Healing Doctor

Chapter 373 A Deadly Sneak

The emergency department was so busy that Meng Qingfei was called back to see patients before he even had a chance to think.

The emergency room doctor went to the ICU, and Lu Gang, without any pretense, sat down in the internal medicine clinic and started seeing patients.

Half an hour later, Ji Xiang and Zhao Zhe returned.

After examining the patient, Meng Qingfei pulled Ji Xiang aside and asked, "Ji, is it really an adrenal crisis?"

"Mm." Ji Xiang nodded.

"You knew all along?"

"I don't know." Ji Xiang lied through his teeth. "I only found out after I got an ultrasound from the doctor in the ICU."

"..." Zhao Zhe was speechless.

It was obvious that Ji Xiang needed a bedside ultrasound after entering the ICU, but when he returned, he vehemently denied it and lied through his teeth.

He couldn't understand why Ji Xiang was so low-key. From any perspective, the treatment of this patient was extremely impressive. If it were him, he would have been able to brag about it for three days and three nights, beaming with pride.

But Ji Xiang was surprisingly low-key.

"Xiao Ji, don't hide it, tell me." Meng Qingfei saw Zhao Zhe's constipated expression and knew what was going on, so he said with a smile.

"I honestly didn't notice. I just defibrillated the patient because their condition was bad. I only did chest compressions because the patient was already in critical condition. I don't even know if I did it wrong. I was in a bit of a rush at the time. It would have been better if you had handled this."

Meng Qingfei looked at Ji Xiang helplessly. Perhaps this was the truth?

Ji Xiang's performance today can only be described as phenomenal, which Meng Qingfei finds unbelievable.

The dumplings have gone cold. It's true that having dumplings for dinner is a good idea; even when they're cold, they're still edible, not like a proper meal.

With Lu Gang joining the party, there weren't enough dumplings.

After eating a few bites haphazardly, Meng Qingfei was repeatedly called out to check on patients.

Around 10 a.m., Ji Xiang saw that the number of patients was gradually decreasing, so he told Meng Qingfei that he was going to ride his bike home.

Zhao Zhe's rented room was close to the hospital, and Meng Qingfei stopped him when he tried to leave.

"Dr. Zhao, go have a smoke." Meng Qingfei pulled Zhao Zhe towards the fire escape.

"Brother Meng, don't ask me, I don't know anything." Zhao Zhe knew why Meng Qingfei wanted to keep him here, so he gave a strange look and refused directly.

"Hehe, what's there to ask? We're just chatting. By the way, how's it going working with Xiao Ji?" Meng Qingfei changed the subject.

"Great!" Zhao Zhe perked up immediately. "Brother Meng, let me tell you, I had no idea how much money hospitals at higher levels could make before. When I heard people say it was around 20 a year, I didn't believe it; I thought it was impossible."

"How much do you earn a month in Yuanliao?" Meng Qingfei asked.

"After deductions, I get 3500 a month, and with the year-end bonus, it's about 5 a year," Zhao Zhe said. "Xiao Ji doesn't have much to do; he just focuses on surgery. I've really benefited from his efforts."

I tried all sorts of methods in Yuanliao, but as you know, Meng-ge, a doctor, how much a junior doctor can earn depends on how ruthless the head doctor is and how loose their grip is.

"Hey." Meng Qingfei nodded.

"I worked in urology for ten years and then did outpatient clinic work for two years. In the end, I felt that orthopedics was more lucrative, so I switched and got an orthopedic attending physician certificate. But even with the certificate, it was useless. I couldn't get into those lucrative departments no matter what I tried."

"You even took a separate certification exam? That's quite thoughtful of you." Meng Qingfei wasn't surprised; he just smiled.

You're not limited to one professional license; anyone can take the exam if they're willing. At the Second Affiliated Hospital, Meng Qingfei knew of someone who had four professional licenses.

But there's only one person, and you can't be in two places at once, so having multiple professional certificates is useless.

"After my divorce, I felt I couldn't be poor forever. It's a joke, but when I was young, I thought money wasn't important; ideals, hard work, and saving lives were. But look at me, while I haven't reached the point of family ruin, I'm practically separated from my wife and children. What's the use? Absolutely nothing!"

Zhao Zhe shook his clothes and sighed, "But we're just ordinary people. What I can understand, others can understand too. We orthopedic doctors have the most doctors. Urology doctors work 3 or 4 days a shift, while orthopedic doctors work 10 days a shift. You can imagine how much difference there is between the on-call doctors."

"That's true, the Second Affiliated Hospital is the same. In orthopedics, they don't even want PhDs who have returned from overseas," Meng Qingfei said.

"But it was also a coincidence that Dr. Ji's second rotation was in orthopedics, so I guess I just happened to get this intermediate certificate. It's like I got it for Dr. Ji!"

"Is there a lot of work in the department? When are you going to be promoted to deputy director?"

Meng Qingfei asked.

At this point, Zhao Zhe's eyes lit up.

"Brother Meng, Dr. Ji is really lucky, really."

"Um?"

"I've been doing data statistics for over a decade. I don't know who Dr. Ji got the copy written by, but they've already emailed the editorial department," Zhao Zhe said with a smile. "The national journals will publish a case report, while The Lancet will publish the full text."

"And lancets!"

"Hey, I used to dream about these things, but I never dared to think about them in real life. I have to say, young people like Dr. Ji not only dare to dream, but they also dare to think."

"Don't take too big a step; you might hurt yourself," Meng Qingfei laughed. "But I'm quite envious."

"It seems that the Provincial Science and Technology Department is also involved. Director Bai helped with the arrangements, and Director Liu has already spoken with the bigwigs in the province."

"!!!"

Meng Qingfei never expected that Ji Xiang would be so troublesome.

However, on second thought, he realized that if he couldn't get a bed by calling the ICU, Ji Xiang would directly call Director Bai, who had more influence than him, a senior doctor at the Second Affiliated Hospital.

It is often said that heroes have emerged from among the young throughout history, and this is certainly true.

"Congratulations, Dr. Zhao," Meng Qingfei said.

"It's all thanks to Dr. Ji." Zhao Zhe knew what was going on, and he said seriously, "It doesn't seem like you, Brother Meng."

"I?"

Zhao Zhe smiled and didn't continue.

……

……

"Dad, the article has been published!" Zhao Tianjiao, who had stayed up all night, finally saw the latest issue of the Chinese Journal of Orthopedics and excitedly shouted when he saw the article he had been longing for.

"Keep your voice down, the neighbors are all asleep," Zhao Jixiang said with a smile.

Although everything was under control and he had already paved the way for his son, he was still quite happy to be able to turn his ideas into reality step by step.

Zhao Jixiang was greatly pleased.

"Hey! Let's see what Ji Xiang has to offer me!" Zhao Tianjiao said smugly.

"Ji Xiang?" Zhao Jixiang felt extremely awkward upon hearing this name.

It was a bit of a mood killer that my son brought him up.

"Dad, you have no idea how annoying Ji Xiang is."

"Others can publish papers too, don't get too cocky," Zhao Jixiang cautioned.

"When I returned to the orthopedics department, I heard that his article had been uploaded and I sent an email. I just glanced at it, and there's no article by Ji Xiang in this month's urology journal," Zhao Tianjiao said smugly. "I knew it; something he cobbled together on his own would definitely not pass the review."

(End of this chapter)