Chapter 266: Relegation

Ji Xiang didn't encounter any difficult or complicated cases in the Emergency Department today, but he did have new realizations.

Returning home, after Ji Xiang opened the door, he saw Sha Paozi wagging its tail to welcome him.

This feeling was quite special; his home had always been cold and quiet, but now there was a Sha Paozi that would wait for him to come home.

It carried a slipper to Ji Xiang, and Ji Xiang was surprised, "Dad, did you teach it that?"

"I didn't teach it; it was likely taught by its previous owner," Ji Yongchang's voice came from inside.

Ji Xiang stroked Sha Paozi's head; he really couldn't understand how such a smart show-quality dog could have been caught by someone.

He chatted with the old man for a while, talking about what happened today.

After all, he had won first place in a surgery competition; although Ji Xiang was calm and unruffled, he still had to report it to the old man.

It had been like this since he was a child.

But Ji Yongchang wasn't surprised, only smiling and encouraging Ji Xiang to continue.

After washing up and lying down, he went to the System Operating Room to train, and the next morning, Ji Xiang took Sha Paozi out for a half-marathon run.

Arriving at the hospital, Ji Xiang saw Liu Zhuren standing in the hallway chatting with Lu Gang.

Seeing Ji Xiang arrive, Liu Zhuren waved his hand.

"Xiao Ji, I heard from Bai Chuzhang that you used the surgical recording of that Giant Hydronephrosis case from last time to enter the competition yesterday and won first place," Liu Zhuren said with a smile. "You have to say, Lao Bai really has an eye for talent."

"Yes," Ji Xiang didn't know how he should be "humble," so he just replied flatly.

"Keep up the good work!"

Liu Zhuren didn't say anything else, but his attitude toward Ji Xiang had changed unconsciously.

After the shift handover, Ji Xiang went to the Interventional Department to perform surgery; today's patient would first undergo Interventional Embolization, with the resection to be done on the weekend.

Although it occupied a bed, Liu Zhuren still supported the work very generously.

"Liu Zhuren!"

After the handover, Lu Gang suddenly appeared in the Urology Department.

"Lao Lu, why are you here?" Liu Zhuren was puzzled.

He hadn't requested a consultation, so why was Lu Gang here? Could it be a night owl visiting—never coming without a reason?

Lu Gang said with a look of bad luck, "I made a bet with Bai Chuzhang and lost. I didn't want to clean, so Bai Chuzhang told me to come and take a look at the patient admitted by Xiao Ji... the Doctor, and help keep an eye on things."

"!!!" Liu Zhuren was stunned.

Although this man, who was balding at around forty, had low emotional intelligence, his IQ was extremely high, and his clinical diagnosis work was spot on; Bai Chuzhang treated him like a treasure.

He didn't expect that in order to prevent problems in Ji Xiang's work due to his youth, Bai Chuzhang had actually "exiled" him to Ji Xiang's side.

Lao Bai's level of favor and support for Ji Xiang seemed to be even greater than his own.

"A simple Renal Cancer case, and he wants me to come look at it; Bai Chuzhang is really... using a sledgehammer to crack a nut," Lu Gang muttered.

However, no matter how unhappy he was, he still came; a bet is a bet.

"Xiao Ji has an Embolization Surgery today; it's perfect that you're here, Lao Lu, help keep an eye on things," Liu Zhuren said with a chuckle.

Although full of reluctance, Lu Gang still seized the time to read Ji Xiang's Medical Record and followed him to the operating room to watch the surgery.

Lu Gang watched Ji Xiang's Embolization Surgery for the whole morning and was somewhat surprised. He was surprised that not only was Ji Xiang good at Urological Surgery, but his Interventional Surgery had also reached a high level of proficiency.

But that was about it; Lu Gang came from an Internal Medicine background, and all his knowledge of surgery came from reading papers, so he naturally felt that surgery should be flawless to begin with.

He was more curious about the effect of the Partial Resection and was already somewhat impatient.

Lu Gang's status in the department was slightly awkward; the whole hospital knew his diagnostic level was extremely high and that he was the trump card in Bai Chuzhang's hand. Now, however, he had been demoted, to the point where no one in the office said a word while writing medical records after the surgery.

And Lu Gang didn't know if he should be writing medical records either.

Fortunately, Zhao Zhe was diligent and proficient in clinical operations, so he took on the vast majority of the work.

When it was time to get off work, Lu Gang wanted to leave, but seeing that Ji Xiang and Zhao Zhe were both still working, he felt a bit embarrassed.

Lu Gang himself didn't know how many years it had been since he did basic clinical work, such as writing medical records; this day had him sitting on pins and needles.

"Lu Zhuren, please sit," Wu Zong walked in, and seeing Lu Gang standing behind Ji Xiang like a supervisor, he chatted with Lu Gang with a smile.

"Wu Zong, you're off?" Lu Gang said. "Did the surgery go smoothly?"

"Smoothly, it was just Laser Stone Crushing," Wu Zong said quite proudly.

"I took a look; your movements with the Zebra Guidewire to find the Ureter opening were simply too proficient," Lu Gang said. "It's no wonder they say the Resident Chief position really trains a person."

As he spoke, Lu Gang found a seat and sat down to chat with Wu Zong.

"Hehe." Wu Zong was a bit proud, but he couldn't brag in front of Ji Xiang.

Although that damned sense of familiarity hadn't appeared for a few days, making Wu Zong somewhat nostalgic, he wasn't sick, so it was better if it didn't appear.

"Are there many emergencies in our department?" Lu Gang asked casually.

Wu Zong's expression changed, and he said to Lu Gang with a bitter face, "Lu Zhuren, you can't mention emergencies while on duty."

"..." Lu Gang paused, then burst into laughter, "That's all feudal superstition; back when I was on duty..."

Before he could finish his sentence, a Nurse at the Nurses' Station shouted, "Wu Zong, emergency consultation in the operating room!"

Wu Zong was quite helpless, "Zhou Jiaoshou, my emergency shift is extremely busy. Testicular Torsion—others might not encounter a few in a year, but in the 8 months I've been Resident Chief, I've already encountered 22 cases."

Lu Gang looked at Wu Zong with pity.

This kid was truly pitiful. Many years ago, when he was still on duty and occasionally doing consultations, all clinical medical staff held extreme contempt for doctors who had an "emergency-prone" fate.

Their status in the hospital was not much higher than a dog's.

At least people would pet a dog, but everyone found these emergency-prone doctors annoying to look at.

"Wu Zong, what are the usual circumstances for an emergency consultation in the operating room?" Ji Xiang suddenly asked.

"At this hour, it's possible that a tumor patient's laparoscopic Surgical Operation couldn't be completed and was converted to an open surgery, and then they accidentally punctured the bladder or something," Wu Zong was also very helpless and explained to Ji Xiang.

"Otherwise, it's trauma; you'll only know when you go see."

"Ding-dong~"

The sound of a System Task came through.

Ji Xiang was startled; the System hadn't given any tasks during the Surgical Operation competition these past few days, so he hadn't expected one to arrive suddenly.

【Emergency Task: Three in Ten Thousand Possibility.

Task details: Correctly diagnose and treat one emergency Patient.

Task duration: 3 hours.

Task rewards: 10,000 Experience Points, 12 Surgical Points.】

Three in Ten Thousand Possibility?

What kind of task is this?

Ji Xiang frowned slightly, held his breath, and focused as he arrived at the System Operating Room.

"Teacher."

"Received a task?" the System NPC asked.

"Yes, Teacher, what does Three in Ten Thousand Possibility mean?"

"It is just a very rare type of trauma," the System NPC said. "You go check the situation first, then perform surgical training."

Is it this perfunctory? Ji Xiang scratched his head.

(End of chapter)