This doctor is already middle-aged, and he's only just started practicing medicine.

Chapter 199 Under the Overturned Nest!

"You still have the mind to do ward rounds?" After Du Qiang and the others left, Zhang Tiesheng saw Lu Cheng still running towards the ward, and his scalp tingled.

He didn't know if Lu Cheng had a big heart or if he was addicted to making rounds. Normally he would just dawdle, but today, even though he was in a real bind, instead of thinking about how to solve the problem, he went to make rounds immediately.

Lu Cheng nodded: "Brother Zhang, you go back first, I'll go take another look around."

Although the skill points gained from ward rounds have been decreasing recently due to the continuous improvement of medical orders, Lu Cheng has always adhered to the principle of taking a chance whenever he has free time.

"Then you go ahead. I'm going back now." Zhang Tiesheng scratched his head, looking rather unhappy.

The 'new technology' shown in the inspection room means that if he wants to perform this kind of surgery in the future, the procedures he will need to go through will be more complicated.

Lu Cheng then headed towards the ward and patiently began his rounds.

Du Qiang's arrangements led to a sharp decrease in Lu Cheng's surgical involvement; however, due to Du Qiang's increased involvement, the number of patients in the surgical team did not actually decrease significantly.

If you encounter something new during ward rounds, you gain skill points; if you don't, you don't lose anything.

In the observation ward, there are currently seven patients in the surgical group: one post-appendectomy, three with hernias, one post-gastrointestinal perforation repair, and two post-tendon suture repair.

The patients in the observation ward had long heard the reputation that Dr. Lu Cheng liked to make ward rounds, so his sudden visit was neither surprising nor met with resistance.

"Dr. Lu, is my wound healing well? When you opened it just now, it seemed a little red." The man in bed 4, who was having his tendon sutured, asked with some concern.

"A little bit of redness is normal. As long as it's not severely red and swollen, it's not an infectious inflammation. Our surgical wounds need to rely on the inflammatory response to heal."

"Of course, this inflammation is different from the infectious inflammation you understand."

"Uncle, all you need to do now is continue to strengthen your exercise in an orderly manner. Don't worry about us getting infected if we stop taking the medication."

"The wound is healing well, and you can be discharged tomorrow," Lu Cheng said.

"Dr. Lu, if it's not urgent, I'd like to stay a few more days. There's no one to take care of me when I go back, and I'm afraid I'll break my training again," the man requested.

Lu Cheng replied, "If you want to, that's fine too, but it will be about two more days at most."

"Friday, okay? You can be discharged on Friday, alright?"

The middle-aged man sat cross-legged and laughed, "Thank you, Dr. Lu, I'll do whatever you say."

Hearing this, the patient in bed 5 joked, "Dr. Lu, Director Du said I'm being discharged tomorrow. Can I stay for a couple more days?"

“You can’t do it. Your surgery is for a hernia. You could actually be discharged today. What are you worried about?” Lu Cheng immediately shook his head.

Recovery from inguinal hernia repair surgery is generally quick; in some cases, patients can be discharged the next day.

The young man gave a wry smile: "I'm afraid my intestines will spill out again. Isn't that serious enough?"

Lu Cheng took a deep breath: "Brother, that was before the surgery, not now. As long as you don't do strenuous exercise during your post-operative recovery period, there shouldn't be any major problems."

"Look at you, you can walk and sit, you can move your hands and feet freely, and you can even eat with your hands. What are you afraid of?"

“Your situation is completely different from the uncle’s.”

The young man thought for a moment and asked, "Dr. Lu, can I do muscle training using the same methods the uncle suggested?"

“That won’t work. If you’re going to work out, you can’t just train the muscles in your hands! His rehabilitation training is more focused on improving range of motion and local muscle strength after tendon injury surgery.” Lu Cheng shook his head, rejecting his idea.

"Dr. Lu, how should I build muscle?" the young man asked.

"You should find a fitness coach. Muscle training depends on which muscles you want to train. Different muscles require different training methods, and you need to proceed gradually. If we're just talking about theory, there's a lot to say," Lu Cheng said.

"It's alright, Dr. Lu, I have time," the young man said with a simple smile.

Lu Cheng's face hardened: "I don't have time for that!"

"..."

After checking all the rooms, Lu Cheng only gained 0.2 skill points, and his current skill point balance is only 45.2 points.

After returning from the competition in Shashi, Lu Cheng only enjoyed a few days of normal skill point gains. Starting in November, after Du Qiang began to "stir things up," Lu Cheng's skill point gains dropped from five or six points per day to two or three points.

After Lu Cheng finished his rounds, Zeng Huanqi, who was on the night shift, slipped out while going to the restroom. When he saw Lu Cheng, he whistled at him.

After rubbing his hands with hand sanitizer, Lu Cheng followed Zeng Huanqi to the emergency surgery clinic: "Brother Zeng, are you busy tonight?"

"It's alright. In the emergency room, all we need to do is call for a consultation."

"Neither you nor Tian Zhuang are on duty today. Those with tendon injuries are sent directly to the orthopedics department."

"Director Xiang of the orthopedics department is really resourceful; he can even get doctors from rural areas to come to Longxian County by the middle of the month," Zeng Huanqi said meaningfully.

Lu Cheng was slightly puzzled upon hearing this: "Didn't you say that Tong Yuan'an took up the minimum number of spots for hand surgery?"

“There are policies from above, and countermeasures from below.”

"Currently, there are no specific regulations on the number of people to go to the countryside for support, assistance, and consultation. Director Xiang Kuihua has a strong hand and can call people over."

Zeng Huanqi continued, "However, it seems that Xiang Kuihua did not intend to target you, Lu Cheng. He asked me in advance about your shift schedule and said that the orthopedic department's shifts would completely avoid being with you."

"When you're on the operating shift, you can look at any of the orthopedic cases. When others are on the shift, the orthopedic department has to take over all the orthopedic cases."

Zeng Huanqi glanced at Lu Cheng strangely as he said this: "We all suspect that you have some kind of shady deal with Xiang Kuihua."

"That's definitely not the case. Director Xiang probably hates me a bit," Lu Cheng said with a wry smile.

"That's not necessarily true. Xiang Kuihua has been quite comfortable in his position as acting director recently," Zeng Huanqi shook his head.

"Moreover, why didn't he target you with his three initial reforms as a new official?"

Zeng Huanqi wasn't a specialist in the field; he only knew that Lu Cheng had won an award, but he didn't understand the significance of the award Lu Cheng won in the competition, nor did he ask any further questions. He only knew that Lu Cheng was very impressive.

Unlike Xiang Kuihua, who is an orthopedic surgeon, even if he didn't go to the competition, he would still hear about Lu Cheng from within the profession, and some people would even ask him about him.

Therefore, unless Xiang Kuihua is particularly "out of his mind," he won't cause trouble for Lu Cheng.

In professional matters, it's not that just because you point out a problem, there really is a problem, especially since Professor Tong Yuan'an is still around.

"What about Professor Tong?" Lu Cheng asked.

"Director Xiang didn't specify, but Professor Tong rarely participates in anything other than limb amputation surgeries."

"And they only work odd-numbered days." Zeng Huanqi shook his head, unaware of the dynamics between Xiang Kuihua and Tong Yuan'an.

But Zeng Huanqi could tell that once Tong Yuan'an arrived at the emergency department, he was essentially a hands-off manager.

Lu Cheng asked, "Brother Zeng, do you know the name of the orthopedic doctor who went to the countryside this time?"

"I think his name is Hu Yi, but I don't know exactly where he's from. It's not known outside the orthopedics department either," Zeng Huanqi said.

Zeng Huanqi wouldn't conduct a comprehensive background check on a rural orthopedic doctor just because he's a doctor working in the countryside.

Damn it!

Tong Yuan'an and Hu Yi are both hiding something under the lamplight.

They were all from Xiangya, and they were all in the same team. Hu Yi came to learn new technologies under the guise of "going to the countryside".

Or rather, Hu Yi was there to learn technical skills anyway, and since he had nothing else to do, he got another spot for going to the countryside.

When it comes to providing support to rural areas, as long as your superior unit can spare the personnel, everyone is happy to see more people supporting remote areas.

However, in most cases, the higher-level units cannot spare that many people.

……

November 11, Wednesday, Lu Cheng's emergency surgery shift.

Lu Cheng went out early for breakfast and then rushed to the hospital as soon as possible.

Lu Cheng arrived at the department at 7:30, but unexpectedly, Du Qiang arrived at the department even earlier than Lu Cheng.

Moreover, Du Qiang's expression was extremely unpleasant at this moment.

Upon seeing Lu Cheng, Du Qiang dropped all pretense and immediately called out, "Lu Cheng, come to my office."

Lu Cheng followed Du Qiang straight into the director's office.

As soon as he closed the door, Du Qiang anxiously tapped the table: "Lu Cheng, you're in big trouble this time."

Lu Cheng looked puzzled: "Uncle???"

"We just received news that the inspection team is watching your award in the province, and they're now investigating this matter!"

"How did you learn those techniques that won you awards in the competition? Did you experiment on clinical patients? Did you perform many unauthorized clinical procedures without reporting them?"

Du Qiang stared at Lu Cheng in astonishment: "Didn't you say you won first prize in the provincial competition?"

“I already said so, didn’t Dean Hu come and announce it?” Lu Cheng said.

"But you didn't say that the first prize you won was for new technology?" Du Qiang's voice was a little distorted.

Lu Cheng remained silent for a moment, then asked, "Uncle Du, didn't Director Huang go with us yesterday? What was the result?"

“Director Huang’s explanation doesn’t make any sense at all. What the higher-ups want to investigate isn’t Director Lin Qianlong’s violation of surgical regulations, but rather the origin of the ‘suturing technique’ you used when you received the award.” Du Qiang said, “Lu Cheng, you’re just Lu Cheng. If the inspection team targets you now, you’ll be in big trouble.”

When the inspection team arrived in Xiangzhou, Dean Peng took the initiative to come to the hospital and expose the situation, making Longxian People's Hospital a key unit for inspection.

They certainly wouldn't even notice a minor issue.

For example, in economic matters, if it's not a large sum of money, like a few thousand dollars, can anyone really investigate it all?

But Lu Cheng's situation is different; is a county implementing "new technology"?
It sounds like they're conducting "human trials."

Is this unconventional? Will it attract attention?
Although it hasn't been definitively determined yet, it's already moving in those directions.

Lu Cheng asked, "But I didn't practice in violation of regulations during clinical practice, did I?"

"This is the reply that Director Tian and Director Huang received! It's a message from the state."

“Now that they’ve chosen to go public, they probably already have some crucial evidence,” Du Qiang said.

"Lu Cheng, this is something I didn't expect."

"You're going to drive your Uncle Du crazy with worry." Du Qiang couldn't be clever anymore; he was just anxious.

He stood up, took a cigarette, and paced back and forth in the office.

Lu Cheng said, "Uncle Du, I haven't conducted any human experiments, nor have I implemented this suturing technique extensively in clinical practice. I haven't practiced it on human subjects either."

Du Qiang asked, "Where's the evidence?"

“I have it!!!” Lu Cheng replied.

"You have evidence? How could you have evidence?" Du Qiang asked in confusion.

"Uncle Du, you don't need to worry about it. I've kept the evidence." Lu Cheng has a habit of filming his practice sessions.

Then it was sent to Professor Chen Song, which is the evidence of the traces left behind.

The sent video has a specific time and leaves traces, making it impossible to delete, and it also has a specific record of the shooting time.

“You have evidence, but the problem is we can’t contact them right now. If we wait for them to reach you first, then this matter will become extremely passive.”

"Has Dean Peng lost his mind? Go and see if he can even stand up for himself!" Du Qiang started cursing.

Even if Lu Cheng has evidence, it's uncertain whether you'll even have the chance to prove your innocence...

There are no eggs under the covering nest.

Although Dean Peng surrendered himself, he has the greatest impact, but his unit will be under close scrutiny.

While Lu Cheng was chatting with Du Qiang, Lu Cheng's phone rang.

It wasn't the inspection team that contacted Lu Cheng, but someone from the state health commission: "Is this Dr. Lu Cheng from Longxian People's Hospital?"

"This is the Xiangzhou Health and Wellness Commission. I'm informing you that I have some matters to discuss and need your cooperation."

"You absolutely must arrive before noon today. Is that enough time?"

Lu Cheng glanced at the time on his phone: "Teacher, can I ask what's wrong? I'm on duty today."

Upon hearing this, the other party remained silent for a while before asking in a rather official tone, "If you're on duty, can you rearrange things yourself? Or do you need me to call your supervisor?"

“Our director is right here. Would you like to tell him?” Lu Cheng replied formally.

Upon hearing this, Du Qiang took the phone away.

"Okay, okay, I understand, I can manage."

"However, sir, isn't it a bit inappropriate to directly order Lu Cheng to the Xiangzhou Health and Wellness Commission?"

"According to normal procedures, even if Lu Cheng wants to cooperate with something, shouldn't the county first have someone review it?"

"Not just going through the motions? Then what are we supposed to do?" Du Qiang's eyes immediately became alert.

"Hiss~~~" Du Qiang gasped instantly.

"Oh, okay, I'll have Lu Cheng come over right away and have him drive over directly!" Du Qiang's voice trembled slightly.

After hanging up the phone, Du Qiang said, "Lu Cheng, you need to get to Jilin City right away, something terrible has happened!"

Lu Cheng: "Director Du???"

Du Qiang's voice trembled slightly: "The inspection team got into a conflict with someone while eating breakfast and was beaten up and hospitalized."

"You understand this property, right?"

Lu Cheng didn't really understand, but he had seen short videos and there were precedents for this kind of thing. He could refer to a certain city!

Although it was hearsay and online information, the incident was indeed nationally famous.

"Then why should I rush over there?" Lu Cheng asked after quickly calming down.

"Medical backup!" Du Qiang replied.

Lu Cheng looked puzzled: "You want me to prepare medical resources as a backup? That's impossible, isn't it?"

"Stop talking so much, just go over there."

"If something goes wrong and it gets over-interpreted, then we'll be in real trouble." Du Qiang's hands were trembling.

Du Qiang thought for a moment and then said, "How about I go with you myself? I'm afraid you won't be able to handle this."

After sorting out the whole story, Lu Cheng said, "Director Du, you'd better not go. I'll make a call back first."

Lu Cheng's call back was answered quickly: "Hello?"

"Are you a teacher from the State Health Commission? I'm Lu Cheng from Longxian People's Hospital," Lu Cheng said.

"Hmm." The other person's reply was brief.

"Teacher, may I ask about the specifics? Because I live quite far from Jilin City, but I know a professor at Xiangya No. 2 Hospital who is currently in Jilin City."

“If the situation is urgent, I can contact him,” Lu Cheng suggested.

Upon hearing this, the other party remained silent for a long while: "Is the information reliable?"

"Mm." Lu Cheng nodded, his reply being rather brief.

"We're having some trouble here. Why don't you call my cell phone first..." The person on the other end of the phone kept the conversation brief.

“Okay!” Lu Cheng remembered the other party’s phone number and dialed it back.

At this point, the person on the other end of the phone briefly explained what had happened.

Originally, the inspection team had a dedicated office in Xiangzhou, where three meals a day and security were provided.

But eating in the company cafeteria for too long gets boring, so a few staff members teamed up to eat breakfast outside.

They never expected that the people of Xiangzhou would be so fierce. After shouting a few words while queuing, they got into a conflict with some of their fellow workers.

The result was that he got beaten up!
To this day, both the inspection team and the leadership of the prefecture are in a state of bewilderment.

One person suffered minor external injuries, while two others were beaten so badly they developed acute abdominal pain.

No one expected that a beating could happen over breakfast, and even fewer people expected that the person who was beaten and sent to the operating room would be a member of the inspection team!

Of course, more importantly, both hospitalized patients had damage to substantial organs.

Currently in the operating room at Xiangzhou People's Hospital, it's uncertain whether to perform an incision or try to preserve the tissue...

Many people are trying to find solutions, including but not limited to consulting with other hospitals or top hospitals within the province.

Of course, Lu Cheng was also among the "alternative options".

Lu Cheng said, "Teacher, I don't know the specifics yet, but you can try contacting Professor Chen Song first. I'm pretty sure Professor Chen Song is in Ji City."

“Of course, I will come over as soon as possible,” Lu Cheng said.

"Thank you for your hard work, Dr. Lu..."

"It's nothing." Lu Cheng replied, then glanced at Du Qiang before turning and walking out of the doctor's office.

The real world is just that messed up; it's unfair between people.

Some people were injured, so Lu Cheng had to put aside his own shift and rush over to be on standby.

When some people are injured, Lu Cheng can choose to turn a blind eye when he is not on duty.

But if Lu Cheng doesn't want an 'earthquake' to occur in Xiangzhou and affect the overall situation, he has to go!
These people were beaten; who knows if it was an accident or deliberately arranged?

The former is understandable, as the inspection team members must have made mistakes as well, but if it's the latter, then the people who come next time will definitely not be ordinary people.

(End of this chapter)