Chapter 424: Playing Hard to Get (League Leader Foucs Bonus Chapter ×1)

The patient, who had been harboring subtle resistance in his heart all this time, took the initiative to ask questions. Ji Xiang explained the theory while connecting it to reality, using the most accessible language to clearly explain Mirizzi syndrome after a Cholecystectomy.

The way he explained Mirizzi syndrome was different from Professor Shen and Zhai Yuhan.

It wasn't that his language was vulgar, but rather that his angle was different.

As Ji Xiang spoke about Mirizzi syndrome, he described the patients he had encountered, and every detail moved the 12-3 Patient before him, striking straight at his heart.

By this time, the 12-3 Patient had lost his previous stubbornness, and the fear in his heart was visibly overflowing.

Because every word Ji Xiang said seemed to be describing his own situation.

But this young doctor participating in the reality show had never experienced the previous consultations, meaning he didn't understand his situation. And even if he had, it's hard to understand if the pain isn't on yourself.

Therefore, the conclusion was easy to reach, and the patient soon believed Ji Xiang.

"Doctor Xiao Ji." The patient's expression turned serious, no longer as affected as he had been when facing the cameras; after all, when it involved his own physical health, no one could ignore it.

"What is it, Zhou Ge?"

"Is it necessary to have the examination?" the patient asked.

"I suppose so. Anyway, I was scared to death by my teacher; I had it done twice, and in the end, it was useless. However, it is said that once there is a problem, it will be very miserable, and in severe cases, it can even lead to Liver Failure."

"!!!"

The 12-3 Patient was startled.

"What about me?" he asked.

"You seem... not to have it." Ji Xiang didn't play along, but instead said the opposite.

The people in the Review Room were stunned; only Professor Shen nodded slightly.

"Professor Shen, why did Ji Xiang say that?" a guest asked.

Clearly, the patient was already on the verge of surrendering and was about to agree to the Magnetic Resonance Imaging scan, yet Ji Xiang retreated at the last moment. In others' eyes, by saying this, all the previous groundwork Ji Xiang had laid would go down the drain.

"It's different," Professor Shen said softly. "Ji Xiang saying it like that makes me feel quite dazed."

"Dazed?"

"Only the most seasoned Clinical doctors know that if you keep following the patient's words, the patient will hesitate, and the next thing they will likely say is that they want to think about it. And then, there is no 'then'," Professor Shen evaluated based on his own Clinical experience.

"Uh..."

The guests in the Review Room were stunned.

"I guess Ji Xiang will say some things that sound plausible but keep getting closer to the patient's condition."

"Playing hard to get?" the host asked.

"Yes, that's exactly it—playing hard to get!" Professor Shen agreed with the host's insightful evaluation.

How could it be so complicated!

Seeing a patient is just seeing a patient; it's just treating an illness, yet he's even playing with the Art of War.

The guests in the Review Room were speechless.

Just as Professor Shen had expected, Ji Xiang deliberately said some things wrong, letting the patient fill in the blanks himself.

The benefit of doing this was that the patient felt a sense of participation, letting him find his own way out of the fog.

Generally, stubborn people don't believe what others say; they only believe their own judgment.

The 12-3 Patient didn't know he had already been influenced by Ji Xiang. While "chatting" with Ji Xiang, he deduced where his own problem lay and broke out in a cold sweat.

Repeated occurrences could lead to Liver Failure. Waiting for a liver source for a transplant... countless complications were brought up by Ji Xiang to "scare" the 12-3 Patient.

"Can we get the Magnetic Resonance Imaging done? I think it requires an appointment," the 12-3 Patient interrupted Ji Xiang and asked.

"I don't know. I just arrived today. Zhou Ge, do you want to get an MRI?" Ji Xiang asked, feigning ignorance.

"Xiao Ji, can you help me ask? No, forget it, I'll go find Yang Zhuren directly," the 12-3 Patient said.

"Then I'll ask too." Ji Xiang didn't have a triumphant expression; instead, he scratched his head, using body language to express his awkwardness and difficulty.

However, he didn't say anything else to avoid a counterproductive effect, and immediately returned to the Doctor's Office.

"Brilliant!" Professor Shen applauded.

"Ji Xiang is comparable to the most seasoned Clinical doctor, and the kind with very high emotional intelligence at that," Mao Mao also gave an evaluation.

"But he's just a Standardized Training Doctor. Can he really think of all this? Or are these just coincidences?" a guest questioned.

"You can't doubt a doctor's communication skills just because they are young; these skills are innate," Professor Shen said. "I've encountered many things in Clinical practice; doctors with insufficient communication skills, even if they have the miraculous ability to cure patients, will still be complained about."

"And Ji Xiang's communication skills are top-notch."

Everyone agreed with this evaluation, and they began to discuss the conversation Ji Xiang had just had with the patient with great interest.

Zhai Yuhan looked at Ji Xiang in surprise.

"Teacher Zhai, the patient wants to have the examination done. Can we add a slot before work tomorrow?"

Ji Xiang asked.

This kind of procedure... Zhai Yuhan was silent.

Hospitals forbid doctors, Nurses, and staff from the unit from "cutting the line" for patients they are familiar with.

But adding a slot before work starts is a matter of personal favor; after all, the doctors in the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Room haven't started work yet, so it's "amateur" time and doesn't break the rules.

This is an unspoken rule in the medical field.

But not many people know about this unspoken rule.

Ji Xiang looked young, but he was extremely proficient in playing all sorts of things, including unspoken rules and the like.

Zhai Yuhan didn't believe it; she stood up to ask the 12-3 Patient herself.

Ji Xiang did not follow them; he sat down and began to look at the Medical Record again.

"Ji Xiang, how did you communicate with the Patient?" Zhao Mengmeng asked, looking bewildered.

"Just chatted casually. The Patient wanted to have the examination done themselves; I didn't say anything," Ji Xiang replied.

He never wasted his breath on training newcomers.

Having been instilled with many values and ways of behaving by the System NPC, Ji Xiang felt that doing some of those things was too tiring, so he had absolutely no interest in explaining them to Zhao Mengmeng.

It would be a waste of breath; Zhao Mengmeng wouldn't be able to grasp it anyway.

Deep down, Ji Xiang considered himself a senior Doctor, and he also knew he was definitely not a good teacher, nor did he have any interest in teaching or mentoring others.

He wasn't a System NPC, after all.

Soon, Zhai Yuhan returned.

She stood at the doorway, scrutinizing Ji Xiang with a look of astonishment.

"Teacher Zhai," Ji Xiang greeted her indifferently.

"How did you do it?"

"I didn't do anything," Ji Xiang said evasively. "Just chatted a bit. Before I could even ask, the Patient requested the MRI themselves."

"..." Zhai Yuhan really wanted to grab Ji Xiang by the ear and make him tell the truth.

But looking at Ji Xiang's expression, she knew that no matter how much she asked, it would be useless.

How detestable!

Truly detestable!!

"Teacher Zhai, can the examination be done tomorrow morning? If it can, I'll go remind the Patient not to eat or drink."

"It can," Zhai Yuhan squeezed the answer out from between her teeth.

"That's great!" Ji Xiang smiled. "Then I'll go notify the Patient."

Today's filming ended there; Ji Xiang notified the Patient to fast from food and water tomorrow morning before returning to the hotel to rest.

However, the work for everyone else had just begun.

(End of this chapter)