Chapter 1720: 1661 Holding Back the Torrent (Part 1)

However, even if Zheng Ren pushed the vascular CTA to the extreme, he still couldn't find any abnormal vascular proliferation besides what was near the dorsal side of the T12-L1 vertebrae, so all evidence pointed to Lao He's operational mistake causing bleeding that compressed the nerves, resulting in the patient's paraplegia.

But Zheng Ren did not give up.

There wasn't even any abnormal vascular proliferation; could a seasoned anesthesiologist like Lao He make such a basic mistake?

Moreover, the needle went in at T12-L1, but the bleeding was at T8-T9—far too far off.

There's definitely a problem!

Zheng Ren narrowed his eyes, frantically searching his mind for similar literature reports based on the various images.

Time flew by.

Ten minutes later, Su Yun brought Lao He back, seeing Zheng Ren sitting motionless before the screen like an old monk in meditation.

Su Yun said nothing, merely sending Lao He back to the Anesthesiology Department before running back.

This time he was quiet, not chattering. He sat silently beside Zheng Ren, both looking at the images.

Lao He counts as one of our own; facing this, no one could resign themselves to it.

As work time approached, Doctor Liang changed his clothes and walked in.

"Huh? Boss Zheng? Why are you here?" Doctor Liang asked in surprise.

Zheng Ren remained still as an old monk, like a stone.

Su Yun turned to look at Doctor Liang and shook his head.

"Yun Ge'er, what's wrong?" Doctor Liang leaned in and whispered.

As he asked, he glanced at the images.

The images were simple; Doctor Liang took a look and was also stunned.

It probably wasn't trauma; could it be a medical accident? Doctor Liang, being sharp, quickly guessed the truth.

A feeling of suffocation rose in his throat, making him feel stifled. He didn't know who was unlucky this time, but that sorrow of 'when one suffers, others feel it; when a rabbit dies, the fox grieves' spread through his heart.

More and more doctors were coming on shift in the CT room, but Zheng Ren turned a deaf ear, staring at the images without moving.

Director Chu came in, preparing to hand over shift. Seeing Zheng Ren there, he smiled and asked, "Boss Zheng, got some free time today?"

"Director Chu, Section Chief Mao's surgery went wrong; the boss is looking at the images to find the problem." Su Yun quickly stood up, leaned close to Director Chu's ear, and whispered the explanation.

He didn't mention Lao He.

Even now, Su Yun still held a sliver of hope, gripping Lao He's hand tightly and refusing to let go no matter what.

As long as the boss hasn't stood up and said it's impossible, there's still hope! Over the past half year, countless things have left Su Yun with this 'illusion'.

"Uh…" Director Chu was stunned.

Section Chief Mao?

He didn't have time to gossip about the grudge between Boss Zheng and Section Chief Mao; instead he looked at the images.

"Anesthesia issue?" 1.25 seconds later, Director Chu understood.

This image is basically clear at a glance; the bleeding is incontrovertible. And the bleeding at this site is obviously caused by an epidural anesthesia mistake.

Seeing Su Yun give a slight nod, Director Chu knew the matter was serious.

"What is Boss Zheng looking at?" Director Chu asked.

Su Yun sighed, lacking his usual liveliness, and slightly shook his head to indicate he didn't know either.

Director Chu was about to speak when his phone rang.

"Hello."

"All right, I'm on my way."

After a brief exchange, he hung up.

"There's going to be a hospital-wide consultation; Boss Zheng will probably have to attend as well." Director Chu said.

Su Yun nodded.

As a member of the health team, facing such a major incident, it was impossible not to participate in the hospital-wide consultation.

Director Chu looked pitifully at Zheng Ren and said, "Doctor Su, it's a ruptured blood vessel inside the spine causing bleeding; the diagnosis is certain, absolutely no mistake."

Su Yun also agreed with that.

"Tell Boss Zheng not to wear himself out." After saying that, Director Chu sighed and turned to leave.

After such a major incident, there's no such thing as ending the shift early.

Soon, Zheng Ren's phone rang.

【They said to quickly write a love song…】

Zheng Ren seemed not to have heard, narrowing his eyes to a slit as he stared at the screen, as if there were flowers on it.

Su Yun, helpless, picked up the phone.

"Boss Zheng, hospital-wide consultation." Director Kong's voice came through.

"Director, it's me."

"Oh? You're there too, so I don't need to call you." Director Kong said, "They say Section Chief Mao is paralyzed."

"The boss is looking at the images; we'll head over right away." Su Yun said.

"So you all already knew." Director Kong, still unaware of the truth, was still gossiping.

Before he could ask for details, Su Yun hung up the phone directly.

Director Kong wasn't angry; instead he realized something major had happened!

Although Su Yun this kid likes to talk back, he's still respectful to his elders. This time, after saying what he had to, he hung up the phone…

"Boss, hospital-wide consultation." Su Yun whispered.

Zheng Ren said nothing.

"Boss, are you stupid?" Su Yun poked him.

"Don't talk." Zheng Ren snapped.

Afterwards, he raised his arm, trying to shake Su Yun's hand off.

"You're going through menopause, your temper is awful!" Su Yun yelled.

Lao He met with misfortune, which nobody wants. Although Section Chief Mao and the Medical Team are at odds, no one wishes her to be paralyzed.

Su Yun especially despises Zheng Ren's habit of getting hung up on trivialities whenever something happens.

After cursing, Zheng Ren's upraised arm froze.

This is…

"I get it!" Zheng Ren bellowed.

His voice boomed like thunder, rolling through the CT reading room.

"What's going on?" Su Yun asked, startled.

"A hospital-wide consultation?" Zheng Ren asked.

"Mm." Su Yun said: "The time has already passed."

Zheng Ren sprang to his feet and ran off, not giving Su Yun a chance to explain. Su Yun trailed behind, wanting to ask but unable to keep up with Zheng Ren.

Forget it; the hospital-wide consultation is imminent, so he'll surely spill everything then.

There's no need to rush at this moment.

The two, in casual attire, rushed into the office building.

No time for the elevator; they sprinted up the fire escape.

They knocked, went in, and Professor Wu had just finished presenting the case; the projection screen displayed a CT scan of the thoracolumbar spine.

"How undignified." Vice President Yuan frowned, glaring at Zheng Ren as he scolded.

"Sorry, President." Zheng Ren apologized repeatedly.

"Have a seat; tell us what's going on after you've reported the medical history." Vice President Yuan said.

Zheng Ren glanced over and saw Lao He with his head bowed, his neck nearly tucked under the table, sitting in a corner.

He walked straight over, pulled out a stool, sat down, and said in a low voice, "Lift your head."

"Zheng Lao Ban..." Lao He heard Zheng Ren's voice and struggled to lift his head.

His cervical vertebrae creaked, and his whole demeanor was listless.

"It's not your concern." Zheng Ren said firmly.

"Huh?"

Before the hospital-wide consultation, everyone had heard rumors; though not detailed, they roughly knew it was an anesthesia accident that caused a hematoma inside the vertebra, compressing the nerves.

The image appeared on the projector; even those not specializing in imaging could make out some clues.

Bleeding was certain; there was no doubt about that.

Could it not be the anesthesiologist's fault, but rather the surgeon's?

Professor Wu heard Zheng Ren's words, and his face darkened instantly.