Chapter 2887: with translation of chapter title

2687 Reward——Energy Value!

Xiang Heping felt that today evening was simply terrible!

He felt his vision was a white blur, his mind a mush, not even knowing what he was doing.

Especially when he saw the epidural angiography appear before his eyes, Zheng Lao Ban's puncture technique was purely anesthetic, perfect to the point he could find no fault; he was certain this person was the real deal.

While he was overwhelmed with mixed feelings, he heard someone was looking for him, and Xiang Heping's mood also became somewhat displeased.

"Who is it?" Xiang Heping frowned and asked.

"They said they're from the Branch Bureau." the circulating nurse said.

Xiang Heping shuddered, damn it, the person he had called to catch the 'swindler'.

He quickly apologized, seeing Zheng Lao Ban stop stepping on the line, he flung open the airtight Lead door and rushed off to deal with the Branch Bureau people.

Orthopedics Department Chief Zhang was right; it was my lard‑blinded heart—how could I doubt whether Zheng Lao Ban was genuine or not?

Today I really had bad luck—not only did I botch the anesthesia, but then I made mistake after mistake. People came to help in the evening, yet I suspected him of being a swindler; there's no way to justify this anywhere.

Xiang Heping knew he now had one foot on the edge of a cliff; another half step forward and he would fall into an abyss ten thousand feet deep, meeting a crushed body.

The more he thought, the more anxious he became, his nervous reflexes went awry; as he rushed to run out, he slammed his head into the door with a bang, nearly knocking himself unconscious.

"Director Xiang, what's this..." Bureau Chief Geng of the Branch Bureau directly led a team to the county Hospital; seeing Xiang Heping's flustered face, he sternly asked.

"Chief Geng, Chief Geng, sorry about that." Xiang Heping rubbed his head twice, ignoring the pain, and hurriedly explained.

"Nothing to be sorry about; I had a task on my end and came a little late. The swindler—didn't he run off?" Bureau Chief Geng said in a low voice.

Xiang Heping immediately sat down, helpless, rubbing his hands repeatedly and saying, "I made a mistake, I made a mistake; there's no swindler."

"Huh?" Bureau Chief Geng's face darkened. "Old Xiang, we've known each other for over ten years; joking around is fine, a three‑cup penalty is enough. But for work matters, you're telling me it's a joke?"

Xiang Heping broke into a sweat; plus the Lead clothing was heavy, bulky, and non‑breathable, he kept bending over. But the Lead clothing was like heavy armor—rigid—so he couldn't bend at all.

Thus, standing before Bureau Chief Geng in a ridiculous posture, Xiang Heping repeatedly said, "I misjudged; this is my fault, sorry, Chief Geng."

Bureau Chief Geng looked unhappily at Xiang Heping: "Director Xiang, we don't play like that. If it were someone else, at the very least they'd be taken back for obstructing official duties to find out what happened."

"..." Xiang Heping knew this was Bureau Chief Geng threatening him, wanting a favor.

But he really had to accept this favor; who let him be bewitched and doubt whether Zheng Lao Ban was genuine? Damn it, being bewitched like that—no one else would do such a thing.

It's an urgent matter; first forget whether Zheng Lao Ban is happy or not, send Bureau Chief Geng away for now. If Zheng Lao Ban saw that I had summoned the Branch Bureau people, it would be…

Xiang Heping didn't dare imagine how serious the consequences could be.

After saying countless nice words, he finally cheered Bureau Chief Geng up a bit. Watching him leave, Xiang Heping wiped away a sweat.

Turning back to the Operating Room, he saw the airtight Lead door open, the circulating nurse pushing a gurney inside.

"Little Luo, what's going on?" Xiang Heping asked hurriedly.

"Director Xiang, the Shou Bing is finished." the circulating nurse replied.

"..."

Xiang Heping was truly dumbfounded this time.

Had the Shou Bing finished while I was out saying a couple of sentences? Did I mishear?

"The Shou Bing is done? The Catheter has been taken out?"

"Yes, it went very smoothly." the circulating nurse happily pushed the gurney into the Operating Room.

If the Shou Bing ended early, I could go home sooner and maybe even coax the child to sleep.

Xiang Heping sensed the relaxed, cheerful atmosphere in the Operating Room, felt a bit dazed, and hurriedly walked into the Operating Room.

The instrument nurse was tidying up, a familiar‑looking half of a Catheter lay on the sterile tray.

The Shou Bing, it really is finished.

Orthopedics Department Chief Zhang stood by the Operating table, motionless as wood, frowning in thought.

Seeing Zheng Lao Ban take off his Lead clothing and head toward the operating area, Xiang Heping hurriedly put on a smile and asked, "Zheng Lao Ban, Zheng Lao Ban, how did you extract it?"

"Wasn't it said before the surgery to lower the capture device? As long as luck isn't too bad, just grab it and pull it out." Zheng Ren didn't know how to explain further; he gave a brief answer and couldn't say more.

The procedure was just that simple—at least for Zheng Ren it was.

"Zheng Lao Ban, thank you, thank you." At that moment Xiang Heping recalled his earlier suspicion that Zheng Lao Ban was a fake, and he felt especially embarrassed.

"You're welcome." Zheng Ren squinted his eyes, smiled, and walked into the operating area.

"Su Yun, let's go." Zheng Ren said.

"The Shou Bing wasn't bad, especially the part where CT and angiography were combined." Su Yun sat in a chair, rarely seen focusing intently on the screen, "Boss, I feel your level has gone up again."

"I'm only thirty; isn't it normal for my level to improve? I guess it'll plateau around fifty." Zheng Ren said nonchalantly, having just finished the System Quest and not yet having time to examine it closely.

"Do you still want to take a look?" Zheng Ren asked.

"Mm."

"Then I'll go take a shower." Zheng Ren said.

Su Yun raised his head, looking at his own Boss with slight doubt. The Shou Bing had lasted only ten or so Minutes; he estimated Zheng Ren hadn't even broken a sweat—what shower would he need?

Xiang Heping quickly led Zheng Lao Ban to the Gengyishi; Zheng Ren adjusted the water temperature, stood under the showerhead, and began to carefully ponder the task reward given by the system, this Big Pig Trotter.

On the System Panel, the task completion information appeared clearly; Zheng Ren read it carefully once again.

【Emergency Task: One in a Million Completed.

【Task Content: Remove one fractured epidural Catheter; completed 1.

【Task Reward: Because the host used Interventional surgery to remove the fractured Catheter, Shou Bing completion rate 109%, reward: 40000 Experience Points, 5000 Skill Points, 100 Energy Value, Energy Potion ×2.

【Task Time: 24 hours, time consumed 5 hours 22 minutes, remaining time 18 hours 38 minutes.】

The reward was fairly standard; although the Shou Bing wasn't major, it was nearly a unique method, and Zheng Ren had also learned it only after extensive training in the System Operating Room.

This isn't the point; the key is that this is the first time the Big Pig Trotter has awarded Energy Value!

Looking back, Zheng Ren thought the most heaven‑defying skill besides Luck Value was the True Eye. Luck Value is a passive Skill, and to this day he still doesn't know what it does. But the True Eye is genuinely useful; the key is that his Energy Value is insufficient.

Use it once and you become a human dry; who can bear this.