Chapter 329 - Lil Fugui (1/2)

“Little Zheng, what happened?” Ding Zhongtai asked.

“The car was blocking the way, so I knocked him aside,” Zheng Ren answered nonchalantly.

Su Yun was taking off his surgical gown, but upon hearing his words, turned around and gave him a thumbs-up without a word as there were still a lot of people in the operating room.

“You can’t just crash into him like that!” Ding Zhongtai exclaimed in horror, “Little Zheng, you’re too… impulsive.”

“Check the record on the dashcam.” Zheng Ren was unbothered. He was on the side of reason this time, and with Old Chief Physician Pan backing him, he was not afraid of whatever came next.

“Also, did they take blood samples to test for drunk driving?” Zheng Ren added.

“Drunk driving?” Ding Zhongtai was confused.

“Yes, I suspect that he drank at noon and he’s still not sober yet. His blood alcohol level should be enough to charge him with drunk driving.”

At that, Old Chief Physician Pan took out his phone and made a phone call.

Zheng Ren and Su Yun transferred the patient from the operating table to a stretcher trolley bound for the ICU, with Chu Yanran pumping the breathing bag as usual.

As they left the operating room, Old Chief Physician Pan stopped Zheng Ren.

Su Yun was there to follow up on subsequent procedures. Zheng Ren’s presence was unnecessary.

There was sufficient manpower at the scene, but even if there were not, the various department chiefs were not just there for display. It would not hurt for them to do some work.

Old Chief Physician Pan pulled him aside and quietly asked, “Zheng Ren, what happened?”

Despite looking a bit haggard—his hair was drenched in sweat—his expression was calm, and his tone even more so. He told the old chief what had transpired.

“Outrageous!” Old Chief Physician Pan bellowed.

Zheng Ren was shocked. He had never done such an adrenaline-pumping thing before and still bore some guilt; his initial impression was that Old Chief Physician Pan was rebuking him, but on second thought, he realized such a thing was unlikely.

“I made a call and the video recording is now in my office,” Old Chief Physician Pan said coldly, “If someone tries to twist the truth, I will fight it to the f*cking highest court!”

Zheng Ren laughed and tried to calm the old man down. It was not worth it for such a person.

“What year does he think it is?” Old Chief Physician Pan slowly regained his composure. “I heard the guy was throwing a hissy fit in front of the traffic officers. Were it ten years ago, he could get away with doing this, but now? Hmph!”

Zheng Ren had heard of the incident before.

A drunk driver in the emergency department had resisted attempts to obtain a blood sample and threatened to self-harm.

Unwilling to escalate the situation, the traffic officers had no choice but to relent.

The incident had gone under the radar after a while.

However, Zheng Ren had heard through other doctors that drivers resisting blood alcohol tests would receive a warning. Three strikes resulted in an automatic drunk driving charge.

“You go ahead with your business. I’ll take a look at the video and see who’s this arrogant b.a.s.t.a.r.d.” Old Chief Physician Pan left quickly.

Zheng Ren let out a long sigh. Although he had not done anything wrong, he was afraid of being sold out by people like Ding Zhongtai were it not for Old Chief Physician Pan’s presence.

He would not be able to stand up for himself.

Such things happened all the time. Zheng Ren knew as much.

However, with Old Chief Physician Pan around, there ought not to be a problem. As for everything else, he would take them one at a time.

Why should he be afraid if he had evidence and reason?

What a joke!

Zheng Ren felt a little tired, not from the surgery, but from the incident with the ambulance.

He did not regret his actions. Even if it meant a permanent record, he would never regret what he had done.

The ambulance had been delayed for at least three minutes.

With those extra minutes, the patient would not have bled as much and her recovery could have been shortened by three days.

Had he not acted on his “impulse”, she could have been dead by the time they reached No. 9 Elementary.

They would be pretending to perform CPR on the patient for ten to twenty minutes out in the snow in order to comfort the teachers and students of No. 9 Elementary.