Healing Doctor

Chapter 49 What to do when faced with provocation

After making an appointment with Elder Gu, Ji Xiang and Colonel Wang walked outside.

"Ji Xiang!"

The sleazy, chubby Lu Kai caught up with them.

"Lu Kai, what's wrong?" Ji Xiang asked with a smile.

"Do you read The Lancet every day when you get home?"

"Or what?"

Lu Kai chuckled.

"What will you do after you go back?" Ji Xiang asked.

"Reading novels, huh? These days, 'young wives' are all the rage in lower-tier markets." Lu Kai's lewd expression deepened, and he wore a knowing smile.

"Sister-in-law is sister-in-law, why add 'little'?" Liu Yunqing left the emergency room and returned to her previous dazed state, just in time to hear Lu Kai say "little sister-in-law".

"You don't understand, add 'Xiaoduomeng' (meaning 'cute' or 'adorable'). For example, Lu Xiaokai, isn't that more endearing and... more..." than just calling him Lu Kai?

"Urinating or defecating?"

"..."

Colonel Wang laughed and said, "Go back and go with General Wu to take your shift."

After saying that, he pulled Ji Xiang out of the emergency room of the Second Affiliated Hospital.

"Dr. Xiao Ji, you're amazing!" Colonel Wang said sincerely after leaving the room. "Your performance today really surprised me."

"Hehe." Ji Xiang chuckled, not continuing what Colonel Wang was saying.

Given that he had a powerful NPC like the system behind him, it would be strange if Colonel Wang wasn't surprised.

"Intracavernosal infusion? I've been doing this my whole life and I've never even heard of it. Today, you've really opened my eyes."

"Teacher Wang, you're exaggerating a bit," Ji Xiang said, feeling a little embarrassed by what Colonel Wang had said.

"But it's true," Colonel Wang said, "Is Old Mo taking you to surgery tomorrow?"

"Today we're going to watch Dr. Gu perform the lengthening surgery, but Professor Mo has postponed most of his surgeries until tomorrow."

"I'm planning to slack off after get off work tomorrow, that's perfect," Colonel Wang said. "I'll come to watch your surgery tomorrow."

After making the appointment, Colonel Wang and Ji Xiang waved goodbye.

Ji Xiang found his bicycle covered in butterflies.

It was already dark when Ji Xiang waved to the muscular man in the darkness, got on his bicycle, and rode home.

In the distance, Professor Gu and Professor Zhou watched Ji Xiang ride away on his bicycle. Professor Zhou said sourly, "Not a bad young man, but he's too effeminate. Even his bicycle has butterflies printed on it. He's not tough at all."

"What, so that men with masculinity have to have a child first?" Old Gu retorted with a sneer.

"Haha, is that a mother's strength joke, boss?" Professor Zhou knew that the boss admired Ji Xiang and that he had said a bit too much, so he laughed it off.

"Xiao Zhou, take a good look at Dr. Ji's surgery tomorrow," said Old Gu.

"His surgery was alright, but he's still a novice. He just used a shortcut and knew how to use intravenous fluids, boss..."

"I wasn't wrong about him," Old Gu said calmly. "The circumcision procedure using a suture device is indeed simple and standardized, requiring little technical skill. But after each surgery, Dr. Ji observes areas prone to bleeding, and I think he could do a better job with manual circumcision."

Professor Zhou's lips moved slightly, but he didn't say anything more.

……

……

After returning home and greeting the old man, Ji Xiang washed up, lay down on the bed, and entered the system space.

"teacher."

Upon entering the system space, Ji Xiang no longer held back and his face lit up with joy.

Young people love to dress smartly, ride spirited horses, and roam the world with swords.

Today, when everyone was at a loss, he rode on a seven-colored auspicious cloud and entered the scene to solve the problem, which made Ji Xiang extremely excited.

However, due to strict family upbringing, Ji Xiang did not act arrogantly in front of others, but only expressed his feelings to his closest relatives.

The system NPCs have unknowingly become Ji Xiang's family.

"You did a good job," said the system NPC.

"Hehe, teacher, you didn't see it, they were all terrified," Ji Xiang said excitedly.

"It has nothing to do with this," the system NPC said calmly. "Learning an operation or a diagnosis is for healing and saving lives, not..."

Ji Xiang was stunned.

In the system space, he was unexpectedly fed motivational speeches by a system NPC.

One bowl of tender, oily chicken soup after another.

A series of serious topics followed, and Ji Xiang couldn't get a word in edgewise.

His excitement quickly faded, and he helplessly watched as his energy level on the system panel decreased at a visible rate.

Listening to the system NPCs instill their values ​​is really exhausting, Ji Xiang thought to himself.

But he was polite and stood obediently with his hands clasped behind his back, listening to the system NPC ramble on.

After an unknown amount of time, Ji Xiang's energy was completely depleted when the system NPC finally said, "Train your surgery skills well."

"Okay, teacher."

Ji Xiang's shrug was quickly put back down by the system NPC.

Emergency mission: The reward for waiting to die is one point of basic stamina. Ji Xiang now has 8+3 points of basic stamina.

More stamina means more time to train for surgery, which in turn means more experience points.

The system NPCs worked with Ji Xiang to perform circumcisions using a suture device, one after another, seemingly without end.

But Ji Xiang maintained the same speed throughout, and his expression did not change. The system NPC nodded slightly.

Basic training is the most tedious, and not many people can endure it.

The saying goes, "One minute on stage requires ten years of practice off stage."

Everyone loves standing on stage, listening to the audience cheer. But how much loneliness and hard work must they have endured beforehand? And how many people can actually bear it?

……

……

Ji Xiang left the operating room after exhausting all his stamina.

Although he was exhausted, he did not rest immediately, but instead sat at his desk and sewed banana peels with needle and thread.

Even the last bit of stamina could provide a hundred or so experience points, which Ji Xiang couldn't bear to part with.

After the previous misunderstanding, Ji Xiang's father did not "disturb" him. After feeling dizzy, Ji Xiang went to bed.

The next morning, after running a half marathon and having breakfast, Ji Xiang rode his bicycle to the urology hospital.

He didn't expect to be so busy right after starting his residency training at the hospital.

Being busy is a good thing. If there's no surgery to perform after the upgrade, wouldn't it be like wearing fine clothes in the dark?

Upon arriving at the andrology hospital, Ji Xiang saw Professor Gu, Professor Zhou, and Dean Li standing at the entrance from afar.

He put his bicycle aside and jogged over.

"Good morning, Dr. Ji," said Old Gu, waving gently.

"Good morning, Professor Gu. Good morning, Professor Zhou."

Seeing that Ji Xiang was ignoring him, Dean Li wasn't angry. Instead, he pulled Ji Xiang closer, saying, "Dr. Ji, I just heard from Dr. Gu about your procedure yesterday. Truly, heroes emerge from among the young!"

Ji Xiang had an instinctive dislike for Dean Li because he always put himself in Cheng Dahai's shoes and knew that behind Dean Li's smile lay endless indifference.

But this guy's skin was so thick that Ji Xiang couldn't bring himself to do it.

As the saying goes, one shouldn't hit a smiling face. Ji Xiang is still young and wouldn't do something as quick as turning his back on someone.

"The patient is now in stable condition. Femoral artery puncture was performed 3 hours later, and the intravenous fluid was removed after 6 hours," said Dr. Gu.

Ji Xiang was taken aback.

After treating the patient and receiving the system reward, he had completely forgotten about him, but judging from what Old Gu said, he seemed to still care.

Ji Xiang felt slightly ashamed.

This is what doctors should do.

"Mr. Gu, did you call to ask?"

"I accompanied the boss to the ICU this morning for a quick check-up," Professor Zhou said. "Dr. Ji, you need to pay more attention to your patients."

"Yes, Professor Zhou is right." Ji Xiang ignored the sharpness and hostility in Professor Zhou's tone and said sincerely.

"It's alright. Even a junior resident like you needs to be admitted to the ICU." Old Gu smiled faintly. "Dr. Ji, let me see your surgery today. I glanced at it yesterday and knew you did a good job, but I didn't know exactly how good you were."

"Mr. Gu, my suture surgery skills are only so-so," Ji Xiang said honestly.

Zhou Tianbo glanced at him, his gaze sharp.

Is this modesty? Zhou Tianbo doesn't think so; he feels that Ji Xiang is just being coy.

They chatted as they walked into the hospital.

Mo Chenggui and Colonel Wang had already examined all the patients and found no contraindications for surgery. Mo Chenggui remained quite conservative and cautious about performing surgery in a private hospital.

They didn't even wait until 8 o'clock before starting the show.

Mo Chenggui and Colonel Wang became assistants, one transporting patients and the other preparing for surgery.

Ji Xiang was not used to it.

After the two surgeries, Old Gu asked Professor Zhou with a smile, "Little Zhou, what do you think?"

"Boss," Professor Zhou said cautiously.

Although it was a circumcision surgery performed with a stapler, which was almost standard procedure—just go up and squeeze the stapler—Ji Xiang was as steady as an old dog, checking several potentially problematic points repeatedly, fearing postoperative bleeding.

This is only a small part of the surgery, but it is very important in some respects.

The key is that unless the level of surgery reaches a certain level and the surgeon has encountered a few patients who leave a lasting impression, the surgeon will not realize this point at all.

Professor Zhou could understand Ji Xiang's level of ability, but he was somewhat unconvinced.

"When the last surgery is finished, go up and lend Ji Xiang a hand," said Old Gu.

Professor Zhou was speechless. Why would he, a transplant expert specializing in kidney transplantation, help a resident physician perform a circumcision?

However, he did not refuse.

Watching a surgery only gives you a general overview; to truly appreciate the subtle details, you need to be on the operating table yourself.

He found it strange, as he had seen many gifted individuals, and he himself was one of those exceptionally gifted people.

but!

Zhou Tianbo had never met a guy like Ji Xiang before.

Filled with curiosity and confusion, Professor Zhou nodded.

Today we performed 18 circumcisions using a stapler and 3 circumcisions using a manual stapler.

After completing 17 surgeries, Professor Zhou then took on the last one.

Once on stage, Professor Zhou squinted at Ji Xiang and said, "Dr. Ji, thank you for your guidance."

Ji Xiang frowned slightly. This Professor Zhou had always disliked him and his words were often barbed.

What did I do to offend him?

This is what they mean by "the tallest tree in the forest will surely be felled by the wind."

Ji Xiang didn't seem to mind, and with a slight smile, began the surgery.

After disinfecting the surgical area, Ji Xiang began to separate the adhesions inside the bag, moving gently and cautiously.

"Dr. Ji, there's no need to be so cautious," Professor Zhou said, assisting Ji Xiang with the surgery. "Is it because you're not experienced and are unsure of yourself?"

Ji Xiang raised an eyebrow slightly.

His gaze fell on the ridiculous skill in the upper right corner of his vision—the intimidating aura of a senior doctor.

(End of this chapter)