Chapter 107: Just a Flick

The patient with Testicular Torsion and their family were quite understanding; hearing the sound of the Emergency Vehicle outside, they knew a new emergency patient had arrived, so they didn't "blame" Wu Zong for his attitude.

Clearing the space with the fastest speed, that "Northern Pike" was just being brought in.

"I tried to remove it, but it bit down too hard, I couldn't get it off, and didn't dare to pull hard," the Emergency Vehicle Doctor said helplessly. "Since you're here, Wu Zong, take a look."

The patient was covered with a blue and white sterile drape; Wu Zong angrily closed the door, blocking the covetous and curious gazes from outside.

"Damn it," Wu Zong cursed under his breath.

The Emergency Rescue Doctor knew what he was cursing about; a creature like the Northern Pike... the reason it's called a pike is because once it bites down, it doesn't let go.

Moreover, the Northern Pike's teeth are sharp and have barbs; once they hook on, they cannot be pulled off.

Wu Zong had a head full of trouble; his listless expression made it seem as if the Northern Pike were hooked onto his own surgical area.

"Are there any family members?"

"No, the patient is alone in the Provincial Hospital."

Wu Zong lifted the blue and white sterile drape and took a look; the Northern Pike weighed at least 15 jin, it was massive, and just looking at it was frightening.

He wanted to complain, but who could he complain to? The patient? In the end, Wu Zong swallowed all his grievances.

"Prepare for hospitalization, we'll have to cut it open to see, hopefully we'll have some luck," Wu Zong said.

"Doctor, what do you mean by cut it open to see?" the patient asked with a mournful face.

The pain combined with the Doctor's words gave him a huge fright.

"The Northern Pike's teeth have barbs..." Wu Zong was too lazy to explain; this matter would require calling a second-tier Expert to handle together.

Would it work if Doctor Xiao Ji were here too? Ji Xiang's figure suddenly flashed through Wu Zong's mind.

Where is Ji Xiang?

Under the influence of a damnably familiar feeling, Wu Zong seemed to see a phantom; Ji Xiang walked to the patient's side, his hand reaching toward the Northern Pike.

"Wait a minute!" Wu Zong shouted hurriedly.

He was terrified that Ji Xiang wouldn't know his own strength and would ruin the patient. Although it was already ruined, if they went on the table to kill the fish and cut it open bit by bit, there might still be a chance to save it.

But if one were to pull directly...

The consequences would be unimaginable.

Ji Xiang looked up at Wu Zong, still wearing a smile.

He didn't use the 【Gaze of a Superior Doctor】 skill; Ji Xiang had no interest in using it on Wu Zong, as Wu Zong was treating him well right now.

Besides, using skills consumes Surgical Points; one should save them when possible.

Even so, facing Ji Xiang's gaze, Wu Zong still felt a strong sense of familiarity.

"It's a Black-spotted Northern Pike from HLJ," Ji Xiang glanced at it, first identifying the breed of the Northern Pike.

"Uh..." Wu Zong was stunned.

"This type of fish has a long body, the front of the head is flat, and the snout resembles a duck's bill. The mouth is large, and the teeth on the premaxilla, mandible, vomer, palatine bone, and tongue are sharp. The scales are small."

"Wu Zong, this is the lateral line."

Ji Xiang pointed to the very obvious lateral line on the Northern Pike's body and said.

Immediately, he reached out, flicked his right middle finger, and the finger landed on the lateral line.

What is he doing...

Wu Zong really felt that he had broken down; Ji Xiang was explaining fish knowledge to him like an aquatic expert, and then selling him a fish.

But this is the emergency room, the emergency room!!

He had seen patients who couldn't get a Northern Pike off. They would go to the operating table for a 2-hour surgery, basically performing a major dissection on the Northern Pike, and then tentatively pull the fish teeth out backward.

That was for those who were lucky.

For those who were unlucky...

But what was Ji Xiang doing!

The next second, countless black lines fell across Wu Zong's face.

Ji Xiang's finger flicked on the so-called "lateral line," as if hitting the Northern Pike's vital point; the Northern Pike, which had been dehydrated for a long time and was in a near-death state, burst forth with its final vitality the moment it was flicked on the lateral line, shuddered, and opened its mouth.

In that instant, Ji Xiang "swished" and removed the Northern Pike.

"There, fishermen say the Northern Pike is cunning and slippery, precisely because there are many chemical points under its lateral line that can sense vibrations and trigger conditioned reflexes," Ji Xiang carried the ten-plus-jin Northern Pike, lecturing Wu Zong like an old Expert.

The Emergency Rescue Doctor's eyeballs fell to the ground; he bent down to pick them up, pressed them back in, and rubbed them.

What the hell is this!

Whose little professor is this?

What just happened? Why did that ferocious Northern Pike suddenly open its mouth so obediently and get removed just like that!

Wu Zong was also dumbfounded, looking at Ji Xiang; that familiar feeling lingered in his heart once again, only a hundred times stronger than before.

"Xiao Ji... Doctor, what is going on here?" Wu Zong asked, stuttering.

"I just said it; the Northern Pike's lateral line has a vibration-sensing function, equivalent to eyes. Vibration can trigger the biochemical points under the lateral line, then the ligaments of the upper jaw teeth change, it opens its mouth, releases the food in its mouth, and prepares to deal with a more powerful enemy."

"Flicking the lateral line to make it open its mouth is a normal reaction."

Hearing Ji Xiang finish, Wu Zong was in tears.

What lateral line, what upper jaw teeth, there were even ligaments...

He understood every word Ji Xiang said, but put together, he couldn't understand it at all.

A complex emergency rescue procedure had suddenly become simple in Ji Xiang's hands.

"Wu Zong, come and try." Ji Xiang had successfully performed the operation, and the sound of the System Task completion was already ringing in his ears; he was very happy. But Ji Xiang didn't just walk away; instead, he invited Wu Zong to give it a try.

"Here?"

Wu Zong asked, touching the Northern Pike's lateral line.

"Yes, the flicking force must be strong; the stronger it is, the wider the Northern Pike's mouth will open, and when it opens its mouth, the barbs will first move backward and then forward, which won't cause secondary damage."

Wu Zong tried it according to Ji Xiang's method.

3000 Experience Points suddenly popped up above Wu Zong's head.

Ji Xiang was stunned; this works too?!

He had thought that only Wu Zong performing Laser Stone Crushing would bring him a certain amount of Experience Points, but he hadn't expected this Northern Pike thing to work as well!

An unexpected harvest, truly very unexpected.

Wu Zong flicked it and observed carefully, seeing the Northern Pike's mouth indeed open.

It was just that it was already dying, more than half dead, and even opening its mouth was listless.

"Awesome!" The 120 emergency doctor had his mouth agape, drool almost flowing out, yet he still didn't forget to offer a word of praise.

It was indeed awesome; the 120 emergency doctor recalled the tug he had just performed, which had almost made him want to bury his head in his shoes.

His own technique was amateur to the Extreme Point; if someone were to investigate, it could even be labeled as Medical Malpractice.

But!

Who the hell has ever seen a situation where a Northern Pike bites someone?

The 120 emergency doctor also came over to try once, but no Experience Points popped up above his head.

"Is this, Ji Yisheng?"

"Just call me Xiao Ji," Ji Xiang smiled.

"Is your family in the fishing business?" the 120 emergency doctor asked, "How are you so familiar with Northern Pike?!"

"The Urology Department keeps it on hand..." Ji Xiang said half a sentence, then felt this statement was not good, as it would cause damage to Wu Zong, the kind with critical hits at that.

"Wu Zong, let's do the Suturing," Ji Xiang suggested.

Only then did Wu Zong remember that the Patient was still left hanging over there.

(End of this chapter)