This miracle doctor just wants to be fired!

The next day.

The rented room was quiet in the early morning.

Zhou Cheng was still curled up in bed, sleeping.

These days he has completely relaxed, going to bed early and waking up late every day, undisturbed by the turmoil outside.

"Buzz, buzz!"

The phone on the bedside table suddenly started vibrating violently.

The phone rang several times before Zhou Cheng was finally awakened from his deep sleep.

Half-asleep, Zhou Cheng fumbled around on the bedside table for a while before groggily grabbing his phone and pressing the answer button with his eyes still closed: "Feed..."

"Xiao Zhou, wake up and get to work at the hospital!"

Li Degang's urgent and loud voice came from the other end of the phone, making Zhou Cheng's eardrums vibrate.

Zhou Cheng instantly became more alert, opened his eyes, and sat up, his face full of confusion: "Go to work? Teacher Li, weren't I suspended? I'm still waiting for the hospital's investigation results, why am I suddenly being asked to go to work?"

Does this mean he's been reinstated?

A huge question mark appeared in his mind.

The online uproar these past few days has been so great that it has even alarmed the Health Commission.

According to his expectations, even if he wasn't fired, the suspension for investigation would have lasted for a while. How could he have been reinstated so quickly?

This is far too hasty!

"Yes, you've been reinstated. It was the hospital director's decision himself." Li Degang's tone was tinged with relief. "Hurry up and get ready to come over. The emergency department is waiting for someone to cover for you."

"The dean's decision?" Zhou Cheng was increasingly surprised and uncertain, his doubts deepening. "Professor Li, this matter caused such a stir a few days ago, even the Health Bureau got involved, how come I'm suddenly reinstated? It can't be ending so hastily, can it?"

He couldn't understand why what he thought would hasten the public outcry over his dismissal had instead led to his reinstatement.

Li Degang on the other end of the phone paused for a moment, then asked, "Didn't you see the clarification video online?"

"A clarification video?" Zhou Cheng was completely confused. "What clarification video? I've been going to bed early these days, and I didn't check my phone last night, so I didn't see it."

"No wonder you didn't know." Li Degang smiled and explained, "These past two days, it seems your friend, together with your students and several patients you treated, made a clarification video, explaining the true situation of that day and the details of your treatment."

"This video is very popular now, and public opinion online has completely reversed. Everyone is supporting you, and the Health Bureau has stopped putting pressure on you. After the hospital director held a meeting to reconsider, they decided to reinstate you to your post."

Zhou Cheng was stunned, and almost dropped his phone.

His friend?

They actually helped him film a clarification video?

They even made the patient appear on camera?

He had absolutely no idea this would happen!

"You'll find out soon enough by going online," Li Degang urged. "Don't be late for work, come over quickly."

"Okay, okay, I understand, I'll be right there." Zhou Cheng hung up the phone in a daze, and sat on the bed for a while before he came to his senses.

He immediately opened the most popular short video app at the moment.

As soon as you open the app, the trending list at the top of the homepage catches your eye.

The top-ranked headline on the trending list was particularly eye-catching: "Revealing the Truth! Emergency Department Doctor at Jinghua City People's Hospital Wrongfully Accused!"

It was followed by a "viral" icon, indicating that the number of views and discussions were incredibly high.

After watching the entire video, Zhou Cheng felt like he was about to vomit blood.

His friends could guess with their toes that it was Su Yi.

No wonder Su Yi has been so quiet these days.

Normally, if something this big happened, he would have already started making a huge fuss.

Exit the video, open the contacts, find Su Yi's number, and dial it.

The call was answered almost instantly, and Su Yi's boastful voice immediately came through the receiver: "Hey? Did you finish watching the video? How was it? Pretty good bro, right? No need to thank me too much, it's what I should do!"

"..."

Zhou Cheng was furious and extremely frustrated.

Why would he want to thank Su Yi?

He wished the video had never existed!

But just then, a system notification popped up in my mind.

[WARNING! Disclosing the existence of this system and its rules to any third party is strictly prohibited. Violation of this rule will result in the cancellation of all rewards and the revocation of any benefits already received.]

Zhou Cheng swallowed back the harsh words he was about to say, squeezing out a few words through gritted teeth: "Thank you, thank you."

Su Yi completely missed the odd tone in his voice and was still eagerly taking credit: "Don't mention it! But seriously, you have to treat me to dinner as a thank you. By the way, let me tell you something. The biggest contributor to this clarification going so smoothly wasn't me."

Zhou Cheng's heart skipped a beat, and he guessed almost instantly: "Lin Wei?"

"Huh? How did you know?" Su Yi was clearly taken aback. "Did Lin Wei tell you beforehand? I wanted to give you a surprise! She was the one who first suggested filming the video, and she was the one who helped contact the patients and coordinate the filming location. I was just an assistant at best."

Zhou Cheng didn't explain, he just twitched the corner of his mouth.

He didn't need Lin Wei to say anything.

Lin Wei's unusual behavior these past two days, with her leaving early and returning late and always in a hurry, was already quite unusual.

Combined with Su Yi's unusual quietness, even a fool could guess that the two of them were behind this.

After a two-second silence, Zhou Cheng continued to voice his doubts: "Even if this video clarifies the truth, it shouldn't cause the Health Bureau and the hospital to change their attitude so quickly, right? I heard from Teacher Li that the Health Bureau had even issued a supervisory notice to put pressure on them."

Su Yi chuckled on the other end of the phone, his tone tinged with smugness: "You wouldn't believe it! Actually, ever since the video went viral a few days ago, some enthusiastic netizens have been following the clues in the video to uncover his identity and found that he works for a public institution in the city."

"After the video took a turn for the worse, everyone got even angrier. Some people took the lead and went directly to his workplace to complain, reporting his malicious smearing of doctors and disruption of medical order to his superiors."

Su Yi paused for a moment, then continued, "When his company saw that this matter had blown up and involved public opinion, they were afraid of affecting the company's reputation, so they immediately talked to him, forcing him to stop the smear campaign and making him issue a public apology."

"Once the complainant admitted their mistake and public opinion completely reversed, the Health Bureau naturally stopped pressuring you. With no pressure from higher authorities and so much solid evidence, the hospital quickly reinstated you!"

After hearing this, Zhou Cheng felt both amused and exasperated. "Okay, I understand. We'll talk about dinner later. I need to pack my things and go to work now."

"Okay! You go ahead and get busy, we'll meet up again after you get off work!" Su Yi didn't notice his dejection and hung up the phone cheerfully.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Cheng slumped weakly onto the bed.

He stared at the ceiling, a pitiful expression on his face.

The plan to be fired early has ultimately fallen through!

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