Chapter 384 - Changfeng Is My Choice (1/2)

Zheng Ren and Xie Yiren arrived at Sea City General Hospital early the next morning.

At 7:55 a.m, Professor Rudolf Wagner walked into the emergency wards like clockwork.

Zheng Ren greeted the professor and Old Chief Physician Pan before heading downstairs.

A black BMW X5 was parked in front of the emergency department entrance.

The idle engine hummed audibly. At the sight of Zheng Ren, Feng Xuhui immediately stood from his leaning position and moved to open the car door.

Zheng Ren was unaware of the trouble Feng Xuhui had to go through to obtain the materials.

As the Northeastern factory was new, they had limited stock on hand: less than five units per model. Changfeng Microinvasive was not overly ambitious to think they could monopolize the whole Northeastern market.

When Feng Xuhui received Zheng Ren’s call the night before, he nearly fainted.

The Northeastern branch of Changfeng Microinvasive did not have that many TIPS materials on hand.

However, Chairman Ma did not hesitate to utilize resources to courier 20 units of TIPS materials from Imperial Capital to Sea City. In addition, he had the foresight to order more to replenish Imperial Capital’s TIPS materials.

Imperial Capital was a six-hour drive to Sea City.

At 4:00 a.m, the salesperson from Imperial Capital arrived at Sea City. Feng Xuhui breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the TIPS materials.

The salesperson left the BMW X5 to Feng Xuhui. Chairman Ma provided the car, and it was to be used to service clients in the Northeastern district.

Feng Xuhui was grateful for the amount of support Chairman Ma was extending to him.

Delivering breakfast to Zheng Ren was no longer something Feng Xuhui did, hence there was little chance to build rapport with the young doctor.

Fulfilling Zheng Ren’s last minute request was the least he could do.

After all, Zheng Ren had helped his career.

Feng Xuhui was their ride to the Secondary Hospital.

Zheng Ren sat quietly in the pa.s.senger seat. Feng Xuhui began contemplating the next best step.

His benefactor was here. He could not not make conversation.

Chief Zheng was a hard man to interact with. No matter what Feng Xuhui said, he only got monosyllabic responses from the man.

In the end, Professor Rudolf Wagner who contributed to most of the conversations from the back seat; his heavy Northeastern accent was a source of amus.e.m.e.nt for Feng Xuhui.

Zheng Ren received a call from Director Zhang. Over the call, he asked if they were allowed to visit the patients before the surgery.

Permission was granted.

It was courtesy for surgeons to have a look at the patient prior to the procedure.

However, fly-in surgeons often circ.u.mvented this step as they wanted to squeeze in as many patients as they could in a day. Money was a strong motivating factor.

The patient was usually already on the operating table when the surgeon touched down at the airport.

This had nothing to do with ethics. Typically, only Cla.s.s Three Grade A Hospitals could hire fly-in surgeons from Imperial Capital or Sorcery Capital, and the quality of service was enforced. The basic preparations would be done beforehand and the surgeon would have reviewed the patient’s scans and charts. If they were not confident, the surgery would be cancelled.

There were always simpler procedures that needed the surgeon’s attention. Death was not to be toyed with.

Of course, there were downsides to being a fly-in surgeon.

In the 2000s, an orthopedic fly-in surgeon went to s.h.i.+jiazhuang for a case.

The patient had a simple fracture, but due to his old age, the bone could not heal completely. Without any warning, the family sent people to Imperial Capital to break the surgeon’s leg[1].

To Zheng Ren, it was essential that he had a look at the patients before any procedures.

Although the Secondary Hospital was only 18.4km away from Sea City General Hospital, they were separate ent.i.ties; it was best to minimize any chance of mistakes.

Caution was a habit that Zheng Ren had long cultivated.