"He's awake! He's awake!"
Chairman Kang and his two companions, who had been closely monitoring the man's condition, were the first to notice. Their collective cry of surprise also made the crowd turn to look. Sure enough, even as Chairman Kang was still wiping away the blood, the man had already lifted his head to survey his surroundings.
The crowd fell silent, and many of them couldn't process the sudden change. He's awake just like that?
It wasn't that they thought the man waking up was a bad thing, but they were shocked that the young man had revived him with just a needle prick and a press of his hand. It seemed far too simple. They felt that if they had been the ones to do it, they would have succeeded too. It's just sticking someone with a needle and pressing down, after all...
