Which path does the Governor Vessel primarily follow? The spine!
So, putting it all together, this young man must have a tumor on his spine. Now, I just have to pray the tumor's location isn't too problematic—preferably not on the spinal cord—and that it's not too large.
But when Du Heng recalled the young man's symptoms—numbness in his hands and electric shock-like pain in his heels—a wave of helplessness washed over him.
These two symptoms alone strongly suggested the tumor had already affected the nerves. And if it was affecting the nerves, its location could be roughly pinpointed to the spinal cord itself, or directly on the nerves.
While Du Heng was alone in his office, lost in thought, Wu Shengnan, whom he was supposed to pick up, called. It was only then that Du Heng remembered he'd forgotten to pick up his wife.
Du Heng had no choice but to confess, explaining his suspicions about the young man's condition and asking Wu Shengnan to take a taxi home herself.
