Chapter 511: 503 Spare Tire and Scumbag

Everything went smoothly, it was the smoothest situation as expected.

The sedative was continuously pumped in again, the ventilator emitted a faint sound, giving a sense of security.

Director Pan and Section Chief Zhou had finished their work, after giving Zheng Ren a few instructions, the two of them and the legal advisor all dispersed.

After printing out the most professional legal documents, Lawyer Ge remained silent, observing Zheng Ren with a complicated gaze.

Everyone left, but he didn't go, instead following behind Zheng Ren. Zheng Ren noticed he hadn't left, but it wasn't good to just drive him away.

Using someone then kicking them out is no different from pulling up your pants and then that thing.

Zheng Ren brought the young man named Li Liang to the emergency ward, entered the corridor, and saw Tangxiu leading her small team standing in the corridor, apparently waiting for him.

I... I forgot about Tangxiu.

Zheng Ren broke out in a sweat; he rarely used social connections to get things done. Today in Sheng Cheng, locking eyes with Liu Tianxing lying on the hospital bed, feelings of pity and hatred intertwined, plus the memory of the patient, after returning, desperately biting the endotracheal tube with his teeth during extubation.

The clash between life and death was so intense that it left Zheng Ren somewhat dazed.

I actually forgot that Tangxiu and her team had already arrived.

"Chief Zheng, hello." Tangxiu's face showed no displeasure; seeing Zheng Ren return, she walked over enthusiastically and extended her hand.

After shaking hands, Zheng Ren apologetically said, "Editor-in-chief Tang, sorry, the higher-ups are handling something, so..."

"Forgot about a person?" I couldn't get those words out.

"It's fine." Tangxiu laughed, "I asked the nurses where you were and went up to check."

Speaking, Tangxiu habitually brushed her hair with her hand, neat yet with a hint of charm.

"I also want to thank you for providing us with good material." Tangxiu smiled, "This kind of promoting positive social energy..."

As for the following words, Zheng Ren heard them with his left ear and let them out his right ear.

Politely letting Tangxiu into the room, Zheng Ren apologized and hurriedly briefed Li Liang on the pre-operative details.

Surgery, naturally, the sooner the better.

When Du Chunfang was first seen, there were no immediate relatives present, so surgery couldn't be performed.

After several hours of wrangling today, we finally settled the legal issues, so we need to rush the surgery.

Tangxiu didn't mind either; she gestured for the cameraman to start filming, to gather material.

Zheng Ren felt guilty inside, so he naturally didn't refuse.

He had Li Liang sit down, then began preparing to print the surgical informed consent form.

The surgery for a patent arterial duct had never been conducted in the emergency department of City First Hospital; this was the first case, and there was no template.

We could only rely on memory, writing it out line by line.

As for the library in the system, journals with such high impact factors simply wouldn't have relevant literature.

After all, a patent arterial duct is hardly anything significant; even if you jazz it up, it won't appear in literature with an impact factor above ten.

Li Liang was very cooperative, and before this he had taken Du Chunfang to several hospitals, so he had a rough understanding of the condition.

Zheng Ren explained the printed surgical informed consent clause by clause, and he nodded frequently.

The bloody, fuzzy spot on his forehead had stopped bleeding, but it looked somewhat ferocious. However, neither Zheng Ren nor Li Liang had the bandwidth to worry about that.

After the pre-operative briefing, Li Liang signed to consent to the surgery; Zheng Ren called Su Yun, who remained in the ICU, to prepare for the operation.

Then he notified Xie Yiren, Chu Yanran, and others to come for the emergency surgery.

Finally, he called Feng Xu Hui to bring the relevant supplies and rush over immediately.

Having spoken with Feng Xu Hui once before, Zheng Ren believed he had already prepared all the necessary supplies.

The facts confirmed Zheng Ren's thought; Feng Xu Hui directly said, "Wait for Zheng Ren at the operating room door in five minutes."

"Chief Zheng, you're here for the surgery, right?" Tangxiu, being perceptive, saw that Zheng Ren was busy and knew he definitely couldn't accept an interview.

Having been called over, I suppose it was to make a backup plan; since that matter's already settled, my role as a spare tire is now useless.

Even though she was treated as a spare tire, after work she rushed over from home and still harbored no resentment.

Her smile made Zheng Ren feel especially embarrassed.

Zheng Ren also knew his actions made him a real "scumbag", his mind racing, trying to make things less awkward.

"Editor-in-chief Tang, here's what happened." Zheng Ren, taking advantage of the brief pre-op window, began to explain the whole incident to Tangxiu.

Tangxiu listened, stunned.

Having grown up indulged by her parents, she could never have imagined such coldness in the world.

Zheng Ren finished his account quickly, saying, "I've seen similar crowdfunding cases in the newspaper; look..."

Tangxiu listened, eyes welling up, nodding repeatedly, and said, "Chief Zheng, leave this to us."

"Nowadays, many crowdfunding campaigns recklessly consume people's sympathy, fabricating stories to swindle donations. We also dare not report casually, lest we let the bad guys succeed. But here, with you, we have obtained firsthand material, which is trustworthy."

Zheng Ren nodded; he had repeatedly stopped Chang Yue and others from launching crowdfunding, precisely for this reason.

"Rest assured, I will definitely give my all to the arrangements you've made." Tangxiu promised.

Zheng Ren broke out in a sweat; Tangxiu's attitude was extremely proactive, almost a bit thorny.

"You go ahead and get busy." Tangxiu brushed her hair, smiling warmly, "During the surgery later, I'll interview the patient's family to gather more detailed information. As for getting it published, I'll apply to the editor-in-chief."

"Then I'll trouble you." Zheng Ren nodded and said.

Alright, this matter is settled, but Zheng Ren still had no idea how to perform the surgery.

The "squanderable" surgical training time is limited; Zheng Ren merely relied on the confidence of a master-level interventional surgery to take on this operation.

Or rather, hurry to the changing room, find a quiet place, "consume" the remaining scattered surgical training time, and practice the surgery a bit.

Although it's not difficult, one must still face it seriously.

Zheng Ren and Su Yun spoke on the phone, letting him know to call him after he goes on stage.

The professor was monitoring the vital signs and all data of patients after prostate arterial embolization, like a scientist conducting research; Zheng Ren also felt embarrassed to pull him onto the stage.

Leaving the ward, Lawyer Ge still followed behind.

Zheng Ren stopped his steps, turned his head and looked at him.

Having just used a person, it's also not good to keep dwelling on what happened before.

Lawyer Ge was the first lawyer Zheng Ren had ever encountered in his life, and also the only one, so at the most crucial moment, he thought of him.

"Lawyer Ge, thank you for today's matter." Zheng Ren squeezed out a faint smile.

To say that I don't mind at all what happened before would be a lie.

Zheng Ren is not the type to sic a dog on someone.

If something happens, first endure the injustice. Once you have the ability, you will definitely take revenge. But today's incident happened suddenly, and Zheng Ren unintentionally used Lawyer Ge.

After that, it's also not appropriate to say anything else.

Lawyer Ge's gaze was somewhat complex, he sighed and said, "Chief Zheng, sorry about what happened before."

Zheng Ren was stunned for a moment; Lawyer Ge switched topics rather quickly.

"Chief Zheng, I never believe in medical ethics, or even morality. Nothing is more solid than money; truly, that's my view." Lawyer Ge spoke as if in a courtroom, solemn and earnest.

"Today, I've really opened my eyes." Lawyer Ge's mouth twitched, wanting to smile but couldn't, "In the face of life, money really isn't important. Chief Zheng, will that girl be alright?"

"It's not a serious illness; as long as there are no complications, she will definitely recover." Zheng Ren said.

"Forget it, no need to be formal." Lawyer Ge lowered his head, took out a business card from his handbag, tucked the bag under his arm, and with both hands offered the card to Zheng Ren, "Chief Zheng, this is my business card; if you have any related issues, just call me directly."

Zheng Ren took the business card, nodded, and slipped it into the pocket of his white coat at the chest.

"Chief Zheng, you're busy, I won't disturb you." Lawyer Ge gave a slight bow and then left.

Zheng Ren watched his departing back, shook his head and smiled.

Arriving at the Operating Room, Zheng Ren changed his clothes, entered the small smoking room in the Gengyishi, lit a Purple Cloud, and came to the System Space.

He checked his Surgical Training Time; there were still over three hours left.

This was from recently completing the Main Line Quest—accumulated from being the best surgeon.

It's a bit tight, but estimated to be sufficient.

Zheng Ren immediately began Surgical Training.