Chapter 2521

"I have seen one case." Gao Shaojie said: "At that time I was still an intern, happened to be in obstetrics. As soon as I started work, I saw the duty teacher acting odd, and the classmate who was on duty with her had disappeared, so I asked what was happening."

"Later they said that last night a woman in labor gave birth to a child with two faces. It was said that the child in front came out crying, while the child at the back kept smiling."

"……" Lin Yuan felt a chill in her heart, she subconsciously leaned toward Zheng Lao Ban. Even if there were any demons or monsters, they should be afraid of Zheng Lao Ban's abundance of yang energy.

That witch Ma Li Si, upon seeing the boss, became so obedient it was excessive.

After getting close to Zheng Lao Ban, Lin Yuan felt warmer all over and let out a breath. She subconsciously raised her right hand, about to bite her fingernail, when she felt Zheng Lao Ban's gaze sweep over her.

Lin Yuan jumped in fright, as if an invisible hemostatic forcep had struck her radial styloid. With a snap, it hurt sharply.

"Parasitic fetal twins in the skull are not uncommon." Su Yun said: "Who was it again… let me think. Right, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Voldemort's first appearance was a double-faced image."

"That's a novel, can you stop spouting nonsense?" Chang Yue said while writing the medical record.

"There must be a real case." Su Yun said: "There was a person named Mordrake, a 19th-century Briton born into a noble family, the kind born with a silver spoon in his mouth."

"A man with a girl's face on his back, right?" Zheng Ren asked.

"Well, when Mordrake was in his late twenties he committed suicide, leaving behind the words—'Don't let her continue whispering in my grave.'"

"……"

After hearing those words, a faint gust of yin wind seemed to drift through the office.

Chang Yue's face turned a little pale, her typing slow and stiff. Lin Yuan edged closer to Zheng Lao Ban, cautiously. She gripped her right wrist with her left hand, restraining herself from biting her fingernail.

"This case seems fake, published in the Washington Post." Zheng Ren said: "I think it's similar to a novelist's fabrication."

"Tch, scaring them would be fun." Su Yun said disdainfully: "Whether this story is true or false, parasitic fetal twins in the skull are indeed real."

"A 2016 case report stated that historically only ten or fewer people have had this condition, and according to the literature, only three of them survived." Zheng Ren said: "According to research, parasitic fetal twins in the skull only occur in genetically identical twins. So a man having a girl's face on his back is implausible."

"Old Gao, how did things turn out on your end?" Su Yun asked.

"I didn't see it." Gao Shaojie said: "It was said that after the baby was born, the family thought they had given birth to a monster, so they took the child and the mother and left."

This is another tragedy; what will happen after leaving the hospital, Zheng Ren can roughly guess.

It's been at least twenty years; thinking about it further is pointless.

"This patient's surgery isn't difficult; I think Brother Feng is just timid." Su Yun said disdainfully: "Otherwise why would they pick a student like Xiao Cao? I guess it's because Xiao Cao is even more cowardly, to make his courage seem not so small by comparison."

When Quan Xiaocao was mentioned, Zheng Ren smiled.

That kid is a bit timid, but when faced with something like a parasitic twin, if he usually enjoys legends and novels about supernatural powers, he'd probably start trembling when he steps up.

With a thought, he went to the system operating room, selected to purchase surgical training time, and indeed saw an experimental subject lying on the operating table.

Zheng Ren didn't rush; after confirming that, he canceled the surgical training and returned to reality.

Alright then, let's prepare dinner for tonight. Zheng Ren said: "Lin Yuan, why are you still here?"

"Huh?" Lin Yuan blinked.

"And Gu Xiao Ran?"

"Uh… he went to deliver the documents."

Zheng Ren glanced at Lin Yuan and said nothing.

Lin Yuan felt a little uneasy; Zheng Lao Ban's dignity grew day by day. Although his temper was mild, the weighty aura in his every gesture was truly substantial, almost tangible.

She subconsciously wanted to bite her fingernails, but Zheng Ren glanced at her, and the radial styloid process of her wrist again felt a sharp pain; she sheepishly pulled her hand back.

Zheng Ren had no intention of blaming Lin Yuan; he just glanced at it casually, as long as the documents were sent to Cui Lao's office.

Lin Yuan's Inner Mind was too much, Zheng Ren didn't get it.

Sitting in his own seat, Zheng Ren picked up the Fifth Edition of External Medicine and placed it on his lap.

Boss, are you looking for the Shou Bing regarding the parasitic fetus, or do you want to study Xiao Shitou's Shou Bing? Su Yun asked.

Just reading a book casually, otherwise how can we make Progress? Zheng Ren said casually.

As long as he doesn't dwell on the latest-stage cancer patients, Su Yun has no objections. He picks up his phone and starts playing, while Zheng Ren goes into the System Operating Room and begins Surgical Training.

Standing before the Operating table in the System Operating Room, Zheng Ren remained calm and composed.

He set aside Xiao Shitou's matter and stopped thinking about it. Patients like Xiao Shitou are actually not rare; even patients of this age can often be seen.

It was just because of a certain chance encounter that they met, and because of every trace Wen Xiaonuan left on the social platform, Zheng Ren felt quite familiar with Xiao Shitou.

Although he said he didn't want to, while doing Surgical Training Zheng Ren's mind was full of Xiao Shitou's thin, weak cheeks bearing that composed expression.

After opening the abdomen and separating layer by layer, upon entering the peritoneal cavity Zheng Ren saw the parasitic fetus wrapped in a membrane.

To the naked eye it looked like a large sarcoma, compressing the intestines and other abdominal organs.

If not removed, the patient's symptoms would likely worsen. The parasitic fetus has no brain or heart, nor consciousness; in Zheng Ren's view it is like the patient's appendix.

He gradually dissected the adhesions between the parasitic fetus and the intestines and abdominal organs. The peak-level surgical skill made everything appear extremely simple and Clarity, with no difficulty at all.

The membrane wrapping the parasitic fetus is not complete; part of the tissue has already penetrated the membrane, but Zheng Ren didn't mind. Whatever shape it takes, this is called a physiological variation.

While dissecting the dorsal side, suddenly Zheng Ren saw a red light flashing before his eyes, moving urgently like an alarm.

Um... what's going on?

The last time this happened was when a patient used yellow eels and hydrogen peroxide for an enema; a yellow eel appeared in the peritoneal cavity, bit his finger, causing the system to judge the surgeon's death.

And this time?

Zheng Ren froze, then saw a line of text appear on the System Panel before his eyes: Surgeon's left middle finger injured, infected with flesh-eating bacteria.

……

Zheng Ren was speechless.

He watched helplessly as the Energy Value in the Energy bar dropped sharply with a 'swish'.