Chapter 510: 502 Fate

If the person is not here, what use is money?

Perhaps this is love.

Zheng Ren nodded and looked toward Director Zhou.

I have finished asking what I needed to ask; the rest are normal legal procedures and, most importantly, Du Chunfang's personal authorization.

"Xiao Zheng, if we do Shou Bing, how confident are you?" Director Zhou did not shy away, directly asking this question in front of Du Chunfang's boyfriend.

"Very high, only a small chance of problems. But no matter what, I will give it my all, striving for a good result." Zheng Ren said calmly.

This is different from the usual instructions at other times or for other patients.

Having already become deeply involved in this matter, Zheng Ren doesn't mind speaking more definitively.

A glimmer of hope appeared in the young man's eyes.

"Originally I planned to wait a few more months, save up twenty thousand dollars, then take her to Sheng Cheng for Shou Bing." The young man said: "I didn't expect fate to be so bad… This is all my fault; if I had borrowed money earlier, it would have been better."

What he said has nothing to do with what Zheng Ren and Director Zhou said.

But from his tone one could hear a hint of guilt and a hint of joy.

Today, he also asked around; under these circumstances, no one is willing to perform Shou Bing on the patient.

Not to mention how much money would be spent in the ICU without Shou Bing, this is merely the beginning.

If blood oxygen cannot improve in the long term, prolonged tracheal intubation will be needed, requiring a tracheostomy. Furthermore, complications such as hypostatic pneumonia, which often occur in the ICU, are life-threatening diseases.

Whether one can leave the ICU alive is still uncertain.

And that somewhat honest-looking Doctor Zheng actually said he could perform Shou Bing, and with great confidence, whereupon the young man was astonished and delighted.

Even though Hai Cheng's medical standards are inferior to Sheng Cheng's, as long as one dares to step up, they should have some skill, right?

Zheng Ren left the briefing room, took a deep breath, and felt his emotions calm a little.

Director Pan stood outside, hands clasped behind his back, eyes fixed on the window; the myriad lights of Hai Cheng glittered, utterly at odds with this life-and-death resolve.

"Zheng Ren, the Shou Bing is minor, right?" Director Pan said, "I have previously performed a surgical Shou Bing for an unclosed arterial catheter; it's not difficult. It is said that recently one can use an interventional occluder. What do you think?"

"The Shou Bing is very simple, and the patient's condition is also fine. If no situation unfathomable by modern medicine occurs, failure is basically unlikely." Zheng Ren and Director Pan stated the facts.

"Hmm, do it tonight or tomorrow?"

"The sooner, the better—less cost, faster recovery." Zheng Ren said.

Director Pan's hands were behind his back, his right fingers tapping his left hand's back as if tapping the Pipe and Awl Chapter.

He did not ask Zheng Ren whether he had performed such Shou Bing before, how many cases, or what the success rate was.

Everything is rooted in the confidence built from countless successful Shou Bing over these months of contact.

Su Yun stood quietly to the side, seeming to ponder something. Once this person quiets down, they make people feel strange; it would be more normal for them to step out and spray this, spray that.

After several Minute, Director Zhou and that young man walked out, the Hospital's legal advisor holding a document bearing the young man's signature and handprint.

"Prepare the recording equipment, then let's begin." Director Zhou waved his hand and said.

"Su Yun, how long until the patient comes out of the sedated state?" Zheng Ren asked.

"5-10 Minute. Because the patient is young, the drug metabolism is slightly faster; estimated 5-6 Minute will suffice." Su Yun said.

Zheng Ren nodded.

After changing clothes, everyone entered the ICU.

The young man was somewhat nervous, his hands hidden in his sleeves, trembling slightly.

Upon entering the ICU, Su Yun and tonight's on-duty doctor said: "Stop the midazolam pump, administer 4 mg of flumazenil via intramuscular injection."

The ICU doctor's face showed a hint of joy, and he whispered: "Yun Ge'er, can we avoid removing the tube?"

Su Yun, however, did not show joy; her expression was unusually heavy, and she nodded slightly.

The ICU doctor cheerfully went to assist the nurse in stopping the venous pump and administering the antagonistic drug to the patient via intramuscular injection.

"Do you see any problem?" Zheng Ren, noticing Su Yun's condition was off, stepped closer and asked.

"I'm worried." Su Yun said directly: "I'm worried that once the patient wakes up, fear will cause agitation, leading to a drastic drop in blood oxygen, making it impossible to complete the signing procedure."

This was also within Zheng Ren's expectations.

However, there was no good solution.

"This isn't the main worry." Su Yun unexpectedly continued, leaving Zheng Ren stunned.

"What else are you worried about?"

"The patient knows treatment costs money and doesn't want to burden her boyfriend. She neither wants to die nor to burden others; if this melodramatic scenario occurs, Boss, you'll find it awkward." Su Yun's expression was somewhat cold, her black hair fluttering before her forehead.

This was something Zheng Ren had not anticipated.

After careful thought, he indeed realized such a situation could occur.

But,

there still was no good solution.

Everything that could be done has been done.

The rest,

leave to fate.

After several Minute, Du Chunfang began to become agitated, and the blood oxygen saturation on the monitor started to drop from 98%.

"Du Chunfang, don't be afraid." the ICU doctor loudly said near the patient's ear.

Repeated shouting seemed to rouse the patient somewhat.

Her breathing eased a little, and under pure oxygen supply, her blood oxygen saturation stabilized around 92%.

The young man appeared at the bedside, grasping Du Chunfang's hand, tears falling uncontrollably.

"Your emotions are steady; she cannot hold out much longer in this condition." Zheng Ren quietly cautioned.

The young man nodded firmly, tears flying.

The camera started working, Director Zhou took the ICU doctors off duty, and narrated the whole incident in the most concise words.

The patient was merely in a sedated state, used to relieve the discomfort caused by tracheal intubation, to prevent respiratory spasms that would lead to severe hypoxia.

There was no problem with his mental state.

Director Zhou's words, she quickly Understanding, she nodded hard.

She looked at her lover, her eyes filled with endless reliance.

"Next, you will confirm the guardian during your illness; there is a camera here that will record all your actions as evidence." Director Zhou said, "Here is a document that needs your signature. If you lack strength, just press a handprint."

The ICU doctors took out the big red ink pad, preparing it aside.

The patient exerted all their strength, gripping the young man's hand.

The camera recorded all of this.

"Miss Du Chunfang, next, please confirm one point: during your illness, the guardianship of your treatment at City First Hospital will be transferred to Mr. Li Liang?" The hospital's legal advisor said solemnly in front of the camera.

Du Chunfang nodded hard.

Zheng Ren and Su Yun breathed a sigh of relief.

If there were dog blood splashing everywhere, it wouldn't be fun.

Next came the handprint, because the patient lacked the strength to sign; with the nurse's help, they barely pressed a bright red handprint onto the legal document.

The procedure was completed.