127: Chapter 127 You can't deny the power of technology.
Lu Chen walked out of the office.
In the corridor, Zhao Yaqin was leaning against the wall waiting for him.
“What did they say?”
“Director Li said that from now on, I will have priority as the lead surgeon for surgeries in the Red Zone.”
Zhao Yaqin nodded, unsurprised.
“What about Director Xu?”
“She wanted to poach me, but Director Li blocked her.”
Zhao Yaqin smiled.
“As expected. It would be strange if the people from the Department of Hand Surgery weren't tempted after seeing your Suturing.”
“Sister Zhao, I don't plan on going to another department.”
“I know. If you left, the Suturing workload in the Red Zone would triple instantly; I'd be the first one to object.”
The two of them walked toward the Red Zone.
As they passed the Nurse Station, Sun Ji and Wu Fan were standing there.
Sun Ji's expression was somewhat complicated when he saw Lu Chen.
“Brother Lu, I heard Director Xu rated your Suturing in the top three in the province?”
“Brother Wu, did you hear that? Top three in the province.”
Wu Fan remained expressionless.
“I heard.”
“Any thoughts?”
“None.”
“Don't you think it's a little suffocating that as a Resident Physician who's been in the Emergency Department for five years, you've been left miles behind by a newcomer who's been here for less than two months?”
Wu Fan glanced at him.
“If you find it suffocating, you can go register for an appointment at the Department of Respiratory Medicine.”
Sun Ji clutched his chest.
“I thank you for your concern.”
Zhao Yaqin didn't bother with them.
“Stop chatting. Someone with chest pain just arrived in the Red Zone, who's going?”
Sun Ji reflexively looked toward Lu Chen.
Lu Chen had already put on his gloves and left.
Sun Ji looked at his back and muttered.
“Fine, comparisons are odious. When it comes to skill, the gap in talent is right there; you just have to admit defeat.”
Wu Fan rarely added a comment.
“Indeed, you have to admit defeat.”
Sun Ji looked at Wu Fan.
“Brother Wu, do you think it's possible for me to catch up to him through hard work later on?”
“Possible.”
“Really?”
“After he retires.”
Sun Ji shut his mouth.
Shen Xiaoning came jogging up from behind.
“Dr. Sun, what did Director Xu just rate Dr. Lu?”
“Top three Suturing level in the province.”
Shen Xiaoning's eyes instantly lit up.
“Really?!”
“Really.”
Shen Xiaoning hopped in place.
“I knew it! Dr. Lu is the best!”
Sun Ji rolled his eyes.
“Objectively speaking, yes, but could your tone sound a little less like a fan club president?”
Shen Xiaoning didn't care about him and went skipping after Lu Chen toward the Red Zone.
Sun Ji looked at her back and sighed.
“Brother Wu, do you think people who are good-looking and highly skilled are born with their own gravitational field?”
“Continuing to lament here isn't going to make you better looking.”
“My self-esteem has been shattered into dust today, could you be a little gentler?”
“No.”
“Fine.”
Sun Ji picked up the medical records on the table and walked toward the Reception Area with his head down.
After a few steps, he stopped and looked back in Lu Chen's direction.
Was he jealous?
It would be a lie to say he wasn't jealous at all.
They were all Resident Physicians, about the same age, doing the same work.
But what that guy produced was at a level where even the Director of Hand Surgery couldn't find a single flaw.
This kind of gap wasn't something jealousy could solve.
Sun Ji shook his head and continued forward.
There was nothing he could do even if he didn't like it; he just had to work honestly.
...
8:00 PM.
After treating the last patient, Lu Chen returned to the Duty Room.
He opened the system panel to do today's final inventory.
[system panel Updated]
[Host: Lu Chen]
[Identity: Resident Physician (Jiangcheng City Central Hospital · Emergency Department)]
[Skill Panel]
[Suturing (God Level! Upper limit reached!)]
[Basic Surgical Operations (Master Level): Progress 73/100]
[Internal Medicine Diagnostics (Proficient Level): Progress 59/100]
[Manual Hemostasis (Master Level): Progress 69/100]
[Laporoscopic Appendectomy (Master Level): Progress 96/100]
[Basic Theory of Emergency Medicine (Skilled Level): Progress 56/100]
[Tracheal Intubation (Master Level): Progress 54/100]
[Closed Thoracic Drainage (perfect level): Progress 38/100]
[Comprehensive Trauma First Aid (perfect level): Progress 32/100]
[Ultrasound-Guided Puncture (Master Level): Progress 79/100]
[Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Master Level): Progress 16/100]
[Vascular Anastomosis (perfect level): Progress 19/100]
[Current Total gratitude points: 892 points]
[Available Gacha Draws: 0 times]
[Title Bar]
[Currently Equipped: enemy of yama (Primary), newcomer: surgical blade, one needle to settle the world, First Step into the Academic Hall]
[Physical Enhancement Status: genetic enhancement serum (Primary) in effect, Stamina Limit +20%, Energy Recovery +15%, Sleep Efficiency +25% (Permanent)]
Twelve skills, all showing growth.
The first God-level skill had already begun accumulating practical experience.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and Vascular Anastomosis had also officially broken past zero and were on track.
With 892 gratitude points, another hundred or so would be enough for the next gacha draw.
Lu Chen closed the system panel.
He picked up the textbook by the bedside and flipped to the chapter on Department of Vascular Surgery.
Although that Vascular Anastomosis went smoothly today, the system provided operational ability; he still had to supplement the theoretical foundation himself.
Different types of vascular injuries, selection of anastomosis methods for different diameters, and adjustments to postoperative anticoagulation plans—these things were written in great detail in the textbook.
He read page by page, comparing key points in his mind with the operational instincts of his system skills.
Theory and practice confirmed each other, deepening his understanding.
After reading for about forty minutes, his phone vibrated again.
A message from Gu Bai.
[Gu Bai: Lu Chen, I heard Director Xu from Hand Surgery was won over by you today? The word has spread all through Orthopedics.]
[Gu Bai: As the former number one in looks in the whole hospital, now I can't even compete with you in skill. What meaning is there left in my life?]
Lu Chen didn't reply to him.
He put down his phone.
He lay down.
And closed his eyes.
Outside the window, the siren of an ambulance sounded again.
He didn't know which department it was for, but for the time being, it shouldn't have anything to do with him.