Chapter 115 - One Tree Does Not Make A Forest (2/2)

With the ongoing side mission on hand, Zheng Ren decided to step aside and go in as the a.s.sistant, yielding the patient to Su Yun.

Su Yun took the opportunity given. Be it a laparotomy or laparoscopy, he displayed remarkable surgical skill and a profound knowledge of anatomy.

He was definitely more than a pretty face.

There were more patients today. They had two more cases of acute appendicitis and another of acute cholecyst.i.tis from noon to night.

For the laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Su Yun let Zheng Ren take the lead. He was required to observe the surgery once before he could replicate it.

Zheng Ren did not care who the lead surgeon was, as long as they were an adequate a.s.sistant. Su Yun handled all three acute appendicitis cases, one of which required a laparoscopic procedure. The side mission completion bar was now at six points. A few more appendectomies and he would accomplish the mission.

This was a great day, with emergency patients all throughout it. The last surgery ended at midnight and the emergency department was calm again.

Xie Yiren went home, adamant to not stay in the hospital. Zheng Ren worried for her safety but could never persuade her to stay, so he gave up trying.

The Chu sisters had arranged their work schedule to take turns with the night s.h.i.+ft. As Zheng Ren could not tell them apart, he could only guess whose turn it was today.

After a silent night, the group were well-rested as they prepared to receive the fly-in surgeon from Sorcery Capital, Professor Pei.

Zheng Ren was on call in the emergency department, so he left it to Chang Yue to liaise with Feng Xuhui.

She kept them updated on the journey. Manager Feng was already at the airport an hour early. There were no delays to the flight and things were moving as planned.

At 1:45 pm, Manager Feng picked up Professor Pei and headed to the hospital.

They had asked Professor Pei if he would like to make any preparations, and the man requested to meet the patient before the surgery started.

Zheng Ren was glad. Many fly-in surgeons lived a fast-paced life and did not bother meeting the patient.

A short talk with the patient would make a surgeon more cautious during the surgery. Zheng Ren considered the gesture admirable.

Manager Feng’s messages kept coming in, keeping them updated of their journey from the airport to the city center.

Zheng Ren thought Manager Feng was too nervous; perhaps it was the first big project of his career.

Careful execution was important. Recklessness could cause everything to fall apart.

At 2:40 pm, Manager Feng sent them another message, stating that they were in sight of the hospital.

“The professor is arriving.” Zheng Ren patted down his clothes. He had not put on a s.h.i.+rt and tie for the occasion but did change into a new white coat.

“With your appearance, dressing up would just elicit the opposite response,” Su Yun said without batting an eye. Maybe he thought being truthful outweighed tact.

Zheng Ren was already immune to his insults.

Silently, they waited. Ten minutes pa.s.sed and all was still quiet.

There was no update from Manager Feng.

Chang Yue was getting anxious but Zheng Ren considered that perhaps they were having trouble locating a parking spot around the hospital.

Another five minutes went by and there was still no sign of them.

Zheng Ren sat down and dialed Feng Xuhui’s number.

“Manager Feng? Is everything okay?”

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