Chapter 435: Ji Xiang's Ragtag Team

Zhai Yuhan was stunned. Zhao Zhe working under Ji Xiang? Was he joking?

Every wrinkle on his face was etched with rich clinical experience, which didn't match his humble, grandson-like expression at all.

Generally speaking, there are many opportunities for joking in a hospital, but one must always mind the boundaries. This joke, however, had a boundary that was a bit too broad—broad enough to require pixelation.

"Hello, hello." After offering an explanation, Zhao Zhe walked in with a stooped back, extending both hands.

His waist was bent extremely low, his hands held almost at head level, as he humbly reached out to shake Zhai Yuhan's hand to express his goodwill.

Zhai Yuhan was left between laughter and tears by Zhao Zhe's actions.

"My name is Zhao Zhe, an old Attending Physician in Xiao Ji Yisheng's medical team," Zhao Zhe introduced himself.

"……"

Zhai Yuhan was surprised to receive confirmation from Zhao Zhe, but still tried hard to appear calm as she shook hands with him.

Zhao Zhe's grandson-like demeanor made Zhai Yuhan feel very uncomfortable.

"Hello." Shortly after, a bald man walked in, looking at Zhai Yuhan almost entirely through his nostrils.

Yet, Zhai Yuhan happened to be susceptible to this sort of thing.

Lu Gang's bald head, and that strand of hair that was clearly failing to deceive anyone yet still struggling to maintain his final shred of dignity. Although ridiculous, this appearance was silently telling Zhai Yuhan that he was a senior doctor, and a high-level one at that.

Judging a book by its cover is wrong, but in the medical field, judging by appearance is a relatively mature experience, and Zhai Yuhan had similar habits.

"Hello," Zhai Yuhan smiled and reached out.

But Lu Gang didn't even look at Zhai Yuhan, showing no intention of shaking hands, and instead scanned the Doctor's Office, nodding slightly.

"You must be the Attending Professor of Ji Xiang Yisheng's medical team. May I ask your surname?" Zhai Yuhan asked politely.

Lu Gang's expression darkened, and he furrowed his brows at Zhai Yuhan.

Zhai Yuhan didn't understand what she had said wrong; this visiting senior doctor was acting far too much like he belonged here.

"I am not the Attending Professor... I am responsible for supervising Ji Xiang's work," Lu Gang said in a deep voice.

"I am mainly responsible for assisting Xiao Ji Yisheng with surgeries, and Lu Zhuren is responsible for writing the Medical Record," Zhao Zhe said, not giving Lu Gang a chance to speak, and immediately provided a clear explanation.

"Supervising, supervising! Xiao Ji is young and impulsive; it definitely won't do without someone watching him," Lu Gang insisted, defending himself.

Zhai Yuhan looked at Lu Gang in astonishment. He hadn't actually refuted Zhao Zhe's words, but had merely offered a "ridiculous" excuse for the sake of his pride before letting it drop.

Could it be that Ji Xiang was truly the leader of this medical team?

The usually calm Zhai Yuhan felt a bit disoriented, her mind filled with question marks.

Lu Gang looked exactly like the kind of Expert everyone imagined—his baldness was his trademark.

Moreover, his arrogance upon entering the room was written all over Lu Gang's face.

Although Zhao Zhe looked incredibly humble, like a dog, he was that typical kind of old Attending Physician with clear bottom lines: protecting the interests of the Attending Professor and exposing Lu Gang's true status.

It was just that the fact this Attending Professor was Ji Xiang was something Zhai Yuhan couldn't accept.

This peculiar duo refreshed Zhai Yuhan's worldview.

"Xiao Ji, were you given a hard time during the filming?" Lu Gang asked.

"No," Ji Xiang smiled.

"How is that possible? I know their nature," Lu Gang scolded. "I wouldn't be happy if any other Camera Crew were filming in our hospital either. This is a hospital, not Hengdian; do we not care about the seriousness of medicine anymore?"

"Really, I wasn't. Zhai Laoshi and Yang Zhuren have both been very good to me," Ji Xiang said.

Very good...

Zhai Yuhan thought back to her plan to give these Interns a hard time before the Camera Crew arrived.

"Hey."

"The system here is different from ours, and I find it more convenient," Ji Xiang said.

"How is it different? Let me see."

Lu Gang sat down with a grand air, and Ji Xiang began to explain the electronic system of Hang Yi Da Yi Fu Yuan to him.

At this moment, Zhai Yuhan felt like an outsider.

Lu Gang looked through the patients one by one, as if he were at the Medical Affairs Department back home reviewing clinical work in a department.

"Gallbladder Torsion?" Lu Gang had sharp eyes and suddenly stopped. "The standard at the Affiliated Hospital is quite good. This condition is easily misdiagnosed; let me look at the specific details."

"At our hospital, there have been three misdiagnoses of Gallbladder Torsion," Lu Gang began to "review" the Medical Record.

"Lu Laoshi, you remember that clearly?" Zhai Yuhan asked.

"Me? I am responsible for supervision," Lu Gang said. "I have to identify conditions like this that are prone to issues; otherwise, there would be an average of 1.2 more cases of medical malpractice per year."

"……" Zhai Yuhan was stunned for a moment.

Lu Gang's perspective was high-level; he wasn't looking at this disease classification from the angle of a clinical doctor, but from the angle of the Medical Affairs Department.

"I didn't expect the standard at your Affiliated Hospital to be quite high." Lu Gang scanned the Medical Record and gave an affirmative statement. "The patient's symptoms had already subsided when they arrived; this is the most dangerous type. In the past twelve years, our hospital has misdiagnosed three similar patients."

"……" Zhai Yuhan didn't know if Ji Xiang had told Lu Gang in advance.

That shouldn't be the case; if Ji Xiang wanted to show off, he could have done so while reviewing the Medical Record, when there were cameras and numerous Attending Professors present.

There was no need to show off to her, a Resident Chief, behind everyone's back.

But if what that bald Lu Zhuren said was just a coincidence, Zhai Yuhan felt it was too coincidental, and she couldn't accept it for the moment.

"Lu Zhuren, how was it resolved later?" Zhao Zhe asked.

"Don't let all patients leave just because you've taken one look at them; at least observe them in the hospital for a few hours and have them sign the papers. Just like how every patient who comes to the Emergency Department must first get an Electrocardiogram to avoid misdiagnosis or mistreatment," Lu Gang said.

"That Electrocardiogram thing is true. I'm a coward; back in Yuanliao, a patient came in at noon saying they had a toothache and wanted some painkillers. I saw the patient was in so much pain and sweating all over, and I felt something was wrong, so I had them get an Electrocardiogram. Damn it, it turned out to be a 'widow-maker'!"

"Oh? How did you explain it to the patient? Usually, patients aren't willing to spend money on unnecessary tests."

"Exactly, patients definitely won't do it for a few dozen yuan. But the Emergency Department over in Yuanliao has its own electrocardiograph; what's the harm in me having the patient get one? At worst, I'll just let the Nurse nag me about the wasted cost."

"A 'widow-maker'—if you hadn't done the Electrocardiogram, you likely would have been cornered in your office by people." Lu Gang looked at the Medical Record, chatting with Zhao Zhe.

Zhao Zhe recalled those years, opened the floodgates, and his inner chatterbox erupted, starting to ramble about how difficult it was to work in a grassroots hospital.

Zhai Yuhan watched these two "subordinate" Doctors of Ji Xiang in silence, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

This was no makeshift team; they were clearly experienced and incredibly slick Clinical veterans.

What kind of magic did Ji Xiang possess to make people like this work honestly under him!

(End of chapter)