top student at medical school

Chapter 718 When someone leaves, someone else comes

"Professor Fang, someone is looking for you outside." Fang Ziye was discussing plans for the next few months with Deng Yong and Yuan Weihong in the office when the voice of the junior colleague on duty came from outside the director's office.

"Someone else is coming to you to schedule a medical appointment?" Deng Yong looked up at his watch; the time was already 5:59 PM.

Fang Ziye's outpatient volume is limited, but some people have found an alternative method: after performing surgery on weekdays, they ask acquaintances at the hospital for referrals.

Fang Ziye would accept some offers and refuse others, as it wouldn't be appropriate to reject them all.

Fang Ziye shook his head: "No? I declined Zhong Yewei's invitation from the hepatobiliary surgery department yesterday."

Fang Ziye didn't exchange pleasantries with the two teachers and walked straight out.

Neither Yuan Weihong nor Deng Yong got up. Although Deng Yong is now the administrative director of the Department of Orthopedics, he is not the director of the Department of Hand Surgery, so he often comes to the director's office of the Department of Trauma Surgery to eat and drink for free.

As soon as Fang Ziye stepped out, he saw Aunt Ruan Qiutao and Liu Gaobo. This time, Liu Gaobo was even more energetic and walked straight over wearing a waist brace.

This time, Liu Xia didn't come along; she's still in university.

"Uncle Liu, Aunt Ruan? You're a week late this month?" Fang Ziye greeted them with a smile.

Normally, Liu Gaobo should have come for a follow-up visit at the beginning of the month, but it's already the 11th.

"Yes, something came up at home and I was held up."

"After the first two rounds of chemotherapy, Professor Du said that my recovery is going very well!" Liu Gaobo said with a smile.

"So I was allowed to come here wearing a waist brace because I wanted to thank Professor Fang in person."

Fang Ziye quickly put on his name tag and headed towards the office: "Come on, Uncle Liu, let's go take a look at your follow-up scans."

Modern hospitals use digital systems, so anyone with a medical record number can access all of a patient's past and current medical records.

Liu Gaobo and Ruan Qiutao didn't stand on ceremony and followed Fang Ziye to the doctor's office.

After reviewing the report, Fang Ziye nodded: "Uncle Liu, your physical condition is excellent. After the CA cells are blocked and die, the bone tissue cells have a very strong self-regeneration ability."

"Maybe it's because I used to do manual labor, so my physical condition is still okay."

“I didn’t feel any discomfort before. If it weren’t for a routine physical examination, I wouldn’t have known I had this thing.”

"However, Professor Du said that this new chemotherapy regimen is very good. If it can completely kill the tumor cells, it can not only eliminate the need for surgery, but also have little impact on the subsequent treatment."

"It's basically like having a small puncture incision, so it won't affect the body's health or anything like that?"

“This tumor isn’t poisonous, is it?” Only now did Liu Gaobo dare to face his condition head-on and directly say the word “tumor.”

Fang Ziye laughed upon hearing this: "Uncle Liu, you are not medical professionals, so you don't have a very clear understanding of the nature of tumors."

"Tumor cells, by definition, are abnormally proliferating tissues, and the harm they cause is not toxic damage."

"Instead, after the rapid growth, it leads to space-occupying lesions caused by local compression, increased internal and external secretions, and abnormalities in hormones and other substances in the body."

"The substances it secretes are all normal substances in our bodies, how could they possibly be toxic?"

"Of course, toxicity depends on the dosage. Too much or too little of a normal hormone can harm the human body."

"If tumor tissue is left untreated and allows it to proliferate without restraint, it will lead to a wasting disease, drawing all the energy away from its growth..."

"To give you an analogy, it's like a monster that eats a lot and has great strength."

"If he were given priority to eat the food from the communal pots in the cafeteria, he could eat the equivalent of a hundred people's worth of food."

"But the food in the cafeteria is limited. If we ignore this monster, everyone will starve. If we kill it, everything will be fine."

"Of course, there are many intricacies involved in catching and killing it."

"Traditional chemotherapy involves administering the drug to the cafeteria staff, so everyone who eats there takes it. But this drug has significant toxic side effects..."

"The microcirculation cutoff chemotherapy we're doing is about pinpointing this monster between two people; the basic principle is this..."

Since Liu Gaobo was no longer so afraid of his illness, Fang Ziye simply made an analogy.

Liu Gaobo nodded: "That's true. Even if one person dies from poisoning, it won't affect the overall situation. We have a lot of cells in our bodies anyway, and many die every day."

"My attending physician has told me this many times..."

"Professor Fang, why haven't you been to the orthopedics department for so long? I heard from the patients there that they haven't seen you there in a long time."

Fang Ziye shut down the computer system: "Oh, Professor Du and his team are actually much better at technology and professionalism than I am, so why would I go there?"

"Moreover, there are some other things to do in the department. We're opening a new hospital soon, and I'll be going there then."

"But Uncle Liu, you don't need to go to the new hospital. You can just stay here for chemotherapy and follow-up appointments."

"According to our estimates, you will need to undergo four rounds of chemotherapy before you can proceed to the final surgery stage. However, Uncle Liu, your situation is relatively better, as the chemotherapy is very effective."

"So surgical removal may not be necessary; local cryoembolization may suffice, followed by bone cement to support the vertebral bodies in the lumbar spine. It's a minor surgery."

It was only then that Ruan Qiutao spoke: "Thank you, Professor Fang, for your trouble."

"It's nothing, it's nothing. Professor Du Yingshan did most of the work, you should thank him more," Fang Ziye quickly replied.

Ruan Qiutao said, "Professor Du only told us privately this time that the quality of the surgery performed by Professor Fang using the micro-circulation device is different from that performed by others, given my husband's current condition."

"The reason why my husband's chemotherapy can be precisely targeted is also closely related to the surgical procedure, which is called precise targeting."

"This may be the next hot research direction for bone tumors and a key challenge that needs to be overcome..."

“Professor Fang, with your skills, you should really go to the bone tumor department more often!” Ruan Qiutao gave a suggestion.

However, given her somewhat special relationship with Fang Ziye, she quickly added, "This is just my personal opinion. Professor Fang, you are an expert in the industry, so you definitely know more than us."

"I felt compelled to speak out because I've seen so many fellow patients."

Fang Ziye nodded and said, "Aunt Ruan, actually, the division of labor in our orthopedics department is relatively clear."

"Of course, once the new hospital campus is completed next month, we'll move there, and I'll also be admitting some bone tumor patients..."

Ruan Qiutao quickly asked, "Professor Fang, would it be convenient for us to introduce some patients over?"

“After your Uncle Liu got sick, he met a lot of fellow patients. They know that your Uncle Liu can recover without surgery, and they are really looking forward to coming to Wuhan for treatment.”

“Some of them even came to inquire, but they came with high hopes and left disappointed.”

"We had to ask around for quite a while before we finally learned the truth from Professor Du Yingshan."

Upon hearing this, Fang Ziye's eyes flickered, and he said, "Aunt Ruan, actually, I shouldn't refuse when you bring this up."

"However, it is indeed very tiring to travel from Shashi to Wuhan. This will not only increase the patient's financial burden, but also make them suffer from the fatigue and many inconveniences of traveling."

"The treatment levels of Xiangya Hospital and Cancer Hospital in Shashi are also quite good, so there is no need to specifically transfer to Wuhan."

"And!~"

"To be honest, Uncle Liu was hospitalized at Xiangya Third Hospital before..." Fang Ziye understood some of Ruan Qiutao's meaning, but he didn't want to say it outright.

Someone must have approached Ruan Qiutao and pulled strings.

However, Fang Ziye couldn't just accept all the patients recommended by Ruan Qiutao just to save face for her!
Even though she is Luo Tingzhu's mother.

Fang Ziye would only "risk" step forward if it was someone he was very close to. Otherwise, if Ruan Qiutao recommended a patient for her own or Liu Gaobo's career, he would not.

Fang Ziye had no choice but to leave the matter to Luo Tingzhu.

"Professor Fang, what do you mean?" Ruan Qiutao sensed the difficulty in Fang Ziye's voice.

Fang Ziye touched his nose: "Auntie, I was young and impetuous and offended a lot of people. Now I can only walk on the shore. If I make any small move, I will be watched."

"So, who would you like me to arrange?"

"That's definitely impossible."

“But if it’s someone very close to you, I can think of other ways!” Fang Ziye answered truthfully.

The prohibition against seeking personal gain during hospitalization means that one cannot accept benefits during the admission and discharge procedures. In essence, Fang Ziye has altered the scheme set up by others.

This does not mean that Fang Ziye cannot ask for favors from others for the sake of his relatives.

A transaction is a transaction, and favors on the surface are favors.

Transactions can continue, but recognizing them means that each use is one less opportunity available.

Upon hearing this, Liu Gaobo nudged Ruan Qiutao, signaling her not to continue.

“Professor Fang, it’s alright, I’ll go back and tell my fellow patients,” Liu Gaobo replied.

"Thank you for your understanding, Uncle Liu," Fang Ziye replied directly, leaving no room for tact.

Favors are based on personal connections, while relationships are based on connections; the two are fundamentally different.

In order to find Fang Ziye, Fang Ziye had to sell his personal favor. Liu Gaobo couldn't repay such a favor, so he couldn't take advantage of the situation.

After all, he was just Luo Tingzhu's stepfather.

……

After politely seeing Liu Gaobo and Ruan Qiutao off, Fang Ziye felt no other emotional turmoil.

It's perfectly acceptable for someone to sell their reputation for Liu Gaobo.

But Fang Ziye couldn't afford to sell his face for Liu Gaobo's advancement, nor was there any need for it.

Fang Ziye and Liu Gaobo talked for quite a while, while Yuan Weihong had already left the director's office.

"That older sister who just went out, is that Tingzhu's mother?" Yuan Weihong's voice was gentle.

"Yes, I've been hospitalized in the orthopedics department, and the results are quite good so far. I can avoid surgery," Fang Ziye replied.

"That's great. I heard that, based on our hospital's current assessment, there are only three cases like this."

Yuan Weihong tapped Fang Ziye's nose: "You're hiding things from me again!"

"Don't blame me for keeping things to myself if you didn't understand them."

Fang Ziye vehemently retorted, immediately attempting to tear off his white coat: "Master, I swear, I'm teaching with all my heart and soul!"

"Go away, why are you being so cheeky these days?" Yuan Weihong realized that he and Fang Ziye were becoming more and more casual with each other, as if Fang Ziye was not his student but an old friend.

There was nothing Yuan Weihong could do; all he could think about now was the legend of the 'national-level' player, so he kept wondering if Fang Ziye had held back a trick up his sleeve.

Fang Ziye delivered a boomerang-like reply to Yuan Weihong: "Thank you, Master, for bestowing upon me the sect's first peach, for your earnest and insightful teachings, every word a gem, I wish I could..."

The words that once moved Yuan Weihong to tears have now become the biggest betrayal, and Yuan Weihong felt like jumping up on the spot and slapping Fang Ziye hard.

He raised his hand, but couldn't bring it down.

He scratched his nose sullenly: "I have two things to tell you."

"The first thing is that one of my very good older brothers is coming."

"The second thing is that one of your very good older brothers is coming."

Upon hearing this, Fang Ziye's eyes immediately lit up; this was finally some incredibly good news: "When will Senior Brother Sun and Brother Su Xiao arrive?"

Su Xiao was Deng Yong's first student. He was older than Yuan Weihong, and was already 43 years old this year. He was young and promising, and had long been appointed as the director of the Department of Orthopedics at the Affiliated Hospital of Three Gorges University. I don't know if he is the vice president now!

As for Fang Ziye's close older brother, it must be his mentor, Senior Brother Sun Shaoqing. Senior Brother Sun Shaoqing was already a first-year doctoral student back then, but his teacher forced him to continue managing the ward for a few more months, just to teach him.

“The application has only just been approved, what’s the rush?” Yuan Weihong said.

"It is expected to be in January next year."

"These two are the doctors who will be taking you to the branch hospital for further training. The other training slots will remain at our main hospital."

"Yes, these two separate spots are exclusively for you. The hospital's continuing education office is very accommodating."

Upon hearing this, Fang Ziye's eyes darted around; "Master, would it be alright if you assigned Senior Brother Sun to me? What about Teacher Su Xiao?"

"You've helped Su Xiao before, and now he's about to be nominated for vice dean!"

"Sending him to your place is perfect; it will give you someone you can easily use."

"Otherwise, where am I supposed to find an associate professor to take you there?" Yuan Weihong asked with a resentful look in his eyes.

The administrative and personnel arrangements for next month must be finalized this month.

Peng Long's sudden departure caught Yuan Weihong off guard. All his previous plans fell through, and even the personnel arrangements within his team had to be changed.

Associate professors are not useless.

Fang Ziye remained silent for a while, realizing that Yuan Weihong and Deng Yong had just been discussing who he should bring along.

Fang Ziye suggested, "Master, as for my junior brother, I'll leave Tianluo to you, and I'll take Jiehan with me."

"Is that okay?"

"Why didn't you take Tianluo there? Why leave Jiehan to me?" Yuan Weihong retorted.

"That's even better. Master, you should quickly subdue this monster Jie Han." Fang Ziye seized the opportunity to back down.

The reason he chose Jie Han was because Jie Han's overall professional level was not as good as Lan Tianluo's, and he was also very annoying. This was a compromise; he couldn't compete with his own master for someone else's talent.

"Go away, take everything with you!"

After Yuan Weihong finished replying, he noticed Fang Ziye's shifty gaze and whispered, "Take advantage of the fact that your master hasn't taken charge of a team or department yet."

“Once your master decides to be alone, you won’t have such a good opportunity anymore.”

Yuan Weihong was telling the truth. He could be generous now because Fang Ziye had surpassed him, so he was willing to dedicate himself to Fang Ziye.

Otherwise, Fang Ziye wouldn't be able to take either of the two students with him.

Upon hearing this, Fang Ziye grinned, revealing his white teeth, and smiled in a way that seemed utterly harmless.

Yuan Weihong realized that his attempt to show off had failed. During the time he was leading the team and department, if Fang Ziye hadn't returned, it's uncertain whether the Department of Trauma Surgery would still be called Department of Trauma Surgery today.

Fang Ziye gave me the opportunity to pretend, and he's always been very accommodating in this regard.

In the end, Yuan Weihong moved to Bengbu by himself.

Yuan Weihong quickly changed the subject and got back to the point: "Peng Long is gone, and our department is missing an associate professor. Do you think it's better to wait for an internal promotion, or to bring in another one with a higher salary?"

"Moreover, we currently have too few staff in our trauma surgery department. Next year, we must ask the hospital for a new quota of staff."

The so-called unlimited quota authority means that the department is very outstanding, developing very rapidly, and has a very high demand for talent, so there is no upper limit on the number of positions.

But it must be a matter of "better to have none than to have bad ones," the kind of approach where it's better to weed out everyone else.

The launch of this recruitment model is subject to large fluctuations because the number of openings is not fixed, and it is possible that not a single person can be recruited.

“Master, you can discuss personnel matters with Teacher Deng or Teacher Gong. I will not interfere.”

"Too many voices will only make things more chaotic and messy. I'm just a lowly clerk, so please don't ask me anything."

"I can't even keep people on my own." Fang Ziye didn't respond.

"Liao Jia still left?" Yuan Weihong frowned slightly. This was probably the biggest setback Fang Ziye had faced in recent years.

“They’ve left, very decisively, and they might not even go back to China.” Fang Ziye nodded.

"Everyone has their own future and plans."

"Meeting is fate. This world is always like this; some people come and some people go."

"Back then, your master also had some good friends, but now we're scattered all over the world."

"You're lucky that both Jinhuan and Yuanpei have options for hospitalization, but..."

"Look at everyone else in our department, isn't every single one a lone tree in their prime?"

"It might even be a lone tree in the sect."

"Let me ask you this: if Jie Han and Lan Tianluo can no longer stay in the hospital, how will you feel?"

Yuan Weihong asked a pointed question, and very objectively stated: "The bond between fellow students is built through interaction, not simply by working on more projects together!!!"

"It's not only those who do scientific research who are like-minded."

"Among the three most important bonds between men, there is no such thing as doing scientific research together."

After Yuan Weihong finished speaking, he turned and left.

Fang Ziye smiled slightly, took off his white coat, and went to the doctor's office.

The word "life" is too simple to describe the experiences of life, yet it is also too philosophical to encompass everything.

Ups and downs are merely modifiers; they cannot change its essential nature as a core word.

……

Video conference tonight!
The six-window mode with three up and three down windows has been changed to three up and two down windows.

The meeting was chaired and initiated by Nie Mingxian instead of Liao Jia.

Everyone's expression seemed perfectly normal.

Nie Mingxian said, "The results of the second week of the Phase II clinical trial have been coming out one after another, and the results of the second chemotherapy for patients who received chemotherapy in the first week of the Phase I clinical trial are also gradually coming to an end..."

"The results of the Phase II clinical trial are from the expanded model. I have received data feedback from some teachers in Shanghai. Ziye, let's compile it and send it to the group. We still need to look for outliers."

After Nie Mingxian finished speaking, Lan Tianlu immediately followed.

Fang Ziye remained silent until everyone had finished speaking, then tidied the table: "I haven't had time to organize my data yet. I'll report back to you tomorrow." "It's getting late, and New Year's Day is a peak travel season, so you'd better prepare for the handover of the sanatorium's research area in advance."

"Come early or buy your tickets in advance."

"Brother Nie, why don't you stay at the sanatorium a little longer? You can go back to Wuhan with Professor Li Yongjun later!" Fang Ziye said.

Nie Mingxian nodded and said, "Okay."

"In addition, I have recently asked friends to inquire about people in the industry who are good at animal testing."

“Brother Liao has the right to make his own choice, and we all respect his choice. But we don’t have time to fill the vacant positions, so we can only recruit another team.”

"Also, Brother Nie, remember to apply for associate professorship soon. The next associate professorship spot in our trauma surgery department is for you."

"The positions for associate professors are held by Zhang Zixi and Qin Geluo."

"This year, our trauma surgery department has a special quota, which is the extra one in our surgical system. The hospital directly gave it to our trauma surgery department."

Upon hearing this, Nie Mingxian frowned slightly, then quickly shook his head: "I don't teach, what's the use of having an associate professor title for me?"

"Give this to Brother Nie Xuehua. He's been an attending physician for so long, but he doesn't have any professional associate professor resources. Giving him an associate professorship in teaching would allow him to receive more subsidies."

"I've also heard about what happened at the Trauma Surgery Department of Zhongnan Hospital!"

Fang Ziye was taken aback: "You have informants here?"

Luo Tingzhu also looked at Nie Mingxian with curiosity.

Nie Mingxian said, "Have you forgotten who my wife is? She's an associate professor at the hospital, after all. If she's focusing on a department, there's not much information she can't access."

"Ziye, I'll give you a heads-up too."

"I won't easily return to Zhongnan Hospital to specialize in trauma vascular surgery until a trauma vascular center is established!"

"This is the bottom line I've discussed with my teacher, so?"

"You don't need to worry about me, the sanatorium will take care of my promotion."

Nie Mingxian has other paths to choose from.

"Alright, the other four of you can hand over the work privately. I'm leaving now." Nie Mingxian smiled and waved his hand, ending the video conference.

Nie Mingxian was in charge, and he dismissed the meeting as soon as he hung up.

The four of them could only share a group video.

After reopening the video, Fang Ziye asked, "Tingzhu, what are the other professors at the sanatorium saying? Can Hu Qingyuan and the others continue to stay in the research area?"

"I don't plan to make any moves against them for the time being unless there are special circumstances."

Lan Tianluo said, "Senior brother, you underestimate your qualifications too much."

“The sanatorium has never accepted your place. They would only feel at ease if you put a few students here.”

"But now, it's not easy to find a place for your research assistant."

"Originally, I thought she and Hu Qingyuan had a chance, but Hu Qingyuan seems to look down on her."

Fang Ziye's research assistant is Han Jingyi.

Fang Ziye said, "The two of them were never on the same level to begin with."

“I never arrange such a marriage; it’s just you guys messing around.”

Hu Qingyuan, someone who could easily get into graduate school and make money playing games and live streaming, unlike Fang Ziye now, how could he possibly be interested in Han Jingyi?
If Han Jingyi didn't have Fang Ziye's research assistant status, Hu Qingyuan might have temporarily put her together if he wanted to have some fun. But she is, after all. How much of a fool would Hu Qingyuan have to be to play around with his teacher's research assistant?
After listening, Jie Han replied, "Senior brother, I plan to take another short break to brush up on my clinical skills."

"Okay!~"

“It’s time to brush up on our clinical skills,” Fang Ziye nodded in agreement.

Fang Ziye looked at Luo Tingzhu one last time, and Luo Tingzhu said, "Senior brother, I'll come back after I finish my current assignment."

"This is a good opportunity to prepare a simple proposal for my postdoctoral research."

“Otherwise, if I take the money and do nothing, I’m afraid the hospital will cause me trouble.”

Those who work in postdoctoral research stations also need to defend their dissertations upon leaving the station. Although they do not receive academic degrees or diplomas, the hospital provides them with financial support.

You have no relevant output or materials, so it's difficult to explain.

The subsidies for postdoctoral research stations are no less than those for newly recruited doctors in the hospital, and may even be more.

Upon hearing this, Fang Ziye said, "Tingzhu, what I mean is, why don't you stay away from the sanatorium for now?"

“Senior brother, let’s talk privately.” Luo Tingzhu unusually interrupted Fang Ziye.

Lan Tianlu understood: "Ah, it's getting late, I need to go report. You two can continue your conversation."

Jie Han: "Senior brother, senior sister, I need to rest too."

Suddenly, the group video chat turned into a private chat.

Group video chats only display the status; if no one joins, others cannot hear the content.

Luo Tingzhu then said, "Senior brother, although the resources in the sanatorium are better, I should still be able to have a pretty good future even without the resources I have accumulated here."

“I’ve stayed for almost four more months, and I’ve thought it through very clearly.”

"I don't want a long-distance relationship!" Luo Tingzhu was very assertive this time.

Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu had been in different places more than once.

Previously, it was a cross-border relationship where they went abroad. After finally reuniting in Enshi, Han Yuanxiao from Zhongnan Hospital ran into trouble, and Fang Ziye returned to Hanshi from Enshi, putting the two in a long-distance relationship again.

Luo Tingzhu and Fang Ziye had indeed discussed the future and development, and shared their respective thoughts.

But after experiencing it firsthand, everyone has their own choice.

Fang Ziye then said, "Tingzhu, the main thing is that you always follow me around like this, and I feel really guilty... Besides... haven't you always been someone with your own ideas...?"

Luo Tingzhu wants to establish a benchmark for the Department of Anesthesiology and reconstruct the basic model of anesthesia anatomy, which is not something that an ordinary institution can undertake.

“I have my own ideas. I have analyzed them carefully. I can do it. I don’t necessarily have to rely entirely on the nursing home.”

"Indeed, the atmosphere here is better and the resources are more abundant."

“But senior brother, I can’t stay in the sanatorium forever.”

Fang Ziye shook his head: "Tingzhu, you don't have to be so absolute. In this world, there aren't that many absolute impossibilities."

"Personally, I think you've had a great time at the sanatorium. You have clinical work, research opportunities, few medical disputes, a good income, and a great research environment!~"

"Relatively speaking, this is the best fit for you."

"More importantly, anesthesia for each type of disease is very challenging," Fang Ziye analyzed objectively.

Upon hearing this, Luo Tingzhu fell silent for a moment.

The anesthesia at the sanatorium was clearly more interesting than that at Zhongnan Hospital!
Fang Ziye said, "Tingzhu, do you think I want us to be in a long-distance relationship?"

"I just think there's really no need to rush."

"After the New Year, we will get engaged and then get married. After our honeymoon, the surgical sanatorium in Han City will be built."

"Where else can your anesthesiology department move if not here?"

“You came from Enshi Sanatorium, so you’re a veteran. If you leave now and are transferred back later, you’ll be a newcomer.”

Three months!

"It'll be three months soon." Fang Ziye gave Luo Tingzhu an OK sign.

This isn't because Luo Tingzhu is being pretentious or overly clingy. It's because Luo Tingzhu genuinely has a sufficient escape route to act capriciously.

Fang Ziye also had such thoughts, but he wasn't so impulsive as to simply give up Zhongnan Hospital or the sanatorium.

Luo Tingzhu fell silent, smiled at Fang Ziye, and said with a hint of grievance, "Senior brother, but I miss you."

This was a rare glimpse of Luo Tingzhu's girlish side. At this moment, she was no longer an iceberg, no longer a genius girl who was unapproachable, but simply a girl in love waiting for her boyfriend to pamper her.

"You don't actually miss me; it's just that you haven't gotten over your own inner conflict. You feel that you've wronged me, so you wanted to come and be with me."

"This is a feeling of guilt, a desire to apologize and make amends, not a calculated decision after careful consideration."

"You may not see it, but I cannot turn a blind eye."

“We see each other a lot, you can come see me on the weekend, Han City isn’t that far from Eun City…”

Upon hearing this, Luo Tingzhu gradually calmed down, though her eyes were still a little glazed over, perhaps she hadn't quite recovered yet.

After all, Liao Jia's departure was something she found very difficult to adjust to.

In the laboratory, Nie Mingxian called out "Old Nie" incorrectly many times.

Lan Tianluo and Jie Han would occasionally say, "Call Brother Liao."

Even she herself subconsciously dialed Liao Jia's number at least three times.

That wasn't just a simple friendship; it was a partnership, a research team, a recognized core member, and a truly inseparable part of the team.

Finding someone with this kind of technology is extremely difficult.

Everyone is basically stuck in a very tight spot.

If it weren't for Xiang Cai's involvement, Liao Jia would have left at least two months later, and those two months would have been enough time for the team to accomplish a great deal more.

"Really, don't feel guilty." Fang Ziye stretched out his hand.

"Okay!" Luo Tingzhu nodded again.

……

The next day, Friday.

When shifts change, many people can't help but glance at Peng Long.

There are no secrets in this world. Peng Long's sudden departure not only affected the structure of trauma surgery, but also dealt a significant blow to some doctoral and master's students.

Even associate professors at Zhongnan Hospital can resign. What are they competing to stay at the hospital for? And what is a PhD they're vying for?
However, the main topic today is not Peng Long's departure.

Friday is the last working day.

Yuan Weihong, who is currently the administrative director, said after the shift handover: "Once December is over, the data results of our hospital's second half of the year, such as the specialist inpatient turnover rate and length of stay, will be released."

"Compared to the first half of the year, the percentage of new surgeries in our department has increased slightly, but not by much."

"There are many factors involved here. The temporary reassignment of Professor Deng and Professor Han Yuanxiao had a significant impact on our surgical procedure."

"Fortunately, Professor Gong came to our hospital to help in the second half of the year, which prevented our data from looking bad compared to the first half of the year."

"I have a few thoughts about the second half of this month."

"That is to center on Teacher Gong, carry out more teaching surgeries, conduct teaching classes of all sizes in the practice room, and conduct more teaching ward rounds."

"To ensure that our hospital's master's and doctoral students, as well as our own physicians, have sufficient clinical involvement and cultivate a surgical atmosphere."

"At the same time, our basic research in trauma surgery is also progressing rapidly. According to rumors, our basic research output in trauma surgery ranks first among orthopedics this year."

"Second only to oncology."

"The reason why it is second only to the oncology department is obvious to everyone, so I won't go into details."

"The core of our work is still clinical practice, performing clinical surgeries well, and treating clinical patients well."

"Therefore, I still have to criticize two people here."

"The first supervising resident, Cao Nong, failed to supervise effectively, resulting in two errors in medical orders this week."

"This is an unforgivable mistake, and it should never have happened in our department."

"The second one is Chief Resident Jin Hongzhou."

"Jin Hongzhou, the training of resident physicians still needs to be strengthened to a certain extent!"

Yuan Weihong did not cause trouble for the attending physician, but instead shifted the responsibility to the chief resident and the supervising chief resident.

At that moment, a master's student standing on the periphery lowered his head nervously, trembling with fear.

Jin Hongzhou immediately took over: "Okay, Director Yuan, I will definitely strengthen the training of attending physicians on preoperative and postoperative medical orders in the future."

Yuan Weihong immediately changed the subject, resting his chin on his hands: "Of course, there is another important thing to announce."

"That means the application process for doctoral and master's supervisors has already begun this year!"

"Teacher Gong, you should also apply. I'll have Li Yuanpei prepare the materials, and you just need to sign them."

Neither the Miya family nor their graduate students came, since they attended different universities.

Therefore, the Miya family had no help here.

Upon hearing this, Associate Professor Chen Fang immediately replied, "Director Yuan, I have printed, signed, and submitted Professor Gong's application form."

The message was sent out at noon the day before yesterday, and Chen Fang completed the procedures yesterday, which shows that she was served very well.

There's no way around it, that's the charm of a national-level master.

“It’s fine as long as it’s submitted. I’m just worried about misunderstandings later,” Yuan Weihong replied.

"That's all. Is there anything else you'd like to say, Professor Gong?" Yuan Weihong turned the conversation to Gong Jiahe.

Upon hearing this, Gong Jiahe cleared his throat: "Director Yuan, there really is something I need to discuss today."

“Teacher Gong, please speak.” Yuan Weihong’s expression was very serious.

Gong Jiahe has always been very low-key, so if he has something to say today, it must be something important.

"Some people have asked me if there are any job opportunities here."

"I originally planned to say this in private, but since the atmosphere has become like this, I won't keep it a secret anymore."

"Is our hospital's recruitment announcement issued uniformly by the hospital, or can specialists apply on their own?" Gong Jiahe's voice was very serious.

The hospital will release a unified report, which will show the demand for specialized services and compile the statistics into a table.

For associate degree holders, applying independently is a special case and can be handled in a special way, with recruitment announcements issued at any time.

Upon hearing this, Peng Long was immediately embarrassed!
She turned her head in surprise to look in the direction of the Miyako family and the professor.

Yuan Weihong was also speechless.

At this moment, Yuan Weihong suddenly realized that Professor Gong Jiahe, as one of the top professors in the country, could recruit a few people as easily as playing a game.

They could even easily bring in one or two professors.

If Peng Long hadn't mentioned resigning, Gong Jiahe might not have felt comfortable speaking up, but now that this opening had appeared, it was the perfect opportunity for Gong Jiahe to make his move.

Gong Jiahe is making a statement.

From now on, I'm a member of the trauma surgery department. Anyone who wants to leave or is unhappy about it, hurry up and leave. I'll recruit as many as you leave.

I can't control who gets angry with Yuan Weihong, but please don't get angry with me.

Yuan Weihong had intended to give Peng Long another chance to change his mind.

But now, the Gong family and the professor have taken the initiative to block Peng Long's escape route.

This is how the Miya family establishes its authority!

It was tactful, yet also firm.

Yuan Weihong quickly replied, "Teacher Gong, that's fine."

"The person you recommend can get special access through the hospital!"

Every hospital has a high-level channel with no time limit, called the "super talent introduction" program, which is even more desirable than the talent introduction programs that PhDs like Fang Ziye can get.

"Well, that's fine."

"I'd appreciate it if Director Yuan could give the personnel department a recommendation." Gong Jiahe's voice was neither cold nor indifferent.

Gong Jiahe has been very low-key since he came to the hospital a few months ago, and has only been doing his job.

Except for today.

Why today, and not yesterday?
You shouldn't ask Gong Jiahe, you should ask Peng Long.

Peng Long had no room for maneuver or any way out. The Gong family dug up the land right behind Peng Long!
"Professor Gong, shall we begin ward rounds? While we're at it, shall we escort Monday's surgery?" Yuan Weihong's voice was somewhat ingratiating.

"Okay, sure!" Gong Jiahe nodded.

Everyone stood up, and Gong Jiahe went straight away.

Yuan Weihong and the others couldn't help but glance in Fang Ziye's direction. Fang Ziye innocently flipped his hand, his eyes full of innocence.

What happened today has nothing to do with me.
Some people come, and some people leave.

When some people leave, others will inevitably come. If you say you're leaving, sometimes you have no choice but to go...

Adults must take responsibility for their actions, even if it's just losing their temper.

(End of this chapter)