Chapter 491: Damn it, he showed off again

"Brother Meng, are you watching a dirty movie? Who's the actress?" The Emergency Internal Medicine Doctor, having just finished seeing a batch of patients and returning to the Duty Room to grab a bite, saw Meng Qingfei hiding secretively in the Duty Room and asked with a chuckle.

"Asakura Yua or Ohashi Miku? Let me see what your taste is like."

"Who has the time to watch that stuff? I'm a decent man. It's 'Heartbeat Offer', a variety show." Meng Qingfei replied distractedly.

"You watch variety shows too?!" The Emergency Internal Medicine Doctor was somewhat surprised.

"You don't? This season of the show features Ji Xiang, that kid who always comes to help me with work when he's free."

"No way, he's on a variety show?!"

"You didn't know?" Meng Qingfei was also a bit surprised; he glanced back at the Internal Medicine Doctor, then turned his head to continue watching the show.

Although he could watch the replay tomorrow and the show wasn't a live broadcast, Meng Qingfei just had an irrepressible sense of agitation.

"I start getting busy the moment I get to work, I don't even have time to take a leak. After work, I have to write papers, pick up the kids, and cook when I get home. Where would I have the time to keep up with this gossip at the hospital?" The Emergency Internal Medicine Doctor, curious, carried his stone-cold dumplings over to the Surgery Department Duty Room.

"Let me see."

"Look, that's Xiao Ji." Meng Qingfei pointed at Ji Xiang, who was standing in the assistant's position at the operating table, and introduced him.

"This show... why does it feel weird?" The Emergency Internal Medicine Doctor looked at the screen in confusion. "Are variety shows this explicit nowadays?"

"That's where you don't get it. Xiao Ji is performing an Interventional Surgery; there's no blood, and the whole surgical process is just like watching a scan, it's not explicit at all."

The Emergency Internal Medicine Doctor watched while stuffing the remaining dumplings into his mouth one after another.

The cold dumplings were a bit greasy, but if he didn't hurry to eat them, he didn't know when the next break would come.

"The kid is pretty impressive. I saw him helping you with Suturing and changing dressings, and I thought he was just some student who came to the Emergency Department to mess around and snag some minor suturing work. I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, he'd be on a variety show."

"His Suturing level is quite high; his technique is very skilled." Meng Qingfei watched Ji Xiang assisting Li Zhuren with the surgery and said with a smile, "Plus, he even secured a Provincial Natural Science Foundation grant."

"What..."

The Emergency Internal Medicine Doctor had a dumpling in his mouth and was just about to swallow when he heard Meng Qingfei mention the Provincial Natural Science Foundation.

He choked and began to cough violently.

"Take it easy." Meng Qingfei patted his back. "Xiao Ji has a paper in The Lancet and has the Provincial Natural Science Foundation grant; his starting point is higher than the vast majority of doctors. It's said his surgery skills are also quite good."

"It's said?"

"We're in the Emergency Department, working one shift every 4 days. If I'm not on duty, I don't come to the hospital, so I don't have time for gossip."

As the two chatted, they saw the figures of Ji Xiang and Li Zhuren freeze, motionless, as if the internet connection were lagging.

The Emergency Internal Medicine Doctor picked up the tablet and changed its orientation.

"The hospital signal is really bad, and there are so many people online. Why don't you use your mobile Traffic? It might be faster. A dignified senior doctor at the Second Affiliated Hospital worrying about a bit of data cost—people would laugh if they heard that."

Meng Qingfei snatched the tablet back and pointed at the time marked on it. "It's not a signal issue."

"Oh?!" The Emergency Internal Medicine Doctor glanced at it and froze.

The marked time was still passing; it was indeed not a signal issue.

"Hurry up, patients will be here in a moment."

"Go home and watch the rerun tomorrow."

"Old Meng, what do you think is going on?" The Emergency Internal Medicine Doctor asked. "Is this some weird ritual you guys in the Surgery Department do before a surgery?"

"Hahaha, there's no such ritual." Meng Qingfei said with a dry laugh. There was no joy in his laughter, only confusion.

He couldn't understand what was going on either.

"Brother Meng! We have a patient!"

The Nurse shouted from the hallway.

Meng Qingfei felt a bit regretful; he sighed and turned to leave.

Just at the moment he walked away, Meng Qingfei vaguely saw the surgeon move one position toward the patient's head, while Ji Xiang stepped into the surgeon's spot.

Damn!

Meng Qingfei really wanted to stay and keep watching, but unfortunately, he was on duty today.

Ling Tian was watching too.

Li Zhuren's surgery was performed very well. Ling Tian had a fair scale in his heart, judging Li Zhuren's level to be slightly lower than his own, but not by much.

He still remembered a few years ago when he performed a public surgery, Li Zhuren, Li Ming of the Hang Yi Da Yi Fu Yuan, was so impressed he bowed down in admiration and even said he wanted to come for further training.

He didn't expect that in just a few years, he would have improved to this extent.

Although the Super-selection of the Level 4 Blood Vessel in the Superior Mesenteric Artery couldn't be called an overnight success, it was clear that it wasn't difficult for Li Zhuren.

Although the video was edited, the surgical time was right there.

Ling Tian didn't think such a thing would be faked.

It was time for the Embolization. Ling Tian put himself in the surgeon's perspective; the surgery should be over. The subsequent Surgical Operation couldn't be broadcast, so the show's so-called "Surgical Day" should end here.

Damn it!

He showed off again.

Other Interns just entered the operating room, were asked a few questions by the surgeon, and visited for a bit.

But Ji Xiang had performed two surgeries in a row.

Although Ling Tian knew that Ji Xiang's ability was definitely not limited to this, he still felt very annoyed.

What would happen if Ji Xiang performed the surgery? Ling Tian couldn't help but think about this question.

It would definitely be better; Ji Xiang's level in Interventional Surgery was higher than his own, let alone Li Zhuren, Li Ming.

But Ji Xiang was just honestly acting as an assistant.

Although he felt annoyed, Ling Tian still felt the surgery was performed very well, and there were even some parts he could learn from.

Suddenly, the screen image froze.

However, Ling Tian quickly noticed the time specifically provided by the production team at the bottom.

It wasn't a signal lag, but rather Ji Xiang discussing something with Li Ming.

A very bad premonition welled up in Ling Tian's heart.

He carefully recalled the surgical process just now; Li Ming's surgery was performed impeccably, and even if he had put himself in that position, it would have been the same.

Were there any missed details in the surgery?

Ling Tian's thoughts flashed like lightning as he recalled it at the fastest speed, but the result left him somewhat disappointed.

There were no missed details; the surgery should have been done exactly like that.

Then what was Ji Xiang saying to Li Ming?!

Ling Tian watched the two people on the screen, who seemed to be frozen, full of doubt.

Soon Li Ming moved; he shifted one position toward the Patient's head, and Ji Xiang immediately stood in Li Ming's spot.

"!!!" Ling Tian was surprised; had the surgery ended?

If it had ended, Li Ming should have turned around to step down from the table, leaving subsequent tasks like applying pressure to stop the bleeding to the assistant.

But Li Ming had shifted one position upward instead.

What did Ji Xiang want to do?!

He held his breath, afraid that a single careless move on his part would affect the surgery of the program team that had already finished recording.

Ji Xiang stood in the surgeon's position, crossed his left and right hands, and began to continue the surgery.

The Guide Wire and Catheter had already been delivered to the Level 4 Blood Vessel; what else could he possibly want to do!

Ling Tian was somewhat bewildered.

(End of this chapter)