456 Old and Fat Cheetah with a Large Belly (1/2)

Elder Mei looked a little fierce, and he was also a little fat.

The hair on his head was white, and the flesh covering the tip of his nose appeared thick and muscular. His chin was slightly jutted out, giving him an air of stubbornness.

His neck, shoulders, arms, and belly was also covered with a thick layer of fat. Ling Ran paid special attention to his belly. He was thinking about how an endotherm knife would not be suitable on Elder Mei.

The endotherm knife was a miraculous invention, and when used on ordinary people, a few slashes was all it took to make an incision as deep as the anterior rectus sheath without causing any bleeding. But if a doctor were to use endotherm knives when performing laparotomy on fat people, especially those whose belly was covered with such a thick layer of adipose tissue, it would take forever for them to make an incision on low power, while the adipose layer might melt if the power was too high...

Ling Ran could not help but become deep in thought as he stared at Elder Mei.

'He's a senior citizen with a lot of underlying diseases and is already at the latter stages in his disease progression. Besides, his prognosis will be very demanding, and he's also extremely overweight. I'll have to be prepared from the moment I carry out laparotomy…'

”Doctor Ling, you're pretty shy.” Elder Mei's daughter was sitting beside him. As she gazed at Ling Ran, she did not have the heart to treat him sternly like how members of the Mei family usually do. She comforted Ling Ran with a smile. ”Doctor Ling, just pretend that you're in the hospital right now and that my father is a patient while we are the patient's family members. Since you are the doctor, go ahead and tell us whatever's on your mind, just like how you do with ordinary patients.”

Elder Mei's son, who was sitting on his other side, was not as amiable as his sister. He pursed his lips and said, ”Sis, what's the point of trying to appear dignified and noble at this point of time? Our family isn't an ordinary family, anyway. Would an ordinary family be able to invite the doctor over? Doctor Ling, since this is our first meeting, let us establish three rules.”

Professor Huang looked anxiously at Ling Ran, worried that he would act up.

However, Ling Ran merely flashed a composed smile.

As he had treated a lot of patients, he had also met a lot of their family members. Demanding family members was not a rare occurrence.

Elder Mei's son obviously did not give Ling Ran the room to object. He raised his index finger and said, ”Number one, confidentiality. Anything related to my father's illness, whether it's good or bad, and every single drug you administer. You're not allowed to talk about any of that, are you able to do this?”

”Yes,” Ling Ran answered accordingly.

Elder Mei's son nodded. He was pretty satisfied. Judging from the way Ling Ran replied, he seemed like an obedient doctor.

”Number two.” Elder Mei's son raised another finger and said, ”You must maintain communication with us at all times. You must tell us about whatever drug you are administering and the reason behind it. You're not allowed to experiment on things behind our backs or try your luck to shoot to fame. Since we have the ability to give you fame, we're also able to drag you down.”

”Alright.” Ling Ran did not object to communication.

”Number three. If you want something, just say it to our faces. Don't even think about using the Mei family. Can you do this?” Elder Mei's son raised a third finger.

”Yes.” As usual, Ling Ran's answer was brief. He did not find any of these demands a problem.

After fixing his gaze on Ling Ran for a few seconds, Elder Mei's son finally smiled.

He glanced at his father. He then turned, glanced at Ling Ran, and flashed a smile. ”As long as you're able to keep your word and do what I just said as well as nurse my father back to health, you'll definitely benefit from this.”

When Professor Huang saw that the Mei family's oldest son was smiling, he breathed a sigh of relief. 'Ling Ran seems like he knows the way of the world pretty well. Hmm… don't tell me that he was deliberately provoking me just now?'

Professor Huang could not help but fall into a vortex of doubt and confusion.

”Your name is Ling Ran right? Doctor Ling, I'm Mei Tiangui. You can seek me out if you encounter any problems.” The oldest son of the Mei family flashed a reserved smile and said, ”There's no point in talking much. As long as you're able to nurse my father back to health, I will give you whatever you want.”

”You will give me whatever I want?” Ling Ran glanced doubtfully at Mei Tiangui. Even though he had encountered a lot of people who liked to boast, there were not many people in the world who dared to say something like this.

”I will give you whatever you want.” Mei Tiangui nodded and said, ”As long as you're able to nurse my father back to health.”

Elder Mei cut an authoritative figure as he sat on the main seat. He showed no objection to what Mei Tiangui just said.

Ling Ran thought of something and said, ”I want all of the patient's information.”

He did not dare to make any promises without looking at the patient's information.

Mei Tiangui froze for a moment and laughed out loud. He said to Professor Huang, ”Old Huang, you found us a pretty interesting doctor.”

Professor Huang forced a smile as he nodded. He became even more suspicious. 'Doctor Ling doesn't seem quite right in the head.'

A few boxes full of information was quickly sent into the room under the order of the Mei family's oldest daughter.

There were already more than one hundred medical imaging films, and that was not accounting the other documents.

Ling Ran glanced through them one by one.

He possessed Specialist Level Ultrasonography Analysis, Master Level MRI Analysis on Four Limbs and Perfect Level X-ray Scan Analysis...

Ordinary doctors only needed to possess one of those skills to establish their positions in the Outpatient Department. Of course, many doctors were still able to establish their positions in the Outpatient Department even though they were not even close to mastering any of those skills.

Based on Professor Huang's experience, most doctors who were able to master the analysis of so many types of scans had become medical imaging specialists. And although Ling Ran was not the only surgeon who had the ability to read so many types of scans, he was definitely in the minority.

In other words, based on these medical imaging films, Ling Ran had the ability to pick up all the information and make all the judgments a medical imaging specialist could.

”Right now, Elder Mei's most serious illness is hepatolithiasis.” Ling Ran came to a conclusion after looking at all the information.

Mei Tiangui furrowed his eyebrows. ”Can you tell us something we don't know, such as whether you're able to cure my father?”