Section 297 - Assisted Sleep
Lawrence, the steward of the Samus family who came to China to try his luck, came here not only by himself. In addition to the entourage, he also brought a family member, Thomas Samus, the second son of the current head of the family, and Thomas Samus, the younger brother.
Although the International Mental Health Academic Exchange Conference almost included the entire hotel, there were still some spare rooms, and the Samus family members happened to stay in these remaining rooms.
Follow Butler Lawrence to 2608 on the 26th floor, which is a business suite with two bedrooms and one living room.
Lawrence said to the maid who had just opened the door: "How about Thomas, Beth?"
When he was close to psychiatric specialists from all over the world at the entrance of the cafeteria on the second floor, there were two maids and two bodyguards in the suite, and a entourage and two other bodyguards were resting and waiting.
"Young Master Thomas just went to bed, so you guys whisper."
Beth's second half of the sentence was said to Li Bai and others. The guest room was very quiet and could be heard even if a needle fell.
Butler Lawrence looked into the master bedroom, then carefully pulled the door, turned his head and lowered his voice to Li Bai, Julian and Catherine, and said, "I'm so sorry! Sleep is the most precious treasure of the Samos family. The three of them can wait for a while, but please don't speak loudly."
At the same time, he bowed and made a gesture, leading the three of them to the balcony.
As soon as Li Bai sat down, Housekeeper Lawrence asked in a low voice: "What do you want to drink?"
"coffee!"
Li Bai chose coffee. After lunch, his blood flowed to his stomach, making him prone to sleepiness, which was just right to refresh himself.
"black tea"
Julian is like a traditional British man, with black tea after meals, or afternoon tea.
"Green tea, thank you!"
After a fan of Oriental Culture, Catherine, had a feast for the Donglaishun Hotpot last night, wishing she could integrate her whole body into China, and green tea was a must.
Two foreigners drank tea, while the serious Chinese drank coffee instead. The trio made a comeback.
For fear that Li Bai would misunderstand the visitor, but the owner was sleeping soundly. After sending tea and coffee, Housekeeper Lawrence apologized to Li Bai: "Mr. Li Bai, please do not misunderstand. The complete sleep time of the Samos family usually does not exceed half an hour, and Master Thomas will wake up soon."
"Okay, it's okay!"
Li Bai was stunned, but he didn't expect that the hereditary mental illness of this family would affect the length of sleep.
People can not eat or drink water for three days, but not sleeping for three days, which is tormenting. There are even punishments that make people not allowed to sleep, and a man with iron can't hold on. No wonder the other party says that sleep is the most precious treasure. If you can sleep for one more minute, it will naturally be good.
Just about a quarter of an hour passed, and a sudden scream came from the master bedroom.
Li Bai followed Julian and Catherine's gaze and looked at the closed master bedroom door, and saw Butler Lawrence, who was waiting at the door, gently pushed the door in. Not only him, but even the maid and bodyguards looked calm, as if they had been used to it for a long time.
The voices of speech came from inside quickly.
"Master Thomas, Dr. Julian and Dr. Catherine of New York Presbyterian Hospital, and a Chinese doctor came to visit."
"How long have they been waiting? Please come in."
"Okay, my young master."
Housekeeper Lawrence walked out of the bedroom, owed her body, and said to the three people who stood up: "Young Master Thomas has invited you, please come in!"
Li Bai followed Julian and Catherine to the master bedroom and saw a thin young man getting out of bed, wearing a black silk nightgown and a silver cross hanging on his chest. He looked listless, pale, and even some swelling.
"Julian, Catherine, thank you very much for coming to see me! Is there any new progress in the 'curse' of New York Presbyterian Hospital's 'curse' to our family?"
The little Thomas Samos, who had dark circles, moved his eyes to Li Bai again and said with a smile: "I'm so sorry, the Samos family has been plagued by the 'curse' and has to cherish every little sleep time. Welcome, Chinese doctor, what should I call it."
Although defined by the European and American medical community as a hereditary mental illness, the Samos family would rather call it a curse and an indelible nightmare.
Family members throughout the ages have resented the ancestor who married the Dracula woman. The ancestors were so happy, but their descendants suffered great sins. To this day, none of the family members can survive over fifty years old. It is thankful to the greatness of the hurdle of forty years old.
As a regular visitor to New York Presbyterian Hospital, Julian said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Mr. Thomas, there is no new progress in New York Presbyterian Hospital. This time we are just bringing a new friend to see what you are doing."
When Thomas, little Thomas, heard Julian's words, looked unconcealed disappointment. He thought that as long as there was progress, even a little bit.
"Li Bai! You can call me Li Bai! In this way, you don't have to worry about the differences between the surnames between the East and the West."
Li Bai reached out and shook with the other party. It was cold and wet, which means that Yuanyang was in poverty in traditional Chinese medicine. However, the person in front of him obviously did not hollow out his body because of the wine and color, but it was an indisputable fact that the person in front of him was weak.
"Okay, Mr. Li Bai, I sincerely hope you can help me, God! The Samos family has been 'cursing' for five hundred years, when will it be the end?"
The little Thomas' eyes were slightly red. God gave the Samos family wealth, but also gave the curse.
"Mr. Thomas, you seem to be hurt frequently?"
Li Bai looked at the other person strangely, mostly concentrated on his head, and many of his skin had irregular color, spot-like melanin deposits, which happened to be opposite to vitiligo, and there were also many bruises.
Thomas little embarrassedly said, "I'm so embarrassed! It's hard for people from our Samos to fall asleep on their own and need assistance to fall asleep."
Assisting falling asleep?
Li Bai was not understanding the meaning, but Julian took the initiative to explain to him: "It is to help enter sleep through hits, electric shocks, etc."
"Strike? Electric shock?"
Li Bai widened his eyes, his glazed heart covered the other person's body, and found many traces of soft tissue contusions, most of which were concentrated on the head, and there were also a small distribution in other parts of the body.
Those who don’t know think they are being beaten every day!
In fact, his guess is infinitely close to the truth.
"In fact, it cannot be called sleep, it should be called coma."
Katherine looked at little Thomas with great sympathy and was beaten to the point of falling asleep without feeling. She was such a poor guy.
Coma is the most basic human self-protection mechanism. In order to obtain precious sleep, the Samos family also paid a considerable price and endured inhuman torture.
"Although it's helpless, I have to admit that what Dr. Catherine said is indeed the case."
Little Thomas smiled bitterly and spread his hands.
Assisted sleep is more like forced sleep. He needs to receive at least ten assisted sleep times a day, otherwise his spirit may collapse.
"Can you talk about the condition in detail?"
Li Bai went straight to the point.
"I'm very happy, sit down and chat in the living room!"
Little Thomas led Li Bai and the other two back to the living room.
As soon as he sat down, the maid brought coffee and a small bottle of medicine to little Thomas.
"Doctor Li Bai, the 'curse' caused by the blood of the Dracula family, the truth of the Samos family five hundred years ago cannot be verified now, but our family has been troubled by it for life. Whether it is male or female, since the age of 14, the 'curse' is gradually triggered, and the normal sleep time has become shorter and shorter, and all kinds of terrible nightmares and hallucinations are followed..." Thomas little pinched the silver cross on his chest tightly and said with a solemn expression: "It's not just me, the entire Samos family is the most devout Christian, but pious faith still cannot resist the invasion of these evil thoughts. The family has been trying to find a way to relieve the 'curse', but unfortunately it is futile."
In a sense, the Samos family is now left to fate, but they have not given up completely. They have invested heavily in the human genome detection program, hoping to find out the secrets hidden in the human gene sequence and completely solve the shadow of the "curse" that has shrouded the family for more than 500 years.
It may take at least a hundred years to unravel all the secrets of human genes, and invest countless money, manpower and material resources.
"It's a very stubborn genetic disease!"
Li Bai weighed his chin and exchanged glances with Julian and Catherine, and then he knew that he had really made a decision, a genetic disease as tenacious as Corgi.
The little Thomas, who suffered from the "curse", asked carefully and tentatively: "Is there any way in China? The rewards of the Samos family will definitely satisfy you."
"This is not a matter of money, well, let me try it first!"
Li Bai stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers in front of the other party.
Bang!
Julian and Catherine immediately widened their eyes and stared at Li Bai. As colleagues, they knew very well what this snapping of their fingers meant.
The instant hypnosis can use a snap of your fingers as a medium of hint, and they have hardly seen many people with such ability.
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
Thomas's eyes were blurred for a moment, and then he returned to Qingming.
The hypnosis technique that the great devil, which is extremely rare, failed to achieve success. In the past, the snap of his finger could at least knock down more than a dozen men in an instant.
"Hypnosis, failed!"
Li Bai shook his head and continued, "Sorry, Mr. Thomas, I'm going to be rude."
"Please do it!"
Thomas shrugged his shoulders and became accustomed to it.
In the past, some people used hypnosis on the Samos family, but there was no effect at all.
Li Bai stretched out his index finger and gently pointed it on the top of the little Thomas' head.
This time, little Thomas rolled his eyes and leaned forward softly. Before he could hit the low table in front of him, he was held back by Li Bai and pushed back to the seat.
"Success?"
Chapter completed!