Chapter 1013: Chapter 1013: Hoist a Banner to Intimidate Others

Doctor Qu smoothed out his clothes and stood up. He tried to make himself look at ease and asked, “Has Doctor Ling started the surgery?”

“He started a long time ago.” Zuo Cidian laughed and said, “Doctor Ling has arranged for quite a lot of surgeries here. So, every time he comes over, he’s always in quite a bit of a hurry.”

“It’s only natural that he does,” Doctor Qu repeated as his brain continued thinking.

He was naturally someone smart.

A doctor’s world was cruel because of the ivory tower structure. It locked up a bunch of wise men together and even ceaselessly stripped them of their acceptance for being human, relentlessly deprived them of their confidence in remaining dignified as a human, and continuously took away their respect toward society.

Suppression and revolt could be seen everywhere in the interpersonal relationship web for surgeons. When a sixty-year-old department director carefully and strategically made arrangements for his successor to take over, it was comparable to making arrangements for a prince’s coronation. If his arrangement failed, it would result in some other department associate director who was not shortlisted to stand out and obtain the position. When that department director retired, he would not be able to go back to that department for the rest of his life.

The interpersonal relationship for those who had other departmental branches was even more complex. Doctor Qu willingly traveled thousands of miles away to Wuxin City just for a freelance surgery. Naturally, he did not do it for his reputation, which was what the other chief physicians did. He was also just trying to survive.

To the current Doctor Qu, offending Ling Ran now was not something necessary for him to do, and it was also something very risky.

Doctor Qu complained about the unreliable private clinic and took a glance at the patient and his family. He reconfirmed, “The doctor that you’ve previously contacted is Doctor Ling Ran, right?”

“Yes.” The elder sister could see that something was fishy now, and she answered in a puzzled tone.

“Hmm…” Doctor Qu did not know what tone he should use to express his emotions. As the saying went, “Sometimes when you are unlucky, misfortune can happen no matter how careful you are.” Of course, he came as a freelance surgeon, but Changxi Province was so huge…

Doctor Qu could not help but take a look at Zuo Cidian. He was smiling like a braised egg, which one did not need to cut open to know that the yolk inside was black!

He did not even need Ling Ran to show up. Doctor Qu could guarantee that if Zuo Cidian went to Shanghai again, Academician Zhu Tongyi would definitely begin viewing Doctor Qu in a different light.

“You should let Doctor Ling perform the surgery.” Doctor Qu decided to give up on the surgery. He was afraid that if he kept on struggling, he would break himself. In front of Zuo Cidian, Doctor Qu explained, “Doctor Ling previously worked with Academician Zhu. He also always comes to the Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center to perform surgeries. His surgical skills are extremely good.”

The younger brother started to believe in Doctor Qu’s words as he looked toward his elder sister.

The forty-year-old elder sister was originally doubtful, but after listening to Doctor Qu talking about how “Doctor Ling previously worked with Academician Zhu.” She was alarmed.

Was that not the typical situation of a person hoisting a banner and using it to intimidate others?

How young was Doctor Ling? How old was Academician Zhu?

What did he mean by working together? Private contractors helping to clean sh*t was also considered as a partnership. How dare you doubt and look down on laborers?

Out of caution, the elder sister earnestly asked, “Doctor Qu, is Doctor Ling Academician Zhu’s apprentice? Like his last disciple or something?”

“No, they have a partnership.” When Zuo Cidian was present, Doctor Qu would not dare speak nonsense. He even spent some effort explaining it, “The surgery that you want to receive right now is called the Zhu-Ling Achilles Repair Technique, which is invented together by Doctor Ling and Academician Zhu!”

“Doctor Ling and Academician Zhu invented a surgical method together?”

“Yes.”

The elder sister almost laughed out loud. “Isn’t this like a grandfather feeding his grandchild? When the results are good, credit is given to the younger ones. This kind of thing can also be taken as helping them build reputation…”

“It’s really not like that.” Doctor Qu became even more sincere, to the point that he was about to start kowtowing. He was extremely serious and patient as he explained, “Doctor Ling is the kind of talented and outstanding skillful doctor you can’t find everywhere. Although Academician Zhu had studied the technical framework of the Zhu-Ling Achilles Repair Technique, when it came to the actual implementation, Ling Ran was the one who had to pay attention to the patient’s body to complete the surgery, and he had to make the technique better…”

The sister looked at Doctor Qu coldly like he was a cat lying about a goldfish drowning and he was not to be blamed for the fish’s death.

“We still wish for you to perform the surgery.” The elder sister held the younger brother’s hand and firmly restated her resolution.

Doctor Qu was stunned. ‘You’re here to connect a tendon, not your brain neurons. Do you really have to make my life so difficult?’

“I am not joking with you. Doctor Ling’s technique is way better than mine.” Doctor Qu could now easily admit to this fact.

Perhaps when he had just gotten in touch with Ling Ran, Doctor Qu had not been able to understand the skills that Ling Ran possessed. But after learning for two years, Doctor Qu could finally understand it. He may not have been able to perform at Ling Ran’s level, but he could, from the bottom of his heart, say this to Ling Ran, “You’re good!”

He did not think about competing with Ling Ran anymore.

However, the elder sister only looked at Doctor Qu. Then, she looked at Zuo Cidian. She still insisted on making a cool judgment. “No matter what you say, I will still request for Doctor Qu to perform the surgery. If there’s nothing else you have to say, my younger brother has to rest.”

Doctor Qu felt wronged as he looked at Zuo Cidian.

Zuo Cidian smiled and did not say anything as he left the ward.

Since the room was not soundproofed, the moment the door was shut, a woman’s voice traveled forward. “I’ve seen many such people. They wouldn’t care about their ethics just to flatter the people they want. Think about it. Would a normal person keep praising someone else’s skills, especially a doctor? From what I know, every one of them wants to be the big boss and treat other doctors as inferior. Besides, he’s a doctor from the Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center. How could it be possible that he would praise that doctor from Yun Hua Hospital so much? If he can act so obsequiously, then it must mean that the other person’s background is powerful, and his family is rich.”

“Then let’s have Doctor Qu perform the surgery.” The family listened to the daughter’s words and agreed.

Outside, Doctor Qu was scared stiff.

‘Did you plot this with my enemy?

‘Why must you treat me like this?’

“Doctor Zuo, what do you think I should do now?” Doctor Qu looked at Zuo Cidian pitifully.

He really did not want to upset anyone.

Zuo Cidian smiled. “It’s okay. We’ll just do as the patient requested.”

Doctor Qu’s lips quivered. He racked his brains and said, “Doctor Zuo, how about this? Could I trouble you to convince the patient to stay at the First People’s Hospital of Wuxin City so it’d be convenient for me to consult Doctor Ling later?”

“Doctor Ling is also very busy.”

“I know. I’ll try not to disturb Doctor Ling.”

“Alright.” Zuo Cidian nodded and agreed.

For hospitals and departments, not needing to be responsible was the best, and they could also avoid disputes like this. However, when it came to desperate times, the hospital’s ability to shoulder the costs for a medical accident was also unquestionable, especially when it came to domestic medical accidents. The cost was usually in the millions, and it was easy for hospitals to cover this cost.

Doctor Qu wiped his sweat and sent Zuo Cidian away. When he came back, he started to perform the preoperative preparations for the patient.

“Today, we’ll do spinal anesthesia.” Doctor Qu waited for the patient to be pushed into the operating theater and added this on purpose.