Fortunately for him, some of his Taiwanese compatriots moved quickly to raise money for his medical expenses, and arranged for the expert Japanese-American surgeon Dr. Yokoyama to perform the necessary operation. Only after a ten-hour procedure were they able to deliver Hsiao from Death's thorny grip.
幸虧台灣同鄉積極奔走籌措，並且請到日裔外科聖手橫山大夫操刀，經過十個小時的手術，才勉強把蕭泰然從鬼門關前拉了回來。