Falling behind at the start, the first surgery shocked the world.

Afterwards, Xia Tian visited several wards to make rounds. Since the emergency department expanded, there have been more and more patients, and the wards are almost full.

He would inquire about every surgery he performed in the summer, every single day.

Check the patient's mental state, the progress of fracture recovery, and whether the wound is inflamed or healing well.

An hour passed in the process.

When I got back to the office, Peppa Pig was already gone.

Wang Boyi is cleaning up the trash.

Just as Xia Tian was about to sit down, Zhang Ming came in and waved to her.

Summer, come.

"Dr. Han, come over here too."

The two entered Zhang Ming's office.

"Director, is there something you need?"

Summer asked.

Zhang Ming closed the door and lit a cigarette. Although the hospital had a clear rule that smoking was not allowed in the office, Zhang Ming would secretly light one every time he had a meeting, and Xia Tian and the others were used to it.

cough cough...

Xia Tian gave Zhang Ming a look.

There are women here.

Smoking indoors, isn't that annoying?

Just as Zhang Ming was about to light the cigarette, he saw Han Meiji pause for a moment, then picked up a cigarette from the table and handed it to her.

Does Dr. Han smoke?

puff!

Xia Tian almost burst out laughing. To his shock, Han Meiji actually took the cigarette and gave Zhang Ming a sweet smile.

"Then I won't be polite."

As he spoke, he took out a nice lighter from his pocket and lit the cigarette.

Zhang Ming's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly.

"It's rare to see a girl smoking."

Han Meiji held a cigarette between her slender fingers, a slight smile playing on her lips.

I learned it from my classmates when I was studying at university abroad.

I don't smoke much, just occasionally.

"That's good. Try everything, so you won't have lived in vain." Zhang Ming nodded.

After a brief chat, we got down to business.

"I called you two over here to discuss the condition of this cancer patient."

"I've seen the movie."

"The tumor is connected to two arteries and has essentially grown into them. If the tumor is removed directly, the massive bleeding will cause shock to the patient."

"The surgery carries significant risks."

"What good ideas do you two have?"

Zhang Ming placed the tumor scans in front of the two of them.

The three brainstormed together.

Han Meiji said calmly, "There was a case in Kansas with a 35cm tumor, similar to this patient's condition. The doctors at the hospital did something that I think we can learn from."

Kansas?

Summer recalled the scene from that time.

Every scene, every detail, played out in his mind.

"What method?" Zhang Ming asked Han Meiji.

Before Han Meiji could speak, Xia Tian blurted out.

"Starve the tumor first, then perform surgery."

Ok?

Han Meiji glanced at him in surprise, her beautiful eyes filled with astonishment.

"You've seen this case."

"Ah... I happened to see it while looking up information once, so I just glanced at it."

I gave a casual explanation.

Summer pointed to the screen, showing the two arteries connected to the tumor.

He explained to the director.

"The Kansas approach was to first sever both arteries from the tumor."

"Without the supply of arteries, the tumor will quickly 'shrink'."

"Once the arteries stabilize, removing the tumor becomes much easier."

"However, our case has one unique feature."

"The artery... is gone."

"Look here, the artery has completely merged with the tumor."

Summer pointed to the image in the film.

Two arteries, like two water pipes, lead all the way to the heart. Now, these two water pipes are located in the abdomen and have merged with the tumor. The original arteries have disappeared.

Cutting off the blood supply is equivalent to cutting off the arteries.

Arteries cannot be connected to the heart.

It will cause the patient's immediate death!

Summer... made Han Meiji and Zhang Ming fall into deep thought.

A few seconds later.

Han Meiji crossed her arms and said softly.

Since there's no way to "starve" the tumor, the only option is to open the abdomen and remove it directly.

"But this surgery must be done quickly!"

"The moment the tumor was removed, the two severed arteries were immediately sutured back together; otherwise... the patient would have died within three minutes."

Nine deaths!

The patient in Kansas had a near-death experience.

This patient faces the same life-or-death situation.

The three people fell silent.

Smoke curled from the office, the two people's cigarettes emitting heat.

One minute later.

Zhang Ming said quietly.

"Let's get ready."

"Schedule the surgery for the patient tomorrow or the day after. Regardless of the outcome, just do your best."

Zhang Ming turned his gaze to Han Meiji.

"Will Dr. Han go on stage?"

"Okay." Han Meiji nodded.

Xia Tian glanced at her. She hadn't performed any surgery since she joined the company, so he didn't know how skilled she was.

Zhang Ming stubbed out his cigarette and said to the two of them.

"Alright, you guys go ahead and get busy."

"By the way, call Ye Ziming over, I have something to say to him."

Leaf ink?

Xia Tian raised an eyebrow, glanced at Zhang Ming, and seeing that Zhang Ming had his head down and didn't seem inclined to explain, Xia Tian didn't ask any questions either. The two then left the office.

On the way back to the department.

Han Meiji glanced at Xia Tian and said with a smile.

"You look so conflicted."

"What? Are you worried that the director is having an affair with Ye Ziming and has fallen for someone else?"

ha?

Summer's exaggerated laugh.

"Dr. Han, your analogy is quite interesting."

"However... I'm not worried about that."

"I'm more worried about Ye Ziming than about the director."

Han Meiji was slightly taken aback, then frowned and said, "Although Ye Zimo is annoying, he is still a genius. The title of one of the Twelve Young Masters of Beijing is well-deserved. As the head of the emergency department, you should be very happy to have such an excellent doctor. You should make the most of this opportunity, right?"

"What's there to worry about?"

Hehehe...

How innocent and naive!

Summer smiled and chuckled.

"You don't know the director well enough."

You'll find out later.

"Go and inform Ye Ziming, I'll go and talk to Xiaolong's mother."