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Chapter 189 Making Heroism Difficult (Please Subscribe)
"Senior Brother Wu, why don't you take a break? Let me have a go at suturing the remaining two blood vessels?"

“Anyway, the patient’s current rate of blood loss is almost negligible,” Fang Ziye suggested after Wu Xuanqi sutured the two blood vessels.

Sew yourself up; it won't waste too much time, but it will allow you to learn more, which Fang Ziye thinks is very scientific.

If all hemostasis procedures are reliable, the patient's current rate of blood loss may not even match the blood loss in half a second when the hematoma was opened in half an hour. Furthermore, the patient's vascular suturing technique has reached level 4, so it is definitely not the kind that wastes time.

Hearing Fang Ziye take the initiative for the first time since entering the operating room, Wu Xuanqi didn't refuse and nodded: "Okay, then I'll take a break."

He explained to Hong Du, "Director Hong, Xiao Fang can perform vascular suturing for limb-sparing surgery, so he should be able to complete the remaining vascular suturing."

Upon hearing this, Hong Du immediately smiled and replied, "Dr. Wu, I have never doubted Dr. Fang's abilities. I've always asked him to come and help me before."

Hong Du said a polite "please," but it was unclear whether he meant it to Fang Ziye or Wu Xuanqi.

Wu Xuanqi took a deep breath and looked in Fang Ziye's direction: "Then I need to re-evaluate Dr. Fang."

Wu Xuanqi knows a lot about Hongdu because Hongdu has a deep entanglement with his TCM mentor, so they have a lot of contact.

Fang Ziye was focused on the operation and trying not to waste any time, so he didn't say anything.

Wu Xuanqi has the leisure to chat because his strength has now far surpassed that of himself, so he can chat with Director Hongdu and others. But this chat is not for him yet.

So Fang Ziye had no idea where the conversation had gone.

About twenty minutes later, Fang Ziye finished suturing all the blood vessels, released the clamps to stop the bleeding, and restored blood flow. There was no blood leakage from the suture site at the vascular stump.

Fang Ziye even squeezed it slightly with his hand, and there was not much blood seeping out. He smiled to himself, thinking to himself that the level 4 vascular suturing skill was indeed impressive: "Senior Brother Wu, Director Hong, the vascular suturing should be almost done."

"Then, by suturing the peritoneum together, the incision can be closed layer by layer."

"Okay, no problem." Wu Xuanqi saw Fang Ziye carefully checking the suturing effect.

Squeezing the area increased blood pressure, but there wasn't much bleeding, proving that Fang Ziye's suturing was very effective.

"Director Hong, could you please finish the closure of the incision? It's getting late, and I'd like to invite Dr. Fang out for dinner so we can chat some more."

"Do you think this is suitable?" Wu Xuanqi asked.

Upon hearing this, Fang Ziye quickly explained, "Senior Brother Wu, why don't you go back and rest first? I'll treat you to a late-night snack next time. I'll help Director Hong and Director Huang close the incision."

What a joke! I'm in Director Wu Guonan's team, and all the emergency cases today are within my team's responsibilities.

Huang Kai called for help himself, and Director Hongdu was invited by Huang Kai again to provide support.

Then, as the surgery was almost over, Wu Xuanqi took him away, and the people who came to help clean up the mess. No matter how ignorant Fang Ziye was, he would never do such a thing.

Wu Xuanqi may not know these details because he is from the outer courtyard, but Fang Ziye cannot do things that way.

Hong Du smiled slightly and said, "Xiao Fang, since Dr. Wu invited you to have a late-night snack, why don't you go? The rest of the things aren't troublesome. Are you worried that Huang Kai and I can't handle them?"

After saying that, he winked at Fang Ziye, as if going out with Wu Xuanqi would be extremely beneficial.

"Me," Fang Ziye said, still about to refuse.

Huang Kai also smiled and explained, "It's alright, Ziye, you go ahead. Dr. Wu is a guest from afar, and we are not doctors, so we can only send you, the doctor, to go out and talk with him."

"The rest can be left to Director Wu and Director Hong to handle."

Huang Kai actually understood Fang Ziye's meaning to some extent, but what Huang Kai wanted to tell Fang Ziye was that it was Wu Guonan who should be indebted to Director Hongdu, so he shouldn't get involved here.

You have to seize such a great opportunity as Wu Xuanqi.

Besides, Wu Xuanqi was invited by the former director of Hongdu, so naturally he had to accompany him.

"Want to come?" Wu Xuanqi didn't want to make things difficult for Fang Ziye; it was just that they happened to meet again, so he invited him once more.

"Then thank you, Director Hong and Master Kai." Fang Ziye slowly backed away and began to take off his gloves and loosen his clothes and tie.

It's almost 9:30 now, which is just the right time to have a late-night snack.

"Nie Mingxian, want to come over for a late-night snack later?" Wu Xuanqi invited him casually as he left.

"No, I can't afford it." Nie Mingxian refused directly, still sitting there playing on his phone.

Wu Xuanqi then led Fang Ziye out of the operating room.

Just then, Director Wu Guonan and others next door finished Zhang Yu's surgery. When they saw Wu Xuanqi, they knew that Wu Xuanqi had come to help, so they quickly thanked him and exchanged pleasantries.

"Dr. Wu, you've really gone to a lot of trouble, making you come all this way so late." Wu Guonan cupped his hands slightly, patted Xue Tao's shoulder, and told him to go help in Director Hongdu's operating room before walking out with Wu Xuanqi.

"Uncle, please just call me Xiao Xuan. Actually, I wasn't much of a help," Wu Xuanqi said.
Fang Ziye was slightly taken aback, as he had never expected that Wu Guonan and Wu Xuanqi had this kind of relationship.

But Wu Guonan immediately explained, "If I had such an outstanding nephew as you, I would be laughing in my sleep. Dr. Wu, your words are simply unbeatable."

"It's not a blessing for my branch of the Wu family to recognize an uncle who shares the same surname as us."

"Dr. Wu, why don't you go back and discuss it with your father, my old friend Wu, about having you adopted into my family?" Wu Guonan joked.

But Wu Xuanqi was even more witty than Wu Guonan: "Uncle, this won't do, your daughter is too young, this isn't appropriate..."

"Get lost!" Wu Guonan was a little angry and punched Wu Xuanqi.

Wu Xuanqi pretended to stumble slightly: "Uncle, this is modern society, it's not uncommon for people with the same surname to marry. Don't be so old-fashioned and conservative."

Wu Guonan's face instantly darkened.

The way they look at their nephew is completely different from how they look at a pig.
However, the two quickly let the matter drop. It was just a joke; Wu Guonan was joking about Wu Xuanqi's father, and Wu Xuanqi naturally couldn't joke about Wu Guonan's father, so they could only let it go...

Once in the locker room, Wu Guonan had prepared an envelope containing a thick stack of letters.

"Dr. Wu, this is just a small token of my appreciation, please don't be shy." Wu Guonan stuffed it into Wu Xuanqi's hand.

Wu Xuanqi simply put the envelope into his pocket.

"Thank you, Uncle. I knew you were the best to me." Wu Xuanqi was quite adept at navigating social situations.

Aren't you going to count?

"It's alright, Uncle definitely won't mistreat me. If he does, I'll go to Director Zhang tomorrow to get it back." Wu Xuanqi wiped his mouth like a seasoned old fox, seemingly not caring at all.

"How did our Wu family produce such a good-for-nothing like you?" Wu Guonan's face darkened, and he almost attacked him directly.

"I'm leaving, Uncle, I'm leaving right away."

"Just don't blame me for taking advantage of you, and I'll take your money with me. Bye-bye." Wu Xuanqi waved to Wu Guonan as he walked away, carrying his slippers, completely lacking the demeanor of a great doctor.

Wu Guonan didn't mind, but simply told Fang Ziye, "Dr. Fang, when we eat later, you pay the bill, and I'll reimburse you afterwards."

Fang Ziye was speechless for a moment, but in the end, he didn't say anything more.

I can only use Huabei first, and I can also ask Wu Guonan for an advance.

"Okay, Director Wu."

"Then I'll wait a bit and won't be coming back, Director Wu." Fang Ziye handed over the instructions.

After 4 p.m., even emergency consultations are not under his jurisdiction. This is a special permission granted by Director Zhang Mingcan. So even though Mao Mao is on duty today, emergency consultations in the evening may still have to be handled by Wu Guonan or Xue Tao and others.

"Okay, let's go back and rest after we finish eating."

"I'll go upstairs and explain to the family." Wu Guonan, with his hands behind his back, slowly walked back upstairs.

Fang Ziye was taken away from the operating room.

……

Wu Guonan felt particularly relaxed as he walked towards the family communication room at the entrance of the operating room.

In any case, today was a resounding success. Although this success wasn't solely due to the orthopedics department, all the credit for Liu Linjie's case belongs to the orthopedics department.

Wu Guonan's ability to handle this case so perfectly today is a significant achievement.

Putting the reward aside, the feeling itself is exceptionally comforting.

Wu Guonan went to the family communication room again. When he called for Liu Linjie's family, a couple came in. Liu Chaodong was disheveled, and his ears were red, as if he had been pulled and tugged more than once. As he got closer, Wu Guonan heard the woman's cold voice: "If anything happens to your son today, you'll be all alone."

"I can't live with you anymore."

Liu Chaodong remained silent, his face filled with remorse.

The two men nervously ran to the window: "Doctor, what's wrong with those two children? Why haven't they come out yet?"

Seeing this, Wu Guonan stroked his chin and said, "Don't worry, I came out to let you know that the surgeries for both patients are progressing smoothly."

"They've made it through the first hurdle. Zhang Yu's surgery was quite major, and he'll be transferred to the ICU. They're currently performing chest and abdominal closure procedures."

"As for the other young man surnamed Liu, he should be able to return to his ward as usual after the surgery. I just checked, and his blood pressure has basically stabilized. However, he will need a longer period of recuperation after the surgery."

"After all, it involved opening the abdomen to remove the hematoma."

As soon as Wu Guonan finished speaking, the woman asked, "Director, my son underwent emergency treatment before. Will this have any impact on him? Will he suffer any long-term effects?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Guonan closed his eyes slightly and said, "It's hard to say. All we can do right now is try our best to save him. But it's a fact that he went through shock and resuscitation. Although the resuscitation time was short, his heartbeat was restored in less than two minutes."

"But there is also the possibility of complications. Medicine is a documentary discipline, and we doctors can only do our best."

"At this point, all I can say is that there is no danger to his life. We'll have to wait until he wakes up to know anything else."

Upon hearing this, Liu Chaodong quickly replied, "Didn't we say the surgery was successful and everything is fine?"

"That's because you're not upset. Your son isn't your own flesh and blood. You may not feel sorry for him, but I do." The woman looked at Liu Chaodong and then took a deep breath.

He said to Wu Guonan, "Director, if anything happens in the future, please contact me directly."

“His father is completely irresponsible, but I am responsible. Please notify me directly about all issues, including payments, communication, and signing.”

"I only have one son!" She was dressed formally in a long dress, and at this moment she slightly clasped her hands, her face showing a pleading expression.

"Who said I don't care about my son? I do."

"What is this? You think it's an honor to become a martyr?"

"That's what you think is glorious. I think the most glorious thing for my son is to live a good life for me, and then we can talk about some bullshit glory..."

Liu Chaodong was taken aback: "Why are you being so unreasonable?"

"So, was this thing something I did on purpose? Aren't all four of them someone else's children?"

"Think about it."

“But this is my only child.” The woman’s voice cracked, and she slammed her boots on the ground with a loud thud, her expression defiant.

Wu Guonan immediately tried to calm them down, saying, "Um, could we take a break from this argument? I need to explain a few things to you."

"Sister, don't worry. Things might not be as bad as you think. At least for now, you're still alive and well, aren't you?"

"Moreover, when the young man surnamed Liu was admitted to the hospital, his condition was indeed relatively good. He only had some hidden bleeding points, which have been resolved, so that's a good thing."

"As for whether or not one is a hero, that shouldn't have anything to do with losing one's life, right?"

"We have done everything we can to ensure the safety of the patients' lives."

"Wait a minute, after the patient leaves the operating room, you need to pay attention to these post-anesthesia precautions..." Wu Guonan quickly changed the subject.

From Liu Chaodong's perspective, he may not be wrong, but from his wife's perspective, he may not be a human being.

The two then stopped arguing.

After Wu Guonan explained all the details, the woman said, "Okay, thank you, doctor! Thank you."

"I'll go and get things ready in a bit."

"What are the things Zhang Yu should pay attention to next?" she asked again.

"This patient's condition is quite complicated. He needs to be transferred to the ICU for observation for a while, but our hospital will definitely do its best to help him pull through."

"We've overcome this toughest hurdle."

"But there's one thing: his strength might decrease significantly in the future, making it difficult for him to carry out missions again," Wu Guonan explained.

"Well, I see."

"As long as I'm alive, that's more important than anything else."

"Director, thank you so much! It's all thanks to you that they were saved. Otherwise..." The woman could no longer hold back her tears.

Thinking of the other two people, one who died at the scene and the other who died on the way, she felt that what they were going through was the luckiest time for her family.

"Of course, after all, all we can do is try our best to save everyone who is sent to the hospital."

"There is still some finishing work to be done, so you should prepare accordingly and get some rest, because the recovery period after surgery is also a tough battle."

“And during this stage of the battle, you family members are accompanying the patients, so our energy as doctors is relatively limited.” After saying this, Wu Guonan stepped back.

However, as she turned around, she heard Liu Chaodong say, "Right? I already told you, my son's condition isn't serious, he'll be fine."

“Zhang Yu’s condition at the time was such that a slight mishap could have cost him his life. How could I show favoritism?”

"I..." The woman's voice began to hesitate.

"I do not know how to put it."

The woman clearly knew about the relationship between Zhang Yu's father and Liu Chaodong, but she wasn't Liu Chaodong himself. How could she be willing to gamble her son's life on something like that?
As a woman, protecting her child is an instinct, not using the opportunity of rescue to repay a debt or show gratitude.

Now that things have improved, she suddenly remembered that if Zhang Yu hadn't become an orphan, she and her child would have become widows and a single-parent family...

Thinking about it that way, she felt that Liu Chaodong should do it.

"Let's go, everything's ready."

"We still need to go see your aunt." Liu Chaodong put his arm around his wife and left the family communication room.

Wu Guonan's lips finally curved into a smile.

In a good mood, he whistled.

When they arrived at the operating room where Director Hongdu was, Xue Tao had already come to help.

When Hongdu saw Wu Guonan walk in, he asked, "Have you spoken to the family? How are they feeling?"

"It's alright. The young man's mother is a bit agitated, and his father is slightly flustered."

"But in the end, the result was still good."

Upon hearing this, Hongdu breathed a sigh of relief and exclaimed, "It's not easy to be a hero!"

"However, it would be best if we could make being a hero even more difficult."

After Hongdu finished speaking, seeing that the surgery was coming to an end, he added, "It doesn't seem right to say that. In any case, this young man is a hero."

"To hell with it, as long as it's good."

"This time, we owe a lot to Wu Xuanqi and Fang Ziye. Tsk tsk tsk, the young people these days are getting more and more outstanding, while we are getting older and older," Hong Du remarked with emotion.

At this moment, Huang Kai replied as if possessed: "Director Hong, actually not all young people are outstanding. For example, I am a bit unworthy."

Huang Kai's mood became somewhat depressed at this moment.

He is actually quite capable, not just boasting about it, but compared to top geniuses, the gap is too large, and this gap inevitably makes him feel depressed.

“You’re already excellent enough, but there’s always someone better.” Hongdu shook his head.

“If all the young people in our department could be as outstanding as you, then our department would be just around the corner, becoming the top department in the province, or even breaking into the top five.”

"A hero should not be judged by a single moment, nor by success or failure."

(End of this chapter)