208 Watch Me Spoon-Feed (1/2)

”Doctor… Doctor Ling, I don't know how Yun Hua Hospital operates. In our research center, our lowest aim for Achilles tendon repair surgery is 'excellence'. It would be equivalent to a failure if we only achieved 'good'.” Doctor Qu started rambling when he saw Ling Ran, ”In our Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center, we have a limitless number of doctors who come for in-service training every year. Everyone brought their own medical practices from different places and different hospitals. As for us, no matter how you describe these operating habits, our Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center want our doctors to follow the standard operating procedure and request that our doctors' surgical operation is able to withstand criticism. We especially don't want you to bring in your unique habits and don't even explain your methods to me during the surgery…”

”The principle I have been following all along is that the capable will ascend to power, and the incompetent will stagnate. It is the same when it comes to performing surgeries. When you reach a certain level of competence, you will naturally become a chief surgeon. If you are incompetent, and you sabotage my work as a chief surgeon, I can replace you with another person any time I want. When that happens, do not speak any further, and do not feel that I'm picking on you, we operate purely based on facts…”

The meeting regarding the patient's preoperative assessment was attended by Doctor Qu, Xue Haochu, Ling Ran, Lu Wenbin, and another resident doctor. The number of people attending the preoperative surgical discussion was rather sufficient for a surgery of this caliber.

However, during the entire discussion, Doctor Qu remained as the only person who talked nonstop, and everything he said was unrelated to the details of the surgery.

Xue Haochu looked towards Ling Ran with a strange gaze multiple times. Even if he was a colleague of Doctor Qu in the same research center, Xue Haochu found himself not quite able to withstand Doctor Qu's nonsensical rambling anymore.

Ling Ran only watched the scans. He did not make a sound.

After much difficulty, they finally made it to the end of the discussion. With slight skepticism and great satisfaction, Doctor Qu left the room. Xue Haochu intentionally stayed behind, and once Doctor Qu was a little further away from them, he asked, ”Doctor Ling, why didn't you say anything?”

”I had nothing to say,” Ling Ran replied.

Xue Haochu looked Ling Ran up and down before he said to Lu Wenbin, who was next to him. ”I didn't expect that Doctor Ling would be someone who would meekly pocket insults aimed at him.”

Lu Wenbin chuckled and said, ”It's probably because Doctor Ling agrees to most of what that person named Qu said.”

”What do you mean?”

”Doctor Qu's views are based on using standard surgical procedures and striving for excellence. Changing the people in his treatment group at any moment's notice… is something I agree with.” Ling Ran raised his head and looked at Xue Haochu. He said, ”His views are very relevant.”

”Very… relevant?” Xue Haochu found himself absolutely unable to understand Ling Ran. He looked at Lu Wenbin, then at Ling Ran. He could not believe that the duo had failed to see Doctor Qu's deliberate attempt at making things hard for them.

However, as a member of the research center, Xue Haochu did not have a reason to expose Doctor Qu.

”In short, Doctor Ling, you do not need to worry too much. Whatever Doctor Qu said can only be treated as a reference. Once my mentor returns, we will still do things as per usual.”

Ling Ran nodded and let out a little hum before he said, ”I don't really care about the internal environment of your organization. I'm here to perform surgeries. If I can't perform surgeries in your research center, then I'll go back.”

Xue Haochu was stunned before he instantly turned gloomy. 'Aren't you just putting me in a really difficult position?'

Xue Haochu cast a glance at Ling Ran's expression and found that Ling Ran had meant every word. His mood plummeted further. At the end of the day, he was just Academician Zhu Tongyi's student. Ling Ran would not listen to him, and neither would Doctor Qu. However, they still had to perform the surgery.

”Everyone, please rest for a while and calm down. Then, we'll perform our first surgery.” Xue Haochu could only persuade Ling Ran and Lu Wenbin to calm down before he repeated some pleasant sounding wishes.

Ling Ran and Lu Wenbin did not give any remarks. They went off to make their preparations.

…..

Doctor Qu arrived twenty minutes earlier than the appointed surgery time in the operating theater. He earnestly checked through all the equipment once.

He might have turned his nose up against this surgery and said that it was the simplest, standard operation, but to live up to his words, Doctor Qu became even more careful with the operation.

Normally, it was already uncharacteristically good for the chief surgeon to head for the operating theater ten minutes ahead of the appointed surgery time. Chief surgeons normally only needed to watch the anesthetist give the patient anesthesia, look at the scrub nurses take stock of the surgical tools and gauzes, and observe young resident doctors verify that all machines necessary for the surgery were in place and functioning.

Doctor Qu came over twenty minutes earlier and did everything himself because he wanted to diminish Ling Ran's power and prestige.

Doctor Qu was attentive towards the star athlete he finally managed to get in his hands after going through many difficult processes. He wanted to perform the surgery himself, however, the surgery plan that he designed could never get Zhu Tongyi's approval. This resulted in Liu Weichen's Achilles tendon repair being postponed day after day. It now could not be postponed further any longer.