Healing Doctor

Chapter 205 Just hearing about it makes me happy (Bonus chapter for Alliance Leader Niu Niu Diandian Cat x4)

Another half hour passed, and the two directors finally figured out roughly what Ji Xiang had done in Shanghai that day.

Director Liu stared blankly at his phone, and Zhao Xiangming also stared blankly at the doorway; neither of them spoke.

That's... way too intense!

When Ling Tian came to the Second Affiliated Hospital to "inspect" Ji Xiang, Director Liu was worried that Ji Xiang was young and arrogant, thinking that he was capable and that Qin Chu, the boss, was not as good as him, so why should he be his teacher?

This kind of wrong idea is unacceptable!

So whenever he had the chance, Director Liu would nag Ji Xiang, trying to get him onto the right path in life.

The earnest words of instruction still echoed in his ears. Ji Xiang seemed to have gained some insight at the time, or at least Director Liu thought he had taken it to heart.

But who knew that Ji Xiang not only didn't listen to a word he said, but also went to such extremes.

Pretending to be perfectly well-behaved, they went to Shanghai, then wrecked Qin Chu's business, and verbally abused Qin Chu until he fainted.

Is it really necessary to be so reckless?!

Young people these days are really brave and reckless. Neither Director Liu nor Qin Chu would have done such a thing.

The two sat facing each other as the food grew cold, each lost in their own thoughts, with no appetite whatsoever.

"Knock knock~"

A chubby chef knocked on the door and came in, followed by a young apprentice carrying a bottle of beer.

He's the owner and chef of this restaurant. When the two directors from the Second Affiliated Hospital come, he'll definitely have to offer them drinks and try to build a relationship.

"Directors, we apologize for the lack of care...

The chef entered the room, said half a sentence, and then fell silent.

The atmosphere in the room was so awkward and strange that it made one feel completely lost.

The chef noticed the expressions on the faces of the two directors from the Second Affiliated Hospital, expressions that any man could understand. Director Liu, in particular, wore a look of solemnity mixed with shame, shame containing heartache, and heartache tinged with weariness and despair.

His expression was incredibly complex, but strangely enough, it was still easy to read.

Sitting next to him, Director Zhao seemed to want to laugh but was trying hard to hold it in.

The chef didn't understand what exactly happened.

"Director Liu, what happened at home?" The chef took the beer from behind him, put it in his mouth, and bit it open with his teeth.

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, Director Liu even wondered if the bottle cap might pop into his airway.

"Ton ton ton~"

The chef poured a full glass of wine.

"You know, no cat can resist fish, but it would be embarrassing to get caught. It's alright, we're an old married couple, just go home and apologize, who will care?" The chef, who was also familiar with Director Liu, said to Director Liu while holding a glass of wine.

"..."

Director Liu was speechless.

"A while ago, the bank manager near us, Mr. Wei, also..."

"What else?" Director Liu said unhappily, "Like Lu Zhishen, even though he had tattoos, drank, swore, and killed people, was he a good man?"

"Brother Liu, what you said really resonated with me!" The chef paused for a moment, but being very honest, he didn't notice Director Liu's displeasure and excitedly raised his glass.

"Stop joking, we have things to do," Director Liu said. "It's not what you think. We don't need the Munich sausages; we probably won't be able to eat much today. And forget the alcohol; we both drove here, and if we drink, we'll have to find a designated driver, which is too much trouble."

"That……"

The chef then realized that something seemed wrong, but he couldn't figure it out.

After being interrupted, Director Liu regained his composure and sighed after the chef left.

"Director Zhao, Ji Xiang is a good kid in every way, but his temper is just too fiery."

"Old Liu, that's not how it works."

Zhao Xiangming finally relaxed and laughed heartily.

"You're still laughing! Do you think that with Ji Xiang back, someone will do the work for you?" Director Liu glared at Zhao Xiangming.

"You don't know, Lao Liu, let me ask you, what do you think the Shanghai Liver Disease Hospital is?" Zhao Xiangming asked.

"A top-tier specialized hospital in China."

"Intervention?"

"It must be one of the top in the country!" Director Liu looked at Zhao Xiangming with doubt.

"No, the industry doesn't have a good opinion of the Shanghai Liver Disease Hospital," Zhao Xiangming said. "Let me tell you a true story: at the annual meeting, the doctors from the Shanghai Liver Disease Hospital were only sitting around a few people; nobody wanted to sit next to them."

"!!!" Director Liu really didn't know about this.

Logically speaking, top hospitals in China are all quite good, so how could there be such a strange situation where no one sits next to them at academic conferences?

"Their surgeries are so shoddy, everyone in our interventional surgery circle thinks they're a complete mess," Zhao Xiangming said disdainfully. "I wouldn't dare say that at the academic conference; I know what kind of person I am."

"But justice resides in the hearts of the people. If I can't perform a surgery, then I can't, it's because I'm not capable enough, it's because I, Zhao Xiangming, am a coward and an idiot. But the way the Shanghai Liver Disease Hospital is fooling us is really meaningless."

"Oh? How come I didn't know?" Director Liu asked, puzzled. "And why didn't you tell Xiao Ji?"

"What did you say!" Zhao Xiangming glared. "A good surgeon can make you a beggar for life. They publish a lot of articles, they have the technical expertise. Years from now, when people talk about it, they'll only look at the number of surgeries and publications. Who's going to look at the patients' post-operative survival rates?"

"Besides, even if you go looking for a place, they can say they've searched the whole country and couldn't find anywhere to perform the surgery, and that they took pity on you and performed it. Pshaw, everyone knows how they manage to do an interventional surgery every fifteen minutes."

Director Liu was speechless.

There are doctors in surgery who are not skilled enough, but blatant deception has never happened.

It's not that it doesn't exist, but it's very rare, extremely rare.

"Aren't they afraid of getting into trouble by doing this?" Director Liu asked doubtfully.

"The patients are all in the late stages of cancer. If it works, it's because they're highly skilled; if it doesn't, it's because the disease has progressed to a certain stage—who can really say for sure?" Zhao Xiangming laughed heartily. "It has to be Dr. Ji who really gave that old bastard a piece of his mind. Even though I wasn't there, just hearing it made me happy!"

That's true, Director Liu thought to himself.

Being a doctor is just a job. We've seen so many life-and-death situations, and everyone has their own scale in their heart. Just do your best.

Seeing an irresponsible doctor get humiliated and verbally abused to the point of fainting, who wouldn't be happy?

"Director Zhao, is Xiao Ji going to be in trouble?" Director Liu began to worry.

"There will be some, but if he doesn't want to climb the ranks in the future and just stays at our Second Affiliated Hospital, who can control him when the emperor is far away?" Zhao Xiangming scoffed. "If you don't protect him, I'm still here. What can that old bastard Qin Chu do to Xiao Ji?"

"I like that kind of temper from the bottom of my heart. I'm telling you, Director Liu, don't try to take him from me."

Director Liu chuckled, "Director Zhao, he's a resident physician, rotating through radiology departments. His job is mainly taking X-rays and writing reports. He'll only be in your department for a maximum of two weeks. How dare you try to take him from me?"

(End of this chapter)