Healing Doctor

Chapter 346 Core Interests

*Smack!*

"Boom~~~"

A burst of chaotic noise interrupted Zhou Tianbo's thoughts.

One of the experts kicked over a chair, glaring fiercely at the person opposite him, veins bulging on his forehead.

Zhou Tianbo never expected that these experts would actually become so hostile over the fight for Ji Xiang, as if the other party had dug up their ancestral graves.

Experts in the capital city see each other all the time, and their interactions are mainly based on mutual flattery and back-scratching.

But that's in normal times. When it comes to core interests, no one is willing to let go.

Ji Xiang is the core interest that no one will give up.

Zhou Tianbo felt powerless, and he was well aware of this. He even vaguely understood why his boss thought so highly of Ji Xiang but never recruited him—his boss wasn't at a high enough level.

Suddenly, he thought of Qin Chu, the boss of the gangster shop in Shanghai.

"I want this child! Anyone who tries to take him is going against me, Ge Tianming!"

The person who kicked the chair roared in a deep voice.

"On what grounds?" another person said. "You, Director Ge, may be highly capable, but to stand here and spout a few big words and expect to take this child away? That's a bit arrogant."

Zhou Tianbo almost covered his forehead.

When powerful figures get truly enraged and fight over "core interests," they're no different from ordinary people.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through Zhou Tianbo's mind, and he remembered Stephen Chow's role in Forbidden City Cop.

Before he knew it, a smile appeared on Zhou Tianbo's lips.

Big shots may seem composed and easygoing, but in a situation like this, you never know what they might do in a moment of panic.

Lost in thought, Zhou Tianbo didn't pay attention to what the others were arguing about.

Suddenly, as if by magic, the entire room fell silent.

A creaking sound—Zhou Tianbo vaguely heard the air freeze.

"What kind of behavior is this, making such a racket?"

"Dean Hao."

"Teacher Hao."

"Academician Hao."

Everyone chimed in with their own opinions.

Their voices were very soft, especially those who were making the most noise; their faces were flushed red, and they were quite embarrassed.

"They're all senior department heads from various hospitals. What kind of behavior is this, making such a racket? Be mindful of your image."

The person walked in slowly and spoke softly.

Zhou Tianbo was stunned.

What? This person actually showed up!

Hao Zhongming, president of the Imperial Cancer Hospital and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

He is said to be a strong contender for the next president of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, and his status in the Beijing medical circle is among the highest, ranking at least in the top five.

"I heard a kid got a perfect score on the medical licensing exam? Let me see the paper." Academician Hao sat down, and She Yong, bowing, smiled broadly. After hearing Academician Hao's words, he immediately moved his notebook over and opened Ji Xiang's exam paper.

Academician Hao looked at it carefully, his brows sometimes furrowing and sometimes relaxing.

The classroom was quiet; the tension had dissipated, but the atmosphere was even more oppressive.

Everyone knows why Academician Hao came. If he were to speak, no one present would dare or be able to say no.

A dozen minutes later, Academician Hao finished reading Ji Xiang's exam paper, smiled slightly, and placed his hands with his fingers interlaced in front of him, his thumbs wrapped around his body.

But before he could speak, someone suddenly said, "Academician Hao, I've heard of this child."

"Oh?" Academician Hao glanced at him. "How long have you been optimistic about him? Gold will always shine, but to be able to see it before it shines shows good judgment."

The man quickly replied, "No, no, no, Academician Hao, I've only heard of him; I never intended to recruit him as my graduate student."

"What did you hear about?"

"The first person to have faith in him was Qin Chu, the boss from Shanghai." That person recounted Ji Xiang's story in Shanghai in detail.

He didn't embellish, but every word he said sounded like he was.

"!!!"

"!!!"

Most of the people in the small classroom were unaware of this, and they were so shocked that their glasses fell to the ground.

Academician Hao said that gold will always shine, but this child is not just gold, he's practically a diamond.

That temper of hers is just too bad.

"I know Qin Chu has been ill recently," Academician Hao said with a smile. "I thought it was just because he's getting old, but it turns out it's something else."

"Yes, this child..."

"The child didn't do anything wrong." Academician Hao interrupted the man and directly defined the nature of Ji Xiang's matter.

"..."

The man stopped speaking.

Academician Hao really likes this child, and he actually stood up for a resident physician in front of so many people.

that,

What else is there to say?

Zhou Tianbo shuddered, goosebumps rising all over his body.

Academician Hao, that's Academician Hao!

Given Ji Xiang's age, if Academician Hao lives to be eighty, Ji Xiang could become an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering before he turns forty.

I and my boss went to great lengths to plan my path, but I'm not even progressing as fast as a resident trainee?

Zhou Tianbo looked somewhat bewildered.

"Their interventional surgeries are done very crudely, no wonder Dr. Ji is unhappy. As doctors, we do a job with conscience, and we have to have some bottom line." Academician Hao didn't mince words and made his point clear.

Given his status and position, he naturally had no fear of offending Qin Chu. Even if Qin Chu jumped up and cursed him, what could he do?

To Academician Hao, Qin Chu was merely the director of an interventional radiology department in Shanghai, a grassroots surgeon.

So what if he offended him? Qin Chu doesn't have any powerful backers anyway.

Ji Xiang, however, impressed Academician Hao even more.

Academician Hao looked at the exam paper on the computer and smiled, "This kid is good, you there."

She Yong immediately responded from beside Academician Hao, "Professor Hao, please speak."

"I'll call the child."

When Academician Hao actually decided to call Ji Xiang personally, Zhou Tianbo's heart was filled with envy and jealousy, and he felt as if it had been crushed to pieces by an invisible force.

Before him, Academician Hao made no attempt to hide his deep affection for talent.

"It seems Ji Xiang will definitely rise to prominence in the future, with unlimited potential," Zhou Tianbo thought to himself.

"Teacher Hao, over here." She Yong found Ji Xiang's phone number.

Academician Hao took out his phone and, without any hesitation, made a call.

He had just pressed four keys when his phone rang.

After glancing at the phone number on it, Academician Hao's expression turned solemn. He suddenly stood up, took his phone, and walked out of the small demonstration classroom.

The experts in the room looked at each other in bewilderment.

But after a long time, Academician Hao still didn't return. He received a phone call and then disappeared without a trace.

Academician Hao is a true bigwig in the medical field of the capital. He admires Ji Xiang and, for the sake of this young man, directly puts a blow on Qin Chu, who has been famous for a long time.

But why doesn't he come back?

Is something else important happening?

After more than ten minutes, She Yong scratched his head, went out and made a phone call to Academician Hao.

A few minutes later, he walked in looking bewildered.

"Xiao She, what's wrong?"

(End of this chapter)