Chapter 199: Under A Fallen Nest!
“You still have the energy to do ward rounds?” After Du Qiang and the others left, Zhang Tiesheng saw Lu Cheng still heading towards the ward, and felt a bit of dread.
He didn’t know if Lu Cheng had a big heart or was addicted to ward rounds. If he was usually slow, today he was in a real hurry. Instead of thinking of a solution, he was going to do ward rounds first.
Lu Cheng nodded, “Brother Zhang, you go back first. I’ll do another round.”
Although recently, with the continuous improvement of medical orders, the skill points gained from ward rounds have been decreasing. Lu Cheng has always followed the principle of trying his best, checking in whenever he has time.
“Then you go. I’m leaving first.” Zhang Tiesheng scratched his head, not in a good mood.
The higher-ups were investigating ‘new technologies’ in the department, which meant that if he wanted to perform such surgeries in the future, the procedures would be more troublesome.
Lu Cheng then walked towards the wards, patiently starting his ward rounds.
Due to Du Qiang’s arrangements, Lu Cheng’s surgical participation had decreased significantly. However, with Du Qiang’s increased involvement, the patient volume for the surgery group had not decreased much.
When doing ward rounds, encountering something new meant skill points, and not encountering anything wasn’t a loss.
In the observation ward, there were currently seven patients in the surgery group: one post-appendectomy, three with hernias, one post-digestive tract perforation repair, and two post-tendon suturing.
The impression that Doctor Lu Cheng liked doing ward rounds had been spread among the patients in the observation ward, so Lu Cheng’s sudden visit was not surprising, and no one resisted.
“Doctor Lu, is my wound healing well? When you opened it just now, it seemed a little red.” The uncle who had undergone tendon suturing in bed 4 asked with some concern.
“This slight redness is normal. As long as it’s not severely red and swollen, it’s not an infectious inflammation. Our surgical wounds need to rely on inflammatory response for repair.”
“Of course, this inflammation is different from the infectious inflammation you might think of.”
“Uncle, what you need to do now is to continue exercising in an orderly manner. Don’t worry about infection after we stop the medication.”
“The wound is very good. You can be discharged tomorrow,” Lu Cheng said.
“Doctor Lu, if you’re not in a hurry, I’d like to stay a few more days. If I go back and no one is there to look after me, I’m afraid I might re-injure myself while exercising.” the uncle requested.
Lu Cheng replied, “If you want to, that’s fine, but it should be about two more days at most.”
“Friday, then? Discharged on Friday, okay?”
The uncle smiled with his legs crossed, “Thank you, Doctor Lu, I’ll do as you say.”
Hearing this, the patient in bed 5 also joked, “Doctor Lu, Director Du said I can be discharged tomorrow. Can I also stay for two more days?”
“You can’t. Your surgery was for a hernia. You could actually be discharged today. What are you worried about being discharged for?” Lu Cheng immediately shook his head.
Recovery from inguinal hernia repair surgery is generally very fast. If done aggressively, discharge the next day is even possible.
The youth gave a wry smile, “I’m afraid my intestines will show again. Isn’t that serious?”
Lu Cheng took a deep breath, “Brother, that was before the surgery. It won’t happen now. As long as you don’t engage in strenuous exercise during your post-operative recovery period, there shouldn’t be any major problems.”
“Look at you, you can walk and sit, move your hands and feet freely, and even eat with both hands. What are you afraid of?”
“Your situation is completely different from the uncle’s.”
The youth pondered for a moment and asked, “Doctor Lu, can I do muscle training using the same exercises as the uncle?”
“That won’t work. If you want to work out, you can’t just train your arm muscles! His rehabilitation training is more focused on the range of motion and local muscle strength training after tendon injury surgery,” Lu Cheng shook his head, rejecting his idea.
“Doctor Lu, then how should I train my muscles?” the youth pressed.
“Find a fitness coach. Muscle training depends on which part you want to train. Different muscles require different exercises, and it should be done step by step. Just talking about the theory would take too long,” Lu Cheng said.
“It’s okay, Doctor Lu, I have time,” the youth said with a simple smile.
Lu Cheng’s expression turned stern, “I don’t have the time!”
“…”
After a round of ward rounds, Lu Cheng only gained 0.2 skill points, and his current skill point balance was only 45.2 points.
Since returning from the competition in Shashi, Lu Cheng had only enjoyed normal skill point gains for a few days. Starting in November, after Du Qiang began to ‘stir up trouble,’ Lu Cheng’s skill point gains dropped from five or six points per day to two or three points.
After Lu Cheng finished his ward rounds, Zeng Huanqi, who was on the night shift, took advantage of going to the restroom and slipped out. Seeing Lu Cheng, he whistled at him.
Lu Cheng rubbed his hands with hand sanitizer and followed Zeng Huanqi to the emergency surgery clinic, “Brother Zeng, are you busy tonight?”
“It’s okay. In the ER, I just need to be called for consultations.”
“You and Tian Zhuang are not on duty today. Tendon injuries are directly sent to orthopedics.”
“Director Xiang of orthopedics is quite resourceful. He can even call doctors from the countryside to Long County by mid-month,” Zeng Huanqi said pointedly.
Lu Cheng was slightly confused upon hearing this, “Didn’t you say that the quota for hand surgery was taken by Tong Yuan’an?”
“There are policies above, and countermeasures below.”
“Currently, there are no specific regulations for quotas for rural support, assistance, and consultations. Director Xiang Kuihua has strong connections and can still call people.”
Zeng Huanqi continued, “However, it seems Xiang Kuihua doesn’t have any intentions against you, Lu Cheng. He inquired about your on-duty schedule from me in advance and said that the orthopedic department’s on-duty schedule will be completely staggered with yours.”
“When you’re on surgery duty, you can examine any orthopedic case as you please. When others are on duty, orthopedics will handle all orthopedic cases.”
Zeng Huanqi looked at Lu Cheng strangely as he said this, “We all suspect you might have some under-the-table deal with Xiang Kuihua.”
“Of course not. Director Xiang probably dislikes me a little,” Lu Cheng said with a wry smile.
“That’s not necessarily true. Xiang Kuihua has been quite comfortable in his acting director position recently,” Zeng Huanqi shook his head.
“Moreover, why isn’t his initial enthusiasm directed at you?”
Zeng Huanqi was not a specialist and only knew that Lu Cheng had won an award. He didn’t understand the value of Lu Cheng’s award from the competition, nor did he ask for details, only knowing that Lu Cheng was very capable.
Xiang Kuihua, on the other hand, was from orthopedics. Even if he hadn’t attended the competition, he would have heard gossip within the profession, and some people might even ask him about Lu Cheng.
Therefore, as long as Xiang Kuihua’s brain wasn’t completely “faulty,” he wouldn’t cause trouble for Lu Cheng.
Professional matters are not simply a problem just because someone points it out, especially when Professor Tong Yuan’an is still around.
“What about Professor Tong?” Lu Cheng asked.
“Director Xiang didn’t specify, but Professor Tong rarely participates in anything other than limb reattachment surgeries.”
“And he only works on single days,” Zeng Huanqi shook his head, unsure about the relationship between Xiang Kuihua and Tong Yuan’an.
But Zeng Huanqi could see that Professor Tong Yuan’an was a complete hands-off manager when he came to the ER.
Lu Cheng asked, “Brother Zeng, do you know the name of the doctor from orthopedics who is going to the countryside this time?”
“I think his name is Hu Yi. I haven’t figured out where he’s from yet, and orthopedics hasn’t spread the word,” Zeng Huanqi said.
Zeng Huanqi wouldn’t conduct a comprehensive background check on an orthopedic doctor going to the countryside.
Damn it!
Tong Yuan’an and Hu Yi are playing a trick under the guise of a routine check.
They are both from Xiangya, and even from the same team. Hu Yi is using the “rural support” excuse to learn new techniques.
Or rather, since Hu Yi was going to learn techniques anyway, and he was idle, he took on an additional rural support quota.
Regarding rural support, as long as the superior unit can spare people, everyone is happy to see more people supporting remote areas.
It’s just that in most cases, the superior units can’t spare so many people.
…
November 11th, Wednesday, Lu Cheng’s ER surgery shift.
Lu Cheng left early for breakfast and then headed straight to the hospital.
Lu Cheng arrived at the department at 7:30 AM. To his surprise, Du Qiang had arrived even earlier than Lu Cheng.
And Du Qiang’s expression was extremely grim at this moment.
Upon seeing Lu Cheng, Du Qiang didn’t even bother to pretend anymore and directly called out, “Lu Cheng, come to my office.”
Lu Cheng followed Du Qiang directly into the director’s office.
After closing the door, Du Qiang impatiently tapped the desk, “Lu Cheng, you’re in big trouble this time.”
Lu Cheng looked utterly confused, “Uncle???”
“I just received news that the matter of you winning an award in the province has attracted the attention of the inspection team. They are now investigating this matter retrospectively!”
“How did you learn the techniques for which you won the award in the competition? Did you conduct experiments on clinical patients? Did you perform many unauthorized clinical operations without reporting them?”
Du Qiang stared at Lu Cheng in astonishment, “You didn’t mention winning first prize in a provincial competition?”
“I did. Didn’t President Hu announce it?” Lu Cheng replied.
“But you didn’t say it was for a new technique!” Du Qiang’s voice was somewhat distorted.
Lu Cheng was silent for a moment and asked, “Uncle Du, Director Huang went with you yesterday, didn’t he? What was the result?”
“Director Huang’s explanation was completely untenable. The authorities are not investigating Director Lin Qianlong’s irregular surgery, but rather the origin of your award-winning ‘suturing technique’.”
Du Qiang said, “Lu Cheng, you are just Lu Cheng. If the inspection team targets you now, you’ll be in big trouble.”
With the inspection team arriving in Xiangzhou, President Peng voluntarily came forward to confess, making Long County People’s Hospital a key inspection unit.
Small issues definitely wouldn’t catch their eyes.
For example, financial issues. If it wasn’t a large sum of money, who would bother investigating a few thousand yuan?
But Lu Cheng’s situation was different. A county developing ‘new technology’?
It sounds like conducting ‘human experiments.’
Is this showing off? Will it attract attention?
Although it hasn’t been definitively classified yet, it’s leaning in that direction.
Lu Cheng asked, “But I didn’t practice it illegally in clinical practice?”
“That’s the reply Director Tian and Director Huang received! The news came from the prefecture.”
“Since it has been made public, perhaps they have already obtained crucial evidence,” Du Qiang said.
“Lu Cheng, I didn’t expect this at all.”
“You’re going to worry me to death, Uncle Du,” Du Qiang could no longer play it cool and was only anxious.
He stood up and paced around the office, smoking.
Lu Cheng said, “Uncle Du, I didn’t conduct human experiments, nor did I extensively use this suturing technique in clinical practice. I also didn’t practice it on humans.”
Du Qiang asked, “Where’s the evidence?”
“I have it!!!” Lu Cheng replied.
“You have evidence? How do you have evidence?” Du Qiang asked, confused.
“Uncle Du, don’t worry about it, I just kept evidence.” Lu Cheng had a habit of recording his practice sessions on video.
He then sent them to Professor Chen Song, serving as evidence of his actions.
The sent videos had specific timestamps and traces, which were impossible to delete, and also recorded the specific shooting time.
“Even if you have evidence, the problem is we can’t contact them right now. If they actively seek you out, this matter will become extremely passive.”
“Is President Peng out of his mind? Why did he go and confess?” Du Qiang began to curse.
Even if Lu Cheng had evidence, it was uncertain if he would have the opportunity to prove his innocence…
Under a collapsed nest, no egg remains intact.
President Peng’s confession was his own doing, and it had the biggest impact, but President Peng’s unit would be under intense scrutiny.
While Lu Cheng and Du Qiang were talking, Lu Cheng’s phone rang.
The person contacting Lu Cheng was not from the inspection team, but from the Zhou Health Commission: “Is this Doctor Lu Cheng from Long County People’s Hospital?”
“This is the Xiangzhou Health Commission. I’m notifying you that I have some matters that require your cooperation.”
“You must arrive by noon today. Is that enough time?”
Lu Cheng looked at the time on his phone, “Teacher, may I ask what it’s about? I’m on duty today.”
The other party remained silent for a moment, then asked rather officially, “If you’re on duty, can you arrange a replacement? Or do I need to call your leader?”
“Our director is here. Would you like to speak with him?” Lu Cheng replied formally.
Du Qiang heard this and took the phone.
“Okay, okay, I understand. I can arrange it.”
“However, Director, is it appropriate for you to directly call Lu Cheng to the Xiangzhou Health Commission?”
“According to the normal procedure, even if Lu Cheng needs to cooperate with something, the county should be the one to conduct the initial review?”
“Not going through the process? What are they trying to do?” Du Qiang’s eyes immediately became alert.
“Hiss~~~” Du Qiang gasped sharply.
“Oh, okay. I’ll have Lu Cheng come over right away. Have him drive here directly!” Du Qiang’s voice trembled slightly.
After hanging up the phone, Du Qiang said, “Lu Cheng, hurry to Jishi City, something big has happened!”
Lu Cheng: “Director Du???”
Du Qiang’s voice trembled slightly, “The inspection team got into a conflict with someone during breakfast and was hospitalized.”
“You understand the nature of this, right?”
Lu Cheng didn’t actually understand, but he had seen short videos. Such incidents had precedents, referencing a certain city in the north!
Although it was hearsay and online speculation, that incident was indeed famous nationwide.
“Then why do you want me to rush over?” Lu Cheng asked after quickly calming down.
“Medical reserve!” Du Qiang replied.
Lu Cheng was puzzled, “You mean for me to be medical backup? That’s impossible, right?”
“Don’t say so much, just hurry over.”
“If something goes wrong and it’s misinterpreted, the trouble will be truly immense,” Du Qiang’s hands were trembling.
Du Qiang thought for a moment and added, “Perhaps I should go with you personally. I’m afraid you won’t be able to handle this.”
After Lu Cheng sorted out the cause and effect, he said, “Director Du, it’s better if you don’t go. I’ll make a call back first.”
Lu Cheng’s return call was quickly answered, “Hello?”
“Is this Teacher from the Zhou Health Commission? I am Lu Cheng from Long County People’s Hospital,” Lu Cheng said.
“Mhm,” the other party’s reply was brief.
“Teacher, may I ask about the specific situation? Because I’m quite far from Jishi City, but I know of a teacher who is a professor at Xiangya Second Hospital and is currently in Jishi City.”
“If the situation is urgent, I can contact him,” Lu Cheng suggested.
The other party was silent for a while, “Is the information reliable?”
“Mhm,” Lu Cheng nodded, his reply also brief.
“We’re encountering some trouble here. Please call my mobile number first…” The voice on the other end of the phone became concise.
“Okay!” Lu Cheng memorized the number and called back.
At this point, the other party on the phone briefly explained the situation.
Originally, the inspection team had a dedicated office in Xiangzhou, with meals and security provided.
However, eating in the unit’s canteen for too long could be boring, so a few staff members formed a team to go out for breakfast.
They never expected that the local customs in Xiangzhou would be so fierce. A few shouts while queuing led to a conflict with some coworkers.
The result was a beating!
Up until now, the inspection team and the prefecture’s leadership were in a state of shock.
One person had minor injuries, while two were beaten to the point of acute abdomen.
No one expected an assault to occur while eating breakfast, and even fewer expected that those beaten into the operating room would be from the inspection team!
Of course, more importantly, the two hospitalized individuals had sustained actual organ damage.
Currently, in the operating room of Xiangzhou People’s Hospital, it’s uncertain whether to resect or preserve…
Many people are trying to find solutions, including but not limited to inviting consultations from outside hospitals and top provincial hospitals.
Of course, Lu Cheng is also among the “backup options.”
Lu Cheng said, “Teacher, I’m not entirely clear about the specific situation yet, but you can try to contact Professor Chen Song first. I’m quite sure Professor Chen Song is in Jishi City.”
“Of course, I will also rush over immediately,” Lu Cheng added.
“Thank you for your trouble, Doctor Lu…”
“You’re welcome,” Lu Cheng replied, then glanced at Du Qiang before turning and walking out of the doctor’s office.
Reality is often unfair, and people are treated unequally.
When some people get injured, Lu Cheng has to put aside his shift to rush over and be on standby.
But when other people get injured, and Lu Cheng is not on duty, he can choose to ignore it.
However, if Lu Cheng doesn’t want to cause a ‘seismic event’ in Xiangzhou that affects the overall situation, he has to go!
Who knows if these people were beaten by accident or if it was a deliberate arrangement?
The former is understandable, as the inspection team members must have made mistakes, but if it’s the latter, then the next people to come will definitely not be ordinary individuals.
