"What about your medical insurance? There's no charge for hospitalization. The insurance company will settle the bill with us after the patient is discharged, "Professor Rudolf Wagner said.
Zheng Ren really wanted to kick him twice, but after thinking about it, he held back.
"I'll report to Chief Physician Pan tomorrow. We should be able to waive part of it," Zheng Ren said to the girl. "Take good care of him."
The girl thanked him again and Zheng Ren and the professor returned to the office.
"Zheng, do you really need to pay for medical treatment?" Professor Rudolf Wagner was puzzled.
Zheng Ren did not want to argue with the professor and just smiled helplessly.
It was past ten o 'clock in the evening. Zheng Ren glanced at his phone.
Department Chief Kong had made a call at around nine o 'clock. Zheng Ren thought about it and sent a WeChat message.
He had checked into the Shangri-La Hotel and would fly back the next day.
Zheng Ren calculated the time. It seemed like he would have to apply for leave tomorrow to send Department Chief Kong off. The man had flown all the way here and had not even had the time to eat a meal before he was called back for surgery.
He would feel bad if he did not send him off.
As he chatted with Department Chief Kong, the emergency department received a call saying that a patient with acute appendicitis had been sent for consultation.
Zheng Ren was distressed. He could not be deprived of sleep today just because he had slept well the night before.
God of the night shift, he could not play with himself like this.
Despite his complaints, he still had to do what needed to be done.
He used the System panel to confirm the patient's diagnosis, followed by a routine physical examination, admission, medical history, and preparation for surgery.
Half an hour had passed since the procedure was completed.
During this time, another patient with acute appendicitis arrived.
Under normal circumstances, the chief resident would have a doctor on duty to do these chores. However, Sea City had suffered a severe population loss in the past two years, especially young doctors. Many of the capable doctors who were above the age of thirty had changed jobs.
Sea City General Hospital's inpatient department was in short supply, not to mention the emergency department.
Old Chief Physician Pan had been asking for more doctors, but no matter how powerful he was, he could not get them.
Chang Yue, Su Yun, and Yang Lei were the only exceptions.
Zheng Ren was busy comforting the patient and his family members and performing surgeries.
He had a feeling that it would be a sleepless night.
In the first and second surgeries, Professor Rudolf Wagner had demonstrated strong foundational skills.
Of course, he was not allowed to perform surgeries, but as the first assistant, he quickly became familiar with both open appendectomy and laparoscopic surgery.
After midnight, after two surgeries, the Emergency Department called again.
As he had already mentally prepared himself, he was already numb to it and his heartbeat did not speed up at all.
This time it was a patient with acute cholecystitis.
It was still a familiar process. Zheng Ren was so busy that he left all the work that he could hand over to Chang Yue the next day. As soon as the fasting period was over, he brought Professor Rudolf Wagner to the operating theater.
The night was long. Some people didn't want to sleep, while others couldn't.
The night passed just like that.
Today was a fruitful day.
One fell from a high altitude, one was stabbed, five acute appendicitis, two cholecystitis, and one gallbladder torsion.
Zheng Ren had performed ten surgeries and had to deal with the tedious details of communicating with the family members. He was mentally and physically exhausted.
At work, Chang Yue saw a group of patients in her workstation. She skipped breakfast and started to work nervously.
As Su Yun hummed a tune to work, he saw Professor Rudolf Wagner's dark circles under his eyes. His heart bloomed with joy.
The Night Shift God was still bullying the newcomers.
Under normal circumstances, a newcomer on shift was especially busy. There were either a lot of emergency cases, postoperative patients were unstable, or there was a major change in the patient's condition.
In short, once you start on shift, I'll show you who's boss. Don't even think about sleeping. That's just wishful thinking.
"Zheng, I'm going to take a nap." Professor Rudolf Wagner ignored Su Yun's disdain and yawned.
"You're changing shifts," Zheng Ren said coldly.
It was not that he was indifferent, but Zheng Ren could no longer smile. He did not want to drink the energy serum, but his body could no longer take it after staying up all night and performing a bunch of surgeries.
"Oh, the shift here is at eight o 'clock. Where we are … Ahhh …" Professor Rudolf Wagner yawned loudly.
"Chang Yue, you'll be in charge of familiarizing the professor with the procedure," Zheng Ren said.
Chang Yue was completely oblivious to the presence of a foreigner. She was already flying.
She checked on the patients one by one, changed their dressings, wrote their medical records, and asked their family members to sign something that was usually unimportant. She heard what Zheng Ren said, but her brain determined that it had nothing to do with the patient's condition, so she ignored it.
That night … was really …
Zheng Ren recalled the night when the System first came into existence. The entire general surgery department had been busy. Now that he thought about it, it felt like a dream.
Old Chief Physician Pan arrived at eight o 'clock sharp. He saw Professor Rudolf Wagner's tired face and wondered what had happened.
After asking, he shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
The shift was changed, the ward rounds were done, and the patient who had fallen from a high altitude was taken care of.
The patient's condition had stabilized, but she still needed a ventilator for another day. Next up was the orthopedics department. Zheng Ren's mission could not be completed for now.
After all, adenomyosis was considered a slow-motion surgery. Zheng Ren did not want to disrupt the entire treatment process just because of a mission.
After the shift was over, Zheng Ren took a few hours off from Chief Physician Pan to see Department Chief Kong off.
Old Chief Physician Pan contacted Department Chief Ding of the hospital administration, who was also going to see Department Chief Kong off. Coincidentally, they had the same car.
Soon, Zheng Ren received a call. Department Chief Ding was waiting for him outside the emergency building.
The department chief's surname was Ding, Ding Zhongtai. It was an old-fashioned name, but it had become somewhat awkward ever since Zhongtai Motors became popular.
After getting into the car, Department Chief Ding glanced at the time and chatted with Zheng Ren with a smile.
"Little Zheng, you've improved very quickly recently. You've exceeded everyone's expectations."
Zheng Ren was so sleepy that he could barely open his eyes. However, he forced himself to stay awake and said, "What improvement? I've only performed some basic surgeries."
"You're being too modest. You're being hypocritical." Department Chief Ding shook his head and drove the car to Shangri-La at 80 miles per hour.
Sea City was not a first-tier or second-tier city. In larger provincial capitals, it was difficult to drive at the speed limit. However, this problem was rare in Sea City. There were fewer people and cars, just like in Imperial Capital during the New Year. If one was not afraid of fines or accidents, they could drive at 120 miles per hour in the city.
Zheng Ren smiled and said nothing.
"I know the truth about what happened that day." Department Associate Director Ding pretended to be casual and tossed a sentence at him lightly.
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