Chapter 284 - Intellectual Exchange (Part 4 of 4) (1/2)

Zheng Ren and Su Yun’s closure of the abdomen was swift and methodical like the rest of the surgery.

When the patient woke from anesthesia, she was already in the second general surgery ward. A trip to the ICU was not required.

Director Xiao’s compliment was muted. “Zheng Ren, that was a good show of skill.”

Zheng Ren smiled at him.

Professor Rudolph Wagner sent the video he had taken to his friend in Berlin, then greeted Zheng Ren excitedly. “Zheng, you’re finally free.”

“Your Mandarin is incredible.” Zheng Ren was impressed by the professor’s mastery of the language.

“Come, let us have a meal to celebrate the successful surgeries,” the office director behind Director Xiao said.

Old Chief Physician Pan and Department Chief Kong were familiar with such events.

After hours of waiting, it would be odd not to arrange for a meal together. They could talk business over food.

Professor Rudolph Wagner was unaccustomed to the culture, but was willing to attend as long as Zheng Ren was present. He would put up with anything for the chance to win a n.o.bel Prize.

As the patient was wheeled out, Director Xiao’s phone rang. A moment later, the office director left to make the arrangements for the patient to be transferred to the special demands ward.

Zheng Ren was unaware of what was happening, blissfully ignorant of anything unrelated to treating patients.

Once everyone had changed, they headed to the Small Stove Canteen.

Six years ago, the hospital canteen’s food had rivalled that of the best restaurants in Sea City. Sadly, its quality had deteriorated over the years.

Although there was a drop in standards and dining s.p.a.ce, the hospital maintained the canteen to cater to the fly-in surgeons who occasionally visited.

The office director was busy making all manner of arrangements when his phone rang.

He answered the call, frustrated.

Seconds later, his face dropped in shock.

His subordinate had discovered some doc.u.mentary being aired on Sea City News Network. It featured Sea City General Hospital, but its focus was the emergency department chief resident, Zheng Ren.

This…

The office director was speechless.

Under normal circ.u.mstances, the media would require some form of payment in return for advertising the hospital.

However, the hospital had not requested this. Had Sea City News Network and Sea City Metropolis Daily worked together to produce a doc.u.mentary on a nameless chief resident?

Did the hospital administration mean nothing to them?

Or the law, even?

This was absurd!

The anger in him dwindled just as quickly as it erupted. He considered the situation before him and realized the decision was not his to make.

He was not a fool. There were lines he could cross and lines to avoid.

Aftering ordering his subordinate to send over the doc.u.mentary, he waited for the crowd to thin before approaching Director Xiao to explain the issue.

Director Xiao was also surprised. He could not understand why all this had happened, and the whole situation smelled fishy to him.

However, there was nothing he could do but pretend ignorance

The office director also provided Director Xiao some background information on Department Chief Kong and Professor Rudolph Wagner.

After reviewing their profiles, the surprise in Director Xiao only grew.

One was a department chief from the nation’s top Cla.s.s Three Grade A Hospital.

Visiting Imperial Capital alone was one thing, being able to even meet someone of that stature was another.