Chapter 236: Arrogant Due to Talent

Back in reality, Ji Xiang sat quietly in front of the computer, reflecting on the surgery training he had just completed.

Because this surgery had utilized an active skill—Clear Insight—the experience felt completely different.

Ji Xiang seemed to have long forgotten the heartache of consuming Surgical Points; breaking down the surgery frame by frame and the surgical method of "predicting" blood vessels in advance to avoid bleeding filled Ji Xiang with joy.

His surgical skills had not improved, but Ji Xiang knew that after dozens or hundreds of surgical training sessions, he should be able to truly predict where the blood vessels were without using the skill.

Just as the System NPC had done.

Although his skill points had not increased, Ji Xiang could feel that he had truly gained something, and it was quite significant.

"You, get up."

A foot kicked the leg of Ji Xiang's chair.

Ji Xiang turned his head and saw a middle-aged Doctor gesturing for him to give up his seat.

He was about one meter seventy, with a round face and glasses; what caught the eye was that the top of his head was bald, with only a single strand of hair.

That strand of hair was treated like a treasure, combed over his forehead to maintain the last bit of dignity of a middle-aged man.

"Teacher, please sit." Ji Xiang wasn't unhappy about the bald man's behavior and said politely after standing up.

"No sense of awareness at all, not knowing to offer your seat voluntarily; why are young people these days like this?" the bald man muttered after sitting down.

Liu Zhuren caught a glimpse that Ji Xiang didn't seem angry, walked over, and patted Ji Xiang to show comfort, but said nothing else.

"Lao Lu, why such a temper?" Liu Zhuren said.

"It's just a case of Giant Hydronephrosis, why even call for a consultation?" the bald Lu Zhuren said disdainfully. "Look at what this is all about. Let me tell you, Lao Liu, don't think about doing this surgery yourself; you won't be able to pull it off."

Liu Zhuren smiled.

"This is called Giant Hydronephrosis, never heard of it, have you?" the bald Lu Zhuren said with contempt. "The diagnostic entry was only established in 1997. I looked at the scans; the kidney function is lost, the contralateral kidney is still okay, so it can be removed directly. But!"

As he spoke, that long strand of hair on his forehead fluttered.

Ji Xiang's eyes lit up; this guy was awesome!

Ji Xiang had never heard of the diagnosis of Giant Hydronephrosis before the System NPC mentioned it, and even Liu Zhuren, who had spent his whole life in the Urology Department, seemed to have never seen it.

Yet this rude bald man hit the nail on the head, and without any regard for Liu Zhuren's face, directly said he couldn't do it.

Although his words were filled with condescending contempt, it was an emotion based on the confidence of deep theoretical knowledge.

"Lao Lu, you're going a bit too far." Liu Zhuren didn't get annoyed and laughed. "Why wouldn't I be able to pull it off?"

"First, because of the Patient's condition," the bald man said dismissively. "The initial symptom wasn't abdominal discomfort, nor nausea or vomiting, but Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis. Combining the imaging data, I estimate the renal capsule has already adhered to the peritoneum; it's a total mess."

"Just you, Lao Liu, can you handle it with laparoscopy? Don't ruin the Patient. Go to the Imperial Capital, find 912 or Peking Union Medical College Hospital, and let a hospital with a top-tier Urology Department do it with laparoscopy. If it were you, you'd convert from laparoscopy to open surgery, a 20cm incision, cut!"

Ji Xiang smiled.

It seemed this person hadn't kicked the chair leg because he was young and easy to bully.

This person's temper had always been bad; he had expressed everything in just a few simple sentences, and he didn't give Liu Zhuren any face at all.

The key was that the man was right!

Ji Xiang knew very well that Liu Zhuren's laparoscopic level was a notch weaker than his own; since he couldn't have pulled it off before his surgery training, Liu Zhuren certainly couldn't.

Just as the bald man said, if Liu Zhuren went on stage, the possibility of converting from laparoscopy to open surgery was extremely high.

"Since Lao Lu has a suggestion, I'll head back first," Liu Zhuren said.

"I was just talking nonsense, see for yourself," the bald man said sullenly after Liu Zhuren gave a firm retort.

"I also suspect I can't pull it off; I'll go back and check the literature. I didn't even know the diagnosis of Giant Hydronephrosis," Liu Zhuren said with a smile. "Lao Lu, that's why you're the one doing the diagnosing."

"Useless!"

Ji Xiang felt a bit strange; the bald man's expression and tone were like those of a top-tier director in the hospital, the kind everyone respected. Yet no one called him Director, they all just called him Lao Lu.

Furthermore, he didn't know which department he was from. Logically, the department that removes kidneys would have Liu Zhuren as the most authoritative voice, but Liu Zhuren didn't refute the bald man's diagnosis and instead wanted to go back and study.

How strange.

"Lao Lu, everyone is here, shall we have a quick consultation?" the Vascular Surgery Department Director said as he entered.

"Fine, let's take a look at the Patient first."

The bald man led the two directors and several professors and Doctors to the ward.

Ji Xiang followed at the very back, watching quietly.

The consultation after returning was also very simple; basically, the bald man repeated what he had just said, everyone had no objections, the attending Doctor from the Vascular Surgery Department recorded the consultation opinion, and the whole-hospital consultation ended.

On the way back, Ji Xiang asked curiously, "Director, what is the background of that Expert Lu...?"

Liu Zhuren said, "He is a big shot, a top expert in our hospital's Rheumatology and Immunology Department."

Rheumatology and Immunology!

Hearing these four words, Ji Xiang suddenly perked up.

"A doctoral student of Duan Lao from 912; his diagnostic level is truly high."

"Is he currently the Director of our Rheumatology and Immunology Department? But this illness has nothing to do with Rheumatology and Immunology." Ji Xiang was still very confused.

"No, could someone with that shitty temper become a director?" Liu Zhuren said. "This person, being arrogant due to talent is the most undesirable thing."

Ji Xiang felt there was more to Liu Zhuren's words; it seemed he was using the bald man to tell him something.

"A few years ago, he was the Deputy Director of the Rheumatology and Immunology Department. When the old director retired, we all thought his succession was a done deal. Respecting the old director, waiting a few years didn't matter; anyway, it was a 'clean' department, and whenever there was a consultation, Lao Lu would go, which didn't affect Clinical work."

"But 3 years ago, someone from the province came for treatment for a joint problem. After Professor Deng from the Orthopedics Department saw it, he said a Joint replacement was needed, and if they were worried, they could find a professor from Jishuitan to perform the surgery, and Deng Chaohong could act as an assistant."

"But the Patient just insisted they had rheumatoid arthritis and wanted the Rheumatology and Immunology Department to provide a treatment plan. Isn't that nonsense? But you can't help it when the other party is in a high position of power, right?"

"And then?" Ji Xiang asked.

"Lao Lu has a bad temper; he talked back to his face and insulted the person. As a result, the person was embarrassed and furious. In the end, Lao Lu was thrown directly into the Medical Affairs Department," Liu Zhuren laughed. "That's why I say you can't be arrogant due to talent. If they say it is, then it is; recommend them to the Imperial Capital, and once they get there, someone will naturally deal with them."

"But Lao Lu wouldn't have it; in our words, he's just too pedantic."

Liu Zhuren looked at Ji Xiang meaningfully. "Some people are just courting disaster; let them court it, don't stop them."

(End of chapter)