"If I hadn't locked the door—"
"We could have come in at any time and discovered his condition changing sooner, instead of waiting until now, when his condition has deteriorated this much."
"There's the monitor—"
"I've told you before, the monitor only tracks heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration; it can't possibly monitor the condition of every organ in the body, especially the brain."
The doctor was telling the truth. She had originally thought the young doctor was deceiving her. Weren't monitors supposed to be powerful high-tech devices capable of predicting whether a patient would live or die? How could they not monitor the brain? Mrs. Guo cried out loudly, "What am I going to do if my husband dies?"
"Stop crying for a moment. Tell me, has he taken any medication?"
"How would I know if he's taken anything in private?"
"Think carefully."
