The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

72: Chapter 72 Is This the Gu?_1 72: Chapter 72 Is This the Gu?_1 “I rose from the wilds, and along the way, I witnessed humanity at its most cutthroat—each person vying and scrambling, using every trick in the book, not for fame, then for wealth.

Over time, luring people with fame and driving them with wealth became my second nature.”

Leonard Reid straightened up, his face a picture of sincerity, “I’ve never met someone like Mr.

Flores before, someone who regards fame and wealth as if they were dirt.

I may have caused offence before, and for that, I willingly apologize.”

Leonard Reid is indeed an old hand at survival who emerged from the wilds!

With these words, he not only praised himself and apologized, but he also found the best excuse for his mistake.

It’s not that my method was wrong, but that the people of this world are all chasing fame and fortune, focused on these things, so I use money to drive them, to enslave them.

You’re a noble soul, you’re different from them!

I treated you the way I would with common people, so I was wrong, and for that, I willingly apologize!

Since Leonard Reid had already bent over to apologize, Carson Flores naturally wouldn’t cling to the issue.

He had vented his anger, and that was enough.

The child had been afflicted with the Burning Blood Gu, and it couldn’t be delayed for too long, as complications could easily arise.

“Do you have paper and a pen?”

The secretary, Kye Stein, quickly opened a notebook and passed it with a pen to Carson.

Carson took it and swiftly wrote down a list of medicinal ingredients and their quantities, then handed it to Leonard, “These are the medicinal ingredients we’ll need.

Also, prepare a large pot for decocting the medicine, a large bathtub for soaking with a lid, and blocks of ice for the tub, a high-precision thermometer, and I’ll come over first thing in the morning.”

Leonard received the list with both hands, carefully asking, “Mr.

Flores, can my grandson’s illness be cured?”

Carson nodded, “It can be cured with just one treatment, but, well, the process might be a bit unpleasant.”

Leonard sighed with relief, “Pain is no issue, as long as it can be cured.

I’m not afraid of suffering.”

Carson waved a hand dismissively, “Alright, you can go now.”

Leonard turned his head and reached out his hand; Kye Stein handed him a box, which Leonard then offered to Carson with both hands, “Mr.

Flores, this is a small token of my gratitude.

Please accept it.”

Carson turned and walked away, without reaching out his hand, “Let’s talk after the treatment is successful.”

Leonard stood upright, watching Carson enter the residential complex, only then turned around and said in a deep voice, “Prepare everything immediately, and make sure it’s ready by tonight.”

Kye Stein responded respectfully, “Yes, I’ll get right on it!”

The night passed without incident.

Carson had breakfast and then drove straight to the hotel.

The Reid family had already been waiting for some time, and all the medicinal ingredients and equipment Carson had requested were prepared.

Carson immediately began the preparations, directing people to properly process the medicinal ingredients, then started to cook them, and finally yielded a pot of boiling medicinal broth.

He poured the broth into the large bathtub, placed the thermometer in, and waited for the liquid to cool to a temperature that wouldn’t scald the child before putting him in the tub.

The child immediately started crying from the heat, but this was an inevitable part of the process, and everyone had to resist feeling heartbroken.

The medicinal broth continued to cook, and every ten minutes, Carson would add more of the liquid to the tub, maintaining a constant temperature.

The medicinal liquid gradually rose from the child’s lower legs, up the waist, step by step, reaching the chest.

Carson had one of the child’s hands submerged in the liquid, while the other was positioned on the edge of the tub, covered with a towel filled with crushed ice wrapped around the child’s other arm.

More broth was added, the towel-covered arm was slowly submerged, and eventually, only the palm remained out of the liquid and kept wrapped in the icy towel.

Seeing this, everyone vaguely understood Carson appeared to be using the hot medicinal liquid to stimulate the child’s blood vessels throughout his body, driving the parasites embedded in them slowly towards the arm.

“Bring a glass over; catch the dripping blood.”

Carson made several small cuts at the ends of the veins on the hand, and as he pressed along the veins, blood dripped out immediately.

After repeated squeezing, Carson submerged the entire child’s arm into the scalding medicinal liquid, leaving only the cuts exposed.

Ten minutes later, he pressed the cuts again and then straightened up.

“It’s done!”

Carson bandaged the cuts and handed the child, flushed red from the heat, over to his mother: “The parasites in his body should be eradicated by now.

Even if a few remain, they won’t affect his body anymore.

The Burning Blood Gu doesn’t reproduce, and in time, any remaining parasites should die naturally.”

“The medicinal liquid neutralizes the toxin from the Burning Blood Gu.

Having soaked for so long, most of the toxins in his blood should be neutralized.

He’s been tormented by the Burning Blood Gu before and has been through a lot today, so he’s very exhausted.

I expect he will sleep deeply for most of the day, and he should be fine when he wakes up.”

Carson turned to ask, “Do you have a magnifying glass?”

Kye Stein immediately went to fetch a magnifying glass, but Carson did not take it and instead gestured for him to give it to Leonard.

“You can see for yourself.”

Leonard took the magnifying glass, tilted the glass cup to look, and his eyes suddenly widened, a shiver ran through him and goosebumps covered his body.

Under the magnifying glass, within the pale-red blood, tiny insects could be seen crawling about at the bottom of the glass.

These little insects resembled ladybugs but had a pair of sharp, knife-like pincers.

Even with his tough demeanor, Leonard couldn’t help feeling a chill.

At this point, Leonard completely believed what Carson had said—his grandson had truly been cursed!

Raphael Schneider had been observing silently the whole time and now couldn’t resist speaking up, “Mr.

Reid, may I take a look?”

Leonard turned his head and glanced at Raphael before handing him the cup and magnifying glass.

After looking, Raphael’s expression changed dramatically as he murmured, “Is this Gu?”

Carson explained, “What you said the other day wasn’t wrong.

Gu is indeed a type of venomous parasite, it’s just that the Burning Blood Gu is particularly small and difficult to guard against.”

Leonard’s face turned ashen as he respectfully asked for advice, “Mr.

Flores, what conditions are needed to afflict someone with this kind of Burning Blood Gu?”