
This stevia is quite expensive. Even among stevia, it is a high-end product. One kilogram sells for about US$200.
Stevia has many components, as many as forty or fifty, and nine to fifteen are common. Depending on the formula, there are many types of products on the market.
Its sweetness is 200 to 400 times that of sucrose, but its calories are only 1/300 of sucrose, and it does not participate in human metabolism. Most of it is excreted out of the body in its original form in the stool, which is beneficial to the health of some special people.
In North America, it is added to many well-known “zero sugar” and “zero calorie” beverages.
This one selected by Iris Clinic is expensive, but the taste is absolutely amazing!
Since Mrs. Westin drank coffee every day and would not be happy without sugar, after the strong recommendation of Elena and Zhou Qiao, she purchased two kilograms of beautifully packaged stevia products from Iris Clinic at one time.
Of course, the cost is included in the subsequent medicated diet plan and can be covered by medical insurance.
It has to be said that opening a clinic in the United States is really a pleasure to take advantage of the US government. Not only health examinations, but also nutritional consultation and psychological consultation are covered by the medical insurance system.
Some American scholars even suggested that vegetables, fruits, etc. be included in medical insurance. Such as tomatoes, apples, oranges, cabbage...
