Chapter 190: Teacher Zhao, I'm Sorry (League Leader Deng Chaohong's Bonus Chapter ×1)

The Micro-spring Coil was injected, the hyperplastic vessels were embolized, and the blood flow was blocked.

Angiography was performed again; the Tumor had disappeared, the Embolization effect was satisfactory, and the surgical preparation was finished.

Only at this moment did Ling Tian realize that he had been distracted and missed a detail—the angle of the nameless vessel branching from the Right Subclavian Artery was extremely tricky, yet in the time it took for him to be distracted, Ji Xiang had completed the most difficult Super-selection!

If he were in the surgeon's position...

He certainly could not do what Ji Xiang was able to do.

Assuming he were the one tasked with supplying the Tumor from the Subclavian Artery branch, he would have to poke around for at least an hour to successfully complete the Super-selection, and that would be an underestimate.

If he could manage to poke his way in within an hour, Ling Tian wouldn't think his skill level was high, but rather that his Luck was good.

The difficulty of the surgery was unimaginably high, yet Ji Xiang had handled it with ease...

If only he weren't so stubborn and gave the boss enough respect, how good that would be. Even if he insisted on the surgery, if he had phrased it differently, the boss might not have been unable to accept it.

Ling Tian was restless, countless distracting thoughts flooded in, and before he knew it, the surgery was over.

Ji Xiang had already removed the Arterial Sheath and started applying pressure to stop the bleeding.

Ling Tian's eyelids had been twitching wildly; damn this feudal superstition, Ling Tian cursed inwardly.

Turning his head, he wanted to see if the boss had any instructions.

But the next second, Ling Tian only saw the empty seat on the other side of the Lead-lined Glass, and the technician standing blankly in front of the console.

The boss had left!

The boss had actually left!!

Ling Tian's hand felt a bit numb.

"Teacher Ling, the surgery is finished," Ji Xiang said very calmly. "Give me a hand, I'll move the Patient onto the flat cart and go out to apply pressure to stop the bleeding."

"Oh," Ling Tian replied blankly.

His mind was filled with the movements of Ji Xiang performing the final Super-selection; how on earth did Ji Xiang manage to do it?!

"Teacher Ling, can I still observe at tomorrow's conference?" Ji Xiang asked.

"What?"

"Observe," Ji Xiang said. "I probably won't have a chance to give a report, but I want to see the various teachers' opinions on the development of the discipline and the guiding significance for future work."

Damn it, you're already this strong, you can decide the direction of your future work yourself, why do you need to look at others'?

Ling Tian cursed inwardly.

With this level of skill, even Academician Teng would be overjoyed to see it, and would likely snatch Ji Xiang away even if it meant falling out with the boss.

Perhaps because he was distracted, the words in Ling Tian's heart accidentally spilled out as a curse.

"I don't know the future direction, so I need to see the teachers' exchanges," Ji Xiang returned to the appearance of the ignorant youth he was before. "Teacher Ling, do you think that's okay?"

"..."

Ling Tian was silent.

He felt like crying but had no tears.

Complex emotions intertwined deep within his heart; even he himself didn't know what he was thinking.

The Patient was lifted onto the flat cart and sent into the corridor.

Ji Xiang pressed on the Femoral Artery Puncture point, chatting lightly with the Patient to soothe their emotions.

Because the Patient could see some of the situation during the surgery, Ji Xiang combined the surgical process to tell the story, full of ups and downs, and the ending was perfect, like a fairy tale.

Not until the ward Doctor expressionlessly took the Patient away did Ji Xiang let out a long breath.

"Ding-dong~"

【Main Quest: Challenge! Completed.

Quest Content: 3 Super-selections, finding the abnormal feeding vessel of the Tumor.

Quest Time: 2 hours.

Obtained Quest Rewards: Experience Points +20,000, Surgical Points +100, Random Attribute Value +1.

Obtained Special Reward: Senior Doctor's Gaze skill level +1.】

Ji Xiang added the random attribute to Luck without hesitation, then took a look at the upgraded 【Senior Doctor's Gaze】.

The system didn't say what changes the skill had, only that there was a line of small text below—the definition of a senior doctor is not limited to the operating table.

The system was always mysterious, speaking as if it were constipated; couldn't it have a skill demonstration? Ji Xiang slandered inwardly.

The figure that appeared before his eyes was not a System NPC, but that Professor Zhou he had encountered during an Empathy session.

This thing was definitely designed by Zhou Congwen, definitely!

The quest reward was one thing, but Ji Xiang clearly remembered that when he was engrossed in looking at the films, the system had changed.

Scrolling up the light screen, Ji Xiang saw a line of text.

【Congratulations on entering the Flow State for the first time, rewarded with a one-time temporary skill—Empathy.

This skill is a temporary skill, with only one chance to use, allowing a designated person to experience Empathy.】

What is the use of this?

Ji Xiang focused his attention on the Flow State; this concept was something he had heard his old man mention, but he hadn't expected to enter it inadvertently.

He didn't pay attention to that one-time skill either, and seeing Zhao Zhe walk out with a bewildered face, he said somewhat apologetically, "Teacher Zhao, I am truly sorry."

"Sorry?" Zhao Zhe was stunned by what Ji Xiang said.

"I guess your research project won't be able to be presented at the conference," Ji Xiang said regretfully. "I seem to have offended Teacher Qin; he left without even saying goodbye at the end."

"..."

"If they don't let us attend the conference, I'll treat you to Disney, and we can watch the fireworks."

"No need, no need." Zhao Zhe reacted; although he felt a bit regretful, he was already used to it, having been rubbed into the ground by society for countless years.

For Zhao Zhe, failure was the norm, while success was something out of reach.

"Doctor Xiao Ji, what you did... to be honest, I think it's a bit of a pity," Zhao Zhe said in a low voice. "Things like this are everywhere, why bother?"

Zhao Zhe's voice grew smaller and lower; it was evident he was very conflicted.

Ji Xiang smiled calmly.

Indeed, when faced with a massive benefit, if he hadn't experienced this Empathy, he wouldn't have cared either.

Qin Chu's actions were actually very normal.

He recalled that the System NPC had "warned" him that this Empathy might change his values.

Indeed, the long process of "waiting for death" had changed Ji Xiang's values.

Therefore, he did not approve of Qin Chu's actions at all, and even slapped a big, resounding blow across Qin Chu's face.

Ji Xiang didn't care about Qin Chu's thoughts; he just felt a bit sorry for Zhao Zhe.

To not fail the Buddha and not fail one's beloved—how easy is that to say?

"Teacher Zhao, I am truly sorry." Ji Xiang apologized to Zhao Zhe again.

"Look at what you're saying." Zhao Zhe glanced over; Ling Tian hadn't come out and was continuing the next surgery in the operating room. He sighed, "Let's go, let's find a place to have a drink."

"I don't drink," Ji Xiang said.

"Not smoking, not drinking, you've walked the world in vain," Zhao Zhe laughed. "These are all trifles; I've long been used to it. If others don't welcome us, we just do our own thing, as long as we have a clear conscience."

"Actually, I also wanted to... if I could change them, perhaps..."

"Have you seen 'Mr. Donkey'? The lines in there are classic. You can't even handle the things right in front of you, yet you're thinking about doing other things? You'll be assimilated later. Doing it this way is fine, I think it's quite good."

Seeing that the matter was irreversible, Zhao Zhe could only keep comforting Ji Xiang.

Ji Xiang went to greet Ling Tian, but seeing that Ling Tian didn't say a word, he had no choice but to go change clothes with Zhao Zhe.

They had come with high spirits but left in a bit of a rush; however, Ji Xiang had followed his heart, and the corners of his eyes were full of smiles.

(End of this chapter)