Healing Doctor

Chapter 374 Force Majeure

Zhao Jixiang did not tell his son that Ji Xiang had already applied for the provincial natural sciences program.

Young people are ambitious, and he was afraid that if he told Zhao Tianjiao about this, Zhao Tianjiao would become impulsive and go astray on the path he had planned.

After chatting with Zhao Tianjiao for a while, Zhao Jixiang noticed his son's radiant face and excited demeanor, like a lamb that had just eaten coffee beans, bleating incessantly. Feeling uneasy, Zhao Jixiang abruptly ended the conversation, telling his son to get some rest.

After Zhao Tianjiao fell asleep, Zhao Jixiang sat in the living room, pondering about Ji Xiang.

Normally, someone at the hospital director level would never even look at resident physicians; in Zhao Jixiang's eyes, resident physicians were like ants.

But this tiny ant always manages to pop up unexpectedly, and now Dean Sun knows Ji Xiang's name.

It is said that a wealthy young man who contracted tetanus was behaving strangely, and the clinicians were at a loss. Ji Xiang proposed a solution.

Zhao Jixiang thought about it and shook his head helplessly.

He had considered taking action to suppress Ji Xiang, but the thought of Director Bai gave Zhao Jixiang a headache.

Director Bai stood behind Ji Xiang.

Although he was ranked higher than Director Bai in the institute, this man was one of Dean Sun's top lieutenants. If it came down to a fight to the death, it was uncertain who would survive.

In addition, Director Bai is usually very tactful and respectful, and he will be promoted to vice president in the next year or two. If it is not necessary, Zhao Jixiang does not want to fight him to the death.

It's strange that Director Bai would throw out so many resources for such a little guy, a little guy who could leave at any time.

The provincial science and technology review was scheduled for the weekend. Zhao Jixiang wasn't originally interested in it, but he wanted to accumulate some resources for Zhao Tianjiao to use in the future, so he planned to go and take a look.

Furthermore, Director Bai and Director Liu of the Urology Department contacted the Provincial Natural Science Foundation for Ji Xiang. Zhao Jixiang was very curious about whether he could pass the application and what price he would have to pay if he did.

Zhao Jixiang made up his mind to go and take a look himself over the weekend.

Ji Xiang had no idea that there were so many things going on beneath the surface. He just went about his work routine every day. Occasionally, the system would give him a task with free attribute points, which Ji Xiang would always add to his luck value without hesitation.

Time flies, and the weekend is here in the blink of an eye.

"Xiao Ji, are you having surgery again tomorrow?" Director Liu came specifically to see Ji Xiang, and he didn't mince words, getting straight to the point.

"Yes, is there anything I can help you with, Director?"

"The provincial self-study department will review the papers tomorrow," Director Liu said helplessly, looking at Ji Xiang, who had a young and innocent yet energetic face.

The words should be left unsaid.

If Ji Xiang really doesn't intend to go to such a big event, Director Liu doesn't know how to comment.

It's like the emperor isn't worried, but the eunuch is... This thought was nipped in the bud by Director Liu as soon as it arose.

"I checked the review schedule; it starts at 10:00 AM. The surgery should be finished by then, so please don't worry, Doctor. I'm also very worried and hope the review will be approved on the first try," Ji Xiang replied with a smile.

"It's good that you can go." Director Liu breathed a sigh of relief for no apparent reason.

"Of course we'll go, this is our first notebook," Ji Xiang said.

"It's good that you know," Director Liu thought to himself.

"Don't worry, Director, we're definitely prepared." Ji Xiang smiled. "Is the review process complicated?"

"It's not complicated, just a simple procedure," Director Liu replied.

Seeing that Ji Xiang was eager to try instead of pretending to be profound, Director Liu felt very pleased.

If Ji Xiang still holds a grudge after doing such a huge favor, it would be quite disappointing.

Seeing that Ji Xiang was well-behaved, Director Liu returned to his office with great satisfaction, pondering what would happen next.

The cell phone rang.

"Old Bai," Director Liu greeted him casually as he answered the phone.

In private, he would not address Director Bai as such.

"There are some problems with the Provincial Science and Technology Department," came Director Bai's voice.

"There's a problem? What's wrong?!" Director Liu asked in surprise. "I've already got the review done, Lao Bai, don't scare me. Actually, I don't need to say anything. Just put the surgical video and data there, and it's the best proposal this year."

I was just worried, so I said a few words. Who would be so blind as to find fault with such a good book?

"No, there's another unforeseen event, an unavoidable situation. Come to my office."

Director Liu hung up the phone and pondered the matter with a belly full of suspicion the whole way.

What could be an accident?

The reviewers were all provincial experts, and I was a top-tier figure in urology, at least within the province.

This book was written by Ji Xiang; I've read it myself.

Well, Director Liu originally wanted to help, but the notebook was flawless, with data, video recordings, and follow-up visits as required. Director Liu was completely dumbfounded.

What could possibly be wrong with such an outstanding notebook!

That's impossible. It must be that Lao Bai felt he'd gotten a bit cocky lately and was looking for an opportunity to tease him. That was the only possibility Director Liu could come up with.

Upon arriving at Director Bai's office, Director Liu knocked on the door. Hearing the invitation to enter, he pushed the door open and went inside.

Seeing that no one was inside, Director Liu turned around and closed the door.

"Old Bai, what's going on?" Director Liu asked. "Are you kidding me?"

"No, the provincial natural sciences department's assessment criteria have changed this year."

"What?!"

"I don't know what's gotten into the department, but the provincial science and technology department's review standards have become much stricter." Director Bai clicked the mouse, the printer hummed softly, and then a piece of paper was "spit out".

Director Liu picked up the paper and read it word by word.

A good social credit record is a factor that can be disregarded.

Scientific and technical personnel formally employed by the host institution must have the ability to fulfill the responsibilities of the project leader and must work at the host institution for no less than six months each year during the project execution period.

There was no problem at all. It took a lot of effort to transfer Zhao Zhe over, for various reasons, including the requirement to apply for provincial natural sciences.

However, Director Liu was unfamiliar with the next point—familiarity with the trends and frontiers of scientific and technological development in related fields, a broad academic vision, strong strategic thinking, and, in principle, experience in undertaking major/key provincial-level projects (or having published articles in national-level journals).

The last one is absolutely ridiculous!

Director Liu applied for provincial natural sciences grants because he himself was one of the reviewers for provincial natural sciences grants grants.

However, Director Liu had never seen this new requirement before.

Regaining his composure, Director Liu continued reading.

That's all; the only thing that was changed was this: in principle, one should have undertaken major/key provincial-level projects (or published articles in national-level journals).

Isn't this making things difficult for someone?

Moreover, Director Liu felt that only Ji Xiang and Zhao Zhe were in a difficult position.

Their technical skills are sufficient, but Ji Xiang is only a resident physician, and his medical license is about to be issued. Zhao Zhe is a long-time attending physician at a local hospital who has never published an article in a nationally recognized journal in his entire career.

It's a ghost!

(End of this chapter)