This miracle doctor just wants to be fired!

"I won't beat around the bush with you." Wu Chunbo looked at Chen Ming, his tone still straightforward. "When the hospital said they wanted to set up an emergency interventional team and have you lead it, I was clearly against it. I said this not only in meetings, but also to the hospital director twice in private."

Chen Ming nodded without dodging the question: "I know. Director Wu, you think that interventional surgery is a specialty of cardiology, and the emergency department can't do it because the risk is too high, it's easy for things to go wrong, and it's also easy to disrupt the workflow between departments. You made these points very clear at the first coordination meeting."

"Yes, that's what I think." Wu Chunbo didn't deny it, speaking frankly. "What does work in the emergency room entail?"

"When a patient arrives, the first thing to do is stabilize their vital signs, make a differential diagnosis, and send them to the appropriate specialist as quickly as possible."

"Coronary intervention is not like getting an injection or taking medicine. A difference of even one millimeter can mean a life. Without performing hundreds of surgeries every year, you simply cannot develop that skill and cannot afford that risk."

"I acknowledge your cardiology expertise, Chen Ming, and your interventional skills are among the best in the hospital. But what about your team? How many emergency room doctors can independently perform emergency PCI? If a critical case arises, can you handle it alone? In the end, won't the cardiology department have to step in?"

Chen Ming fell silent.

What Wu Chunbo said was all true.

The emergency interventional team had just been established. Apart from him and Li Yaping, the rest were either young doctors who had just transferred to the department or resident trainees. There were very few who could even perform angiography independently.

Without Zhou Cheng, he really wouldn't have been able to handle today's surgery; in the end, Wu Chunbo had to step in to save the day.

"When I called you, I had already accepted the situation." Chen Ming looked up at Wu Chunbo and spoke frankly, "At that time, Li Yaping and I were at our wits' end. The guidewire couldn't pass, and the patient's blood pressure was dropping. If we continued to push through, we would be gambling with the patient's life."

"At that time, I thought that I was too hasty before, too eager to set up this team, and did not weigh my own strength. I was all prepared, and you came to take over and perform the surgery. I went to the hospital to make a self-criticism and said that I was not capable enough to be the head of the emergency interventional team. The team should be disbanded or merged."

"That's what I thought too when I got the call." Wu Chunbo smiled, not sarcastically, but simply stating the truth. "On the way here, I was thinking, Chen Ming, you're being too reckless. A newly formed team, and you dare to take on such a high-difficulty interventional surgery? If something goes wrong, can you, as the head of the emergency department, take responsibility?"

"The emergency interventional group was just established, and a medical accident happened on its very first procedure. This group can forget about ever recovering. I've even planned to bring it up again at the weekly hospital meeting after the surgery, to bring up the issue of taking back the authority for emergency interventional procedures to the cardiology department."

Li Yaping, who was listening nearby, felt a tightness in his chest. He only knew that Director Wu did not support their intervention.

Unexpectedly, they had already planned out the follow-up measures. If it weren't for Zhou Cheng's sudden appearance, their group would probably have really failed today.

"But when I got there, I didn't go in. I just stood in the observation room." Wu Chunbo changed the subject. "I wanted to see how you, Chen Ming, would clean up this mess. But then, Zhou Cheng suddenly appeared out of nowhere."

"The moment he started, I knew the surgery was going to be a success."

"The guidewire goes in and moves very steadily. Every adjustment is just right, perfectly avoiding the calcification point. It moves forward along the true lumen of the blood vessel without the slightest hesitation. In my more than 20 years of interventional medicine, I have seen very few young doctors who can match this skill."

"I didn't expect this either." Chen Ming laughed, the frustration and anxiety that had been building up for hours completely dissipating. "He hadn't received any professional interventional training, and he'd only been on the operating table with me twice. If I hadn't seen his previous procedures, I would never have let a young doctor undergo such a dangerous operation. Looking back now, it was a gamble, but thankfully, it paid off."

"This isn't gambling; they have real skills," Wu Chunbo corrected, then looked at Chen Ming, his tone softening considerably. "I opposed your emergency interventional procedures before because I was afraid you weren't capable enough, that you'd harm the patients, and damage the hospital's reputation. But today's surgery was excellent. Especially Zhou Cheng's technique; I can't find a single flaw. Even if I were in that position, I wouldn't be able to do anything more than that."

Chen Ming's heart skipped a beat; he hadn't expected Wu Chunbo to give such a high evaluation.

"However, I still have to say something to you." Wu Chunbo's tone became serious again, "We were lucky today, with Zhou Cheng there to help you keep the show going."

"But what about the future? You can't rely on a young doctor who just graduated not long ago every time, can you?"

"For an emergency interventional team to stand firm, it's not about one person; it's about the entire team being able to handle things. Your team members need to be trained; otherwise, what will you do if you encounter a similar situation again and no one is there to back you up?"

"Director Wu, you're right, I understand." Chen Ming nodded solemnly. "When we established the emergency interventional team, I never intended to compete with the cardiology department for work."

"For patients with myocardial infarction, time is muscle, time is life. With the emergency green channel, we can reduce the time from the patient's arrival to balloon dilation to within 90 minutes."

"Compared to admitting the patient to the cardiology department first and then queuing for surgery, this can save more than half an hour of life-saving time."

"Our job is to open the network at the very beginning and seize that crucial golden time. The subsequent rehabilitation and long-term treatment still need to be followed up by the cardiology department. Our two departments are not in competition, but complementary, both for the sake of the patients."

Wu Chunbo looked at Chen Ming, remained silent for a few seconds, and finally nodded.

He had always thought that Chen Ming set up the emergency interventional group just to fight for power and grab business.

Now, hearing him say this, I realize I was being narrow-minded before.

"It's good that you think that way." Wu Chunbo patted Chen Ming on the shoulder. "Let's not talk about the past. If you encounter any cases that the emergency department can't handle, call me anytime. Cardiology will always be your backup. But you guys also need to hone your team's skills. Don't just rely on luck every time."

"With Director Wu's words, we feel completely reassured." Li Yaping breathed a sigh of relief and added with a smile, "Before, we were worried that even if the surgery was successful today, you would still say a few words about us in the hospital. We didn't expect Director Wu to be so open-minded."

"If they don't do well, I'll definitely scold them; if they do well, I won't pretend I don't see it."

Wu Chunbo smiled and turned his gaze toward the interventional room.

"Where is Zhou Cheng? I want to meet him. Such a promising talent shouldn't be wasted."

As soon as he finished speaking, the lead door of the intervention room slid open again, and Zhou Cheng and Su Yi walked out one after the other.