"The root of the tooth is severely fractured and must be extracted as soon as possible."
After some examination, Lu Li took out the metal clip and probe from the patient's mouth.
"First... first... anesthesia." Mr. Bryan slurred.
He persisted until now, and the pain was almost excruciating, and his forehead was covered with fine cold sweat.
Seeing this, Lu Li no longer hesitated and took out a standard dose of chloroform and placed it in front of Brian's nose.
In the sweet fragrance, the pain gradually faded away.
The gentleman waited anxiously, reaching the point where he could only trust the new doctor.
What's more, no matter how poor your medical skills are, they are still better than the previous owner of the house in front of you, Mr. Joseph, right?
If he hadn't been in so much pain that he almost fainted, he wouldn't have been able to come here.
Facts have proved that Lu Li's tooth extraction skills are superb. After three or two strokes, Brian didn't even react and ended this minor operation.
"alright."
"Bite this cotton wool tightly and wait half an hour before spitting it out."
Lu Li said as he put the metal tweezers and dental extraction forceps into the disinfectant.
Then, he took off his gloves and added to the face in front of him that seemed to have been soaked in water:
"The amount of bleeding you have is not too much. There is no need to lie down all the time. You can stand up and walk around, or sit on the sofa over there for a while."
Finished?
On the operating table, Mr. Brian had a look of disbelief on his face. It was not like he had never seen a dentist before. His posture... was no different from that of a slaughterhouse, with all kinds of dangerous tools being used in the mouth.
Not only patients are worried, but also doctors are suffering, especially when dealing with some strong wisdom teeth, which require a hammer to knock them out.
Because of this, he bit the cotton wool soaked in the liquid and said vaguely: "Is it really good?"
"That's right."
Lu Li knew what the patient was worried about and replied with a smile: "You can go sit on the sofa and wait for half an hour before looking at it. During this period, if you have any questions, please call me over at any time to deal with it."
At this time, Mr. Bryan finally believed it, stood up and walked towards the rest area.
"gentlemen……"
Mi Gao cautiously poked his head out of the door, looked at the patient, and then looked at Lu Li with an admiring look, "The stew will be ready in half an hour. When will the steak be fried?"
"Now."
Lu Li could see through the little guy's thoughts right away, but he didn't immediately say that he wanted to teach him. After all, this thing couldn't be achieved quickly and had to be accumulated.
Three months can only lay a foundation.
"I'm going on a long trip to East London in the afternoon. You can go to Father Tony's and get your luggage back."
"As for the association, I will take time to accompany you there one day to see if the deposits can be withdrawn."
After speaking, Lu Li turned around and walked to the medicine cabinet and began to prepare medicine for the unknown gentleman.
In fact, drugs such as chloroform and salicylic acid are only in the minority after all. The cabinets mainly contain herbs, animal bones, and minerals, giving people the feeling of a combination of modern medicine and witch doctors.
However, existence is reasonable.
Some herbs and minerals combined can indeed produce pharmacological effects.
Silence flowed in the clinic, and the smell of burning meat and spice stew wafted from the kitchen, making Brian feel on pins and needles. His stomach seemed to be conscious, muttering and protesting softly.
This is a good sign. Only when the sharp and unbearable pain disappears will the hunger instinct reappear.
However, Lu Li's next words were like a judgment, causing Mr. Brian to fall into the abyss:
"In the next twenty-four hours, pay attention to your diet. The lighter the better, drink more water, rest, and do not eat seafood, let alone spicy food."
"Within three days, do not use your tongue to irritate the wound. After it is completely healed, it is best not to touch acidic foods. Minimize the movement of clenching your teeth and keep your teeth in a relaxed state."
"By the way, spit out the cotton wool and rinse your mouth with this, gently, three times a day to clean your mouth and reduce inflammation."
In this way, Lu Li successfully handled the first surgery in his life.
Apart from his taboos, the patient was very satisfied with the treatment and was given a consultation fee of ten shillings.
If it were up to Mi Gao, he would probably be more determined to "learn to change his destiny."
For ten shillings, he had to polish one hundred and twenty pairs of leather shoes, clean two hundred and forty trouser legs, and work non-stop for at least sixty hours to earn so much money——
Not counting the operating fees paid to the association, otherwise, we would have to work an extra twenty hours on top of this.
Lu Li, on the other hand, only took a few minutes to get everything done. The rest of the time he was either in a daze or messing around with the medicine cabinet.
The patient didn't complain at all. Before leaving, he held Lu Li's hand and said:
"Sir, from now on the medical work of our family and not the entire block will be left to you. I will help publicize it. This is Baker Street's honor."
Watching Mr. Brian's retreating back, Lu Li became increasingly curious about the origins of Dr. Joseph.
What is known so far is that he is connected to Miskatonic University and left a mysterious book in his room. In addition, his medical skills are extremely poor. As a surgeon, it is difficult to even extract a patient's tooth.
Noon.
A wooden sign announcing the suspension of operations was hung on the door of the clinic.
Mi Gao sprinkled the onions chopped in advance, and then a little black pepper.
On the pan, two steaks, one large and one small, were sizzling with oil.
Beside, the aroma of meat wafted from the stew pot.
From nine o'clock to now, the mellow potatoes have turned into puree and are soaked in the delicious beef soup.
"Sir, I think we should add some more seasonings to make it more fragrant."
Mi Gao put out the fire and jumped down from the stool, "Mrs. Anna said that if you put some home-produced wine or even gin in the stew, it will taste better."
"But there are no such things in the morning market today. I only bought some beer. There is still some left. Can you drink some?"
"good."
Lu Li nodded, took off his windbreaker, and hung it on a shelf nearby, waiting for the meal to be served.
Three dishes and one soup.
Pan-fried steak, beef stew with potatoes, watercress salad, mushroom soup.
Looking at the well-behaved and sensible little guy in front of him, Lu Li said with a smile: "The kitchen will be left to you from now on. Use the money I gave you in the morning for shopping. I will be back tomorrow afternoon at the latest and give you your pocket money again."
"tomorrow?"
"Sir, aren't you coming back?"
"What about dinner?"
Hearing what Lu Li said, Mi Gao panicked for a moment. He finally found the security of home.
Seeing this, Lu Li rubbed his head, waited for the young man to calm down, and explained: "Tomorrow afternoon at the latest, if everything goes well, I will come back and spend the night."
"Remember to lock the door and go to bed early."
"If you need any trouble, go to No. 1 to find the landlord. I will entrust him to take care of it before I leave..."
Finally, the boy accepted this cruel fact and promised to move things back from the priest as soon as possible and return to the clinic before the sun set.
…
Around one o'clock in the afternoon.
After successfully providing medical services to a local patient, the small clinic on Baker Street officially closed its doors, and the owner, Lu Li, headed for East London.
Since he was in a hurry, he did not squeeze into the crowd again. Instead, he directly chartered a carriage regardless of the cost and asked the coachman to provide him with long-term services.
East London.
It is also called a rookery because the residents living here are huddled together in the same tree like rooks.
Of course, this is not because I like the excitement, but because of living conditions.
"Sir, what's the business of a gentleman like you doing in a place like this?"
The coachman was an old man. He drove the carriage through the alleys, seemingly without a clear goal, relying entirely on the blind direction of the guest in the carriage.
Sometimes it goes east, and sometimes it goes back and goes in the opposite direction.
"Visiting friends." Lu Li spoke concisely and to the point.
As Uncle Jonny said, due to financial constraints, Dr. Joseph moved to East London.
Because, many streets have his scent, but there are many interfering factors.
The various pungent smells emitted by homeless people, the indescribable smell of depravity, the smell of livestock excrement, and the smell of industrial waste...
All these were interfering with Lu Li's sensitive sense of smell.
Fortunately, as time went by, the suspicious area was continuously compressed, and the carriage got closer and closer to the mysterious Mr. Joseph.
at the same time.
In a fairly spacious room, Dr. Hyde Joseph is writing in his diary.
To be more precise, he was looking out the window and taking notes.
[Whitechapel District is a place full of misfortune. Even if you close your eyes, you can hear, smell, and feel that the residents are living in dire straits.
If you want to find a place closest to hell in this world, then I can give you a clear answer:
Whitechapel District.
Here, poor people from different races can be seen everywhere. They are short, numb or drunk...
Just two days after I came here, I discovered a strange phenomenon. When people were talking, they often looked down at the sidewalk, and then bent down without warning, like a coyote looking for food on the plains.
It turned out that they were eating orange peels, apple peels, and grape stems from the slimy sidewalks that were littered with saliva and garbage.
They use their teeth to chew various fruit seeds and eat the kernels inside (you can imagine how poor the dental health of this group of people is).
They picked up fingernail-sized crumbs, dark and dirty, and chewed them happily.
I don't know when these phenomena began, but they are still happening and will continue to happen.
Ironically, the incident took place in the capital of the most powerful and wealthy empire in the history of the world. 】
Click.
The pen closes.
outside the window.
The homeless are fighting over the tattered newspapers they can wrap themselves in, while the unemployed workers and homeless people are arguing loudly over how much money they can get for prostitution.
In addition, several orphans, both boys and girls, were rummaging through the sludge-filled rubbish heap for rotten potatoes, beans and watercress.
It's disrespectful to say this, but they really do look like flies.
For these children, a rotten apple is tantamount to a big meal. They devour it on the spot without any hesitation, so as not to attract competition from their peers.
"Should I change places?"
Joseph had a headache because the savings in his wallet did not allow him to move again.
In addition, the current rental place in the slums is pretty good. Although it is not as good as the West District, it is hundreds of times better than the shantytowns and sewer pipes.
"Please wait here while I go to the clinic over there."
"Of course, you are the employer."
A carriage stopped outside the alley, and Lu Li jumped out of the carriage.
In front of us, dilapidated buildings are scattered radially along the small square. There are still small gardens for growing vegetables next to many houses.
The stone slabs underfoot sank and blended with the soil.
"In the Whitechapel district, this place is pretty good..."
The whispers reached the coachman's ears. He didn't take it seriously and thought to himself: How could a gentleman from Westminster Abbey have been here before? It was probably just hearsay.
Brand new deerstalker hat, spotless windbreaker, trousers, and leather boots that have been polished.
Lu Li was naturally incompatible with the East District.
Passers-by stopped and analyzed in their minds that he was either from the Financial City or Westminster Abbey.
Knock knock knock——
A knock on the door broke the silence.
Above the head, there are four big characters written in red paint on the wooden sign: Surgery Clinic.
"Is Dr. Joseph here?"
Lu Li's tone was filled with determination.
Because he smelled the target in the air, and the reason why he did not call Dr. Joseph a prey was because the current situation was unclear and he could not make a conclusion.
【Key Person】
Using this word to describe it is more realistic.
Not long after, Joseph stuck his head out from the second-floor window sill and responded loudly: "Here he comes."
Boom, boom, boom.
Lu Li's ears caught the sound of going downstairs, which was extremely heavy, like a big stupid bear.
In fact, Dr. Joseph's physique was almost the same as that of a brown bear. He pushed open the locked door and said in a loud voice: "Brother, what's the matter?"
After he finished speaking, his eyes focused on the wolf-headed sword in Lu Li's hand.
It's not because he saw through that this was actually a weapon, but because of its material and carving process.
"Can we go in and have a chat?"
Lu Li was very satisfied with Dr. Joseph's expression. When ordinary people saw the sword crutch for the first time, they would guess how much it was worth and how old it was forged. At the same time, they would be more or less greedy.
But this crappy doctor who was connected to the mysterious academy had scrutiny and thinking in his eyes.
"certainly."
Under the watchful eyes of homeless people and passers-by, the clinic closed again.
The anteroom used for treating patients was not exactly dark. The kerosene lamp was on, giving off a soft light.
"The operating table is not ready yet, but there is no shortage of medicines. If you have a toothache, I can prescribe some anesthetics, but don't abuse them."
Dr. Joseph seemed to be pretending to be confused, and he seemed to really regard Lu Li as a patient.
However, can any patient who comes to see a doctor be as calm as Lu Li?
"Hello, I am Lu Li from the Association of Surgeons. Just yesterday, I moved into Baker Street."
As he spoke, Lu Li put down the box he was carrying on his back, which contained four books.
Three worthless medical books, and the mysterious cowhide book.
At the same time, Joseph was shocked. He was surprised that there was such a person in the world, who spanned half the city and deliberately returned a group of abandoned garbage to its original owner.
Although the last book does have special significance, that has long since become a thing of the past.
