Chapter 241: Chapter 160: Paraquat, the Most Painful Judgment

As soon as the words fell,

Qin Feng was instantly struck as if by lightning, his expression turning grim!

Paraquat, it’s Paraquat again!

That’s right!

It’s that paraquat, known worldwide for “giving you time to regret, without giving you the chance to regret.”

Paraquat, chemically named 1-1-dimethyl-4-4-bipyridinium cationic salt.

It is a fast-acting, non-selective herbicide with contact action and some systemic action.

It is highly toxic to humans with no specific antidote, and oral poisoning has a high fatality rate, with just 5ml of concentrate being lethal.

The death rate is 50% to 70%, with severe poisoning cases having a fatality rate over 90%, and explosive cases having a 100% fatality rate!

Statistics show that over the past decade, the incidence of paraquat poisoning has been increasing annually, replacing organophosphorus pesticides as the number one cause of acute pesticide poisoning, having been banned or strictly restricted in more than 20 countries.

In 2016, the sale and use of paraquat aqueous solution were stopped in our country.

However, because paraquat is cheap and has excellent weed control performance, it still has market favor, and thus, in recent years, clinical cases of paraquat poisoning have continued to appear.

Later, the state issued a policy stipulating that only companies with a permit for paraquat mother liquor production and pesticide registration for overseas use could produce paraquat products.

Meanwhile, the paraquat products produced can only be used for export and cannot be sold domestically.

But the domestic ban does not mean all problems are solved!

After all, its characteristics of being both cheap and effective for weed control, as well as environmentally friendly, give it unparalleled advantages over other herbicides; if there is demand, there is a market, inevitably leading some to conduct illegal production and sales for personal gain.

An herbicide with the best weed control effect, renowned nationwide, was unexpectedly banned from production after being consumed by people!

This is indeed something laughable yet filled with sorrow~

Qin Feng glanced at the bottle in his hand, noting that if it was filled, it surpassed 50ml.

This is the work of someone who planned to kill the other and leave no way out for themselves!

What to do?

Now there is no other way, just save and try first!

Only a few minutes have passed since the man ingested it, according to this timeline, if vomiting is induced promptly, there should still be a chance to pull him back.

“Water’s here, water’s here! Soap water is here!”

The policeman who had left also finally hurried back with a bucket of water, shouting loudly.

“Quick! Turn him over.”

Qin Feng took the bucket, pointing at the man.

The police got up, intending to turn the man face up, but unexpectedly, he refused to cooperate, struggling desperately.

Even with two policemen trying simultaneously to turn him, he simply wouldn’t open his mouth.

Qin Feng grabbed the man’s jaw, trying to pry it open, but the man clenched his teeth, his face showing resistance and ferocity.

“What to do?”

The two policemen, holding down the struggling man, also became anxious.

“No other choice.”

Qin Feng glanced not far away at the woman still slumped on the ground, watching fearfully from the side without any intent to get up, and made up his mind.

Crack!

“Ow~”

The man couldn’t help but wail, his jaw detached.

Finally, the tightly shut mouth opened slightly, just enough to pour water in.

Gurgle gurgle~

Qin Feng lifted the bucket, slowly pouring water into the man’s mouth, but the man was furiously using his throat and tongue to expel the water.

He had embraced certainty of death, refusing to look back.

Actually,

From the moment he drank the paraquat, it was clear—buying genuine paraquat pesticide showed he had mentally prepared long before.

Couldn’t get it in!

Even though he inadvertently swallowed a few sips, most was spat out.

There was no way to intubate and perform gastric lavage here.

“If you die, what about the child?”

Qin Feng stopped, his expression serious, locking eyes with the man’s stubborn and angry glare for several seconds.

Then, he turned the man’s head toward the nearby woman, speaking in a deep voice,

“Do you really think a woman like her will treat your son well? Don’t be silly!”

Seeing the man look over, the woman trembled all over, her face becoming anxious again, shaking her head incessantly, tears streaming down.

As the man gazed at the woman, his expression slowly transformed into one of complexity and sorrow.

He hated!

Hated why this woman had to hook up with his best brother, betraying their relationship!

But he didn’t hate~

Because the woman before his eyes was still the mother of his son, he couldn’t kill her, only his brother!

“Mmm mmm mmm~”

The man, unable to speak due to dislocated jaw, could only whimper.

Click!

Qin Feng raised his hand, resetting the man’s jaw, allowing him to speak.

“I don’t know, but a child can’t be left without parents~”

The man’s eyes dimmed as he looked at Qin Feng, his voice hoarse, his breathing visibly quickening.

“Cough cough cough! Gagging~ gagging~”

Suddenly, the man began showing signs of coughing and retching.

Qin Feng noticed this, his heart pounding with urgency. Without effective vomiting induction and flushing now, there really wouldn’t be any chance left.

The vomiting symptom was due to the emetic component in paraquat; to prevent paraquat from being accidentally ingested, manufacturers would add an emetic during production.

But having ingested such a large amount, the man was surely experiencing oral mucosa, throat esophagus burning sensation, and sore throat leading to a cough.

From ingesting the drug to now, about 15 minutes had passed, and the man was already showing obvious symptoms of poisoning.

This situation was very bad!

Woo woo woo woo~~~~

Bleep bloop bleep bloop~~~~

Just then,

the sound of police sirens and an ambulance blared from afar, and everyone made way. Qin Feng saw the approaching ambulance and immediately lifted the man up.

“Could you please unhandcuff him first and come with me to the hospital!”

Click~

The two policemen understood, pulling out the key to unlock one of the handcuffs, then holding onto his hand.

Although the man was guilty of murder and remained a suspect without conviction, the facts were clear, and escape was impossible.

As soon as the ambulance and police car arrived, the three had already lifted the man near the police cordon.

The ambulance stopped, the door opened, and a familiar face appeared in front of Qin Feng.

“Director Qin! Why are you here too?”

The person who came was Wang Yang, the attending physician in the emergency department, who exclaimed in surprise upon seeing Qin Feng.

“Get the person up first; the patient ingested over 50ml of paraquat 15 minutes ago and needs immediate gastric lavage!”

Now was not the time for chit-chat; seeing it was his own hospital’s people, he immediately ordered,

“Intubate him, hurry, hurry, hurry!”

“Xiaozhang, quickly prepare intubation for gastric lavage!”

Wang Yang was also taken aback by his words!

His expression toward the man changed!

Is this guy crazy?

Ingesting over 50ml of paraquat at once!

Seeing the man’s blood-stained wrist still handcuffed, anyone could see what the situation was.

Soon,

The man was lifted into the ambulance, while the man on the ground had long since lost his breath, cold as ice.

This was no longer their concern, but that of the forensic examiner.

The ambulance’s responsibility was to do everything possible to save this one!

“I don’t need you to save me! Let go of me!”

Seeing the scene, the man became furious again, yelling hoarsely, trying to escape.

Not cooperating at all!

“Do you want me to give you a break?! Just lie down!”

Seeing this, Qin Feng also got angry, raised his hand into a palm, and a karate chop landed on the man’s vagus nerve in the neck.

Smack!

Thud~

The man’s body went soft, rolled his eyes, and collapsed, motionless.

The group of people nearby, even two policemen, were left stunned!

This, this, this… this is too martial arts-like!

“Intubate for gastric lavage!”

Immediately following, Qin Feng and Wang Yang began to perform gastric lavage on the man, while the two policemen sat nearby watching them busy, anxious as could be.

After all, this was a murder suspect, and if he died, it wouldn’t be a small matter.

Everyone wanted him saved, only he didn’t want to live.

No, maybe there was one more person…

Inside the hospital,

In the emergency room,

“2000 milliliters of 30% bentonite water, add 200g activated charcoal, rinse repeatedly!”

“Furosemide 20mg, intravenous push, speed up diuresis!”

“Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Vitamin B1, niacin, superoxide dismutase for rapid IV drip!”

“Perform blood gas analysis immediately, test blood gas data! Prepare for dialysis!”

“Methylprednisolone 80mg… Dexamethasone… Propranolol 10mg…”

Qin Feng distributed the medicines one by one, with all the nurses rushing madly about.

Because paraquat, this pesticide, severely damages the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, liver, lungs, and other organs, causing erosive ulcers on the oral cavity and esophagus mucosa in a short time.

Next comes gastric perforation, pancreatitis, liver edema, functional disorders, or failure.

Then continues to the damage of the central nervous system, including headache, dizziness, hallucinations, convulsions, and coma.

The serious part is kidney damage, acute renal failure, and the most dreadful pulmonary fibrosis.

Therefore, comprehensive treatment of the patient’s stomach, kidneys, digestive tract, and lungs is necessary now to expel the absorbed paraquat toxin as soon as possible.

Once pulmonary fibrosis occurs, basically, the person is beyond saving, and the most painful part is the time to come.

The patient will endure continuous torture, finally dying in asphyxia!

Qin Feng watched as the nurses carried away buckets of pungent gastric lavage fluid, his brows tightly furrowed.

They had done everything they could.

What was left was up to fate…

Half an hour later,

The pungent smell of the pesticide finally faded a lot, but there was still a residue, as some of the paraquat had already been absorbed.

Now gastric lavage was of little use; start dialysis!

At the same time, the patient’s blood gas analysis, blood routine, and other tests were out, with the obviously abnormal data corresponding to paraquat poisoning symptoms one by one.

So far, the patient’s oral cavity and esophagus already showed obvious ulcers, with abnormal stomach mucus as well.

This was clearly related to the huge amount the patient ingested!

With the rich experience rewarded by the system, Qin Feng could already pronounce the patient’s death.

The chance of survival was extremely slim, and even if temporarily saved, he probably wouldn’t live past half a month.

Now, it was just about giving him time to settle his affairs.

Because, in the coming days, he would face the most painful judgment!

…

Until dawn,

The police finally informed the man’s parents, who were over fifty, to come hurriedly.

But now they were not allowed to see him, and upon learning their son had killed someone, the mother fainted on the spot.

“Doc…Doctor, please, you must save my son.”

The man’s father clutched Qin Feng’s hand, pleading bitterly.

“We will do our best.”

Qin Feng’s mouth felt a bit dry, and he only managed to say six words before turning away.

Because besides that, he didn’t know what else he could say.

Inside the emergency room,

The man’s dialysis had lasted a full 3 hours; Qin Feng glanced at the time.

“Wang Yang, continue dialysis for 10 more hours, monitor the patient’s condition carefully, and keep a tight watch.

I have to go home, I’ll come over to hand over the patient in the morning.”

“Okay, I got it.”

Wang Yang nodded in agreement,

“Director Qin, you go ahead. I’ll take care of it here.”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

With that, Qin Feng turned and left, took a taxi home at the hospital entrance.

In his mind, the scenes of a few hours ago, the murderous man, the murdered man, the woman, and the man’s parents floated up.

Another tragedy, once again unfolded before his eyes…

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