“A billion US dollars?!” Johnson was stunned and asked in surprise, “You spent a billion US dollars to treat pancreatic cancer in China this time?!”
“Yes.” Hank felt pain in his flesh.
Treating cancer and treating impotence both cost a billion dollars, but it appears that treating cancer is now more cost-effective.
Johnson was stunned and said: “A billion US dollars can buy a big hospital…”
As he said that, he immediately asked Hank: “Mr. Hank, what kind of treatment did they use on you that was so expensive? Was it a new kind of equipment? Or some kind of new targeted drug?”
Hank asked back, “You ask me, who else should I ask?”
Johnson immediately said, “That’s right. Think back to what kind of care you received in China. For example, what was the treatment environment like? Did they take you to a treatment room with lots of equipment or big equipment? Like our CT room or radiotherapy room.”
Hank shook his head and said, “No, their treatment environment is a private hotel room.”
“That hotel private room?!”
Johnson exclaimed: “How is this possible… There are so many clear requirements for a care environment. It can’t be done in a hotel room, can it?”
Hank shrugged. “You wouldn’t believe me if I told you. It’s in a private room at the hotel.”
Johnson asked again: “If it was really a hotel room, then there shouldn’t be any professional equipment? Did they give you any special medicine?”
“No,” Hank said calmly, “I didn’t give myself any oral medication or use any medical equipment. I just talked to myself, talked some nonsense, and then said I could go out. So I went back in.”
Johnson was stunned: “This… this is too much of a joke, you were let back without any treatment?”
Hank asked back, “My cancer cells are gone, right? My position is gone too? So they still gave me treatment, but the treatment method is too advanced. I don’t understand it, and neither do you.”
Johnson muttered, “But this doesn’t fit with basic logic. If they could make your cancer cells disappear completely, then they must have intervened directly. Based on what you said, it seems like they didn’t do anything.”
Hank said, “This might be Eastern metaphysics. Don’t we in the West also have so-called metaphysics? Throwing a cross into the water will turn the water into holy water, which can exorcise demons. Normally, we might not believe it and always think that these are all folk tales, but if we really meet demons someday, maybe doing this will really work.”
Johnson said awkwardly: “Those are just legends, stories and movies. When it comes to medical treatment, we still have to believe in science…”
Hank waved his hand. “Okay, trust your science. I’ve been really tired these past two days. I need to rest for a while. When the CA199 results come out, remember to let me know as soon as possible.”
Johnson knew that Hank was telling him to leave, but he didn’t want to leave without asking for details, so he quickly said, “Mr. Hank, do you recommend the doctor who treated you? If I get a chance, I’d like to visit him and see what’s going on.”
Hank sneered twice and thought to himself: “If I introduce Charlie to you, I don’t know how Charlie will treat me. Besides, you definitely won’t get any benefits if you go to Charlie like this.”
Thinking of this, he waved his hand and said, “Don’t bother asking so much. He is an expert from another world and will not meet you.”
After saying this, he winked at his personal doctor.
The personal doctor immediately came and said to Johnson, “Doctor Johnson, Mr. Hank needs to rest. You should go out first.”