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

Chapter 267 Abilities and Schemes!
Dai Linfang sat opposite Lu Cheng in the living room and spoke eloquently: "Brother Lu, this is what I think: when your ability can't crush everything, you have to be bound by the rules."

"In other words, when you can't make the rules, you can only follow the rules, or step outside the rules and not be part of the rules."

"We are both like that."

Knowing that he couldn't control whether Dai Linfang came to the emergency department or not, Lu Cheng invited Dai Linfang to his home.

Huang Haibo's sudden arrival caused some panic in Lu Cheng, and Mu Nanshu was also absent.

Lu Cheng didn't completely trust Dai Linfang, but he felt that having someone to talk to about these things might give him a different perspective.

Lu Cheng asked, "Brother Dai, is this your reason for choosing Xiangzhou for development?"

Dai Linfang looked down and picked at the small amount of dirt under his fingernails: "Yes and no."

"Actually, it's not easy to get by in Xiangzhou. Even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake. I only have one or two people who are related to my family or know me."

"They can only provide me with general guidance, and perhaps only temporarily. But the people I need to interact with are the ones I come into contact with."

"What can you do if these people refuse to cooperate?"

"The sword of the Ming Dynasty cannot slay the sword of the Qing Dynasty..."

Dai Linfang realized he had strayed a bit from the topic and looked up: "These things have gone a bit off-topic."

"In my opinion, Brother Lu, your current anxiety has only two fundamental reasons."

"First, insufficient external support."

"If you had some connections with your family, Brother Lu, you would be doing much better than me now."

"After all, you have actually achieved results, and there are concrete supports to support you."

"Secondly, insufficient internal strength."

"If you, Brother Lu, can outperform all the professors in the province on a professional level, then things will be much easier."

"However, the first one is something we are born with and cannot change."

"The second one is almost delusional, so the only thing we can live for is reality."

"We struggle in reality, constantly being pulled and frantically pulled by the people we come into contact with."

"However, the world is in turmoil and the situation is complex, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Brother Lu, you also have your own advantages."

"Different leaders have different development philosophies, so their leverage points are different. There will always be someone who sees your abilities and uses them as their pawns and sources of support."

"The absence of a completely one-man show is a good thing for ordinary people."

Lu Cheng said, "Brother Dai, this Director Huang Haibo who is about to arrive, although I have been his colleague for nearly half a year, I can't understand him at all."

"And what he talked to me about yesterday, I also felt was a bit vague."

Dai Linfang continued picking at his nails and wiped the dirt off his hands with a tissue, exposing Lu Cheng's pretense: "What you're worried about is nothing more than that your future career path is different from Director Huang's."

"If you want to leave, and Director Huang tries to hold you back, you won't be able to get away easily."

"To put it bluntly, everything you've done here in Xiangzhou is just a stepping stone for you to climb up the social ladder."

"It may indeed benefit the patient, but realistically, you're only thinking about yourself."

Lu Cheng remained silent for a moment, then slowly nodded: "Indeed, there are such concerns."

If Xiao Zhaoxi were still in office, Lu Cheng wouldn't need to worry too much.

Xiao Zhaoxi will most likely let him go.

But Huang Haibo is different. When he was in Long County, he got rid of the old director, and now he has been promoted to the director of the emergency department.

Xiao Zhaoxi had said long ago that the directors of municipal hospitals already possess a certain amount of power.

If Huang Haibo were to harass me after assuming this position, it would be a real problem!
"There's nothing we can do about it, we can only take it one step at a time."

"You can't see into someone's heart; no one can truly see another person's true nature."

"Brother Lu, didn't you once say something like, 'To speak too frankly with someone you don't know well'? A lot of what you say is unreliable."

"Friendship is not built through words, but through working together and spending time together; time reveals true character."

Dai Linfang said, "Just like me, I joined the team by shamelessness, and I can't change the stereotypes that Lu Ge and other team members have about me."

"If we go back to the topic, it still comes down to those two points."

"One is to develop external forces, and the other is to develop internal forces."

"There's a joke circulating online whose authenticity is hard to verify, but it's definitely based on some truth."

"In special circumstances, you can initiate a team fight without hesitation, and your strong opponents will provide support from below."

"But the premise is that you are strong enough and the team you lead is meaningful enough."

Immediately afterward, Dai Linfang continued incisively, "Since Brother Lu wants to use Xiangzhou People's Hospital as a springboard, as a stepping stone to his future career..."

"Then you must be prepared to be used as material by them and deal with it."

"Where can you find something so cheap, where you can have everything and resources at your disposal without paying any price?"

Dai Linfang laughed at himself: "Anyway, I didn't encounter it."

The price Dai Linfang paid was negligible compared to the 'price' he should have paid.

Dai Linfang did indeed make some sacrifices, but what he sacrificed was not his own future, but his uncle's.

"Thank you, Brother Dai." Lu Cheng didn't offer much of his opinion; he just wanted to hear Dai Linfang's thoughts.

I want to find an outsider to look at this matter from an observer's perspective.

Dai Linfang didn't linger or stay long; he left on his own after their conversation.

……

February 26th, Friday, the 17th day of the first lunar month. The last working day of February.

Emergency room, doctor's office.

Xiao Zhaoxi had sent out a group announcement in advance, saying that a major shift handover would be held today, so all the medical staff except for those on duty in the emergency room were present.

Xiao Zhaoxi, dressed smartly in a suit and shirt, said in a loud voice: "Today is the last working day of February, but it is not the last working day for our emergency department, so we cannot be complacent like other departments."

"All the tasks that need to be done well must be carried out meticulously. This month, I will spend the last few days with everyone in the department to do the most meticulous sorting of materials that need to be supplemented and archives that need to be filed."

"Let's try to finish today's work today. Everyone has worked hard these past two days, so let's all work overtime together." Xiao Zhaoxi will be leaving in March, so in February, he had to summarize all the details of his tenure to avoid being called back or having to provide supplementary materials when he was in another unit.

As the director, Xiao Zhaoxi was quite knowledgeable about the ins and outs of the matter.

Only by clearing up debts can we part ways amicably.

Xiao Zhaoxi certainly wouldn't write medical records himself, so he had to call people over to work overtime.

Everyone knew that this was Xiao Zhaoxi's last request before leaving office, so naturally no one refused.

However, Lu Cheng still raised his hand to interrupt, and said with a smile, "Director Xiao, I need to ask for leave starting this afternoon. I have some very important business to attend to tomorrow."

"This was arranged a long time ago, but I'm on the day shift in the ward today, so I'll file all the medical records of the patients under my care."

Tomorrow is the 18th day of the first lunar month, and Lu Cheng, one of his fiancés, hasn't done anything yet, so he can't afford to be absent on the engagement day.

Xiao Zhaoxi smiled and said, "Lu Cheng can take leave. Engagement and marriage are both important events, and this is the most legitimate reason."

"No one else is allowed to take leave."

After Xiao Zhaoxi smiled and said, "I have two things to say next. First, next month, Director Huang Haibo will take over as the director of our emergency department. Director Huang Haibo is from an internal medicine background, so the relevant affairs of our surgical group will be jointly managed by Deputy Director Tian Zhiliang and Deputy Director Zhu Yuanzhou."

"As for the internal medicine group, Director Huang Haibo will take over."

"This matter is very important. Director Huang is a director with solid technical skills, solid theoretical knowledge, and a very strong sense of the rule of law."

The other people in the department had, of course, inquired about Huang Haibo, so they roughly knew about his achievements.

As for small fry like Lu Cheng, they don't need to care about these things.

No matter who is the director, it will not affect their status as cattle or horses.

"The second thing is that our emergency department's work this year has been particularly outstanding. The relevant leaders of the State Health Commission have given special recognition to our hospital's emergency department's workload and performance."

"Of course, as everyone can see, our emergency department has been receiving more and more banners of appreciation recently, and the number of emergency patients willing to come to our hospital for treatment is also gradually increasing."

"This reputation wasn't built through any publicity, public accounts, or networking by our hospital. It was earned through our own solid capabilities."

"So, our hospital's emergency department naturally became the emergency center for the entire state, and also the final destination for referrals."

"Hospital leaders, surgical leaders, and surgical colleagues have all highly praised the work of our emergency department. This is the result of everyone's joint efforts."

"We should continue to uphold this philosophy, spend more time in clinical practice, and do more solid work for patients. This is our duty as doctors..."

Although Xiao Zhaoxi was talking boastfully, almost everyone looked in the direction of Lu Cheng.

During Lu Cheng's absence, there were no other personnel changes in the department, but the emergency department's "performance" suddenly improved.

The types of diseases haven't changed much, and everyone knows the root cause.

Although Lu Cheng's personal abilities cannot be replicated, the honors he earned for the department belong to everyone.

Xiao Zhaoxi continued, "Based on this momentum, our emergency department has a good chance of being recognized as an advanced department this quarter, and we will also be able to receive the performance bonuses that the hospital awards to other departments."

"Therefore, we still need to work hard and do our best to gain the recognition of others."

"The patients' approval, the leaders' approval."

"People who do real work can't stay buried forever. Even if they're not outstanding or understood, there will always be someone who understands them..."

"Medical care is a major issue, and emergency care is a matter of life and death."

After explaining the general direction, Xiao Zhaoxi arranged some specific matters and assigned tasks to individuals.

After finishing his speech, the shift ended and everyone dispersed. Xiao Zhaoxi then began to comfort the other colleagues in the internal medicine team.

Originally, the rumor in the department was that after Xiao Zhaoxi left, the deputy director of the internal medicine group would take over as director. Now that someone has been parachuted in, there is bound to be some resentment.

As the current leader, Xiao Zhaoxi still needs to do some appeasement work.

……

While Lu Cheng was writing the medical record, Tian Zhiliang brought up his own task assignment, which was to supplement some administrative materials.

After glancing at Director Xiao Zhaoxi and Directors Wu Yuxiang and Zhou Zhaofu of the Internal Medicine Department as they left, he lowered his voice and asked, "Xiao Lu, I heard that Director Huang Haibo is from your Longxian People's Hospital. You should be familiar with him, right?"

"What's the origin?"

Lu Cheng shook his head: "Director Tian, ​​to be honest, I'm not familiar with Director Huang. I didn't stay in the emergency department in Long County for very long. At that time, Director Huang was the director of the internal medicine group and was always quite low-key."

"I've spoken to him very few times."

Lu Cheng wasn't lying; he and Huang Haibo really weren't close.

Even though Huang Haibo had approached him, he wasn't familiar with Huang Haibo.

"This Director Huang is no ordinary person. He was transferred from the head of the internal medicine department at the county hospital to become the head of our hospital's emergency department all at once," Tian Zhiliang said cautiously.

Liang Jianhong replied, "Director Tian, ​​if Director Huang doesn't have prior surgical experience, he probably wouldn't be involved in our surgical matters, right?"

"Shouldn't we just leave it at that?"

Tian Zhiliang glanced at Liang Jianhong and said, "It's not that I'm afraid Director Huang will manage us, it's that I'm afraid he'll try to take our people away from us."

"The two fires that Director Huang started, the EICU in internal medicine and the trauma center in surgery, are both closely related to Xiao Lu."

As Tian Zhiliang finished speaking, he glanced at Lu Cheng.

Lu Cheng had just attended an advanced ECMO training course at Xiangya No. 2 Hospital before the Lunar New Year.

Tian Zhiliang guessed that Lu Cheng and Huang Haibo were old acquaintances, so he had made arrangements in advance, and that Lu Cheng was going to be given special training by Huang Haibo.

Liang Jianhong had certainly considered this as well, and said with a forced smile, "Brother Lu is also a good brother to us in the surgery department."

Knowing that the more Lu Cheng explained, the more confused he would become, he said, "Director Tian, ​​it's all just a coincidence. I chose to study ECMO because I wanted to learn about the device and, if possible, use it in the emergency room."

"It didn't mean anything else."

Tian Zhiliang immediately changed his tune, saying, "Hey, Lu Cheng, why are you taking this so seriously? The big shots aren't here, I was just asking casually."

"We're all working overtime today, so I'm treating everyone to coffee. Everyone should have some, so please don't be shy."

Xiao Zhaoxi is leaving, and the new director has an internal medicine background, so Tian Zhiliang will be the deputy director and de facto head of the surgical group, and naturally needs to have a leadership style.

Everyone was happy that a leader was treating them to a meal and the bill was being paid, and they gathered around Tian Zhiliang to order, until suddenly an elderly man in a white coat walked in from outside, breaking the joyful atmosphere—

Upon entering, he shouted, "Which one of you is Dr. Lu Cheng from the emergency department?"

(End of this chapter)