Chapter 162: The Ruthless Man

"Heh heh, Old Zhao, you've been an old Attending Physician your whole life and you only know how to say that." The on-duty Doctor was puffing on a cigarette, scrolling through Douyin, looking sloppy; he didn't show the slightest bit of respect for the older Zhao Yisheng.

"Liu Zhuren, let's go see the Patient." Zhao Yisheng said, "The Family Member was so happy when they heard you were coming, they almost sold all the junk in their house. The way I see it, they'd even go bankrupt if they had to. It's no wonder they say you're an Expert from the Provincial Hospital; when I say something, they treat it like hot air, but they treat you like a god before you've even arrived."

"I told them there was no need, that Liu Zhuren just didn't have the time, but whose patient isn't a patient, right? They're lucky to have you this time; their ancestral graves must have been smoking and their coffin lids burned to be able to invite Liu Zhuren."

"Don't say that, let's go take a look at the Patient." Liu Zhuren interrupted Zhao Zhe's words.

Ji Xiang followed the two to see the Patient. Liu Zhuren's social skills were first-rate; even when facing a Family Member from the very bottom of society who could only scrape together five hundred yuan for a Flying Knife fee, he still made people feel like they were basking in a spring breeze.

Of course, Liu Zhuren certainly didn't care for the five hundred yuan, and in the end, he returned it to the Family Member.

"Alright, the Patient's condition is good, the examination reports are complete, the surgery can be done." Liu Zhuren looked around, confirmed there were no omissions, and prepared to find a place to stay.

Looking at the car Zhao Yisheng drove and his attire, Liu Zhuren was not at ease.

If he were to be put up in some youth hostel and someone came in to "deliver a mattress" in the middle of the night, and then they ran into a police inspection or something similar, he feared Zhao Yisheng wouldn't have the ability to get him out at all.

With that spineless look of his, even a Resident Physician at the hospital dared to snap at him, which showed he didn't handle himself well in social circles either.

"Which is the best hotel you have here?" Liu Zhuren asked.

"Zhuren, I've already arranged it for you, it's by the mountains and water..."

"No need, I'll handle it myself." Liu Zhuren said indifferently, "Let's just grab a bite to eat in a moment, I'll take Xiao Ji back to rest, and we'll see you at the hospital tomorrow morning."

"Liu Zhuren, don't be like that. You've come from afar as a guest, and I, Zhao Zhe, have been inviting you for so many years. Now that you've finally come to guide our work, you must give me the chance to play the host, please..."

"Teacher Zhao, may I see the recording of the Interventional Surgery you performed?"

Zhao Yisheng was still being polite when his words were interrupted by Ji Xiang. Ji Xiang had already figured out Zhao Yisheng's temperament; if he didn't interrupt the flow of his speech, he could talk until tomorrow morning.

"Oh?" Zhao Yisheng's eyes suddenly lit up, "Is Doctor Xiao Ji from the Interventional Department? No wonder Liu Zhuren brought you... brought you along. Perfect, you can help me look at my surgery; Interventional Surgery is truly difficult.

Our tiny hospital doesn't have an Interventional Department, so I had to pass the Physician Certificate for radiology imaging and beg everyone I knew before they allowed me to perform Interventional Embolization.

You have no idea how hard it was for me here. When I first started learning Interventional Surgery, I couldn't make heads or tails of it, and I didn't dare perform it on patients casually. When I wanted to go out for further training, the hospital wouldn't approve it..."

Zhao Yisheng opened his chatterbox once again, speaking incessantly.

Liu Zhuren smiled slightly, "Xiao Ji is not an Interventional Department doctor; he is a doctor from our department!"

"Ah!"

"However, Xiao Ji's Interventional Surgery is quite excellent. Professor Ling Tian from Shanghai even made a special trip to our Second Affiliated Hospital this week just to persuade Xiao Ji to go to Shanghai."

"Damn! That impressive!" Zhao Yisheng's eyes shone; there wasn't a hint of jealousy, only full admiration and envy. He then cordially pulled Ji Xiang into the office, "Doctor Xiao Ji, no, no, Teacher Ji, you must give me some pointers on my Interventional Surgery. Back then, when I was learning Renal Occupying Lesion Embolization Surgery, no one taught me. First, I learned by following Professor Ling Tian's surgical recordings, and second, I worked my life away for the Circulation Department."

"The Circulation Department?"

"Those years we had just started performing Circulation Interventional Surgery, and their doctors all complained about the radiation, so no one wanted to do it. I volunteered; as long as they called me and I had time, I would definitely go along. Look, Liu Zhuren, look at my hair; radiation plus staying up late turned it into this."

"After grinding for at least 2 years, I could perform the surgery decently and knew how to handle it. After I passed the certificate, I tentatively performed one surgery."

"The Family Member agreed?"

"The first surgery was performed on my father; I signed the consent form myself." Zhao Zhe chuckled.

"!!!" Liu Zhuren frowned; this Zhao Yisheng really was a ruthless man!

He actually dared to use his own father for his first surgery!

Amidst Zhao Yisheng's incessant rambling, he found the only computer with an optical drive and inserted the disc.

It's quite hard to find a computer with an optical drive nowadays. Ji Xiang remembered the System NPC rambling about how they used to burn discs, and later it changed to storage on portable hard drives.

But in a small place, the rules probably hadn't changed yet.

"I had someone install this optical drive; it cost me over eight hundred, it hurt my heart so much." Zhao Yisheng said while inserting the disc, "This is also because we people in small places haven't seen much of the world; using this can fool people, but if it were copying data..."

Amidst Zhao Yisheng's long-winded chatter, he clicked on the disc.

"Brother Zhao, do you need to hold a child to sell these discs? When I was a kid, I always saw people selling discs holding a child. Sometimes when they got caught, they would just throw a tantrum, and with a child in tow, the police would be too embarrassed to say anything."

"Don't mess around, this is a legitimate disc." Zhao Yisheng said, "Doctor Ji, please take a look for me. If there are any problems, feel free to say so. For so many years, I've been exploring on my own, and I really have no confidence when performing surgery on patients.

But I can't not do it either. Our tiny place doesn't have an Interventional Department, and if there's bleeding after a partial resection, the patient is gone.

Every time I finish a surgery, I'm covered in sweat, not from exhaustion, but from fear. Since Teacher Ling Tian is poaching you to Shanghai, in a while you'll be an Attending Professor in Shanghai. If you have time to return to your hometown..."

Zhao Yisheng's words were like the waters of the Yellow River coming from the sky, endless and boundless.

Ji Xiang watched the surgical recording and soon became absorbed.

The Catheter used in the surgery looked a bit strange; Ji Xiang had never seen it. For this reason, he even went to the System Operating Room once.

The System NPC was quite interested in this Zhao Yisheng. According to him, the Catheter for the Circulation Department is a Guiding Catheter, which is pre-shaped to make it easier to reach the coronary arteries.

But using this kind of Guiding Catheter for Tumor Embolization yields half the result with twice the effort.

Yet, despite this, Zhao Yisheng's surgery was still performed with flair. According to Ji Xiang's judgment, it was at least at a Level 7 standard!

To think Yuanliao City actually had such talent. The key was that according to Zhao Yisheng, his surgery was self-taught later on, without even a teacher!

No wonder his own father said that China is vast and full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.

He didn't expect such a harvest. Ji Xiang thought to himself intently after watching the surgery once.

(End of chapter)