Chapter 148: Soft Tissue Sclerosis

"Indeed." Liu Zhuren did not follow up on Zheng Jiaoshou's words, because he knew Ji Xiang was by Wu Zong's side, and Liu Zhuren had always been very cautious.

"Going to the General Surgery Operating Room is also for the sake of stability."

"Zhuren!" Zheng Jiaoshou was somewhat displeased. "Xiao Wu's skills have improved a bit, and his tail is already wagging up to..."

He spoke on and on.

But Liu Zhuren's attention was diverted by Zheng Jiaoshou's words to an unknown direction.

Improving skills—Liu Zhuren had seen this before; the arrogant face of Zhao Xiangming was still clearly remembered.

Wu Zong's Laser Stone Crushing technique had also improved recently; he had heard him say so himself.

Doctors from different departments and different levels were all improving their skills in unison; there was only one truth—Ji Yisheng Xiang.

Liu Zhuren had a hunch.

He thought for a moment, while Zheng Jiaoshou was still chattering by his side.

"Zheng Jiaoshou, is Ji Yisheng Xiang there too?" Liu Zhuren wanted to confirm again.

"He is. The Patient is lying there, yet Wu Zong is pulling Ji Yisheng Xiang into the Duty Room, whispering about something sneaky. You tell me, is there anything more unreliable than this?" Zheng Jiaoshou began to complain.

"!!!" Liu Zhuren vaguely knew he had guessed right.

He took out his phone and made a call.

Zheng Jiaoshou was stunned.

"I have an emergency Patient here; I'll go up to the operating table to take a look. You guys eat first, don't wait for me."

"Sigh, doctors are just like this, a life of toil; they're all damn stubborn as donkeys."

"Alright, alright, alright. Once I go, I'll buy a round of drinks from the start, that's fine, right? Don't worry."

After hanging up the phone, Zheng Jiaoshou asked in surprise, "Zhuren, do you have a dinner appointment tonight?"

"Yes, the General Manager of City Investment is hosting a dinner."

Uh, he would be late for a dinner of this level? Zheng Jiaoshou stared at Liu Zhuren with wide eyes.

"Tell the operating room to give me a call when they start the Anesthesia," Liu Zhuren said craftily.

"Zhuren, is that necessary?"

"I'll take a look at his surgery. Young people, you know, need more encouragement and support," Liu Zhuren said. "If Xiao Wu is messing around, I'll have a chat with him when he gets back. There won't be any problems; we must let go, but also ensure safety."

Zheng Jiaoshou felt something was wrong. For the "willfulness" of a Resident Chief, for a Patient with urinary retention, would the Zhuren give up such an important dinner?

He was full of doubts, not knowing what scheme Liu Zhuren was planning.

Liu Zhuren was not in a hurry either, chatting with Zheng Jiaoshou. Half an hour passed, and a call came in saying the Patient had already begun Anesthesia.

"Let's go, let's go take a look." Liu Zhuren felt a surge of energy and got up to go to the operating room.

"Zhuren, for this kind of surgery, you..." Zheng Jiaoshou was extremely puzzled to see Liu Zhuren really going to watch the surgery.

"Hahaha, let's go watch the fun," Liu Zhuren laughed. "Xiao Wu has been doing Laser Stone Crushing well lately; I haven't watched his surgery in a long time."

Liu Zhuren spoke insincere words, and the two joked around as they went to the operating room to change clothes.

Zheng Jiaoshou was still unconvinced, thinking Liu Zhuren was too indulgent toward Wu Zong. Liu Zhuren was considered Wu Zong's mentor, and he belonged to his direct line, so he would always get some preferential treatment.

But what Liu Zhuren did today was a bit excessive.

Entering the Operating Room, Liu Zhuren glanced over; Ji Xiang was clearly in the middle of disinfecting.

"Ji Yisheng Xiang, you're here too." Liu Zhuren greeted him warmly.

"..." Zheng Jiaoshou.

"..." Wu Zong.

"Zhuren, why are you here?" Ji Xiang tilted his head and smiled while disinfecting, greeting him.

Liu Zhuren leaned in close and saw Ji Xiang disinfecting from the outside in, following the standard procedure, and nodded.

Normal disinfection is from the inside out, but the Patient had a Sinus Tract, and there was contamination in the surgical area, so disinfection had to be from the outside in.

This was just a detail, but Liu Zhuren was desperately collecting all kinds of evidence to confirm the guess in his heart.

"Zhuren, I just did a B-ultrasound, and I keep feeling like there's something below the left groin," Wu Zong reported in a low voice.

Because it was Epidural Anesthesia, the Patient was awake, so Wu Zong's voice was not loud.

"Let me see." Liu Zhuren glanced at the B-ultrasound report, looked at the image, and left a vague answer.

"Really, you're sick," Zheng Jiaoshou said. "What could possibly be there? Soft Tissue Sclerosis?"

"Hahaha." Liu Zhuren laughed. "Zheng Jiaoshou, so anxious—did you make an appointment with someone tonight to engage in some Soft Tissue Sclerosis activities?"

"No way, Zhuren, look at what you're saying," Zheng Jiaoshou chuckled. "How old am I? Soft tissue is just soft tissue; it's no good anymore. If I want sclerosis, I guess I'll have to wait until the day I'm cold."

"How could that be, you..."

The two stood in a corner that didn't get in the way and started chatting.

"Sis, what is Soft Tissue Sclerosis?" The Instrument Nurse didn't understand and asked the Circulating Nurse in a low voice.

"Don't pay attention to this bunch of perverts from the Urology Department," the Circulating Nurse said with disdain. "They can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth."

"Li Yazhou, that's not how you say it. You keep a dog at home too; forget about ivory, if it can spit out a wisdom tooth, that's already impressive," Liu Zhuren said with a smile.

"Count, count," the Circulating Nurse urged. "Problems that could be solved off the table have to be brought to the operating room; it's not enough that the Resident Chief comes, even a big Zhuren like you comes too."

"Isn't this for the sake of the Patient?"

"Are you guys in the Urology Department planning to have a team-building event in the operating room tonight?" the Circulating Nurse asked.

"Impossible, I'll just take a look and leave."

Wu Zong was under immense pressure.

Both Zheng Jiaoshou and the Circulating Nurse expressed their dissatisfaction with his "making a mountain out of a molehill," which made Wu Zong regret it a little.

After disinfection was finished, standing in the surgeon's position, Wu Zong hesitated and hesitated again.

"Ji Yisheng Xiang, can you handle this surgery?"

Just as General Manager Wu was hesitating and feeling uncertain, he suddenly heard the voice of Liu Zhuren.

"I can!" Ji Xiang gave Liu Zhuren a definitive answer.

The Circulating Nurse's face darkened, and she glared fiercely at Liu Zhuren. She knew this meant entering teaching mode, but what time the hell was it, and how long would the teaching take!

Liu Zhuren acted as if he hadn't seen it, saying with a chuckle, "Let Xiao Ji try the minor surgery to clean the Sinus Tract. It's fine, do it with confidence, I'm watching behind you."

Ji Xiang nodded; Liu Zhuren was indeed seasoned and tactful.

Switching to the surgeon's position, Ji Xiang imitated the System NPC, reached out a hand, and said, "Scalpel!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

The operating room was deathly quiet.

So awkward.

If Liu Zhuren had said that line, everyone would have highly praised this act of showing off as worthy of a perfect score.

However, the one speaking was Ji Xiang, a young Doctor, or perhaps not even a Doctor yet.

The Instrument Nurse was stunned for a moment, then used Hemostatic Forceps to clamp the blade onto the handle and handed it to Ji Xiang.

Ji Xiang was also distressed; the Instrument Nurse's movements were too slow and couldn't compare to the System Operating Room.

He followed the skilled steps he had performed in the System Operating Room, applied force with his wrist, and the blade left a 7.6cm incision on the Patient's skin, the incision even having a curve.

Liu Zhuren's eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

"What are you doing!" Zheng Jiaoshou scolded.

(End of chapter)