Chapter 61: with translation of chapter title

"You……" Zheng Ren was somewhat puzzled; he still vaguely remembered that among those two girls, one said she would come back to do residency training.

I never expected it to be true.

"We're back." The two said in unison.

Director Pan chuckled and said: "Although we don't have an EICU, they can first engage in anesthesia; you are lacking an anesthesiologist, aren't you?"

That's true; the anesthesiologist temporarily transferred from the Operating Room always works less diligently than one's own dedicated anesthesiologist.

Moreover, it's said that anesthesiologist is preparing to resign to work in the south; their new unit has already been found, otherwise they wouldn't have been easily transferred to the Emergency Department.

But can these two little girls handle it?

Zheng Ren also couldn't refute Director Pan's words; the old man is constantly running around the hospital administration just to get a few people, which is really not easy.

"Can you come to the Emergency Department in the evening?" Zheng Ren asked very directly.

"No problem."

"Fine, then leave your phone numbers and go back." Zheng Ren showed no enthusiasm at all, as bland as water.

The Chu sisters, who had already dealt with Zheng Ren, had long cursed his low emotional intelligence countless times; they were prepared.

This Inpatient Chief is just a Big Pig Trotter.

The two smiled and said: "If there's an emergency, remember to call."

Zheng Ren waved his hand, unwilling to say more, and retreated to his room to study hepatobiliary pancreatic surgery.

Rather than getting close to the Chu sisters and chatting, it's better to spend a few hours studying surgery to gain one or two skill points.

Zheng Ren's thought…… Not having a girlfriend is normal; having one would be strange.

Lately, it seems the warm‑giving activities are no longer popular.

……

After everyone left, Zheng Ren glanced at the two post‑operative patients; they were quite stable. After eating a bite with the nurse, he retreated to his room to read.

The General Surgery Department's Skill Tree already had 1931 skill points; he took stock of his current tasks: a long‑term Main Line Quest and a task to initially build the Operating Room.

Within one week, five emergency gallbladder removal surgeries; whether they can be completed depends on fate, not on his own skill level.

As for the three skill books he keeps, worth 930 skill points, that's all his savings; he doesn't know when they'll be useful, and Zheng Ren is reluctant to squander them all.

One peaceful night.

……

……

Cen Meng was very troubled.

Since Professor Senyu came to perform surgery, everything has gone poorly.

Not only did he fail to get the opportunity to go to RB for further study and exchange, but he also invited a heap of trouble.

When he went to visit Director Liu, the latter also refused to pay attention to him; it's likely he blamed all these failures on him.

This isn't even the worst of it.

This morning, Cen Meng received a phone call from his aunt's husband.

Cen Meng's family is from out of town; his ability to stay at City First Hospital entirely relies on his aunt's husband's influence.

On the phone, his aunt's husband said that after finishing his meal and drinks, he later developed a stomach ache and his skin turned somewhat yellow.

Simply put, the symptoms made Cen Meng immediately realize this was likely acute obstructive cholangitis.

Having no time to go pick him up, Cen Meng dialed the Emergency Rescue Service and called an ambulance to fetch his aunt's husband.

The diagnosis was clear; an emergency surgery was required. But considering who would perform it, Cen Meng hesitated.

In General Surgery Department One, Director Liu is hospitalized, along with several Deputy Chiefs…… Cen Meng felt that under Director Liu's suppression, their surgical skills were still inferior to his own; and if he performed a simple gallbladder removal surgery, the success rate would still be quite high.

But this is bile duct obstruction, which could easily lead to acute pancreatitis and other diseases. Even if not, the swollen bile duct makes Cen Meng feel quite troubled.

This surgery, if Director Liu were to oversee it, Cen Meng could still give it a try.

But under these circumstances, he definitely wouldn't dare to perform it.

Or else go look for Director Sun of General Surgery Department Two.

His aunt's husband treats him quite well; his family's child is a daughter who has already bought a house and gotten married in Pengcheng. As for himself in Hai Cheng, nominally he is a nephew, but in reality he is like a son.

A thought suddenly popped into Cen Meng's mind, and he couldn't shake it off.

Zheng Ren……

That day, after watching Zheng Ren perform a gallbladder removal surgery, Cen Meng, besides feeling envy, jealousy, and hatred, developed a different emotion. Exactly when did this kid practice his surgery?

Shou Bing can only be learned through practice; there is no other way.

Yet the two have worked together in the same department for years, and Cen Meng still doesn't know how Zheng Ren managed to hide his skill so deeply.

Over these three days, Zheng Ren intermittently performed four gallbladder surgeries, each one done beautifully. Purely from an appreciative standpoint, it would give one a feeling of refreshment and delight.

Therefore, Cen Meng suddenly came up with this idea—let Zheng Ren do it.

This thought is like a demon; once it appears, it cannot be suppressed.

In his subconscious, he has already acknowledged this fact: Zheng Ren's surgical standard, but when it comes to gallbladder and appendix removal surgeries, he is absolutely superior to Director Liu and Director Sun.

As for himself…… there's no way he can compare.

If it were an ordinary patient, Cen Meng would definitely not send him to the Emergency Department; he would go find Director Sun of General Surgery Department Two to observe, and perform the surgery himself.

But faced with his aunt's husband, who treats him like his own son, Cen Meng hesitated.

After hesitating and wavering for a few minutes, Cen Meng finally made up his mind.

He picked up the phone and firmly pressed the send button.

"Mengzi, we'll be there soon." The voice of Cen Meng's second aunt, sounding tearful, came through the phone.

"Second aunt, don't rush, listen to me." Cen Meng held the phone in his left hand, clenched his right hand into a fist, and dug his nails deep into his palm.

"Go straight to the Emergency Department and look for a doctor named Zheng Ren." After uttering these words that filled him with shame, Cen Meng finally let go of all his thoughts: "Once you get to the Emergency Department, you must perform the surgery immediately. Second aunt, please never mention me."

"" the other end of the phone fell silent.

Cen Meng's heart felt as if it had been fiercely stabbed by a knife; it was very painful.

"Mengzi, your uncle-in-law treats you well." A few seconds later, Cen Meng's second aunt said.

"Second aunt, it's exactly for this reason that I had you go to the Emergency Department." Cen Meng said directly. Once the embarrassing matter is brought up, the rest is no longer difficult no matter what.

"Emergency Department Doctor Zheng Ren is the best doctor in our Hospital for hepatobiliary surgery." Cen Meng anxiously explained: "However, we have a grudge; you just must not mention me. I'll find time to visit your uncle-in-law."

"Then... that's okay."

After saying that, Cen Meng hung up the phone, took several deep breaths, but still couldn't dispel the stifling anger in his chest.

As a surgeon, actually telling his closest relative that he can't do it—this feeling is simply terrible.

Cen Meng, who came from a rural background, has always seized every opportunity in life, not hesitating to lower his status and abandon his dignity. But is the result still like this?

He felt somewhat lost.

The ambulance went directly to the Emergency Department of City First Hospital; seeing the patient's critical condition, the Emergency Department doctor immediately called to summon Zheng Ren.

Within three days, four Gallbladder Removal Surgeries were performed; Zheng Ren's task initially established in the Emergency Department was about to be completed. Moreover, the cumulative total of the last three surgeries in the Main Line Quest gave Zheng Ren a 120% completion rate.

In addition, over the past few days he performed seven or eight appendectomies; now his Main Line Quest has been completed twice, earning him 20 Skill Points and 2000 Experience Points.

Postoperative patients all recovered very well; the earliest acute appendicitis patient had already completed discharge procedures and gone home to rest.

After performing several surgeries, and having been reading books these past few days, his General Surgery Department skill has reached 1945 points, and he is about to break through the 2000-point barrier.

When he received the call, Zheng Ren was reading. He heard that a patient with obstructive jaundice had been sent to the Emergency Department by an ambulance 120, and he immediately brought Chang Yue downstairs.

Acute appendicitis and acute cholecystitis are rarely fatal, but patients with obstructive jaundice can die at any moment, allowing no negligence.