Chapter 186: Is There Something Wrong With Your Brain! (League Leader: Fei Hao Meng De)

"Xiao Ji, do you know what you are saying?" Ling Tian asked with a stern expression.

"Teacher Ling, I know," Ji Xiang answered calmly. "Only half of the tumor is visible; the other half might originate from other blood vessels. I want to take a look and estimate the source of the tumor's blood supply."

"Hmph!" A suppressed sound escaped Qin Chu's nose, carrying a brutal current of air.

"Don't mess around. The surgery is finished. You will be the surgeon for the next operation, and the boss will give you a hand," Ling Tian hurriedly smoothed things over. "If you want to perform surgery, show your skills in the next one."

"Teacher Ling, Teacher Qin, I want to take a look. This surgery is not finished yet." Ji Xiang, wearing his Lead Clothing, bowed slightly, resembling a cavalryman clad in heavy armor about to head into battle.

"Arrogant!" Qin Chu widened his eyes and stared fixedly at Ji Xiang.

"Xiao Ji, don't be ridiculous!"

Seeing this, the Head Nurse had long since closed the Airtight Lead Door and checked the intercom again.

Doctors could argue among themselves, but it must never leak out.

She had also heard that Qin was looking for a young Standardized Training Student in the north, intending to take him as a Closed-door disciple.

Looking at him now, this young man's temper didn't seem very good, and he was quite stubborn.

Qin was so strict; anyone else would have likely cowered immediately, but that young man still stood before Qin in his Lead Clothing, refusing to back down.

"The surgery," Ji Xiang said softly, "is not finished."

In those years of Empathy, many memories had already blurred, perhaps because the system's computing power was insufficient for the blurring process.

But in countless silent nights, Ji Xiang sat alone, feeling the weakness and nausea throughout his body, recalling the fifteen-minute surgeries, and the anger in his heart accumulated like a volcano.

Until this moment, Qin Chu's surgery had opened a small vent.

Under the pressure of the massive force, the magma had already erupted.

"Are you questioning my surgery?" Qin Chu sneered.

He was no longer angry; his attitude began to turn cold. Ling Tian knew his boss was truly angry, and the consequences would be severe.

If the boss kept scolding people, that would be fine, or one could even say it was a good thing.

But once the boss calmed down, one could imagine what would happen next... It was likely this whole matter would fall through!

Falling through wasn't the only thing; Ji Xiang would also face a thunderous blow.

Qin's motto was: Bodhisattva heart, Tufu methods. Ling Tian knew his boss's temper very well. Damn it, what was in Ji Xiang's head?

Shit?

"Teacher Qin, I am not questioning your surgery, I just want to find the tumor's blood supply vessels," Ji Xiang answered flatly, downplaying the sharp question Qin Chu had thrown at him and facing the subject directly.

"Young man, let me teach you something," Qin Chu said. "The blood supply for the other half of the tumor might come from the Inferior Phrenic Artery, the Abdominal Aorta, or the Renal Artery. Because of the tumor's own characteristics, blood vessels throughout the body have the potential to supply it, so it is uncertain which specific vascular branch is connected."

"If you perform Angiography repeatedly, the amount of Contrast Agent alone would overwhelm the Patient. Many times, it ends in failure."

"Being able to perform a tumor reduction surgery already achieves the goal, don't you think?"

Qin Chu's tone had flattened out, as if he were discussing it with Ji Xiang, but Ling Tian's expression became extremely serious.

He understood that this was his boss's last chance for this young man, Ji Xiang.

Taking advantage of the moment Ji Xiang didn't speak, Ling Tian leaned into his ear and said sternly, "The surgery is done, don't be ungrateful!"

Ji Xiang turned his head, looked at Ling Tian, and then smiled slightly.

"Can't we even try?" Ji Xiang asked. "Although there are many possibilities, and I know this isn't a guaranteed win but a situation where we must do our best, can't we try our best within the limits of what the Patient can bear?"

Qin Chu's expression was extremely ugly; his face was livid and slightly ferocious.

"If we fail, we tried our best, and that is the Patient's fate," Ji Xiang said candidly. "If we succeed in finding the vessel, everyone is happy, so why not?"

Why not—this question was like a sledgehammer, slamming heavily onto Qin Chu's chest.

Faintly, there even came a "thud" sound, along with the sound of a solid object shattering.

Qin Chu's eyes stared fixedly at Ji Xiang; this was completely different from what he had expected!

He couldn't even remember how many years it had been since someone dared to question his decisions to his face. Ji Xiang had actually questioned and denied him again and again—who did he think he was!

"You! Get out!" Ling Tian whispered sternly in Ji Xiang's ear. "This is an operating room; you must listen to the senior Doctor's judgment... and obey!"

"Me." A trace of a scornful smile appeared on the corner of Ji Xiang's mouth.

"I don't obey!"

"Go ahead and do it." A smile of relief suddenly appeared on Qin Chu's face, as gentle as a spring breeze. "Since you insist, I'll give you three chances for Super-selection."

"If you can't find it, then leave the table, how about that?" Qin Chu asked.

His words were soft, but the air in the operating room froze into ice.

Ling Tian knew there was no turning back; his boss had already written Ji Xiang off.

The academic conference held for him had actually ended hastily because of... because of a damn surgery. Was there something wrong with Ji Xiang's brain!

Ling Tian glared fiercely at Ji Xiang and then said, "Boss, you rest, I'll take the table."

"Let Doctor Xiao Ji do it." Qin Chu took off his Lead Clothing, and the Head Nurse, standing nearby, took the garment immediately.

"I'll watch from here."

After saying this, Qin Chu sat down carelessly in the technician's chair.

"Thank you, Teacher Qin, I will try." Ji Xiang bowed, said politely, and asked the technician to pull up the recording of the initial Angiography to watch it repeatedly.

Ling Tian knew his boss was furious; who the hell could have imagined this little Standardized Training Student would be so rigid!

Are all people born after 2000 like this now? Resigning at the slightest disagreement... Ling Tian had originally thought this was just a joke, but he never expected it to happen right beside him.

Moreover, the boss had already offered excellent conditions and had diligently expressed great goodwill, even preparing a special academic conference for Ji Xiang to announce to the entire academic world—I, Qin Chu, have taken a Closed-door disciple.

Such a grand event, even Academician Teng had given face by attending.

Yet this little thing, Ji Xiang, was ungrateful, throwing away a bright future just to stubbornly insist to the boss that the surgery wasn't finished.

Was his brain flooded?

Ling Tian watched as Ji Xiang, with his hands tucked into the pockets of his sterile gown, stretched his head to look at the screen, his gaze gradually turning cold.

The boss was not a man of great tolerance, especially after putting in so much effort and expressing his goodwill and sincerity only to receive no return; what followed would inevitably be a series of heavy blows.

Even if there were countless levels separating the boss and Ji Xiang, and the thunderous heavy hand might not necessarily have any effect, the boss would certainly have to do something.

Three chances, this was the first disciplinary action.

(End of chapter)