Hank had just finished a gastric lavage at that time. The doctor gave him some blood pressure medication, and his condition improved slightly.
At this time, two nurses pushed his bed out of the emergency room and prepared to push him to one of the wards.
At that time, he, like everyone else, was in the largest room in the emergency center. This room had more than a dozen beds specifically used for emergency treatment. There were no separate partitions, and each bed was separated by a privacy curtain.
All patients who are sent for emergency treatment and are temporarily out of danger will be placed here first, which also makes it easier for doctors in the emergency center to check their condition at any time.
However, these people are unaware of each other’s experiences.
Hank was pushed out at that moment. As he passed the barrier, he suddenly realized that the people lying on each barrier were his comrades.
He saw one of them also looking at him, and their gazes met, so he immediately asked: “Angelo, what’s wrong with you?”
Angelo said weakly and depressedly, “Damn it, Hank, I might be impotent. I took a handful of sildenafil tablets but it didn’t work. I passed out and was sent here, I just opened my eyes three minutes ago…”
Then he asked, “How about you, Hank? What’s happening to you?”
Hank said in shock and anger: “Damn, I’m just like you! I really saw a ghost today!”
The nurse spoke good English. When she heard their conversation, she reminded them, “You two are not stable yet. Please don’t talk too much.”
Hank asked her, “Miss Nurse, where are you sending me?”
The nurse said, “Send you to a private ward.”
Hank asked in surprise, “Am I still not out of the woods?”
The nurse said, “You should ask the doctor about this. There is no point in asking me.”
As they spoke, Hank was being wheeled into a nearby private ward.
Just as the nurse was calming him down, two uniformed policemen came in. One of them looked at him and said, “Hello, I am a policeman from the Aurous Hill police. I need to confirm why you were shot with sildenafil. Overdose and sent to the hospital for emergency treatment?”
Hank said dully: “Why do I eat too much? Because I eat too much…”
The police asked again: “Why did you take so much sildenafil?”
Hank was even more depressed: “Because I can’t get an erection!”
The policeman sighed in his heart: “These foreigners are quite honest.”
So, he reminded her in a subtle way: “Did you know that in our country, group fornication is a criminal offense?”
Hank said with a sad face: “But I didn’t get together to have sex… I told you I can’t get an erection… I just don’t have the energy… Officer, are you deliberately mocking me by asking this?”
The policeman was a little embarrassed by what he said. After asking these questions, it seemed that it was indeed his own problem.
So the policeman coughed twice and asked again: “Are all the other Americans who overdosed on sildenafil your friends?”
Hank nodded: “He’s my friend.”
The police then asked, “Are you taking sildenafil at the same time?”
“No!” Hank was afraid of being accused of harassment, so he quickly said, “We came to China in a hurry and didn’t book a room in the same hotel. We stayed in several hotels. I wasn’t with them when I took sildenafil, and I don’t know why they were sent here.”
The police said, “We heard from the doctor that the others were the same as you. They all overdosed on sildenafil and were sent to the emergency room. One of them is still in danger.”
After the police finished speaking, they asked in confusion: “Excuse me, do you all suffer from erectile dysfunction?”
Hank said sadly, “That’s impossible. I’ve never had this problem before tonight. It’s just that I can’t last long enough or strong enough, so I need medicine. But today is really weird. No matter how many pills I take, I can’t last long. I tried taking them, but they didn’t work…”
The police thought: “Who are these people…”
He said, “We came to you to ask whether you were committing group fornication, and also to ascertain whether your group that overdosed on drugs was poisoned by someone.”
“Because you all take drugs on your own, and you also… If there is no group sexual abuse, we will not interfere. If you need help, you can ask your embassy for help. If necessary, we can also contact them on your behalf.
Hank was shocked. How could he possibly tell the embassy about such a shameful thing? If some foul-mouthed person reported the news to his country, he would be very embarrassed.
So he quickly said, “No, no, we are almost recovered and will be discharged from the hospital, and we plan to return to the United States today.”
“That’s good.” The policeman heaved a sigh of relief and said, “Alright, we won’t bother you anymore. You should rest well and recover quickly.”
After the policeman finished speaking, he turned and left.
Hank had so many questions in his mind that were bothering him.
He thought to himself: “When we played together, we all seemed so brave, how could we all suddenly become helpless? This is too abnormal, isn’t it?”