Chapter 929: with translation of chapter title

910 Careful and cautious, like walking on thin ice.

They said it was fine, but Zheng Ren was still very careful.

Lying in bed, he reviewed the diffusion MRI scans of the six patients, and only then did he gradually fall asleep.

Although he possessed genuine luck, and even a luck +16 charm, Zheng Ren's attitude remained that of a junior doctor.

Careful, cautious.

Like walking on thin ice.

The next morning, after breakfast, he arrived early at ward 912.

Upon arriving at the ward entrance this time, he saw Hu Yan Hui waiting early with a black backpack.

However, she hadn't arrived that early either, and was hastily eating what she had bought from the breakfast shop.

Zheng Ren greeted Hu Yan Hui and then went in to check the preoperative status of the surgical patient.

Because of the live surgery broadcast, Professor Rudolf Wagner also arrived early, and the entire team had already assembled an hour before the regular workday began.

Dr. Shen returned from the front line, reportedly with minor injuries, and is still resting.

But Mu Tao needed to arrive at the hospital even earlier than Zheng Ren, and was currently examining the scans.

Zheng Ren greeted Mu Tao, then took Su Yun, Chang Yue, the professor, and little Oliver to begin rounds. Mu Tao didn't hesitate, borrowed a white coat from Su Yun, and followed behind.

During preoperative rounds, each surgical patient's images and data were rechecked, their condition inquired about, and a physical examination performed.

The physical examination was fairly simple, as the patients had no particular complaints, and with Zheng Ren's system panel he could assess their conditions immediately, thus avoiding accidents to the greatest extent.

Nevertheless, Zheng Ren still followed the standard procedure meticulously, as if he were still a junior doctor.

After finishing the ward rounds, Zhu Liangchen and Director Kong stood in the office whispering. Seeing Zheng Ren's team return, Zhu Liangchen greeted, "Boss Zheng, so early!"

"We need to broadcast the surgery today, so come early to check the patient's condition," Zheng Ren said with a smile.

Zhu Liangchen nodded.

Zheng Ren's approach left nothing to criticize, even for the most demanding senior physicians. Moreover, Zhu Liangchen had come to observe and learn the new TIPS procedure, and was certainly not a senior physician.

Granite arrived only shortly before eight, as precise as Professor Rudolf Wagner in Haicheng, like a Swiss watch.

Seeing that it was time to hand over, Zhu Liangchen went to wait in Director Kong's office.

Not being from ward 912, facing this handover was inevitably awkward.

After the early handover and rounds, Zheng Ren took Su Yun, Mu Tao, and Professor Rudolf Wagner straight onto the stage. Little Oliver transported the patient, while Chang Yue assisted with various handover tasks.

Once today's surgery is completed, the first stage of the "Fame Under Heaven" mission will be finished. The mission awarded moderate experience points and skill points from Big Pig Trotter, except there is a special lottery.

If we consider the lottery as sold on the market, whether it's pick 5 out of 35 or pick 2 out of 12, you have to place a bet.

Zheng Ren didn't like that.

Still, the platinum treasure box is better; Zheng Ren understands it that way.

Although he didn't feel it, genuine luck made Zheng Ren feel a bit more at ease whenever he thought of himself as a man protected by it.

He had no interest in the lottery. Zheng Ren was still more eager for the upcoming task, hoping to accumulate more surgical training time, since he noticed that most patients coming to ward 912 had difficult and complex conditions, making the surgeries quite challenging.

Without dozens of hours of surgical training time, he truly felt unprepared.

After changing clothes, little Oliver had already brought the patient up.

Zheng Ren did a final check of the images, then Mu Tao came over and said, "Boss Zheng, is this the right place?"

He lightly tapped the image on the viewer with his finger, and Zheng Ren blinked in surprise.

"Old Mu, how did you notice that?" Zheng Ren wondered.

Mu Tao had been quiet these days; it turns out he's been studying the TIPS procedure and has already gotten started.

"That day you drew those partial anatomy diagrams for me; I had someone make a 3D model, and I've been studying it every day. With the model, comparing it to the images, I still gain a lot of insight." Mu Tao said happily.

Zheng Ren suddenly realized, "I'm really stupid—how didn't I think of making a 3D model?"

Such a thing is something ordinary people might never encounter in a lifetime, but in medicine, 3D models have been available for teaching for quite some time.

Zheng Ren's line of thought was again pried open a crack by Mu Tao.

Mu Tao's level is somewhat inferior to Su Yun's and Professor Rudolf Wagner's, mainly due to lesser talent and overall ability. Yet compared to other doctors, he is far stronger.

If it weren't for Zheng Ren, this monstrous talent appearing out of nowhere, Mu Tao would likely make only incremental progress and eventually dominate the domestic interventional medicine discipline for twenty or thirty years.

It's normal that he could think of that.

"That's the point, but during surgery the X-ray images may show slight discrepancies. However, that's not a big deal; just make a minor adjustment in the delicate steps. This is experiential knowledge—you learn it after doing many surgeries." Zheng Ren said.

Mu Tao was happy from the inside out.

I finally touched the threshold!

Although not yet entering the inner sanctum, just having touched the threshold was enough to make Mu Tao immensely excited.

The next step is to watch the surgery and master the details. However, given Zheng Ren's meticulousness with his current patients, he probably won't let himself perform the surgery.

If you want Zheng Ren to perform a teaching surgery, you have to find your own patient.

Mu Tao clearly understood that this was a situation where cooperation benefits both, while separation harms both. He himself stood to gain even more, and he couldn't understand why Jin Yao Wu was so stubbornly resisting.

Director Kong brought Zhu Liangchen to the operating suite, saw Mu Tao standing inside, and Zhu Liangchen whispered, "Boss, when did this kid Mu Tao arrive?"

"He arrived right after the first live surgery broadcast, when you were still too embarrassed to come look for Boss Zheng." Director Kong said.

"Isn't it better to wait for you to return so we can have better contact?"

"Old Five, how could I not know what's going on in your mind? Let me be frank: Boss Zheng looks simple and honest, but his mind is clear. He's just plain-spoken and rarely speaks." Director Kong said: "The agreement should be signed if it needs to be; I took a look, and it's just about helping him complete his surgical quota."

"Boss..."

"Don't waste time with useless talk—it's not like I'm asking you to become my apprentice. Why are you making things difficult for yourself?" Director Kong scolded: "I've helped with everything I can; besides, you need to hurry up. As for Mu Tao's side, he should already have gained something."

"How can this kid bring himself to lose face?" Zhu Liangchen puzzled.

"On the front lines, at Pengxi Township Hospital, they once did an intervention together. I guess Mu Tao saw Boss Zheng's surgery and was immediately convinced."

「Ha~」 Zhu Liangchen gave a ha-ha laugh, this isn't a joke? Although there was the live broadcast TIPS Surgery beforehand, he also didn't believe there was any surgical skill that, at Mu Tao's level, would convince him upon seeing it.