Chapter 2487: with translation of chapter title

Zheng Ren didn't know that in the darkness a pair of eyes were staring at Zheng Ren, nor did Zheng Ren know that someone was looking for Zheng Ren's flaws, waiting for Zheng Ren to make a mistake.

Zheng Ren slept restlessly that night; in the latter half of the night Zheng Ren dreamed, even dreaming of fighting mutated roundworms.

It had been a long time since Zheng Ren last went to do Shou Bing in the middle of the night; if only nobody in the world would get sick, Zheng Ren thought when getting up.

Eating meals, making rounds, performing Shou Bing.

Although each day is new and the weather is gradually warming up, the work remains exactly the same.

Zheng Ren also didn't find it tedious; just being called up in the middle of the night, being taken to the hospital to do Shou Bing, the metabolism of adrenaline and glucocorticoid hormone in Zheng Ren's body was somewhat problematic.

For the Shou Bing, Lao Gao and Lin Yuan, Gu Xiao Ran, and other resident physicians formed one team; Zhao Wenhua led his own team of doctors, and the TIPS Surgery had already become quite proficient.

Zheng Ren also rarely went into the Operating Room to do Shou Bing; Zheng Ren just silently made slides, waiting to use them for postoperative lectures.

"Boss, Manager Zhou's article has been published in Xin Ying Ge Lan." Su Yun said lightly while looking at the message on her phone.

"Oh." Zheng Ren also didn't feel anything in particular.

It's just a case report; no need to attach great importance to it—completely unnecessary.

"Manager Zhou said he wants to treat us."

"At noon or in the evening?" Zheng Ren asked.

"Such a big thing is definitely in the evening; Zhou Litao is no longer the Inpatient Chief now, so Zhou Litao is idle." Su Yun said with a laugh.

"Sure, let's go out to eat." Zheng Ren said indifferently. Eating is just everyone gathering to chat; as for what to eat, Zheng Ren doesn't care at all.

After finishing Shou Bing, checking on patients, having lunch, giving an afternoon lecture—the process was as dull and tedious as water, except Zheng Ren didn't find it so.

By around four in the afternoon, Su Yun was making arrangements to go find Zhou Litao.

Going to the Emergency Department, they saw Zhou Litao already changed clothes, leisurely waiting for Zheng Ren and Su Yun.

"Old Zhou, hasn't life been much better since you're no longer the Inpatient Chief?" Su Yun asked with a smile.

"Thanks for your hard work, Manager Tang." Zhou Litao said with a laugh. Zhou Litao's laugh came from the heart, and the freckles on Zhou Litao's face almost flew up.

The new Inpatient Chief is Tang Haitao, about 1.8 meters tall, with a somewhat dark complexion, but his voice is not that of a blunt, dark‑skinned man; it is somewhat gentle.

Watching Manager Tang busy to the point of exhaustion, Su Yun patted Zhou Litao on the shoulder.

Just get through it, just get through it.

"What else is needed for promotion?" Su Yun asked.

"Yun Ge'er, Zheng Lao Ban doesn't need to do state‑level scientific research; whenever you do, could you bring me along?" Zhou Litao asked.

Among them they were already very familiar, so no need to be polite.

"Tell the boss to add your name to the project team; nothing beats that." Su Yun said.

"Sorry." Zhou Litao scratched his head and gave a hehe laugh.

"Nowadays it's an era of reverse elimination; the thinner your skin, the slower you go. Don't look at the boss—can you compare to the boss? Others have girlfriends, do you?" Su Yun stabbed this at Zhou Litao's soft spot.

"……"

Zhou Litao was speechless.

Zheng Ren smiled, was about to speak, and saw a cart rushing back with a patient.

The System Panel was all blood‑red; because it was relatively far away, Zheng Ren couldn't yet see the diagnosis.

"What patient?" Zheng Ren asked.

"A 12‑year‑old child, nausea, vomiting, board‑like abdomen." Zhou Litao said, "After doing a chest‑abdominal imaging, I suspect a gastrointestinal perforation."

Gastrointestinal perforation in a child is relatively rare, even say rare. But the symptoms are present here, constituting objective evidence; one cannot avoid making a diagnosis.

Soon the cart arrived; Zheng Ren frowned while looking at the System Panel.

Stomach rupture, small intestine rupture, colon rupture, acute peritonitis, intestinal adhesions, infectious shock…

This series of diagnoses indicates the perilous condition.

Manager Tang had no time to speak; while directing the rescue, Manager Tang held up the films to look at them.

Zheng Ren moved closer and took a glance.

The little patient's belly showed many white dots; at first glance Zheng Ren thought it was a pearl necklace, but immediately dismissed that idea.

Pearls show up on X‑ray, no doubt about that. But the image would not be this dense and "solid."

If it were a metallic object, it wouldn't look like that either…… Zheng Ren then dismissed that notion as well.

Metallic objects don't cause multiple ruptures in the GI tract; a single stomach rupture is already the limit, after which the metal object would fall into the peritoneal cavity.

Infection is possible, though; that string of white‑white things linked together looks like it's in the colon—what could it be? How strange.

"Ding‑dong~"

The alert tone of the System Quest sounded.

Zheng Ren frowned, glanced at the quest, hoping to get a hint from it.

【Urgent Quest: Lost Pearl.

Quest Content: Successfully remove the foreign object from the abdominal cavity.

Quest Time: 4 hours.

Quest Reward: 100000 Experience Points, 30000 Skill Points, cash‑shop treasure chest ×2, Luck Value +2.】

After seeing the System Quest, Zheng Ren was stunned.

Based on Zheng Ren's understanding of the Big Pig Trotter, the reward content is positively correlated with Shou Bing difficulty; if it were merely an abdominal foreign object requiring GI tract repair, the system would definitely not give so many rewards.

What the heck is in the child's belly? According to the system prompt…… that thing is utterly useless, just a simple description of the image. Pearls? Impossible.

Zheng Ren was in a daze, pondering. Su Yun bumped Zheng Ren's shoulder with her shoulder and said, "Boss, let's go eat."

"Wait a moment." Zheng Ren frowned and said, "Manager Zhou, get me a white coat."

Although Zhou Litao was no longer the Inpatient Chief, Zheng Ren still habitually called Zhou Litao Manager Zhou.

Zhou Litao was taken aback, then turned and ran to fetch the white coat. Zheng Ren strode into the resuscitation room; Zheng Ren saw Tang Haitao taking the stethoscope from around Tang Haitao's neck.

Manager Tang was directing the rescue, and he didn't think the patient's condition was that serious. This was a kid who didn't know what he'd eaten; just keep the venous line, do gastrointestinal decompression, then send the kid to Gastroenterology Surgery and it would be fine.

"Zheng Lao Ban." Manager Tang didn't expect Zheng Lao Ban to come in; his voice immediately lowered, and amidst the busyness he greeted Zheng Ren, then began to listen for bowel sounds.

But as soon as the stethoscope touched the little patient's abdomen, Zheng Ren heard an anguished cry; the little patient, already suffering from infected toxic shock, let out a low cry.

At the same moment, Zheng Ren saw the stethoscope seemingly grabbed by something and pressed against the child's belly.

At the same time, something vaguely inside the abdomen pushed upward once, connecting with the stethoscope. Tang Haitao stared for a moment, then carefully moved the stethoscope a bit.

He hadn't reacted yet, wanting to pull the stethoscope off.

"Don't move!" Zheng Ren strode forward and tapped Tang Haitao's left radial styloid process with his hand.

"Huh?" Tang Haitao stared.

"Maybe it's a magnet." Zheng Ren said in a low voice.