Chapter 691: 680: I Dreamed of a Big Cotton Quilt

Working non-stop? Doing one after another?

「Doctor Zheng, your body……」 Director Jiang hesitated a moment.

Since the Shou Bing began, he changed his way of addressing Zheng Ren to "you".

「It's fine. 」 Zheng Ren smiled, wearing a Mask, his smile unseen, but his narrowed eyes full of kindness, 「We should still seize the time—there are many patients outside, delaying too long could cause problems. 」

"Hmm." Director Jiang knew why Zheng Ren was pushing himself so hard, but…… really couldn't bear it.

He just came off the front lines, face wounded, body covered in bruises, and still has to wear ten-odd, twenty-jin Lead clothing to do a Shou Bing—how could one bear it?

But the situation forced it, there was no other way.

Director Jiang's feelings were complex; he called his subordinates to push the patients out, and had them follow Su Yun's instructions.

The junior doctors here were so exhausted they staggered when walking; as a forward transfer base, since the earthquake began they hadn't gone home. At most they'd nap a bit in the Hospital, then be called back soon.

Seeing the junior doctors so tired they'd fall asleep while walking, Director Jiang felt a bit ashamed.

He rubbed his hands, feeling a bit embarrassed, saying: 「Doctor Zheng, I'm really sorry, they haven't slept properly in two or three days. 」

「I know, it's fine. 」 Zheng Ren said, 「Prepare the patients' images, must be strictly checked, cannot let busyness and fatigue cause errors. 」

Without realizing it, Zheng Ren seemed to be back in Hai Cheng, giving instructions to his junior doctors just like before.

This is the distinctive aura of a high-Technique big-shot, impossible to fake.

Director Jiang also didn't think anything was wrong; that person's Shou Bing was awesome, whatever they said was right.

Moreover, the things Doctor Zheng instructed were inherently flawless, nothing to fault.

Director Jiang immediately went personally to instruct many things, Zheng Ren tore off his sterile gown, sat directly on the ground leaning against the wall, and rested a bit.

「Boss, sitting like that will give you hemorrhoids—internal and external mixed, the kind that bleeds profusely. 」 Su Yun said.

「I'm tired……」 Zheng Ren's tone revealed endless Fatigue.

This is after leaving the 912 Hospital, enduring long journeys and countless battles, Zheng Ren said he was tired for the first time.

In Nanchuan Town, Su Yun slept a little in the rain, while Zheng Ren was constantly doing search-and-rescue and Shou Bing.

But being tired, there was nothing to be done.

Outside, there were innumerable emergency patients, but there were only so many doctors—especially qualified interventional doctors—just that many.

「Boss, I slept in Nanchuan Town—guess what I dreamed of? 」 Su Yun didn't sigh or mock Zheng Ren, asking a question she didn't want to let go.

「I feel like I'm asleep now, I won't even dream. 」 Zheng Ren's head leaned against the wall, eyes closed, his speech already starting to slur.

「I dreamed of a big cotton quilt, the Shandong cotton-fluff kind, especially heavy—covering myself with it feels warm. 」 Su Yun sat beside Zheng Ren, speaking softly: 「Sleeping in the rain, it's damn cold. If I could go back, I'd definitely snuggle in the quilt and sleep soundly for days. 」

「Mmm, three days wouldn't be enough sleep. Covered in the quilt, nobody could wake me up……」

「Rest a bit, when the patient comes up I'll finish disinfecting and call you. 」 Su Yun said softly.

「No…… you start disinfecting, I'll go wash my hands. 」 Zheng Ren said, already asleep.

A few Minutes later, the patient was brought up.

Seeing Zheng Ren curled up in the corner asleep, Director Jiang and several junior doctors didn't mind. At this point, everyone wanted to sleep, exhausted to death, with little emotion left.

Su Yun began washing her hands, didn't call Zheng Ren.

He prepared to do a Shou Bing himself; this kind of pelvic fracture Interventional surgery wasn't difficult for him—he'd already seen it.

But the circulating nurse's water-pouring sound rang out; his hands weren't finished washing, Zheng Ren appeared beside him.

「Hey, do you want to sleep with your ears upright? Sleeping like that gives poor sleep quality. 」 Su Yun nagged.

「I slept a bit, feeling more energetic. 」 Zheng Ren didn't wash his hands, but waited for Su Yun: 「Later you go to the operating table; you're not needed inside. 」

「What does that mean? 」

「……」 Zheng Ren saw Su Yun giving him a sideways glance; that look was like last night sitting in the drizzle, flickering fireworks.

「Forget it. 」 Zheng Ren let out a sigh.

Su Yun then didn't argue with Zheng Ren, turned and went to disinfect.

Zheng Ren originally thought, with his system equipment, he should be more resilient than Su Yun.

But that guy wouldn't do anything no matter what…… fine, he came in to assist, could work a bit faster.

Zheng Ren took advantage of the break to swap his Lead clothing for radiation-shielding energy-converting type, then gulped a mouthful of energy potion, after which he washed his hands and put on a sterile gown to go on stage.

Exhausted to the point of collapse, Zheng Ren didn't even have the capacity to doubt whether the Big Pig Trotter potion had a problem.

If something comes up, we'll talk later.

Eyebrows on fire, yet we must attend to the present.

Radiant, he went on stage; Su Yun glanced at Zheng Ren, asking nothing.

The airtight Lead door closed, the Shou Bing began.

「Take a good look at their technique. 」 Director Jiang and his junior doctors stood in the operating room, pointing at the screen and saying: 「Although we do vascular interventional work, the basic techniques are the same. This Doctor Zheng may look young, but his skill is quite high. 」

「Master, are all the country's experts here? 」 a junior doctor asked.

The Mu Professor performing Shou Bing in the next room had a skill level that left one speechless. Another interventional doctor from the Intervention Department who had just come off the front lines also had a remarkably high skill level.

When did there become so many interventional doctors?

「It's necessary—we're a transfer station; if we were elsewhere, you'd think they'd bother coming? 」 Director Jiang patted the junior doctor's head and shouted: 「Stay focused, pay close attention! 」

The image on the screen immediately began to move, transforming from the last patient's final angiogram of the previous patient into the current Shou Bing patient's image.

Inside, the guidewire started tracing the line.

Microguidewire, Microcatheter, angiography, Super-selective, embolization…… each step looks simple, the most basic operation, with no flashy technique.

Simple and plain.

But they're all Specialty doctors; they can still tell despite patient Blood Vessel thickness and Shou Bing difficulty.

Such fine Blood Vessels, going straight in, Super-selective succeeded—no probing needed—so simple it's infuriating.

In the operator's eyes, the rugged mountain road turned into a six-lane highway, speeding all the way. The Shou Bing took 14 minutes 32 seconds, finished!

Director Jiang broke out in a sweat.

Recalling how I just 'played the straight man', that wasn't playing the straight man at all—it was simply dragging my feet, wasting time!

It turns out that going up was just a mistake.

Fortunately, this Doctor Zheng has a good temper; if it were me, after several sleepless days and nights coming from the front lines, encountering a hot-tempered director... I would surely have burst out shouting.

Fortunately, fortunately.

Master, I understand the Shou Bing, but...

But what?

I don't know what I can learn..." the junior doctor said, bewildered.