chapter 604 successive setbacks

The host held the microphone and addressed the practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the audience. "Mr. Cui from Korea has achieved a time of 125 seconds. Let's see who among our Chinese TCM practitioners is willing to challenge the bronze acupuncture figure and Mr. Cui's record."
Silence fell among the crowd, all eyes turned to Han. But Han was looking down at the palm of his hand, as if there was an endless vista there.
He had no intention of stepping forward now. TCM had...