Healing Doctor

Chapter 266 Demotion

Today, Ji Xiang didn't encounter any difficult or complicated cases in the emergency department, but he had some new insights.

When Ji Xiang got home, he opened the door and saw the silly roe deer wagging its tail to greet him.

This feeling is rather special. My home has always been quiet and deserted, but now I have a silly roe deer that will wait for me to come home.

It brought Ji Xiang a slipper. Ji Xiang asked in surprise, "Dad, did you teach that?"

"I didn't teach him; I guess he was taught by his former master," Yoshino Masaharu's voice came.

Ji Xiang stroked the roe deer's head, truly unable to understand how such a smart show dog could have been captured.

I chatted with the old man for a while and told him about what happened today.

Having won first place in a surgical competition, Ji Xiang remained calm but still had to report to the old man.

It's always been like this, from childhood to adulthood.

But Ji Yongchang was not surprised; he simply smiled and encouraged Ji Xiang to continue.

After washing up and lying down, Ji Xiang went to the operating room for training. The next morning, Ji Xiang took the silly roe deer to run a half marathon.

Upon arriving at the hospital, Ji Xiang saw Director Liu standing in the corridor chatting with Lu Gang.

When Ji Xiang arrived, Director Liu waved to him.

"Xiao Ji, I heard from Director Bai that he took the surgical video of the last case of massive hydronephrosis to the competition yesterday and won first place," Director Liu said with a smile. "Old Bai really has an eye for talent."

"Yes." Ji Xiang didn't know how to be "modest," so he just answered indifferently.

"Keep it up!"

Director Liu didn't say much else, but his attitude towards Ji Xiang had unconsciously changed.

After handing over his shift, Ji Xiang went to the interventional radiology department to perform surgery. Today's patients will undergo interventional embolization first, and resection will be performed on the weekend.

Despite the pressure, Director Liu still generously supported the work.

"Director Liu!"

After finishing his shift, Lu Gang suddenly appeared in the urology department.

"Old Lu, what brings you here?" Director Liu asked, puzzled.

I didn't even call for a consultation myself, so what's Lu Gang doing here? Is he some kind of night owl who only comes when he has a reason?

Lu Gang said with a gloomy expression, "I made a bet with Director Bai and lost. I don't want to clean, so Director Bai asked me to come and check on Xiao Ji... a patient the doctor admitted, to help vet him."

"!!!" Director Liu was stunned.

Although the man in front of me, who was balding around forty, had low emotional intelligence, he was extremely intelligent and his clinical diagnostic work was also excellent. Director Bai regarded him as a treasure.

Unexpectedly, to avoid problems arising from Ji Xiang's youth, Director Bai "exiled" him to Ji Xiang's side.

Old Bai seemed to have a higher opinion of Ji Xiang and a stronger support for him than he did himself.

"It's just simple kidney cancer, and you still want me to come and see it? Director Bai is really... wasting his talents," Lu Gang muttered.

But no matter how unhappy he was, he still came, accepting his loss.

"Xiao Ji has an embolization surgery today. It's good that you're here, Lao Lu, so please help oversee the procedure," Director Liu said with a smile.

Although he was unwilling, Lu Gang still took the time to look at Ji Xiang's medical records and went to the operating room to perform the surgery.

Lu Gang watched Ji Xiang's embolization surgeries all morning and was somewhat surprised. He was surprised that Ji Xiang was not only good at urological surgeries, but also had made great strides in interventional surgery.

But that's about it. Lu Gang is an internal medicine specialist, and all his surgeries are based on information from academic papers. He has a natural feeling that surgery should be flawless.

He was more curious about the effects of the partial resection and was already quite impatient.

Lu Gang's position in the department was somewhat awkward. Everyone in the hospital knew that he had extremely high diagnostic skills and was Director Bai's trump card. Now, however, he had been demoted, to the point that no one in the office said a word when writing medical records after surgery.

Lu Gang didn't know whether he should write the medical record or not.

Fortunately, Zhao Zhe was diligent and proficient in clinical practice, and he took on the vast majority of the work.

When it was time to leave work, Lu Gang wanted to go, but he felt a little embarrassed when he saw Ji Xiang and Zhao Zhe still working.

Lu Gang himself didn't know how many years it had been since he had done basic clinical work, such as writing medical records. This day made him feel like he was sitting on pins and needles.

"Director Lu, please have a seat." General Manager Wu walked in and saw Lu Gang standing behind Ji Xiang, looking like a supervisor. He smiled and chatted with Lu Gang.

"Mr. Wu, you're downstairs," Lu Gang said. "How did the surgery go?"

"Successfully, laser stone breaking!" Mr. Wu said proudly.

"I took a look, and your technique of using the zebra guidewire to locate the ureteral orifice was incredibly skillful," Lu Gang said. "That's why the position of chief resident is so demanding."

As he spoke, Lu Gang found a seat and sat down to chat with General Manager Wu.

"Hehe." Mr. Wu was somewhat smug, but he couldn't brag in front of Ji Xiang.

Although that damned sense of familiarity hadn't appeared for some time, causing Mr. Wu to feel a little nostalgic, he was perfectly fine, and it was always better if it didn't appear.

"Does your department have many emergency cases?" Lu Gang asked casually.

Mr. Wu's expression changed, and he said to Lu Gang with a troubled look, "Director Lu, we can't mention the emergency room when we're on duty."

"..." Lu Gang paused for a moment, then burst into laughter, "It's all feudal superstition. When I was on duty before..."

Before he could finish speaking, a nurse called out from the nurses' station, "Mr. Wu, urgent consultation in the operating room!"

Mr. Wu said helplessly, "Professor Zhou, my emergency team is extremely busy. Testicular torsion is a rare case; others might not see more than a few cases a year. In the eight months I've been the chief resident, I've already encountered 22 cases."

Lu Gang looked at General Manager Wu with pity.

This child is so pitiful. Many years ago, when I was still on duty, I would occasionally consult on cases. All the medical staff in the clinic had extreme contempt for doctors who were destined to work in emergencies.

Their status in the hospital is not much higher than that of dogs.

Even dogs get petted a couple of times; anyone would find a doctor with a knack for causing emergencies annoying.

"Mr. Wu, what are the typical situations for emergency consultations in the operating room?" Ji Xiang suddenly asked.

"At this point, it's possible that the laparoscopic surgery for the cancer patient didn't go smoothly and had to be performed open, which might have caused a rupture in the bladder or something else," Mr. Wu explained helplessly to Ji Xiang.

"Then there could be external injuries; we'll have to get it checked out to find out."

"Ding-dong~"

A system notification sounded.

Ji Xiang was taken aback. The system hadn't given him any tasks for the surgical competition these past few days, but it suddenly appeared.

Emergency mission: a 0.03% chance.

Task: To correctly diagnose and treat an emergency patient.

Task duration: 3 hours.

Task Rewards: 10000 experience points, 12 surgery points.

Three ten-thousandths?

What kind of mission is this?

Ji Xiang frowned slightly, held his breath, and entered the system's operating room.

"teacher."