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    Charlie nodded and inquired, “So, you n to have a drink tonight?”


    “Absolutely,” Jacob replied with a smile. “You should join in a little; what’s stopping you?”


    Charlie responded, “Well, I have something to attend to this afternoon. If it’s alright with you, Dad, I’d like to drive the carter.”


    Without a moment’s hesitation, Jacob handed the car key to Charlie, saying, “What’s the issue? Go ahead and take it. I’ll be drinking tonight, so I’ll need a driver anyway. Taking a taxi would be much more convenient.”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    Charlie nodded and epted the car key.


    ire, who had been listening, chimed in, “Dad, I’ll be heading to thepanyter, so I can drop you off at the Calligraphy and Painting Association.” Jacob smiled and replied, “Great, that saves me a taxi fare.” Once Jacob and ire left, Charlie retrieved some medicine from his room, stashed it in a discreet backpack, and departed from the house.


    He got into Jacob’s car and drove directly to Mr. Quinton’s vi located in the suburbs.


    Meanwhile, at Aurous Hill People’s Hospital, Doris Young rushed to the office of the nephrology director immediately after admitting her mother. She was eager to learn about her father’s current health status.


    Director Bob Kelso, a man in his sixties, adjusted his sses and stated seriously, “Ms. Young, I need to inform you that your father’s condition is very serious. His kidney is nowpletely nonfunctional.”


    He continued, “We have him undergoing peritoneal dialysis daily and hemodialysis every other day, but hisplications are bing increasingly severe.”


    “I examined him this morning, and his condition has worsenedpared to yesterday,” he added. “Just yesterday, Imunicated to your mother that he had about a twenty-day window for a transnt. However, after reevaluating today, the situation appears grim. I personally believe we may have only about ten to fifteen days left.”


    After saying this, Director Kelso sighed, expressing his helplessness: “There are still fifteen days remaining in the transnt window. Excluding the time needed for preoperative preparations, you have a maximum of twelve days to secure a kidney source. If you cannot find one, we will be out of options.”


    Doris Young felt her tears well up, unable to contain her emotions.


    She quickly wiped her eyes and asked anxiously, “Dr. Kelso, how could my father’s condition have deteriorated so rapidly? He had a kidney transnt just two years ago, and you told us then that he would be safe for at least a decade!”


    Director Kelso replied with a tone of regret, “This situation is indeed beyond my expectations. I cannot exin why his kidney failure has progressed so swiftly. I also looked into whether he may have ingested any toxic substances, but I haven’t found any leads.”<fn3542> ???? ????s? ???????s ?? Find★Novel</fn3542>


    Doris pressed further, “Dr. Kelso, what kinds of toxic substances could cause such rapid kidney failure?”


    Director Kelso nodded and exined, “Certain Chinese herbal medicines can be quite nephrotoxic. For instance, Aristolochia is one such herb. It has long been banned from the Chinese Medicine Code, yet some unscrupulous practitioners still incorporate it into their prescriptions to achieve quick results, ultimately leading to severe kidney damage.”


    He added with a sigh, “Indiscriminate purchasing of health products and reliance on herbal remedies have increasingly contributed to kidney failure among middle-aged and elderly patients in recent years.”


    “Moreover, these individuals are often misled by deceptive TVmercials, mobile ads, and so-called health experts.”


    He shared a concerning example: “One of our thoracic surgery directors had a father who never trusted Western medicine. He was unable to differentiate between effective and harmful Chinese medicine, blindly believing the health ims made on TV. He experienced frequent urination and, following advice from a health program, began consuming a concoction of Chinese herbs. After just three days of this regimen, he was hospitalized with acute kidney failure.”


    “If he hadn’t survived the first forty-eight hours in the hospital, he wouldn’t have made it,” he concluded.


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