Chapter 368 - Root Cause Investigation (2/2)

Leaving him in the observation unit was a risk, as patients that were wheeled in at night were usually from brawls or car accidents. The old man might experience a heart attack from all the commotion.

Zheng Ren explained their plan to the family members. There was no need to proceed with admissions just yet, but they would arrange for the old man to be under observation in the emergency wards.

Once the old man was transferred upstairs, he was infinitely grateful for the peace and quiet of the emergency wards.

Chang Yue approached Zheng Ren without prompting. “Chief Zheng, who’s the patient?”

“I believe he’s faking ill, but I’ve yet to find out why. I’m leaving the case to you; identify the root cause,” Zheng Ren said.

Chang Yue stared at him. Her eyes narrowed as she said, “Root cause? And how do I do that? Why don’t you teach me some techniques, O wise one?”

Zheng Ren tolerated Chang Yue’s impudence. It was expected that she was not too happy about an additional task.

He patiently explained his theory to Chang Yue.

Zheng Ren’s calm demeanor was a contrast to her att.i.tude and she quickly quelled her temper. His explanation also made her curious as to why the old man was faking ill.

Was the hospital more comfortable than his own home?

Impossible.

From the records of post-surgery patients, it was clear that many would rather spend the night home than in the hospital. Patients would leave the hospital as soon as they were mobile.

Regardless of the doctors’ advice or the medical insurers’ warning, patients would up and leave their hospital beds as soon as they could.

However, this patient was the total opposite.

Zheng Ren only relaxed after the briefing was done.

The morning surgery was complete and Yang Lili’s breathing tube was removed. In the coming few days, Zheng Ren planned to remove the inferior vena cava filter from the pulmonary embolism patient. Once that was done, there would be no time-sensitive surgeries on his schedule.

All that would be left were emergency surgeries that came in, the Secondary Hospital TIPS surgeries, and the surgeries arranged by Department Chief Kong in Imperial Capital.

Zheng Ren sat at his table and contemplated the upcoming surgeries.

Minutes later, he retrieved The Fundamentals of General Surgery and continued reading. Reading had become an integral part of Zheng Ren’s daily life.

He had his phone next to the open book. His ongoing chat with Xie Yiren slowed his reading to a snail’s pace.

The next thing he knew, it was lunchtime.

As Zheng Ren and Xie Yiren discussed lunch options, an unknown call came in.

“h.e.l.lo?”

“Office Director Ding, hi.”

“Yes, I’m at the wards.”

“Alright, I’ll wait for you here.”

Zheng Ren hung up the call.

What did Ding Zhongtai want with him? And to call him through a private line instead of the hospital landline?

As someone who had infrequent contact with Ding Zhongtai, the phone call made Zheng Ren uneasy.

Soon, Ding Zhongtai appeared at the doorway to the office in the emergency wards. He looked around the office, spotted Zheng Ren, and waved.

Zheng Ren walked out and asked, “Office Director Ding, what happened?”

Ding Zhongtai pulled Zheng Ren to a corner. With a low and stern voice, he said, “Little Zheng, did you go ahead and find someone to settle that rear-end collision?”

Collision? Rear-end? What was that?

Zheng Ren looked confused.

“The ambulance,” Ding Zhongtai clarified.

‘Huh. Rear-end collision was a whole new take on the accident,’ Zheng Ren thought.

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