Chapter 3125: 2921 Sci-Fi Surgery Ends (Alliance Leader Xichen Xichen Bonus Chapter 4)

"I am frontline reporter Sun Zeli, bringing you live coverage from the scene of the 912 remote surgery."

After Ye Qingqiu finished speaking, Sun Zeli spoke to the camera.

"Ge Xie Disease is an extremely rare hereditary disorder mainly characterized by splenomegaly and coagulation dysfunction; nationwide there are fewer than 300 similar patients."

Yesterday, the Women and Children's Hospital in the Capital admitted a pregnant woman with late-onset Ge Xie Disease; her condition progressed rapidly due to pregnancy. After a joint consultation by two major hospitals in the Capital…

Sun Zeli fluently recited all available data, and out of Zheng Lao Ban's rigorous spirit, she even mentioned the First Affiliated Hospital of Beibei Provincial Medical University.

Before Zheng Lao Ban performed the Ge Xie Disease surgery, that hospital had performed the most similar surgeries nationwide, having completed 16 cases to date.

The camera faithfully recorded every detail of the surgery; the entire operation lasted 2 hours and 32 minutes, and after post‑production editing, only a few seconds of footage are likely to be news‑worthy, possibly just background.

At the Women and Children's Hospital in the Capital, Professor Yang removed 95% of the patient's spleen, achieved meticulous hemostasis, then glanced at the video. The robotic arm had already begun irrigation and suturing; the delicate needlework moved as flexibly as what one usually sees in an operating room, assuming one ignores the metallic feel of the robotic arm.

Is that all there is to guiding the surgery? Professor Yang also felt a bit dazed.

The surgery is extremely difficult; gestational Ge Xie Disease is essentially no different from ordinary Ge Xie Disease, but because of the presence of the uterus and fetus, the enlarged spleen is affected, making the procedure differ from usual. If I did it alone, the success rate would certainly not reach 70%; at best it would be fifty‑fifty.

But with Zheng Lao Ban's guidance, the surgery is different; the whole process became unusually smooth.

Verbal communication was minimal; aside from Zheng Lao Ban saying a few times at the start to slow down, afterward Professor Yang mostly followed Zheng Lao Ban's surgical rhythm tightly, feeling extremely tense.

Only by focusing completely can one keep up with the surgical flow; even after the surgery ended, Professor Yang still couldn't believe Zheng Lao Ban performed this operation under network latency.

I gave it my all; if there were no latency, would Zheng Lao Ban's surgery have gone off without a hitch? Professor Yang never considered this, because he has already experienced it more than ten times.

Out of caution, Professor Yang did not irrigate and close the abdomen like Zheng Lao Ban did, ending the surgery. Zheng Lao Ban is a big hand, just like when I throw flying knives; a doctor at a municipal hospital watches me the same way. Some maneuvers I dare to do, they might not.

Some maneuvers Zheng Lao Ban dares to do, I… truly dare not. Now that the surgery has come to this point, if there were any foolish mistake, I would feel guilty for life.

Removing 95% of the hyperplastic spleen, a full 6.2 kg; since this was Professor Yang's first time leading a Ge Xie Disease surgery, he was even more careful and cautious, observing for another 15 minutes after Zheng Lao Ban's remote surgery ended.

Seeing no persistent bleeding, Professor Yang finally let out a long sigh and closed the abdomen.

The patient was sent to the ICU; amid thanks, Professor Yang knew where the focus of the surgery lay. Latency—for doctors, this is quite an unfamiliar experience. Professor Yang cannot imagine his brain issuing a command, with his fingers only reacting after a 1‑ to 2‑second delay.

If that were the case, let alone surgery, I estimate even retiring to live independently at home would become a problem.

Meanwhile, Zheng Lao Ban completed a remote "teaching" surgery under these conditions; regarding Zheng Lao Ban's surgical skill, Professor Yang no longer wishes to give further evaluation.

……

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"It really feels terrible."

After the surgery, Su Yun let out a breath, turned to Zheng Ren and said.

"Whatever I do, I must consider network latency; from now on, I will firmly refuse to operate where base stations don't reach."

"Don't you have network dependence syndrome? That's not good. Every year there are quotas for aid to Tibet; we'll probably go in batches these years." Zheng Ren laughed.

Su Yun shrugged and spread his hands.

Aid to Tibet has been going on for decades; so far, the Capital and Modu still have to dispatch a certain number of medical personnel each year to assist the Tibetan medical system.

Actually, one could choose not to go, but looking at our boss's demeanor, as long as Xiao Shitou's condition improves, he will surely obey orders.

Thinking about the sky and ultraviolet radiation there, plus the delayed network signal, Su Yun feels troubled.

"I took the surgery video recording." Xie Ning stood up and said, "After the award ceremony the day after tomorrow, I invited Dr. Mei Ha'er and her team, as well as doctors from several hospitals, to showcase the new exhibit. Dr. Charles will also come; you handle that side."

"If the surgery isn't in optimal condition, why not use the live broadcast of the surgery from Xinglin Yuan a few days ago?" Zheng Ren suggested.

"No problem." Xie Ning smiled, "Want a late‑night snack? When we were just eating and got called for surgery, I didn't eat enough."

However, after Zheng Lao Ban performed a latency‑affected surgery, the whole person became even more sluggish than before.

"Let's go for a late‑night snack!" Xie Yiren stood up, took Zheng Ren's hand, and said with a smile, "Zheng Ren, I know exactly when he crashes and when his speed peaks."

Seeing Xie Yiren holding Zheng Ren's hand, the corner of Xie Ning's eye "thumped" a few times.

Pretend not to have seen it; otherwise, what else could be done?

"Mm." Zheng Ren, docile like a lamb, had no opinion of his own, just nodded.

"Su Yun." Zheng Ren then said.

Su Yun was chatting with Chang Yue about the technical essentials of operating under network latency; hearing his boss call him, he immediately turned his head to look.

"You have contacts with the Women and Children's Hospital, right? Ask…"

"Zheng Lao Ban, I just asked." Lin Ge immediately said, "After the parturient's total anesthesia, she woke up, has spontaneous breathing, and has already been sent to the ICU for observation. Abdominal drainage is unobstructed; Professor Yang didn't immediately close the abdomen after surgery, but observed for another 15 minutes. Now the situation looks stable; the surgery was successful."

"Section Chief Lin, then please trouble you to ask; send me any news via WeChat."

"Sure, I'll keep an eye on this side." Lin Ge said with a smile, "Now everyone's Moments are full of the video of the surgery just performed."

"Huh?" Zheng Ren blinked.

"Because in our 912 remote surgery, there was no one in the operating room; that feeling… is quite sci‑fi." Lin Ge took out his phone and handed it to Zheng Ren to look.

Indeed, the operating room resembled a medical cabin from sci‑fi novels and films; the robotic arm moved up and down coldly. Technology, this intangible concept, at this moment became materialized, expressing a full metallic texture.