Chapter 114: Revealing The Claws!
【Receiving guidance from a famous teacher, hearing the fundamental essence of Suturing, the preliminary foundation of Tendon Suturing and its corresponding series of techniques is sufficient. With thorough understanding, Tendon Suturing and its corresponding series of techniques are undergoing reconstruction…】
【Extracting the essence of Basic Skills in Tendon Suturing and various Tendon Suturing Techniques, combined with the essence of Suturing and the fundamental principles of Tendon Suturing, the Tendon Suturing Techniques are being reconstructed—】
【Suturing Specialty Skills have changed. Please check for yourself.】
Lu Cheng was stunned—
【Suturing Specialty Skills: Suturing （Mastery 0/200）, Tendon Suturing （Mastery 16/20）, Nerve Suturing （Proficient 3/10）, Vascular Suturing （Proficient 5/10）, Bone Suturing （Proficient 2/10）, Membrane Suturing （Proficient 9/10）】
【Suturing Specialty Skills: Tendon Unnamed Suturing Technique （Beginner 2/5）】
After Lu Cheng calmed down, his expression tightened: “???”
My improved Tang method, Kessler suturing technique, where did they go? You got rid of all of them?
Those were things Lu Cheng had invested a lot of skill points in.
While Lu Cheng was spacing out, someone directly walked into the classroom from outside and walked straight up to Lu Cheng, about to call him out!
By the time Lu Cheng snapped back to reality, his whole body felt a bit numb.
No way, teachers don’t even care if you space out in a university class. This is already an Advanced Study Class, and I’m going to be singled out and criticized for spacing out while listening to the lecture?
Seeing that Lu Cheng hadn’t moved, Professor Xie Xiao tapped the table again: “Come with me. Professor Zhong’s time is precious, he won’t wait for you for long.”
After Lu Cheng clearly heard what Xie Xiao said, he quickly got up.
Being dragged out for spacing out during class was one thing, but whatever consequences came, they came.
…
The others also heard Professor Xie Xiao’s sudden entrance and what Xie Xiao had said to Lu Cheng.
But seeing Lu Cheng’s age and knowing his affiliation, they understood that Lu Cheng’s “connections” were extraordinary.
They were all adults who had experienced society for a long time and were already well-versed in the rules of social operation, so it didn’t matter when they revealed it.
After Lu Cheng followed Professor Xie Xiao out the door, they took many turns and detours before finally seeing Professor Zhong Junyun smoking by a fire escape.
When Lu Cheng arrived, Zhong Junyun, who was leaning against the doorframe, offered Lu Cheng a cigarette case.
As Lu Cheng hesitated whether to take one or politely decline, Professor Zhong Junyun’s chuckling voice precisely pierced Lu Cheng’s eardrums: “I heard from Xie Xiao that you want to challenge the people from Huashan Hospital?”
Lu Cheng’s brain froze.
What kind of question is this?
Although the logic is sound, can you say it so directly?
Lu Cheng looked up and seriously at Zhong Junyun. Up close, Lu Cheng could clearly see the details on Professor Zhong’s face—
His skin was slightly wrinkled, with crow’s feet. His eyebrows were high and steep like cliffs, and their ends sharply curved downwards, forming acute angles like geometric lines carved by a surgical knife; his cheekbones spread horizontally like a cold iron bowstring, forming a T-shaped steel frame with his vertical nose bone;
His mandibular angle was over 100 degrees, his masseter muscles were tensed like carved stone reliefs, and his chin protruded forward like a shield.
Under oblique light, his cheekbones could gleam with a matte metallic finish.
Lu Cheng swallowed twice: “Teacher Zhong, I never said that.”
Zhong Junyun’s vertical frown lines were deep, his brows furrowed, and his inverted triangle eyebrows twitched: “If you didn’t say it, then you must have thought it.”
“Heh, kid, that’s interesting.”
“If Xie Xiao hadn’t said anything, I wouldn’t have been curious,” Zhong Junyun said with a chilling smile.
It was as if Lu Cheng’s intention to confront Huashan Hospital perfectly aligned with Zhong Junyun’s own thoughts.
If Director Lin Qianlong at his county hospital was a “carnivorous jungler,” this one was definitely an “extermination-type jungler.”
“Teacher Zhong, I didn’t think that either.” Lu Cheng knew that some things could be thought, but not spoken.
If these words were spoken, Professor Zhong Junyun would have a headache from being criticized.
Every top hospital has various masters and a legacy passed down through generations. If someone from Huashan Hospital heard this and was displeased, and an old Academician stepped out to directly confront Lu Cheng, Lu Cheng’s life would be ruined.
“So you’re chickening out?” Zhong Junyun instantly withdrew his expression, becoming uninteresting.
Lu Cheng sniffled and began to reason: “You can do it, you can think it, but you can’t say it.”
Yes, if you want to hit someone, just hit them. It doesn’t matter if you beat them to death or break their bones!
If their abilities were insufficient, the old guys wouldn’t come out to cause trouble.
But if you want to show off and babble to “tarnish” a reputation, people live for their pride, and trees have their bark. Others won’t allow you to do that.
“Alright, based on those words, I can protect you.”
“Come and study with me. Follow my lead.” Zhong Junyun walked away.
Lu Cheng looked at Xie Xiao in confusion. Xie Xiao anxiously stretched out his chubby little hand and started hitting him: “What are you staring at? Aren’t you going to follow him and call him Master?”
“If you follow Professor Zhong to Huashan Hospital, you can walk around with your head held high, and no one will dare to say much to you. Others will also have to treat you politely. Aren’t you being foolish?”
Lu Cheng thought about it and couldn’t resist the introduction Xie Xiao had given him earlier—
Chairman of the Hand Surgery Branch of E Province, and Deputy Director Committee Member of the National Hand Surgery Branch, a Master Physician who could literally walk all over the country.
Lu Cheng quickly followed: “Teacher Zhong, Teacher Zhong… Thank you for your kindness…”
Zhong Junyun paused his steps slightly, tilted his chin up: “Are you trying to politely refuse me?”
Lu Cheng quickly shook his head: “No, Teacher Zhong.”
“I mean, I have a few of my own ideas. I’m not young anymore, I’m already in my fourth year as an Attending Physician. So, can I apply to be promoted to Deputy Senior before coming to join you?”
“It won’t take too long. By then, it will save a lot of time for promotion.”
“Furthermore, learning is a lifelong endeavor. Whether it’s a year earlier or later, I will still need your careful guidance to find the right direction.”
“Of course, I also hope you can give me a better choice!~” Lu Cheng expressed his intentions, also hoping Zhong Junyun could offer better advice.
Zhong Junyun furrowed his brows, the vertical frown lines reappearing, and he slowly nodded: “You are the first student of this age that I’ve taken. Your current idea is also quite good.”
“If you truly have great clinical talent, you will definitely need to study and work hard in the future.”
“But what about the timing?”
Seeing that Professor Zhong Junyun had agreed, Lu Cheng immediately promised: “As long as you say the word, Teacher, I guarantee I can get there in half a day, except for evenings.”
What a joke, in front of a Professor like Zhong Junyun, why would he play hard to get with pride?
Zhong Junyun personally selected him as his student, which implied a plan for him to stay at the hospital.
Professor Tong Yuan’an and the others at Xiangya Hospital had only offered him advice on improving his academic qualifications, without any other promises, mainly because they couldn’t afford to make any.
So why should Lu Cheng be arrogant? He had sought this for so many years and knew how difficult it was to find a good teacher.
“Do you really want to do it?” Zhong Junyun, for some unknown reason, spoke very bluntly.
Lu Cheng nodded, but said nothing.
“Then it will still be a bit difficult, you should be mentally prepared!~” Zhong Junyun walked ahead with his hands behind his back.
Lu Cheng continued to follow, catching up to Zhong Junyun’s side: “Teacher, it might not be that difficult.”
Bang!~
Lu Cheng’s words made Zhong Junyun forget to turn around, and his forehead hit the wall. Fortunately, it wasn’t a fast impact, and the force wasn’t great.
He looked at Lu Cheng as if he were an oddity.
“Where does your confidence come from?” Zhong Junyun rubbed his forehead.
Lu Cheng pressed his tongue against his cheek and took a deep breath, his voice slightly hoarse: “As long as you are here, Teacher, it won’t be difficult!~”
Zhong Junyun thought for a moment, and it seemed that no other words could better convey Lu Cheng’s intentions than his current tone.
Zhong Junyun patted Lu Cheng’s head: “You silly kid… Go on, go to class.”
