277 Medal (2/2)

”Would you like to give it a try as my assistant?” Ji Tianlu's own assistant was the attending physician of the research institute. He was at a normal level, where his skills were normal, his looks were average, and his drive was non-existent.

Ling Ran immediately nodded. Even if he understood the system, he was still a young doctor. It was normal for him to be an assistant. Of course, if he had the chance to be the chief surgeon… He certainly would not dare perform a hip replacement surgery, but for operations that he understood, he was naturally willing to be the chief surgeon. For now, he had no other choice but to become an assistant.

”I'm going to wash my hands.” Ling Ran slid out of the operating theater.

When Ling Ran came back, Ling Ran had his hands up and his scrubs on. He was so handsome that he looked like he had a halo behind him.

The original first assistant was replaced and became the second assistant. The second assistant had to stand by the side as an audience member.

In truth, the original first assistant was not an expert. At best, he was a general practitioner who had tagged along with a chief surgeon to perform several surgeries. Although he was reluctant to give up his position, he did not dare resist.

He had witnessed the scene in which Ling Ran showed his invincible might around two weeks ago in the demonstration room. And he knew his status was lower than Ling Ran's, because in the hospital, the positions of people with low skill were determined solely by their professional titles. Doctors who were capable and possessed potential would always be one level higher than them.

”What should I do?” Ling Ran stood in the position of first assistant. He spoke as if he was unskilled.

Ji Tianlu was amused. ”Perform liquid aspiration first...” he said in a friendly manner.

It was a situation where two people would try to work with one another. Ling Ran followed Ji Tianlu's orders and did what was requested. He even slowly came to understand the steps involved in a hip replacement surgery.

The feeling of standing by the sidelines and participating in the field was different, hence the reason why so many doctors rushed to perform surgeries hands on. Even if they only did menial jobs, their speed in learning the surgery would be faster and more accurate. It was also much easier to look at the operating field from the assistant's position instead of craning his neck.

In Mayo Clinic—one of the earliest places to launch the hip replacement surgery project and currently the best in the world for that surgery—the resident doctors from its Orthopedics Department would start to perform hip replacement surgeries after a short period of getting to know each other. That was exactly what Ling Ran was doing at the moment.

There was no other reason behind it. The most common surgery done by Mayo's Orthopedics Department was the hip replacement surgery. If they did not allow resident doctors to perform that surgery, no one else would be able to.

All complicated surgeries and high-end surgeries were not really that complicated and high-end once the doctor participating in it stood in the position of a first assistant.

A first assistant participating in a high-end surgery could do both high-level and low-level tasks. It all depended on how the chief surgeon arranged the tasks.

Ling Ran was currently doing low-level tasks, but he did them with exuberance.

Xue Haochu stood next to him and watched. As he observed, he gradually became envious of Ling Ran.

Being a doctor whose only concern was treating people was always a dream for doctors. Xue Haochu was no exception. However, being a doctor whose only concern was treating patients was also the hardest thing to do.

There were too many temptations on the path of being a doctor.

It may be easy to be a pure fool, but if someone wanted to be a doctor who only needed to treat others, he or she would require total commitment, excellent technique, a lot of resources, and good luck...

Xue Haochu looked at Ling Ran and could not help but think, 'Being a doctor like Ling Ran must be very relaxing, unlike being me. I have to deal with all kinds of leaders every day. I need to constantly rub shoulders with some administrative department director from other tertiary grade A hospitals and be called their younger brother. But in truth, I only get to be friends with them because of Academician Zhu Tongyi's might. Ling Ran's life… is indeed very comfortable.'

As Xue Haochu contemplated, he unwittingly perked up. He thought, 'When I'm independent and I become a hospital director in the future, I'd like to recruit a doctor like Ling Ran, who's simple, pure, and principled...'

”The king asked me to patrol the mountains...”

Ling Ran's phone rang.

”Do you mind helping me pick up my phone?” Ling Ran had his body bent over while he performed his tasks. His eyes were fixed on Ji Tianlu's movements. He did not budge in the slightest.

The circulating nurse was pleasantly surprised, and she immediately approached Ling Ran's pocket.

”In my coat pocket,” Ling Ran said.

”Oh.” The young nurse's eyes shone when she took out Ling Ran's phone.

”Use hands-free,” Ling Ran spoke as if he was in his own operating theater.

The young nurse hesitated, but still put it on hands-free.

”Doctor Ling, Doctor Ling, I got the medal. I've won the bronze medal in the National Track and Field Championship! I've won the medal, I don't have to leave the team!” The voice of the young female discus thrower, He Xiufang traveled of the microphone and was deafening to the ears.

Ji Tianlu stopped performing the surgery as well. Ling Ran was the chief surgeon for the Achilles tendon repair for He Xiufang, and Ji Tianlu was his assistant. Therefore, Ji Tianlu knew about the status of He Xiufang's Achilles tendon. He could not help but ask, ”It recovered so quickly?”

Ling Ran, however, was not surprised. He said, ”He Xiufang's Achilles tendon wasn't completely ruptured, so her recovery will be better. Hmm... He Xiufang, is your Achilles tendon well?”

Liu Weichen was already ready to participate in competitions, so it was not unusual for He Xiufang to have competed in tournaments too.

On the other end of the phone was He Xiufang's weeping voice. ”My Achilles tendon is good, incredibly good, even better than before.”

Athletes had to bear with heavy load training over a long period of time. It was common for them to compete while injured. But after undergoing surgery, He Xiufang had enough rest, and her training was also holistic.

”He Xiufang, if you have time, you can come to our center for a check-up,” Ji Tianlu suggested.

”Yes! I won't be the only one coming, my teammates will want to come along too. My coach told the leaders that the whole city's track and field team had to go!” He Xiufang said and sobbed. ”I've won the medal. I don't have to leave the team anymore. My teammates and I will come together!”