Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Every single time, I become stronger after going through loneliness. Every single time, I won’t shed a single tear even when I’m hurt…” Tengri sounded like a lost eagle as he sang “Invisible Wings” by Angela Zhang, and his voice was so bad that it was as if Angela Zhang’s ankle was stuck in his mouth.
Huo Congjun hummed along joyously, though. until the circulating nurse whipped out his phone and placed it beside his ear.
“Hey, Old Kang. Why did you call me?” Huo Congjun sounded like a wild eagle who encountered a wild rabbit, an illegal tour guide who encountered an illegal tourist or a lousy model who encountered an idiotic rich man’s son. He seemed to be very earnest in making small talk.
The nurses and the anesthetist raised their heads to look at Huo Congjun.
As they were carrying out cardiovascular surgery, all the nurses were experienced one from the Department of Surgery. The anesthetist was also an attending physician who often worked for the Cardiovascular Surgery Department. This was why they were rather concerned when they noticed that the call was from Department Director Kang.
Huo Congjun gestured at Doctor Zhou with his eyes.
Doctor Zhou immediately understood. He turned and said, “Let’s continue. Department Director Huo will communicate with Department Director Kang.”
Faulkner the foreigner did not care about all this. When he received confirmation that he could continue with the surgery, he immediately grabbed the scalpel and made an incision,
He was not worried about performing this kind of emergency surgery at all. Moreover, Faulkner really desired to carry out this surgery. When it came to his skills in hepatectomy and gastrectomy, there was not really any more room for improvement. It was not because he had reached the peak. It was because the peak was too difficult to reach, and he had already given up on it.
Of course, it was even harder to reach the peak when it came to cardiovascular surgery. Faulkner had no intention of striving for the peak either. He was just rather interested in cardiovascular surgeries.
No matter which department a surgeon was from, he or she would definitely desire to perform cardiovascular surgery if the chance came around. Of course, if they had the chance, they would rush to become an orthopedist in the Orthopedics Department. It would be best if they also had the opportunity to carry out cardiovascular surgeries.
Ling Ran stood opposite Faulkner and merely stared at him without saying anything. He looked like he was really intending to act as an assistant.
On the other end of the line, Department Director Kang’s voice was very loud. “I’m rushing toward the hospital, and I’m on my way. Old Huo, our department never had many surgeries, to begin with. Please don’t snatch this one away from us.”
“How long do you need to arrive?” Huo Congjun raised his head to look at his watch.
“Ten minutes.” Department Director Kang gave an approximation.
“The patient won’t be able to wait for you for another ten minutes. Let’s end the call now.” Huo Congjun chuckled and tilted his head. He then gestured at the circulating nurse to hang up.
Department Director Kang shouted, “Department Director Huo, seven minutes. I’ll be there in seven minutes!”
“The patient won’t be able to wait for you for seven minutes.” Huo Congjun’s voice was flat.
“Five more minutes, Department Director Huo!”
“Sigh, no one knows what would happen in five minutes.”
“Department Director Huo… can’t the patient wait for even five more minutes…? I’m accelerating at full speed already.”
“Reduce the speed a little, then. Don’t go over the speed limit. What if something happens?” Huo Congjun saw that the surgery had already begun, and he said nonchalantly, “No matter who carries out this surgery, it wouldn’t make any difference. It’s just cardiac trauma repair. This is probably nothing special to the Cardiovascular Surgery Department, isn’t it?”
“It’s special to me. Department Director Huo, just wait for me for a few more minutes, and I’ll be there. There’re only a few people in the Cardiovascular Surgery Department. What’s the point of snatching surgeries from us…?” Department Director Kang’s voice rang out from the receiver and floated around the operating theater like a lonely fart. No one welcomed his voice as it rang beside their ears.
Huo Congjun was obviously treating his voice like a fart and totally ignoring him.
In Yun Hua Hospital, the Cardiovascular Surgery Department was basically the size of a grain of sesame. If a person were to make comparisons, even though the Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery would also be a grain of sesame, the grain of sesame would be a little bigger than the one representing the Cardiovascular Surgery Department.
In short, Huo Congjun did not use to launch cardiovascular surgeries in his department because he did not know how to do it. None of his subordinates knew how to do it either.
And right now, to give Ling Ran a chance to act as an assistant in cardiovascular surgery and afford Ling Ran the possibility to start performing cardiovascular surgeries, Huo Congjun could not care less about what Department Director Kang thought.
The circulating nurse said in a hushed tone as she held the cell phone. “Department Director Huo has begun the surgery.”
As expected, the person on the other end of the line let out a growl.
The circulating nurse carefully hung up, as if she would be able to dodge part of her responsibility that way.
“I’ll make a left anterolateral incision,” Falkner said in English. He then looked at Ling Ran who was acting as assistant and asked, “Do you understand what I was saying?”
A lot of English medical terms were professional terms. A person cannot look at the words and try to decipher the meanings like how they did with Mandarin, and English medical terms were rarely made up of words that had any meaning in themselves.
Due to that, doctors needed to memorize some of the English medical terms to be able to know them by heart. It was normal for Chinese doctors who usually carried out liver surgeries to not know about certain terms related to cardiovascular surgery.
Ling Ran nodded as he stood opposite Faulkner. “No problem.”
“That’s great, then. We can’t rely completely on the interpreter during the surgery, as accuracy wouldn’t be guaranteed,” Faulkner explained, and the interpreter who was standing beside him interpreted everything.
Huo Congjun was paying even more attention to the interpreter’s words compared to Ling Ran. He made it a point to ask again, “Ling Ran, are you sure that you understand what he’s saying?”
“Yes,” Ling Ran answered with certainty. He had obtained many bottles of Energy Serum, but he did not have enough hospital beds at his disposal. Aside from using the bottles of Energy Serum for a freelance surgery or two every week, he was forced to use the remaining bottles to study patients’ medical records, read research papers, and memorize medical terms. Hence, he already memorized all the medical terms related to cardiovascular surgery a few months ago.
There was no helping it. He had eight to ten hours extra compared to ordinary people every day. He could only use the time to perform surgeries and increase his knowledge.
Huo Congjun saw that Ling Ran was certain, and he felt more at ease. From what he could remember, Ling Ran was never the kind of person who would bite off more than he could chew. After all, there was no need for Ling Ran to lie so that other people would give him attention and value him. Other people would naturally give Ling Ran attention and value once they saw him.
“Sternum scissors.” Faulkner’s style was that of typical Americans, and he believed in going big or going home. It only took him a moment to cut open the patient’s sternum.
Ling Ran sucked in a sharp breath when he saw that, but he showed no objection.
Different doctors possessed different trains of thoughts and ways of doing things, and if a person were to only consider the aspect of exposure, Faulkner had obviously made a good choice.
With the sternum cut open, the surgeons could get a better view of the thoracic cavity, which made the surgery a safer process.
Postoperative recovery was a secondary consideration, as the patient needed to be alive to have the chance to recover.
Ling Ran had always believed in the importance of exposure too. However, this patient was merely suffering from cardiac trauma, and the trauma was not at a position that was difficult to operate on. As Ling Ran possessed Master Level Cardiac Trauma Repair, if he were to be the chief surgeon, he would not need to cut open the patient’s sternum to treat him.
Of course, as this was a cardiovascular surgery, in the grand scheme of things, cutting open the sternum or not was not an important matter.
“Remember to ensure that the patient has sufficient blood.” Ling Ran followed Faulkner’s lead, and he soon understood what the foreigner was trying to do. He quickly gave the anesthetist a reminder.
The interpreter who was standing at the corner of the operating theater interpreted what Ling Ran said.
Faulkner glanced at Ling Ran and nodded in approval. Any person who had seen Ling Ran carry out gastrectomy in combination with hepatic resection would not have any doubts about Ling Ran’s skills. Now, Faulkner realized that Ling Ran was familiar with the steps involved in cardiovascular surgery too. With such a capable assistant, his life as a chief surgeon would be a lot easier.
Hence, Faulkner upped his speed.
Speed mattered a lot in cardiovascular surgeries, to begin with, and by doing it quickly, the patient would be able to recover better.
With Ling Ran helping him out, it was only natural that Faulkner was able to carry out the surgery smoothly. He was not only quick, but the surgery was performed well too.
This made Faulkner a little astonished. He dealt with doctors from other countries all the time, and it was only natural that doctors from different countries had different habits.
Faulkner never expected Ling Ran to have the ability to work so well with him. Moreover, Ling Ran was also able to predict his next move.
However, Faulkner did not have the time to dwell on this. He reminded Ling Ran that he would be exposing the heart already.
At the same time, someone opened the operating theater door.
“I’m here.” Department Director Kang from the Cardiovascular Surgery Department of Yun Hua Hospital panted as he entered the operating theater. Even though he was tired, he had no choice but to flash an appreciative smile. “Department Director Huo, I’m sorry for troubling you guys.”
“It’s not much trouble. It’s just a surgery.” Huo Congjun smiled amiably.
Department Director Kang walked over to the operating theater and saw the exposed thoracic cavity. The heart looked as fragile as a balloon. There was a shocked expression on Department Director Kang’s face.
An image flashed past his mind. It was as fleeting as a roller coaster, but he could clearly see the faces of He Yuanzheng and the doctors from the Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery in it.
